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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The eBook tells the story of the development of an autobiographical garden as an idea resource for much of my work in clay over a 36 year period. About 80% of the images are about the garden. The remainder show images of claywork directly influenced by the garden. The garden has been featured in many magazines, books and television programs. People have asked me to write a book about it for years. Now that I am retired as a maker of ceramic art after 60 years, I have finally had time to do it.</span><br />
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I can't believe that it is well over a year since I wrote my last blog at this site. The site has been busier since I stopped than it ever was while I was doing it. I've looked in occasionally. I quit because I found it difficult to keep up with and I had so little response for the amount of time it took me. Imagine my surprise to see it still going strong! I was silent for about four months and then found Facebook and established an educational page there. I could carry on there and get some degree of feedback. I did one or two postings per week, mainly on ceramic topics, and, almost every weekend, did a posting on the ANGLOJAPANADIAN garden at 'Chosin Pottery, an on going art work that I've been working on for 36 years. Many people asked me if I would do a book on the garden and the work that has been inspired by it. I'm happy to say that I'm about 90% through doing an eBook on the garden. With any luck, it will be up and running by mid-December 2014. It is choc-a-bloc with gorgeous images of the internationally recognized garden that I designed and built, to give myself a permanent, but continually changing, source of ideas and inspiration. I will post the information when I have more details of publication date. Meanwhile, you can get further information on my Facebook Page. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> OF MY FOURTH BOOK, </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">THERE WILL BE MANY CHANGES REFLECTING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, AS THE FIRST EDITION WAS WRITTEN TEN YEARS AGO. OBSERVATIONS OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING THEN AND DEVELOPMENTS SINCE, OPENS MANY NEW DOORS FOR EXPLORATION. WITH LUCK, IT SHOULD BE PUBLISHED IN SUMMER 2015</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">MARBLED EARTHENWARE WARE BOWL - TANG DYNASTY CHINA - 660AD - 920AD</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">THE ABOVE BOWL IS FROM THE EARLIEST EXAMPLES OF MARBLED WARE MADE BY THE POTTERS OF THE TANG DYNASTY. THE PATTERNING WAS MADE BY LAMINATING DIFFERENT NATURAL CLAYS, THEN TWISTING, FLATTENING AND PRESSING INTO A MOLD THAT HAS PROBABLY BEEN FIRED TO A LOW TEMPERATURE TO STRENGTHEN IT</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">MAY BE NATURAL CLAYS OF DIFFERENT COLORS, OR THEY MAY BE LIGHT COLORED CLAYS THAT HAVE BEEN TINTED WITH COLORANTS TO CREATE A WIDER RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">LAMINATING COLORED CLAYS FOR AGATEWARE AND NERIAGE - SAME PROCESS, DIFFERENT LANGUAGE. AGATEWARE IS THE ENGLISH TERM AND NERIAGE IS THE JAPANESE TERM.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">DIFFERENT COLORED CLAYS ARE CUT INTO SLICES AND SLAPPED TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE TRAPPED AIR. DEPENDING ON HOW THE DIRECTION OF THE LAMINATES ARE PRESSED TOGETHER THE PATTERN WILL BE CONTROLLED. IF THE LAMINATIONS ARE PLACED VERTICALLY ON THE WHEEL THE PATTERNS WILL LIKELY BE FINE AND LACY. IF PLACED HORIZONTALLY, THEY WILL LIKELY BE BOLD. PATTERNS MADE THIS WAY WILL ALWAYS BE RANDOM. </span></td></tr>
