Guangzhen Zhou on fri 30 may 08
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Chinese Clay Art, USA
Newsletter Vol. 67
June 2008
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TRAVEL / IAC China 2008=20
New Products at Chinese Clay Art=20
Western Ceramic Glazes at Chinese Clay Art=20
How to get the detail of the texture pattern show out clearly?=20
Chinese Culture=20
"CHINESE CLAY ART" is a newsletter emailed to professional artists, curator=
s, collectors, writers, experts, educators and students in the ceramic fiel=
d, who want to know about ceramic art in China and things related. This new=
sletter will be a bridge between China and Western countries for the cerami=
c arts. Comments and suggestions are very welcome. An earlier newsletter is=
on the Web at: http://www.chineseclayart.com Chief Editor: Guangzhen "Po" =
Zhou (Copyright 2008, the Chinese Ceramic Art Council, USA. All rights rese=
rved.)=20
TRAVEL / IAC China 2008
Chinese Visa ApplicationDue to the complicated Chinese visa application pro=
cedures during the Olympic months, we would like to help everyone to apply =
the Chinese visa for IAC trip start from the end of June. You may need to s=
end us your passport, one photo, application form, check of $160 ($130 visa=
application fee and $30 handling charges) and plus the itinerary, airline =
tickets and hotel booking information, including your stamped return addres=
s envelope. It will take about 10 to 20 days to get back to you.=20
Guangzhen Zhou, Chief Editor
New Products at Chinese Clay Art
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Dual sides mini-fingers, nylon, durable sculpting tools for detailed works,=
the item number is WS 91 and the retail price is $2.00. The on sale price =
is $1.50 until June 15, 2008.=20
Western Ceramic Glazes at Chinese Clay Art
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One-stop at www.ChineseClayArt.com for all of your ceramic needs-- Chinese =
Clay Art Corp. is going to work with Western Ceramics and provide their gla=
zes in our online store from now on.Western Ceramics in San Carlos was esta=
blished in 1945. The former owner Ed Sherry passed away at the end of last =
year, and Matt Hoogland, president of Clay Planet has purchased the busines=
s, re-hired his original glaze-making crew, and restarted production of his=
excellent ceramic glazes and under-glazes in February 2008. When I arrived=
in the US as a ceramic student in University of Minnesota-Duluth 1989, the=
Duncan glazes were introduced by my instructors Tom Kerrigan and Jim Klueg=
. After I relocated in San Francisco Bay Area in 1993, the Western Ceramic =
Glazes were introduced by Stan Welsh in San Jose State University. I have b=
een using Western glazes only for over twenty years now. There are about 30=
0 choices of Western glazes in total; from Glossy to Matted, from transpare=
nt to opaque, from low temperature firing to high temperature firing, from =
underglazes to engobe, from lead-free to special glazes. Please see the det=
ails at: http://chineseclayart.com/mall/c110/s25 729/store_glaze.asp
How to get the detail of the texture pattern show out clearly?
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Someone questioned about the fact that the pattern transferred from the tex=
ture mats to the clay surface did not show much after the glaze firingThe s=
uggestion is: You may use Western transparent glaze to paint over the patte=
rn instead of using regular glazes. It shows the textured detail perfectly!
Chinese Culture
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The Fat Image Means Rich and Healthy in Chinese History Last month, when I =
was in the museum of the Chinese ancient capital of Tang Dynasty--Xi'an, on=
e of the American artists looked at the Tang Dynasty ceramic figure and ask=
ed me, "Look at the round face with the double chin... Why are the Tang Dyn=
asty's female images different from that of the others in Chinese history?"=
In Chinese history, food shortage was common, but the Tang Dynasty was a ri=
ch and powerful time - a golden age - compared with most other times in Chi=
na. The fat body symbolized one who was healthy, rich and powerful. So, the=
fat lady of Tang Dynasty also stood for beauty and superiority in ancient =
times. "Ni Pang Le." ("You have been gaining weight") is the greeting words=
my mother uses for guests visiting our home even today.=20
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