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Ceramic Workshops
California, Mendocino,
Mendocino
Art Center
William Shinn - Creative Extruding (May 10 - 11, 2008);
Melanie Knox - Cut Loose with Clay (May 17 - 18, 2008); Nicholas
Schwartz - Wood-Fire Seduction (May 24 - 26, 2008). For more information
visit
http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org
California, San Marcos, June 14, 2008
Nottingham Center for the Arts
Glaze and Color Workshop with Dr.John Conrad.
California, San Marcos
Glaze and Color Workshop with Dr. John Conrad,
Lecture, instructions and supplies: Saturday, June 14th with much
independent study/testing before Sat July 26th (second date tentative)
Cost $95.00/$75 if CASD artist
This is going to be a class with homework! The first day Dr. Conrad
will discuss his concept for glaze and color mixing with an emphasis on
what might be expected of various oxides and stains. You will be given
approximately $50 worth of raw ingredients and sent home with clear
instructions to mix these into your gloss or matte clear base glaze, in
your regular firing temperature. After firing your tests we will meet
again to share our results and compile a booklet with photographs and
comments.
For more information email Jackson Gray at
jackpots@speakeasy.net or call 858-270-3828 or visit
www.clayartistsofsandiego.org
California, Nevada City
Mud Hut Ceramic Center
Glaze Basics: Seeing the Results with Chic Lotz (May 17-18, 2008);
Chic Lotz - ^6 Glazes: Mixing & Dipping for Beginners (August 2-3,
2008); Week long Glaze Workshop with Chic Lotz (August 4-8, 2008)
For more information visit
www.mudhutclay.com.
California, Sunnyvale
9/20-21/2008, Orchard
Valley Ceramic Arts Guild
Two-Day Hands-on/Demo Workshop with Linda Arbuckle Explore the magic of beautiful
majolica and understand the differences between historic and
contemporary majolica. In this hands-on workshop, attendees will
experiment on tiles or bisque ware to do glazing and decorating, using
techniques demonstrated by Linda. This session will show how to achieve
the best glaze consistency for dipping, how to plan the design in
relation to the ceramic form, and how to apply special glazes and wax
resist to specific areas to achieve the majolica ware design. She will
also show some of her work and a short video of Alan Caiger-Smith doing
a brushwork demo. Surface Decoration and Majolica Techniques.
Click here for more information.
Colorado, Carbondale, May 31st 2008
Carbondale Clay
Center
Paige Wright - Modeling the Human Face Demonstration workshop. CCC resident artist, Paige Wright, will
share her life-long passion for sculpting the human form, demonstrating
a four-part, hands-on sculpting process. Register by May 9th. All
levels. For more information call
(970) 963-2529 or visit
http://www.carbondaleclay.org/sitepages/pid47.php
Colorado, Carbondale,
October 4th & 5th 2008Carbondale Clay
Center
Jim Connell - Functional Pottery and Carving Techniques Jim Connell of Rock Hill SC, professor of ceramics at Winthrop
University, will join us for a fabulous two-day workshop. Please visit
this page for more details after May 2008. Tuition: $200. Workshop
Hours: 10a-4p daily. All levels. For
more information call
(970) 963-2529 or visit
http://www.carbondaleclay.org/sitepages/pid47.php
Colorado, Snowmass Village
