Bauer Pottery
In 1996 when I went to my boyfriend's house for dinner for the first time, I was delighted by the dishes he used, but had an interesting feeling about the dinner ware of his choice. It was blue...
View ArticleBurnishing is not burnishing~1
It is undeniable that clay is one of the most tactile media.One of the techniques for surface treatment is called burnishing.Burnishing on clay objects was used in almost all of the cultures in the...
View ArticleLife is beta
I love this title. Having this idea in mind, I feel relaxed. It is from What Would Google Do?by Jeff Jarvis, which I read recently. Isn't it so true? Life is a series of experiments, and same as the...
View ArticleA Circle
Last week I took my three year old for a physical exam. The pediatrician did all the routine exams for about 15 minutes, and reported that every thing looked fine.At the end, we had little chat.Doc:...
View ArticleMy dear students
In the past 10 years, I have had many interesting students in my ceramic classes that are part of the continuing education program.Some of my students are funny characters, and some of them have...
View ArticleAkio Takamori at James Harris gallery
The reception for Akio Takamori was one week before Thanksgiving at the James Harris gallery.This is the third time I have seen him and his work. I have admired his creative ability since I started...
View ArticleBurnishing is not burnishing~2
In previous article about burnishing, I have briefly explained about the process of burnishing, and the result after firing. In this one, I will show the process of preparation before firing and the...
View ArticleApple Banana Cranberry *ABC*
I love simple recipes, both in food and in ceramics. If I could make this work with fewer ingredients, why should I try to figure out one with a long list?Here we go, this is one of my favorate recipe,...
View ArticleRobert Sperry
Before coming to the state of Washington, I thought I was going to see Robert Sperry's hometown. Not until I went to see his retrospective exhibition at the Bellevue Arts Museum, had I realized he was...
View ArticleTar paper project
Since fall quarter, 2009, I had added the tar paper as one of our projects. Susanne learned this fun, easy, and quick technique from other workshops. Therefore, she was designated as the instructor for...
View ArticleOur last saggar firing 5/2010
It is my 11th year teaching in the State of Washington.School starts just like every thing else, and it ends as usual.When I was a student, I look forward to the breaks. I transferred from one school...
View Article2232℉ TEST
In the beginning of 2011, I started the first batch of glaze testing.At that time, most of my technical and reference books were still packed in storage.I found 4 base glazes in which some of them I...
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