In recognition of the importance of the china clay industry, the Society was formed in 2001 by its founder Chairman, Derek Giles (retired in 2015), along with a small group of volunteers. Its purpose was to ensure that the substantial archives of material which existed within Cornwall’s china clay mining companies were successfully preserved ...

The Derek Williams Trust was founded in 1992 to advance public education in and appreciation of the arts by the pubic display of fine works of art. To this end the Trust now works in close cooperation with Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, …

Ivor Bowditch and Derek Giles of the China Clay History Society describe the processes involved in the extraction and refinement of China Clay. Ivor Bowditch answers a question from writer Ellen Mara De Wachter

Suddenly Derek found himself “saving the planet” in Europe’s den of iniquity, Amsterdam. Work led to a hippie ship, and the ship led to China. In between journeys, Derek spent time between a ceramic studio and Beijing, where he began studying Mandarin.

2019年7月10日 · China clay, or Kaolin, was originally named for a mountain in the countryside near Jingdezhen- Gaolingshan (高岭山). Here the china clay is being washed and agitated using water from a nearby lake. The clay is gradually purified through a process of levigation.

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2024年1月26日 · Clay Country, a free admission movie, delves into the china clay industry and how it shaped the landscape and culture of St Austell. It consists of archive footage featuring a conversation between Mr Bowditch and artist Richard Wentworth.

2014年5月22日 · The traditional source of Kaolin clay used in Chinese porcelain is Gaoling mountain. There’s actually not much to see at the park there- all the kaolin clay was mined out a very long time ago. But the mountain itself is beautiful, and the nearby villages still offer a …

X-Ray Fluoresence Analysis of China Clay Ultrafine (Ultra-Fine - H Powder). Sourced from Matauri Bay in Northland, New Zealand.

2011年5月13日 · Derek Au is an American ceramist based in Jingdezhen China. Derek will be showing at The Clay Studio next season and I cannot wait! His pieces are inspired by tinware, origami and Song Dynasty Qingbai ware. Each piece is made from slabs that are folded into the forms. Au uses templates he draws using traditional tinware makers tools.