International Ceramic Art Festival in Sasama – Nov22-24th

by | Oct 28, 2013 | Uncategorized

International ceramic art festival in Sasama offers ceramic artists
and ceramic lovers to have opportunities to exchange their techniques,
knowledge, and artist spirits with each other.
It will be held at Sasama, Shizuoka, Japan through November 22nd to
24th. 
This year we invite ten artists from nine countries. You can see
their skills and techniques through slide lecture and workshop.
Moreover, you will get opportunity to communicate with them in many
occasions. 
The event showcases pottery artwork of about 50 potters from across
Japan and the world, plus a lot of booths with pottery tools. Don’t miss
the chance – or you’ll miss lots of things that are exclusive to this
event. 
http://icaf.jp/e/

emerging artist: Kaitlyn McGill

by | Oct 27, 2013 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

Kaitly is a recent graduate from
the Alberta College of Art & Design who is currently
Artist in Residence at the London Clay Art Centre in London,
Ontario. She makes lovely functional pottery, but is also am a paper cut artist and is investigating a collaboration between the two mediums.
 

 

Artist Statement

There is something quite remarkable about children and stories. I think its
because the imagination of a child has no boundaries – it is tremendously limitless.
Children live in a wonderful world of make believe and for a short fleeting time cherish
childhood characters bound in books as their closest companions. For some of
us, as we age and grow these friends are slowly packed away in boxes, placed on shelves; the memories of them slowly disappearing just as the colourful pages
in which they live too begin to fade with time. I suppose I am not like most, for
the days lived in the pages of my favourite books are still as bright and clear as they
were in my young wanderings. For me, the characters of my childhood are not limited to these young fables; they exist within the birch trees in my parent’s back yard
and the fine chipped china in my grandmother’s kitchen cabinet.  To me, these are all representations of humble narratives. Whether it be made with paper or
porcelain, my artistic practice explores the glorious relationship between objects and
stories.


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Want to be featured as an emerging artist on musing? All you have to do is send me some images, a brief write up if you’d like, and a website if you have it to [email protected] If you could put emerging artist in the subject header of the email so it doesn’t get lost in my spam folder that would be great. Thanks! 

show musing about mud a little love (cuz musing loves you alot!)

by | Oct 25, 2013 | Uncategorized

you may notice a new little image on the right hand side of the blog. it’s that rectangle over there that says donate/support/musing. let’s try not to talk about it too much, but it does need to be mentioned.

so i’ve been running this blog since 2007 and throughout the years the debate has raged regarding adding ads to the blog. sigh. i feel so awkward even talking about it…. personally i’ve never wanted ads. i’m kind of opposed to them. but there is a reality that needs to be addressed and that is that this blog – which i love and am passionate about continuing – is taxing on my time. the blog could be so much more i know. i’d love to see it grow and develop over the upcoming years, and i believe that it has grown substantially since 2007. but to do this i will have to put in more time. time that takes me away from my own artistic practice.

so i’d like to propose a different option rather than advertising on the blog. it’s simple really and you can either ignore it or you can contribute. up to you completely. if you so kindly would like to contribute to musing and all the work that goes on to keep the blog up to date, then all you have to do is click on that DONATE image and you’ll be redirected to paypal where you can send a contribution to [email protected]

i’m not asking for a lot. i know we are all broke and struggling as artists. but if everyone that read the blog gave a couple bucks a year it would be a huge difference.

i also am open to contributions of awesome art for my collection….but that’s another thing : )

okay, i’m sorry.
let’s be done with this awkwardness and go back to our lovely lives.

thanks for your time and all the ways in which you contribute to our clay community and to musing.

hugs,
carole

* it’s a simple process but a bit confusing. since i can’t just add a paypal donation button to the blog (must be a registered charity) this DONATE image will take you to a paypal page where you enter your email, my email ([email protected]) and a dollar amount you’d like to contribute. again many thanks.

new book: Sustainable Ceramics by Robert Harrison

by | Oct 25, 2013 | Uncategorized

“More
and more, artists are interested in producing work that’s not only
beautifully designed and produced, but also environmentally friendly and
socially responsible. In Sustainable Ceramics, pioneer Robert
Harrison draws on more than forty years of working in clay to present
practical possibilities for ceramic artists. This book covers all the
factors to consider when going ‘green’, from fuels and alternative
firing technology to energy-saving methods, sustainable ways to collect
and use clay itself, and ways to deal with waste materials and save
water. Harrison suggests simple and achievable methods by which to
reduce the carbon footprint of ceramic art, and offers examples
throughout of potters and clay artists who reclaim, reuse and recycle in
their work. Sustainable Ceramics is an essential resource for
any ceramicist, studio or school wishing to reduce the impact of their
practice on the environment.”

Buy your copy or read more about it here: http://ceramicartsdaily.org/bookstore/sustainable-ceramics/ 
and here.