movie day: Launch: The Journal of Australian Ceramics VOL 59 No2, July 2020

by | Aug 12, 2020 | movie day

This was recorded on 4 August 2020, via Zoom.

Welcome to the launch of The Journal of Australian Ceramics 59/2.

The Australian Ceramics Association acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate our Sydney office. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded and that we are on stolen land. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who we might encounter as we connect with our broad Australian ceramics community.

Thank you to everyone who has joined us for today JAC launch.

Today we will get to hear from some of the JAC’s most recent contributors: Ben Richardson (TAS) who has just built a kiln on Bruny Island; Madeleine Thornton-Smith (VIC) who reports on her recent Peruvian residency; the Hermannsburg Potters (NT) visited by Fiona Hiscock in 2019; and Kim Martin (VIC) who covers the dangers of silicosis. Bridie Moran, JAC Editorial Assistant, will also join us, after her journey through The JAC archive.

movie day: Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Mark Errol, Ceramics artist

by | Jul 15, 2020 | movie day

ARROWMONT CRAFT CONVERSATIONS is a video series that highlights artists in the Arrowmont community. Our partnership with Arrowmont faculty and community members has contributed to Arrowmont’s longevity, growth as a school of arts and crafts, and our reputation as an institution that welcomes everyone. The artists who appear in this series exemplify the characteristics that represent the School — they span generations and are among the most experienced, capable, and innovative in the arts and crafts world. Each of the artists in this series offers insights into their work and their reflections on being a part of the Arrowmont community. Mark Errol is an Arrowmont Instructor, Pentaculum participant and ceramic artist. Mark Errol graduated from Georgia State University in 2014 with his MFA where he was the recipient of the Ernest G. Welch Fellowship. Mark accepted the position of lecturer in 2015 at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, GA where he teaches Ceramics, Foundation 3D design as well as Professional Preparations for budding artists and Senior Presentation. Errol has taught at Arrowmont, has assisted numerous artists at Penland School of Craft and has taught workshops at The University of Alabama, East Tennessee State University and other recognized art centers around the Southeast. Mark lives in Tifton, GA where he maintains his studio and is the co-owner of Plough Gallery with Glenn Josey where they concentrate on ceramics, glass and other craft-centric media. Focused on education, highlighting fine craft and art, Mark has curated shows as well at Signature Handmade Gallery in Atlanta. His work has been featured in exhibitions both nationally and internationally and has been published in Studio Potter and Ceramics Monthly magazines as well as other regional and nationally circulated publications. The work he makes investigates the relationships of architecture, interior design, and personal narratives as related to both social and cultural questions of value, space and wanting more.
Mark Errol’s website: http://www.marksmud.com/
Learn more at www.arrowmont.org

movie day: Clay Chat with Shoji Satake

by | Jul 8, 2020 | movie day

In 2019 Shoji completed a massive long-term collaboration with Chinese master craftsmen, students, and artists from the world over, culminating in KAPOW! Finding Heros in the Age of Trump. This exhibition hosted by Eutectic Gallery in September 2019 featured the products of this collaboration, exquisite porcelain vessels created according to millennium-old processes but emblazoned in the classic blue and white style with female comic book heroes rising up against the hate and misogyny of President Trump. Shoji recently released a new round of works from this project, including polychrome jars and Trump ash trays. Listen in as Shoji takes us deeper into the project, its inspiration, and his hopes for the future.

View the exhibition HERE.

View more of Shoji Satake’s work on his website: shojisatake.com

movie day: Jabulile Nala: The Zulu Beer Pot

by | Jul 1, 2020 | movie day

“An interview with Jabulile Nala, South African potter. A Gathering of Voices: Folk Art from the Judith Espinar and Tom Dillenberg Collection December 16, 2018 – September 8, 2019
A Gathering of Voices celebrates the promised gift of the folk art collection of Judith Espinar and Tom Dillenberg. Comprising primarily ceramic traditions from Mexico, Spain, France, Hungary, Morocco, and numerous other countries, the collection also includes rich holdings of New Mexico santos, Latin American retablos, and metalwork, furniture and textiles from around the world. The exhibition brings together the various voices of international cultures and living traditions, through the vision of one collector. The unique installation of A Gathering of Voices reflects how Espinar has lived with folk art, animating the objects through groupings that guide the viewer to cross-cultural comparisons of certain motifs, forms, or techniques. These “inhabited spaces” are re-created in the gallery, along with deeper investigations of individual artists, their workshops, or the traditions they keep alive. Judith Espinar was one of the cofounders of the International Folk Art Market, which was established in 2004 and is today the largest event of its kind focused on the work of master folk artists. She previously worked in the fashion industry in New York for more than 30 years, before moving to Santa Fe, where she owned and operated the longtime Santa Fe ceramic store The Clay Angel.” http://www.internationalfolkart.org/e…