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Bells Toll for Ceramist Toshiko Takaezu

March 23, 2011
Bells Toll for Ceramist Toshiko Takaezu

“I never had the sense of myself as an accomplished artist, and I always had to work three times as hard as anyone else to make my pieces as good as they could be. I am never completely satisfied. There always seems to be something just beyond my reach.” Japanese-American ceramist, sculptor and weaver Toshiko…

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Obituary of Glenn Nelson: Artist, mentor and author

March 6, 2011
Obituary of Glenn Nelson: Artist, mentor and author

“Clay is the very common but unique material that makes ceramics possible.” — Glenn Nelson. Yesterday, I came upon Mr. Nelson’s obituary from the Tweed Museum of Art site. His seminal work, Ceramics: A Potter’s Handbook, was my bible at university and it remains a terrific resource for me. Glenn Nelson was such an important…

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