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Ikebana nirvana – Japan floral arts
Practising the art of Ikebana – vintage photo from Japan I like the Zen aesthetic of Ikebana flower arrangements where space is as important as the detail. The graceful, clean lines are given room...
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Australia pottery – Tania Rollond and Ros Auld
Contemporary ceramicists Ross Auld and Tania Rollond are Aussies based in New South Wales. Their styles are contrasting – Ros uses stoneware, slab built textural surfaces while Tania works with wheel...
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Mexican Folk Pottery Tradition
The most dominant of Mexico’s crafts is in the pottery arts. Ceramics was considered one of the highest art forms during the Aztec Empire, the knowledge of making pottery is said to have come from...
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Wild Pottery and Ceramic Fixation
Wild Pottery in the woods of Sussex – a weekend course in primitive pot making. After harvesting the clay from the banks of a running stream at Wapsbourne Farm, it was mixed with some...
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Dish, Charger, Plate
Plates have been around ever since our distant ancestors conceived the idea of a dinner party for the tribe and felt a need to create a few clay plates to enhance the presentation. As far as...
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Milano Art in the Mid-Century
La Triennale di Milano is a design museum and events venue located at Park Sempione in Milan, Italy. It hosts exhibitions highlighting contemporary Italian design, architecture, music, and media...
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Sea Sculptures
I love seeing sculptures in a sea landscape setting. The uncluttered open expanses are a symbiotic environment for the presentation of sculptures and they don’t have to compete as much with their...
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Mud Fun
Ever since it was discovered that mud was malleable in around the year dot, clay has been modelled into shapes for the amusement of others. Novelty ceramic giftware, which is quite often quirky and...
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Abstract ceramics in the USA
Exploring the abstract. Having abandoned the certainty of a known form and its expected details, the biggest challenge when engaging in abstract designs is being able to assemble a cohesive whole...
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Parisian museum Petit Palais
Above is the impressive entrance to a museum titled “ small palace ”, which only becomes small relative to the monumental Grand Palais, which it stands opposite to. The Petit Palais is located...
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Dreamstones Contemplation
Tanzanite from Merelani Hills Lelatema Mountains., Arusha Region, Tanzania ψ On a trip to Taiwan I saw a large dreamstone on display in an antique shop in Taichung, which apparently came from a...
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Potters show pots at British Potfest
The annual Potfest In The Park exhibition is held in the grounds of Hutton-in-the-Forest at Penrith, Cumbria on the edge of the Lake Districts National Park. Over 100 exhibitors from around the...
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Tree Hug
Barb Gregoire tree vase Trees have commanded a reoccurring presence in many artworks, both landscape and portrait, whether it be as a central figure or in a supporting role. Their majestic...
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Contemporary ceramiques of France
The French have always been intrinsic style innovators in fashion and the arts and have readily adapted to new trends. In the ceramic arts, there has been a consistent tradition of invention,...
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Egyptian Revival Art
The Egyptian Goddess Isis – 1st century AD Photo © Joan Ann Lansberry The Roman rule of Egypt from 30 BC to 395 AD led to Roman decorations incorporating Egyptian motifs and an increased...
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Ikebana nirvana – Japan floral arts
Practising the art of Ikebana – vintage photo from Japan I like the Zen aesthetic of Ikebana flower arrangements where space is as important as the detail. The graceful, clean lines are given room...
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Australia pottery – Tania Rollond and Ros Auld
Contemporary ceramicists Ross Auld and Tania Rollond are Aussies based in New South Wales. Their styles are contrasting – Ros uses stoneware, slab built textural surfaces while Tania works with wheel...
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Mexican Folk Pottery Tradition
The most dominant of Mexico’s crafts is in the pottery arts. Ceramics was considered one of the highest art forms during the Aztec Empire, the knowledge of making pottery is said to have come from...
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More decor deliverance
The Valencia contemporary design company Vondom predominantly uses recycled materials and rotational moulding in their manufacturing, which allows them the scope to create large scale planter...
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Pottery whimsical – take the plunge
Loosen up, leave it behind and indulge in a diversion, because it’s time to take a dive and plunge into some whimsy of the clay. This primordial craft and its busy creators manage to keep...
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