tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33400749276020911802024-03-19T04:24:04.752-07:00Irish Ceramic Art ChinaIrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-14470062783238094882013-11-20T07:10:00.001-08:002013-11-20T07:10:31.002-08:00News from Mandy<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjg0IFAZTwGSStAGI0x5V9Bk1tMd6Z8SWo8jfHZ5OFHCulLpoujPPyQMahrfC-TfCVO7Hu7VrxgFCRuDae41HJRHxExlIKifPFY0oQVn7FRefBb7WCdWEKHhmxOufYINhyeBlctr-fr-k/s1600/2013_parslow_02_27x32x18_s-731003.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjg0IFAZTwGSStAGI0x5V9Bk1tMd6Z8SWo8jfHZ5OFHCulLpoujPPyQMahrfC-TfCVO7Hu7VrxgFCRuDae41HJRHxExlIKifPFY0oQVn7FRefBb7WCdWEKHhmxOufYINhyeBlctr-fr-k/s320/2013_parslow_02_27x32x18_s-731003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5948358898903289618" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaTVrNE4MQCD9YKFjVNnnyjsSdD7FMj8_ct6Ii52OXwfndGCZxbtJkVyVFkwOQ0ETVAdG4yyqSHfxjh95TLhtzvGEpqdrtetlztsjB-_am1BpwT0xSfQr95If6J7M9gNiIxTrjsYe5rw/s1600/2013_parslow_01_26x31x16_s-734069.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaTVrNE4MQCD9YKFjVNnnyjsSdD7FMj8_ct6Ii52OXwfndGCZxbtJkVyVFkwOQ0ETVAdG4yyqSHfxjh95TLhtzvGEpqdrtetlztsjB-_am1BpwT0xSfQr95If6J7M9gNiIxTrjsYe5rw/s320/2013_parslow_01_26x31x16_s-734069.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5948358915497415938" /></a></p><div dir="ltr">Here's an update from Mandy Parslow: 'Still slowly developing the vessel forms which began on the return from China. At the moment I'm making towards Ceramic Art London in the spring. Also spending lots of time hopefully positively influencing a new generation of makers while lecturing on the BA Honours Ceramics course at Limerick School of Art and Design.'<div><br><br></div></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-9049146274559389612013-11-11T02:39:00.001-08:002013-11-11T02:39:02.258-08:00Alex's update<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyp62jE-4RdnAn9CPHq8FvuInGbZuGPUZC4yGYxeZeaEezMO8hlltDEHf8c8vCz9xb-xQ0TFpZeE87Hfkvskp6pIcU7JvH030Rfct7i6B7DlBijpmj1CTjBrBzA4Fq6Rb4FlkkbbV2c8/s1600/granny%2527s+chair-alex+scott-742259.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyp62jE-4RdnAn9CPHq8FvuInGbZuGPUZC4yGYxeZeaEezMO8hlltDEHf8c8vCz9xb-xQ0TFpZeE87Hfkvskp6pIcU7JvH030Rfct7i6B7DlBijpmj1CTjBrBzA4Fq6Rb4FlkkbbV2c8/s320/granny%2527s+chair-alex+scott-742259.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5944949173335784306" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Rua9UCnQ1HvG073WSi11nbA7Izomsac8FvGkBekqanP432BtIIxq-JUfDdzpaf2QTjCY_3TCm4s-kL0r8BqENw4FoazAShfsS7d00aiHEW4SY_wRz7O1rarpGBQVB8YC2AhWrY7Uphw/s1600/%253D%253FISO-8859-1%253FQ%253FConversation%253D2D_alex_scott%253D2Ephoto%253D2E%253DA9Sylvain_Deleu%253D2Ejpg%253F%253D-743855"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Rua9UCnQ1HvG073WSi11nbA7Izomsac8FvGkBekqanP432BtIIxq-JUfDdzpaf2QTjCY_3TCm4s-kL0r8BqENw4FoazAShfsS7d00aiHEW4SY_wRz7O1rarpGBQVB8YC2AhWrY7Uphw/s320/%253D%253FISO-8859-1%253FQ%253FConversation%253D2D_alex_scott%253D2Ephoto%253D2E%253DA9Sylvain_Deleu%253D2Ejpg%253F%253D-743855" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5944949182589054866" /></a></p><div dir="ltr">Alex Scott says: ' <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica" lang="EN-GB">Since 'Bricks in the Rain' my energies have been channelled on producing new work for 2 major Irish exhibitions. The first being 'CULTURECRAFT', in Derry/Londonderry as part of the UK city of Culture calendar. For this I developed the chair forms that had so enamoured me in Fuping, but interpreted a more personal response by reflecting on the chair that belonged to my maternal grandmother. This was a vernacular piece of country furniture from the turn of the century and resulted in a piece of work that was much bolder and larger in scale than the work made in China. