Two Woods and a Gas Exhibition

by | Oct 14, 2011 | Uncategorized

October 15 – November 13, 2011

Join us in the Gallery Saturday October 15th 5-7 p.m. for the
Opening Reception of Two Woods and a Gas.
Featured artists include: Scott Parady, Simon Levin, and Steve Rolf
Online sales of works will be available Sunday, October 16th. Call us to purchase.
Normal Business hours: Wednesday to Sunday 12:00-5:30 p.m.
510-540-8729 / [email protected]

Shakerag Workshops 2012

by | Oct 13, 2011 | Uncategorized

Get’em before they fill up!!!

Session One: June 10 – 16, 2012
Jean Cacicedo – Three Dimensional Fabric: Drawn from Nature
Nancy Crow – Strip-Piecing & Restructuring
Shawn Decker – Moving and Shaking the World: Physical Computing for Artists
Michel Garcia – Dyeing with Plants: Seven Experiments
Kent McLaughlin – Kiln Building, Simplified
Holly Roberts – Paint and Collage/Collage and Paint
Sandy Webster – Boxes and Books: Constructions Around the Found Object
Liz Zlot Summerfield – Personal Pots Through Soft Slabs

Session Two: June 17 – 23, 2012
Stephen Alvarez – Photography: The Visual Narrative
John Britt – Understanding Glazes and Firing
Dahlia Elsayed – Image and Text
Michel Garcia – Printing on Textiles with Plants: Polychromatic Effects
Natalie Chanin and Diane Hall – Open Design: Sewing and Construction
Mark Shapiro – Making Pots / Thinking Pots
Chris Sugrue – Curious Systems: Explorations in Art and Algorithmic Behavior

via Clay Club

Vipoo Srivilasa in Brisbane – Don’t miss it.

by | Oct 12, 2011 | Uncategorized

Vipoo Srivilasa will be exhibiting new work at Edwina Corlette Gallery in Brisbane during 17 October – 5 November 2011.

This is his first full show in Brisbane.

Vipoo will present 17 never before seen works created during a residency in Jingdezhen, China, last year.

Vipoo will also exhibit 6 willow pattern inspired ink drawings alongside ceramic pieces as well.

The opening night is Friday 28 October (but the show start from 17 October).

www.vipoo.com
For more detail please contact Edwina Corlette Gallery

POTTERS COUNCIL CONFERENCE – HANDBUILDING II

by | Oct 11, 2011 | Uncategorized

February 3-5, 2012

San Diego, California
Hosted by Get Centered Clay and Jackson Gray

Creative, Knowledgeable, Talented, and Engaging
Creative, knowledgeable, talented and engaging describe these experienced presenters participating in the Handbuilding II conference. This not-to-be-missed conference brings together a diverse group of ceramic artists to demonstrate, share, and answer any question you may have on handbuilding and the techniques they use. This conference will help you build upon existing skills and learn new techniques that you can apply to your own studio work. Register today for your chance to learn from Hayne Bayless, Joseph Pintz, Sandi Pierantozzi and Amy Sanders.

Featured Presenters:

Hayne Bayless, Joseph Pintz, Sandi Pierantozzi and Amy Sanders

Hayne Bayless Attendees will learn how to. . .

  • Make full use of the extruder and make custom extruder dies
  • Cut stencils from Tyvek
  • Use liquid latex resist with a deer-tail brush
  • Decorate with colored slip inlay
  • Work with stretched slabs
  • Make tools out of common materials and how to modify existing tools to suit a specific need
  • Handbuild functional pots that have good form and function
  • Use circular and rectangular templates, and the method of making various parts fit together.
  • Use alternate ways of treating the bottom of a pot with regard to added feet or foot rings, as well as various types of handles made from slabs and coils.
  • Focus on soft slab construction while considering how stamped patterns and clay appliques enhance the surface
  • Create pieces by pinching, folding and draping thin slabs over bisqued clay molds.
  • Use simple paper templates
  • And much more!

For all the details please visit the Potters Council Website.