Tag: ceramics
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November 04, 2006 06:00 PM EST --
My old man Sam is a potter. He took his first ceramics class for fun when he was in graduate school and has been playing with clay off and on since then. Sometimes he lets me . . .
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November 26, 2007 09:31 PM EST --
I thought it would be neat to post some pictures of what my hobby was, until circumstances casued me not to be doing them. Let me tell you a briefly about them. In 1988 my grandfather wanted to give my . . .
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January 30, 2009 10:06 PM EST --
At Christmas time, Sage and Julia gave Papa and I hand painted coffee cups that they had created at Just Claying Around, a ceramic shop. At the time, Lena mentioned that it would be fun to organize . . .
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December 08, 2007 11:47 PM EST --
There is a tiny, family owned 'factory' in Mashiko, Japan. It's one of the few places in the world that still makes fabric and colors it with natural Indigo dye. The dye is made . . .
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November 15, 2006 10:34 AM EST --
RAKU, A BRIEF EXPLANATION
This pottery technique originated in Japan. in the late 16th century. At this time, RAKU potters were producing wares expressively for the Japanese tea ceremony. . . .
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February 22, 2008 08:14 AM EST --
As a dealer of secondhand merchandise, I always deal fairly and honestly with my customers. If something has a defect or doesn't work right, I let them know. Not all secondhand sellers are as scrupulous . . .
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May 01, 2006 04:06 AM EDT --
A Primer on Ceramic Arts
The creation of ceramics is one of the oldest of human arts. Anthropologists surmise that clay-lined woven baskets fell into fires and burned all night. The results led to the . . .
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November 15, 2006 07:54 AM EST --
Art Forms
Most of my life I have been involved in various types of so-called arts & crafts, in fact one of my earliest memories is of making clay jack-o-lanterns in kindergarten. . . .
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March 29, 2007 11:57 AM EDT --
I am constantly updating this list of calls-for-entry, competitions, festivals, auditions, and freelance / scholarship opportunities. To stay up-to-date with the most recent updates by using the RSS feed . . .
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May 22, 2007 12:36 PM EDT --
Last night I was reading my blog comments, and about the millionth person looked at something I had made and said, "Oh how cute. I wish I had time to do fun things like that."
I work forty+ . . .
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April 07, 2008 07:18 PM EDT --
Dear friends, please read the name of the group, and then post only the "arts."
This can be writing, stories, poems, music, art,photography,dancing, painting, ceramics,crafts and such . . .
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June 20, 2007 06:27 PM EDT --
On May 30th I posted a painting I had done of a fish. This painting was inspired by a ceramic fish creation I had seen on the wall of a gallery on the Outer Banks. In my caption under the image I mentioned . . .
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March 24, 2008 12:29 PM EDT --
Hosting a yard sale is a lot of work, and you may as well make sure that you get paid for your efforts. While the saying is true that "one man's trash is another man's treasure," take . . .
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February 05, 2007 02:56 PM EST --
Types of Pottery
Pottery comprises three distinctive types of wares. The first type, earthenware, has been manufactured using the same basic techniques since ancient times. Mass production of the modern . . .
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August 19, 2008 07:37 AM EDT --
I haven't done as many storage unit auctions yet this year as I usually do, but I've been enjoying estate auctions instead. You can find some great antiques and vintage collectibles. . . .
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March 05, 2009 08:26 AM EST --
I've been away from Gather for a while, but I'm dropping back in for a while. Hello to all my old friends, and new friends--sorry I made you wait.
I've been busy writing dog . . .
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April 27, 2007 09:02 PM EDT --
Hello all. I have just opened a website featuring my art work. Please check it out at www.patrickstauffer.com. Any an all comments would be greatly appreciated.
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February 13, 2007 08:09 AM EST --
FIRED WITH PASSION - Contemporary Japanese Ceramics by Samuel J. Lurie and Beatrice L. Chang, photographs by Geoff Spear. Eagle Art Publishing, New York, NY. 2006. 245+xviii pages. $60.00 hardcover, ISBN . . .
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December 12, 2008 09:38 AM EST --
This is to remind my Gather friends in Duluth MN about the Holiday Sale at the Snoodle Gallery--you'll find great books, ornamental ceramic art, including tree ornaments, and original watercolors. . . .
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November 28, 2005 06:36 PM EST --
"The Artful Teapot". I did not think that a display of 250 teapots would be "my cup of tea" but to my great delight it was the highlight of the day.
The exhibition, from the . . .
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