Anderson Ranch
Arts Center Gail Kendall - Field
& Frame: exploring plates and platters (Jun 02, 2008 - Jun 06, 2008);
Joe Bova - Animal Imagery & Meaning (Jun 02, 2008 - Jun 13, 2008); Mark
Pharis - Handbuilt Pots: form, function and context (Jun 09, 2008 - Jun
20, 2008); Stan Welsh - Ceramic Head Constructions (Jun 16, 2008 -
Jun 27, 2008); Brad Schwieger - Soda Firing & the Sculptural Vessel (Jun
23, 2008 - Jul 04, 2008); Michael Fortune Photographing Your Work (Jun
28, 2008 - Jun 29, 2008); Jill Oberman and Sam Harvey - Slab & Coil:
handbuilding fundamentals (Jun 30, 2008 - Jul 11, 2008); Richard Notkin
- Ceramic Sculpture as Social/Political Commentary (Jul 07, 2008 - Jul
18, 2008); Tip Toland - Who You Are: a self-portrait (Jul 14, 2008 - Jul
25, 2008); Posey Bacopoulos - Majolica on Terra Cotta Pottery (Jul 21,
2008 - Aug 01, 2008); John Gill - Handbuilding Vessels (Jul 28, 2008 -
Aug 08, 2008); Andy Brayman and Christa Assad - On & Off the Wheel:
basic pottery (Aug 04, 2008 - Aug 15, 2008); Doug Casebeer and Val
Cushing - Wheel-Thrown Pottery (Aug 11, 2008 - Aug 15, 2008); Charity
Davis-Woodard - Wood-fired & Decorated: the Bourry box alternative (Aug
18, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008); Juan Quezada and Michael Wisner - Mata Ortiz
Southwest Pottery (Aug 18, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008); Mary Barringer -
Finding Form through Surface (Sep 06, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008); Jan
McKeachie-Johnston and Randy Johnston - Ceramics in Jamaica (Apr 24,
2009 - May 02, 2009) For more information visit
http://www.andersonranch.org
Colorado, Telluride , Ah Haa School for the Arts Ken Harris - Finding Your Groove on
the Wheel (June 9 - 12 & 14 -15, 2008); Annie Chrietzberg - Dynamic
Jauntiness (August 23-24, 2008). For more information visit
http://www.ahhaa.org/
Florida, Orlando - October 18 & 19, 2008
Charlie and Linda Riggs
Saggar Firing and other Alternative Firing Techniques
Recreation Division, Cultural Arts Pottery Studio
For more information contact Kimberly Miller, Cultural Arts Coordinator
at Studio (407) 246-3595 or Office (407) 246-2646 or
Kimberly.Miller@CityofOrlando.net
Florida, West Palm Beach,
Armory Art Center Lisa Clague -
Expanding Possibilities with Clay (January 25 - January 27, 2008);
Richard Burkett - Pouring Vessels: New Forms/New Surfaces (February 9 -
10, 2008); Sanam Emami - Generating & Assembling Pottery Forms (February
23 - February 24, 2008); Kristen Kieffer - Ornately Functional: Form &
Surface (March 8 - March 9, 2008)
Go here for more information.
Georgia, Decatur (Atlanta)
MudFire Clayworks Richard Notkin "Ceramic Art" (May 16, 2008) Richard Notkin "Sculptural Teapots A
Plethora of Innovative Techniques" (May 17-18, 2008) Cynthia Consentino:
"Figure Stories" (June 6-7-8, 2008) Paul Lewing "Water-Based China
Painting" (July 25-26-27, 2008) Liz Zlot Summerfield "Elegant and
Intimate" (August 1-2-3, 2008) Adrian Arleo "Enriching the Figure"
(August 16-17, 2008) Annette Gates "Functional Delicacies: Hand building
in Porcelain" (October 4-5, 2008) Paul Andrew Wandless "Image Transfer
Techniques" (October 17-18-19, 2008) Lisa Clague "Dreaming in Clay With
Metal" (November 7-8-9, 2008). For more information visit
Mudfire.com or
go here
to view expanded listing.