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PORCELAIN AGATEWARE BOWL BY THE AUTHOR, WITH LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE AND WHITE CLAYS LAMINATED AND PLACED ON THE WHEEL DIAGONALLY. FLUTED WHEN LEATHER HARD. ELECTRIC FIRED TO CONE 8</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I think it is a young Rhesus Monkey but I'm not 100% sure! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Could be a Capuchin Monkey, but I've never seen one at that age.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">RH - SALT-GLAZED PORCELAIN<br />AGATEWARE<br />BUD VASE </span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">The previous posting on this blog told the story of MISSA, an artist-conceived and run organization.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">MISSA is generally in session annually during June and the first two weeks of July. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">The Southern tip of Vancouver island has a maritime, mediterranean climate, conducive to many outdoor activities in the arts. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><u>SECOND WEEKEND AND WEEK TWO </u></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">VINCENT MASSEY - THROWING THE ALTERED FORM </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">SANDRA DOLPH - LANDSCAPES/SEASCAPES </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">LARRY AGUILAR - RAKU: A NEW APPROACH </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">LORNE LOOMER - BRUSH EXPLORATIONS </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">CORRE ALICE - ABSTRACTION IN OILS </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">HEATHER KEENAN - OIL STICKS </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">JULIA LOWTHER - ADVANCED CHAIN JEWELRY </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">SHARRON MILLSTEIN - PHOTOGRAPHY </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">DALE ROBERTS - ENVIRONMENTAL ART</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">VINCE PITELKA - COLOURED CLAY VENEERS </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">CATHERINE GILL - COLOUR AND DESIGN </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">JANICE MASON STEVES - ABSTRACT PAINTING </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">TONY BOUNSALL - MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">PETER WEST CAREY - TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"> SHANNON WARDROPER - TEXTILE COLLAGE </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"> ALAIN COSTAZ - PLEIN AIR PRINTMAKING </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"> NANCY MEGAN CORWIN - CHASING AND REPOUSSE</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"> I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE STORY OF MISSA BEFORE. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">MOST OT THIS POSTING IS IMAGES OF THE SUMMER SCHOOL, THE EXCITEMENT THAT TAKES PLACE THERE </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">AND THE MANY COURSE VARIETIES THAT ARE OFFERED. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #e06666;">AS PROMISED A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK, MY NEXT POSTING WILL BE ON AGATE WARE AND COLOURED CLAY WORKING METHODS. WITH ALL THE INTERRUPTIONS, I CAN'T POSSIBLY GIVE YOU A DATE FOR THIS POSTING. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, JUST KEEP CHECKING IN. THE ONE OAFTER THAT WILL LIKELY BE THE GARDEN IN LATE SUMMER.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #274e13;">THE CONCEPT BEHIND MISSA WAS BASED ON A VISIT TO MacGREGOR COLLEGE, TOOWOOMBA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, WHERE I WAS INVITED TO BE A VISITING INTERNATIONAL GUEST ARTIST IN SUMMER 1983. THEY USED A COLLEGE CAMPUS THAT WASN'T BEING USED IN THE SUMMER FOR REGULAR PROGRAM AND RAN A SUMMER ART SCHOOL WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF COURSES. