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DIANE SULLIVAN Dream Journey Workshop February 7-9, 2020
Come with your sketchbook and an open mind. While learning easy hand building techniques, you will create a small head. We will incorporate our dreams and fantasies. Surfaces using slips, underglaze and dry clay powders will be explored. This is a chance to learn techniques, go deep and feel comfortable with expressing your dreams. Some clay experience helpful, but not necessary.
Questions to ponder before the workshop: In your travel dreams; Where are you? What places fictional or non-fictional do you dream of visiting? Are you a Super hero, an animal, flying around? When people see you, what do they see? How do you want to be seen?
Diane Sullivan lives in North Adams, MA. She has a BFA and a MFA in Ceramics .Her
sculptures have been shown in group and solo gallery shows in the US and France. Most
recently she was awarded a Martha Boschen Porter Fund artist grant which enabled her to
travel to Sicily. This trip provided a chance to study ancient Greek sculptures and has
influenced her art and dreams.
Website: dianesullivanceramics.org
Bisque firing is available at an extra cost: $50/ 16" box plus shipping. Allow 4-6 weeks for bisque to be completed.
Participants are invited to arrive on the evening of February 7.
This workshop requires 6 participants to run. In the event of cancellation you will be fully refund. Please see Cancellation policy below for more details concerning cancellation.
This workshop/retreat includes:
2 nights in a shared bunk-room accommodation. Please visit our Guest Rooms page so you can get a feel for our housing; it's rustic but super sweet, kind of like summer camp for adults.
We provide bedding, towels, a full kitchen set-up with pots and pans, and refrigerator use.
You are responsible for your meals with the exception of Saturday night's main course (please let Jackie know of dietary restrictions or needs). Please bring whatever you need to make your stay comfortable. There is a standard refrigerator in the shared kitchen. Note we are about 4 miles from the nearest convenient store; we recommend a stop at the market before your arrival.
You must be 18 to stay in the guesthouse or be accompanied by an adult.
Be in touch with questions!
MICHAEL KLINE April 17-19, 2020
Michael Kline delivers this three day, hands-on workshop diving into the deep well of pottery history and sharing his 20 years of potting experience with demonstrations, discussions, and plenty of time for making. Michael is known for his fluid brushwork and strong traditional forms. But which came first?
Participants will learn throwing techniques that will help you give scale and volume to your thrown shapes. The class will explore from tiny to XXL and everything in between. Michael will help us find our comfort zone and expand it in both directions as appropriate to the function of the piece.
Michael will also teach a variety of surface treatments including brushwork with pigmented wax resists and slips, Korean sanggam inlay, rope texture, and more. Participants will use stoneware [ and/or ??? ] bodies.
The class will also discuss narratives of being potters in the 21st century including using the internet to help share your story, and help market and sell. Tips and techniques not just for throwing but for social media and online sales platforms are important potter's tools that will be covered.
Bisque firing is available at an extra cost: $50/ 16" box plus shipping. Allow 4-6 weeks for bisque to be completed.
Participants are invited to arrive on the evening of April 16.
This workshop requires 8 participants to run. In the event of cancellation you will be fully refund. Please see Cancellation policy below for more details concerning cancellation.
This workshop/retreat includes:
3 nights in a shared bunk-room accommodation (April 16,17,18). Please visit our Guest Rooms page so you can get a feel for our housing; it's rustic but super sweet, kind of like summer camp for adults.
We provide bedding, towels, a full kitchen set-up with pots and pans, and refrigerator use.
You are responsible for your meals with the exception of Saturday night's main course (please let Jackie know of dietary restrictions or needs). Please bring whatever you need to make your stay comfortable. There is a standard refrigerator in the shared kitchen. Note we are about 4 miles from the nearest convenient store; we recommend a stop at the market before your arrival.
You must be 18 to stay in the guesthouse or be accompanied by an adult.
Be in touch with questions!
Participants will learn throwing techniques that will help you give scale and volume to your thrown shapes. The class will explore from tiny to XXL and everything in between. Michael will help us find our comfort zone and expand it in both directions as appropriate to the function of the piece.
Michael will also teach a variety of surface treatments including brushwork with pigmented wax resists and slips, Korean sanggam inlay, rope texture, and more. Participants will use stoneware [ and/or ??? ] bodies.