Kansas, Lawrence,
Bracker's Good Earth
Clays
Angelica Pozo - Making and Installing Handmade Tiles (June 7 -8, 2008);
Robin Hopper - Throwing Workshop with Robin Hopper (October 11 - 12,
2008); Lana Wilson - Handbuilding Workshop with Lana Wilson (May 15-16,
2009). For more information visit
http://www.brackers.com
Michigan, Saugatuck
July 6-July 19, 2008
Sadashi Inuzuka - Site-Specific Installations with Clay
Ox-Bow, School of Art and Artists' Residency
Join master ceramicist Sadashi Inuzuka for a two-week intensive on
Ox-Bow's historic, pristine campus in Saugatuck, MI. This two-week
course is a studio approach to ceramic installation. Students will
explore the natural surroundings of Ox-Bow and develop a site-specific
body of work for outdoor installation. For more information, visit
www.ox-bow.org or email
ox-bow@artic.edu
Montana, Helena
Archie Bray
Foundation for the Ceramic Arts Donovan Palmquist - Soda Kiln Design and Construction ( May 19 -23,
2008); Akio Takamori and Kurt Weiser - Drawn to the Surface (June 16
-17, 2008); Josh DeWeese - Beyond Brown: Gazing for the Wood Kiln (July
9 - 13, 2008); Walter McConnell and Linda Sormin - To the tonic of any
key (August 4-8, 2008); Ron Meyers - Surface Enrichment and Working in
Earthenware (August 22-24, 2008); Patti Warashina - Human Nature
(September 6-7, 2008)
Go
here for more information.
Nevada, Incline Village,
Sierra Nevada College
Linda Arbuckle - Color and Personality on Pottery
Surfaces with Majolica (June 2-5, 2008); Sam Chung - Teapots (June 9-13,
2008); Xavier Gonzalez - Crystalline Glazes (June 16-20, 2008); Randy
Brodnax and Don Ellis - Fast Fire Pottree (June 23-27, 2008); Vince
Pitelka - Handbuilding: Tricks of the Trade (July 7-11, 2008); Bobby
Scroggins - Hollow Core Ceramic Constructions (July 14-18, 2008); Randy
Johnston - Personal Vocabulary in Form and Function (July 21-25, 2008)
Bill van Gilder - Lidded Pots - The Techniques of Form and Function
(July 28 0 August 1, 2008); Mattie Leeds - Large Thrown Forms (June 7-8,
2008); Arthur Gonzalez - The Portrait and the Asymmetric Emotion (July
19-20, 2008).
Go here for more information.
Nevada, Las Vegas
Pottery West
Bill van Gilder, Polly Beach and Amy Kline - Function, Sculpture and
Marketing (May 26-31, 2008); Tom Coleman - Mastering Porcelain Form
(June 9-15, 2008); Michael Sherrill - Extrusion (June 20-22, 2008); Amy
Kline - Sculpting in Porcelain Form (June 25-29, 2008); Lisa Orr - Soft
Pots, Bisque Molds, and Layered Low-Fire Colors (July 2-6, 2008); Susan Filley (July 23-27, 2008); Ben Owen III - Throwing Large Pots (August
2-3, 2008); Jack Troy - Wood/Soda Fire and Throwing (October 8 - 14,
2008)
Go
here for more information.
New Mexico, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Clay
Judy
Nelson Morre - Paper Clay for Sculpture (May 17-18, 2008); Roxanne
Swentzell - The Ceramic Figure (June 9-13, 2008); Susan Beiner -
Baroque, Sumptuous, Encrusted (June 16-20, 2008); Ian Anderson - Madness
in the Lab with Plaster and Pitures (June 23-27, 2008); Tom Bartel - The
Human Figure Focus on Heads (June 30 - July 4, 2008); Bernadette Curran
- The Dancer in Playing with Animals (July 7-11, 2008); Adelaide Paul -
Yellow Brick Road From Here to There (July 14-18, 2008); Josh DeWeese -
Permission to Play Making Your Own Pots (July 21-25, 2008); Christyl
Boger - Self Portraits, The Figure in Clay (July 28 - August 1, 2008);
Peter Pinnell - A Ceramic Smorgasbord (August 4-8, 2008); Beth Lo -
Figure and Figurine (August 11-15, 2008). For more information visit
http://www.santafeclay.com/
New York, Long
Island City, BrickHouse Ceramic
Art Center Image Transfer Techniques for
Clay with Paul Andrew Wandless May 17 & 18, 10am-4pm.