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #274e13;"> I HAD LONG THOUGHT OF STARTING MY OWN CERAMICS PROGRAM AT MY OWN STUDIO, BUT WAS ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THE LOGISTICS END OF THINGS. WHERE WOULD STUDENTS STAY, EAT, etc.,? ABOUT FOUR MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME NEAR BEAUTIFUL CITY OF VICTORIA, ON SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND, IN THE VILLAGE OF METCHOSIN, WAS THE BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS OF PEARSON COLLEGE. IT IS SET LIKE A SMALL HAMLET ON THE SIDE OF PEDDER BAY INLET. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #274e13;"> I FOUND OUT THAT THEY RENTED OUT SPACE IN THE SUMMER TIME. I TALKED TO THE ORIGINAL DIRECTOR AND ASKED HOW MANY STUDENTS WOULD BE NEEDED TO OPEN THE DORMS, CLASSROOMS AND DINING HALL AND RUN ART COURSES. TWENTY FIVE, I WAS TOLD - TOO MANY FOR ME. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #274e13;"> VICTORIA IS HOME TO MANY INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS, WRITERS, POETS, AND MUSICIANS. I GOT A SMALL NUMBER OF THEM TOGETHER OVER WINE AND CHEESE AND TOLD THEM I WAS THINKING OF STARTING A HIGH-DISCIPLINED SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM AND ASKED OF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN JOINING ME. MY WIFE, JUDI DYELLE, WOULD ACT AS ADMINISTRATOR. THE ANSWER WAS POSITIVE. I WORKED OUT HOW IT MIGHT WORK, CONTRACTED WITH PEARSON COLLEGE AND IN 1984, THE METCHOSIN INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS WAS BORN WITH FOUR TWO-WEEK COURSES. RONA MURRAY TAUGHT CREATIVE WRITING, CAROLE SABISTON TAUGHT FIBER ARTS, FLEMMING JORGENSEN TAUGHT PAINTING AND I TAUGHT CERAMIC GLAZE AND COLOR DEVELOPMENT. WE ADVERTISED A VERY SPECIALIZED CHILKAT WEAVING COURSE WITH CHERYL SAMUEL, BUT DIDN'T GET ENOUGH STUDENTS TO SIGN UP. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AFTER PUBLICATION OF HER BOOK "THE CHILKAT DANCING BLANKET", WE RAN THE FULL COURSE WITH MANY INDIGENOUS ARTISTS PARTICIPATING. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #274e13;">THE CALIBER OF INSTRUCTORS, THE DEDICATION OF THE STUDENTS - MANY OF THEM PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS LOOKING FOR NEW DIRECTIONS OR UPGRADING OF OLD ONES, THE SMALL SIZED CLASSES, THE COURSE DISCIPLINES BEING OFFERED, IN A VENUE THAT IS AS CLOSE TO PARADISE AS CAN LIKELY BE FOUND, BROUGHT 53 STUDENTS THE FIRST YEAR. THIS YEAR - 2013 - THERE WERE 40 COURSES AND A TOTAL OF OVER 400 PARTICIPANTS FROM FAR AND WIDE.THIS BLOG REFERS TO THE FIRST WEEK OF DIVERSE PROGRAMS. MY NEXT BLOG POSTING WILL SHOW ACTIVITIES OF THE SECOND WEEK.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Board Member - volunteer - Betty Burroughs plays many roles at MISSA and has been there almost since the beginning.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Techie WALLA WALLA KEITH (moldmaking with Mavis Mooney</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">SAM DICKIE - </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #38761d;">AS THE LARGEST SINGLE FACULTY, THE CERAMICS PROGRAM IS CO-ORDINATED BY MEIRA MATHESON, FORMER MISSA DIRECTOR AND C.E.O.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #38761d;">CLAUDIA LORENZ - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #38761d;">PHOTOGRAPHY</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: #38761d; font-size: large;">LANA WILSON - CERAMICS</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">THROWING STUDIO - POTTERY AS EXPRESSION</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">SHOEBOX STUDIO TWO</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> INNOVATIVE HANDBUILDING PLUS COLOUR</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #274e13; font-size: large;">AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE, OUR LARGE ANGLOJAPANADIAN GARDEN IS MY BIGGEST SOURCE OF IDEAS AND INSPIRATION, FROM POTS TO GLAZE PAINTINGS ON PC SUBSTRATES.