The class will also discuss narratives of being potters in the 21st century including using the internet to help share your story, and help market and sell. Tips and techniques not just for throwing but for social media and online sales platforms are important potter's tools that will be covered.
Bisque firing is available at an extra cost: $50/ 16" box plus shipping. Allow 4-6 weeks for bisque to be completed.
Participants are invited to arrive on the evening of April 16.
This workshop requires 8 participants to run. In the event of cancellation you will be fully refund. Please see Cancellation policy below for more details concerning cancellation.
This workshop/retreat includes:
3 nights in a shared bunk-room accommodation (April 16,17,18). Please visit our Guest Rooms page so you can get a feel for our housing; it's rustic but super sweet, kind of like summer camp for adults.
We provide bedding, towels, a full kitchen set-up with pots and pans, and refrigerator use.
You are responsible for your meals with the exception of Saturday night's main course (please let Jackie know of dietary restrictions or needs). Please bring whatever you need to make your stay comfortable. There is a standard refrigerator in the shared kitchen. Note we are about 4 miles from the nearest convenient store; we recommend a stop at the market before your arrival.
You must be 18 to stay in the guesthouse or be accompanied by an adult.
Be in touch with questions!
LINDSAY OESTERRITTER WOOD FIRE WORKSHOP JUNE 22-26, 2020
Join us for a five day Wood Fire intensive with Lindsay Oesterritter
Arrive with bisqueware. On the first day we will prep the work and load the kiln! Next we will fire and reduction cool. Reduction cool works well on many high fire clay bodies including iron bearing stonewares and porcelain clays, please experiment with clays you are already using in your studio. We will be firing with minimal glazes and a few slips, so the clay will really stand out. This is a wonderful intro to the whys and hows of reduction cooling.
While the kiln cools we'll spend the day in the studio with Lindsay.
She'll share her techniques for making the strong functional forms she's known for using both wheel and hand building techniques.
This multiple day workshop includes housing (June 21,22,23,24,25) and shared kitchen and bathroom accommodations. See the guesthouse page for details on the bunkhouse experience. Please visit the guest artist workshops page to see more details for this workshop.
Eight participants are needed for this workshop to run. In the event of cancellation, a full refund will be given. Please see the Cancellation Policy.
For more information about Lindsay, visit:
https://www.loceramics.com/
Arrive with bisqueware. On the first day we will prep the work and load the kiln! Next we will fire and reduction cool. Reduction cool works well on many high fire clay bodies including iron bearing stonewares and porcelain clays, please experiment with clays you are already using in your studio. We will be firing with minimal glazes and a few slips, so the clay will really stand out. This is a wonderful intro to the whys and hows of reduction cooling.
While the kiln cools we'll spend the day in the studio with Lindsay.
She'll share her techniques for making the strong functional forms she's known for using both wheel and hand building techniques.
This multiple day workshop includes housing (June 21,22,23,24,25) and shared kitchen and bathroom accommodations. See the guesthouse page for details on the bunkhouse experience. Please visit the guest artist workshops page to see more details for this workshop.
Eight participants are needed for this workshop to run. In the event of cancellation, a full refund will be given. Please see the Cancellation Policy.
For more information about Lindsay, visit:
https://www.loceramics.com/
BEDE CLARKE WOOD FIRE AND HANDS ON WORKSHOP July 16-22, 2020
Thursday: Students will arrive with bisqued pots ready for loading and firing (with perhaps a little time for some glazing).
Friday: load, candle (preheat), fire.
Saturday: Fire
Sunday: Fire
Monday, Tuesday: workshop while kiln cools.
Wednesday: kiln unloading, shelf cleaning, kiln tidying., saying so long
MON-TUES : we will explore throwing various forms based on cylinder/bowl/plate, lids, handles, spouts and trimming. In addition we will explore enhanced throwing, handbuilding skills, and concepts such as altered forms, inverted throwing, gesture and "skin" of the pot as well as strategies for creating sets or groupings of pots.
Through demonstrations, slide lectures, studio work and group discussion we will seek to improve student throwing skills, but more, we will seek to clarify strategies for creating articulate individual pottery forms.
The course will be suitable for beginning - advanced levels. We will explore the basics of wood firing in a modest sized catenary arch kiln designed for frequent firing and gaining an understanding of basic wood firing techniques.
We will seek to increase wheel throwing and handbuilding skills at whatever level individuals are working.
