White Earth-Red Earth:
Expressions in Porcelain and Bucchero
Victor Greenaway – www.victorgreenaway.com
April 15th – 21st, 2012
Throwing. Intermediate / advanced
Porcelain for me is the ultimate in ceramic expression.The qualities are attractive due to the purity of the material and the unique fired characteristics. For these reasons it has recently become the preferred material for artist all over the world. Bucchero, as an ancient Etruscan ceramic process involving smoke-fired terracotta, provides the perfect contrast to porcelain with equally attractive qualities and challenges, at the reverse end of the firing temperature scale.
One transmits light, the other absorbs.
Together, the joint dynamics offer both a contrast and an affinity in the design process. During the workshop students will directly experience the challenge of working with and firing both materials, elaborating a design concept which will enhance the characteristics both contrasting materials, then making and firing the parts separately and subsequently assembling.
We will learn to appreciate and exalt the unique and complementary qualities of each material.
Cost € 860. Includes welcome dinner, lunches, lodging, tuition, materials and firings. Victor Greenaway became famous both in Australia and other continents. His work was selected for several international exhibitions including in Faenza (Italy), SOFA, Chicago (USA), Victorian and Albert Museum in London (England) and various museums in Australia, Japan, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, New Zealand. In Australia, Victor is known for his excellent craftsmanship and innovative design and for this he gained several prizes and scholarships. Many Australian potters and ceramic artists enjoyed a quality education in his studio with his teaching skills. This master class provides a unique opportunity to follow this master.
www.victorgreenaway.com
La Meridiana
Loc. Bagnano, 135 – 50052 Certaldo (Italy) – Telefono/Fax +39 0571 660084 – [email protected]http://internationalschoolofceramicart.wordpress.comBe sure to also check out the rest of their impressive list of instructors for 2012:
| 15 Easter in clay Richard Phethean – www.phethean.clara.net April 7th – 14th, 2012 A busy session producing work suitable for slip-decoration techniques. More experienced throwers will be encouraged to increase the scale and scope of their work. Click here for price and details |
| 17 Porcelain: Color and Light Curtis Benzle – www.benzleporcelain.com April 22nd – 28th, 2012 Learn to amplify the extraordinary qualities of vitreous porcelain. Click here for price and details |
| 18 Exploring Naked Raku and Ferric Chloride – The Basics Wally Asselberghs – www.wallyasselberghs.be Sue Morse – www.suemorse.com April 28th and 29th, 2012 Two days of investigation, experiment and test, learning how to use and control the properties of these techniques. Click here for price and details |
| 18a Exploring Naked Raku and Ferric Chloride – Advanced Wally Asselberghs – www.wallyasselberghs.be Sue Morse – www.suemorse.com May 1st – 3rd, 2012 Astonishing results with cross-over techniques. This can be a follow up to course 18 or booked singularly. Click here for price and details |
| 20 Study abroad in Italy Ken Shipley – www.shipleypottery.com www.artapsu.com/tag/ceramics/ May 13th – 26th, 2012 Study abroad in Italy. Earn college credits through Austin Peay State University of Tennessee while studying in Italy. |
| 22 Study abroad in Italy Leah Leitson http://warren-wilson.edu/blogs/art/leah-leitson/ May 27th – June 9th, 2012 Study abroad in Italy. Earn college credits through Warren Wilson College of North Carolina. Click here for price and details |
| 26 Pattern and Colour using Vitreous Slips Carolyn Genders – www.carolyngenders.co.uk June 24th – 30th, 2012 A challenge to combine form, surface and colour leading to uniquely personal and individual work. Click here for price and details |
| 27 Mould making and slip casting in Bone China Sasha Wardell – www.sashawardell.com July 1st – 7th, 2012 An introduction to plaster skills as well as the possibility of pursuing a specific project. Click here for price and details |
| 28 Jewelry in Porcelain. Sophisticated jewellery with fine porcelain Luca Tripaldi – www.giallocaino.com July 8th – 14th, 2012 Click here for price and details |
| 29 Saggar firing Patty Wouters – www.pattywouters.com July 15th – 21st, 2012 Saggar firing in combination with Terra Sigillata, different clays, combustibles and sulphates as colorants. Click here for price and details |
| 30 Paperclay with Porcelain Luca Tripaldi – www.giallocaino.com July 22nd – 28th, 2012 Tips and tricks out of Lucas endlessly surprising bag of ideas. Click here for price and details |
| 31 The Art of the Wheel John Colbeck and Pietro Maddalena www.pietro.net July 29th – August 11th, 2012 Two potters and educators with a broad and profound knowledge of ceramics, and long and wide experience of teaching. Together for a world class workshop. Click here for price and details |
| 33 Sign and Colour. Decoration techniques Pietro Maddalena and Orietta Mengucci www.pietro.net – www.oriettamenguc.it August 12th – 18th, 2012 Unlimited possibilities of expression with texture, color and pattern through an inspiring ceramic process. Click here for price and details |
| 34 Terra Rossa Rick Hensley – www.richardhensleypottery.com August 19th – September 1st, 2012 The tradition of sgraffito, images drawn trough white slip under brilliant colours comes to modern life in this throwing class. Click here for price and details |
| 34a Sculptural Forms for the Garden Donna Polseno – www.donnapolseno.com August 19th – September 1st, 2012 Fresh garden pots and sculptures in Tuscan terracotta clay. Click here for price and details |
| 36 The Agate technique Susan Nemeth – website September 2nd – 8th, 2012 Sensual objects with a satin like surface using staining and layering slips and porcelains for a range of pure colour and soft, matt feel. Click here for price and details |
| 38 Throwing, throwing and more throwing Ellen Shankin – www.ellenshankin.com September 16th – 29th, 2012 Throwing and altering, investigating forms and training skills with a master back for the 6th time! Click here for price and details |
| 40 Focusing on Form … Making personal pots to use for food Jan Edwards – www.clayjan.com September 30th – October 13th, 2012 What better place to design and make pots especially for the table… pots that enhance the experience of eating and serving food? Click here for price and details |
| 42 Relationships: Form – Glazing – Firing Judith Duff – www.judithduff.com October 14th – 27th, 2012 Creative problem solving for making functional and sculptural forms by combining hand-built and thrown parts. Click here for price and details |
