Comments on: Traditional Iranian Porcelain of Maybod Morvarid http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/13/traditional-iranian-porcelain-of-maybod-morvarid/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Wed, 22 May 2013 01:21:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Goli Mohammadi http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/13/traditional-iranian-porcelain-of-maybod-morvarid/#comment-600056 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:03:00 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=219700#comment-600056 Thank you so much Rick! I’m thrilled you enjoyed it, and I hope your students will too! I have years of pictures from there, so we should chat about ancient architectural design too.

]]> By: Rick Schertle http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/13/traditional-iranian-porcelain-of-maybod-morvarid/#comment-599839 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:17:46 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=219700#comment-599839 Goli,

Awesome article. I’m fascinated by Iran and your craft photo essay is amazing. I’m going to share this with my 7th graders when we study the Middle East next year. Again, excellent work!

Cheers!

Rick

]]> By: Goli Mohammadi http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/13/traditional-iranian-porcelain-of-maybod-morvarid/#comment-595585 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:36:56 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=219700#comment-595585 Now I *gotta* dig up my notes over the weekend! :)

]]> By: michael http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/13/traditional-iranian-porcelain-of-maybod-morvarid/#comment-595414 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:08:24 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=219700#comment-595414 Not sure what the balls are for, however those “indents” look more like pour holes to me, where you would pour the slip into the molds…

]]> By: Lurker http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/13/traditional-iranian-porcelain-of-maybod-morvarid/#comment-593930 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:57:04 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=219700#comment-593930 “Fear only two: God, and the man who has no fear of God.”

Who are you to urge death and destruction upon others?

]]> By: Make: Ceramics Month « Barley Hollow Pottery http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/13/traditional-iranian-porcelain-of-maybod-morvarid/#comment-593275 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:16:39 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=219700#comment-593275 [...] that feature a new material. This month, it’s ceramics. The most recent article is a nice visit to an Iranian porcelain maker. Keep an eye on MAKE this month for more cool articles. They also ran a piece on 3D printing with [...]

]]> By: Goli Mohammadi http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/13/traditional-iranian-porcelain-of-maybod-morvarid/#comment-593225 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:44:26 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=219700#comment-593225 To be honest, hexmonkey, I’m embarrassed to admit I can’t remember (dug up these pics from 2007), but I do believe Chef Felisha’s guess might be right. If you look at the image below it with the molds, the ones on the right have the indentation that would perfectly fit the ball. I’ll try to dig up my notes and if I find out, I’ll be sure to post again. Thanks!

]]> By: Goli Mohammadi http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/13/traditional-iranian-porcelain-of-maybod-morvarid/#comment-593217 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:40:02 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=219700#comment-593217 Thanks Kerri! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

]]> By: bosteter http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/13/traditional-iranian-porcelain-of-maybod-morvarid/#comment-592877 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:27:31 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=219700#comment-592877 Give it a rest! This is about ART not WAR.

]]> By: Chef Felisha http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/13/traditional-iranian-porcelain-of-maybod-morvarid/#comment-592777 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:20:44 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=219700#comment-592777 My guess is that they are weights to help keep things flat as the heat is applied. Kind of like pie weights in a crust. Just a guess though. :)

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