Guangzhen Zhou on wed 21 mar 12
Chinese Ceramic Art Delegation
and Exhibition at NCECA Seattle
On the behalf of Chinese Ceramic Art Council USA=3D2C I have invited
over 40 Chinese ceramic artists=3D2C patrons=3D2C educators and their stude=
nts =3D
from
Beijing=3D2C Shanghai=3D2C Jingdezhen=3D2C Yixing=3D2C Hangzhou=3D2C Chengd=
u and Dali=3D
an for the
NCECA conference at the Seattle conference. What I feel excited about
is: the first Chinese delegation that came to the US for NCECA was a group =
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of
seven in 1999. But=3D2C today=3D2C it will be over 40 people for the Seattl=
e
conference.
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March 28=3D2C we will set up an exhibition at the Clay Art room (the
convention center=3D2C room 611 that was offered by my friend Mr. Mel Jacob=
so=3D
n at
Clay Art Group). Thanks to Mr. Mel Jacobson and all of Clay Art people! Tha=
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nks
to Ms. Kate Vorhaus=3D2C the NCECA projects manager who helped with and mad=
e =3D
this
possible!=3D20
On the
evening of March 30=3D2C we will have a dinner party together with American=
f=3D
riends
at a restaurant somewhere nearby. Everyone is welcome! I am going
to find out the restaurant after we arrive Seattle on 27th. For
details=3D2C please stop by our commercial exhibition booth at 306=3D2C308
Contact:
Po Zhou=3D2C cell phone: 408-891-5866.
After the conference=3D2C most of them will visit the San
Francisco Bay Area. The group from China Academy of Fine Art will return ho=
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me
from there. After that=3D2C I will lead a group of fourteen to the East Coa=
st=3D
=3D2C Las
Vegas=3D2C Los Angeles and Hawaii.
April 14th=3D2C the group will be participated the
opening reception of Big Fish=3D2C Small Pot=3D2C the International Teapot =
comp=3D
etition
and show at American Museum of Ceramic Art with a Yixing teapot workshop.
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Re-location of
Chinese Clay Art Corp.
Due to the reconstruction of the original shopping center=3D2C
by the end of May 2012=3D2C the office of Chinese Clay Art Corp. and our st=
ud=3D
io of
ClayGround will be relocated to 1518 S. De Anza Blvd.=3D2C San Jose=3D2C CA=
951=3D
29. It
is about half a mile down to the south from the original location on the ot=
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her
side of De Anza Blvd before Prospect Road (across from Duckett Way and we a=
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re
just behind Silicon Valley Piano).=3D20
We are going to have a larger space --two units from 1518 to
1522 for 1680 square feet in total. We will keep our phone and fax number w=
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ith
no change. We will also keep our mailing address:=3D20
PO Box 1733=3D2C Cupertino=3D2C CA 95015.=3D20
Thanks for your continued support!
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The Celadon Capital =3D97Longquan
Village=3D20
Longquan (meaning Dragon Spring) is located southwest of
Zhejiang Province at the mountain summit of the province with beautiful
landscape.=3D20
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Longquan is considered the first in history to produce
celadon porcelain. Longquan kiln was originated in the third century AD. Lo=
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ngquan
Kiln is also called =3D93Ge Kiln=3D94 (=3D93Ge=3D94 means elder brother) an=
d the bi=3D
rthplace of
crackle glaze. Ge Kiln is also one of the top five imperial kilns in the So=
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ng
Dynasty.=3D20
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In Chinese culture=3D2C jade was often compared to=3D2C or used to
symbolize=3D2C the virtue of people. Chinese ceramists would try to match t=
he=3D
natural
color of the jade from human-made material of celadon. The softness of the
color and the hardness of the material combined together perfectly=3D2C whi=
ch=3D
was the
ideal style in traditional Chinese aesthetics.=3D20
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Four of the most important celadon techniques include:
celadon glaze preparation=3D2C heavy glaze decoration=3D2C multi-glazing an=
d fi=3D
ring=3D2C and
crackle glaze decoration. Among the variations of Longquan Kiln Celadon=3D2=
C =3D
the Lavender
Grey and Plum-green variations are most admired.=3D20
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In 2001=3D2C I took an eight-hour overnight bus ride through the
bumpy and narrow mountain road from Hangzhou. In 2002=3D2C led with a group=
o=3D
f
American ceramic artists I went to Shanglin Lake=3D2C another ancient celad=
on=3D
kiln
site in Zhejiang Province. The highway was completed by 2006=3D2C and now=
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it takes
about four hours from Hangzhou to Longquan and several big changes have sta=
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rted
from that time.=3D20
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2009=3D2C Longquan Celadon was included on the list of
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO (United Nationals
Educational=3D2C Scientific and Cultural Organization). =3D20
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Our tour of =3D93Ceramics China=3D94 will be visit Longquan Village
in the coming summer.
