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Mishima Inlay Using Ceramic Underglazes

March 16, 2011
Mishima Inlay Using Ceramic Underglazes

Mishima inlay is very attractive to me and I want to do more of it. This form of inlay does require a painstaking process using colored slips. First, I had to remove clay from the areas I wanted to inlay, then fill them with slip, let it absorb over time, then add more, etc. Finally,…

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Founder of the Bauhaus School & the TAC Tea Service

March 8, 2011
Founder of the Bauhaus School & the TAC Tea Service

Table of Contents Walter Gropius Bauhaus Movement Bauhaus School The Bauhaus Pottery TAC Tea Service ______________________________________________ 1. Walter Gropius “Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life, necessary for everyone in a civilized society.’ — Walter Gropius 2. Bauhaus…

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Ocarinas and Such…

January 22, 2011
Ocarinas and Such…

And now for something completely different! Did you have an ocarina when you were a kid…also known as a sweet potato? Well, I am going home today! Mom’s on the mend and music is in the air! Here are how-to sites for making ocarinas, starting with this one and moving to a second and third…

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Motawi Arts & Crafts Tiles

January 13, 2011

Today, I’m featuring my favorite group of artisans, Motawi Tileworks. Years ago, I learned about them in a magazine to which we subscribe, American Bungalow. I had been meaning to run something about them and you may have noticed them in my blogroll. They have a new write-up in the Winter 2010 issue of the…

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