Helen Bates on sat 21 oct 06
Surfing with Helen Bates - October 20, 2006 - USA, UK, Australia
Hello, and Three Cheers for the techies at ACers! Here are some of my
recently collected surfing urls.
Aaron Lee Benson (Jackson, TN, USA)
(Professor: Sculpture and Ceramics, Union University, Jackson)
http://www.aaronleebenson.com/
http://www.sculpturepark.org/images/sculptures/sc_benson.jpg
http://www.opublicart.org/sculpture/RSB_2005/RSB_2005_Catalog/Benson_KEEPING_TIME.htm
(Maker of large-scale architectural forms as well as figurative,
narrative monoliths)
Malcolm Flatman (Sutton Pottery Workshop)
(Norwich, East Anglia, England, UK)
http://www.suttonpottery.com/
(All sorts of utilitarian forms are made in this pottery. The Toast
Rack with its bottle-shaped design is amusing and practical, and I
rather like the vinegar bottle. I especially like the "Small Round Jug"
in the tableware section and the "Litre Jug" and the "1/3 Pint Round
Jug." Another one I quite like is the "Large Open Dish" in the
kitchenware section. The liquid "measures" are to the British Imperial
standard, which I leave to those interested in the topic to research.)
Jeff Mincham (Cherryville, SA, Australia)
http://www.beavergalleries.com.au/mincham.htm
("[L]arge scale vessels that are reminiscent of archaeological relics [
with] highly tactile surfaces [which] are the result of a unique
patination process that Jeff refers to as 'firing and weathering at the
same time.' [...] The works are often fired many times [...]")
http://masterworksgallery.com/index.cfm?action=artists&page=profile&artist_id=123
http://www.raglangallery.com.au/Artists/JeffMincham.html
http://www.craftaus.com.au/articles/20040812.php
http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~perry/fun/pots/mincham.html
http://www.aber.ac.uk/~cerwww/makers/jeffmincham.htm
http://www.ceramicartaward.com/1992%20Jeff%20Mincham%20Cermonial%20Vessel%2026x34x34.JPG
http://www.nga.gov.au/Material/details/mincham.htm
http://www.sofaexpo.com/chicago/2005/galleries/raglan.htm
http://www.sabbiagallery.com/2005.html
http://www.craftculture.org/review/finch2.htm
http://www.australianceramics.com/DEC03/index_newc.html?newc_gall.html~main
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/
(A search for "jeff mincham" [without the quotes] results in 17 zoomable
images of Mincham's older pots.)
Powerhouse Museum (Sidney, NSW, Australia)
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/
(Museum Collection Database with powerful search capabilities)
The EnergyXchange (Burnsville, NC, USA)
http://www.energyxchange.org/gallery_cs.html
(Artist incubator program for potters and glass blowers)
(Note that the fuel for the pottery kiln is methane gas.)
> The clay studio was funded by the NC Technological Development
> Authority. In this space artists work independently, utilizing
> landfill gas in the large outdoor pottery kiln.The outdoor
> pottery kiln has 50 cubic feet of space. It is a cone 10 methane
> kiln, and perhaps the only pottery kiln that runs off of landfill
> gas. We use forced-air burners which also have blowers that bring
> in more air into the kiln. Landfill gas produces 500 BTUs per
> cubic feet of gas/minute.
Fante's Kitchen Wares (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
http://www.fantes.com/ceramics.htm
(Of interest for its guide to ceramics for consumers)
Beverly Pierson (Solvang, CA, USA)
http://www.theperfectvioletpot.com/
(Pierson has developed what she markets as "The Perfect Violet Pot."
Presumably slip cast, it comes in brush decorated or plain glazed
versions, and has a high fluted lip.)
Helen
(Who's happy to find Clayart back online!)
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Helen Bates
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Clayarters' URLs: http://amsterlaw.com/clayart/
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