movie day: Marking the Line : Ceramics and Architecture
Marking the Line : Ceramics and Architecture from johnloden on Vimeo.
Four leading contemporary ceramicists, Christie Brown, Carina Ciscato,
Nicholas Rena and Clare Twomey talk about their response to Sir John
Soane and his collection of Ceramics. Joanna Bird curated their work
which is seen in amongst Sir John Soane’s fascinating collection in the
Museum in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London.
monday morning eye candy: Kari Smith
images via pinterest
emerging artist: Jason A Piccoli
Lisa Clague & Debra Fritts workshop
Lisa Clague & Debra Fritts
DREAMING IN CLAY: The Human Figure, Fantasy and the Subconscious
Barro.Co Clay Studio, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
September 3rd – 11th, 2016
The Reliquary Figure: a personal journey
San Miguel De Allende is rich with inspiration, cobblestone streets,
religious imagery, architecture, and endless surfaces that show the
passing of time. During this workshop we will allow our surroundings as
well as our own visions to inspire us as we create the human figure.
We will visit the Mask Museum in town and the Sanctuary of Atotonilco in
the countryside, which will help fill us with a vast display of
history, imagery and imagination. Debra and Lisa will demonstrate
daily, their individual building techniques. Incorporation of metal,
found objects and slip dipped fabrics will be introduced. Both
instructors will discuss color and surface texture using the numerous
engobes available at Barro.Co Clay Studio. Discussion will surround the
human form as a spiritual vehicle to embellish with ones own vision,
narrative or surreal. In addition, we will begin the day with a simple
meditative exercise in clay to generate our energy, and the objects will
be used as test tiles for finishes. We will combine our intuition,
personal experience and the influence of the city to discover new
possibilities in our work.
Lisa Clague: Lisa Clague Sculpture
Debra Fritts: http://debrafritts.net
San Miguel de Allende, a colonial treasure in the mountains of central
Mexico, stands still in time with its pastel-colored houses,
centuries-old churches, and cobblestone streets. A UNESCO World Heritage
Site that was recently rated by Condé Nast as the best city in the
world to live, San Miguel offers a favorable year-round climate, an
active arts community and a laid-back environment that stimulates
creativity.
You can read more about San Miguel at: http://www.visitmexico.com/en/san-miguel-de-allende
PRICE: $1695 U.S.*
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: If you register before February 1st 2015, you will receive a 10% discount.
TO REGISTER: A 30% deposit is required for registration.
*Price includes: 6 full days in the studio (see itinerary below) with
all necessary materials, as well as daily coffee, tea and snacks, all
lunches, welcome dinner, farewell dinner, all listed tours and
activities.
**Not included: Flight, accommodation, optional cooking
class, alcoholic beverages, optional firing and shipping of sculptures.
movie day: Clay Cubes by Bosco Sodi
GET INVOLVED – Across the Table – call for artists
NCECA celebrates 50 years of clay, learning and connection in 2016.
To foster a sense of community and show links to how our members connect
people and ceramics, on this occasion, we have invited Michael Strand
and Namita Wiggers to create Across the Table, Across the Land.
Because we also set a gorgeous table in this community, food and the
table serve as a link to bring it all together. NCECA feels that the
table is a literal space – and an idea – and we want to hear your
stories.
To do this, the curators have developed a web app to make it easy to research how NCECA connects Across the Table and Across the Land.
NCECA is calling on you to participate by sharing projects or taking on the K12 Challenge. We invite responses in the form of your images and your words. This is a collection of your stories. All materials entered into the Across the Table web app become part of this celebratory project.
Michael and Namita are developing this online archive to document
what NCECA members are working on right now. From this archive, our
guest curators will create an exhibition for the Charlotte Street
Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri in conjunction with Makers, Mentors and Milestones, the March 2016 NCECA Conference.
Visit app.ncecaacrossthetable.com/about/ for more information about this project.
Here’s a link to download the webapp http://app.ncecaacrossthetable.com/get-started/
Want more information and background on the project?
(***this is well worth the read!)
Download the Field Guide at http://app.ncecaacrossthetable.com/field-guide/
Ready to share your story? Upload your project on the web-app here http://app.ncecaacrossthetable.com/project-submission/. Look for the + sign in the upper right corner of your screen to add your contributions.
Want to get your K-12 school and students involved? Download the student/parent permission form and Potluck: A Portrait of School Communities through Clay and Food to help guide your lesson plans and teaching.
Questions? Email Michael and Namita at [email protected]
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