Perhaps the most fascinating and inspiring ceramics excursion out of the UK was to Jingdezhen in China, the home of porcelain, famous for it’s historical Ming vases. I visited twice for extended periods of work. Below is a gallery of some of the extraordinary sights and activities I experienced.
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- Slurry workshop
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- Water-powered hammermill
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- At work in Sculpture Factory
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- Fine relief decorating
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- Sculpture Factory kiln
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- Pot scavengers
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- Pugmill
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- Rail depo
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- Porcelain miners
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- Transporting my work to the Sculpture Factory kiln.
White Ghosts, White Gold – Two page article for China-Britain Business Review by my partner, John Stuart Clark, about our experiences working in Jingdezhen.
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