Satchell studied under beittel for several weeks and became enamored with the art of ceramics.
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Arthur kyung jae park morning earth pottery ceramics background.
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Tomorrow beitell will be at the penn state bookstore to sign and discuss his book.
He maintains his own kiln and has had more than twenty five solo exhibitions in the united states and japan.
Zen and the art of pottery.
Scott meyer holds a ph d in art education from the pennsylvania state university where he studied ceramic art under professor kenneth beittel jim stephenson and david dontigny.
A re interpreting presence in art and art education marilyn zurmuehlen the university of iowa abstract in ceramics kenneth beittel re interprets the traditions of arita porcelain making and the japanese mingei movement into the great tradition which he mediates as a potter and a teacher.
In the introduction the author writes this is a book about zen and the art of pottery the anonymous cover ware says it is a celebration of pottery and a hands on guide to its methods this celebration goes on in a poetic vein about pots and tradition within a community and zen in the first four chapters.
Both japanese artists were highly influenced by korean ceramics.
With the help of penn state agronomy professor henry fortmann who had recently returned from japan beittel arranged to use a sabbatical in 1967 to apprentice with manji inoue a designated living national treasure known for his large scale porcelains.
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As a ceramic artist arthur has exhibited internationally.
His teacher jimmie mosely soon became his mentor and introduced him to kenneth beittel of penn state a widely respected ceramic artist and educator.
A potter and professor of art education kenneth beittel catalyzed penn state s engagement with post war japanese ceramics.
Professor of art education kenneth beittel catalyzed much of penn state s engagement with japan in this era.
Under beittel s guidance satchell started producing tall pots some as high as 40 inches.
While maintaining an energetic studio life his interest in his dissertation topic has led him to a parallel involvement as a writer recently completing a book on.
His new book zen and the art of pottery is both a philosophical treatise and a practical guidebook.
In 1967 beittel traveled to japan where he studied and met with working potters while acquiring a representative group of japanese ceramics for the art education study collection.
He began his ceramic studies under kenneth beittel at penn state and further studied under two japanese living national treasures hamada shoji in stoneware from mashiko and inoue manji in porcelain from arita.
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