Visiting artist Ruthanne Tudball, an accomplished potter and art educator living in England, came to Taipei American School on Feb. 26 to talk about her experiences as a potter. She graduated from Goldsmith’s College with a Commendation and two years worth of research into soda glazing. She has regularly conducted workshops around the world on throwing, manipulating and assembling wet pots on the wheel and soda glazing. Her pots are in public and private collections in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia.
Tudball talks about her experiences in various countries such as in South Korea, China, and India. One memorable experience she had in South Korea was making traditional brushes used to paint a light-colored slip, or a liquid mixture or slurry of clay suspended in water, on pottery. She enjoys helping traditions stay alive and has no problem in bringing old traditions into modern day techniques. She was also invited as one of the top 10 international teapot makers to visit China.