RED DEER COLLEGE: LEARN TO BUILD YOUR OWN WOOD FIRED OVEN

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

Call for expression of interst: Eveleigh Artisans Market Ceramics Showcase

On the first Sunday morning of the month from 10am – 3pm, Eveleigh Market hosts an Artisansʼ Market showcasing the best in Australian independent design, art and crafts under the heritage listed Blacksmith Workshop. The EAM is ideally situated opposite Carriageworks, the bold new art centre dedicated to the development and presentation of the contemporary arts. The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) has booked 10 stalls on Sunday 7 November 2010; 10am – 3pm. Expressions of interest welcome. Sunday 7 November 2010; 10am – 3pm 243 Wilson St, Darlington, NSW (adjacent to Carriageworks) www.eveleighmarket.com.au
The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) has booked 10 stalls at Eveleigh Artisans Market (EAM) for 7 November 2010. Each stall has 3 tables and can cater for 3 people to display their work. TACA has also been asked to run demonstrations throughout the day. In return for giving a one hour demonstration, TACA is happy to give five demonstrators a free space on a stall. Demonstrators will need to bring all their own demonstrating equipment. We are aiming to display the work of 30 potters – 3 potters per stall (1 stall = 3 tables), 10 stalls.
Cost to participate: $30 per person, payable to TACA (do not send payment until notified)
Participation is open to members of TACA who hold Public and Product Liability Insurance. All participants must hold a current Public Liability Insurance Policy (preferably with TACA) to take part in the market. A Certificate of Currency must be supplied to TACA for every participant, at the time of payment for your space. About EAM: On the first Sunday morning of the month from 10am – 3pm, Eveleigh Market hosts an Artisansʼ Market showcasing the best in Australian independent design, art and crafts under the heritage listed Blacksmith Workshop. The EAM is ideally situated opposite Carriageworks, the bold new art centre dedicated to the development and presentation of the contemporary arts. EAMʼs commitment to fostering sustainability and authenticity is attracting stallholders who design using recycled materials and those inspired by the natural materials. The undercover venue provides the ideal showroom for designers and is destined to grow in popularity based on the success of the weekly Eveleigh Farmersʼ Market.
Interested? Please submit your EXPRESSION OF INTEREST by Friday 30 July. Your EOI will include your name, contact details, a few lines about your work along with an image (jpg file, less than 1 MB) of the work you will display at EAM. Please also indicate if you would like to give a demonstration. Send your EOI to: n [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , marked “EAM EOI” in the subject line. Successful applicants will be advised by 30 August.
Questions? Call Judy Boydell (EAM Ceramics Showcase co-ordinator) on 0429 310 493 or Vicki Grima on 1300 720 124 The Australian Ceramics Association P.O. Box 274 Waverley NSW 2024
T: 1300 720 124; F: 02 9369 3742 E: n [email protected]

Job Opportunity: Part-Time Clay Studio Coordinator, Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s (NL)

The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador requires a part-time Clay Studio Coordinator for the overall operation of its Clay Studio in St. John’s.

Deadline:
June 7, 2010 by 5pm

Energy, enthusiasm for Clay Arts and excellent time management skills are essential for this position. Under direction of the Craft Council Clay Committee, the Clay Studio Coordinators’ duties shall include:

* Technical clay studio operations including: kiln and glaze kitchen operation, equipment maintenance and responsibility for performing/organizing studio cleaning.
* Coordinating open studio sessions; workshops and classes
* Marketing these and other promotional activities to the broader craft community and the general public under the direction of the Clay Committee.
* Other duties as required.

The Craft Council clay studio operation is assisted by a diverse group of volunteers whom the Coordinator will work alongside. The ability to interact positively within a teamwork environment is paramount to success in our organization.

Salary is $15.53 per hour for 24 per week.

Please forward resume and cover letter by June 7, 2010, 5pm to:
Chairman – Clay Committee
Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
59 Duckworth Street, St. John’s, NL, A1C 1E6

Opening tonight!


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

Michelle Summers Ceramics

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….

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