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WEDGWOOD COMES TO US ON YOUTUBE

Here is a great YouTube video with history and current information by our friend and Wedgwood Museum Director, Gaye Blake-Roberts. Enjoy

QUICKIE NEWS SPLASH ~ TIME SENSITIVE NEWS


INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE -25% OFF ALL BONE CHINA ITEMS, PRODUCT #S IN 600 SERIES - BUY CHINA!!


Opening a brand new book that still smells of ink is such a sublime experience, almost as good as that musty smell of an old book reminding us of its history!

Check out our newly listed items on the WEBSITE where things are always changing. AT ALEXIS ANTIQUES ANNEX WE'VE ADDED MORE NON-WEDGWOOD ENGLISH CERAMICS, TO INCLUDE SOME ABSOUTELY ADORABLE ADAMS Titian Ware VERNACULAR HAND PAINTED PLATES. CHECK THEM OUT! We've added lots of new jasperware too, blue and green AND some excellent black basalt wares!


VISITING OUR BLOG

CLICK THE TITLE OF MANY OF THE BLOG POSTS TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE IMAGE OR TEXT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER. BE SURE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE OFTEN AS THINGS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING. CLICKING THE PHOTO OF THE FEATURE OF THE WEEK WILL TAKE YOU TO ITS LISTING ON OUR SITE. THANK YOU FOR READING!







Thursday, September 22, 2011

WEDGWOOD ON YOUTUBE - FABULOUS FINDS

If one clicks the title of this post, the story of Wedgwood comes alive, a great YouTube video highly recommended to learn a lot quickly! It is mainly the story of Josiah's campaign for the Trent & Mersey Canal and why it was so important to the development of Wedgwood and the potteries area in general. It's about 8 minutes, so give yourself time to watch. THEN, be sure to click on the other videos on the right side, several very good documentaries on our favorite subject, and some of its side-lights from trains to a beautiful Satsuma teapot. The 250th Anniversary video is excellent. There are a couple of errors, and one that made me laugh; in the first video the narrator shows a piece of creamware falling off a horse-drawn haywagon; unfortunately, the modern Wedgwood backstamp shows very clearly on the shard as it hits the bricks. I guess Gaye wouldn't let them just toss a good, old piece of Queen's Ware to its demise, even for a great video! Spend some time learning! Our modern technology does so much to help us learn about so much. Enjoy!

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

INTERESTING WEDGWOOD SIDELIGHT

We Wedgwood aficionados normally spend our time reading and studying the pots or their history, the potters and their history and the potteries, but how often do we think about the underpinnings of the Wedgwood & Sons firm? Speaking for myself, not often and I suspect that goes for others as well. Click the title of this post to read about the Wedgwood's IT operations, a subject I'd imagine few of us think about! It always amazes me what little tidbits one can turn up on our favorite subject, from toilets to bits & bytes - and most everything in between!!

And speaking of the underpinnings, I read this morning that the decision on the Museum Mess is due next month, hopefully a more accurate prediction than the "end of the year" I read earlier in the week.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

WEDGWOOD COLLECTORS ON AUSTRALIAN TV

On August 12th our friends, and superb Wedgwood collectors, Colin & Judy Jones of Sydney, Australia, were featured on "Collectors" a TV series in Australia. They and some of the Wedgwood in their collection can be seen by clicking the title of this post to go to the video. Earlier, I tried typing this URL into my browser and it didn't seem to work, but when I clicked the link it did, so please let me know if it doesn't work for you. I checked it just as I am posting and it's working well. Congrats to Judy and Colin for a lovely glimpse and great TV interview! And thanks for sharing!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

AMERICAN CERAMIC CIRCLE GRANT AWARDS

THE AMERICAN CERAMIC CIRCLE ANNOUNCES 2011 GRANT AWARD

Below is the ACC recent Press Release. If you have any ceramics marked WYKSTRA or with a conjoined V and W, please get in touch. These may be products of the pottery which I am researching. To see some examples of the VW Pottery, you can go to my Vander Meulen family blog and scroll down to the pix on the left hand side. Click the title of this post to go to the rest of the announcement and the ACC website.

"The American Ceramic Circle has awarded Leslie Vander Meulen Canavan a grant in support of original research in the history of ceramics. Leslie will conduct research on the small, but important, early twentieth-century pottery, the Van der Meulen & Wykstra Art Pottery Co. of Dunkirk, NY. The pottery was founded in 1905 by Leslie’s great great uncle, Theake Van der Meulen, a Dutch immigrant, and his partner Gerrit Wykstra.

The ACC awards up to $5,000 for expenses associated with the preparation of scholarly papers based on original research in the history of ceramics. Grant recipients are required to offer completed papers for publication in the American Ceramic Circle Journal and may be invited to speak at an annual ACC symposium. The next deadline for completed applications is April 1, 2012.

An application form and a statement of general principles pertaining to the grants process are available on the website, www.amercercir.org. Questions may be addressed to ACC Grants Chairman, Anne Forschler-Tarrasch, Curator of Decorative Arts, Birmingham Museum of Art, 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35203-2278 or aforschler@artsbma.org.

Founded in 1970, the American Ceramic Circle promotes scholarship and research in the history, use and preservation of ceramics. Symposia are held in early November at various museums around the country. A limited number of scholarships to the symposia are available for students. For information about membership and publications, contact Executive Director, Suzanne Findlen Hood, sfhood@acc.hrcoxmail.com."