International Tiger Day
This beautiful piece of Cizhou ware dates from a period when tigers were not an endangered species. In 2010, the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit of 13 tiger-range countries in Russia established Interna ...
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Artist Birthday: Watanabe Kunio (born 1967 Japan)
Long before ceramic arts were recognized as fine art in the West, the art form was revered as a priceless national treasure in Japan. Contemporary artists like Kunio Watanabe continue to build on the ...
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National Picnic Day: Art by Mori Keiko (born 1939 Japan)
Keiko Mori is a National Living Cultural Treasure in Japan. Her ceramics celebrate the centuries old traditions in ceramic arts. Although ceramic picnic baskets do not strictly speaking exist in the W ...
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AAPI Heritage Month: Kitaro Shirayamadani
The Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month series continues with the pottery designs of Kitaro Shirayamadani. ...
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Women's (Art) History Month: Sarah Wyman Whitman, Sabina Elliott Wells, Seikō Okuhara
Women’s (Art) History Month continues with tributes to three more interesting artists I have encountered in my art historical travels. ...
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Rookwood, A National Treasure
I’m a really big fan of American art pottery, so you can just imagine me doing a little jig of joy in my office when we recently acquired this gorgeous pitcher from the Brooklyn Museum! If I cou ...
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Fantasy Christmas Present: Paul Revere Pottery
Since I am not expecting to see a new car with a red bow on top of it for a Christmas present, I thought I would use the month of December to present gifts that I would absolutely LOVE to get (but nev ...
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American Art Pottery Pioneer: Mary Louise McLaughlin
I’ve told you all about American Art Pottery in a previous blog. It’s a fascinating topic, because it is evidence of the major impact of women artists on the American art scene, one of the ...
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"Anonymous" Artists: Olga "Geneva" Reed
While visiting Cape Cod last weekend, I painted with my friend Erika and produced two little landscapes in acrylic. When I got home I thought, “Geez, where am I going to put these?” M ...
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