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At ACS you can find some time-honored traditional wares such as: Bizen, Oribe, Shino and Shigaraki, among others, as well as a variety of modern designs which incorporate many traditional clays and glazes.
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Also, if living in or just visiting Japan, please feel free to stop by or call ACS and explore the classes, events, workshops and exhibitions that we have to offer in the world of Japanese ceramics, arts and culture.
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The Theoretical Curriculum Will Include |
What is Pottery? • Clay Types • Techniques and Methods of Working Clay • Decoration before Firing • Glazes and Firing |
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(techniques: coil, pinch and slab) |
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Aside from studying thetheoretical aspects and working hands-on in making ceramic pieces, students will have the opportunity to learn about the historical chronology of Japanese ceramics, as well as an overview of the major ceramic areas. Special attention will be given to the six ancient kiln (Seto, Tokoname, Echizen, Tanba, Shigaraki, Bizen) sites. |
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The
philosophy behind ACS is very simple. In our ever-increasing, high-technology,
remote-controlled, push-button world, people are finding it harder and
harder to enjoy the traditional, simple things in life. The American philosopher, Joseph Campbell, said "People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on this purely physical plane will have resonance's with our innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture that is associated with being alive." And, "We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget that the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive is what it's all about." |
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At
ACS we hope to recapture that inner value and rapture that is becoming
so difficult to find in our ever-increasing modern world. We try to
accomplish this by providing interesting and enjoyable, as well as innovative
and structured lessons each month where students can relax and be themselves
in a nurturing "homey" environment and explore their own unique
creative potentiality. |
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