3D printing @ Northcote Pottery Supplies with Alterfact

by | May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized

 
Alterfact
is an design studio created by Lucile and Ben in 2014. Since graduating
from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2013, Lucile and Ben have worked
in tandem on various issues in different mediums. Alterfact explores
current and future issues and translates them into experiences,
installations and objects. They conduct critical research with materials
and data, and invite the viewer into their world. Our
background is in design, and we have a critical approach to making.
This means that we consider the manufacture of ‘stuff’: where it is
coming from and where it is going; how it is made and how it will be
used. Within Alterfact, Ben is more academic and research based, whereas
Lucile conducts more material research and translation to objects. 
 
Lucile
and Ben’s residency project @ Northcote Pottery Supplies was to build their own 3D Printer and
create a series of unique ceramic tableware using the printer. They
are harnessing the irregularities of 3D printing and working within its
limitations to create work that is pretty exciting and it has garnered a
lot of interest.
Floor Talk by Ben Landau & Lucile Sciallano of Alterfact Studio
Guest Artists in Residence, Northcote Pottery Supplies
Monday 1st June 6pm-7pm
Free Event
Northcote Pottery Supplies
142-144 Weston Street
Brunswick East VIC 3057

Potters Retreat with Ben Carter, Chandra Debuse and Kathy King

by | May 19, 2015 | Uncategorized

June 10-13th, 2015
 
The
Mary Anderson Center for the Arts is excited to host our second
Potters’ Retreat.  This June our presenters will be Ben Carter, Chandra
DeBuse and Kathy King. 
Come to the beautiful
grounds of Mt. St. Francis for this amazing three day workshop
experience. Not only will each artist work independently, but the three
will work together, interacting and exchanging stories and insights into
their lives as working artists. This workshop is designed to be a true
retreat, set on the 450 acres grounds, you will be recharged by the
community of fellow artists and the land around you. Meals will be
provided on site by the Mount’s two professional chefs and rooms are
available on site. Come and experience this fantastic retreat.
This demonstration only workshop
will showcase each artists’ work, focusing on their approach to the
surface and decoration. The intimate and personal talks with each artist
will give insight into their process and the unique approach each of
them take to their work.

Ben Carter will
demonstrate quick manipulations of soft wheel thrown clay to create
expressive pitcher, bowl, and cup forms.  He will also cover decorating
with deflocculated slip and techniques for drawing on clay, including
sgraffito, wax resists, and underglaze painting.
Chandra DeBuse
will demonstrate how she designs unique and personal pottery forms using
simple and inexpensive materials, such as plywood and craft foam.  In
addition to handbuilding, Chandra will share techniques used to alter
wheel-thrown work and to create multiple parts for building narrative
pots.

Chandra will share her surface decoration techniques, which include
sprigging, stamping, freehand drawing, underglaze inlay, sgraffito, and
the use of wax resist to create a layered and colorful surface.

Kathy King will
demostrate how to center on building a personal vocabulary of imagery
while considering methods of composition of that imagery onto the
wheel-thrown and hand built ceramic form.  With humor as a tool to
create narratives within her work, King will introduce some
non-traditional ideas about function and methods of storytelling.   She
will carve through slip-colored clay (sgraffito) and will showcase other
methods on leather-hard clay with transfer techniques such as decals,
silk-screening, resist printing from a photocopy and block-printing
images onto clay.  In addition, glaze techniques that will enhance
surface work will be demonstrated.

 www.maryandersoncenter.com

DEADLINE TOMORROW – call for entry: The Cup Show: The Hudgens 1st National Juried & Invitational Cup Exhibition

by | May 14, 2015 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday

July 14 – September 19, 2015 

This is a national competitive juried show. Not all entries will be selected for inclusion in the
exhibition. All accepted works must be offered for sale.

Deadline: May 15, 2015
Juror: Carr McCuiston

Since 1997 Carr has owned and operated Signature, originally known as The Signature Shop & Gallery, in Atlanta, GA. Carr worked in
the gallery off and on spending nearly 20 years in tutelage of founder Blanche Reeves. Carr completed her Bachelor Fine of Arts
degree at Auburn University and then went on to study for a Master’s Degree in Art Education at Georgia State University. She has
juried numerous national craft shows including the artist selection panel for the American Craft Council and was honored by the ACC as
a Style Maker in 2013.

The gallery, entering its 53rd year, shows a broad range of distinctive objects made by hand that are thoughtful, innovative and reflect a
passion for materials and for individuality. Signature promotes the importance of craft practice and fosters the appreciation of the
handmade and of the individual maker. They strive to develop a broader appreciation of handmade one-off pieces and expand the
reach and understanding of contemporary studio art and its intrinsic relationship with design.

