Introducing: The Clayer: Part Two: Surface Patterns & Molds, e-course!
The Clayer: Surface Patterns & Molds
a 6-week e-course with Diana Fayt
a 6-week e-course with Diana Fayt
Registration: $169
January 27 – March 10, 2014
(registration ends Feburary 15th)
(registration ends Feburary 15th)
The Clayer, Part Two: Surface Patterns
& Molds will be an a new take on surface and form. Part two will
focus less on drawing and more on creating patterns and rich textures on
our clay surfaces and making exciting pieces using the techniques you
learn in the ecourse. Together we will make simple plaster molds, carve
intricate patterns into clay to create bisque press molds that we will
use to give us deliciously textured surfaces. We will cut paper into
shapes and learn how to create multiple colored stencil patterns. Diana
will also teach a water abrasion technique for more precise relief work
and, also, how to combine all of these techniques together, to create
pattern rich dynamic pieces, that celebrate your personal style and
voice. Throughout the e-course, Diana will also include weekly
inspiration days where she shares interesting things
she discovers, to keep your brains humming with ideas and your creative
juices flowing. She’s also been known to throw in a recipe or two, of
something she’s been cooking, share some music she is listening to and
talk about her own journey as a Clayer, as well. The ecourse setting
will be a warm and safe, no pressure, work at your own pace,
environment, where we share what we make and learn with other
participants and positive feedback is encouraged. It’s so much fun, you
will learn so much and meet other Clayers from around the world. Are
you a ready for Part Two, Clayers?
& Molds will be an a new take on surface and form. Part two will
focus less on drawing and more on creating patterns and rich textures on
our clay surfaces and making exciting pieces using the techniques you
learn in the ecourse. Together we will make simple plaster molds, carve
intricate patterns into clay to create bisque press molds that we will
use to give us deliciously textured surfaces. We will cut paper into
shapes and learn how to create multiple colored stencil patterns. Diana
will also teach a water abrasion technique for more precise relief work
and, also, how to combine all of these techniques together, to create
pattern rich dynamic pieces, that celebrate your personal style and
voice. Throughout the e-course, Diana will also include weekly
inspiration days where she shares interesting things
she discovers, to keep your brains humming with ideas and your creative
juices flowing. She’s also been known to throw in a recipe or two, of
something she’s been cooking, share some music she is listening to and
talk about her own journey as a Clayer, as well. The ecourse setting
will be a warm and safe, no pressure, work at your own pace,
environment, where we share what we make and learn with other
participants and positive feedback is encouraged. It’s so much fun, you
will learn so much and meet other Clayers from around the world. Are
you a ready for Part Two, Clayers?
Find out all you need to know and sign up here: http://theclayer.typepad.com/parttwo/
call for artists: American Craft Exposition (ACE)
The deadline for the American Craft Exposition (ACE)is only 6 weeks away! Don’t miss the opportunity to apply for this
nationally ranked show. ACE will be held August 21-24, 2014 in Evanston,
IL on Chicago’s prosperous North Shore. The online application deadline
is Friday, February 28.
The application fee is $50.00. For more information, visit www.americancraftexpo.org
One
of the country’s premier fine craft shows, the American Craft
Exposition, presented by The Auxiliary of NorthShore University
HealthSystem at Evanston & Glenbrook Hospitals, brings together over
150 superior artisans exhibiting one-of-a-kind, museum quality work.
This important art event is also a major fundraiser supporting critical
ovarian cancer research at NorthShore University HealthSystem. A highly
competitive juried show, ACE features hand-crafted work in 12
media—baskets, ceramics, fiber decorative, fiber wearable, furniture,
glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper and wood – and draws
approximately 6,000 patrons annually.
of the country’s premier fine craft shows, the American Craft
Exposition, presented by The Auxiliary of NorthShore University
HealthSystem at Evanston & Glenbrook Hospitals, brings together over
150 superior artisans exhibiting one-of-a-kind, museum quality work.
This important art event is also a major fundraiser supporting critical
ovarian cancer research at NorthShore University HealthSystem. A highly
competitive juried show, ACE features hand-crafted work in 12
media—baskets, ceramics, fiber decorative, fiber wearable, furniture,
glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper and wood – and draws
approximately 6,000 patrons annually.
ROBERT COOPER – TEA BOXES AND TEXTILE DESIGN – IBRIDAZIONI NARRATIVE
From Wednesday 27 November 2013 until Friday 14 February 2014 the
Officine Saffi Ceramic Arts Gallery will be presenting the first solo
show in Italy by Robert Cooper (Sheffield, UK, 1949).
The exhibition
presents a wide range of themes by this ceramic artist of consolidated
renown: he has been dedicated many international exhibitions, both solo
and group shows, and his works are present in important collections all
over the world.
The exhibition offers an ideal opportunity to
learn more about Robert Cooper’s artistic approach, in particular by
means of the “Tea Caddies” series, with printed motifs and other forms
of decoration.