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #274e13; font-size: large;">ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE WAY THROUGH THE GARDEN IS WHAT I CALL "THE EQUATORIAL ARCH". IT SPANS THE POINT WHERE FULL SHADE BECOMES FULL SUN. ON THE SOUTH SIDE, LOOKING THROUGH THE ARCH, THE VISIBLE PLANTINGS ARE ALL IN SHADES OF YELLOW - INSPIRED BY SUNLIGHT. ON THE NORTH SIDE THE COLORS OF VEGETATION IS ALMOST ENTIRELY IN SHADE, USING DARK GREEN AND BLUE GREEN TO EMPHASIZE THE YELLOW COLOR THROUGH THE ARCH, BECOMING PART OF THE "TONGUE -IN-CHEEK"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #38761d; font-size: large;">TO THE RIGHT OF THE ARCH IS A TOTEM PILLAR MADE FROM RECYCLED WOOD PILINGS AND ALUMINUM SHEET BY MY FRIEND AND MIXED-MEDIA ARTIST FLEMMING JORGENSEN. THE LARGE-LEAFED PLANT IN FRONT IS JAPANESE COLTSFOOT.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #38761d; font-size: large;">I ENJOY THIS GARDEN DETAIL AND DECIDED TO MAKE INTERPRETIVE GLAZE PAINTINGS FROM IT. FIRST, I MADE SOME LOOSE, BRUSH AND INK DRAWINGS. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #93c47d;">ARTISTIC LICENCE CAN BE USED TO INTERPRET IN WHATEVER COLOR AHD TEXTURE RANGE DEEMED DESIRABLE BY THE ARTIST. IT CAN BE FIRED AT WHATEVER TEMPERATURE THE GLAZES REQUIRE AND CAN BE DOWN-FIRED TO USE GLAZES THAT MATURE AT A LOWER TEMPERATURE FOR DETAILS, SUCH AS THE CHROME RED LEAD GLAZE AT CONE 010.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #e06666; font-size: large;">My medical team have again told me that I have to keep off the keyboard! So I regret to announce that this will be my last posting of this blog. I have had a good time doing it. Here are some of the images I was planning to use in this posting. It was to be about agate ware.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: cyan; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I SEEM TO BE SLOWED TO ALMOST A STANDSTILL BY ALL THE FOLK WHO WANT TO BE FRIENDS ON KlubFAB! NICE BUT VERY TIME-CONSUMING.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: blue; color: cyan; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I thought I should share some of the beauty that I am surrounded by and has given me both pleasure and decoration ideas for many years.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: cyan; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #76a5af; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: cyan; color: #134f5c; font-size: small;">THIS YEAR'S CROP IS THE BEST EVER. THE WILD OREGON LILY IS NOW IN BLOOM</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red; font-size: large;">MANY THINGS GOT IN THE WAY THIS WEEK SO I COULDN'T GET THIS ONE FINISHED. IT WILL PROBABLY BE READY IN A FEW DAYS.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red; font-size: large;">When I look at the images and info that I have, this Blog Subject area will be several postings. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red; font-size: large;">Since spring here is already bursting at the seams, there will also likely be some garden visuals.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #9fc5e8;">I WAS SO INTENT ON GETTING THE LAST POSTING DONE, THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN THAT MY OLDER DAUGHTER KAREN WAS COMING TO VISIT FOR THE WEEK OF SPRING BREAK. SO I DIDN'T GET THE PLANNED "AGATEWARE" POSTING DONE. SINCE KAREN WAS COMING TO SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND TO AVOID THE HIGH SNOW CONCENTRATION BACK EAST IN ONTARIO AND SEE SOME OF WHAT IS IN BLOOM IN OUR BALMY. PACIFIC NORTHWEST. FOR THOSE OF YOU CURRENTLY MISSING THE SPRING I THOUGHT I WOULD SHOW YOU WHAT IS IN BLOOM TODAY.</span></span><br />