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Helvetica" lang="EN-GB">The other challenge I faced was for the show 'FIGURE' at the Millennium Court Arts Centre in Portadown October 2013. This group exhibition of 7 ceramic artists was curated by Michael Robinson, and was reviewed in Ceramic review (issue 264). My work used simple press moulded elements to suggest representation of the figure as opposed to the more literal interpretations chosen by Robinson from the other makers. This was an opportunity to continue with the exploitation of surface quality and unglazed clay body that was one of the major elements of the work I made in China'</span></p> <div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div>Dr Eleanor Flegg</div><div>17 Vernon Street<br></div><div>Dublin 8</div><div>087 7693670</div></div> </div></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-66240005169336145212013-11-11T02:35:00.001-08:002013-11-11T02:35:53.036-08:00Neil's news<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkjgKLMPZ_emlV9y4PbyhZ8iZGfmdtvzWb6dScqSlv6Nsu68WSlIilSUkInqK6f2gkOvDUMmMcMNddQdnlf7merVlGyPKgz-yPYygNcpgLsEJsoYTBtjxu6-bhQbXDglQ8bRj4XjmSig/s1600/Neil+with+President+Michael+D.+Higgins%252C+Derry+2013.-753036.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkjgKLMPZ_emlV9y4PbyhZ8iZGfmdtvzWb6dScqSlv6Nsu68WSlIilSUkInqK6f2gkOvDUMmMcMNddQdnlf7merVlGyPKgz-yPYygNcpgLsEJsoYTBtjxu6-bhQbXDglQ8bRj4XjmSig/s320/Neil+with+President+Michael+D.+Higgins%252C+Derry+2013.-753036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5944948366311823090" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJ0v06Kw98fhJz4cLqBtGHR_5i5XsnOAp5pXaf18DoHc5OcTUj2ER7MWVSgB78zGmUcdhJNgfC7ouDg7TEiDgpG7R8cARtknv2klC-Nbfn5wgVoICxey721laNHU19uaGX-UzrcX3SMo/s1600/Overprinted+1922+cmyk+72dpi.+10x15cm.-755671.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJ0v06Kw98fhJz4cLqBtGHR_5i5XsnOAp5pXaf18DoHc5OcTUj2ER7MWVSgB78zGmUcdhJNgfC7ouDg7TEiDgpG7R8cARtknv2klC-Nbfn5wgVoICxey721laNHU19uaGX-UzrcX3SMo/s320/Overprinted+1922+cmyk+72dpi.+10x15cm.-755671.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5944948375649123778" /></a></p><div dir="ltr"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style lang="EN-IE">Neil Read says: 'At the moment I have three pieces in the Ceramics Ireland juried show at the Pierce Museum in Dublin and early next year will be involved an exhibition at the National Crafts Gallery in Kilkenny. That exhibition is the second showing of 'Culturecraft' which opened this Autumn in the London Street Gallery in Derry as part of its City of Culture celebrations. It was opened by President Higgins (see photo).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style lang="EN-IE"></span><span style lang="EN-IE">My piece for the Derry show deals with the culture that changed for my family in Pettigo, Donegal where my great grandfather was Post Master. The family lived in the village from 1610. British all their life, partition meant they found themselves in the Irish Free State. They had to leave "in a great hurry" under threat in 1922. The stamps document the life of my family and the post office as they changed from British to British with an Irish over print to Free State.'