Related Links
Traditional Ceramic Styles
A general overview of Medieval Islamic Ceramics from the Art Institute of Chicago.
L.A. County Museum of Art on Islamic Art
The Medieval Pottery Research Group
Getty Museum exhibit on "The Arts of Fire: Islamic Influences on the Italian Renaissance"
Iznik
An overview of the Iznik Tile Industry
A book by Walter Denney on the Art of Iznik pottery.
An exhibit of Iznik pottery at the Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
A beautiful Iznik tankard from the Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon
A tile panel from the Gulbenkian Museum
Persian
The Rietz Collection of Persian Ceramics
Some nice images
Spanish
Chinese
An overview of Cermics and Pottery in China; Go to the main page and under "Arts: Handicraft" click on "Earthen and Stone Ware";don't miss the section on porcelain—click on "Chinaware".
A nice website from the collection of the Asia Society;don't miss the links to the different parts of the collection on the left.
From the collection of the Pacific Asia Museum
Japanese
Local Ceramic and Arts Organizations, Studios, and Centers
Orange County Artists Guild (go to the gallery page to see work of individual artists)
The Clay Centre in Carrboro
Claymaker's Studio in Durham
Some Interesting Modern Ceramic Artists (Just some ceramic work I like)
Some astonishing photos of a Raku firing (Pottery by Dave & Boni Deal)
Marylou Alberretti Ceramic Sculpture
A tour of some potteries near the Rhône in France
Steven Forbes-deSoule (wonderful lusterous glazes)
Other Interesting Websites (Mostly Art)
Serigraphs By John August Swanson
Work by Iranian Artist Hussain Zenderoudi (you can exit this site; just look for the little "exit" pop-up)
Sculpture by Michael Ernst
Painting, Multi-media, and Installation by Shazia Sikander (an interview with Sikander and Nilima Sheikh; you can also find on the web many other images of Sikander's work)
Hand-woven Egyptian Tapestries; I recently visited the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Academy outside of Cairo and was stunned by the astonishing beauty of much of this work. Don't miss this site!
Digital Photo Collages by Tommy Mintz
Painting by Katherine Sherwood; also, check out her own web site showing more of her work as well as an assortment of interesting slides used in some of her art classes at UC Berkeley
Paintings by Pakistani Painter Abdul Rahman Chugtai
Architectural Ornament by Jay Bonner
Painting by Dr. Ahmed Moustafa; The Cube and Other Works (don't miss "other works" section); Mathaf Gallery
Paintings by Bruce Herman
Arabic Calligraphy by Pakistani Calligrapher Rasheed Butt
Paintings by Mark Weiss
Sculpture and Painting of Sami Mohammed
An Archive of Archictectural Photos (you have to sign up and create a password)