Registration Fee: $225* (Includes lunch)
*Register before April 1st to receive a free copy of Paul's
book "Image Transfer on Clay". This hands-on workshop introduces various
image transfer techniques and gives an understanding of the tools,
materials, and techniques for monoprinting, screening, stenciling,
embossing and relief printing on clay slabs and plaster. Learn how to
create images on screens, relief blocks and stencils to make your own
printing tools. All levels of experience are welcome.
For more information or to register call: 718-784-4907 or contact:
ellen.day@brickhouseny.com
New York, Port Chester
Clay
Art Center
Fong Choo (July 19-20, 2008); Laura
Ross (August 4 - 8 2008); Susan Halls (August 15-17, 2008); Mary
Cloonan (September 6-7, 2008); Beth Cavener Sticther "The Wilderness
Within" (October 17-19, 2008) For more information go to
http://clayartcenter.org/
New York, Port Washington, June 6-8, 2008 Haven Art
Center
Fanciful & Functional Forms Conference- featuring Fong Choo
FONG CHOO- The Teapot Forms — Miniature vs. Utilitarian For this workshop Fong Choo will focus on his signature
miniature teapots, and explore the teapot form with reference to the
perspective of proportions: from the large to the small and the
whimsical to the utilitarian. Fong will share networking tips and
discuss the pricing and presentation of his work which he feels has
defined his success.
GINA MARS-
Deconstructing the Coffee Mugs &
The Marketing of Pottery through PhotographyGina will explore the question...” When did coffee mugs become so
essential to American culture? and illustrate how participants can make
their own mugs to take home and experiment with what feels "good" in
your hands. She will also demo and discuss the use of the light box for
photographing ceramics. Lighting, digital cameras and how to remove
those pesky shadows from the photos of your work will be discussed.
VERONICA CASARES LEE-
Women of Serenity Veronica will be building one of her women for the
conference and glazing another bisqued piece to demonstrate her use of
color and multi-media on the clay body. She will combine her forms with
her love of color to create a unique and timeless vision.
SARA PATTERSON –Evolution of Form & Surface Sara will throw pots, discussing how the forms have evolved
to accommodate her ideas for carving. Her range of forms includes small
salt shakers and cups, jars and bowls, and larger vase forms. A brief
slide presentation that shows the history of her carved work, from its
infancy to the evolution to the present work will be presented. During
the second session she will carve her forms. And provide Information
about her soda firing routine, and share some of her glaze recipes as
well.
Additionally, there will be discussions with glazing through the use of
the spray gun and brush layering to achieve the jewel tone and other
effects. There will be a tool making demonstration and a cane handle
demonstration, also. Participants will enjoy a display of Fong’s
work and are encouraged to bring a few finished pieces of their work for
an informal critique. If time permits, a slide presentation of Fong’s
body of work will be shown. Full
Conference registration $275.00 / Day Passes $140.00 To register call
1-877-CLY-POTS or go online and register at
www.pottersworkshops.org and register with the secure and easy pay
pal system.
North Carolina, Asheville,
Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts
Lana Wilson (May 26-30,
2008); Susan O'Brien (June 2-6, 2008); McKenzie Smith (June
9-13, 2008); Jill Allen (June 16-20, 2008); Akira Satke (June
23-27, 2008); Janis Mars Wunderlich (July 7-11, 2008); Holly
Walker (July 14-18, 2009); Conner Burns (July 21-25, 2008);
Meredith Brickell (July 28 - August 1, 2008); Gertrude Graham
Smith (August 4-8, 2008); Tip Toland (August 11-15, 2008);
Allison McGowan (September 12-14, 2008).
Click here for more information.
North Carolina, Brasstown
- Aug 31 - Sept 6 , 2008
Charlie and Linda Riggs
Raku, Saggar, Horsehair and Decoration for Experienced Potters
John C Campbell Folk School, North Carolina
For more information call 1-800.FOLK.SCH (365.5724) or 828.837.2775
or go to
http://www.folkschool.com/
Ohio, Oxford - June 13-15 2008 Charlie and Linda Riggs Raku, Saggar and Alternative Firing Techniques Craft Summer Program - Miami University, Ohio. For more
information call Joyce Ponder, Workshop Coordinator at
513/529-7395 voice 513/529-1509 fax or email at craftsummer@muohio.edu.