</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style lang="EN-IE">You can read more about Neil's work at </span><span style lang="EN-IE"><a href="http://www.neilreadceramics.com">www.neilreadceramics.com</a></span>.<br clear="all"> </p><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div>Dr Eleanor Flegg</div><div>17 Vernon Street<br></div><div>Dublin 8</div><div>087 7693670</div></div> </div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-12815131168347104362013-11-11T02:31:00.001-08:002013-11-11T02:31:01.468-08:00Michael says...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKld0YVlhJeHFdUwRpPYfHGGBG1zMqorlfLkRg7YFS0krmJuiFMA0Ol_GudNUwq36SjihMpuJvIcmYOt47ZgxMvBQ_3KCLM4gHUSCnjig9GdXFvDmv0nwzOzGdtOTKowe-pdiP7AcEIkg/s1600/Flow-761469.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKld0YVlhJeHFdUwRpPYfHGGBG1zMqorlfLkRg7YFS0krmJuiFMA0Ol_GudNUwq36SjihMpuJvIcmYOt47ZgxMvBQ_3KCLM4gHUSCnjig9GdXFvDmv0nwzOzGdtOTKowe-pdiP7AcEIkg/s320/Flow-761469.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5944947112500448354" /></a></p><div dir="ltr">Here's a news flash from Michael Moore: 'Following my time in Fuping and our experiences of Bricks in the Rain exhibitions in Dublin and Cork, I have been developing a layered series of pieces. Some with bursting colour as in the 'Double Walled Form' from 'Bricks' but also now a cooler series of pieces I describe as the 'Second Skin' Series. 'Flow' which you see here, inspired by pillow forms, describes this cooler layering of white on white. This is currently on exhibition at the Galatea Gallery, Bucharest, Romania. I understand the show goes to Germany next. (Nov. 2013)'<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div>Dr Eleanor Flegg</div><div>17 Vernon Street<br></div><div>Dublin 8</div><div>087 7693670</div></div> </div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-53395226212174721802013-11-11T02:27:00.001-08:002013-11-11T02:27:49.888-08:00Back to the blog<div dir="ltr"><div><div>First of all I just want to say that it's totally brilliant to know that people are still reading the blog - thank you all for your comments. The adventure itself seems such a long time ago and at the time I had wondered if I wrote too frankly about my take on Fuping and its wonders. It was such a big experience, kind of traumatic and wonderful, and has totally informed my work, to the extent that I am now writing sci-fi about ceramics. And there is a brick factory somewhere in the mix...<br> </div>About a year after coming back from China we had an exhibition, Bricks in the Rain, in Dublin and Cork. You can find out all about it on the Bricks in the Rain Facebook page. The film that Adrew Standen-Raz made about the residency, Made in China, was shown at the British Ceramics Biennial yesterday.<br> </div><div>So the residency generated quite a bit of group activity in its aftermath but now everyone is doing their own thing so I've emailed everyone in the group for news and images and I will be posting these over the next few weeks.<br> I know that it is a nightmare to actually post comments / join the blog and will get advice on this. The next time I blog I will use a different hosting service. <br clear="all"><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div>Dr Eleanor Flegg</div><div>17 Vernon Street<br></div><div>Dublin 8</div> <div>087 7693670</div></div> </div></div></div></div></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-85165490610795308372013-02-13T09:56:00.001-08:002013-02-13T11:06:23.519-08:00Work from the final show - Neil Read<div class="mobile-photo">
