Clarice Cliff: Staffordshire’s “Bizarre” Girl  by Adele Kenny The development of ceramics in the Modern Age attracted artists like Picasso and Miró, and even architects like Thorvald Bindesbøll. None, however, produced the volume or achieved the distinctiveness of Clarice Cliff. Clarice’s hand painting skills are remembered and practiced in many Potteries: and a painting shop was opened at the Alexandra Pottery in Tunstall where the art of hand painting on glaze in the Cliff manner is being taught. >> Read the full article...		10/1/2004
		British & American Ceramics  by Adele Kenny In the field of ceramics, rapidly developing mass production methods made quicker and more cost-efficient manufacture possible, thus expanding market potentials. In the vanguard of British Arts and Crafts firms that produced ceramics was Marshall, Faulkner & Co., established in 1861 by William Morris in partnership with Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown, Philip Webb, Charles Faulkner, and P.P. Marshall.  >> Read the full article...		9/1/2004
		Moroccan Ceramics: Pottery Rich in History  by Adele Kenny Moroccan pottery is rich in history and tradition. Since the 5th century BC, this region has pioneered the most important pottery making techniques of today. >> Read the full article...		8/1/2004
		The Pottery Of Provence   by Adele Kenny Provençal pottery has been traced back thousands of years. In Provence, l’art de la table or “table art” has been based on rustic earthenwares and faïence for many generations. Today, a combination of traditional forms and modern taste distinguishes the personality of Provençal pottery. >> Read the full article...		7/1/2004
		Maiolica: Ceramic Seduction  by Veronica Moriarty The manufacture of Maiolica was big business, and by the 16th century production had sprung up throughout Italy. The decoration of Maiolica was an exacting task and required the talents of highly skilled artisans and artists. >> Read the full article...		6/1/2004
		Chinese Porcelain  by Adele Kenny Introduced to Europe during the fourteenth century, Chinese porcelains were considered objects of great beauty, rarity, and luxury. Use of underglaze decoration dates from around c. 1330, and the era of the Yongle (1403-34) and Xuande (1426-35) reigns is considered the classical period of blue and white, when embargos on the import of cobalt imposed during the time of Ming emperor Hongwu were lifted. >> Read the full article...		3/1/2004
		Chinese Export Porcelains   by Neil Greco The development of export porcelains from China originated with early sea trade to the West dating back to the early 16th century. From Macao, established in the early 1500s by the Portuguese as one of the first European ports in China, organized trade rapidly increased in the main trading center of Canton (or Quandong), growing to include merchants from Holland, Sweden, France, England and ultimately the United States. >> Read the full article...		1/1/2004