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Tour: =3D93Ceramics China
2012=3D94 updated
Tour: Ceramics China=3D2C May 27 to June 10=3D2C 2012=3D2C 15
days=3D2C $4=3D2C750=3D2C per person=3D2C Shanghai=3D2C
Yixing=3D2C Hangzhou=3D2C Longquan=3D2C Jingdezhen and Beijing=3D2C ($50 of=
f for si=3D
gned before
March 15=3D2C 2012). The cost may vary if you return to a city other than S=
an
Francisco.=3D20
Cost Included: International round-trip air tickets=3D2C in-country
transportation=3D2C lodging=3D2C (Additional $800 for single supply)=3D2C t=
hree m=3D
eals a
day=3D2C and tour guides/interpreters. ($1500 international round airfare d=
ed=3D
uction
if you bought your own ticket.)=3D20
Cost Excluded: Visa application=3D2C US-domestic flights=3D2C telephone cal=
l=3D2C
internet=3D2C tips to the tour guide and driver=3D2C personal expenses. Ple=
ase =3D
buy your
own travel insurance.=3D20
This itinerary is designed for both professional
ceramic artists and art lovers.
Three Traditional Ceramic Production Areas: The
Teapot Town of Yixing=3D2C the Caledon Village of Longquan and the Porcelai=
n
Capital of Jingdezhen. We will mail you a book =3D93Chinese Ceramic Cultura=
l
Sites-A Travelers=3D92 Handbook=3D94 which introduce about the details of e=
ach
location=3D2C=3D20
Day 1=3D2C depart from San Francisco=3D20
Day 2=3D2C arrive in Shanghai in the evening next
day=3D20
Day 3=3D2C tour in Shanghai=3D2C Shanghai Museum=3D2C Yu
Garden and the Antique Market=3D2C cruise on the Huangpu River in the eveni=
ng=3D
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Day 4=3D2C tour in Shanghai=3D2C art galleries and site
seeing=3D20
Day 5=3D2C bus to Yixing (3 hours)=3D2C tour in Yixing
in the afternoon. Visit local national masters' studios. Day 6=3D2C tour in=
Y=3D
ixing.
Qianshu Ancient Dragon Kiln site=3D2C Yixing Ceramics Museum=3D2C and Teapo=
t Ma=3D
rket=3D20
Day 7=3D2C bus to Hangzhou (2 hours)=3D2C tour around
West Lake=3D20
Day 8=3D2C bus to Longquan (4 and half hours)=3D2C Visit
local national masters' studios.=3D20
Day 9=3D2C tour in Longquan=3D2C (Longquan Celadon
Museum)=3D20
Day 10=3D2C bus to Jingdezhen (3 and half hours)=3D2C
tour at Ancient Porcelain Factory=3D20
Day 11=3D2C tour in Jingdezhen=3D2C and site seeing=3D20
Day 12=3D2C flight to Beijing=3D20
Day 13=3D2C tour in Beijing=3D2C Tiananmen Square=3D2C
Forbidden City/Ancient Palace Museum=3D2C Art Galleries Day 14=3D2C tour in=
Bei=3D
jing=3D2C
Panjiayuan Antique (Ghost) Market=3D2C Great Wall=3D20
Day 15=3D2C depart from Beijing=3D2C arrive San
Francisco on the same day in US local time=3D20
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Guangzhen "Po" Zhou
Chinese Clay Art Corp. / ClayGround
Clay Art Supplies and Studio
1155 S. De Anza Blvd. San Jose=3D2C CA 95129
Mailling address:
PO Box 1733=3D2C Cupertino=3D2C CA 95015
Tel. 408-343-3919=3D2C Fax. 408-343-0117
www.ChineseClayArt.com=3D2C ChineseClayArt@hotmail.com
Art Tools are Part of Art Works. =
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