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<p>Fire + Earth includes over 350 pieces of ceramic art by 57 Canadian
artists. You can explore these pieces by selecting an artist above,
or through the <a href="ThumbnailIndex.html">Index of Works</a> which
provides a visual preview of a selected artists work or a straightforward
list of all the pieces in the exhibition. </p>
<p>A selection of the original works from Fire + Earth have been presented
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The virtual exhibition also includes biographies, exhibition history,
and additional works by the original artists.</p>
<p>In <a href="../About/AboutFirePlusEarthEn.html">About Fire + Earth</a>
you can view photographs of the collection when it was exhibited in
a variety of galleries. Jonathan Smith and Shinjin Ozaki, the co-curators,
offer their thoughts on how they selected the original exhibition of
61 pieces. A PDF catalogue is also available for browsing off-line.</p>
<p><a href="../MethodsPlusMaterials/MethodsPlusMaterials.html">Methods
+ Materials</a> provides newcomers to ceramic art the chance to learn
more about how ceramics are made. Videos and images are used to further
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