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MAHONIA Japonica - SWEET CHARITY with VARIEGATED BAMBOO </td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #9fc5e8; color: white; font-size: large;">THIS IS JUST A LITTLE TASTER OF SPRING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AS A GARDENER, THIS AREA OFFERS THE WIDEST RANGE OF PLANTS THAT IS POSSIBLE TO GROW IN NORTH AMERICA.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f6b26b;">DENDRITIC LIMESTONE WITH TREE OR FERN-LIKE PATTERNS </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f6b26b;">(DENDRITES) </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f6b26b;">NATURALLY OCCURRING THROUGH ACIDIC SOLUTIONS PLUS NATURAL PIGMENTS LIKE IRON, MANGANESE SEEPING THEIR WAY INTO SEDIMENTARY ALKALINE ROCK STRATA. IT MIGHT TAKE HUNDREDS OF YEARS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IN NATURE. IN HARDER, METAMORPHIC, ROCK FORMS THESE DENDRITIC FORMATIONS BECOME THE GEMSTONE CALLED MOSS AGATE.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f6b26b;"><br /><br />MOCHAWARE IMITATES THIS PHENOMENON IN A MATTER OF SECONDS BY USING THE PRINCIPLE OF ACID-ALKALI REACTION. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #783f04; font-size: large;">I GET INSPIRED BY HISTORICAL WORK, ADAPT TO MY OWN FORM CONCEPTS AND INTERPRET THE IDEAS ACCORDINGLY. I THEN HOPE TO COME UP WITH PURELY PERSONAL OBJECTS. THE FORMS ARE MAINLY LIMITED TO VARIATIONS ON GEOMETRY, CIRCLES, OVALS, PARABOLAS, SQUARES AND RECTANGLES.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f6b26b; font-size: large;">THE WAY THAT I WORK IS TO FIRST FIND OUT ALL THAT I CAN ABOUT THE PROCESS AND ITS GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS. I THEN DECIDE WHAT COLORS OF SLIP AND DIFFUSIONS I WANT TO WORK WITH AND TEST THEM UNTIL I HAVE WHAT I WANT. THE OBJECTS ARE THEN MADE AND WHEN LEATHER HARD THE SLIP WORK AND DIFFUSIONS ARE DONE. WITH PRACTICE, ONE CAN MAKE DIFFUSIONS THAT EITHER LOOK LIKE ONE TREE OR A WHOLE LANDSCAPE. SINCE I USE HIGH-FIRED VITREOUS PORCELAIN, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO GLAZE THE SURFACE.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">MOCHA DIFFUSIONS is a little known technique of surface decoration developed and used in the Southwest of England, and subsequently brought to parts of Eastern North America, particularly Canada by itinerant, immigrant, European potters. It was only done on wares of a simple functional nature, and on forms that were simple in shape, such as mugs, bowl, jugs, chamber pots, etc. The name has nothing to do with coffee, but is derived from the word MECCA, the centre of the Muslium world, in Saudi Arabia. It is from here that the finest Moss Agate gemstones come. These gemstones show the veined patterns reminiscent of trees or ferns. The slow evolution by which these are formed in nature is called Dendritic Formation, where acidic solutions, usually colored with manganese or iron, have permeated between layers of alkaline sedimentary rock. Compression and geothermal heating has hardened the stone into a gem quality.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: large;"> In nature these patterns may take hundreds of years to develop. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">In ceramics, the process is done in seconds. It is quite a simple process but demands exact timing and viscosity control. As with the natural occurrences, it depends on a reaction between acid and alkali. It has to be done on wet to leather hard clay – I prefer leather hard - that hasn’t started to change color in drying. The timing refers to the state of dryness that exists. If the pot is too dry, it might well crack or split; too wet, and it might sag or slump. The viscosity refers to the thickness of the slip coating which is used - too thick and the acid/color mix will not move, too thin and it will run excessively and become blurred. With experience it is quite easy to control.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">MOCHA DIFFUSIONS was traditionally done on both red and white earthenware, but may be done on almost any clay body at almost any temperature. Clays that have a high degree of sand, grog or lignite in them are sometimes prone to cracking. From my experience, a smooth clay body with a high degree of Ball Clay or Plastic Kaolin such as Edgar Plastic Kaolin is the most ideal. All clays and slips are primarily alkaline, a basic necessity for the reaction to take place with the acidic Mocha “tea” or vinegar mix.