Fee:
Eligibility:

Notification:
Reception:
Awards:

Submissions:
Delivery:

Insurance:

Sales:

$20 for up to five entries

Open to all clay artists age 18 and over living in the United States. Work submitted must be original, must use clay as
the primary material and must have been completed within the past two years. All works must also be offered for
sale. The Hudgens will take a 30% commission on all works sold

Artists will be sent juror results of accepted pieces via email by 5pm on June 5, 2015
Saturday, July 18, 2015 2 – 4pm

A Best in Show award of $100 and three Honorable Mention awards of $50 each to be selected by the juror
and announced at the reception. The Hudgens Center will also be offering three Purchase Prizes to be
selected by The Hudgens staff along with our juror, Carr McCuiston. We will be selecting three pieces of artwork
fromtheexhibittopurchaseforTheHudgensPermanent Collection.

Artists must submit their work for consideration via Café, an online digital application portal:
https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=2570

It is the responsibility of the artist to ship accepted works to The Hudgens. All accepted works must be shipped with a
postmark date on or before June 29, 2015. Hand delivered works will be accepted July 7th & 8th between the
hours of 10am and 5pm. Please note: All works must be RECEIVED at The Hudgens by 5pm on July 8, 2015 in
order to be included in the exhibition. Each work must have a label attached to it that includes: name, phone,
email, title, & price. The Hudgens will cover the cost of return shipping on any pieces not sold during the exhibition
(excluding hand-delivered works – if you hand-deliver, you will be expected to pick up any unsold works).

We will insure the works while on our premises and during return shipping. The artist is responsible for insuring
works while in-transit to The Hudgens.

All cups included in this exhibition must be offered for sale. The Hudgens will take a commission of 30%.

Right to Reproduction & Photography: The Hudgens Center will photograph loans only for record, publicity, or educational purposes.
Permission to reproduce in the catalogue (if there is one) for publicity, education, and other non-commercial
purposes is assumed unless The Hudgens Center is notified in writing to the contrary.

Questions: Direct any questions to Angela Nichols, Director of Exhibitions & Public Programs [email protected] or
770.623.6002 x203

6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Bldg 300
Duluth, GA 30097
770.623.6002
FAX 770.623.3555
www.thehudgens.org

JURIED CALL FOR ENTRIES:

one more sleep till the AKAR Yunomi Invitational (I will dream of Yunomies tonight)

by | May 14, 2015 | Uncategorized

Upcoming Show: May 15
2015 Yunomi Invitational (Online Only!) 

Yunomi (U-know-me)- A form of teacup, typically made of ceramic
material, being taller than wide, with a trimmed or turned foot. Unlike
the more formal chawan tea bowl which is used during the Japanese tea
ceremony, the Yunomi tea bowl is made for daily (or informal) tea
drinking. 


The Countdown Has Begun!

The Yunomi Invitational is only a few days away! As the
gallery puts the final touches on the 2015 Yunomi Invitational, we want
to make sure you feel prepared for the show, too. This is our largest
annual show – this year we have a total of 1,030 Yunomi.

For the seventh consecutive year, artists have elected to donate
portions of their sales to The Studio Potter, a non-profit organization
dedicated to all things clay. Of our 206 participating artists, 139
individuals are donating from a total of 245 yunomi!

With a show of this grand scale, we thought a few tips
and hints might help to make your online Yunomi experience pleasant and
seamless. Please remember this is an online event only, therefore
phones lines may be very busy. Send us an email at [email protected] and we will do our best to respond quickly. This Friday, May 15, at 10:00 AM Central Time all Yunomi will be available at www.akardesign.com.

Tips for a Successful Yunomi Experience:

You will need to create an account at www.akardesign.com if you want to be ready to make a request when the 2015 Yunomi appear this Friday at 10:00 AM Central Time. If you have already registered on our website, be sure your account information is current.

To register as a new customer visit your account login https://www.akardesign.com/account/login.asp page.
Submit your email and password, and then fill out your account
information. You will not need your credit card information to register.

After you’ve created your account, you can immediately
browse the site and pick products from our selection of artists and
designers. If you find an artist on the 2015 Yunomi list above whose
work you like, consider book marking his/her artist page. When the new
Yunomi appear, you’ll save precious moments as other customers race to
find and purchase their own favorites.

When you click a product on our website, a pop-up window
will appear with more photos and a more detailed description of the
item. To reserve a Yunomi or another product, simply click the BUY
button in the bottom right corner of the pop-up window. On the next
page, click the submit button to put in a purchase request for the item.
When a piece has been requested and submitted an orange dot will appear
by the product. If multiple requests come in for an item, the request
with the earliest timestamp will be honored.

After we approve your purchase request, you will receive
an email that confirms your order. At this time you will have 24 hours
to visit the site and purchase your item (now you will need credit card
information) before it is released. After your purchase is complete a
red dot will appear by each product indicating it has been sold. 

Orders will be shipped in order recived.
Shiping charges are figured on 15% of the total perchase price, with a
minimun of $12 USD. All shipments are double boxed and are insured
through UPS or USPS.

If you have questions about the ordering process or the 2015 Yunomi Invitational, please call the gallery at (319)351-1227 or email [email protected].