Robert Cooper’s collage-type style that he applies to
the production of his ceramics, with layers of screen-printed images and
surfaces onto which other motifs are pressed, inspired the gallery’s
decision to present Cooper’s tea caddies together with designer
textiles. The spaces of the gallery will be hosting some of the finest
examples of artistic textiles from the Alberto Levi Gallery, creating an
attractive series of references and harmonies, suggesting new
narratives and intriguing visual scenarios. The Alberto Levi Gallery,
Milan, is specialized in tapestries and carpets, in particular creations
by Jurgen Dahlmanns and carpets in the Acquasilk series.
This combination is described by the title of the exhibition, Tea Boxes and Textile Design – Ibridazioni Narrative.
For
Robert Cooper, stories are almost his “raw materials:” he is fascinated
by the life of objects and the tales that they incorporate, and he has
made then the focal point of his artistic approach. Every object or
fragment, in his view, is permeated by a preceding life and function.
Therefore, as a starting-point for his work, he used found objects of
varying origin, such as clays, oxides and glazes left over from his
lessons (and for which he has developed a specific method of firing),
mass-media printed images, pieces of preceding works, and fragments of
pottery found on the banks of the River Thames.
Robert Cooper
assembles and blends these found materials using a slow, meticulous
process, creating a new object capable of telling new stories. He
interacts with these small treasures from everyday life, which often
suggest and determine the theme of his work. His pieces are the result
of many superimposed layers of life, created by a procedure by means of
which he takes possession of the objects and reinterprets them. Cooper
applies screen-printed images to his works, as well as other printing
techniques and discarded packaging materials. The found object is
rescued from a destiny of oblivion and is given a place in the realm of
art.
The artist often reworks his pieces several times, even when
they could be considered as complete, firing them over and over again. On
the surfaces of his ceramic pieces, he applies glazes and slips, and
continues working on the decoration with a spontaneous technique,
applying layers of glaze, screen-printing, or transferring photographic
images to the clay.
The artist desires to have complete control
over his work, but at the same time he accepts the possibility of chance
events, and actually encourages them within his creative procedure. The
introduction of unpredictable effects in the final pieces – the objects
that he uses are old and fragile, and so they are subject to unexpected
changes – is an essential part of his artistic process. His works are
forever suspended between a feeling of power and fragility; delicate,
but with a physical presence that has a powerful effect on the
surrounding space.
Officine
Saffi is an organization that includes the Officine Saffi Ceramic Arts
Gallery, the OS Lab workshop, Milan, and the magazine La Ceramica in
Italia e nel Mondo. Officine Saffi is dedicated to promoting ceramic
arts and design, by providing and publishing information for this
sector, and encouraging the use, collection and production of ceramic
objects in all their various forms.
call for entry: International Triennial of Silicate Arts
In
March 2005 the 1st International Triennial of Silicate Arts was
held in the Hungarian town of Kecskemét. Organised by the
International Ceramics Studio, a world famous ceramic art centre
and the Foundation for Contemporary Ceramic Arts. From an idea originated
by János Probstner, founder and director of the ICS, this
is a new internatinal exhibition and competition focussing on the
silicate arts of ceramics, porcelain, glass and concrete.
March 2005 the 1st International Triennial of Silicate Arts was
held in the Hungarian town of Kecskemét. Organised by the
International Ceramics Studio, a world famous ceramic art centre
and the Foundation for Contemporary Ceramic Arts. From an idea originated
by János Probstner, founder and director of the ICS, this
is a new internatinal exhibition and competition focussing on the
silicate arts of ceramics, porcelain, glass and concrete.
The
aims of the International Silicate Triennial are to stimulate both
fine and applied artists to create interesting and innovative objects
and to give scope to the industrial and artistic application of
new materials and technologies, encouraging the widening of directions
in 21st century silicate arts.
aims of the International Silicate Triennial are to stimulate both
fine and applied artists to create interesting and innovative objects
and to give scope to the industrial and artistic application of
new materials and technologies, encouraging the widening of directions
in 21st century silicate arts.
We
would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the 4th
International Silicate Arts Triennial will again take place
in Kecskemét, Hungary in August 2014 and we hope it will build
on the success of this first competition and become a major part
of the international exhibition forum. Information and application
forms for the 4th Triennial will be available on our website from
December 2013 and the application deadline will be 31st March 2014.
would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the 4th
International Silicate Arts Triennial will again take place
in Kecskemét, Hungary in August 2014 and we hope it will build
on the success of this first competition and become a major part
of the international exhibition forum. Information and application
forms for the 4th Triennial will be available on our website from
December 2013 and the application deadline will be 31st March 2014.
Organised
by the Foundation for Contemporary Ceramic Arts and the International
Ceramics Studio.
by the Foundation for Contemporary Ceramic Arts and the International
Ceramics Studio.
Details
will be available on this website as they are confirmed. Application forms are available for download on the conditions page
will be available on this website as they are confirmed. Application forms are available for download on the conditions page
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