Bernhard Howell Leach British Potter
2021-04-04
Bernhard Howell Leach, a British ceramicist, studied art in England and Japan. He later founded a pottery in St Ives, influenced by Japanese techniques.Read More →
New Wave Clay: Ceramic Design, Art and Architecture
2021-03-09
Throughout the twentieth century, ceramics were widely divided into two sectors. Studio pottery, which was a reaction to the mass-produced wares of the industrial revolution, and fine art by contemporary artists, who just used clay in their practise but rejected many of their traditional codes of practice. The unprecedented increase in ceramic popularity over the last five years has helped create a new type of potter: a ceramic designer: a part-craftsman, a part-designer, a bridge between ceramic craft, collectable design and fine art.Read More →
The Ceramics Bible: The Complete Guide to Materials and Techniques
2021-03-09
The Ceramics Bible: The Complete Guide to Materials and Techniques By Louisa Taylor Ceramists have been practising their art and craft for thousands of years,Read More →
Rookwood Pottery American Ceramics Manufacturer
2021-03-02
Rookwood Pottery is an American ceramics manufacturer that is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. Maria Longworth Nichols (1849-1932) attended the first china painting classes at the University of Cincinnati School of Design and Maria Eggers in 1874. Read More →