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Water And Woodfiring, Richard Bresnahan Jun 2000

Water And Woodfiring, Richard Bresnahan

Asian Studies Faculty Publications

Part of a special section on the 1999 International Woodfire Conference. The technique of putting water into a high-temperature woodfired kiln is discussed. This 800-year-old technique is used to oxidize the environment, clear carbon, and quickly cool the pottery. It produces unique, beautiful textures and colors, particularly a rich earth-tone palette that cannot be paralleled by chemical glazes or other firing techniques. This technique was used in a Teppo-gama (gun kiln) based on designs from 12th-century Korean tunnel kilns, built on the island of Tanegashima, Japan, in 1969. The writer discusses the work of a number of artists who use …


Eight Teacher-Potters, Bob Daugherty Jan 1974

Eight Teacher-Potters, Bob Daugherty

Masters Theses

This paper presents a survey of statements and the works of eight teacher-potters in Illinois. The works range from simple functional ware to funk art objects. The firing temperatures range from low fire white ware to high fire salt. The styles of the work are many; the philosophies of the work varied; and techniques of the work are diversified; but common to each work is its creation from idea to actuality by the teacher-potter. Beyond depicting the work, the paper attempts to establish the teacher-potter who created the work by showing photographs of him and by presenting his ideas and …


Planning Library Quarters For The Rockville Schools, Marie Asbury Collings May 1961

Planning Library Quarters For The Rockville Schools, Marie Asbury Collings

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Planning Library Quarters For The Rockville Schools, Marie Asbury Collings May 1961

Planning Library Quarters For The Rockville Schools, Marie Asbury Collings

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Opportunities For Musical Participation In The Alton-Wood River, Illinois, Area, Jean Mccormick Aug 1954

Opportunities For Musical Participation In The Alton-Wood River, Illinois, Area, Jean Mccormick

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Pupil Participation, Leon Fougnies Jul 1949

Pupil Participation, Leon Fougnies

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A Study Of The Polar Chart Problems Of Global Navigation, Winston P. Wythe Sep 1946

A Study Of The Polar Chart Problems Of Global Navigation, Winston P. Wythe

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