Guangzhen Zhou on fri 7 jan 11
Paul Soldner changed my life. In Memoriam from Guangzhen Zhou
It was the mid-1990=3D92s when I was in San Jose State=3D2C Paul Soldner ha=
d be=3D
en invited by Stan Welsh for a lecture and workshop. I had the chance to in=
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terview him and was little nervous. He was very nice=3D3B he answered my qu=
es=3D
tions and provided me with five slides of his works. I got the article =3D9=
3T=3D
he Father of American Raku Firing=3D97Paul Soldner=3D94 published on the Ar=
t Ma=3D
gazine in Taiwan and my first book American Ceramic Artists Today (Beijing=
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=3D2C China 1998=3D2C click here for details of the book http://chineseclay=
art.=3D
com/mall/c110/s25729/store_books.asp).
While reading through his written materials=3D2C I learned that he had inve=
nt=3D
ed and improved many ceramic equipments=3D2C such as the electrical kiln=3D=
2C p=3D
ottery wheel and clay mixer. It encouraged me to establish a ceramic tool b=
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usiness in Northern California. Paul Soldner changed my life.=3D20
I was lucky. As a graduate student in San Jose State=3D2C I had the chance =
to=3D
visit Peter Voulkos=3D92s studio in Berkeley and met many other great arti=
st=3D
s. I took videos of Paul Soldner and Peter Voulkos that became the most val=
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uable thing for teaching my students in Shanghai today.
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Art of Greece and Rome=3D2C the Original Source of Western Culture and Art
In late 2010=3D2C my family and I took a trip to Europe. We took a cruise c=
al=3D
led Costa Pacifica in the East Mediterranean for 8 days=3D2C where we start=
ed=3D
from Civitavecchia and Rome=3D2C Italy and stopped at Savona=3D2C Tunis=3D=
2C Mal=3D
ta=3D2C Corfu and Katakolon/Olympia (Greece) before returning to Civitavecc=
hi=3D
a. We spent about 5 days in Rome.=3D20
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While visiting the Vatican museum=3D2C I was shocked by the numerous marble=
f=3D
igure sculptures made before Christ and during the Renaissance. I saw sculp=
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tures by Michelangelo=3D2C Barberini=3D2C and other masters of the Renaissa=
nce.=3D
I saw some of Europe=3D92s most historical ceramic pieces.
One day=3D2C I mistakenly went a into =3D93museum=3D94 with a lot of cerami=
c vase=3D
s along the stairways. After entering=3D2C I was told that it was the munic=
ip=3D
al building of Savona. =3D20
That was my third trip to Europe=3D2C but it was still a very impressive tr=
ip=3D
.
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NCECA Conference=3D3B help wanted
The coming NCECA conference will be held at Tampa/St. Petersburg=3D2C Flori=
da=3D
=3D2C on March 30-April 2=3D2C 2011. We would like to have two helpers to a=
ssis=3D
t in setting up and taking down our booth for two half-days 1-5 pm on Tuesd=
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ay=3D2C March 29 and 3-7 pm on Friday=3D2C April 1. As a trade=3D2C we offe=
r the =3D
free 4-days NCECA conference pass. If anyone is interested (you must be abl=
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e to lift 50-pound boxes)=3D2C please contact Po Zhou at chineseclayart@hot=
ma=3D
il.com.=3D20
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On Sale for New Year
CI 05 (Scoring tool)=3D2C original $3.00=3D2C on sale $2.50=3D3B
CW 11 (Round Edger)=3D2C original $4.00=3D2C on sale $3.50=3D3B
CN 13B (Fettling Knife w/Saw)=3D2C original $2.50=3D2C on sale $2.00.
Guangzhen "Po" Zhou Chinese Clay Art Corp. / ClayGround Clay Art Supplies a=
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nd Studio 1155 S. De Anza Blvd. San Jose=3D2C CA 95129 Mailling address: PO=
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ox 1733=3D2C Cupertino=3D2C CA 95015 Tel. 408-343-3919=3D2C Fax. 408-343-01=
17 www=3D
.ChineseClayArt.com=3D2C ChineseClayArt@hotmail.com Art Tools are Part of A=
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Works.
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