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Various slip recipes are good, the most important ingredient being a high percentage of ball clay. A basic recipe which will fit most bodies and which can easily be colored with stains or various oxides would be; BALL CLAY 75, KAOLIN 10, SILICA 10, FELDSPAR 5. I have taught this process all over the world and you can use any ball clay, any feldspar, any kaolin and any 200 mesh silica, flint or quartz. They will all work. This slip is good on most clay bodies from cone 04 to 12, in any atmosphere. The thickness should be like double cream, or room temperature 10 W 30 motor oil. A liquified porcelain clay slip will not usually work well since a porcelain body usually contains a maximum of 50% plastic clay material, the remainder being non-plastic fluxes and fillers such as feldspars and silica.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The mixture that is used to form the patterns is called “Mocha Tea”. It was originally made by boiling tobacco leaves and forming a thick sludge that was then thinned with water, and mixed with color to apply. It probably originated by pottery decorators chewing tobacco while they worked, and spitting in the paint pot, creating a murky brew. However, nicotine solutions are only a form of mild acid, and any form of mild acid will work, such as citric acid, lemon juice, urine, coffee, or vinegar, particularly natural apple-cider vinegar, which is what I always use. The mix is made by making a solution of acid, mixed with colorant. Most colorants work quite well, although carbonates or stains are usually better than oxides, since they are usually a physically lighter precipitate than oxides. Heavy materials such as black copper oxide, black cobalt oxide and red iron oxide do not work well, since the acid can’t adequately hold the color in suspension. If you want to use iron, either use black Iron oxide or yellow ocher. If the colorant is gritty the grit will sink to the bottom of the mix and impede movement. A ratio of about 1 heaping teaspoon of color to a quarter cup of mild acid is usually a good starting point. However, a good deal of individual testing has to be done to get the two liquids to work together to create significant dendritic formations or diffusions, and to make things to work correctly.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The leather hard pot is dipped, brushed or poured with slip. While the surface is still wet, and before it has begun to lose its shine, the acid/color mix is dripped or trailed into it. It is best done using a well-loaded brush held just touching the slip. If the viscosity of the slip, and the acid/color mix is right then the feathering pattern will take place quite naturally, as the acid eats a fern-like pathway through the slip pulling the colorant with it. Traditionally, the surface is coated with a thin coat of clear glaze, or clear, colored glaze, but this might cause the color to bleed out or become absorbed into the glaze, particularly at temperatures above cone 4. I prefer to use the technique on high-fired wares that do not need to be glazed, and have been doing it that way for over 50 years. It is a technique that usually takes a while to get used to, but can give interesting results when used sensitively. It can also be done quite easily on once-fired glazes, providing that they have enough ball clay in them.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #e69138; font-size: large;">MANY THANKS TO ALL THOSE READERS WHO SENT COMMENTS TO MY LAST POSTING. THE NET RESULT IS THAT I HAVE DROPPED THE "MAYBE" IN FAVOUR (FAVOR) OF "DEFINITELY" IN RELATION TO CONTINUING MY BLOG. TRUTH IS THAT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A TEACHER. HAVING TO QUIT WORKING AND TEACHING BECAUSE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS HAS BEEN A REAL BUMMER, AS I STILL HAVE A LOT OF MATERIAL THAT I WANT TO SHARE. I DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY OR STAMINA TO WRITE ANOTHER BOOK, SO THE BLOG IS MY BEST REMAINING AVENUE FOR BENDING MINDS AND FILLING GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE. I WILL ALSO BE ENLISTING HELP FROM OTHER EDUCATIONAL SPECIALSTS TO LIGHTEN MY LOAD.