Victor Greenaway Workshop
White Earth-Red Earth:
Expressions in Porcelain and Bucchero
Victor Greenaway – www.victorgreenaway.com
April 15th – 21st, 2012
Throwing. Intermediate / advanced
Porcelain for me is the ultimate in ceramic expression.The qualities are attractive due to the purity of the material and the unique fired characteristics. For these reasons it has recently become the preferred material for artist all over the world. Bucchero, as an ancient Etruscan ceramic process involving smoke-fired terracotta, provides the perfect contrast to porcelain with equally attractive qualities and challenges, at the reverse end of the firing temperature scale.
One transmits light, the other absorbs.
Together, the joint dynamics offer both a contrast and an affinity in the design process. During the workshop students will directly experience the challenge of working with and firing both materials, elaborating a design concept which will enhance the characteristics both contrasting materials, then making and firing the parts separately and subsequently assembling.
We will learn to appreciate and exalt the unique and complementary qualities of each material.
Cost € 860. Includes welcome dinner, lunches, lodging, tuition, materials and firings. Victor Greenaway became famous both in Australia and other continents. His work was selected for several international exhibitions including in Faenza (Italy), SOFA, Chicago (USA), Victorian and Albert Museum in London (England) and various museums in Australia, Japan, Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, New Zealand. In Australia, Victor is known for his excellent craftsmanship and innovative design and for this he gained several prizes and scholarships. Many Australian potters and ceramic artists enjoyed a quality education in his studio with his teaching skills. This master class provides a unique opportunity to follow this master.
www.victorgreenaway.com
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Loc. Bagnano, 135 – 50052 Certaldo (Italy) – Telefono/Fax +39 0571 660084 – [email protected]http://internationalschoolofceramicart.wordpress.comBe sure to also check out the rest of their impressive list of instructors for 2012:
| 15 Easter in clay Richard Phethean – www.phethean.clara.net April 7th – 14th, 2012 A busy session producing work suitable for slip-decoration techniques. More experienced throwers will be encouraged to increase the scale and scope of their work. Click here for price and details |
| 17 Porcelain: Color and Light Curtis Benzle – www.benzleporcelain.com April 22nd – 28th, 2012 Learn to amplify the extraordinary qualities of vitreous porcelain. Click here for price and details |
| 18 Exploring Naked Raku and Ferric Chloride – The Basics Wally Asselberghs – www.wallyasselberghs.be Sue Morse – www.suemorse.com April 28th and 29th, 2012 Two days of investigation, experiment and test, learning how to use and control the properties of these techniques. Click here for price and details |
| 18a Exploring Naked Raku and Ferric Chloride – Advanced Wally Asselberghs – www.wallyasselberghs.be Sue Morse – www.suemorse.com May 1st – 3rd, 2012 Astonishing results with cross-over techniques. This can be a follow up to course 18 or booked singularly. Click here for price and details |
| 20 Study abroad in Italy Ken Shipley – www.shipleypottery.com www.artapsu.com/tag/ceramics/ May 13th – 26th, 2012 Study abroad in Italy. Earn college credits through Austin Peay State University of Tennessee while studying in Italy. |
| 22 Study abroad in Italy Leah Leitson http://warren-wilson.edu/blogs/art/leah-leitson/ May 27th – June 9th, 2012 Study abroad in Italy. Earn college credits through Warren Wilson College of North Carolina. Click here for price and details |
| 26 Pattern and Colour using Vitreous Slips Carolyn Genders – www.carolyngenders.co.uk June 24th – 30th, 2012 A challenge to combine form, surface and colour leading to uniquely personal and individual work. Click here for price and details |
| 27 Mould making and slip casting in Bone China Sasha Wardell – www.sashawardell.com July 1st – 7th, 2012 An introduction to plaster skills as well as the possibility of pursuing a specific project. Click here for price and details |
| 28 Jewelry in Porcelain. Sophisticated jewellery with fine porcelain Luca Tripaldi – www.giallocaino.com July 8th – 14th, 2012 Click here for price and details |
| 29 Saggar firing Patty Wouters – www.pattywouters.com July 15th – 21st, 2012 Saggar firing in combination with Terra Sigillata, different clays, combustibles and sulphates as colorants. Click here for price and details |
| 30 Paperclay with Porcelain Luca Tripaldi – www.giallocaino.com July 22nd – 28th, 2012 Tips and tricks out of Lucas endlessly surprising bag of ideas. Click here for price and details |
| 31 The Art of the Wheel John Colbeck and Pietro Maddalena www.pietro.net July 29th – August 11th, 2012 Two potters and educators with a broad and profound knowledge of ceramics, and long and wide experience of teaching. Together for a world class workshop. Click here for price and details |
| 33 Sign and Colour. Decoration techniques Pietro Maddalena and Orietta Mengucci www.pietro.net – www.oriettamenguc.it August 12th – 18th, 2012 Unlimited possibilities of expression with texture, color and pattern through an inspiring ceramic process. Click here for price and details |
| 34 Terra Rossa Rick Hensley – www.richardhensleypottery.com August 19th – September 1st, 2012 The tradition of sgraffito, images drawn trough white slip under brilliant colours comes to modern life in this throwing class. Click here for price and details |
| 34a Sculptural Forms for the Garden Donna Polseno – www.donnapolseno.com August 19th – September 1st, 2012 Fresh garden pots and sculptures in Tuscan terracotta clay. Click here for price and details |
| 36 The Agate technique Susan Nemeth – website September 2nd – 8th, 2012 Sensual objects with a satin like surface using staining and layering slips and porcelains for a range of pure colour and soft, matt feel. Click here for price and details |
| 38 Throwing, throwing and more throwing Ellen Shankin – www.ellenshankin.com September 16th – 29th, 2012 Throwing and altering, investigating forms and training skills with a master back for the 6th time! Click here for price and details |
| 40 Focusing on Form … Making personal pots to use for food Jan Edwards – www.clayjan.com September 30th – October 13th, 2012 What better place to design and make pots especially for the table… pots that enhance the experience of eating and serving food? Click here for price and details |
| 42 Relationships: Form – Glazing – Firing Judith Duff – www.judithduff.com October 14th – 27th, 2012 Creative problem solving for making functional and sculptural forms by combining hand-built and thrown parts. Click here for price and details |
Tamed: Recent work by Bethany Krull at Indigo Art
Tamed; Recent work by Bethany Krull will open at Indigo Art on March 2nd with a “First Friday” reception from 6-9 pm. The exhibition will run through March 31s t.
