Guangzhen Zhou on thu 3 jul 08
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Chinese Clay Art=2C USA
Newsletter Vol. 68
July 2008
in this issue=20
Special at Chinese Clay Art The Chinese Visa Application for IAC / China 20=
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The Works by the Ceramic Artists around the World Ralph Bacerra 1938 - 200=
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"CHINESE CLAY ART" is a newsletter emailed to professional artists=2C curat=
ors=2C collectors=2C writers=2C experts=2C educators and students in the ce=
ramic field=2C who want to know about ceramic art in China and things relat=
ed. This newsletter will be a bridge between China and Western countries fo=
r the ceramic arts. Comments and suggestions are very welcome. An earlier n=
ewsletter is on the Web at: http://www.chineseclayart.com Chief Editor: Gua=
ngzhen "Po" Zhou (Copyright 2008=2C the Chinese Ceramic Art Council=2C USA.=
All rights reserved.)=20
Special at Chinese Clay Art
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All decals 35% off until July 20th=2C 2008Please visit our website at www.C=
hineseClayArt.com for details.The Decal Usage InstructionDecal Usage A:Wate=
r Based Decal Sheet (Alcohol needed) 1. Apply over fired glaze surface only=
. Clean up the ceramic surface with industrial alcohol (about 75%). 2. Prep=
are a pan of water enough to cover the size of the decal paper. Add 3% alco=
hol in the water. 3. Dip the decal paper into the water=2C take it out righ=
t way and slide it onto the surface to attach it (The glossy paper side fac=
es down). Use a soft rubber scraper to smooth and drive out any air bubbles=
.4. Fire it in oxidation (normally in an electrical kiln) at cone 018-017 (=
750-780=BAC). Keep the kiln door slightly open until the paper burns off (a=
bout 300=BAC).=2C or the images may turn blackish. Let the temperature cool=
ing down naturally after shut off the electricity. The images will be trans=
ferred to the glazed surface permanently after the firing. Decal Usage B:Wa=
ter Based Decal Sheet (No alcohol needed) 1. Apply over fired glaze surface=
only. Clean up the ceramic surface. 2. Prepare a pan of warm water (about =
30=B0C) of sufficient size to cover the decal paper. 3. Dip the decal paper=
in the water for 2-3 minutes. Spray water on the surface of the ceramic pi=
ece. Slide the decal onto the surface to attach it. Use a soft rubber scrap=
er to smooth and drive out any air bubbles. Use a dry towel to take off the=
extra water. Wait about five hours until the decal paper has dried complet=
ely. 4. Fire it in oxidation (normally in an electrical kiln) at cone 015 (=
800=B0C). Started firing at lower speed. Keep the kiln door slightly open u=
ntil the paper burns off (about 300=B0C).=2C or the images may turn blackis=
h. Let the temperature cool down naturally after shutting off the electrici=
ty. The images will be transferred to the glazed surface permanently after =
the firing.
Guangzhen Zhou=2C Chief Editor
The Chinese Visa Application for IAC / China 2008
Due to the complicated procedure of applying for a Chinese visa during the =
Olympic months=2C we would like to help everyone for the Chinese visa appli=
cation of IAC / China 2008. You may need to send us your passport=2C one 2"=
photo=2C application form=2C and a check of $160 ($130 visa application fe=
e and $30 service charge)=2C with SASE and your itinerary=2C airline ticket=
s and hotel booking information.The visa application form can be downloaded=
at: http://www.mfa.gov.cn/chn/lsf w/qzjj/zlbg/P020070412415235161751.pdfPl=
ease send us your application materials by early July with the payment (che=
ck or money order of $160=2C pay to: Chinese Ceramic Art Council).It will t=
ake about two weeks to get the passport (5 working days for regular applica=
tion plus the mailing time) back to you.Please visit our website at www.Chi=
neseClayArt.com about the three days prior to the IAC assembly tour in Beij=
ing or Shanghai. The fee for the tour was calculated based on the prices at=
the end of 2007. Due to the inflation and the increase of the Chinese curr=
ency VS the US dollars=2C we may charge a different fee by the time you arr=
ive in China. Thank you for your understanding.
The Works by the Ceramic Artists around the World
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Published in 2006=2C the book was worked on with the Jingdezhen Government =
of China. Due to the shortage of copies=2C I believe there are still one or=
two artists (who have had their artwork included in the book) who still ha=
ve not received their copies. If the artist(s) would like to receive a free=
copy during the assembly of IAC in Xi'an China=2C September 2008=2C please=
contact=2C I will bring one copy for you to Xi'an. Thank you for your unde=
rstanding. (For detail of the book=2C please visit www.ChineseCalyArt.com b=
ook section=2C item number BK 018).=20
Ralph Bacerra 1938 - 2008
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It was sad news to know that one of our best friends=2C Ralph Bacerra=2C ha=
s passed away. By the time I obtained his contact information=2C my book Am=
erican Ceramic Artists Today had already been published. I once drove down =
to Southern California in the spring of 1998 and interviewed him in a galle=
ry. My article of "Ralph Bacerra and His Fetishism Works " was published in=
a Taiwanese magazine. (Ceramic Art Spring 98=2C V.19=2C pp 54-59).=20
email: chineseclayart@hotmail.com=20
phone: 1-800-689-2529=20
web: http://www.chineseclayart.com=20
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