by Carole Epp | Jun 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Leach Pottery
6 pm, Thursday, June 24, 2010
Influx Room, Regis Center for Art
University of Minnesota
Admission: FREE
A special screening ofThe Leach Pottery, narrated by Warren MacKenzie, and restored and released by Canadian filmmaker Marty Gross.
This film, given to the filmmaker by Bernard Leach and his wife Janet Darnell Leach in 1976, records virtually every aspect of pottery making at the Leach Pottery. It has been restored and edited by Marty Gross, a filmmaker noted for his films of Japanese potters and potteries. Gross worked with Warren MacKenzie to provide narration for the film, as well as to add footage shot by MacKenzie when he was in residence at the Leach Pottery in 1952.
Marty Gross and Warren MacKenzie will be present for the event. Following the screening (the film is about 50 minutes), they will discuss the history and ideas in the films with each other and with the audience.
Marty Gross is a ceramics enthusiast who has brought that knowledge and passion to the public through films about ceramics and their makers, as well as through the Marty Gross Studio, a private art school for children in Toronto, founded in 1971. He has made and restored numerous films about Japanese craft, culture and history, including documentaries about the theater form bunraku, and the pottery villages of Onda and Koishibara on the island of Kyushu, and of Mashiko, where Hamada and Shimaoka lived and worked.
Warren MacKenzie worked at the Leach Pottery from 1949 to 1952, and then returned to Minnesota to teach at the University of Minnesota. While he taught at the University and after his retirement, he made and continues to make thousands of pots every year, which he intends to be used in the daily acts of serving and eating food—or containing flowers or paper clips and pencils. His pots may be found at Northern Clay Center, as well as in cupboards and display vitrines around the world.
by Carole Epp | Jun 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Learn how to build your own wood-burning ovenDates: July 5 – 9, 2010
Instructor: Alan Watt| Course # 1015
Learn how to build your own wood fired oven for pizzas, breads, roasts, even smoked foods. You will participate in building and completing two different types of wood-fired ovens – one a low-cost adobe oven and the other a high tech. Conventional refractory oven. During the process, you’ll gain a full understanding of the principles of wood-fired oven design, material selection, construction methods as well as cooking techniques. The culmination of the course will be the baking of breads and cooking of a pizza feast in the adobe oven.
Alan Watt, has since 2003, conducted numerous workshops throughout Australia resulting in many participants building their own ovens to suit their particular needs. His interest and expertise in building his own, and subsequently friends’ wood-fired ovens, comes from long experience in building kilns, many of which were wood-fired.
As a professional ceramic artist and teacher he has established a knowledge and understanding of refractory structures and design as well as heat retention and management. Transfer from kiln structure to oven structure has been a simple and natural shift. Formally, as Head of Ceramic Department, National Institute of the Arts, ANU, Alan supervised the construction of many student built kilns.
For More Information: 403-356-4900 or [email protected]. To Register: 403-357-3663
www.rdc.ab.ca/series
by Carole Epp | Jun 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
New Sculptures by Wesley Anderegg
Opening Friday, June 4th from 6 – 9 pm
Exhibition Continues through June 30th, 2010
Wesley Anderegg received his B.S. in geography from Arizona State University in Tempe, and has been resident artist at Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana, and at Anderson Ranch arts Center in Snowmass Village, Colorado. His work is included in such collections as the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian, Mint Museum of Craft and Design and the Fredrick R. Weisman Museum in Minneapolis among others. For more information or directions visit Sellars Project Space online at http://www.sellarsprojectspace.com or by calling 720.475.1182.
sellarsprojectspace presents national and international contemporary artists working in all media. The space strives to offer a visible and welcoming forum for collectors and art enthusiasts.
sellarsprojectspace exists to act as a catalyst for the development and promotion of contemporary art. The goal is to actively seek links between the arts and other areas of society, giving artists a contributing voice.
sellarsprojectspace is located at 4383 Tennyson Street 1D (on the South West Corner of 44th and Tennyson) and participates in the Tennyson Street First Friday Artwalk and Stroll the first Friday of every month.
sellarsprojectspace is a member of the Denver Art Dealers Association (DADA) and the Tennyson Street Cultural District (TSCD).
4383 Tennyson Street
Denver, Colorado 80212
720.475.1182
SellarsProjectSpace.com
by Carole Epp | Jun 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
I just discovered the amazing work of Michelle Summers thanks to one of my fave blogs a plate a day and i’m obsessed. So much for a productive morning, I’m now going to be spending my time looking for a way to get my hands on one of these gorgeous pieces…
You can check out more of her beautiful illustrations here on her Flicker photostream or on her blog mich + mash
How could I have been in the dark about such an amazing artist? I’ve got to get out of the depths of my studio more….
by Carole Epp | May 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
More info here.
by Carole Epp | May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Since its inception in 2006, Gaffa Gallery has provided a creative space for emerging and established artists and designers. As an integral part of its move to Sydney’s CBD, Gaffa will open the
doors to a dedicated Jewellery and Object retail store. At present we are looking for Jewellers, Ceramists, Glass Artists and Object makers to be represented in the retail store. We aim to showcase remarkable and exciting work, with a strong
emphasis placed on quality craftsmanship, innovation and interesting
design. If you are interested in having your wares showcased in our retail outlet, feel free to tell us a little more about yourself and your practice. Please provide the following:
- A brief bio (200 words)
- A ONE page CV
- Images of your work (max 5 images)
- Along with a word document of captions details (title, materials and retail prices).
- NB. Please make sure the size of your attachments does not exceed a total of 1MB.
Contact: Zoe Brand at [email protected] – 02 9283 4273 For more information about gaffa or the retail store please feel free to contact either Kelly Robson (Initiative Director) at [email protected] or Zoe Brand (Retail
Manager) at [email protected].
Gaffa www.gaffa.com.au PH: (+61) 02 9283 4273 281 Clarence Street, Sydney CBD, NSW 2000
Gallery hours Mon-Fri 11-6 Sat 11-5 Sun and Public Holidays closed
