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
by Carole Epp | Feb 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
April 26-30 Reinventing Kitsch: Creating Art with Molds Shoji Satake / All Levels / $375 / Extended Weekend Workshop /
May 11-13 Exploring Decal Usage in Sculptural and Functional Ceramics Dan Kuhn / All Levels / $250 / Weekend Workshop / May 17–21 Thrown, Darted and Decorated Jennifer Allen / All Levels / $375 / Extended Weekend Workshop /
May 25-27 Primal Pottery in a Modern World Becky Keck / All Levels / $250 / Weekend Workshop / June 4-6 Expand your Palette: Mid-range Glazes for the Electric Kiln Yoko Sekino-Bove’ / All Levels / $250 / Two Day Workshop /
June 11-15 Wheel-Thrown Pottery Intensive Joe Sendek / Beginner-Intermediate / $495 / Weeklong Workshop / June 18-22 Transitioning from Functional to Sculptural Ceramics Ian Thomas / Intermediate – Advanced / $495 / Weeklong Workshop /
July 9-13 Ceramic Decals in an Atmospheric Kiln Justin Rothshank /Intermediate – Advanced / $495 / Weeklong Workshop /
July 23- July 27 and/or July 30 – August 3 Clay Adornment: Object & Identity Sharif Bey /All Levels / $900 or $495 / Two-Week Workshop or One-Week Workshop /
June 25-29 Finding Creativity in Your Pottery Forms Jerry Wagner / Intermediate – Advanced / $495 / Weeklong Workshop /
August 6-10 Wheel-Thrown Pottery Valda Cox / $495 / All Levels / Weeklong Workshop /
August 13-17 Hand-Building and Surface Decoration Danna Rzecznik / $495 / All Levels / Weeklong Workshop / August 20-24 Tiles and Mosaics Karen Howell / $495 / All Levels / Weeklong Workshop /
August 27-31 Maximizing Naborigama: Creating Work that Gets the Most from Wood Firing Processes Dan Kuhn / Beginner – Intermediate / $495 / Weeklong Workshop / September 21-23 Gas Kiln Construction Dale Huffman /All Levels / $200 / Weekend Workshop / September 28-30 Exploring Raku Joe Sendek / All Levels / $250 / Weekend Workshop /Find more info and register here.
Touchstone Center for Crafts ▪ 1049 Wharton Furnace Rd ▪ Farmington, PA 15437 USA 724.329.1370 ▪ 800.721.0177 ▪ 724.329.1371 (fax)
by Carole Epp | Feb 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
April 28th & 29th, 2012
9am to 5pm daily
Registration Fee: $235.00
Class Limit: 15 Participants
Soup and Bread Lunch Provided Two ways to register…
Mail-In Registration Information [PDF]
Online Registration with PayPal ™ Pre-workshop Instructions [PDF] This two-day, hands-on workshop with Linda and Charlie Riggs will focus on ferric chloride fuming, 2 types of naked raku and horsehair firing. A special emphasis is on the use of pots polished with white terra sigillata. Students’ pots will be fired in or placed into atmospheres where the smoke and/or chemicals produce the final surface color. These colors range from the deep reds and oranges of saggar and ferric chloride firings to the stark black and white designs of naked raku.
Charles Riggs Charles has a Fine Arts Degree in Pottery. He has been featured in
Clay Times,
Ceramics Monthly, and
Studio Potter as well as in the books, “Alternative Firing Methods” by Watkins/ Wandless and “Raku, The Practical Approach”, and “Mastering Raku” by Steven Branfman. Charlie has exhibited extensively in the US, and as far away as Canada and Norway. He also teaches workshops throughout the US and Canada in a variety of subjects including, Raku Methods, Saggar-firing, Pit-Firing, Raku Kiln Building, and Throwing Techniques.
Linda Riggs Linda has Masters in Anthropology. She collaborates with Charlie to create some of the unique surfaces on their pottery including saggar-firing, naked raku, and carvings and slip designs. Linda has written a number of articles on pottery for
Ceramics Monthly and
Clay Times. She is also featured in magazine articles on saggar firing, and in the books by Watkins/Wandless and Steven Branfman. She co-teaches workshops with her husband Charlie.
More info
here.
White Oak Pottery 3915 Rivermont Road
Durham, NC 27712
(919) 309-4747
by Carole Epp | Jan 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
ANDREW MARTIN WORKSHOP: MOLD MAKING AND SLIP CASTING -DISCOVERING NEW WORK (5 DAYS)
Monday, March 19, 2012 to Friday, March 23, 2012Level: Visiting Artist WorkshopsPrice: LAC Members $600.00 / Non-Members $600.00Lab Fee: $30.00
CLASS DESCRIPTION
Students should come ready to try something new, or with a latent idea that is yet to manifest. Dinnerware, teapots, vases, platters, and cups and saucers are but a few possibilities to explore. This five-day workshop will give participants the opportunity to explore and expand their knowledge of form and utility through the use of molds and slip casting. Andrew will discuss different approaches for designing prototypes and making molds, how to formulate slip specific to your needs, and explore how the workshop can initiate new directions in your work. Students should come with questions and ready to stretch their skill, knowledge, and experience.It will be possible to accomplish making one complex mold and/or several small molds. Because of the brevity of the workshop we will cast the molds but the pieces will not be fired.
