Nai Dee Chang Mor (Dusadee Rukmanee)

Nai Dee Chang Mor

I meet Nai Dee many years ago but i have heard his name long before that.  he is famous for his little monk sculpture.

In 2005 I took 6 Australian artists to his studio in Chaingmai, Thailand. This is the second time i visit his studio but not the same one. He has many many studios but this one is a special one as it also his house.

He works under the house with very minimum tools almost none apart from his hand a few sticks. The set up is very basic and simple yet he manage to produce wonderful sculpture.

Next to his working area is a little creek. It is so peaceful to sit in his studio and listen to the sound of water moving.  He has little handmade kiln in front of his house. It go to about 1000 C at max.

We all very impress with his studio, the peacefulness and the simplicity. However, we all also happy to go back to civilization in no time!

his signature work

Nai Dee's Studio in Chaingmai

Chating away in his working area

working underneath the house

Store room in the background

hand building demonstration

Little creek

hand made kiln

Janet Mansfield

Janet Mansfeild

I have been to Janet’s studio a few time. These images are from my latest visit during Clay Energy, May 2010. “Morning View” is the name of her studio.

Janet works from home. Her studio is separate from the house, made of wood. Janet is a wood firer and has many wood fire kilns at the back of her studio. Somehow i forgot to take photo of them all…sorry.

On the day i visit she has her second out for sell. Most of them gone before mid day.

Her studio is about 5 hours from Sydney.

Front of the Morning View studio. Pots on the side are for sell on the day i visited.

Inside the Morning View studio.

Janet's wheel.

View outside

Throwing tools.

Name tags... a very good idea. I will now collect all my name tag from ceramic events I attend for memory.

more tools

tools

more tools

Working table and slab roller.

The other side of the studio.