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

Old and practical.

by | Apr 27, 2011 | Uncategorized


I remember earlier on in my relationship with my mother in law, she would shake her head at me and tell my husband not to believe me when I asked for practical gifts for birthdays and holidays. Anyone claiming to really want that ceramic weight scale for Christmas must surely be nuts. But it has always been the case that some of my favorite gifts to date have been incredibly useful. One of the first Christmases that my husband and I were dating he bought me a banding wheel (oh it must be love!). Since then some of the more notable ones have included a sewing machine and gorgeous old used serger. My inlaws have even accepted my practicality and this year gifted me with some flooring for the studio and extra gloves. And earlier this week, oh to my excitement my lovely husband brought home a ware cart for me for my birthday. I can barely wait to get that sucker filled up with pots. Perfect timing too right as spring sale season kicks into high gear.

Speaking of sales I’ve got an upcoming one this weekend here in Saskatoon. A collective, flock & gather, that I’m a member of is hosting a lovely little sale and if you’re in our neck of the woods please do stop by.

You can find out more here or here.

I’ll be debuting a new line of mini figurine sculptures.

Hope to see you there!

(p.s. to my friends and family – i do really love all the gifts i get, some are just particularly awesome and i’m a workaholic so work related ones always fall into that category of particularly awesome, but i appreciate and love them all as i do each of you! )