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Elaine Riordan<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1uCLB4LqtDSfj76TqpEqkf6YZ8JBPfhbLwvaZiWYpOjDyCEfTXyuM1wYm7r8XBhYU-RfenW11aGWHeN1NKHf9zdliNfOlIyHbiBmXvv5UiXVEHbMnRHMw5Y3URH-b5rAjpHp8twiRUQ/s1600/elaine+2-704702.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1uCLB4LqtDSfj76TqpEqkf6YZ8JBPfhbLwvaZiWYpOjDyCEfTXyuM1wYm7r8XBhYU-RfenW11aGWHeN1NKHf9zdliNfOlIyHbiBmXvv5UiXVEHbMnRHMw5Y3URH-b5rAjpHp8twiRUQ/s320/elaine+2-704702.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739721303490985650" /></a></p><br> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-9116464686544079932012-05-07T02:28:00.001-07:002012-05-07T02:28:16.606-07:00Work from the final show - Michael Moore<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XQNy29SkkRPl_0k9CCM1CwXEPvTxlHQsw9HVIi5HonwuSphGfjRe7NnrC7s9-E4yrJ6r6gRcnCQvYtKMHFAe2pKf7WV_IZlOd_wdZDegbvdAK5D2F8YLeIeZjKjjPPYeo0gsw4MGZqU/s1600/michael+3-796606.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XQNy29SkkRPl_0k9CCM1CwXEPvTxlHQsw9HVIi5HonwuSphGfjRe7NnrC7s9-E4yrJ6r6gRcnCQvYtKMHFAe2pKf7WV_IZlOd_wdZDegbvdAK5D2F8YLeIeZjKjjPPYeo0gsw4MGZqU/s320/michael+3-796606.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739720842800797362" /></a></p><br><div style id="avg_ls_inline_popup"></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-52663107850401603832012-05-07T02:16:00.001-07:002012-05-07T02:16:12.915-07:00Work from the final show - Tina Byrne<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBe-_8-bXZppOaJjdMAivXvPJ3ad7yoV5Wn15Cl1pNEGJpRpLZZIKrl5u4z1fnR5kklDeLDGTH9e7TYsFv4p6-OvLUk_JleUo5mZPGqEfylCjm_KQWRPESPFo2IfCmP3bID_FP9PArtXo/s1600/Tina+Byrne+China+exhibition-772916.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBe-_8-bXZppOaJjdMAivXvPJ3ad7yoV5Wn15Cl1pNEGJpRpLZZIKrl5u4z1fnR5kklDeLDGTH9e7TYsFv4p6-OvLUk_JleUo5mZPGqEfylCjm_KQWRPESPFo2IfCmP3bID_FP9PArtXo/s320/Tina+Byrne+China+exhibition-772916.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739717728462051570" /></a></p><br><div style id="avg_ls_inline_popup"></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-54945864700393303212012-05-07T02:15:00.001-07:002012-05-07T02:15:29.331-07:00Work from the final show - Sinead Glynn<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KnB8y-4_TbMKhxN7LT1ETDnkg_cLM0au9-sQqAeMQ2akSWIMDRbCRq6DCLE931ox1B8t_qqttn9wQmyjsqp2x8xRLgUikW13fc6DuxWLp29gyBjeLN1k_zbJPrK3Ay6_6oXuLEOnpvI/s1600/Sinead+Glynn+China+exhibition-729332.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KnB8y-4_TbMKhxN7LT1ETDnkg_cLM0au9-sQqAeMQ2akSWIMDRbCRq6DCLE931ox1B8t_qqttn9wQmyjsqp2x8xRLgUikW13fc6DuxWLp29gyBjeLN1k_zbJPrK3Ay6_6oXuLEOnpvI/s320/Sinead+Glynn+China+exhibition-729332.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739717540863215890" /></a></p><br><div style id="avg_ls_inline_popup"></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-56260345382145534562012-05-07T02:13:00.001-07:002012-05-07T02:13:39.494-07:00Work from the final show - Sara Flynn<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaS08gFCEJSR0R6UDs-9IrZGDpj4Iup1WRBZnHYcp0rv8ubr3LH4EjV86YhVnkVA8LxhFEVdNZrc-HmjFq5MP725a78Saoy3Fk895FNAU8N27XIbQzT4Z1IXdPhh8GwqUG9CxDrs9EPNs/s1600/Sara+Flynn+China+exhibition-719495.