Helen Bates on sat 15 dec 01
Hello all!
For your delectation, education, interest, etc., etc.
Annemarie Han (USA)
http://www.vcnet.com/hotspot/
Intimate sculptures of human moments, decorated functional pieces,
buttons.
--
Jack Doherty (UK)
http://www.studiopottery.co.uk/cgi-bin/catalog.pl?width=4&min=0&max=24&category=artist&subcat=Jack_Doherty
Jack's beautiful porcelain functional pieces show marked
individuality
while maintaining a strong connection with British traditional pottery
themes.
--
Mike and Janet Calhoun
http://www.traditionspottery.com/
Janet is a 6th generation potter of the Owens family, according to the
information given.
--
Linda Rogers
http://www.desertreef.com/FineArts/
Individualistic style of pots often with lids like mushroom caps.
Works in raku, saggar, and high fire (latter more sculptural)
--
Anne & Joe Piazza (Pennysylvania, USA)
http://www.piazzaltd.com/
In contrast to the country pottery look from the two studios mentioned
above,
the work exhibited here consists of delicate slip trailed ornamental
pieces in unglazed porcelain.
(tree ornaments, eggs, folk art plates)
I presume the pieces are moulded, then hand painted or slip trailed.
--
Helen
(Who is a GENIUS - or just plain lucky - to be reading and sending her
email after her Windows 98 wouldn't load. I seem to have corrupted an
essential file but had a good copy on my second hard drive, and copied
the file to the C: drive while running the system in Windows "Safe
mode", which was, fortunately, functioning." Whew!)
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Elizabeth Hewitt on sun 16 dec 01
I love checking out all the websites that Helen offers us and I
appreciate the time she takes in searching them out. Thank you, Helen!!
I have to ask a question about this site though. As gorgeous as their
ornaments are, was anyone else disappointed with their "About Our
Porcelain" segment? It was nearly as negative as it was positive. It
doesn't seem to me when the quality and beauty of one's work is so
evident, it should be necessary to compare it to any other work. It does
nothing, in my mind, to elevate its quality by describing Wedgwood as
"gritty feeling", for example. I feel if we are creating our best and
are pleased/proud of what we do..........go ahead, SHINE a light on it,
BRAG it up, SHOW it off, get it out there to be seen.........but let it
stand alone. It will be more than happy to do you proud with no need to
cast darkness on all would-be competitors. I wonder if they would
consider letting me rewrite that portion for them. ;-)
Anne & Joe Piazza (Pennysylvania, USA)
http://www.piazzaltd.com/
Elizabeth
>>>>>>>>>Piazza Ltd.
About Our Porcelain
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We originally started our studio producing handmade porcelain eggs which
had great appeal as porcelain collectibles. These were slip trailed
porcelain on porcelain and resembled Wedgwood in appearance. Piazza
porcelain was much more pleasant to the touch, sensual if you please,
when compared to the gritty Jasperware of Wedgwood. Our artwork was
created by hand instead of being cast in a mold and applied. Our
following of porcelain connoisseurs and egg collectors grew but we
continually received many requests for porcelain christmas ornaments, as
well as other porcelain collectibles, done in our signature style and
technique . Following those requests we turned some of the porcelain
eggs into Christmas ornaments and our lives were forever changed.
Handmade porcelain ornaments and handmade porcelain in general had been
long gone from American production. Most pieces are produced on other
continents which is sad considering the wealth of quality porcelain
artists that once created pieces for such marquis as Lennox, Cybis,
Boehm, Wheaton Glass, The Franklin Mint and The Bradford Mint. Most
collectable Christmas ornaments produced today are so thick and heavy
that they can only be hung on the stoutest branches. This is due
primarily to the content of the porcelain itself. The thick grayish
white, opaque porcelain common to most ornaments is always glazed which
adds additional weight compounding the problem. It's thick because of
poor quality and much easier production and then it's glazed to hide the
unsightly appearance of the "construction" quality porcelain. The end
result is a paperweight disguised as a christmas ornament.
Piazza porcelain is light as feather because it starts out as top
quality porcelain clay consisting mainly of the highest quality kaolin,
which is mined in the USA.
Our eggshell colored Piazza porcelain is translucent when held up to the
light like, a fine piece of bone china. This is because it is made of
the finest kaolin and brought to full vitrification in precisely
controlled electric kilns in small batches.
Piazza porcelain is unglazed because it is unnecessary and in fact adds
weight to the ornament. Glazing essentially adds a heavy glass coating
to the outside of the porcelain which is necessary only for usable
vessels, tiles or outdoor pieces.
