Karen Buchholz, Jay Kimball, Alan Phillips
Eli Fernandez, Bonnie Gilmour, Charley Farrero
Sunday July 10, 2011
1:00- 5:00 p.m.
CERAM CANADA
220 , 2nd Ave.
Meacham, SK
Come out and see the pots out of the kiln!
Refreshments served
Info: 306-376-4423
www.ceramcanada.ca
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Sandy Brown, an international ceramist, sculptor and painter from the UK, will lead an all day, hands on workshop and demonstration on July 15, followed by a slide presentation from 4 – 5 pm. Sandy, who was a lively demonstrator at NCECA a few years ago, will be showing her intuitive method of playing with clay and color. “Doodling, like spontaneity, sounds light yet is profound, as it requires an openness to whatever comes”. Participants in the workshop will be invited to doodle and play. Please note that lunch will be pot luck. “What I like to express is the immediacy and freshness of the making, so that the vigor and playfulness which I felt while doing it are present in the piece for you to experience. Art for me is fun. The forms are strong and simple, and are vehicles for doodling.”
This workshop is in conjunction with Brown’s solo exhibition at Lacoste Gallery, opening the following day and ending August 3rd. To register for this workshop, email a completed registration form to [email protected] and send check to:
219 Western Ave., Allston MA 02134 Registration Form: pdf | word
Fees: For those currently enrolled in the Summer Term: $25
For those not enrolled: $50 Artist Statement In my twenties, I lived in Japan for five years and first encountered clay there. I loved the possibilities inherent in its tactile immediacy. The forms are simple, clear and strong, with a generosity of material and a healthy robustness- finger marks and all. I am currently combining (into one clay body) a rich, earthy dark clay body and a light, white porcelain. Together they act as a delicate clear canvas for the colored glazes. It is as if body and soul are one. The pieces are not complete until they are painted; that is when their identity becomes clear. Sometimes I paint with colored clay, inserting layers as on the big dishes and the tall forms, so that the rich earth contrasts with the blooming colors. I also paint with colored glazes, using the palette of oxides available at high temperatures. I love the contrast of the rich, inky cobalt blue against the soft peach, or the drunken intensity of manganese with a blushy pink against the translucent depths of copper oxide green. It is a palette in which the character of the glazes is as important as the color. Above all, what I want to show is the joy in the freedom of the moment; that you will be as exhilarated as I was. Link to images on Flickr
Link to resume
Watch the video “Modern British Potters at Goldmark Gallery”s
or see Sandy at the Tel Hai Pottery Symposium … ‘Today it is hard to imagine the European ceramics scene without her. She is famous for her spontaneous, passionate use of clay and colours. Her almost provokingly simple use of form and her strong, energetic brush decorations feed from direct emotion, from confidence in her own intuition and from a portion of childlike anarchy she preserved for herself. Sandy Brown’s catalytic, liberating influence on European ceramics in the seventies and above all eighties must not be underestimated. At a time when European ceramics threatened to get stuck between Asiatic ideals and local traditions, her impetuous, lustful approach to the material demonstrated exciting new possibilities.’ Gabi Dewald, Editor,
writing in Keramik magazine Germany 2000
Jonathon Brancroft-Snell Gallery and London Potters Guild, in conjunction with “Matter of Clay III” present a weekend with 3 of Canada’s top ceramic artists: John Chalke, Gordon Hutchens and Valerie Metcalfe. Sponsored by:
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View the Poster Location: London Clay Art Centre, 664 Dundas
Cost: $200.00 plus HST for all 3 events and $100.00 for daylong workshops.
Register now as space is limited. John Chalke
Artist’s Statement – My interest has remained inconveniently multi-faceted in most things ceramic – from its misty prehistory, when only clay and gods mattered, to the subsequent historical offerings from many lands. Food and tea presentation, clay and glaze research, the art of throwing, the art of handbuilding, kilns, riverside shards, emissivity, the smell of old clay, on and on. The straight path to the studio from the house is necessarily most serpentine some days. Some months of the year, though, make it much simpler. When the days grow warmer I work much more outside, where pots dry more quickly. I become a potter and become familiar again with muscle and ache. From November on, when things are freezing solid outside, body activity slows down and more cerebral struggle takes its place. A farmer might go curling during this time. I suppose I go handbuilding. This sequence has been part of my making for well over 30 years. The only thing I can see that has changed is more honing, more reflection, more revisiting old and new places in my mind, and less guilt about the now petty. 
Gord Hutchens
Gordon Hutchens’ studio is nestled in 19 wooded acres in the secluded north end of Denman Island, British Columbia, a 5 minute drive from the ferry landing. For nearly 30 years Gordon has operated his extensive studio here while exhibiting across Canada, from Halifax, Montreal and Toronto to Vancouver & Victoria. He has had over 25 one-man shows and over 70 group exhibitions across Canada and the U.S., with 3 major exhibitions in Japan. Gordon has also taught courses and workshops for many colleges and potter’s guilds. His works and articles have been published in various ceramics magazines and books. Gordon’s work is well known for the depth and diversity of his glazes and the strength and refinement of his forms. 
Valerie Metcalfe
Valerie’s work is refined, wheel-thrown porcelain, high-fired in a reduction atmosphere. She specializes in large, carved “landscape” platters, accented with metal and glass inserts. Her large vases and more functional ware are often delicately painted with a leafy design and embellished with gold lustre. Valerie’s pieces have been exhibited and sold across Canada and the United States and are held in public and private collections around the world. In 1994 Valerie was elected into the Royal Canadian Academy of Art, the oldest visual arts organization in Canada and one dedicated to the recognition and promotion of excellence in Canadian art. 
Register online here.
AMOCA presents The Art of Clay, a community exhibition and fundraiser from July 9 through July 30, 2011. The museum will hold the opening reception on Saturday, July 9, 2011 from 6 – 9 p.m. in conjunction with the Second Saturday art walk in the Pomona Art Colony. American Ceramic Society – Design Chapter of Southern California is a non-profit organization of over 300 potters, sculptors, teachers, students and ceramic designers who seek to share and increase their knowledge and expand public awareness and appreciation of the many facets of clay. ACS-DC was established in 1945 and many of its members are regional, national, and international artists. The Art of Clay, hosted by the American Museum of Ceramic Art, is a biennial invitational and juried exhibition open only to those artists who have recognized memberships in a clay group in California and Nevada. As a fundraiser, all works of art are for sale and will benefit AMOCA, the ACS-DC organization, and the artists. Special guest artist, Stefani Gruenberg will exhibit her ceramic sculptures; and this year’s judge will be ceramicist Vincent Suez, presenting awards on the following categories: Best Sculptural, Best Whimsical, Best Utilitarian, Best Porcelain, Best Stoneware, Best Earthenware, Best Alternative Firing (raku, smoke, pit fire) and Honorable Mention.
Visit “The Art of Clay” at the American Museum of Ceramic Art
Here’s a few pics of the work of Teri Hannigan who alerted me to the show.
For more about Teri Hannigan see what’s new at www.clayhalo.com
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