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MINO BLACKS
You will have heard of Shino and Oribe if you have been following this blog regularly (if not please consider subscribing) and know SHINO uses a feldspathic glaze that turns anything from clear to white to reds in combination...
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Vietnamese white ware ceramics
Well cream and ivory and not the perfect shiny white of chinese whiteware but still of interest.
this is probably a white slip over stoneware with a clear glaze.
the ewers on the book cover are a...
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More about Qingbai
for Wilson Pon and others.
Yes Wilson Qingbai is SONG!
Now Ding ware and Qingbai use similar shapes but the first known Qingbai piece dates back to a Northern Song era tomb dated at 986 a. d. and continued into the...
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QINGBAI
Qingbai is the name given to a Chinese kiln style of objects with glazes with delicate tints ranging from cream and ivory to light blues and greens.
Here's some pics for you to enjoy!
I hope you are cos it took me hours and hours of...
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Lovely DING
Of all the kinds of whiteware the Chinese from the first Xing pieces up to De Hua ware and beyond the finest tradition is that of the Ding kilns.
A quick note : in older books you may find Ding referred to as Ting. Ding is also...
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Functional Pottery
Form and Aesthetic in Pots of Purpose
Robin Hopper
This is an essential reference book for teachers and students.
Every school or arts centre that teaches ceramics should have a copy of this work.
It covers the...
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Chinese White ware
It's not just "Porcelain"
Actually a lot of what people think is porcelain is actually a blend of porcelain and stoneware grade clays. Even the whitest porcelain usually seems to have some kind of clear glaze.
The white...
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Wood-fired Ceramic Contemporary Practice
Coll Minogue and Robert Sanderson 2000
Coll Minogue has written a variety of useful and excellent works on cermaics and cermaic skills and has the gift of writing about both the aesthetics and...
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Two Shino Test Bowls
No these are not meant to be brilliant works of craft.
These are two test bowls also known as pinch pots used to test glazes and develop glazing skills. I thought it worthwhile to share the image cos they also show...
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This kit was published in 2006.
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Remember granny's white crocheted shawl? Here is an updated version, Lion Brand Yarn's Splendid Triangle Shawl knitting pattern, published in 2008.
Would anyone wear this? Or are shawls too grannyish?
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This pattern was published in 2003.
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This leaflet was published in 1994.
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This leaflet was published in 1992.
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These are crocheted from 100% cotton worsted weight yarn.
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USE THIS HALLOWEEN ART TO CREATE GREETING CARDS OR USE AS CLIP ART ON YOUR WEBSITE
TOMBSTONE SAYINGS
Remember man, as you walk by, As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, so shall you be, Remember this and follow me.
-- Tombstone...
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This book was published in 1995.
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These are crocheted with 100% "dishcloth" cotton.
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This pattern was published in 2004.
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