Yesterday I was interviewed by Sarah Kim-Lee for the TV program Korean Journal on KTSF.  It was about my interest in Korea and Korean ceramics.  It will be broadcast on KTSF this Saturday morning, April 17 at 6am (blah, so early) on Cable channel 8 or broadcast channel 26.

I have been selected to participate in the Contemporary Clay Biennial at The Art Center, Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO from May 14 through June 26, 2010.  This is the third national Biennial Contemporary Juried/Invitational Exhibition.

My work has been selected for the national exhibition Feats of Clay XXIII.  This is the second time I have participated in this competition. This exhibition will be held from April 24 to May 30, 2010 at the Lincoln Arts in Lincoln, CA.

Lincoln Arts, a non-profit public arts organization, was founded in 1986 to promote the arts, culture, and history in California.

The Ink & Clay 36 exhibition (at the Kellogg University Art Gallery at Cal Poly - Pomona) has selected my work for a cash prize - one of five prizes to be awarded at the reception on Sunday, March 21.  This year's exhibit features 91 pieces from 72 artists, covering a wide range of forms, styles and content.  Here is a link: http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news_stories/2010/03/ink-clay-36.html

What a surprise, after introducing my visiting Korean potter friends to the Korea Times, a local newspaper. They produced a front page article about me this week. See these links: ARTICLE and  http://www.koreatimes.com/article/581472   

My work will be exhibited in Ink & Clay 36, from March 18 to May 1.  This is an annual competition, established in 1971, of prints, ceramic ware, and sculpture sponsored by the Kellogg University Art Gallery of California State Polytechnic University.  My work was also selected in 2008.

I have been selected to participate in the juried group exhibition Eight from ACGA.  This exhibition will take place in conjunction with the 21st Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA), April 28 to May 21, 2010.

Juried by Marc Lancet, author, artist and ceramics professor, the exhibition will include of a body of work from eight ceramic artists who are members of ACGA.

The  American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) has accepted the ceramic piece entitled Sunflower - 2009 for the museum permanent collection.  This is my second work to be included in the collection.

My work has been selected for two exhibitions during National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference in March.  The work Sunflower - Desert Series was selected for the Potters Council show Fill-adephia 2010.

The second exhibition entitled Strictly Functional Pottery National: Then and Now is an invitational show based on people who won awards in previous Strictly Functional Pottery National exhibitions.  Lee received the Innovation Award in 2006.  Lee will display Snowfall shown here.

An article about the Best American Ceramic Art appeared in the popular magazine Readers in China last month.  This is the centerfold spread.

The catalog from the exhibition The Best American Ceramic Art at the 12th Beijing International Art Expo in Beijing, China just arrived.  My Sunflower 2009 vase is featured in the catalog.

I am happy to announce that Black Bean Ceramic Art Center Gallery is the newest gallery to exhibit and sell my work.  They are located at 561 Emory Street in San Jose, CA. 

During my Open Studio December 5 & 6, I will be offering ceramic art I woodfired in China and Japan during 2009.  These pieces are distinctly different from the shapes and surfaces I make here in the US.  I will, of course, also be showing new textured work developed in Portola Valley.

The kiln construction has begun at the Goshogawara Woodfire Festival here in northern Japan.  You can see images here and also by visiting our Japanese language blog at:

http://blog.livedoor.jp/tsugarunpo/

This year 14 artists from 11 countries are participating.  We will construct a salt kiln (shiogama) here and fire it and two other wood kilns.  View the festival activities by going to the 'INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP' menu, click on 'Japan and the 'Goshogawara International Woodfire Festival 2009'

My work, Sunflower 2009, has been accepted into the exhibition 'The Best of American Ceramic Art.'  It will be displayed at the 12th International Art Exposition, August 27 to 31, 2009.  The art expo is located in the China World Trade Center in east Beijing.  

An article I wrote about the 2008 International Ceramic Forum in China has been published in the Turkish ceramics journal Seramik Turkiye in March 2009

I have posted images from the recent International Macsabal Woodfire Festival in Osan, Korea and the International Ceramics Forum in Zibo, China.  You can view these images by going to INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS and scrolling down to the country of interest.  Also see the recent journal and newspaper articles by going to the menu item ABOUT and scroll down to INTERNATIONAL PRESS.

New Videos Added to INTERNATIONAL VIDEOS  I have uploaded videos of Kim Yong Moon and Park Soon Kwan working in my studio and at De Anza College here in California in March and April 2009.

Korean Potters Kim Yong Moon and Park Soon Kwan have been visiting for two weeks.  They have made many pieces using traditional Korean techniques.  To see them working and their works go to Kim's blog here:

Kim's Blog

They will be here through March 11.  Local artists and pottery lovers are welcome to come and visit, just call me first at 650.851.0295