Visit the web site at http://www.units.muohio.edu/craftsummer/
Ohio, Port Washington, May 17 & 18th, 2008 The Radca Ranch Making Large Platters & Saggar Firing
Tom Radca & Brenda McMahon During this 2-day demonstration workshop, Tom Radca will throw
and alter large plates and vessels. Tom will teach participants
how to throw 36 lbs plates, 35" in diameter, by centering 6 and
12lbs of clay at a time. Brenda McMahon will teach her Saggar
Firing Process, including building, loading and firing a saggar
kiln, throwing & preparing forms and burnishing techniques.
Participants should bring at least one small bisque fired pot
for the saggar firing. For More information, www.bluemoonclay.com/ or
www.tomradca.com/
Oregon, Jacksonville,
Hummingbird Beverly Mayeri - Small Heads - Sculpture (June 17 - 29, 2008);
Dennis Meiners Hand-building with Slabs: Incorporating Decoration in
the Making Stage (July 11-13, 2008); Jim Robinson, Bonnie Morgan,
Dennis Meiners - Glaze Re-formulation 5 day Intensive (July 14-18,
2008); Leslie Lee - Non-Fired Finishes and Structures for Sculpture
(July 15-27, 2008); Kathryn Finnerty - Make it Fancy - Pottery
(August 1-3, 2008). For more information visit
http://humnew.com/
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, May 17 and 18, 2008,
The Clay Studio Linda Arbuckle: Investigating Form & Surface with Majolica In this hands-on workshop, Linda will demonstrate making thrown-and-altered
forms, majolica glazing and decorating methods, and brushwork. She will discuss
various technical issues for lowfire and majolica, and the development of
personal work, formal strategies for surface design, development of color, and
other topics of interest. Lectures/visuals will include Historic and
Contemporary Majolica, Looking at Decorated Pottery, the development of her own
work, and a video of a brushwork demonstration by Alan Caiger-Smith.
Click here for more information.
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, June 28th and 29th
Neighborhood Potters Sandi Pierantozzi: Its Pouring Pots! Join Sandi in Philadelphia this summer for
a Weekend Workshop on Pouring Pots! Saturday and Sunday, June 28th and 29th / 10 to 4 each day
(with extra studio time into the evening on Saturday night)
To be held at our studio Neighborhood Potters 2034 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia
PA 19130 phone 215 236 1617. This Two Day Hands-On workshop will include demonstrations
on how to make various pouring pots using soft slabs of clay. Sandi will cover Teapots,
Pitchers and Creamers, and other small pots that pour. We will discuss how to make a pot
that is comfortable to hold while full, and that pours well. Emphasis will be put on how
to make good handles and spouts for optimum use of the pouring pots.
Some clay experience preferred.
Fee: $200 - Includes Lunch both Days & 25 lbs of cone 6 stoneware. Classroom tools will be available for workshop use. This workshop will focus on learning new techniques
and experimentation. There will be no firings. For more information email pots@sandiandneil.com or visit
www.sandiandneil.com.
