Ric Swenson on mon 28 nov 11
a Novmber 28. 2011 by ric swenson
hi clay buds....
so..from....the porcelain capital of the world...
20,000 students here studying ceramics..... ohio state....do you have so ma=
ny? How about Stoke -on - Trent? and Alfred? so many sudents there?
heree there are a lot of students who study ceramic art, design and science=
......
so... I notice many things about ceramics here....teapots spouts.... have a=
margin of three to one ...from spout to base...no leakage...no gurggle..ma=
ybe 1 to 6 might be better..the size of the port to the spout...
the shape? usually long and has an end that pushes the liquid forward...an=
d allows for a NO DRIP conclusion... Try it. a hole for gravity...or...st=
eam release ...maybe.... blame Newton....or? what?
so today in Jingdezhen...I observe...a lot...
a scooter..with four people...father driver..on cell phone..before him a 4=
year old child...then the infant ..held by the mother... too common in thi=
s area....dangerous.. no helmets.... in cars...no baby seats or
seat belts....horrors for we Americans....deaths too high...but in China..=
.who cares? no helmets....no protective devices...oy
in this simple city it as if we were in 1950 in america....no worries...
but actually no vespas..no cell phones..no idea about the dangers..uff da
some funny stuff....cleaning the streets...every street cleaner has a cell =
phone... so do we all...from age 6 to 60...
weather now is like spring....25 C in the day.... nice....to 14 at night...=
.but tomorrow it will be cool...14 C at the day and 2 at night.
oye
Jingdejhen might be equal to Orlando, FLORIDA..in Latitude. not much snow.=
.. as in Anachorge or Minneapolis.. or Baniff....Canada....
I wish some
one in China would requires seatbelts...........but maybe not yet.
hopefully soon.....
the weather here changes from 26 to 10 C...cooler these days.
why short skirts? hehe global warming...
and bras....? Gravity...hehe
we have a LOT of ceramic exhibitions from exchange students these days
Laos, Cambodia, Norway, Japan, Malasia, India, America, etc..
we are international school of more than 20,000 ceramic students now....oye
uff da...as mel would say.....
actually uffa da is an american/ norwegian expression...not a Norwegian ex=
pression.
so...
I observe.....look at life....making ceramics..trimming clay...firing clay.=
.Japanese methods vs Chinese....different. American methods...different
vive la diference.......
we do... what we do....
there is difference.........
mel to voulkos or solder or leach...or hamada...or Kenzan or whoever... Ke=
n stevens...fred olsen...or FC Ball...
who matters?
Maybe only yourself?
your own work?
just enjoy life.........stoneware or porcelain.. shino...or wood fire...s=
alt or soda..brown or blue or red...........just enjoy it..........work it =
reduction or not...electric at cone..... 5 or cone 10 gas...just do it.
happy potting guys and gals
ric
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Jing De Zhen Ceramic Institute
Jing De Zhen City,
Jiang Xi Province
China
Mobile: 86-13767818872
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