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NEW YORK – A handful of artists have taken the material of clay to new heights. One of the most celebrated is Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011), whose ceramics are prized for their artistic skill and complex execution as well as their poetic surfaces. Born in Hawaii, she worked in several mediums during her five-decade career, from […]
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli researchers raised a glass Wednesday to celebrate a long-brewing project of making beer and mead using yeasts extracted from ancient clay vessels — some over 5,000 years old.
NEW YORK – Dedham Pottery was a bit of an outlier. The firm, which was founded in Dedham, Massachusetts in 1896 and lasted until 1943, spurned the matte earth-colored glazes embraced by most of its Arts and Crafts compatriots and instead developed two signature looks that were wildly different from each other. Dedham Pottery’s crackleware […]
Sam Maloof Double Rocking Chair VAN NUYS, CA – A Sam Maloof double rocking chair will be offered on Tuesday, April 30 as part of the Design auction at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA). Maloof (1916-2009) was one of America’s top woodworkers, recognized by the MacArthur Foundation as its first-ever craftsman recipient of its so-called […]