Join me on a journey into the calm inducing clayart zeniverse Zen is a term that encapsulatesa feeling of peace, oneness, and enlightenment. It also describes a form of Buddhism in which meditation is used to remain present and non-judgmental. Zen is practiced diligently over a lifetime usi...
Yorigami was born into a family of ceramicists in Kyoto and his father specialized in making teaware. In the late 1940‘s, Yagi Kazuo formed the Sodeisha group which represented avant-garde ideals and looking beyond Japanese ceramic traditions. Yorigami joined this group and was influenced by ...
For making cupboards or tables for [the worship of] the Buddhas (this term includes all saints and deities), one can make use of black as well as red lacquered wood . . . Also the Japanese [style], which consists of leaving the wood in its natural untreated state, is most suitable an...
“After 100 years of making this ceramic the exhibit is a nice gesture. We are getting the recognition we deserve as Armenian artists, the first three families who came here and brought this art here which has become part of the art of Jerusalem,” said Karkashian, son of S...
The organizers are raising project funds for art-making workshops run by teens from the Community Arts Center and other outreach/education activities through Go Fund Me; please consider making a donation at gofundme.com/f/magazine-beach-community-tapestry. The Tapestry was awarded a start-up grant...
“Maureen has played that difficult role of being my most valued critic, and at the same time the love of my life. It is easy for me, and probably very difficult for her. She has always been there in the background making sure that I take the high road, and encouraging me to live...
Carroll, Lynda 1999 Could’ve Been a Contender: The Making and Breaking of “China” in the Ottoman Empire.International Journal of Historical Archaeology3(3):177–190. Google Scholar Carroll, Lynda 2000 Towards an Archaeology of Non-Elite Consumption in Late Ottoman Anatolia. InA Historical Archa...
Carlos learned pottery making from his step-grandmother, Daisy Hooee, by observing and listening to his grandmother and what she had to say about pottery making. It was the same way with his aunt Jennie Laate. Carlos has been making pottery since 1989, and his technique continues to improve...