by Carole Epp | Mar 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Jason Hess Tall Bottle Forms Wood Fired.
Jason Hess-April 7, 2012 9am-4pm
In this one day workshop, Jason will demonstrate his methods for creating wheel thrown tall bottle forms and teapots, including construction of his press molded spouts. He will also present information on wood-firing techniques and his many years of involvement with the process. This will a demonstration workshop with plenty of opportunity for discussion.
Image: Farraday Newsome and Jeff ReichFarraday Newsome and Jeff Reich will present a two day hands-on workshop at the gallery Saturday and Sunday May 5-6. On Saturday May 5 Farraday Newsome will demonstrate the handbuilding techniques she uses to build her terra cotta covered boxes. She will also cover her innovative Majolica painting techniques. The day will conclude with an image presentation and gallery talk.
On Sunday May 6 Jeff will give a gallery talk and a slide presentation of his work. In the afternoon, workshop participants will decorate tiles using the techniques that Farraday has previously demonstrated.
Image: Sandi Pierantozzi
Sandi Pierantozzi: June 2-3 2012 Flat / Form / Function / Handbuilding Functional Pots
In this workshop we will cover how to hand build functional pots which have good form, function well, and have a sensitivity to the human touch as well as other senses. We will primarily be using soft slabs.
Demonstrations will include forming techniques that use circular and rectangular templates, and the method of making various parts fit together. Through making and combining cylindrical and conical parts, a variety of forms will be shown. Alternate ways of treating the bottom of a pot with regard to added feet or foot rings will be included, as well as various types of handles made from slabs and coils. How to arrive at accurate templates will also be discussed. Good craftsmanship is important, so there will be much attention paid to detail and finishing touches.
Image: Don Davis
Don Davis will conduct a 2 day workshop at the Gallery August 4-5.
He will demonstrate both wheel thrown and hand built forming methods. The workshop will start with with bowl forms and move on to composite pieces constructed from components formed by various methods. Discussion will focus on many areas of ceramics including clay choices related to form, wild materials, the improvisation, the challenge of throwing thick or thin, surface treatments, and firing methods, and finally, staying open to new possibilities while exercising personal choices toward your desired results. Ceramic history and cultural influences will be discussed as fundamental inspiration for our own contemporary philosophy and work.
Having worked primarily in porcelain for a number of years and presently also working in terracotta, Don’s slide presentation will cover transitions in his individual clay work as well as interdisciplinary collaboration. His recent project in experimental archaeology, the reconstructed Etruscan Cetamura kiln at Castello Spannocchia, Italy will be covered as well as some geology, sources of inspiration, and thoughts on a life in clay. Don Davis is the author of “Wheel Thrown Ceramics” published by Lark Books.
For more info please visit the Plinth Gallery Website
Plinth Gallery
3520 Brighton Blvd
Denver CO 80216
by Carole Epp | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
White Earth-Red Earth:
Expressions in Porcelain and Bucchero
Victor Greenaway – www.victorgreenaway.com
April 15th – 21st, 2012
Throwing. Intermediate / advanced
Porcelain for me is the ultimate in ceramic expression.The qualities are attractive due to the purity of the material and the unique fired characteristics. For these reasons it has recently become the preferred material for artist all over the world. Bucchero, as an ancient Etruscan ceramic process involving smoke-fired terracotta, provides the perfect contrast to porcelain with equally attractive qualities and challenges, at the reverse end of the firing temperature scale.
One transmits light, the other absorbs.
Together, the joint dynamics offer both a contrast and an affinity in the design process. During the workshop students will directly experience the challenge of working with and firing both materials, elaborating a design concept which will enhance the characteristics both contrasting materials, then making and firing the parts separately and subsequently assembling.
We will learn to appreciate and exalt the unique and complementary qualities of each material.
Cost € 860. Includes welcome dinner, lunches, lodging, tuition, materials and firings. Victor Greenaway became famous both in Australia and other continents. His work was selected for several international exhibitions including in Faenza (Italy), SOFA, Chicago (USA), Victorian and Albert Museum in London (England) and various museums in Australia, Japan, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, New Zealand. In Australia, Victor is known for his excellent craftsmanship and innovative design and for this he gained several prizes and scholarships. Many Australian potters and ceramic artists enjoyed a quality education in his studio with his teaching skills. This master class provides a unique opportunity to follow this master.
www.victorgreenaway.com
La Meridiana
Loc. Bagnano, 135 – 50052 Certaldo (Italy) – Telefono/Fax +39 0571 660084 – [email protected]Be sure to also check out the rest of their impressive list of instructors for 2012:
Easter in clay
Richard Phethean – www.phethean.clara.net
April 7th – 14th, 2012
A busy session producing work suitable for slip-decoration techniques.
