Ceramic Patchwork Installation

by | Aug 14, 2010 | Uncategorized

16th August, 2010

Part of august craft month

Relating craft to the ethos of the Slow Movement – a reconnection to self, materials and its positive impact for our quality of life – ceramicist Gail Mahon invites members of the public to contribute and engage with the sculptural works that will be developed during a week installation at the Tower Museum.
By bringing together old and new elements in a ceramic ‘patchwork’, the installation work examines the future of craft and explores the relationship people have with craft objects and their perceptions of value. Collaboration
Gail will work alongside the Mission Hall Quilters’ Group to add to their installation work. Within a sewing circle, the group will use traditional patchwork techniques to create long lengths of fabric to thread
the ceramic beads and components. Join Gail to share in the experience and explore craft skills and creativity as the installation evolves throughout the week. The outcomes will be displayed as part of Mahon’s solo exhibition in 2011.
Where: The Tower Museum, Union Hall Place, BT48 6LU
This event starts: 16th August, 2010
This event ends: 21st August, 2010
How To Take Part: To get involved and to find out more please contact +44 (0)28 7137 2411 / [email protected]
Costs: Free Admission

PERSONIFIED: Deborah Potter and Anita Rocamora

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Until August 22, 2010 at the Art Gallery of Regina
From the website:
“This show reflects the wisdom, humor and experience of two remarkable artists who have pursued their own directions within the field of sculpture for more than three decades. Deborah Potter and Anita Rocamora both use the figure as a vehicle for exploring human character and emotion and issues related to identity, self image, and contemporary culture. Both have also had years of experience working with clay and have begun introducing other materials (like metal, fabric and found objects) to animate their work and push the boundaries of traditional ceramic sculpture.”

SaltLik – New works by Jim Etzkorn

by | Aug 10, 2010 | Uncategorized


Ceramic art show opens in Medalta’s Squared Gallery, August 13

Medicine Hat – On Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 at 7:00pm, an exhibit of new work by ceramic artist Jim Etzkorn will open in Medalta’s Squared Gallery. The show is named SaltLik.
Etzkorn initially arrived in Medicine Hat to take part in a four month ceramic art residency in fall 2009. He quickly grew to enjoy the city and expanded his time here from four months to twelve, with plans to become a permanent resident.

Etzkorn’s primary focus during his residency was to explore the salt glazing process, which inspired the show’s name. Salt glazing is an atmospheric process, which produces unique effects on clay. When the kiln reaches its maximum temperature, salt is introduced, which turns to a vapour and reacts with the silica in the clay. In many cases, it produces an uneven, orange peel-like effect. Etzkorn prefers to use glazes which react with the atmospheric salt to produce subtle variations in colour and texture, producing pots with extraordinary visual and tactile depth.

The most prominent historical use of salt glazing in Medicine Hat lies with the Alberta Clay Products factory, which was a major clay sewer pipe manufacturer prior to a devastating fire in the early 1960’s.

The show will be the last in the current Squared Gallery. In the fall, the Historic Clay District will undergo a major excavation of Medalta’s former Kiln Room, which currently houses the gallery.

Anyone who wishes to attend the show should contact Medalta and ask to be added to the invitation list. Attendance to the event is free of charge, with all donations going to the continued restoration of the Historic Clay District.

The Historic Clay District is one of eight tourism attractors in the Canadian Badlands, featured in AMA’s “Alberta 100 Journeys” and is Western Canada’s largest National Historic Site. The museum – in the Medalta Potteries National Historic Site – provides visitors a unique opportunity to visit a restored 1912 pottery factory, which once produced three-quarters of all stoneware in Canada. It is operated under the stewardship of the Friends of Medalta Society.

For more information, interviews or visuals, contact:
Quentin Randall 403.529.1070 [email protected]
www.medalta.org
www.etzkornpottery.com