Ceramic art: The Kashi Tiles of Sindh
by Muhammad Hussnain Sethi , Lei ShenFigurative and Symbolic designs are forbidden in Islam so artists started introducing abstract and geometrical patterned tiles to decorate Islamic architecture. This has now become the signature style…
The Land of Symbols: Korean Roof Tiles
Giwajips’ roofs are sumptuous visual feasts that transport the viewer to the time of their construction – it is hard when viewing them not to imagine that you are living in the Joseon Dynasty, such is…
Felicity Aylieff: Someone of Her Time
During her 17 years at the RCA, Aylieff has taught more than 500 students who were attracted by the strength and professional Jingdezhenreputation of the course and the profile of the staff who teach…
Silica
by Michael RiceOne of the things that I enjoy most about being a ceramist is the fact that my work is truly composed of the earth, from its constituent components, from materials presumed to be of little value, iner…
Maquettes for Sculpture and Pottery
I have been using maquettes, 3-D models, in my sculpture and pottery work for many years. A maquette is a great tool for exploring outcomes with efficient investment of energy and materials.
A House on the Street
If the two lines that weave humans in length and width are defined as temporality and spatiality, the most important space in human awareness is converged into a structure called a ‘house’. Numerous h…