david mcbeth on tue 7 mar 00
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>| I read the following in an English translation of "Japanese Ceramics" by
>| Hideo Tagai: "There are crackle patterns in Koryo celadon, at which
>crazing
>| has formed in the glaze because of the differences in contraction between
>| the body and the glaze after firing. But these beautiful patterns have
>| formed in a clockwise direction due to the Korean potter's wheel being a
>| kick wheel which was kicked with the right foot, forms being made by
>turning
>| the wheel anti-clockwise. Since the Japanese potter's wheel is turned
>| clockwise by hand there are strains in the clay body due to formation on
>the
>| wheel, so when crazing can appear in the glaze of an article after
>complete
>| firing it seems to be in opposite directions for Korean and Japanese
>wares."
In grad school, when I was doing more raku. I was able to develpo a
crazing pattern that related to the brushstrokes of the clear glaze I used.
The spiral pattern I could create had no relation to the throwing lines.
David McBeth, MFA
Associate Professor of Art
330 B Gooch Hall
Department of Art, Dance and Theatre
University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, Tennessee 38238
901-578-7416
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