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #e69138; font-size: large;">ONE AREA OF MY STUDIO WORK FOR ABOUT 50 YEARS HAS BEEN A LITTLE KNOWN SLIPWARE PROCESS CALLED "MOCHA DIFFUSIONS". I HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT IT IN BOOKS AND MAGAZINES AND DEMONSTRATED IT IN VIDEO FORMAT AND WORKSHOPS OVER A LARGE PART OF THE WORLD. I STILL GET A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING ABOUT IT, SO THIS POSTING WILL HOPEFULLY BE SOMEWHERE I CAN FORWARD QUESTIONERS TO. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #e69138; font-size: large;">TRADITIONALLY IT IS AN EARTHENWARE PROCESS BUT CAN EASILY ADAPTED TO WORKING AT ANY ATMOSPHERE AND IN ANY TYPE OF FIRING. IT IS AN EASY DECORATIVE PROCESS TO DO BUT TIMING AND VISCOSITY ARE THE ESSENCE. </span></div>
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GRASShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446948676288639898noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8443145001651691248.post-16230102202950765432013-03-06T14:48:00.001-08:002013-03-06T14:49:09.722-08:00Back in the Saddle again! MAYBE!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-size: large;">I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF MONTHS OFF FROM MY BLOG POSTINGS FOR HEALTH REASONS, BUT I'M THINKING OF LAUNCHING OFF AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTACTED ME ABOUT CONTINUING IN A CHANGED FORMAT. I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR ENERGY TO POST AS I DID FOR MOST OF LAST YEAR. MY THOUGHTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #e06666; font-size: large;">CONGRATULATIONS TO MY IDENTICAL TWIN GRANDDAUGHTERS, ROBYN AND KAYLA, WHO BECAME 21 TODAY. THEY WERE BORN ON THE LAST NIGHT OF NCECA IN PHILADELPHIA. TONIGHT, THEIR BROTHER BEN RECEIVES A GOOD SIZED SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIS EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCES.</span></div>
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GRASShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446948676288639898noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8443145001651691248.post-8094670533206707812012-12-30T21:00:00.000-08:002012-12-30T21:00:01.592-08:00DRAWING TO A CLOSE!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f4cccc; color: #cc0000;"> MOST OF THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN LESS THAN ENJOYABLE WITH VARIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT HAVE ALMOST CUT THE ABILITY TO DO THINGS TO ZILCH. WHEN PARTS OF THE OLD BODY GIVE UP FROM USE, ABUSE OR MISUSE, I TRY TO SMILE AND MOVE ON TO A NEW DIRECTION IN MY ARTS, EXPAND AND EXPLORE SOMETHING NEW. I ALWAYS COME BACK TO MY FINAL T- SHIRT MESSAGE AND THE CLOSING STATEMENT OF MY FIRST BOOK,</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #e06666; color: white; font-size: large;">I'VE ALWAYS HAD SEVERAL THINGS ON THE GO AT THE SAME TIME. I ACHIEVED A LOT BUT AT QUITE A COST TO HEALTH. I'M NOW DOWN TO JUST TWO - WRITING AND GLAZE PAINTING. I WILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS I HAVE THE ENERGY AND HAND CONTROL THAT I NEED. TODAY IS THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG. IT HAS MAINLY BEEN A PLEASURE, TOUCHED WITH FRUSTRATION FROM LACK OF A DIALOG. LIKE THE TOPSY-TURVY LIFE I'VE HAD, THIS MIGHT BE THE LAST POSTING, BUT THEN AGAIN, IT MIGHT NOT!