chinese celadons and walker jamer

updated thu 19 oct 00

Aebersold, Jane F on tue 17 oct 00

A new question and a comment on a previous issue.

First, the question--I have student (of Chinese heritage) who is working on
some clay discs--we are talking about celadon/jade color and texture at
c9/10 and I have brought out all my favorites. It has occurred to me that I
might ask the group to send me, either off line at jane@ou.edu ,or to the
list, your favorite glaze(s) that refer to chinese jade/celadons--. TIA.

and, re Walker Jamer pug mills
I had one in a school studio--Bennington College--for 20 yrs, and it was
there before and after me. A real work horse. It worked. It does have a
thigh- high safety shut off in front, which is a good thing. My major
warnings had to do with the hopper--long hair--up and back in a pony tail or
snood or whatever keeps it behind you; and long tailed shirts--tuck them in.
Well, and of course, if the mill is running do not stick your hand and/or
your scraper in there. Turn if off first.
Regards, Jane


Jane Aebersold
Professor
School of Art
and
Curator of Ceramics
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

The University of Oklahoma

405-325-8787
jane@ou.edu

Jane Aebersold
Professor
School of Art
and
Curator of Ceramics
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

The University of Oklahoma

405-325-8787
jane@ou.edu

Keiko Suga & Noel Oard Mapstead on wed 18 oct 00

hi jane

there is a new book published 1999 titled "chinese glazes", by Nigel Woods,
published in GB 1999, and in USA 1999 by University of Pennslvania Press, ISBN 0
8122 3476 6

the book is about chinese glazes: their origins, chemistry, and re-creation. It
covers a time span from 6500 bc to 1949 ad, from the neolithic to present and gives
detailed chemical analysis, and recipes to re-construct the glazes, including an
entire chapter on celadons

i found it in the science library at my alumni school university california santa
cruz, earlier this year. i am impressed by it, and have already benefited from it,
in making a human bone ash blue celadon glaze for my upcoming workshop.

noel oard mapstead


Aebersold, Jane F wrote:

> A new question and a comment on a previous issue.
>
> First, the question--I have student (of Chinese heritage) who is working on
> some clay discs--we are talking about celadon/jade color and texture at
> c9/10 and I have brought out all my favorites. It has occurred to me that I
> might ask the group to send me, either off line at jane@ou.edu ,or to the
> list, your favorite glaze(s) that refer to chinese jade/celadons--. TIA.
>