Helen Bates on sat 7 jul 01
Recent finds: as listed above, and more...
Hands On Com
http://www.handsonsite.com/
Virtual "hands on" "toys"
http://www.handsonsite.com/handson/virtual/hol.html
Virtual Hands On Pottery Wheel
http://www.handsonsite.com/handson/virtual/potwheel.html
Needs Shockwave Plugin
Amazing little plaything.
Bernard Palissy
http://search.famsf.org/4d.acgi$Search?list&=1&=bernard&=And&=Yes&=palissy&=&=&=Yes&=Yes&=f
FAMSF: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
7 images, enlargeable to excellent close-up size. Pieces I haven't
seen elsewhere.
Queens Borough Public Library Gallery
http://www.queenslibrary.org
Forms and TransFormations: Current Expressions in Ceramics, from Art
to Industry 2001
http://www.queenslibrary.org/gallery/clay/open.asp
Focuses on the diverse uses of clay, from utilitarian objects and
sculptural expressions to industrial parts, showing work by New
York-based clay artists.
Previous discoveries - still catching up...
David Roberts
http://www.janroberts.clara.net/index2.htm
British Rakuist of consummate artistry.
Antique American Butter Crocks
http://countryliving.women.com/cl/collecting/cabinet/19crok11.htm
Country Living Magazine Online
3 page article on antique American butter crocks; there are several
photos.
Hollyridge
http://www.hollyridgeantiques.com/index.html
Mostly ceramic antiques; nice site.
Santa Clara pottery etc.
http://www.nativepots.com/scpottery.html
Native American Collections, Inc. Commercial but straightforward
A well-organized site with much beautiful work.
Erik Bright
http://visual.arts.ewu.edu/galleries/art/clay/3/clayworks3.html
There was a brief mention of Erik recently on Clayart
Eastern Washngton University
http://visual.arts.ewu.edu/galleries/art/clay/clay.html
Clay on the Wall National Invitational
Iowa Artisan's Gallery
http://www.iowa-artisans-gallery.com/
Woodfire Pages:
http://www.iowa-artisans-gallery.com/Claymainpage.htm
Links to woodfired pots by various artists
http://www.iowa-artisans-gallery.com/claywoodfire.htm
Link to diagrams of kiln
Kenneth Price
http://karaart.com/collections/fred.marer/oeuvres3.html
The Fred Marer Collection - Kenneth Price, Voulkos, Soldner
& Otis 1950's ceramists
British "Post-modern" ceramists Elisabeth Fritsch and Beth Lo
http://www.mobilia-gallery.com/artistlist.html
Click on Artists' names then at top of page on "Portfolio"
Mobilia Gallery main page:
http://www.mobilia-gallery.com/
At Eureka Crafts
http://www.eurekacrafts.com/
David MacDonald
http://www.eurekacrafts.com/MACDONALD.htm
David MacDonald has taught ceramics at
Syracuse University for 30 years.
His work might be compared with that of
Clayarter Donald Rush (Artimater) Tucker:
http://www.geocities.com/artimator/index.html
Rush suggested to me that MacDonald's is based
on "hard geometry" while Rush's is perhaps more "organic".
Also at Eureka Crafts:
http://www.eurekacrafts.com/wedRegistry.html
Click on a couple's name and you'll arrive at
a list of pieces by various artists (clay and
other crafts) who have made pieces the couple has chosen.
Ancient pottery in Iowa
http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/learn/ancient/pot.htm
This is an educational site at the Iowa State Archeologist's web site.
Line drawings of pots, plus text.
The first pot can be clicked on to enlarge drawing.
The Cowan Site (13WD88): A Great Oasis Village
http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/gcp/cowan/index.html
Educational links on archaology of the Great Oasis site, including:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/gcp/cowan/Ceramics.htm
The Carbondale Clay Center:
http://www.rfvalley.com/sitepages/pid128.asp
Nancy Barbour pots at the Carbondale Clay Center:
http://www.rfvalley.com/sitepages/pid140.asp
Japanese pages on aspects of pottery in English:
http://www.jgc.co.jp/waza/b1_pottery/index.htm
Tools, paint brushes, making, glazing and firing.
http://www.jgc.co.jp/waza/b1_pottery/pottery01.htm
Pottery - Symphony of Earth, Flame and Glaze
http://www.jgc.co.jp/waza/b1_pottery/pottery02.htm
Surf the rest of the site while you're at it!
The Cobb Institute
http://www.cobb.msstate.edu/museum/
The Lois Dowdle Cobb Museum of Archaeology
Click on "A Virtual Museum" for many links to ancient pottery of the
world. Salvadoran section is good.
Tom Radka
http://www.tomradca.com/radca.html
Commercial site, with a little info on making and firing methods.
Plates, vessels and tile work, intensely coloured.
Artisans International Gallery - pottery
http://www.choicemall.com/artisanintl/
A collection of crafts, folk and tribal art
Scroll down to near bottom to see 3 very different pieces by:
Ken Pick; Shipibo Amazon Basin (Peru); Denise Ford;
La Meridiana School, Tuscany, Italy
http://www.pietro.net/
Worth revisiting for gallery alone.
ShawGuides
http://art.shawguides.com/
Text-based search engineand ghe Guide to Art & Craft Workshops.
http://art.shawguides.com/ceramics/
Result of ceramics/pottery keyword search
Helen
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