All work made during the workshop is the property of the participant. Bisque firing and shipping are available at an extra cost: $50/ 16" box plus shipping.
Bede Clarke has been a Professor of Art at MU since 1992. He received his Master of Fine Arts from The University of Iowa (1990) and a BFA from Eckerd College (1982). He has been working in ceramics for 40 years.
Bede's work is found in collections in the U.S. and abroad, such as: Taipei County Yingke Ceramics Museum, Taiwan, Ichon World Ceramic Center, South Korea, Bermuda National Gallery and Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University.
Bede maintains a studio in Columbia, Missouri where he produces his ceramic art work and continues to exhibit worldwide, recently at: Aspen Gallery, Kuwait City, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky, Shepparton Gallery Sydney Myer International Ceramics Award, Victoria, Australia, Baltimore County Center for Art and Visual Culture, Baltimore, Maryland.
Statement
My goal in making this work has been to create quiet, simple pots, which like a good meal leave a healthy, full feeling. Pots like these have been my constant companions for forty years. They are forms and surfaces that I never grow tired of. They are rooted in ceramic history; yet, I hope they reflect a personal and individual quality of feeling. Above all, these pots are intended to be good to live with and interact with on a daily basis. They are made with others in mind. For me, good pots spring from compassion. My working method amounts to simply wishing the work well at each stage of creation. Always, I return to the clay trying to bring as much sincerity as I can muster to bear on the work. This two-part hands-on workshop will focus on firing a small noborigama catenary arch wood fire kiln and exploring wheel forming skills as well as hand building.
To learn more about Bede: www.bedeclarkestudio.com
COURTNEY MARTIN WOOD FIRE WORKSHOP October 18-25, 2020
Join us for a six day Wood Fire intensive with Courtney Martin.
Courtney is a studio potter in the mountains of North Carolina. Her pots are made from NC clay, fired in her wood kiln, and meant for daily use.
Arrive with bisque ware. On the first day we will glaze with Courtney and learn to create patterns using some of her latex and wax resist techniques. We'll then load the kiln and fire. While the kiln cools, Courtney will demonstrate how she makes her strong functional forms; hand building platters, serving trays, baskets and bowls.
This multiple day workshop includes 6 nights in the shared guest house with shared kitchen and bathroom accommodations. See the guesthouse page for details on the bunkhouse experience.
Eight participants are needed for this workshop to run. In the event of cancellation, a full refund will be given.
Please see the Cancellation Policy.
For more information about Courtney, visit:
https://www.courtneymartinpottery.com/
Courtney is a studio potter in the mountains of North Carolina. Her pots are made from NC clay, fired in her wood kiln, and meant for daily use.
Arrive with bisque ware. On the first day we will glaze with Courtney and learn to create patterns using some of her latex and wax resist techniques. We'll then load the kiln and fire. While the kiln cools, Courtney will demonstrate how she makes her strong functional forms; hand building platters, serving trays, baskets and bowls.
This multiple day workshop includes 6 nights in the shared guest house with shared kitchen and bathroom accommodations. See the guesthouse page for details on the bunkhouse experience.
Eight participants are needed for this workshop to run. In the event of cancellation, a full refund will be given.
Please see the Cancellation Policy.
For more information about Courtney, visit:
https://www.courtneymartinpottery.com/
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel your workshop more than 30 days from the start date, you will receive a refund, less a $75 cancellation fee. Unfortunately, we are unable to issue refunds less than 30 days from the start of the class for cancellations, a missed class, late arrival or early departure for any reason. If the class does not meet the minimum enrollment to run, we reserve the right to cancel. In that case, students will receive a full refund. If your travel plans include airfare or other non-refundable expenses, please check with us about the status of your workshop before you make your purchase. We do our best to alert students to low enrollment one month prior to the start of the workshop.
If you need to cancel your workshop more than 30 days from the start date, you will receive a refund, less a $75 cancellation fee. Unfortunately, we are unable to issue refunds less than 30 days from the start of the class for cancellations, a missed class, late arrival or early departure for any reason. If the class does not meet the minimum enrollment to run, we reserve the right to cancel. In that case, students will receive a full refund. If your travel plans include airfare or other non-refundable expenses, please check with us about the status of your workshop before you make your purchase. We do our best to alert students to low enrollment one month prior to the start of the workshop.
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