Ceramic - Pottery Dictionary

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ARGILES BISBAL Es
SPAIN: Girona: Manufactures of ceramic ready-made bodies, addressed to artistic, traditional and industrial ceramics as much as to the hobby, craft and educational world. Located near Barcelona(Spain), La Bisbal d'Empordà, centre of a long ceramist and pottery tradition.

TRADITIONAL BAMBOO POTTERY TOOLS
CANADA: A very good web that specialize in bamboo ceramic tools.

HORNOS DE VALES, S.A.
SPAIN:

LAKESIDEPOTTERY.
A very helpful web and their specialty is the repairing all types of pottery.

MKMPOTTERYTOOLS
A good web, it makes a large selection of Roller Tools with very good photos and explanations.

SKUTT
UNITED STATES: Portland, Oregon. A very helpful and interesting website that specializes in ELECTRIC KILNS and POTTERS WHEELS

VOSTOK Printing Shop
Sells everything to do with printing screen printing, lithographic, block printing and stenciling

ANPER
SPAIN: Rubí (Catalonia). SUPPLIES all ceramic materials. SHOPS in Barcelona and Corça (Girona) under the same name

J.N. VICENTIZ, S.L.
SPAIN: Gatika (Vizcaya); SUPPLIES all ceramic materials. At request they give clients an excellent CD with explanations and illustrations on all their products

ESCOLA D' ART DEL TREBALL
SPAIN: Barcelona. SCHOOL OF CERAMICS, teaches all sections of pottery

RAMON FORT
SPAIN; Girona: STUDIO AND SCHOOL FOR POTTERY. The owner Ramon Fort specialize in Raku

ACC - ASSOCIACIÓ de CERAMISTES de CATALUNYA
Barcelona, Spain. CATALAN ASSOCIATION CERAMISTS. Covers all issues associated with ceramics; associations, ceramists, exhibitions, local social, publications, etc.

ART p ART
A Spanish Association for the Recovery and Transformation and Protection of Crafts

CONSORCI DE COMERÇ, ARTESANIA I MODA DE CATALUNYA
The consortium of Commerce, Craft and Fashion encompasses an organization specializing in the management of policies on promotion of trade, crafts and fashion Catalonia.

NEDERLANDSE VAKGROEP KERAMISTENNDSE
Here you can find most of HOLLAND'S POTTERS AND CERAMISTS WORK. Each potter/ceramist has his/her own page that links to their websites.

TILES & Architectural Ceramic Society
TILES - is an English association that works to preserve, in every way, the history of tiles in England and their web is full of information on all subjects in any way connected with this.

NATHAN BENN
Exceptional photos of ceramic pit firing in Peru.

MULTILINGUAL DICTIONARY OF POTTERY WORDS
It has a direct translation of pottery words in many languages, without any explanations, it is very good for quick checking. At the moment it does not have Catalan so I have had to put English/ Spanish in both sections.

CLAY ART WEB GUIDE
Covers all ceramic subjects

INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS DIRECTORY
An International Ceramics Directory that covers everything Artists, Books, Blogs, Commercial, Education Events, Galleries, Historical, Magazines, Marks, Museums, Organizations, Others, Porcelain.

INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS DIRECTORY
Covers all ceramic subjects

REVISTACERAMICA - SPAIN
An excellent web that each week sends you an email that covers everything to do with ceramics in Spain and publish a magazine on ceramics.

REVISTACERAMICA - ARGENTINA
An internet magazine that cover ceramics in Argentina.

DE VAZENSHOP
Original handmade Dutch art pottery,

MUSEU CAN TINTURÉ

MUSEU DEL CÀNTIR D'ARGENTONA
Canteros are a specialty made in the town Argentona in Catalonia. It is a jug, closed at the top, with a handle, a thin spout for drinking and a large one for pouring the liquid and it is designed as a way to carry liquid and to keep it cool. When standing and full the liquid dose not overlap either of the two spouts and when drinking you hold it and tip directly into your mouth. I was used when many people worked together on the land.

