There was a members TILE exposition of the IAC during the conference in the conference hall in Caldas da Rainha. The tile needed to be 20cm x 20cm with the colors white and blue. Everyone had done an exquisite job and it looked great on the wall.
Tiles suitcase exhibition from the participating conference IAC members.
My “Star” Tile.
De expositie “Ode aan de Natuur”, georganiseerd door de Werkgroep Ode, is geopend in het Nationaal Bomenmuseum Gimborn Arboretum van 8 April tot 4 Juni, 2023.
Voor de 5de keer wordt deze keramiek expositie georganiseerd in de prachtige bomentuin van het museum. 43 keramisten tonen ruim 100 recente werken.
Ik sta daar met drie grote vazen bewerkt met de gegraveerde slipware techniek.
Het is dagelijks geopend van 9.00 tot 19.00 uur. Tussen 11.00 en 17.00 uur geeft een exposant desgevraagd uitleg over de keramiek.
The Dutch Workgroup “Ode” and the National Tree Museum Gimborn organize together for the 5th time a ceramic exposition in this beautiful tree garden of the museum from April 8 to June 4, 2023. 43 ceramic artists show about 100 pieces of work with the theme “Ode to Nature”.
Information flyer.
“Tulipa”, '“poppy”, “Iris” Slipware Vases
“Poppy”, “Iris”, “Tulipa” Slipware vases.
My garden art installation “Spread Your Wings” is accepted in The Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California “ACGA” first online exhibition.
https://acga.net/garden-art-an-acga-online-exhibition/
Please, enjoy the exhibition!
Horsehair Raku “Spread Your Wings” installation.
A new customer, Peter Schotman, who bought the big wing-set of the series of “Spread your Wings” , felt inspired by my works to write a poem about it (it is in Dutch) (He allowed me to put this poem and his name on my website). I feel very honored:
Op Vleugelen
van verlangen vlieg ik
-nog in veilige dekking-
een ongewisse toekomst
tegemoet
ben ik wel vorstbestendig
en coranoproof of
verspreid ik onnozele gans
de Chinese vogelpest
in dit arboretum van
eeuwenoude bomen
de moderne tijd haar
bespaard gebleven
geef mijn harde inborst
de kracht haar roots
te volgen met een boodschap
van verwachting en openheid
PETER SCHOTMAN
“Spread your Wings” in Von Gimborn Arboretum National Tree Museum in Doorn
Yesterday, the blacksmith Jan Cuiper finished the supports for my horsehair raku wings for the exhibition at the National Tree Museum the Arboretum in Doorn , Netherlands organized by the NVK Nationale Vakgroep Keramisten, the Dutch Ceramics Organization.
Unfortunately, the exhibition got postponed to September 2020 due to the Corona virus and pandemie.
I put the wings in my backyard. The title “SPREAD YOUR WINGS” which I came up with was months ago and so depressing now that every one has to stay inside. But at the other hand it is a very uplifting metaphor for the future to take off again after such a difficult time in which many people lost their precious lives due to the virus. My sincere condolences.
The tallest with smallest wings in the back are 2.15 meter or 7 feet high. The smallest with biggest wings in the front are 1.45 meter or 4.75 feet high. It is like they are flying up and get smaller when higher up with the movement of the wings. Then the steel pole moves in the wind like the wing is flying.
Horsehair Raku “Spread your Wings” installation in my backyard. The tallest wing in the back is 2.15 meter or 7’; the smallest front wing is 1.45 meter or 4,5’.
The 2nd tallest wing.
I put the installation in my frontyard so the people passing my house can enjoy it.
An opening word by the chairman of the Dutch Ceramic Association.
Yesterday, was the opening of the exposition of "Praise to Nature" (Ode aan de Natuur) in the National Treemuseum Von Gimborn Arboretum in Doorn in the Netherlands.
I participate with my installation of "Rays of Light" Horsehair Raku GINGKO leaves.
It was a beautiful day!! And family and friends came to congratulate me.
Thank you.
Family.
To show how tall the leaves are.
Checking: how is it attached?
Yesterday I put my installation of the Raku Horsehair "Rays of Light" GINGKO leaves in the National Treemuseum Von Gimborn Arboretum in Door in the Netherlands. Now, the weather is beautiful and the songs of the many birds around my art work sound so beautiful!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwWQ4VAEpFo&feature=youtu.be
"Rays of Light" Horsehair Raku Gingko Leaves.
"Ray of Light" Horsehair Raku Gingko Leaf