This category is for sites selling Ceramic Art and Pottery. It will contain sites of independent ceramicists, potters and potteries that offer decorative and functional handmade ceramics for retail sale.
Ceramics and ceramic art in the art world means artwork made out of clay bodies and fired into the hardened ceramic form. Some ceramic pieces are classified as fine art, while many others can be classified as one of the decorative, industrial or applied arts (the application of design and aesthetics to objects of function and everyday use).
Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. In everyday usage the term is taken to encompass a wide range of ceramics, including earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. The places where such wares are made are called potteries.
This category is for sites selling Ceramic Art and Pottery. It will contain sites of independent ceramicists, potters and potteries that offer decorative and functional handmade ceramics for retail sale.
Please take the time to locate an appropriate sub-category. Sites offering pottery that is handcrafted, but is bought in quantity for resale from the crafter and then offered to the public for resale should be listed in Shopping: Home and Garden: Accessories: Pottery. Sites that focus on the manufacture or distribution of ceramics products would be suggested to Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Home_and_Garden/Ceramics. Non-commercial sites for potters and ceramicist displaying their work and/or providing general information about the craft should be suggested to Arts/Crafts/Ceramic_Art_and_Pottery.
Sites listed here must be available in English. Otherwise, please suggest the site to the most appropriate (based on the language) category in World.
For sites selling Decorative Ceramic Ware, and hand built or thrown Pottery created primarily for aesthetic purposes.
Handpainted ceramic pieces should be submitted under Shopping/Crafts/Ceramics/Decorative/Handpainted .Sites offering pottery that is handcrafted, but is bought in quantity for resale from the crafter and then offered to the public for resale should be listed in Shopping: Home and Garden: Accessories: Pottery. Sites that focus on the manufacture or distribution of ceramics products would be suggested to Business/Consumer_Goods_and_Services/Home_and_Garden/Ceramics. Non-commercial sites for potters and ceramicist displaying their work and/or providing general information about the craft should be suggested to Arts/Crafts/Ceramic_Art_and_Pottery.
Sites listed here must be available in English. Otherwise, please suggest the site to the most appropriate (based on the language) category in World.
Sites listed here are for independent artisans and potters offering online sales of ceramic works created primarily with Earthenware clay.
If the site offers primarily Functional or Decorative items created in Earthenware clay, please suggest it to the appropriate subcategory Functional Earthenware or Decorative Earthenware.Earthenware is a common ceramic material, which is used extensively for pottery tableware and decorative objects. Types of earthenware: Creamware, Delftware, Faience, Tin-glazed pottery, Victorian majolica, Raku, Terra cotta. Pottery (i.e. made from clay) which has not been fired to the point of vitrification and is therefore slightly porous after the first firing. It is made waterproof by the application of slip (a liquid clay mixture applied before firing) before the second firing or the application of a tin or clear glaze. For both practical and decorative reasons, earthenware is usually glazed.
Sites listed here are for independent artisans and potters offering online sales of ceramic works created primarily with Earthenware clay.
Non-commercial sites displaying artwork by individuals or studios and/or providing information on the technique should be suggested to Arts/Crafts/Ceramic_Art_and_Pottery/Earthenware. Sites that focus on the manufacture or distribution of ceramics products would be suggested to Business/.../Ceramics. Sites listed here must be available in English. Otherwise, please suggest the site to the most appropriate (based on the language) category in World.
Pottery artists exhibiting work that is not for sale should be submitted to Arts: Crafts: Pottery
Ceramics and pottery that is decorative rather than functional should be submitted to Shopping: Crafts: Ceramics: Decorative
Sites selling mass produced pottery should be submitted to Shopping: Home and Garden: Accessories: Pottery
Sites listed here will for independent artisans and potters offering online sales of handcrafted porcelain works.
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating selected and refined materials often including clay in the form of kaolinite to high temperatures. A clay body which, when fired, becomes very mature and usually translucent. Porcelain is normally quite white and fires to a very smooth pleasant surface.
Sites listed here will for independent artisans and potters offering online sales of handcrafted porcelain works.
