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.

Current Exhibitions @ the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery

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 Exhibition run: October 21, 2011 to Jan 15, 2012 TERRA NOVA: Canadian ‘Ground-Breakers’ in Ceramic Art
Ceramic arts may date back well over 25,000 years but contemporary artists continue to redefine both its material and conceptual possibilities. Terra Nova brings together some of Canada’s most innovative contemporary ceramic artists in a fresh celebration of beauty. Ranging from sculpture and thwarted functional pieces, to multi-media installations, these artists’ unique approaches both materially and conceptually will delight and astound viewers. 10 Artists / 10 Years: Surveying work by Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics Recipients
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics, this exhibition surveys key works created by winners of this prestigious award and demonstrates what is made possible when creativity is supported by visionary philanthropy. The Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics supports highly promising emerging professional ceramic artists to conduct intensive research at a pivotal moment in their careers. Works created before and after having won the Award will be on view. Past winning artists are: Susan Collett (Toronto), Laurent Craste (Montreal), Marc Vincent Egan (Toronto), Joan Bruneau (Lunenburg, NS), Kate Hyde (Warsaw, ON), Ying-Yueh Chuang (Toronto), Rory MacDonald (Regina, SK), Kasia Piech (Hamilton), Jasna Sokolovic (Vancouver, BC), and Brendan Tang (Kamloops, BC).www.theclayandglass.ca

Feats of Clay exhibition – Opens Oct 21st

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An exhibition featuring ceramic artists from the Clay Feet Exhibiting Group
Jill Archibald, Elaine Bradley, Narda McMahon, Pauline Mann, Gill Treichel with
Gwen Brennan, Sheryl Chant, Alyson Hayes, Alana McVeigh, Melanie Sharpham, Andrea Vinkovic

Find out more here.

Upcoming workshop – POTTERY BASICS with Doug Casebeer and John Gill

by | Oct 7, 2011 | Uncategorized

We are thrilled to announce a public workshop featuring John Gill and Doug
Casebeer, in conjunction with their two-person exhibition at Foster
Gallery, Noble & Greenough School, October 14- November 18th, 2011.

POTTERY BASICS
with Doug Casebeer and John Gill
Saturday November 12, 2011
9am-3pm
Foster Gallery & Ceramics Studio, Noble & Greenough
School
Making pots for daily use is an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
This workshop is an exploration of the fundamentals of pottery making,
both hand built and wheel thrown. The workshop focuses on pots
for the table, including objects made for serving and preparing food,
with Doug and John sharing their many years of ceramic knowledge
and experience.
The workshop will entail morning and afternoon demo sessions.
Lunch will offer the opportunity for a gallery talk in conjunction with
the exhibition in Foster Gallery.
Workshop Fee: $30, $15 for students, free for Nobles students/staff
Space is limited, registration is strongly recommended.
To register: call 781-320-7227 or email [email protected].

More About the Artists


Doug Casebeer is the Artistic Director for Ceramics and Sculpture at the Anderson Ranch
Arts Center. He received his MFA in ceramics from Alfred University and his BFA from
Wichita State University. Doug teaches, lectures, builds kilns and exhibits his artwork
worldwide. His artwork is in collections around the world, including a permanent installation
in 2007 at the Yingge Museum of Ceramics in Taiwan. In 2009, Doug was elected to
the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva, Switzerland and was a featured artist
at the Chinese Academy of Fine Art in Beijing.

John Gill is a Professor of Ceramic Art at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred
University. A member of the Council of the International Academy of Ceramics, he has travelled
and lectured throughout the US, Canada and China. His work has been shown at the
L.A.County Museum of Art; Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York City; Harvey Meadows
Gallery, Aspen; Kraushaar Gallery, New York City; Revolution Gallery, Detroit, Michigan;
and Hadler Rodriquez Gallery in New York. Gill’s work is held in the permanent collections
of numerous art museums including the Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Victoria
and Albert Museum, London; Newark Museum, New Jersey and the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art.

Noble and Greenough School
10 Campus Drive, Dedham, MA 02026
Telephone 781.320.7227
www.fostergallery.org

Grayson Perry: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman

by | Oct 6, 2011 | Uncategorized


Grayson Perry curates an installation of his new works alongside objects made by unknown men and women throughout history from the British Museum’s collection.

He’ll take you to an afterlife conjured from his imaginary world, exploring a range of themes connected with notions of craftsmanship and sacred journeys – from shamanism, magic and holy relics to motorbikes, identity and contemporary culture.

Vases covered in witty captions, elaborate tapestries and the centrepiece, a richly decorated cast iron coffin-ship, will be displayed alongside objects from the past two million years of culture and civilisation. From the first great invention, the hand axe, to a Hello Kitty pilgrim hand-towel, you will discover a reality that is old and new, poetic and factual, and funny as well as grim.

‘This is a memorial to all the anonymous craftsmen that over the centuries have fashioned the manmade wonders of the world…The craftsman’s anonymity I find especially resonant in an age of the celebrity artist.’
Grayson Perry RA, Turner Prize winner When: 6 October 2011 to 19 February 2012 Where: British Museum
Great Russell Street
London
WC1B 3DG
Visit British Museum’s website Times: Open daily 10.00–17.30. Open late* on Fridays until 20.30 (last entry 70 minutes before closing) Tickets: £10, Members free
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