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaS08gFCEJSR0R6UDs-9IrZGDpj4Iup1WRBZnHYcp0rv8ubr3LH4EjV86YhVnkVA8LxhFEVdNZrc-HmjFq5MP725a78Saoy3Fk895FNAU8N27XIbQzT4Z1IXdPhh8GwqUG9CxDrs9EPNs/s320/Sara+Flynn+China+exhibition-719495.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739717072742585634" /></a></p><br><div style id="avg_ls_inline_popup"></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-78204188822402504962012-05-07T02:12:00.003-07:002012-05-07T02:12:57.903-07:00Work from the final show - Peter Fulop<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlmRO8wO9L3qzCEdgS0VtcaQe1L__MszdnG5J3AYAuTosThpkxuW2pRckAjqZXaErq3IYysxPnH6cEKRppUWGL1zC3KBBViV8U5VduOdca4EGKyLjO0wlqjlk8pYQH-yJ9R40UbxtcDI/s1600/Peter+Fulop+China+exhibition-777904.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlmRO8wO9L3qzCEdgS0VtcaQe1L__MszdnG5J3AYAuTosThpkxuW2pRckAjqZXaErq3IYysxPnH6cEKRppUWGL1zC3KBBViV8U5VduOdca4EGKyLjO0wlqjlk8pYQH-yJ9R40UbxtcDI/s320/Peter+Fulop+China+exhibition-777904.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739716892159814674" /></a></p><br><div style id="avg_ls_inline_popup"></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-88418494782622950442012-05-07T02:12:00.001-07:002012-05-07T02:12:19.749-07:00Work from the final show - Neil Read<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvwqs_Mr3rlVVPeAPQz9bh4No0f66yg6Ah_8hbczx_z9QjIMyMvYwd9bSJgU_zqLgQHEEJwCH87D1_agcAf_Bmkhfa4LPsf1Lach95_1dAlKtdXy_1n4BqboUoJuU9hsnuaSimujAYv8/s1600/Neil+Read+China+exhibition-739749.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvwqs_Mr3rlVVPeAPQz9bh4No0f66yg6Ah_8hbczx_z9QjIMyMvYwd9bSJgU_zqLgQHEEJwCH87D1_agcAf_Bmkhfa4LPsf1Lach95_1dAlKtdXy_1n4BqboUoJuU9hsnuaSimujAYv8/s320/Neil+Read+China+exhibition-739749.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739716725875419586" /></a></p><br> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-73591232055533709782012-05-07T02:11:00.003-07:002012-05-07T02:11:47.327-07:00Work from the final show - Mandy Parslow<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34Ais4heimIqfJ_r7e7kEyUu7cM6a5JEWwMwW0Frqh82aM00ihmjN4w1_heaCcPz9SBGI7ZX6Wu-sLgWJf6iBmbvJbT0iFiwf1HhtRwL6YGqtyP7NgNWM4ogRh4nif3YTE3fPFPxO6z8/s1600/Mandy+Parslow+China+exhibition-707327.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34Ais4heimIqfJ_r7e7kEyUu7cM6a5JEWwMwW0Frqh82aM00ihmjN4w1_heaCcPz9SBGI7ZX6Wu-sLgWJf6iBmbvJbT0iFiwf1HhtRwL6YGqtyP7NgNWM4ogRh4nif3YTE3fPFPxO6z8/s320/Mandy+Parslow+China+exhibition-707327.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739716585749201650" /></a></p><br><div style id="avg_ls_inline_popup"></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-49756111110587129172012-05-07T02:11:00.001-07:002012-05-07T02:11:17.193-07:00Work from the final show - Laura O'Hagan<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R_Lg8zKmpFXQEi-urwPfY88KJ-QWTit9D8eTN2SYkCYhj89ky1JnzRSnImSzvTsudsB3ubihipdNUsmnIb0-w1RRA0GsSe_rDRwPsuVkECxfFKa9Iqv8LFG-0AVGIw_l_Pd9hSZS6lA/s1600/Laura+O%2527Hagan+China+exhibition-777193.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R_Lg8zKmpFXQEi-urwPfY88KJ-QWTit9D8eTN2SYkCYhj89ky1JnzRSnImSzvTsudsB3ubihipdNUsmnIb0-w1RRA0GsSe_rDRwPsuVkECxfFKa9Iqv8LFG-0AVGIw_l_Pd9hSZS6lA/s320/Laura+O%2527Hagan+China+exhibition-777193.