The business of art

I came across an article in my news feed from artnet.com regarding artist’s contracts and resale royalties. In it it describes how an artist added a clause to the sale of his art that stated royalties were to be paid to a charity if the work was resold. It also …

Inaugural Kiln Firing

I fired the kiln for the first time today. Zuimei had bought the kiln online for around $1200, and is a very large gas kiln. We had to get a crane to move it into place. Weighing in at 800 kg it was not easy to get into place and …

Favorite movies #5

Big trouble in Little China Directed by John Carpenter it’s what fun movies should be.  Part comedy, part action film, with martial arts, sorcery and black magic – this is just an enjoyable movie that doesn’t take itself too seriously. The plot is basically an ancient magician named Lo Pan (James …