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-size: large;">THIS IS MY THIRD AND LAST BLOG ON THE TOPIC OF BRUSHES AND BRUSHWORK. IT DEALS WITH THE VARIETY OF LARGE BRUSHES THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR LAYING DOWN LARGE SWEEPS, OR WASHES OF COLOR. AS WITH MOST OTHER BRUSHES, EACH HAS BASICALLY THREE VARIATIONS OF MARK - TIP OR STIPPLE, </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-size: large;"> DEGREE OF CHARGE OF LIQUID. THE LARGER THE CHARGE, THE LONGER ONE CAN STROKE. YOU DON'T WANT TO RUN OUT OF WHATEVER THE LIQUID MIGHT BE HALFWAY THROUGH A STROKE, SO PICK THE BRUSH SIZE THAT ALLOWS A COMPLETE SWEEP. REPEATED BRUSHMARKS OVER A PREVIOUS ONE LOOK MESSY AND USUALLY CAN'T BE REMOVED. USING BRUSHES TAKES A LOT OF PRACTICE IN GAUGING THE AMOUNT OF LIQUID, THE CORRECT DEGREE OF PRESSURE AND THE SPEED OF MARK. WHEN APPLYING LIQUIDS TO CERAMIC SURFACES BY BRUSH, EACH STAGE - GREENWARE, BISQUE, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-size: large;">UNDERGLAZE AND ON-GLAZE - </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-size: large;"> WITH ONE'S HANDS. WHEN IT IS DONE WELL IT IS SPIRITED AND BEAUTIFUL AND LIFTS THE MUNDANE TO MAKE MAGIC. WHEN DONE CLUMSILY, BAD BRUSHWORK CAN WRECK THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FORM.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">THREE SIZES OF JAPANESE FUDE FOR BROAD STROKES. <br />SMALLER FUDES ARE USED FOR MID-SIZED BROAD STROKES</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> JAPANESE BROAD AND CHINESE MULTI-STEM FUDES FOR WASHES</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A RANGE OF LARGE BRUSHES</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">FOR VARIATIONS OF LARGE APPLICATION</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">HAKE BRUSH FOR WORKING WITH SLIPS IN A JAPANESE STYLE CALLED <b>HAKEME.</b> THIS IS ONE OF MANY VARIATIONS OF BRUSHES THAT MAKE COARSE OR TEXTURED MARKS. THEY ARE OFTEN JUST A HANDFUL OF TWIGS, PINE OR CEDAR BRANCHLETS. WITH THE COARSE SWEEPING MARKS AS BACKGROUND THEY ARE OFTEN OVERPAINTED WITH FINE BRUSHWORK.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-size: large;">THE VAST MAJORITY OF BRUSHES ARE MADE WITH FRAGILE ANIMAL HAIR OR FUR. ITS CARE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE BRUSH WORKING AT ITS BEST. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST CERAMIC SURFACES ARE FAIRLY ABRASIVE AND WEAR DOWN THE FINE TIPS OF HIGH QUALITY BRUSHES. WHEN NEW. THEY SHOULD BE CAREFULLY WASHED WITH WARM WATER TO REMOVE THE STARCH THAT HOLDS THEM TO A FINE POINT. THEY ARE BEST LEFT HANGING TO DRY. AFTER USE, THEY ARE BEST CLEANED DIRECTLY WITH A WARM SOAPY WATER SOLUTION AND THE COLOR OR GLAZE GENTLY MASSAGED OUT FROM THE BRUSH FERRULE TO THE TIP. ONCE CLEANED THEY SHOULD BE WASHED WITH TEPID WATER TO REMOVE ANY REMAINING SOAP RESIDUE. WHEN THEY ARE TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY, THEY WILL NORMALLY LAST FOR AN EXTENSIVE TIME, BUT CERTAINLY WILL DETERIORATE WITH TIME AND USAGE. THINK OF THEM AS AN INVESTMENT, AS THE BEST AMONG THEM COST QUITE A LOT OF MONEY, AND ARE OFTEN IRREPLACEABLE.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #b6d7a8; color: purple; font-size: large;">MY FAVORITE BRUSHES ARE THOSE THAT ARE HANDMADE, USING ROOSEVELT ELK HAIR AND MADE BY THE LATE KEITH LEBENZON FROM OREGON. THE BOB HOVEY BRUSH COMPANY ALSO MAKE HIGH QUALITY HANDMADE BRUSHES. IN MY OPINION, THE BEST PRODUCERS OF COMMERCIAL BRUSHES IS THE ROYAL BRUSH COMPANY OF MUNSTER, INDIANA. INFORMATION ON THESE PRODUCTS CAN EASILY BE FOUND ONLINE. WHEN BUYING HIGH QUALITY BRUSHES IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO TRY THEM BEFORE PURCHASING.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #f1c232; color: purple; font-size: large;">I STARTED THIS BLOG ON LAST NEW YEAR'S EVE. IT HAS KEPT ME VERY BUSY FOR THE INTERIM TIME ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T MATCH MY PERSONAL EXPECTATIONS WITH IT. THIS IS POSTING #93.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: red; color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"> FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white; font-size: large;">ABSENCE WAS THE BEST PRESENT</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white; font-size: large;">ALL THE VERY BEST OF THE SEASON</span></div>
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