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739716460621840898" /></a></p><br><div style id="avg_ls_inline_popup"></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-84349176134722406892012-05-07T02:10:00.001-07:002012-05-07T02:10:43.489-07:00Work from the final show - Kathleen Moroney<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74ica8a1YytNg7REB3tE3hqm8sBllhsB_aB88B3p2ron64eNDyoOIeN6vLCoRQKkjg8zVMoe6mA_Tysuq86Hg-rEFPxbCW-7V-fp3TRhFNhBCOnQ_L6zKf31-2WAgjW346n0qzxIWOwc/s1600/Kathleen+Moroney+China+exhibition-743490.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74ica8a1YytNg7REB3tE3hqm8sBllhsB_aB88B3p2ron64eNDyoOIeN6vLCoRQKkjg8zVMoe6mA_Tysuq86Hg-rEFPxbCW-7V-fp3TRhFNhBCOnQ_L6zKf31-2WAgjW346n0qzxIWOwc/s320/Kathleen+Moroney+China+exhibition-743490.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739716311103703970" /></a></p><br><div style id="avg_ls_inline_popup"></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-78049703818465450242012-05-07T02:09:00.001-07:002012-05-07T02:09:59.675-07:00Work from the final show - Kate Standen<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8mlJ9qjmJ5rMecMm8vGKKzXJnVQ9QFQNJU-68N1yPaanwC-RJPLn1qDJA5TR5Up-BjHQ-v28I3Ap8wHY2qpHUwBCx9neK8yqHxKcJxagXWawOc1CBCv7cmIwiVWKmLkaWyJdRwRJlFM/s1600/Kate+Standen+China+exhibition-799676.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8mlJ9qjmJ5rMecMm8vGKKzXJnVQ9QFQNJU-68N1yPaanwC-RJPLn1qDJA5TR5Up-BjHQ-v28I3Ap8wHY2qpHUwBCx9neK8yqHxKcJxagXWawOc1CBCv7cmIwiVWKmLkaWyJdRwRJlFM/s320/Kate+Standen+China+exhibition-799676.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739716125773175266" /></a></p><br><div style id="avg_ls_inline_popup"></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-73804186084038126212012-05-07T02:08:00.001-07:002012-05-07T02:08:30.186-07:00Work from the final show - Frances Lambe<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmpTSbJ5ipfOuBvtJPKTUzGJHoG8mcO4X628PkpUTHcq4GI8TiroN-OXUQAaPpFdqyWNv_G1i0S0g1oHbX1pdHfDm9kLaYmGQ5cIU1zrImBc70lHlBLierwhwbRXHIXx2i3HvhGQaSO4/s1600/Frances+Lambe+China+exhibition-710187.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOmpTSbJ5ipfOuBvtJPKTUzGJHoG8mcO4X628PkpUTHcq4GI8TiroN-OXUQAaPpFdqyWNv_G1i0S0g1oHbX1pdHfDm9kLaYmGQ5cIU1zrImBc70lHlBLierwhwbRXHIXx2i3HvhGQaSO4/s320/Frances+Lambe+China+exhibition-710187.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5739715742423422946" /></a></p><br><div style id="avg_ls_inline_popup"></div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-8388809173428415182011-12-12T09:07:00.001-08:002011-12-12T09:07:34.356-08:00The aftermathI know, I know.<div>I said that I would and I didn't.</div><div>And I'm still not ready. Its all too raw and recent.</div><div>I just started looking through the images of China. Such a strange and powerful time. The one that I can't get out of my head is the photograph of the women sieving red-lead glaze with their bare hands. Somehow I have to find the place and the strength to write about this, elsewhere than the blog. A few pairs of rubber gloves could save their lives.</div> <div>Ceramic art can't be too fragile or more important than this.</div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-80657424571732110102011-10-06T03:16:00.001-07:002011-10-06T03:16:09.003-07:00A museum at last<p class="western"></p><p class="western" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">The Irish Museum of Ceramic Art has been officially opened!