Tennessee, Gatlinburg,
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Nick Joerling - Pots and Possibilities (June 1-7, 2008); Michaelene Walsh -
Small-Scale Figures & Objects (June 8-14, 2008); Jane Shellenbarger - Form, Utility & Design (June 15-21, 2008); Jason Hess & Dan Murphy - Firing the Anagama & Wood Soda Kilns
(June 22-28 & June 22-July 5); Sam Chung - Ergonomics & Design (July 6-12, 2008);
Andrew Martin - The Language of Molds (July 13-19, 2008);
Virginia Scothchie - Parts & Pieces: Wheel Thrown Sculpture (July 27- August 2, 2008);
Bruce Cochrane - Composite Form, Functional Objects (August 3-9, 2008);
Bruce Cochrane - Composite Form, Functional Objects (August 3-9,
2008); Frank Saliani - Pattern, Form & Function: Searching for Answers
(September 21-27, 2008); Debra Fritts - Focus on the Figure
(September 28-October 4, 2008); Harry Hearne - Raku Pottery: An Adventure in
Smoke, Fire & Color (October 5-11, 2008). For more information visit
http://www.arrowmont.org/
Tennessee, Sewanee
Shakerag Workshops Session One June 15-21, 2008: Handbuilding with Hayne Bayless:
Happiness is a Warm Extruder; Val Cushing - Functional Pottery on the
Wheel: Ideas to Improvisation. Session Two: June 22-28, 2008: Malcolm Davis - From Shigaraki to
Shakerag: Shinos in the Fire; Ellen Shankin - Useful Pots - Aesthetic
Choices Go
here for more information.
Tennessee, Smithville,
Appalachian
Center for Craft Holly Hanessian - Telling Stories with Text & Found Objects
(June 2-6, 2008); Sandra Blain - Ceramics: Ideas for Developing
Forms & Surfaces (June 9-13, 2008); Linda Christianson - Pots: Ideas
& Making (June 16-20, 2008); Catherine Merrill - Celebrating the Figure
(June 23-27, 2008); Gail Kendall - Coil, Score & Slip: Handbuilding Functional Pottery (July 7-11, 2008);
Lana Wilson & Margaret Bohls - Innovative Handbuilding Techniques (July 14-18, 2008);
Melody Tiemann - Beginning Handbuilding: Hollow Forms
(July 21-25, 2008); Donna Polsen - Figurative Sculpture (July 28-August 1,
2008);
Click here for more information.
Vermont, Middlebury, May 17 & 18, 2008
Frog Hollow Craft School Ronan Peterson: Active Surfaces Workshop This hands-on workshop is premised on the concept of
'more is more', in regards to activating the ceramic surface. Demonstrations
will involve throwing utilitarian vessel forms on the wheel, with some
discussion and demonstration of altering while the vessel is freshly thrown.
Demonstrations will include slips, underglazes, terra sigallattas, as well as
carving and texturing techniques to enhance leatherhard and bone dry surfaces.
Students will learn glazing techniques, which will include glaze layering,
patinas and motivating different surface interactions. Students should have
some leather hard and bisque objects for trying some of the demonstrated
techniques. Students will also have a chance to make vessels in the first part
of the workshop. Course #7076.
Tuition
$178. To register call 802-388-3177 ext 1 or 7 or online at
www.froghollow.org
Virginia, Arlington May 17 & 18, 2008
Lee Arts Center Lisa Clague:
Expanding Possibilities in Clay and Metal
In this two-day hands-on sculpture workshop ceramic sculptor, Lisa
Clague will share her techniques for combining metal and clay in
figurative sculptures. Students will learn how to incorporate
objects such as steel nails, rods, kiln elements, old tools, forks,
and other found objects to create thin appendages, large structures,
cantilevered forms, and other elements difficult to achieve with
clay alone. Clague explains, "Metal has allowed my figures to juggle
balls, wear hoop skirts and wiggle their legs. I'm excited about the
endless possibilities." Using her techniques, students will
experiment with and discover new ways of creating personal visions
in clay. For more information or to register for a workshop please
call
703-228-0558/0560 or visit
www.arlingtonarts.org/leearts.htm
Virginia, Arlington June 21-22, 2008
Lee Arts Center Melanie Browne:
Teapot, A 3-D Jigsaw Puzzle
Explore the dimensional jigsaw puzzle of teapot making during this
two-day, hands on workshop with Welsh potter, Melanie Browne. In
addition to learning new tricks and devices for making spouts,
handles bodies and lids, students will explore the proportional
challenge of making a successful teapot. Whether functional or
decorative, it is all about proportion: puzzling out the marriage of
individual components. Students will also have an opportunity to
discuss and compare glazes from across the ocean. To learn more
about the artist and her work visit her website at
www.melaniebrownporcelain.com. For more information or to
register for a workshop please call
703-228-0558/0560 or visit
www.arlingtonarts.org/leearts.htm
International Listings
Belgium, Ottignies
Naked Raku Workshop with Wally Asselberghs September 27th
- 28th 2008: Workshop at 'La Magie du Tour'.
