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Job posting – Research Assistant
Stephen Benwell, Three Fauns, Niagara GalleriesRenowned ceramic artist Stephen Benwell is on the lookout for a Research Assistant to assist him with an archive project. Duties include developing a comprehensive bibliography and image library ready for website use. If you are interested please email Stephen directly and include a short cover letter and resume. This is a paid position ($15 per hour for two days per week, for 3 months – tbc) but the skills you will learn working alongside a master will be invaluable. via The Craft Blog
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Upcoming workshop: “Smoke, Fire and Fumes”
April 28th & 29th, 20129am to 5pm daily
Registration Fee: $235.00
Class Limit: 15 Participants
Soup and Bread Lunch Provided Two ways to register…
Mail-In Registration Information [PDF]
Online Registration with PayPal ™ Pre-workshop Instructions [PDF] This two-day, hands-on workshop with Linda and Charlie Riggs will focus on ferric chloride fuming, 2 types of naked raku and horsehair firing. A special emphasis is on the use of pots polished with white terra sigillata. Students’ pots will be fired in or placed into atmospheres where the smoke and/or chemicals produce the final surface color. These colors range from the deep reds and oranges of saggar and ferric chloride firings to the stark black and white designs of naked raku.
Charles Riggs
Charles has a Fine Arts Degree in Pottery. He has been featured in Clay Times, Ceramics Monthly, and Studio Potter as well as in the books, “Alternative Firing Methods” by Watkins/ Wandless and “Raku, The Practical Approach”, and “Mastering Raku” by Steven Branfman. Charlie has exhibited extensively in the US, and as far away as Canada and Norway. He also teaches workshops throughout the US and Canada in a variety of subjects including, Raku Methods, Saggar-firing, Pit-Firing, Raku Kiln Building, and Throwing Techniques.
Linda Riggs
Linda has Masters in Anthropology. She collaborates with Charlie to create some of the unique surfaces on their pottery including saggar-firing, naked raku, and carvings and slip designs. Linda has written a number of articles on pottery for Ceramics Monthly and Clay Times. She is also featured in magazine articles on saggar firing, and in the books by Watkins/Wandless and Steven Branfman. She co-teaches workshops with her husband Charlie.
More info here. White Oak Pottery
3915 Rivermont Road
Durham, NC 27712
(919) 309-4747
Call for entry – European Ceramic Festival – TERRALHA –
Saint Quentin la Poterie (France)
19-22 July 2012
Application Call Deadline 29th February 2012
THE CERAMIC ARTS TRAIL
Around twenty contemporary ceramic artists will be invited to show their work in the heart of village, in private sites transformed for the occasion into temporary exhibition spaces. The selection criteria will prioritize the quality of the work but also cultural diversity and the variety of techniques used. The originality of the trail is based on the match between the selected European artists and the spaces offered. It offers another way of discovering the village: behind normally closed gates or courtyards usually hidden from view. Given the richness that personal encounters add to the experience of art, the artists will be present on the site of their exhibitions for the duration of the festival, to meet the public and explain techniques and artistic approaches.
Around twenty contemporary ceramic artists will be invited to show their work in the heart of village, in private sites transformed for the occasion into temporary exhibition spaces. The selection criteria will prioritize the quality of the work but also cultural diversity and the variety of techniques used. The originality of the trail is based on the match between the selected European artists and the spaces offered. It offers another way of discovering the village: behind normally closed gates or courtyards usually hidden from view. Given the richness that personal encounters add to the experience of art, the artists will be present on the site of their exhibitions for the duration of the festival, to meet the public and explain techniques and artistic approaches.
The general participation rules are available on the website www.officeculturel.com
Send your file at [email protected]
Storytelling: featuring works by Debra Fritts, George Penaloza and Cheryl Tall.
January 21, 2012 – March 10, 2012
Dream of Coyote Song by Debra FrittsDebra Fritts has achieved national recognition for her one-of-a-kind ceramic sculptures which are hand-built and multiple fired with a painterly glazed surface. Her work is a continuous story of awareness and the celebration of daily living.
Mother Abiah by George PenalozaGeorge Penaloza gives voice to his creativity through ceramic sculpture that is inspired by fantasy movies and special effects design. His sculpture gives life to what exists within his heart and imagination.
Heads Above Water by Cheryl TallCheryl Tall’s figurative sculptures focus on the relationships between people and their surroundings, especially their homes or workplaces. Her works are coil-built and are inspired by her personal experiences of travel and a study of mythology and primitive art.
Visit our new location in The Historic Depot at 410 N. Toole Avenue, # 120. Enter through the double green doors in the middle of the building.
Artists’ reception will be on February 4, 2012 from 6PM to 9PM.
Obsidian Gallery 410 N. Toole Avenue, #120 Tucson, Arizona 85701 T. 520-577-3598 F. 520-577-9018 [email protected] www.obsidian-gallery.com
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