by Carole Epp | Nov 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Wahooo! Guest Artists!
We know you will enjoy everyone of our
selected guest artists.
It is a pleasure for us to share their work with you! The Holiday Sale goes live November 20th @ 12 Noon EST!
Bulldog Pottery,
Steve Rolf,
Birdie Boone,
Kristen Kieffer,
Michael Kline,
Marc Digeros,
Simon Levin,
Adero Willard,
Matt Repsher,
Ernest Gentry,
Mike Jabbur, &
Noah Riedel
As
our collective of potters continues to work together I am touched by
the amount of thought and effort each member gives to the group! It has
been a great first few years defining and growing Objective Clay. We
look forward to sharing more with you and each other as we develop our
work and our strength as a group. We hope you enjoy the informative
articles on
our blog, music
play lists, and regular featuring of
objective clay potters!
by Carole Epp | Oct 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Group Exhibition
on, Saturday, November 2, 3 to 5 pm
The Makings IV continues
our gallery’s annual focus on ceramics. Once again we offer a wide
variety of sculptural and functional ceramic works from a wide range of
artists from across Alberta and other parts. Our website and gallery
exhibition will be updated throughout the month, so visit us anytime.
Some of the participating artists are: Ed Bamiling, Lisa McGrath, Mindy
Andrews, Bradley Keys, Sarah Pike, Robin Dupont, Les Manning, John
Chalke, Barbara Tipton, Emily Schroeder Willis, Ruth Chambers, Sean
Kunz, Do-Hee Sung, Fran Cuyler, Katrina Chaytor, Reed Weir.
Out and About – the mountain tops are white, we have
brilliant blue skies, and everything is just gorgeous. The clear crisp
air means we hear the Mountain Chickadees, Nuthatches, Blue Jays,
Clark’s Nutcrackers and Ravens more often.
Image: Lisa McGrath, Branching Out, stoneware, decal, hand painted
Willock & Sax Gallery
PO Box 2469, 210 Bear Street
Banff, Alberta T1L 1C2
Canada
by Carole Epp | Oct 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hands On With Emily Schroeder Willis | $175.00
Day 1: Nov. 16th, 10:00AM – 5:00PM | 1 hour break for lunch (student responsibility)
Day 2: November 17th, 12:00PM – 3:00PM
Emily Schroeder,
Presenter at the 2013 Utilitarian Clay conference at Arrowmont and Chicago Studio Artist
Many people shy away from learning how to make pinch pots, often
equating it with elementary processes that lack elegance and delicacy.
In this two-day workshop, we will challenge this thinking. By using only
her hands and a few basic tools, Emily will show several different ways
to create elegant pinched and coiled forms such as pitchers, cups, open
vessels and vases. We will discuss tapering forms and how to create
volume by simply manipulating the clay during the building process.
Additionally, she will demonstrate how she creates and uses bisque and
greenware molds to help support and shape complex bases. The workshop
will be divided up into 3-hour demo in the morning and three hours of
hands on time in the afternoon. This workshop is for all skill levels;
no previous ceramic experience is required.
http://www.pewabic.org/adult-classes
www.emilyschroeder.com
www.objectiveclay.com
by Carole Epp | Apr 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
“Objective Clay was founded by fourteen artists with a
shared vision to create an artist established and maintained online
space. This space functions as a gallery to view our latest work as
well as a window into our current thoughts in process. By sharing our
ideas and opening our studios, we invite artists, non-artists,
educators, and students to actively engage in our artistic practices. In
this virtual studio, the people who love pots can view/purchase new
work and form direct relationships with the artists who make them.”
emily schroeder willis, gwendolyn yoppolo, jennifer allen, nicholas bivins, blair clemo, sunshine cobb, brian hopkins, brian r. jones, lindsay oesterritter, kip o’krongly, doug peltzman, monica ripley, deborah schwartzkopf, shawn spangler
objectiveclay.com
www.facebook.com/objectiveclay
by Carole Epp | Aug 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
‘IN A PINCH’
WITH EMILY SCHROEDER WILLIS
Saturday & Sunday, September 29-30, 2012
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Ever think that pinch pots can’t be light or delicate? This workshop will challenge common stereotypes of working with the simple pinch pot. Emily will demonstrate her process of creating vessels through pinching and coiling with porcelain. She will show techniques such as building work upside down, creating basic molds with simple coils and using bisque molds to help aid in flat forms. Additionally, she will discuss how to add volume without adding mass. Through the process of coiling and pinching, she will explore how to build a variety of forms ranging from large jars and platters to small cream and sugar sets. Emily will also share her methods of creating lids and feet as well as a variety of ways to make rims and handles. On the last day she will focus on finishing touches and review some of her glazing techniques.
This workshop will have a balance of demonstrations, discussions and hands-on studio time. Mornings will be spent with Emily showing her techniques and in the afternoon participants will try their hand at creating objects utilizing her methods. Throughout the workshop Emily will show slides of historic and current practices of pinch pots. Please bring a sketchbook to discuss and present ideas. Some clay experience is suggested.
Emily Schroeder Willis received her MFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2006. She is the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including the 2001 Jerome Fellowship from the Northern Clay Center and the Sage Scholarship from the Archie Bray Foundation. Her work has been exhibited across North America as well as in Europe, Central America and Australia. She has been an artist-in-residence/visiting artist at the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana, the Zentrum Fur Keramik in Berlin, Germany and the Alberta College of Art and Design in Canada.
Emily will also be a presenter for the 2012 Utilitarian Clay Conference at Arrowmont School for the Arts and Crafts in Tennessee this September as well as an artist in residence at Anderson Ranch in the fall of 2012. She currently resides in Chicago as a full time studio artist. For more information on her work please visit her
website.
HANDLE IT!
WITH RYAN J. GREENHECK
Saturday & Sunday, October 20-21, 2012
10:00am – 4:00pm
Fee: $190.00 non-LAC/ $180 LAC members
Have any of these thoughts ever crossed your mind as you’ve worked on a handle for your piece? That any handle you make would make would ruin it. You only know of one way to approach making a handle. You feel your handles are the weakest part of your pieces. Or asked these questions: Where should I place the handle? What type of handle does this piece need? Is there a better way to make this handle? If so…then this is the workshop for you!
This hands-on workshop will focus on wheel thrown forms that incorporate a handle. Ryan will demonstrate various wheel throwing and trimming techniques emphasizing the mug form, while lidded jars, pitchers, and teapots will also be presented. Placement of the handle in each piece will be a consideration from the start. Ryan will also share several ways to make handles such as slab, and coiled techniques; with a concentration on several ‘pulled’ handle skills. Every aspect of the handled vessel will be discussed and meticulously investigated.
Ryan J. Greenheck received his Master of Fine Arts degree from SUNY College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 2004. He also received, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Wisconsin-Stout in 2002. In the summer of 2004, he spent three months in the Peoples Republic of China as the visiting Artist at Shanghai University. He has been in numerous national juried exhibitions since 2000. His work is represented in many galleries throughout the country. Ryan currently is a practicing studio potter, Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, and an instructor at several art centers in the Philadelphia area. For more information visit his
website .
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