More experienced throwers will be encouraged to increase the scale and scope of their work.
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Porcelain: Color and Light
Curtis Benzle – www.benzleporcelain.com
April 22nd – 28th, 2012
Learn to amplify the extraordinary qualities of vitreous porcelain.
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Exploring Naked Raku and Ferric Chloride –
The Basics
Wally Asselberghs – www.wallyasselberghs.be
Sue Morse – www.suemorse.com
April 28th and 29th, 2012
Two days of investigation, experiment and test, learning how to use and control the properties of these techniques.
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Exploring Naked Raku and Ferric Chloride – Advanced
Wally Asselberghs – www.wallyasselberghs.be
Sue Morse – www.suemorse.com
May 1st – 3rd, 2012
Astonishing results with cross-over techniques. This can be a follow up to course 18 or booked singularly.
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Study abroad in Italy
Ken Shipley – www.shipleypottery.com
www.artapsu.com/tag/ceramics/
May 13th – 26th, 2012
Study abroad in Italy. Earn college credits through Austin Peay State University of Tennessee while studying in Italy. |
Study abroad in Italy
Leah Leitson
http://warren-wilson.edu/blogs/art/leah-leitson/
May 27th – June 9th, 2012
Study abroad in Italy. Earn college credits through Warren Wilson College of North Carolina.
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Pattern and Colour using Vitreous Slips
Carolyn Genders – www.carolyngenders.co.uk
June 24th – 30th, 2012
A challenge to combine form, surface and colour leading to uniquely personal and individual work.
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Mould making and slip casting in Bone China
Sasha Wardell – www.sashawardell.com
July 1st – 7th, 2012
An introduction to plaster skills as well as the possibility of pursuing a specific project.
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Jewelry in Porcelain.
Sophisticated jewellery with fine porcelain
Luca Tripaldi – www.giallocaino.com
July 8th – 14th, 2012
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Saggar firing
Patty Wouters – www.pattywouters.com
July 15th – 21st, 2012
Saggar firing in combination with Terra Sigillata, different clays, combustibles and sulphates as colorants.
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Paperclay with Porcelain
Luca Tripaldi – www.giallocaino.com
July 22nd – 28th, 2012
Tips and tricks out of Lucas endlessly surprising bag of ideas.
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The Art of the Wheel
John Colbeck and Pietro Maddalena
www.pietro.net
July 29th – August 11th, 2012
Two potters and educators with a broad and profound knowledge of ceramics, and long and wide experience of teaching. Together for a world class workshop.
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Sign and Colour. Decoration techniques
Pietro Maddalena and Orietta Mengucci
www.pietro.net – www.oriettamenguc.it
August 12th – 18th, 2012
Unlimited possibilities of expression with texture, color and pattern through an inspiring ceramic process.
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Terra Rossa
Rick Hensley – www.richardhensleypottery.com
August 19th – September 1st, 2012
The tradition of sgraffito, images drawn trough white slip under brilliant colours comes to modern life in this throwing class.
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Sculptural Forms for the Garden
Donna Polseno – www.donnapolseno.com
August 19th – September 1st, 2012
Fresh garden pots and sculptures in Tuscan terracotta clay.
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The Agate technique
Susan Nemeth – website
September 2nd – 8th, 2012
Sensual objects with a satin like surface using staining and layering slips and porcelains for a range of pure colour and soft, matt feel.
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Throwing, throwing and more throwing
Ellen Shankin – www.ellenshankin.com
September 16th – 29th, 2012
Throwing and altering, investigating forms and training skills with a master back for the 6th time!
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Focusing on Form …
Making personal pots to use for food
Jan Edwards – www.clayjan.com
September 30th – October 13th, 2012
What better place to design and make pots especially for the table… pots that enhance the experience of eating and serving food?
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Relationships: Form – Glazing – Firing
Judith Duff – www.judithduff.com
October 14th – 27th, 2012
Creative problem solving for making functional and sculptural forms by combining hand-built and thrown parts.
