Irene Abrams on tue 28 jan 97
I am going to Vietnam and Thailand for a visit in February. I have heard
that there is wonderful pottery in Thailand. If anyone has advice about
particular cities to visit, I would love to hear about it.
Thanks!
From Boston,
Irene Abrams
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Dave and Pat Eitel on wed 29 jan 97
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I am going to Vietnam and Thailand for a visit in February. I have heard
>that there is wonderful pottery in Thailand. If anyone has advice about
>particular cities to visit, I would love to hear about it.
Irene--
There's a whole pottery village on the outskirts of Chiang Mai which I
found to be enthralling. Also, a visit to Sukothai, the ancient capital,
in the center of the country was wonderful. There are ancient kilns which
have been excavated and shards everywhere! Also a great museum with lots
of pots, etc. Airfare within Thailand is cheap and quick--I'd recommend
flying in for a day or two.
Later...Dave
Dave Eitel
Cedar Creek Pottery
Cedarburg, WI
pots@cedarcreekpottery.com
http://www.cedarcreekpottery.com
Jim Horvitz on wed 29 jan 97
The main pottery center today is Chang Mai. When you are in Bangkok ask about
River Ming. They have found large numbers of Ming Dynasty pots and pieces
that were hidden in the rivers in olden days. The shards are not expensive
and quite interesting. Jim
Louis Katz on wed 29 jan 97
Thanks for the opportunity to respond.
Almost any pottery site in Thailand will be worth visiting. Thai
potteries range from near state of the art mechanical production
straight through to bonfire firing. What is more incredible is that
Thailand is place where both types of production are viable, and
appropriate. A list of some potteries can be found in my article in
Ceramics Monthly (see below)
I sell a guidebook for $7 and a video for $39. The Guide book contains
directions, descriptions and place names of 25 pottery sites in Thai,
and English Transliteration. It also contains a dictionary of pottery
terms. I admit to making a little money on the guide, but when you
consider the effort that went into it I might have been better off
selling coffee mugs.
The video is almost two hours (two 55 min segments) long. The first hour
takes an in depth look at techniques and processes in Dankwean village,
and the second hour takes you to four other potteries to watch pots
being made. The video was designed to be entertaining, but shot to
provide enough informative footage for someone to learn the processes
depicted in the tape. I admit to making a little money on the guide,
but when you consider the effort that went into it I might have been
better off selling coffee mugs.
The video is really great and fun, very informative to visually oriented
people. I am sure others on CLAYART would be happy toconfirm this.
There is a review from Studio Potter Network by Richard Aerni located
at: http://apple.sdsu.edu/ceramicsweb/video.html
You may order the video and guide from me at:
Louis Katz
468 Homecrest
Corpus Christi Texas 78412
Text from my September 91 Ceramics Monthly Article on Thai potteries and
my NCECA Journal Article can be viewed at
http://www.tamucc.edu/~lkatz/Articles.html
If you purchase my booklet from me please feel free to call me if you
have specific questions.
Louis
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I am going to Vietnam and Thailand for a visit in February. I have heard
> that there is wonderful pottery in Thailand. If anyone has advice about
> particular cities to visit, I would love to hear about it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> >From Boston,
>
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Louis Katz on thu 30 jan 97
Jim Horvitz wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> The main pottery center today is Chang Mai. When you are in Bangkok ask about
> River Ming. They have found large numbers of Ming Dynasty pots and pieces
> that were hidden in the rivers in olden days. The shards are not expensive
> and quite interesting. Jim
Chiang Mai is a center for manufacutring white stoneware and porcelain.
Lampang is a bit more industrial than Chiang Mai and the potteries there
are less like U.S. Studio porcelain and a bit more like Kohler. Tourist
literature always lists Chiang Mai as the center, but "the" probably
should be replaced with "a" .
Ratchaburi may produce more pottery by gallon then Chiang Mai. They are
known for stoneware water jars.
Pottery Making in Thailand has been becoming more centralized, but the
remnants of village potteries are thriving in many areas. Centers exist
only when looking at one aspect of ceramics in Thailand. Clay industry
exists in all regions of the country and probably every Changwat
(province).
Removing Antique pottery fragments from Thailand is illegal and probably
violates U.S. Thai treaty arrangements. Archaeologists are extrememly
frustrated by pot diggers in Thailand. This does not mean that it is
impossible to buy them in Thailand, it just brings into question the
morality of doing so.
The best place to see old pots is in Baan Koh Noi in Sii Satchanalai
province. There they have dug up layers of kilns built on the remnanats
of the kiln before spanning hundreds of years. Everything from
earthenware to white stoneware with celedon.
Louis
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Torgeir L.Henriksen on thu 11 sep 97
Hello!
Going abroad again.This time to Phuket and Phi.Phi islands in the south
of Thailand.
For me it is always interesting to meet other people who works with
clay.And i often take part as a production potter just to have the
opportunity to share and learn from the atmospfere.
So please help me with some information.
Torgeir leander Henriksen
Gallery Thomasgaarden
Roros Norway
Louis H.. Katz on fri 15 sep 00
Dear Tim,
I can hook your friend up
with a person who used to
decorate stoneware
woodfired
pots, and carve clay
murals but now runs an
export firm that sells
pots all over
the world. The village
Suwanee Natewong workds
in is Dankwean and they
still fire
mostly with wood in
anagama kilns. I have no
problem sending someone
her way, and
Dankwean is a lot of
fun, but would like to
talk to him personally.
It would
benifit me, Suwanee and
him.
If his intention is to
travel Thailand I suggest
my booklet, although old
, will
still provide much needed
guidance in finding
potteries. The booklet is
Traditional Thai Pottery
Guide and Dictionary and
is some 30+ pages long.
"The
Potter's Shop" sells it
along with my videos. It
contains breif
descriptions directions
and Thai Script and
transliterated place
names.
If he is visiting
Dankwean he should
read Eddie Mcgrath' s
book on Dankwean. Eddie
was a frequent, much
missed
contributor to Clayart
prior to his death. All
proceeds from sales of
his book go
to his wife. Eddie's book
can be had from: Lisa
Novak, 13132 Valewood
Rd., Poway, CA 92064-4221
United States for a check
for $11
If your friend buys a
booklet, and calls me
with the booklet, a map,
and the September '91
copy of Ceramics Monthly
in front of him he can
call me on the phone and
I can give him help in
planning an itinerary and
describing possibilities.
Louis
(361) 825-5987
Tim J Havens wrote:
> I know a potter
, a good friend of mine
actually , who's on his
way to
> Thailand and would like
to visit some Thi
potteries while he's
there .
> His pottery is on the
north shore of Oahu , I
guess the grass is always
> greener ; anyway he's
out for some fun . He's a
great potter and a great
> guy with 30and some
years experience and has
alot to share . The only
> computer he has is on
his crystal kiln so if
you could send any
replies
> to me I'll get them to
him .
> Alohaz Tim
>
>
parhelionpottery@Juno.com
>
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