Tom Coleman — pre-NCECA Workshop

by | Jan 15, 2013 | Uncategorized

18 Hands Gallery is pleased to present a demonstration workshop

Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17, 2013
10AM-4PM

Tom Coleman is a
world-renowned potter and ceramics educator who will share his experience with attendees in the format outlined below:

    First Day:

  • A slide show of past and present work.
  • A brief history of his involvement with porcelain as a medium.
  • A demonstration of throwing several different forms and creating altered pieces.
  • Throwing functional forms.
  • An ongoing discussion and demonstration of different decorating techniques and glazes
    Second Day:

  • Assembling the pieces produced the day before.
  • A discussion on various ways of formulating porcelain clay bodies and slips.
  • A brief discussion on how to approach marketing your work.
  • A discussion on how to take good professional quality
    photographs of your work for consideration in magazines, books, and
    entry in fairs and shows.
  • Tom’s approach and general philosophy on working as a clay artist for the last 45 years.

Enrollment is limited, so sign up early.
Send your check to:

18 Hands Gallery
249 W 19th St, Ste B.
Houston TX 77008
Or Call 713-869-3099 during normal business hours to pay by credit card.

Workshop Location: The Ceramic Store –
1002 W. 11th Street; Houston, TX 77008;
713-864-6442 (The Ceramic Store is located
only a few blocks from 18 Hands Gallery)

Cost: $275/person

You are also invited to attend an Opening Reception on Saturday,

March 16th, 6-9PM at 18 Hands Gallery, 249-B W. 19th, Houston.

For more information: 713-869-3099.

http://18handsgallery.com/Workshops/TomColeman_Workshop.html

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