Non-commercial sites focused on individual artists or potters and/or techniques should be suggested to Arts/Crafts/Ceramic_Art_and_Pottery/Porcelain. Sites that focus on the manufacture or distribution of ceramics products would be suggested to Business/.../Ceramics. Sites listed here must be available in English. Otherwise, please suggest the site to the most appropriate (based on the language) category in World.
This category is for the sites of independent artisans and potters offering online sales of Raku pottery.
Japanese low-fired ceramic ware produced in Kyoto by the Raku family; famous for tea bowls and food dishes for use in the tea ceremony; originated in the late 16th century; this term also applies to wares made by a wide variety of amateur and professional potters in the tea community. Raku is a unique ceramic firing process. Each piece is sealed with a glaze that is high in copper. Each piece is fired in a ceramic kiln until the heat from the piece ignites paper, causing a reaction with the copper in the glaze.
This category is for the sites of independent artisans and potters offering online sales of Raku pottery.
Non-commercial sites displaying artist''s works or offering general information on the craft should be suggested to Arts/Crafts/Ceramic_Art_and_Pottery. Sites that focus on the manufacture or distribution of ceramics products would be suggested to Business/.../Ceramics.
Sites listed here must be available in English. Otherwise, please suggest the site to the most appropriate (based on the language) category in World.
Sites listed here are for independent artisans and potters offering online sales of ceramic works created primarily with Stoneware clay.
If the site offers primarily Functional or Decorative items created in Earthenware clay, please suggest it to the appropriate subcategory Functional Stoneware or Decorative Stoneware.Stoneware is a category of clay and a type of ceramic distinguished primarily by its firing and maturation temperature (from about 1200°C to 1315 °C). It is usually coloured grey or brownish because of impurities in the clay used for its manufacture, and is normally glazed". Pottery (i.e. made from clay) which has been fired at a higher temperature than earthenware. The temperature is high enough to partially vitrify the materials and make the ware impervious to liquids even when unglazed.
Sites listed here are for independent artisans and potters offering online sales of ceramic works created primarily with Stoneware clay.
Non-commercial sites displaying artwork by individuals or studios and/or providing information on the technique should be suggested to Arts/Crafts/Ceramic_Art_and_Pottery/Stoneware. Sites that focus on the manufacture or distribution of ceramics products would be suggested to Business/.../Ceramics. Sites listed here must be available in English. Otherwise, please suggest the site to the most appropriate (based on the language) category in World.
Sites offering tiles that are mass produced should be submitted to Shopping: Home and Garden: Accessories: Tile Products.
This category is for sites selling Woodfired pottery.
Wood firing remains a lengthy, labor intensive process. Depending on a number of factors--kiln size, desired temperature, and system of delivery--a firing may take twelve to thirty-six hours
The Japanese are famous for their wood-fired pottery, fired in an anagama (a single-chamber, tunnel-shaped kiln) or a noborigama (a multi-chamber kiln). The use of these wood-fired kilns has spread worldwide.These specialized wood firings can take up to a week to complete. The fire is started with tiny pieces of wood and the kiln is stoked every five minutes. When the kiln becomes hot, large pieces of pottery are added at regular intervals. The fire is kept burning 24 hours a day for several days until the clay has matured. The kiln is left to cool for several more days—if it is opened too soon, the pots will crack and break. Because it is so labor-intensive, potters who use these kilns often fire only once a year. They save up an entire years work, perhaps hundreds of pots, for one firing.
Most wood-fired pottery doesn't have a glaze. As the fire gets hotter, drafts pull wood ash through the kiln where it is deposited on the pots. The pots are so hot from the flames (they glow red like charcoals in a barbecue) that the ash melts on the clay and creates its own glaze. The patterns produced are unpredictable.
This category is for sites selling Woodfired pottery Non-commercial sites displaying artwork or pottery or offering information about the craft should be suggested to Arts/Crafts/Ceramic_Art_and_Pottery. Sites that focus on the manufacture or distribution of ceramics products would be suggested to Business/.../Ceramics.Sites listed here must be available in English. Otherwise, please suggest the site to the most appropriate (based on the language) category in World. |