An adapted chapter from my monograph on art therapy through a Jungian approach. I explore the relationships between ceramics, technique, symbolism and functionality, drawing on authors including Rawson, Ortega y Gasset and Neumann to reflect on craft, creative freedom and everyday life.
Hello! This week I continue the subject by describing ceramic use in particular ceremonial contexts, drawing on Suma Etnológica Brasileira, Vol. 2. These accounts should be read within their historical and cultural contexts, without generalisation to all Indigenous peoples of Brazil. […]
Hotaru-de, literally “firefly hand”, involves piercing a ceramic piece, covering it with glaze and firing it. The glaze closes the openings in the surface, producing the distinctive decorative effect discussed in this article. […]
Hello! At the end of June I visited the Suenaga e Jardineiro studio near Cunha, São Paulo, Brazil. The town has become a centre for studio and artistic ceramics. The studio is run by potters Kimiko Suenaga and Gilberto Jardineiro. […]
In the previous post I discussed celadon’s history. Today we will look at the glaze’s technique in Japan, where reduction firing is used to develop colours ranging from blue to green. […]
Celadon is a ceramic tradition originating in ancient China, known for the jade-like colour of its glaze. The Chinese name 青瓷, transliterated here as qing ci, means green porcelain. […]
Hello! As I explained in the previous post, Raku practice differs between Japan and the West. Here I will share my own Raku experience in Brazil, at Newton de Mello’s studio in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. […]
Hello! I am starting this blog to share knowledge about ceramics. We are surrounded by them—in bathrooms, kitchens and floors—often without noticing. Here, however, I would like to explore their artistic dimension, the origins of techniques and the fascination of transforming materials. […]