</p> <p class="western" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">The short version is that the ceramists have done Ireland proud. Their exhibition is creditable by any measure and, according to Dr I Chi Shu, among the best of the international collections. It is a job well done and – crucially – done in a spirit of friendship. The Irish group held together! This was not always a foregone conclusion. Pressures were intense, personalities various, and there were many occasions when individuals put their own opinions aside in the better interests of the group.</p> <p class="western" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">More on the exhibition to follow. It deserves more attention than I can give it in transit and the last week has been a whirlwind.</p> <p class="western" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">From everybody's point of view, the timing was tight. Some of the Irish were working until the very last minute. The final kiln was cracked a mere few hours before the opening. There were instances of plinths melting from the heat of recently fired work. A few hours before this, some of the ceramists were patiently waiting for the paint to dry so that they could hang their work. The Visitor Centre at Fuping was transformed into a creditable exhibition space – white walls, natural light, and a waterproof roof! But it was a rollercoaster ride. </p> <p class="western" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">The outside of the building was finished a week before the opening. We were cheered by the sight of our lovely new gallery. The ceramists had worked long and hard for this. The little arched bridge in front of the building was paved, the verges trimmed with gold paper, and the courtyard lined with flowers. The windows sparkled and, at the entrance to the compound, an inflatable triumphal arch was flanked by three red lanterns, each the size of a small car and fringed with gold. Proper recognition for Irish ceramics at last!</p> <p class="western" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Alas, no. The decoration was nothing to do with the Irish effort. Fuping Ceramic Art Village is a three-star tourist attraction and hopes to gain a fourth star. In China, one knows about these things in advance and the red carpet was rolled out for the inspectors. The lettering on the triumphal arch – now deflated – translated as 'Do Not Use Fake Money'. And the red lanterns bounced off into the sunset, tied to the back of a tiny three-wheeled truck...</p> <p class="western" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">With ironic sighs, the ceramists went back to work. It rained. The gold paper around the hastily concocted flowerbeds began to sag. But just when it was all beginning to look a little sad, a large stage appeared, overnight, with a red banner announcing the launch of the Irish Museum of Ceramic Art. And the Visitor Centre became a museum.</p> <p class="western" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Bells! Drums! Fireworks!</p> <p class="western" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">They know how to do a launch in China (none of us can hear properly).</p> <p class="western" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">So honour has been satisfied and there are planes to catch.</p> <p class="western" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm">But this doesn't feel like an ending. I will be blogging long and hard before I have made sense of the Fuping experience.