Upcoming workshops at the Saskatoon potters guild (i’m so excited!)

by | Dec 11, 2012 | Uncategorized

Jack Sures
Workshop on throwing, decorating and glazing from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 30th and 31st.
Jack Sures will present a free public talk and
presentation at the Albert Community Centre’s loft on Friday, March
29th, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Sures
trained as a painter and printmaker, honed his ceramics skills initially
in London, England at Chelsea Pottery and studied the works of ceramic
artists in the museums and galleries of Europe and the Middle East. In
1962, he returned to Canada and set up his own pottery studio in
Winnipeg, eventually moving to Regina, where he continues to live and
work today.

Over the past fifty years, Jack Sures has
contributed significantly to the advancement of ceramic art in Canada,
including his implementation of the printmaking and ceramics programs at
the University of Regina in 1965, where from 1969 to 1971 he served as
chairman for the Department of Visual Arts.
Michael Kline
On Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th
2013, Michael will give a workshop focusing on decorating on bisque,
social networking, etc…
On October 4th, 2013 he will give a talk and presentation open to the public at no charge.
http://www.klinepottery.com
“Despite the many
tangents that lead me this way and that in the course of making pottery,
the ideas, desires and excitement of clay remain very close to those at
the very beginning of my career. To be sure, the outcome of experience
and effort, trial and error has evolved through the years. But the
process still begins with the simple, ecstatic response to a ball of
soft clay. The successful pot elicits a similar response in the context
of the home.

The mountains of North Carolina provide plenty of
inspiration with their wildly exuberant flora, geological variety and
the pottery history that sprang from these geological circumstances.
Strong pottery form and patterns that evoke the complexity of this
natural environment continue to guide my interests in this current body
of work. By some combination of optimism and risk, my collaboration with
the natural properties of clay and wood fire continues to lead me
through this potter’s life, at times exasperating and at others,
exhilarating.”

www.saskatoonpottersguild.com/workshops.cfm

Opening this Saturday Linda Sikora & Matthew Metz @ Trax Gallery

by | Nov 13, 2012 | Uncategorized

 
Separate and Shared:
 Two Practices from a Common Studio
 
 
November 17th – December 20th
 
Opening Reception:  Saturday, November 17th, 5 – 7 pm, Artist Talk at 5:30pm
Walnut Creek Civic Arts Education Presents:  
Master Potter Workshop with Linda Sikora and Matthew Metz, Saturday November 17th, 10am-4pm.  
…a celebration of the pragmatic and the decorative.
 
Advanced Registration required. $81 workshop fee.  
Click link below for more information:
 
 
510-540-8729 / [email protected]   TRAX GALLERY  1812 5th Street, Berkeley, CA  94710

Shawn Spangler Workshop

by | Oct 1, 2012 | Uncategorized

Shawn Spangler Workshop on October 4 – 5, 2012 at the Fort Hays State University Ceramics Lab, Rarick 123.

“Shawn Spangler: Construction” will focus on the interface of design, functional ceramic forms and surfaces.

Participants should bring their sketchbooks, clay, tools and bats to throw and alter in the hands on portion of the workshop.


Shawn will discuss his work is a lecture in the Art History Room as part of the workshop.

The workshop begins on Thursday, October 4 and runs through Friday, October 5, 2012.

The fee for the workshop is $50 per student guest and $100 for adult
guests. Please call me at 785-628-4273 or e-mail at [email protected]
to save your spot. Your spot is reserved upon receipt of your
non-refundable check made out to Art Sales.

Please send your check to:
Linda Ganstrom, Dept. of Art and Design, FHSU, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS 67601

If you prefer to take the workshop for credit, enroll in Art 670: WKSH: Shawn Spangler

Wednesday, October 3
6:00 David Jones Lecture in Art History, R114

Thursday, October 4
8:30 a.m. Welcome and continental breakfast. Register
9:00 Introductions and demonstration
10:30 Artist discussion of design and contemporary ceramics. Demonstrations.
Noon Lunch on your own.
1:30 Demonstrations and assemblage.
3:00 Hands on experimentation.
3:00 FHSU Graduate Students meet with Shawn for critique.
6:00 Shawn Spangler Lecture in Rarick 114, Art History Hall
7:00 David Jones Reception, Moss-Thorns Gallery, FHSU.

Friday, October 5
8:30 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 Throwing, altering, finishing demonstration
10:30 Guided practice with throwing and altering
Noon Lunch on your own.
1:30 Discussion and demonstration of surface decoration.
3:00 Critiques with undergraduates
Hands on work to finish personalized functional form(s).
7:00 Potluck supper at Linda Ganstrom’s home
206 West 26th Street