Workshop with Marney McDiarmid @ St. Lawrence College in Ontario

by | Jun 19, 2015 | Uncategorized

Soft Slabs & Surface Decoration ARTS180

During
this 4 day course you will explore a plethora of surface decoration
techniques while learning to build bowls and vases with soft slabs.
Techniques include using stencils, making plaster texture tiles,
designing stamps and stencils, using shellac and wax resist,and decorating with underglazes.
 
Instructor: M. McDiarmid
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu July 13 – July 16,
9:00AM-4:00PM, $281.24
 

upcoming workshops at MISSA

by | Jun 17, 2015 | Uncategorized

Mariko Paterson –

SHAKE & BAKE: Handbuilding Meets Surface Design

Monday to Friday, June 29 to July 3

Come spend a week making some hand-built wonders with Mariko
Paterson. You’ll explore both functional wares and sculptural wares.
Why, you might even merge the two if you so choose! Mid-week we’ll flip
to a focus on surface design using a plethora of techniques and
possibilities. Cone 6 will be our target temperature and Mariko’s got
just the right combo of underglazes, glazes, decals and china paints to
make your pieces sing. A sense of humour and willingness to tip toe to
the edge of ceramic sanity will be most welcome.

http://www.missa.ca/product/shake-bake-handbuilding-meets-surface-design/ 

Don Ellis

ALTERNATIVE FIRING TECHNIQUES: Chasing the Elusive Flame

Don Ellis will lead five intensive days of alternative firing sessions
where participants learn to take their pots to the next level. Over 34
years of firing experience have enabled Don to achieve a magic touch
with raku that is beyond the ordinary. Don will demonstrate a variety of
surface decorations and will share firing and post-firing techniques
for getting spectacular results. Students will enjoy a fiery week of
demonstrations, glazing, and of course … firing! The focus of the
sessions will be on copper mats, post-firing fuming and more.

http://www.missa.ca/product/alternative-firing-techniques-chasing-the-elusive-flame/ 

Sandra Dolph

SLABS, NATURALLY!

This workshop is devoted to exploring slabs as 2-dimensional wall pieces
as well as 3-dimensional pots. Participants will take lunch to the
beach and walk in the forest to find nature-based decorative elements,
and then bring them back to the studio to explore how they can be
incorporated into organically made 3D slab pots. As well, students will
investigate how to design and execute 2D land/seascape wall tiles, using
those found natural elements from the beach and forest, integrating
them into colorful, textural wall pieces. All recipes used will be made
available.
http://www.missa.ca/product/slabs-naturally/

For a full list of workshops that MISSA offers please visit: http://www.missa.ca/product-category/clay-workshops/

In 1984 a group of dedicated artists formed and incorporated the
Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts (MISSA). That year,
five two-week courses were offered. Over the years we have expanded our
course selection. The school has developed an excellent reputation for
bringing in acclaimed practicing artists and our workshops have expanded
from five courses and 53 participants the first summer to over 40
workshops with more than 400 students each year from around North
America and as far away as Israel, Brazil and Mexico.

Goyer Bonneau“45 Years – Encore 2” @ Jonathon Bancroft Snell Gallery

by | Jun 7, 2015 | Uncategorized

June 5th thru July 4th

Husband and wife team Alain Bonneau RCA and Denise Goyer RCA have
been creating classically modern designs in their Quebec studio since
the 1970’s. Their personal mandate has been to provide the public with
modern functional ware at affordable prices. Their modernist slip cast
porcelain has been featured worldwide. The local, national and
international clientele the gallery attracts made London, first choice
to host this retrospective showcasing examples of their work going back
almost five decades. Brian Cooke, curator, has assembled an impressive
exhibition that includes many rare and historical examples of their
work. Included in the exhibition are prototypes never seen before by the
public. A special attraction is ‘La Théière’ Designed in 1976 eleven
examples have been selected including the first and the last, a gold
glazed example created to mark the twentieth anniversary of their
studio.

In 2007 London hosted for the first time outside of Quebec, and the
first time in a private gallery, a major Goyer-Bonneau exhibition. Now
in 2015 “45 Years – Encore 2” will expand upon that exhibition by
including numerous examples from their archival collection many of which
are being offered for sale for the first time. In addition Brian has
put together some early hand thrown works that predate the Goyer-Bonneau
partnership.

This is a truly historic exhibition by two of Canada’s top artists.
http://jonathons.ca