Watch top Korean potter, Lee Kang-hyo, throwing small bowls on the wheel in his studio. Lee has previously talked about how, when throwing bowls, he tries to touch the clay for the least amount of time possible. He then decorates them using the ancient Korean method of white slip applied with a brush, known as Guiyal. He finishes by comparing the freshly decorated bowls with ones that have already been fired.
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‘Pots to Give and to Hold’: Why We Love Eating from Handmade Ceramics
Even the most ascetic, least material of monks has need of three things: robes, in which to clothe himself; a temple, in which to shelter himself; and a bowl, with which to feed himself.
Critic’s Choice | Anne Mette Hjortshøj
WLC’s very own Max Waterhouse looks at Anne Mette Hjortshøj’s tea bowls and oval dishes. He talks about her life and access to materials on the Danish island of Bornholm. We see some footage from an interview taken with Anne Mette for the documentary ‘Paying Honest Attention’.
Documentary | Phil Rogers | Drawing in the Air
Filmed on location in Wales, this documentary follows Phil Rogers as he prepares for his 2014 ceramics exhibition at Goldmark Gallery – his first major show in 6 years.
The film shows Rogers at work in and around his studio in Rhayader, Mid-Wales. It shows him throwing cups, bowls and jugs, glazing and decorating and opening his oil and wood-fired kilns.
Rogers discusses his life as a studio potter and the challenges involved. The film also shows a range of his current work.
Making | Talking Pots: Nic Collins on his Pottery Forms
Nic Collins is one of the best wood-firing potters in Britain. Here he talks about some of his favourite forms and the methods behind them.
Making | Japanese Potter Ken Matsuzaki Throwing Chawans
In 2007 we first visited the Mashiko studio of internationally renowned Japanese potter Ken Matsuzaki to film the master at work.
In Focus | Chadō and the Chawan: 5 Potters and their Tea Bowls
Chawans are supremely personal ceramic forms. The very best are thought to have captured in gentle form and decoration the essence of their maker.