Master Seminar

11/5 MYSTERIOUS CELADONS

Mysterious Celadons

 

Date & Time: Thursday, November 5 ・ 14:00–16:00 PM

Venue: Miaoli Craft Park – Workshop room

Instructor: Ariane Coissieux

Master Ceramist Art Craftsman

 

Our perception of the color and texture of a celadon glaze is influenced by many factors, including the light, the environment, the moisture, and our mood.

Like soap bubbles, tiny bubbles inside the thick glaze diffract light and create the illusion of color.

Silica, limestone, feldspars, domestic ashes, and iron oxide are natural materials that are simple yet incredibly rich. When combined in the right proportions and fired properly, these materials are transmuted by fire to capture the spirit of a sunset, the peace of a mountain lake, the force of the ocean.

I invite you to come along on my journey with these mysterious glazes. I'll talk about my techniques, research, and emotions.

The wilderness around my studio provides rocks for exploring glazes, colors, and brilliances. I also use ashes from my stove. This method of recycling waste is both eco-friendly and fascinating.

Building my own kilns is the most effective method I've found for transforming dust into light.

This process requires time, patience, and peace.

Celadon glazes were born from a desire to capture the delicacy of jade. They were among the first glazes to emerge from ancestral high-temperature wood kilns.

As a tribute to thousands of generations of ceramists, I devote 

my research to push the boundaries of what is possible in the field of high-temperature glazes.  I've been carrying out this quest for almost 30 years, and hope to continue until my last breath.