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by Carole Epp | Mar 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Saturday, March 24, 2012 9:00-4:00
Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:00-4:00
Cost: $65 for AMOCA Members, $85 for Non-Members John Balistreri is an American ceramic artist best known for his large scale sculptures. He is currently an associate Professor of Art and the head of the ceramic art program at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA. During the summer of 1987, he returned to his studio in Denver and built a large Anagama kiln.[2] After graduate school, began to make large scale work that was wood-fired. He worked as a studio artist and occasionally taught ceramics at the University of Denver and Front Range Community College. In 1996, he joined the faculty of Bowling Green University, where he remains today. From 1998 to 2002, Balisteri worked with Peter Voulkos, assisting in creating and firing his final sculptures. Later, Balistreri toured and studied ceramics in China, Japan and Korea. In 2001 Balistreri began a body of work titled Problems in Sailing which includes airplane and boat forms. This body of work continued through his sabbatical in 2005, where he built large scale airplane forms at the Kaneko Experimental Workspace in Omaha, Nebraska. His Problems in Sailing series continues today. You can learn more about John on his website.
Schedule
Saturday, March 24th 9:00 – 9:30 – Continental Breakfast & Sign-in
9:30 – 9:45 – Welcome & Introduction
9:45 – 11:45 – Throwing Demonstration
11:45 – 12:45 – Lunch Break
(Bring a lunch or patronize one of the many local restaurants)
12:45 – 1:45 – “Rapid Prototyping of Ceramic Objects” Slide Show & Talk
1:45 – 2:00 – Break
2:00 – 4:00 – Construction, alteration Sunday, March 25th 10:00 – Coffee & Gathering
9:30 – 9:45 – Welcome & Introduction
9:45 – 11:45 – Technique Demonstration
11:45 – 12:45 – Lunch Break
(Bring a lunch or patronize one of the many local restaurants)
12:45 – 4:00 – Finish work, Wrap-up discussion & questions Though in its infancy, new digital technologies are undeniably affecting art and artists. Professor John Balistreri bridges the gap between art and industry by using 3D rapid prototyping technology to create unique ceramic objects. Today his research team at Bowling Green State University leads the world in this new method of creating ceramics. During the workshop I will share my techniques for large scale sculpture and talk about the ceramic 3d printing I’m involved in.
399 North Garey Ave. Pomona, CA 91766http://www.amoca.org/john-balistreri-workshop
by Carole Epp | Feb 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Walter Keeler Ceramics Workshop March 7 and 8, 2012, 10AM – 4PM
Ceramics Studio, FAV 121
Chase Fine Arts Center, Utah State University
More info here.
Ceramics Workshop presented by Walter Keeler.
by Carole Epp | Feb 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ceramics Visiting Artist Workshop | ADAM FIELD
February 13 to 16
Adam Field, Covered Jar, incised porcelain with various glazes, soda-fired
The ACAD Ceramics Program is pleased to present a workshop February 13th to 16th with Adam Field from Durango, Colorado. Field will share what he has learned over his 13 year studio career. Lectures and discussions will cover his Korean pottery apprenticeship, technical production methods, aesthetic considerations and the business side of a pottery practice. All are welcome to attend the public lecture and workshop demonstrations. Visiting Artist Talk | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre Wednesday, February 15 @ 2 p.m. Born and raised in Colorado, Adam Field earned his BA in Art from Fort Lewis College. For two years he immersed himself in the culturally rich art scene of the San Francisco Bay area, where he began his full time studio practice. From there, Adam relocated to Maui, where he established a thriving studio business. Adam spent most of 2008 in Icheon, South Korea, studying traditional Korean pottery techniques under 6th generation Onggi master Kim Il Mahn. Adam has recently established his studio in Durango, Colorado. His works are included in private collections internationally. Regarding his ceramic studio work, Adam states: I am fascinated with antique artifacts, the way they can speak of mastery of lost peoples, places, and cultures. This inspires me to create works that both radiate history and capture my own place and time. I work toward a clean aesthetic that celebrates the masterful simplicity of antique Far Eastern pottery, while retaining the modest utility of colonial American wares. The surface of my pottery is meticulously carved with intricate designs that borrow from nature and incorporate the human touch. Much of the carving on my work is informed by the pattern languages found in indigenous fiber art, suchas Hawaiian tapa, Incan cordage and Zulu basketry.
Adam Field, Cup, incised porcelain with various glazes, soda-fired.via
ACAD