For more information visit
www.lamagiedutour.com
Canada, Victoria, BC, Metchosin International
Summer School of the Arts
Les Manning -
Aesthetics of Ceramic Form (June 6-13, 2008); Patrick Keenan -
Figurative Sculpture (June 9-13. 2008); Gordon Hutchens - Special
Effects Glazes (June 9 - 13, 2008); Robin Hopper - Master Class: Glaze
and Colour Development (June 30 - July 4 + July 7-11, 2008); Gay Smith -
Making Lively Pots: altering on the wheel with soft clay (June 30 - July
2, 2008); Grace Nickel - Architectural Ceramics - June 30 - July 4,
2008); Paul Lewing - China Painting with Water Soluable Mediums ( June
30 - July 4, 2008); Joe Brecha - Alternative Raku Techniques (July 5 -
6, 2008); Conner Bruns - Organic Forms (July 5-6, 2008); Bob Kingsmill -
Masks (July 5-6, 2008); Billy Ray Mangham - Raku Sculpture (July 7-11,
2008); Sandra Black - Illuminate (July 7-11, 2008); Gary Holt - July
7-11, 2008); Vincent Massey - Hands - On: Using Moulds (July 7-11,
2008); Firing Techniques - Randy Brodnax (July 7-11, 2008). For more
information visit http://www.missa.ca
Italy,
Tuscany,
LA MERIDIANA International School of Ceramics
Marcia Selsor "Architectural Ceramics" (May 11 - 24, 2008); Dan
Finch "Altered Pots" (May 25th - June 7th, 2008); Michael Connelly
"Soda Fired Utilitarian Pottery" (June 8-28, 2008); Kristin Muller
"Into the Tuscan Fire" (June 29th - July 12th); Pietro Maddalena
"Throwing Techniques" (July 13th - 26th, 2008); Luca Tripaldi
"Smoke Firing" (July 13 - 26, 2008); Lucianne Lassalle "Sculpture from
the Model" (August 3-9); David Gary Wright "Invention with Clay" August 17-30,
2008); Jane Hamlyn "Salt Firing" (August 31 - September 13, 2008);
Ellen Shankin "Useful Pots Aesthetic Choices" (September 14-27,
2008); Malcolm Davis "Under the Tuscan Soot" (September 28 - October
11th, 2008); Mitch Lyons "Clay Printing and Colored Clay" (October
12-25, 2008).
For more
information visit
http://www.lameridiana.fi.it/main_programme.htm
Japan - Mie-ken
"Raku Weekend" Clay Monograph Series. 19th-20th June 2008
Hills of The Odaka Highlands, Mie-ken. Japan
e-mail;-
walipots@homail.com or visit
www.walihawes.com
Spain, Barcelona
"Sculpture Kilns" 26th-27th July 2008
Arsenal Escola Municipal d'Art, Esplugues de Llobregat, (Barcelona)
Spain.
e-mail;-
escola@arsenal.com or visit
www.arsenal.cat/
Spain, Ponferrada, Leon
Embarrarte 2008-Fire Trees" Ceramic Festival in Spain 1st-6th Sept 2008
Ponferrada, Leon, Spain
e-mail;-
gerardqueipo@hotmail.com or visit
www.embarrarte.blogspot.es/ Spain, Llers, (Girona)
*Experimental Firings" 15th-20th September, 2008
Escola-Taller Ramon Fort Llers, (Girona) Spain
e-mail;-
info@ramonfort.com or visit
www.ramonfort.com