Piazza porcelain is pleasant to the touch, as the surface is buttery
smooth and very sensual. This is because of the quality of the
porcelain, the perfect vitrification and our proprietary process of
surface preparation. You won't get the chills from handling THIS
handmade porcelain although it may give you goose bumps.
Our mission statement is to be the best, to make the best, to create
heirloom quality, porcelain treasures that will be handed down for
generation to come. To create the valued antiques of tomorrow, valued
for the art effort quality and execution that goes into each and every
handcrafted porcelain collectable.
Porcelain has been around for thousands of years, a perfect media it can
be made strong, heavy, massive, light, wispy, delicate, as industrial as
a space shuttle tile or as graceful as a flower that would rival the
real one. Many porcelain collectibles are considered collectibles
merely by virtue of the manner in which they are marketed. Like Beany
Babies and so many other "collectibles" the quality and art is absent
and a person collects the thing simply because it is made and sold for a
limited time period. These collectors are probably not our customers.
Most of our collectors are into Wedgwood, Christopher Radko, Lennox,
Swarovski, Serves, Miessen, LLadro, Campere, Herrund, Limoges, Fabrege,
Baccarat, Spode, Villeroy and Boch or one-of-a-kind hand made pieces.
Our average collector has extensively collected at least two of these
names and has an average of five of these companies represented in their
home. A fascinating fact is that only one of the above companies,
Christopher Radko, devotes serious attention to Christmas ornaments
although they are Glass Christmas ornaments specifically blown glass
Christmas ornaments. These are mass produced on some other continent and
are very reminiscent of antique blown glass ornaments. If you are a
Christopher Radko Dealer we guarantee you will do well with our
ornaments as the two lines are very complimentary on a tree. Many older
Radko designs are very traditional as is the Piazza Ltd. line.
Having said that Christopher Radko and Piazza Porcelain are
complimentary on a tree brings up another interesting fact; many of our
porcelain christmas ornaments are kept on display all year on a brass
display stand in the china or curio cabinet. Many collectors keep our
ornaments on the mantle or in a cut glass crystal bowl in the center of
the table. The all time number one brand of bowl that is used to
display our ornaments year round is Beleek. The look, color, texture and
contrast of Beleek is very complementary to our ornaments. The point is
that these are not gaudy overly painted imitations of another time or
place. Piazza porcelain posses a certain grace and character that is
subtle, stately, classy, regal, artistic and timeless. While all of our
pieces celebrate christmas they also pay homage to the ancient art of
porcelain with the first priority being good design.
Decorative plates and bowls, decorative tiles and trivets, candlesticks
and wine goblets were all born of customer requests and private
commissions. The flowing grape vine pattern has become our signature
pattern along with the cocky rooster you will see on many of our plates.
<<<<
Richard Jeffery on sun 16 dec 01
Nice to see Jack Doherty's work here...
he's a very good example of real (non-London) pricing - exceedingly
reasonable.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On
Behalf Of Helen Bates
Sent: 15 December 2001 17:08
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Studio contrasts in sculpture and pottery
Hello all!
For your delectation, education, interest, etc., etc.
Annemarie Han (USA)
http://www.vcnet.com/hotspot/
Intimate sculptures of human moments, decorated functional pieces,
buttons.
--
Jack Doherty (UK)
http://www.studiopottery.co.uk/cgi-bin/catalog.pl?width=4&min=0&max=24&categ
ory=artist&subcat=Jack_Doherty
Jack's beautiful porcelain functional pieces show marked
individuality
while maintaining a strong connection with British traditional pottery
themes.
--
Mike and Janet Calhoun
http://www.traditionspottery.com/
Janet is a 6th generation potter of the Owens family, according to the
information given.
--
Linda Rogers
http://www.desertreef.com/FineArts/
Individualistic style of pots often with lids like mushroom caps.
Works in raku, saggar, and high fire (latter more sculptural)
--
Anne & Joe Piazza (Pennysylvania, USA)
http://www.piazzaltd.com/
In contrast to the country pottery look from the two studios mentioned
above,
the work exhibited here consists of delicate slip trailed ornamental
pieces in unglazed porcelain.
(tree ornaments, eggs, folk art plates)
I presume the pieces are moulded, then hand painted or slip trailed.
--
Helen
(Who is a GENIUS - or just plain lucky - to be reading and sending her
email after her Windows 98 wouldn't load. I seem to have corrupted an
essential file but had a good copy on my second hard drive, and copied
the file to the C: drive while running the system in Windows "Safe
mode", which was, fortunately, functioning." Whew!)
=======================================================================
Helen Bates - mailto:nell@quintenet.com
Web - http://www.geocities.com/nelbanell/HelensClayPicks.html
B. Amsterlaw's link to my Clayart Posts - http://amsterlaw.com/nell/
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