rcboisjoli is a small design factory in Toronto. Focused on function and form, rcboisjoli fabricates handsome handmade domestic objects. Every stage of production is created in shop by hand, from plaster forms to silk screened decals.
Inspired by the low tech, the old and by the everyday object we strive to create dynamic and modern wares.
Find out more here.
The above mentioned article was posted on Ceramic Arts Daily this week and I reckon worth a read. After doing my taxes this year and doing some simple math I figured out a rough hourly rate for myself, but Mea Rhee goes into far more detail about a potters earnings. It’s good to measure these things once in a while to help direct your business and figure out what’s worth your time and what is draining you physically and financially.
Enjoy!
Find the article here on Ceramic Arts Daily.
Bids are now open!!!! … until Sunday 5 June @ 8pm.
SHIRO OTANI, 2010, wood-fired sake jug from Shigaraki clay, wheel-thrown with flying ash glaze; h.16cm, w.9cm; Photos: Robin Roberts
On Sunday May 1, 2011 at Reedy Marsh Pottery near Deloraine, Shiro Otani made pots using local clay as part of The Reedy Marsh Woodfire Challenge. During this extravaganza of clay, kiln building, wood-firing, and kiln-centric food preparation, Shiro pots were fired in a unique kiln built by members of his team. Shiro’s final gesture, as the evening reached its conclusion, was to donate a piece of his work, made at his pottery in Shigaraki, Japan, for the benefit of the Tasmanian Ceramics Association.
About the potter: Shiro Otani of Shigaraki Japan has won many major awards for his work. He has a reputation for extracting the optimum from his materials and kilns. As a young potter, Shiro made the most of unpopular zones within communal kilns, executing flashed and lightly ashed work of great subtlety and beauty. Read more about his life and work here:http://www.artistpotters.com/artist_potters/otani/index.htm
Postage of the item is to be covered by the purchaser, in addition to their final price; allow $35 within Australia or $55 for overseas.
This is how you can put in your bid:
1. You need to have a Facebook account to make a bid on Shiro Otani’s pot. It is totally free to join Facebook. You need an email address and a password.
2. Join Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/
3. Log in to your Facebook account.
4. Go to this link to add your bid: https://www.facebook.com/ media/set/?set=a. 10150199792277005.304658. 341527857004
6. The auction will finish at 8pm on Sunday 5 June 2011
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after the opening of roca barcelona gallery in 2009, roca – leader in bathroom solutions – has now unveiled its newest space in madrid with the collaboration of architects lamela and saeta estudi who have developed a large sculptural work within the window of the space.
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Opens June 11, 2011 Overthrown: Clay Without Limits brings together regional, national and international artists who push the boundaries of clay to create large-scale installations that respond to the dynamic architecture of the Daniel Libeskind-designed Hamilton Building. The majority of the twenty-five participating artists will create site-specific artworks.
Highlights include a large-scale ceramic and found object sculpture by Linda Sormin that utilizes the colossal, slanted wall in the Hamilton Building atrium; an installation of clay flakes, each around 300 pounds, by Neil Forrest; a 23-foot chandelier by Jeanne Quinn; and a tiled enclosure with freestanding elements by Anders Ruhwald.
Overthrown also includes a sampling of smaller ceramic objects that acknowledges that other means, besides size, can challenge expectations of the material.
Find out more at the Denver Art Museum Website
When:Sat, June 18, 2011 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM Where: Crocker Art Museum – Sacramento Categories: Classes for Adults , STUDIO ART & ART HISTORY CLASSES
Description:
Date: Saturday, June 18
Time: 10:30 AM – 3 PM
Fee: $145 Members, $165 Nonmembers
Supplies: Included
Instructor: Tony Natsoulas
To register for this class, download and complete the registration form.
About the Instructor:
A professional artist for more than 25 years, Tony Natsoulas is known for his large scale, humorous figurative ceramic sculptures. He is a graduate of the MFA program at University of California, Davis, where he studied at the TB-9 ceramic studio with Robert Arneson, the artist that put figurative ceramic sculpture on the map. Since graduating he has been showing in galleries and museums around the world and has been commissioned to do several public and private sculptures in bronze, fiberglass, and ceramic.
Venue: Crocker Art Museum – Website