List of Artists:

Ted Adler, Jake Allee, Dan Anderson, Nicole Aquillano,
Linda Arbuckle, Robert Archambeau, AJ Argentina, Posey Bacopoulos,
William Baker, Mary Barringer, Kirsten Bassion, Ben Bates, Hayne,
Bayless, Nicholas Bernard, Andrzej Bero, Douglas Black, Zygote Blum,
David Bolton, Catherine, Boswell, Brooks Bouwkamp, Lynn Smiser Bowers,
Jeni Brant, Wayne Branum, Cynthia Bringle, Robert Briscoe, Jeff Brown,
Lisa Buck, Richard Burkett, Elizabeth Burritt, Peter Callas, Jeff
Campana, Chris Campbell, Kyle Carpenter, Pattie Chalmers, Mike
Chappell, Billy Cho, Victoria Christen, Linda Christianson, Mark
Chuck, Sam Chung, Antonella Cimatti, Benjamin Cirgin, Bede Clarke,
Tony Clennell, Sunshine Cobb, Greg Cochenet, Steven Colby, Mark Cole,
Elaine Coleman, Tom Coleman, Josh Copus, Michael Corney, Julie
Covington, David Crane, Guillermo Cuellar, Carolanne Currier, Israel
Davis, Nick DeVries, Josh Deweese, Susan Dewsnap, Marc Digeros, Dawn
Dishaw, Judith Duff, Robin DuPont, Sanam Emami, Carole Epp, Jana Evans,
Mark Errol,, Adam Field, Susan Filley, Donna Flanery, Jessica Fong,
Yoshi Fujii, Nancy Gardner, Shiloh Gastello, Michael Gesiakowski, Bruce
Gholson, Rolando Giovannini, John Glick, Lisa Gluckin, Silvie
Granatelli, Julie Guyot, Kenyon Hansen, Steve Hansen, Phil Haralam,
Julie Harbers, Mike Helke, Samantha Henneke, Fred Herbst, Jason Hess,
Autumn Higgins, Steven Hill, Chuck Hindes, Samuel Hoffman, Harlan
House, Michael Hunt & Naomi Dalglish, Bob and Cheryl Husby,
Matthew Hyleck, Tom Jaszczak, Kyle Johns, Peter Karner, Ani Kasten,
Matt Kelleher, Gail Kendall, Kristen Kieffer, Jeffery Kleckner, Michael
Kline, Rob Kolhouse, Lucien Koonce, Matthew Krousey, Eva Kwong, Tim
Lake, Justin Lambert, Laurie Landry, Martina Lantin, Robert
Lawarre, Steven Lee, Dick Lehman, Forrest Lesch-Middelton, Simon
Levin, Levin/Smith Collaborative, Brenda Lichman, Suze Lindsay, Chris
Lively, Kirk Mangus, Sarah-Anne Marraffino, Mike Martino, Shadow May,
Matthew McGovern, Kent McLaughlin, Lorna Meaden, Christopher Melia,
Jennifer Mendes, Didem Mert, Matthew Metz, Ron Meyers, Megan Mitchell,
Sebastian Moh, Ryan Myers, Mark Nafziger, Ted Neal, Karen Newgard, Amy
Nichols, Sarah Nikitopoulos, Brooke Noble, Sean O’Connell, Lindsay
Oesterritter, Jeff Oestreich, Deb Oliva, Gillian Parke, Lisa Pedolsky,
Doug Peltzman, Ian Pemberton, Richard Peterson, Ronan Kyle Peterson,
Ron Philbeck, Carla Prinster, Liz Quackenbush, Patrick Rademaker, Beau
Raymond, Don Reynolds, Barry Rhodes, Stephen Rosini, Audrey Rosulek,
Justin Rothshank, Tim Rowan, Matt Rude, Akira Satake, Deborah
Schwartzkopf, Brad Schwieger, Yoko Sekino-Bove, Nancy
Selvin, Laurie Shaman, Ellen Shankin, Jeff Shapiro, Joey Sheehan,
Grace Sheese, Jana Shimonov Ceramics, Amy Smith, Stacy Snyder, Stacey
Stanhope, Tyler Stoll, Mike Strumbras, Liz Zlot Summerfield, Angelique
Tassistro, Charlie Tefft, Al Tennant, Shoko Teruyama, Steve Theberge,
John Tilton, Sandra Torres, Rimas VisGirda, Lars Volts, Mikey Walsh,
Julia Walther, Logan Wannamaker, Shane Weaver, Kurt Webb, Adero Willard,
Elenor Wilson, Lana Wilson, Tara Wilson, Matt Wilt, Shumpei Yamaki,
Gwendolyn Yoppolo, Casey Zablocki

Artists Photographed Above:

(Top Row) Jake Allee, Dick Lehman, Ryan Myers, Karen Newgard, Al Tennant, Sandra Torres, Ellen Shankin, Logan Wannamaker (Middle Row) Linda
Arbuckle, Sarah-Anne Marraffino, Megan Mitchell, Shumpei Yamaki, Liz
Zlot Summerfield, Deborah Schwartzkopf, Tara Wilson, Matt Wilt
(Bottom Row) Grace Sheese, Steve Theberge, Shadow May, Deb Oliva, Yoko Sekino-Bove, Lars Voltz, Elenor Wilson, Jana Shimonov