The Journal of Modern Craft

The Journal of Modern Craft offers academic perspectives on all aspects of craft within the condition of modernity, from the mid-19th century to the present day, without geographical or disciplinary boundary. The journal is published 3 times a year by Berg Publishers

Sergei Isupov

Sergei Isupov's porcelain sculptures are figurative, surreal, and often autobiographical. Sometimes combining both animal and human aspects, Isupov's sculptures contrast detailed black and white renderings of people and hybrid animals with colorfully glazed sections. 

 

 

 

Natalya Pinchuk

"I am continuously enlivened by the roles adornment plays in mediating bodies within social interactions. Each time I become bored with this body of work or feel a bit silly about the pursuit, I encounter jolts of inspiration in the media drama of American sexual scandals surrounding conservatively clad politicians."

Natalya Pinchuk

A Gathering of the Tribes

A Gathering of the Tribes is an arts and cultural organization dedicated to excellence in the arts from a diverse perspective. Located on the Lower East Side of New York City, Tribes has been in existence since 1991.

Rosemarie Benedikt

Rosemarie Benedikt ceramic made my day!
Please, take a look at her joyful creatures.

Great resource for ceramic on Etsy:  Etsy Mud Team

Fong Choo, miniature teapots.

Very interesting video from Fong Choo's workshop by the canderso


Be ready to spend some time, there are four volumes in real time videos, but it is worth watching them all. You will find great tips for working with porcelain.
Singapore-born  american potter from Louisville, Kentucky, creates miniature sculptural teapots reminiscent of the Yixing style pottery, dating to the 14th Century.
I was so inspired by his work, that I made my own little porcelain teapots and here they are!

Workshop at Taiwan Ceramics Biennale

Workshop by Chien-Chih WU at the Taiwan Ceramics Biennale 08.
Some of Linda Mau's student from De Anza have experimented using a similar technique for her sculpture. Of course we do not have 3D modeling software in our studio, but otherwise this video will be very helpful.
Chien-Chih's work depicts stages of a fall of an invisible water bottle. During this process, he captures the instantaneous dynamic states of a liquid in a closed vessel at different moments in time in order to reproduce the bottle's outer form. By this means he provides the viewers with another angle for seeing things.

WIND OF ZEN

Presentation and workshop with Shoko Kazama

Shoko Kazama is the official calligrapher of Zen temple Kencho-ji in Kamakura, Japan. Kenchoji ranks first among Kamakura’s Five Great Zen temples and is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan, dating back to 1253. This is Ms. Kazama's second exhibit/tour in the United States.

Saturday, November 14, 2009
2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
(same event repeated twice)
Palo Alto Art Center

Studios A/B
1313 Newell Road
Palo Alto, CA, 94303
Free admission
Supported by the Consulate General of Japan
RSVP and questions to Yoriko Kishimoto at ykishimoto@earthlink.net.

Every year in the middle of summer in a tiny village of Filimonovo near Tula the Polyana Ceramic Festival is held. Translated from Russian, "polyana" means meadow, and what a beautiful and peaceful place that is. But since the village doesn't get a lot of visitors throughout the year, there is not even a paved road that leads there. But in the good old days, nearly a century ago, Filimonovo was very famous for its potters. Today, Konstantin Kehadi, a local ceramic artist and the festival organizer, is trying to revive the old craftsmanship by bringing together potters from other ceramic centers across Russia and passing the love for traditional crafts to children. Picturesque meadow by the river glistening under the summer sun - one couldn't find a better place to meet old friends and learn about traditional Russian folk art. 

Children are wedging clay for the pit kiln.

   

Old fashion pit kiln.  Ceramic toys are  piled on the metal grate (there are 4 chambers in the ground underneath for the airflow). Firewood will be stacked directly on top of the  ceramics,  and everything  covered up with about 20 layers of paper soaked in the slip. Finally,  the tall chimney will be build on top of the kiln. On the second picture Konstantin Kehady is unloading the kiln.

    Filimonovo ceramic toys

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Exhibition at Works, San Jose

My sculpture "Ancient Fish" is on display at the Works Members Exhibition "All for One… "

Closing Reception is next week on November 6, 2009!