Krull’s porcelain and mixed media animal sculptures illustrate both mans love of the natural world as well as its tendency to maintain domination over other species. Her current series “Dominance and Affection” speaks specifically to our relationship with the creatures we have made into companions. She states, “In today’s increasingly nature deprived society the most intimate connection with the natural world tends to be with plants and animals that have been drastically altered through the process of domestication. Wild animals have been turned into pets, genetically sculpted into sweeter, cuter, less dangerous versions of themselves. We shower our pets with love at the same time we cage and contain them and it is this affection contradicting complete control that I am interested in illustrating in my work. For no amount of love lavished upon these creatures will erase the fact that the success of the relationship lies in our complete domination over all aspects of their existence.
Krull, a Buffalo native who has recently moved back to the area, studied ceramics at Buffalo State College where she is now teaching as an adjunct instructor in the design department. She received her Masters of Fine Arts from the School for American Crafts at the Rochester Institute of Technology and went on to travel the country teaching and working at various community art centers. Her work has been included in many regional, national and international venues including, The Meadows Museum in Shreveport, Louisiana, The New Hampshire Institute of Art, David Castillo Gallery in Miami, Florida, The Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana as well as The Mordes Collection in West Palm Beach, Florida. Her last solo exhibition in Buffalo was held at the Burchfield Penney Art Center in 2010. Indigo Art 74 Allen Street Buffalo NY 14202 Hours: noon-5pm, Tuesday-Friday noon-3pm, Saturday or by appointment Phone: 716-984-9572
www.bethanykrull.com
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Jingdezhen Opportunity
Through a unique linkage, the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, and West
Virginia University have teamed to offer a comprehensive study opportunity
for students and the serious advanced or professional ceramic artist/potter.
The Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute is considered to be China’s finest ceramics
art and design school. We have teamed to offer a study and travel program in
the Peoples Republic of China where students will have the opportunity to
study with some of China’s most prominent teachers and ceramic artists.
Imperial Blue & White Porcelain Capital of Jingdezhen, Qin’s Terra Cotta Army,
Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, the hustle and bustle of Shanghai.
Join us for a experience of a lifetime!
China’s roots in ceramic art history are strong and deep. For thousands of
years, Chinese artisans have developed and mastered techniques and artistry
that has set the standard of excellence in ceramics throughout the world.
High fired porcelains, underglaze and overglaze techniques, celadons, copper
reds, temmoku, yaoware carving, ash glazes and tri-colored lead glazes are
just a few of the contributions made by Chinese artisans over the centuries.
Summer Semester 2012
May 24 – June 30
(Dates prices may vary slightly)
6 Credits
Cost: 6-Credits/Tuition and fees: $5900*
This fee covers International airfare, in-country travel, all lodging, food
(an exception being during the Beijing travel portion of the program),
materials, and 6 graduate or undergraduate transferable credits from West
Virginia University.
Fall Semester 2012
September 7 – December 14
(Dates and prices may vary slightly)
12 Credit Hours: Graduate or Undergraduate
Cost: 12 Credits/Tuition and fees $9,900*
6-Credits Studio Ceramics
3-Credits Chinese Ceramic Art History
3-Credits Basic Language and Culture
Participants will be expected to pay for tools not supplied by the program,
brushes, personal acquisitions, and local travel outside of the program.
Students may also be expected to purchase their own meals during the Beijing
visit.
This fee covers the entire cost of International airfare, in-country travel,
all program fees, insurance, living accommodations and 12 transferable
credits from West Virginia University.
If you or anyone you may be interested in any of the 2 programs, more
information and applications are available at:
http://art.ccarts.wvu.edu/international_programs/china_program
If you have any questions feel free to contact us. Hope to see all of you
in Jingdezhen, China!
Shoji Satake
Assistant Professor of Art
West Virginia University
College of Creative Arts
School of Art and Design
Creative Arts Center
PO Box 6111
Morgantown, WV 26506
304-293-3512
[email protected]
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