by Carole Epp | Jan 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Liz Zlot Summerfield is hosting a workshop this weekend in her home studio. There are a couple of spots open! Check it out:
January 22, 2011
Bakersville, North Carolina
9:30am-5pm
Come enjoy a day of demonstrations at the studio of Liz Zlot Summerfield. This workshop will cover the use of paper patterns, the construction of pots, and the use of terra sigillata and underglaze in surface decoration-all the elements that Liz uses in her work. The day will begin with a light breakfast and beverages provided by Liz. As a participant in this intimate setting, you will be able to ask many questions, learn new techniques, and see works in progress. Liz also has an on site gallery that houses her husband’s blown glass and her pottery.
Pack a lunch and prepare for a day of fun and learning in the studio!
Workshop Fee
$95
Space limited to 8 people
To register contact Liz at:
[email protected]
828 688-1590
828 467-1138
via clay club
by Carole Epp | Jan 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Over the past six months, our campaign for the Artist’s Resale Right has been picking up speed. All three opposition parties have endorsed our proposal. Heritage Minister James Moore, Health Minister and Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq and the Prime Minister’s Office have all expressed an interest in the Artist’s Resale Right but we are still waiting for them to confirm their support. You can help tip the balance by writing your MP and the Conservative members of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-32.
About the Artist’s Resale Right Many people profit when an artwork is resold – but not the artist. The Artist Resale Right would allow visual artists to share in these profits just as they do in 59 other countries around the world.
•The Artist Resale Right would entitle artists to receive 5% from the resale of their work.
-The full value of an artwork often isn’t realized on the initial sale. It is common for visual art to appreciate in value over time, as the reputation of the artist grows
-For example, acclaimed Canadian artist Tony Urquhart sold a painting, The Earth Returns to Life in 1958 for $250. It was later resold by Heffel Fine Art auction house in 2009 for approximately $10,000.
•Canada’s Aboriginal artists in particular are losing out on the tremendous profits being made on their work in the secondary market.
-Many artists living in isolated northern communities live in impoverished conditions, while their work dramatically increases in value.
Find out you can help! Check out the CARFAC National website.
by Carole Epp | Jan 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Saturday, January 29, 2011
1-5pm in the Studio Theatre
Each year, the Craft Department offers a series of dynamic, high-calibre programmes supporting the professional development of its artists-in-residence, craft and design students and the greater community.Programme content reflects current, national and international ideas and directions relevant to contemporary craft and design practice.
Sin-Ying Ho, Transformation No. 1 (detail)
Image courtesy of the Artist.
Sin-Ying Ho, Transformation No. 1
Image courtesy of the Artist.
Sin-Ying Ho
Lecture by ceramic artist Sin-Ying Ho, whose monumental ceramic pieces express and describe the collision of Eastern and Western cultures. She will lecture about her current work and career. Sin-Ying Ho’s work is on display at York Quay Centre, January 29 – April 10, 2011.
Lecture: Sin-Ying Ho
Migrating and Transplanting
Migrating and transplanting have generated a sense of displacement and a constant negotiation of Ho’s identity. She express and describe the collision of Eastern and Western cultures: new vs. old, technology vs. tradition, communication vs. language, esthetics vs. cultural identity and economy vs. power. Ho examines relationships between the language of symbols and the symbols of ornament inspired by Chinese porcelain export-wares. She use icons, signs and corporate logos to re-contextualize the intersecting cultures in the 21st century economic globalization. > Sin-Ying HoFind more info on their website here.
by Carole Epp | Jan 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Susan Robey: Inhabit
Susan Robey, Conehead Pair, 2010
Exhibitions
21 January – 5 March 2011
Gallery 1
Opening Thursday 20 January, 6-8pm
To be opened by Fiona Hiscock, ceramicist.
Architectural structures explore movement and gesture in new ceramic work.
Elfrun Lach: Corollary
Elfrun Lach, 34 Random Pieces, mixed media (coral, cotton thread, enamel paint, felt, gesso, glass beads, leather, natural twigs, polymer clay, polystyrene, porcelain, recycled plastic, shell, wood) (2005-2008). Photography by Screaming Pixel.
Exhibitions
21 January – 5 March 2011
Gallery 2
Opening Thursday 20 January, 6-8pm
To be opened by Ramona Barry, writer and artist. Endangered marine organism raises questions of supply in Corollary.
Gerry Wedd: In the Woods
Gerry Wedd, Australian Gothic, ceramic, (2010). Image courtesy of the artist.
Exhibitions
21 January – 5 March 2011
Gallery 3
Opening Thursday 20 January, 6-8pm
To be opened by Ken Gelder, Lecturer Literary Studies and Cultural Studies, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne.
Beauty and danger inhabit miniature world depicting Australian outback.Vanessa Lucas: Pearl, Shell, Bone and Stone
Vanessa Lucas, Potscape.
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8 January – 6 February 2011
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by Carole Epp | Jan 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
| Brenda McMahon – THE ART OF SAGGAR FIRING |
| February 5-6, 2011 |
| Cost: $255.00 Register Now
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Saggar Firing is an alluring process where vessels are fumed
in organic materials and minerals to create dynamic and
mystical blushes on the vessel surface without the use of glazes.
McMahon has been using this firing method for 17 years and
her work has a unique saggar signature like no other.
Participants will bring 2 to 6 small vessels or sculptures
for the firing, as well as clay saggars to house those pieces.
McMahon will cover form, surface, burnishing, terra siggalatta
and saggar firing in this chock full weekend. Read Brenda McMahon’s biography |
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| Beth Cavener Stichter – DOWN TO THE SKIN |
| February 7-11, 2011 |
| Cost: $1,185.00 Register Now
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Beth Cavener Stichter will be teaming up with fellow sculptor
(and mother), Nan Jacobsohn to offer an intense hands-on workshop
in capturing gesture and expression through the animal and human
form in large-scale clay sculptures. Through demonstrations and slide
presentations, Cavener Sticher’s hand-building methods, such as
maquettes, armature building, hollowing, and surface design and
finish will be covered. Feeling a bit intimidated? Not to worry.
Nan Cavener Jacobsohn can guide you through some of the same
processes on an introductory level using simplified armatures that
will allow you to do many of the poses and ideas that have eluded you
in the past. This Mother –Daughter team uses similar techniques,
but offer a variety of solutions to the challenges of creating and finishing sculpture. Read Beth Cavener Stichter’s biography |
| Mark Shapiro – MAKING IT WORK, MAKING IT BEAUTIFUL |
| February 26-27, 2011 |
| Cost: $440.00 Register Now
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During this workshop the focus will be on functional pots;
working on technique to achieve better function and a more
expressive personal aesthetic. Demos will include: throwing
and trimming for the right clay wall; cups, handles and lids,
and feet; pouring pots; and surface decorating with marking on wax. Read Mark Shapiro’s biography |
| Esther Shimazu – ANIMATED FIGURE: TEETH TO TOENAILS |
| March 25-27, 2011 |
| Cost: $480.00 Register Now
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In this figure building workshop particular attention will be
paid to the most detailed parts: heads, hands and feet. Shimazu
will demonstrate how she builds animated pottery figures: from
teeth and toenails, to getting just the right loopy smile, as she
wrestles with clay to achieve something with a life of its own.
It is intense but fun. Students should have prior experience with clay and should understand how a teapot is made. Read Esther Shimazu’s biography |
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