New artworks

I made some new work: the Mishima inlay technique combined with the Horsehair Raku burning and spraying of Ferric Chloride. I cut my designs with a knife for getting the straight lines (not easy with the added grog in the clay) and with some other fine cutting tools I take off a layer of 1 - 2 mm of the white clay. I fill in this space with black clay. Of course, the clay is leather hard and I may even wet it a little more to get good adherence. I tested different kinds of clay to get the same shrinkage rate.

Soul Disk 1

Front or back of Soul Disk 1

Soul Disks

Small Soul Disks

Soul Disks

Soul Disks

Soul Disks

Soul Disks

Exposition in Orleans, France Nov 2021

I am very happy that I can participate in an international exposition in Orleans, France, called: “Happiness reflected in Art”. The main organizer in Lou Smedts. It is from 13 to 21 November, 2021.

This is a postponed exposition because of the Covid pandemic. And still it is difficult to travel. Please, the people who can come, enjoy the exposition!!!

“In-Motion” Horsehair Raku Vases.

At the exhibition!

Art Eindhoven in the Netherlands

Gefeliciteerd! Uw werk is positief geballoteerd voor de digitale presentatie tijdens Art Eindhoven (NABK), Zaterdag 4 en Zondag 5 September 2021.

Uw werken met omschrijvingen worden tijdens de beurs op 4 schermen getoond, u krijgt een vermelding in de catalogus en er wordt 1 werk getoond op de website. Na afloop van de beurs wordt de volledige presentatie van werken gedeeld op Facebook en Instagram.

Met vriendelijke groeten,
Art Eindhoven

https://arteindhoven.nl/

Congratulations! Your work is accepted in the digital presentation during Art Eindhoven Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September 2021.
Your works with descriptions will be presented on 4 screens during the exposition, you will be mentioned in the catalogue and 1 work will be shown on the website. Your works will be presented on Facebook and Instagram after the exhibition.

https://arteindhoven.nl/digitale-presentaties-2021/

Exposition Amstelland Museum in Holland

https://www.historischamstelland.nl/ontdekken/museum-ouder-amstel

https://www.weekbladvoorouderamstel.nl/deeljenieuws/lokaal/355541/keramiek-en-marmeren-beelden-in-historisch-museum-amstelland

Today, my exposition “Repair your soul” opened in the Amstelland Museum in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel in the Netherlands. It is a historical museum about the history of this village Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, which started in the year 1000, because of the important river the Amstel and river crossings. Those rivers were water ways carrying and moving people and freight in barges. The museum consist of 6 small Diaconie charity houses for elderly women and build by the Protestant Amstelkerk in 1733.

Jos Out https://www.outart.eu/en/ , a sculptor, is my partner in the exposition.

More information is on the exhibition page: https://www.swanceramics.com/exhibitions

The historical Amstelland Museum.

Entrance of the museum.

“Kintsugi” work: Repair your Soul.

“Caldera” Kintsugi Horsehair Plate: Repair your Soul.

“Spread your Wings”

“Spread your Wings”

“Spread your Wings”

“Mishima” and “In-Motion” Horsehair Work

“In-Motion” Horsehair Raku Vases

Winning ICAN NCECA Mishima Horsehair Raku Teapot

“In-Motion” Horsehair Raku Work.

Some beautiful sculptures from Jos Out.

Woman sculpture from Jos Out.

Written article in Dutch about Horsehair decoration

Mels Booms the editor of the Duch clay magazine “De Kleine K” (The Small K) asked me to write about horsehair decoration for his “What and How” part in his magazine because of my long experience with this decoration technique.
Underneath you can read the Dutch version of the article. The English version is incorporated in my first biographical booklet of “My Japanese Adventures 1” about my horsehair work accomplishments in Japan.

First page.

Second page.

Third page.

World Ceramic Craft & Art biennale in Belgium: “Bottles and Boxes”

It has been a while that I posted a blog.
But this time I will try to keep it up especially now that I created my new website which makes it easier to see my art and follow my entries.

Today, I will go to Vichte in Belgium to show some of my Glazed Horsehair Bottles in this exhibition and to attend the congress of lectures, movies and outings with many interesting ceramic artists from over the world.