For more info and to register please visit their
website.
Lillstreet Art Center
4401 North Ravenswood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 769-4226
by Carole Epp | Jan 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Friday Afternoon Workshops
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Space is Limited. Pre-registration is required
Call to register 505-984-1122
Tuition: $50 per workshop
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January 27
Studio Glazing Basics with Birdie Boone
Birdie Boone, SFC’s Studio Manager, leads this short workshop about how to use Santa Fe Clay’s studio glazes for cone 10 reduction. Wax resist? 3 count dip? Glaze tongs? If any of these sound foreign, then you will benefit from this informative workshop. Glazing demonstrations and discussions will be geared toward developing simple, successful glazing practices. Birdie will also provide information about the properties of each studio glaze that will help inform your glazing decisions and improve glaze fired results. |
February 3
Tin Foil Saggar Firing with Lee Akins 
Tin foil sagger is a low-fire process for achieving a mottled decorative finish. It is similar to pit firing and sagger firing with more predictable results. We will prepare and load our bisque pieces for firing in the gas kiln. Bring 4-5 bisque fired pieces. Applying terra sigillata before bisque helps in color development.
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February 10
Speed Coiling with Avra Leodas  Come learn quick building methods for making large, asymmetrical, or even double-walled pieces. Coiling can be used in conjunction with other construction methods like slab building, or used on its own to increase scale and create interesting forms. |
February 17
Laser Print Decals with Maggie Beyeler
This workshop will demonstrate easy decal application to any glazed surface. Students will learn how to choose images that work well, and how to print these images onto decal paper utilizing a laser printer. Maggie will show how to best to apply decals, how to fire them, plus lots of tips and tricks. Students will need to bring finished, glazed pieces to work with. Flat surfaces work best, such as open bowls, plates or tiles, but any glazed surface can be used.
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February 24
Introduction to Electric Kiln with Birdie Boone
This workshop is an introduction to how to load and fire a computerized electric kiln for both bisque and glaze firings. Most kilns come with a manual, but there is a lot more to know than which buttons to push. Birdie will demonstrate and discuss how to load and fire bisqueware and also how to load and fire glazeware for low, mid-range and high fire temperatures. This is a great workshop for anyone who has a kiln in a home studio or for anyone who wants to know more about the process. No actual firings will occur.
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The raku workshops are designed to be taken individually or as a series.
Bring 4-5 bisque pieces for each week. Groggy stoneware (Soldate, Laguna Sculpture or Big White) works best.
March 23
 Raku Mini Marathon 1 with Lee Akins
This class will cover the basics of glazing and firing raku.
April 20
Raku Mini-Marathon 2 with Lee Akins
This class will explore slip resist and halo stain.
May 18
Raku Mini-Marathon 3 with Lee Akins
This class will learn about reducing with alcohol for copper matte glazes and spraying iron chloride with horsehair smoking.
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April 6
Elements of Design with Cindy Gutierrez
Like words, pots have the ability to communicate; the trick is to understand what we want them to say, and then to figure out how we will have them reveal this. As we create, every design choice we make affects the finished piece. In this workshop we will explore what these choices may be, when to make them, and why. We will touch upon the practice of looking at pots with an eye not only for function, but also toward personal styles and goals. All this in an effort to better understand our process, and to challenge our way of seeing and deciding on what is in this pot.
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April 13
Studio Glazing Basics with Birdie Boone
 This short workshop will address how to use Santa Fe Clay’s studio glazes for cone 10 reduction. Glazing demonstrations and discussions will be geared toward developing simple, successful glazing practices. Birdie will also provide information about the properties of each studio glaze that will help inform your glazing decisions and improve glaze fired results. |
 Weekend Workshops |
EXTRUDERMANIA!
Nathan Craven
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FREAKS, GEEKS, MISCREANTS and  SUPERHEROES: PUTTING A LITTLE ALTER – EGO INTO CLAY Kevin Snipes Saturday & Sunday, March 10 & 11
9:30 am – 4:30 pm class description> |
CERAMIC MOLDS for SLUMPING GLASS  Shel Neymark Saturday & Sunday, May 19 & 20 9:30 am – 4:30 pm class description> |
545 Camino de la Familia
Santa Fe, NM 87501
505-984-1122
