tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13395161837020826192011-11-27T15:51:44.614-08:00Thought experiments are devices of the imagination used to investigate the nature of things....http://www.blogger.com/profile/06044686724449256388noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339516183702082619.post-78390826900238193912011-11-10T22:38:00.000-08:002011-11-16T08:07:47.407-08:00

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 have used before.My goals were to look for a nice transparent glaze with no craze, a buttery fat glaze, and a glaze with variation of colors.Majority of the usage of these glazes are for functional

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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 to another, 3 grade schools, one middle school, and 4 colleges. I never thought about how teachers would feel when we graduated.Only after had I become a teacher, my heart ached when these lovely

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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 this project. 1. the selection of the tar paper needs to be the thickest kind, often used for roofing not for sidings. 2. sketch a three dimensional form, and make a paper template for the form.

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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 born and studied in Illinois, the state where I have spent more than 6 years. Before seeing this exhibition, all I knew about his work was the signature crawl slips on platters and outdoor

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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, ABC; apple banana cranberry muffins, and is pretty healthy.Apple Banana Cranberry muffinsCake flour (I modified this to cake flour:all purpose flour 1:1) 2 cupsB. powder 1 TB. soda 1/2

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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 result of our firing before Thanksgiving.After burnishing, and a soft bisque firing, we wrapped our bisque wares in aluminum foil with varieties of organic matters.The aluminum foil acts as a

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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 taking ceramic classes in the early 90’s. During that time, I saw his work on posters and ceramic magazines.His earlier slab-constructed envelope vessels were manipulated in such way that the

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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 interesting stories to share about their lives and careers.I have had educators, artists, carpenters, nurses, dentists, housewives, financial advisers, engineers, professors, and architects, etc.Our

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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: "Does she talk much? She probably is shy now."Mother: "Yes, she talks a lot, in 3 languages."Doc: "Wow, that's wonderful! Does she draw circles? Oh, this is the last question." (apologetically)

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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 process of making my sculpture works. For more than a decade, this has been the way I make clay sculptures. I usually form the work, and try to make it perfect to reflect my idea at the state of

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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 past.With this technique, the clay surface is given an attractive gloss or soft sheen. The result of the work is often warm in texture, and irresistibly sensuous.I often get two extreme reactions when

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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 greenish, somewhat similar to the theme color used by Tiffany & Co. Specifically, I was uncomfortable with the color of the dinner plates. That color reminded me of the same color as a cold medicine I

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