Guangzhen Zhou on fri 27 jan 12
The Largest
Chinese Group Ever will be in NCECA Conference Seattle
In September of last year=3D2C I was in Tokyo Japan for an
international ceramic conference. I met over 40 Chinese educators and stude=
=3D
nts
there. I found that the young generation of Chinese students speaks very fl=
=3D
uent
English. So=3D2C I came up with the idea that I could help Chinese artists =
co=3D
me
over to the US. I have a plan to get 100 Chinese participants to come over =
=3D
to
the US for the conference in Seattle in 2012. The participants include cera=
=3D
mic
artists=3D2C experts=3D2C patrons=3D2C educators and students. Most partici=
pants =3D
will be in a
self-guided-tour.
I have translated and posted information about the conference
to almost all of the ceramics-related websites and magazines in China=3D2C =
an=3D
d sent
the information out through text messages and e-mails. Many of them were
excited about the ceramic conference.
I have written invitation letters for everyone=3D2C due to the
visa applications required. So far=3D2C we have about 60 participants. The =
gr=3D
oup
from China Academy of Fine Arts in Hongzhou is over 20 educators and their
students=3D2C plus few professors from Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute. There =
wi=3D
ll
also be a group of 12 teapot artists from Yixing=3D3B plus some artists=3D2=
C pr=3D
ofessors
and patrons from Beijing and Shanghai.
I think it will be the largest Chinese group ever in NCECA.
Many other people stated that they didn=3D92t have time to visit the US thi=
s =3D
year=3D2C
but they may come over in the future.
Thanks to Mel Jacobson and many others at Clay Art
I had a
question about =3D93Gas and Wood=3D2C the Hybrid Kiln Firing=3D94=3D2C so=
=3D2C I sent=3D
an email to
=3D93Clay Art=3D94 (clayart@lsv.ceramics.org=3D2C who is my live =3D93Cera=
mic Art =3D
Dictionary=3D94) on January 8=3D2C 2012 as
following:
Has anybody ever tried to fire a kiln with both propane gas and wood
together?
You
could use propane burners to heat up the kiln until it reaches a certain
temperature=3D2C and then add some wood in order to get a =3D93natural ash =
glaz=3D
e=3D94 like
with regular wood firing.
That
way=3D2C both the firing costs and pollution will be reduced - at the same =
ti=3D
me=3D2C
the firing results would be kept the same as with wood firing.
In
China=3D2C due to higher costs of wood firing as well as the air pollution=
=3D2C=3D
many
dragon kilns are dying. Sometimes=3D2C new wood kilns are built=3D2C but ar=
e ha=3D
rdly
ever used. That's how I got this idea.
By
the way=3D2C I would like to say thanks for a lot of responses to my early
questions. Hopefully=3D2C my next book=3D2C titled =3D93The Ceramic Art Tec=
hnique=3D
s=3D2C
Appreciations and Collections=3D94 will be published by the end of this yea=
r.
=3D20
Guangzhen Po Zhou=3D2C ceramic artist and writer.
=3D20
After that=3D2C I have received
many replies from Clay Art=3D2C such as Larry Nakanishi=3D2C Steve Mills an=
d Me=3D
l
Jacobson introducing their experiences about dual fuel used for kiln firing=
=3D
. I
purchased a wonderful book called =3D9321st Century Kilns=3D94 with a DVD t=
hat =3D
was
written by Mel Jacobson and his friends. It is excellent information about =
=3D
all
kinds of kilns. I give it my highest recommendation! For purchasing the boo=
=3D
k=3D2C
please contact melpots@visi.com=3D2Cwww.21stCenturyKilns.com. =3D20
Thank you to everyone at Clay
Art!
Book =3D9321st Century Kilns=3D94=3D2C Mel
Jacobson and friends.=3D20
=3D9321st Century Kilns=3D94 is a complete how to kiln book. It
deals with every major fuel kiln design=3D2C with complete plans and ideas =
to=3D
build
your own kiln. It stresses owning=3D2C firing and maintaining your own kiln=
=3D
=3D2C even
in your own backyard. It includes chapters on gas=3D2C wood=3D2C salt firin=
g an=3D
d small
one person kilns.
This book has been assembled using the stories of dozens of kiln building
experts. Each author has included a specialty that they are well respected =
=3D
for.
The final chapter is related to electric kilns and how to repair and mainta=
=3D
in
them.
Tour: Ceramics China=3D2C May 27 to June 10=3D2C 2012
Shanghai=3D2C
Yixing=3D2C Hangzhou=3D2C Longquan=3D2C Jingdezhen and Beijing
15
days=3D2C $4=3D2C250=3D2C per person=3D2C ($50 off for signed before March =
15=3D2C 20=3D
12)
The
cost may vary if you return to a city other than San Francisco.
Fees Included: international air tickets=3D2C
local transportation=3D2C lodging=3D2C (Additional $750 for single supply)=
=3D2C t=3D
hree meals
a day=3D2C and tour guides/interpreters.
Fees Excluded: telephone call=3D2C internet=3D2C tips=3D2C
personal expenses. Please buy your own travel insurance.
(The
Teapot Town of Yixing=3D2C the Caledon Village of Longquan and the Porcelai=
n
Capital of Jingdezhen).
Day
1=3D2C depart from San Francisco
Day
2=3D2C arrive in Shanghai in the next day
Day
3=3D2C tour in Shanghai=3D2C Shanghai Museum=3D2C Yu Garden and the Antique=
Marke=3D
t=3D2C cruise
on the Huangpu River in the evening
Day
4=3D2C tour in Shanghai=3D2C art galleries
Day
5=3D2C bus to Yixing (3 hours)=3D2C tour in Yixing in the afternoon. Visit =
loca=3D
l
national masters=3D92 studios.
Day
6=3D2C tour in Yixing. Qianshu Dragon Kiln site=3D2C Yixing Ceramics Museum=
=3D2C =3D
and Teapot
Market
Day
7=3D2C bus to Hangzhou (2 hours)=3D2C tour around West Lake
Day
8=3D2C bus to Longquan (4 and half hours)=3D2C Visit local national masters=
=3D92 =3D
studios.
Day
9=3D2C tour in Longquan=3D2C (Longquan Celadon Museum)
Day
10=3D2C bus to Jingdezhen (3 and half hours)=3D2C tour at Ancient Porcelain=
Fac=3D
tory
Day
11=3D2C tour in Jingdezhen
Day
12=3D2C flight to Beijing
Day
13=3D2C tour in Beijing=3D2C Tiananmen
Square=3D2C Forbidden City/Ancient Palace Museum=3D2C
Art
Galleries
Day
14=3D2C tour in Beijing=3D2C Panjiayuan
Antique (Ghost) Market=3D2C Great Wall
Day
15=3D2C depart from Beijng=3D2C arrive home on the same day
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Call for Entry:
Big
Fish=3D2C Small Pot V: Fifth International Small Teapot Competition and Sho=
w
American
Museum of Ceramic Art=3D2C Pomona=3D2C California.
Juror:
Guangzhen Po Zhou
Entry
Deadline: February 4=3D2C 2012
Exhibition:
April 14 -- June 30=3D2C 2012
Artist's
Reception: April 14=3D2C 2012=3D2C 6-9pm
Entry
Fee: $50 (for up to three entries)
Awards
will total over $5000=3D20
For
information=3D2C please click at: www.bigfishsmallpot.com
http://www.saddleback.edu/faculty/thuntley/bigfish/brochure_2012.pdf
Contact:
Tony Huntley=3D2C thuntley@saddleback.edu
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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
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