Master Class: Ceramics with Tony Natsoulas

by | May 25, 2011 | Uncategorized

When:Sat, June 18, 2011 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM Where: Crocker Art Museum – Sacramento Categories: Classes for Adults , STUDIO ART & ART HISTORY CLASSES
Description:

Rooted in Pop and California Funk with a little Baroque and Rococo thrown in for fun, Tony Natsoulas has been a pillar in Northern California contemporary ceramics for 25 years. With more than a dozen public art commissions, 12 years teaching experience, and artwork in museum collections from the Crocker to The Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Shigaraki, Japan, Natsoulas offers a global perspective on ceramics today. In this dynamic one-day master class, participants will have the opportunity to experiment with and practice various strategies and processes used to create large–scale ceramic forms. Natsoulas will share examples of his work and demonstrate techniques that explore both historic and contemporary processes. As a student of Robert Arneson, leader of the famed Davis TB-9 group, Natsoulas will also be able to take students into the Crocker’s galleries for a unique look at the work of Arneson, Robert Brady, Roy DeForest, David Gilhooly, and Clayton Bailey. This class is limited to 12 students and includes a short break for lunch.

Date: Saturday, June 18
Time: 10:30 AM – 3 PM
Fee: $145 Members, $165 Nonmembers
Supplies: Included
Instructor: Tony Natsoulas

To register for this class, download and complete the registration form.

About the Instructor:

A professional artist for more than 25 years, Tony Natsoulas is known for his large scale, humorous figurative ceramic sculptures. He is a graduate of the MFA program at University of California, Davis, where he studied at the TB-9 ceramic studio with Robert Arneson, the artist that put figurative ceramic sculpture on the map. Since graduating he has been showing in galleries and museums around the world and has been commissioned to do several public and private sculptures in bronze, fiberglass, and ceramic.

Venue: Crocker Art Museum – Website

Upcoming events: Cousins in Clay

by | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized

THE COUSINS ARE COMING TO BULLDOG POTTERY

SEAGROVE, NORTH CAROLINA

Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke
3306 US Hwy 220 Business
336-302-3469

Greetings,
Excitement abounds here at Bulldog Pottery. We are surrounded by clay and glazes and filling our kiln with Moka glazed pottery for the upcoming “Cousins in Clay” pottery weekend. All of us at Bulldog Pottery are looking forward to the two day event featuring Jack Troy, Peter Lenzo, and Michael Kline.

“COUSINS IN CLAY” Memorial Day Weekend
May 28 Saturday 9-4
May 29 Sunday 10-4 Michael Kline’s Brushwork Demonstration
Saturday 2:00-3:00
Sunday 1:30-2:30

Jack Troy just returned from Australia as a presenter on a panel at the Australian Wood-firing Conference. He is a renowned potter from Pennsylvania, ceramics author, teacher, and poet.
Creative energy is clearly unlimited for Pennsylvanian potter Jack Troy, who weaves his productive life around his passion for ceramics. He has taught over 185 workshops, written 2 books about clay, a book of original poems, published over 60 articles and book reviews, and won awards, all while producing a constant stream of pottery in his Pennsylvania studio. Peter Lenzo from Columbia, SC reexamines the southern pottery face jug tradition, by creating his autobiographical head sculptures. We think you will enjoy these incredibly intricate and quirky sculptural interpretations of this Southern regional art form. Michael Kline from Bakersville, NC is known for his floral brush imagery that gracefully wraps around his wood-fired pottery forms. Michael is our perennial co-conspirator with Gholson-Henneke’s annual “Cousins in Clay” event. Look for a Mountain Cousins event in the near future. Bruce and Samantha of Bulldog Pottery specialize in iridescent crystalline glazes and imagery that reflect their interests in the natural world.

Please read more about the potters at Cousins in Clay
And call if you have any questions- 336-302-3469

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JACK TROY FROM HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA
Jack Troy
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PETER LENZO FROM COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
Peter Lenzo
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MICHAEL KLINE FROM BAKERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Michael Kline
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SAMANTHA HENNEKE FROM SEAGROVE, NORTH CAROLINA
Samantha Henneke
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BRUCE GHOLSON FROM SEAGROVE, NORTH CAROLINA
Bruce Gholson
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A recap:
May 28, Saturday 9-4 / May 29, Sunday 10-4 Michael Kline’s demonstration Sat 2-3 / Sun 1:30-2:30 Details at Cousins in Clay
Call if you have any questions- 336-302-3469 Read about “Cousins in Clay” Carolina Arts Unleashed Accommodations for our Local Area can be found under Places To Stay on our “Cousins in Clay” website.
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Follow along with our blog to find out what is happening at Bulldog Pottery. If you are curious how this grouping of pots will turn out, return throughout the week for updates.

“Read All About It at”
“Around and About with Bulldog Pottery”

P.S. Tom Gray will have a pottery show & sale called Osmosis on Sat-May 28 & Sun-May 29; and Donna Craven will have her kiln opening the same weekend as well.

Vince Pitelka Workshop in Nevada City June 13 – 17 2011

by | May 9, 2011 | Uncategorized

Come join us for Vince Pitelka’s 5 day Ceramic Surfaces Workshop in Downtown Nevada City, hosted by Rene Sprattling and Brad Carter. Vince has been a studio clay artist for 40 years, teaching clay since 1986, the last fifteen years at Tennessee Technological University’s Appalachian Center for Craft, one of the best fine-craft studio facilities in the nation.

For the general philosophy and structure of Vince’s workshops, go here.
You may also go to: Developing Ceramic Surface for more in-depth information.

Cost: $395 includes first 50#’s of cone 6 clay.
Registration: Class size is limited to 12 students so please register early.

For more details please visit the website here.