</p><p></p> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-56449539851734503352011-10-02T23:50:00.001-07:002011-10-02T23:50:09.415-07:00Celadon in the museum<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNzO_TfDlij6FfhtD2GSolYsgEIlz4xX9c7sPh2do1FvMLfU8Pm5co7glUOBGWZtjyfBz6GeFDkShCQA-g6vdlnwJ4VCrc5JgdR5qhIger13mlW8shWB7oC3-tBTyEUpBzp7jVGoOnFQ/s1600/651-709416.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNzO_TfDlij6FfhtD2GSolYsgEIlz4xX9c7sPh2do1FvMLfU8Pm5co7glUOBGWZtjyfBz6GeFDkShCQA-g6vdlnwJ4VCrc5JgdR5qhIger13mlW8shWB7oC3-tBTyEUpBzp7jVGoOnFQ/s320/651-709416.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659154611115912658" /></a></p>The reconstructed pots have white sections - this seems to be par for the course in China - all the Terracotta Warriors have been extensively rebuilt. But I'm glad that the little broken jug at the front hasn't been reconstructed. So delicately thrown and you can see what's going on inside. Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-49878136219672030052011-10-02T23:49:00.001-07:002011-10-02T23:49:32.181-07:00Laura knew what this was for!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfx0RFpzNRvINb9I2SITEiGJ5zginNMrDuNVp7ZIEVw8MWxULB9IVr_HygHokMmBrGg_-mSlL46aCRqL4rOuOLD2UwpWgSk7zivU4N0UJck25k2aQmvlUwdzWdYBu88NstYhOt8DtIWU/s1600/655-772182.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfx0RFpzNRvINb9I2SITEiGJ5zginNMrDuNVp7ZIEVw8MWxULB9IVr_HygHokMmBrGg_-mSlL46aCRqL4rOuOLD2UwpWgSk7zivU4N0UJck25k2aQmvlUwdzWdYBu88NstYhOt8DtIWU/s320/655-772182.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659154451231741842" /></a></p>The little holes at either side of the base confirmed her suspicions but, just to be certain she checked with our translator. <div>'Oh yes,' said Melody (age 24, wide-eyed), 'Do you not have such things in Ireland?'</div> Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-88067318046199644902011-10-02T23:42:00.001-07:002011-10-02T23:42:10.617-07:00Sgraffito (ancient)<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiyI2CmVZak0Z1-5J5G09ek6eJYMkJOzjdC-YIGd73BETCjrxMqMOgkXTWjCHAKUV5yqAx2MG_9Xsf5p_diKH09GbTlLPRUm-fp4UNWeOJYBzll4G06YAxnEEpg3Kke_GokAe9eOGJV8/s1600/650-730619.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiyI2CmVZak0Z1-5J5G09ek6eJYMkJOzjdC-YIGd73BETCjrxMqMOgkXTWjCHAKUV5yqAx2MG_9Xsf5p_diKH09GbTlLPRUm-fp4UNWeOJYBzll4G06YAxnEEpg3Kke_GokAe9eOGJV8/s320/650-730619.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659152553313493778" /></a></p>This may be a historic example of the ubiquitous sgrafitto technique now copiously used. A few centuries underground have improved it no end. Irishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05322181686977137450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3340074927602091180.post-58528013262216258392011-10-02T23:38:00.001-07:002011-10-02T23:38:30.600-07:00Sgrafitto (modern)<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsFrVpZ7DioMvTddhc7NupKUGU_Eav0I78Ene9C6SaSAZq2TddMxxn20djmlf10rkE1Fo1eC25neyML0Q-oLK6Z9ytXfjvmAh8HPIMTeCC9lO5nX9mpwY3FApdVl32Bb8oT6bwhplNqU/s1600/333-710601.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsFrVpZ7DioMvTddhc7NupKUGU_Eav0I78Ene9C6SaSAZq2TddMxxn20djmlf10rkE1Fo1eC25neyML0Q-oLK6Z9ytXfjvmAh8HPIMTeCC9lO5nX9mpwY3FApdVl32Bb8oT6bwhplNqU/s320/333-710601.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659151602678619362" /></a></p>The girls working at the Pottery Art Village scratch patterns through a layer of glaze down to the clay below - the resultant decorative black and white ware is EVERYWHERE in the complex. There's no escape from it. 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