Korean Onggi and Wheel Throwing Master Class in Icheon

by | Dec 3, 2019 | technical tuesday, Uncategorized

“A fascination with large Onggi vessels and the rough simplicity of Korean slipware led Kwak Kyung-tae to develop his own voice in clay. He works exclusively in Onggi and Buncheong, taking his inspiration from the traditions of the Korean peninsula of his birth, particularly during the Joseon dynasty, and applying them in a modern context. His work is resonant of nature’s forms and structures through wheel-thrown and altered work, often including spontaneous marks and gestural brushwork on large pots. His works evoke a balance of the crude and the sublime power of nature’s imperfection, in large and small scale work. The austerity of his style is born from an honest, tacit relationship with clay developed and mastered over a lifetime. He has held solo and group exhibitions throughout East Asia and Europe. His pieces are sold in galleries and shops in Europe, Asia, and the USA.”

Find out more and register HERE.

American Pottery Festival

by | Aug 20, 2019 | Uncategorized

American Pottery Festival 2019

Northern Clay Center, 2424 Franklin Ave E, Minneapolis, MN 55406

612.339.8007

Get concentrated time with some of the best ceramic artists in the field with Pre-Festival Workshops at American Pottery Festival 2019, September 6 – 8.

Jan McKeachie Johnston & Linda Christianson: Hygge in Clay

Thursday, September 5, 9 am – 5 pm
Friday, September 6, 9 am – 4 pm
Students, Educators, NCC Members: $200 (non-members $225)

Join these powerhouse potters for a two-day, hands-on workshop filled with astute tips, lots of individual instructor attention, and laughter born of Midwestern wit and pragmatism. Hygge (Hoo-gah) is a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality. The concept aligns with how Jan and Linda and their pots make us feel. Whether we are gazing upon one of McKeachie Johnston’s generous baskets, or warming ourselves drinking from Christianson’s mugs, we experience an overwhelming confluence of intention and execution. Primarily a handbuilder, McKeachie Johnston will demonstrate her slab work and carving from a solid. Christianson will work on a treadle wheel, creating various parts to alter and assemble. Throughout the workshop they will discuss proportion, form, intention, gesture, the benefits of cross-country skiing, and maybe a joke or two. One can expect to leave with a deeper knowledge of how to create energetic connections between parts of a form while capturing the intentional gesture of your hand in clay. Lunch included.

Register here: https://store.northernclaycenter.org/jan-mckeachie-johnston-linda-christiansonhygge-in.html

Sunshine Cobb: Square Things and Round Things

Friday, September 6, 9 am – 5 pm
Students, Educators, NCC Members: $115 (non-members $130)

Sunshine Cobb will share her approach to square things, like garlic boxes, and round things, like pitchers and vases. She will talk about how abstract concepts make their way into her work, and how to foster similar insertion into your own creative practice. Her demonstration will motivate you to experiment with new and old forms and methods of construction. Basic handbuilding methods will be applied to hard and soft slab construction as a way to generate various components for constructing pots. In this one-day workshop, participants can expect to complete one form. Lunch included.

Register here: https://store.northernclaycenter.org/sunshine-cobbsquare-things-round-things.html

About American Pottery Festival

The American Pottery Festival is a three-day event highlighting the immeasurable talent, the commitment, and the epic chops of your favorite ceramic artists and some icons in the making.

Ceramic artists from across the country will converge on Minneapolis to offer their wares and share glimpses of their studio practice, focusing on critical insight and technical information. In panel discussions, artist talks, demonstrations, and gallery chats, we will delve into the principles and elements of design in relation to dynamic utility. NCC will once again deliver a combination of engaging, influential voices from across the spectrum of American Ceramics!

Learn more about APF: https://www.northernclaycenter.org/apf

Sign up for Weekend Workshop All-Day Passes

Saturday, September 7: https://store.northernclaycenter.org/saturday-session.html

Students, Educators, NCC Members: $55 (non-members $65)

Sunday, September 8: https://store.northernclaycenter.org/sunday-study.html

Students, Educators, and NCC Members: $30 (non-members $40)

upcoming workshop: Clay Pots and Color Spots Workshop-with Mark Errol @ Morean Center for Clay

by | Aug 14, 2019 | workshops

October 11 & 12, 2019
9am-4pm

Clay Pots and Color Spots is an intensive hands-on workshop focusing on the development of forms as well as learning how to produce layers and layers of decorative information. This class will create a tool box of inexpensive, readily available and low-tech methods of surface design meant to draw your audience in and reward them with bountiful color, shape and designs.

Students will need to bring:

Studio tools
X-acto knife
Soft yellow round sponge
Brushes

Member $170/Non-Member $200

Register Now

To register by phone, please call the Morean Center for Clay at 727.821.7162 ext 2311

More info HERE.