MUSEU MUNICIPAL DE LLÍVIA (Farmàcia)
An exceptional antique pharmaceutical collection, the name and the main part of it comes from a chemist that started in the 15th century. It has complete rooms, albarellos, library, laboratory instruments, antique drugs and preparations, old prescription books. Very well covered in Wikipedia under; "Esteve_Pharmacy"

MUSEU MUNICIPAL VICENÇ ROS
The town “Martorell” has two collections; the main one is “Museu Municipal Vicenç Ros. It has superb collection ceramics and the “Museo Provincial L’Enrajolada – Santacana, they are both open to the public but by appointment it can be one person or a large group.

SUNET: ARTISTES CERAMISTES
This web covers the work of Salvador Sunet , farther and son from Catalonia, who decorated tiles during the first half of the 19th century.

ALFRED UNIVERSITY
It is a university in New York that covers many subjects and Pottery, Ceramics is one. It is open for student from all over the world and is very complete in its educational methods.

DIGITALFIRE
A web that explains all the ceramic technics and materials and helps to solve your problems.

SILVIA BARRIOS
The web is educational and covers the different ways of screen printing in pottery

POTTERY-ON-THE-WHEEL
AN EDUCATIONAL SITE dedicated to teaching aspiring potters a wide range of basic skills. Lessons range from beginning to advanced ones. The lessons include video, photographs, step by step instructions, and encouragement

THE POTTERS FRIEND
POTTERY MAKING, HELP AND ADVICE.It explains many methods and in its “News” section has links with local and international ceramic organizations.

BONADONA TERRISSERS

SOT
Barcelona, Spain. MINIATURE REPRODUCTIONS OF THE WORK OF GAUDÍ. A craft industry devoted to manufacture of gifts and decorative articles in ceramic.

JOSEP MATÉS PORCEL
The personal web-ceramic potter.

CERAMICS BENSU
A large selection of tile designs, painted with the MAJOLICA METHOD.

MONONA ÁLVAREZ
Tudela de Duero, Valladolid, Spain. STUDIO; WORKING WITH THE WHEEL.

NANCY GALLAGHER POTTERY
Red Lion,Pennsylania, USA. HANDMADE STONEWARE POTTERY – Functional, Durable, Beautiful.

NÚRIA PIÉ
SPAIN: Barcelona POTTERY CLASSES, Shop and Studio. Specialties: Bowls and Kanna.

GRACIELA OLIO
PHOTO CERAMIC. It covers the history and the process of applying photos onto ceramics.

JAVIER FANIO.
Muel, Zaragoza, Spain. PINCHING CLAY is one of the oldest methods of giving shape to clay. Here you will see some superb work by the internationally know artist Javier Fanlo.

TALLER BUGAMBILIA
Specialist; Eulàlla Ollver and Glòria Ferrer working with Refractory, Stoneware and Porcelain creating many new and original products.

WHICHFORD POTTERY
Handmade in Whichford Pottery Established in 1976 by Jim and Dominique Keeling, Whichford Pottery is a family business with a world renowned reputation for quality, design and service. With a skilled team of 25, they produce handmade frostproof flowerpots that are beautiful, durable and full of character. Each flowerpot comes with a ten year frostproof guarantee.

PAZ SANZ
THE SCULPTURAL IS LIFE SIZE FIGURES MADE IN CLAY which artist creates giving textures and different shades by mixing oxides with it is all fired at high temperature.

AVENTETILE - HAND PAINTES TILES -USA
Hand painted ceramic tiles and cement tiles.

HANDMADETILE ASSOCIATION
The Handmade Tile Association that supports, covers and has connections with all related fields across the United States.

TXP BUILDERS
WEBSITE DESIGNERS who develop with the Textpattern content management system, in use here by the Ceramic Dictionary.