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salt lake city ceramics

updated thu 3 apr 08

 

Brian Besch on mon 31 mar 08


I recently moved to Salt Lake City, UT to take a job, and am wondering if
there is anyone on the list in the Salt Lake area who might be able to
recommend any ceramics-related resources. I'd be open to any suggestions -
good galleries to check out, suppliers, etc. However, my main interest is
finding a place I might be able to pay to fire my work (I do mostly cone 6
oxidation) as I'm unfortunately going to have to be a kiln leech until I can
find a permanent studio and afford a kiln. Feel free to contact me
off-list, and thanks in advance for your responses. Best,

Brian Besch
bmbesch(at)gmail.com
http://synapseartworks.blogspot.com/

Dave Finkelnburg on tue 1 apr 08


Brian,
Start with http://www.redkiln.org/ Great folks,
readily accessible location.
Clay supplier nearby is Capital Ceramics, great
people there, also. see
http://www.capitalceramics.com/
Take a drive up to Park City to check out the work
of Bruce Larrabee...he's been selling pots for more
than 30 years, all functional work...see some in a
give shop on Concourse D, I believe, in the SLC
airport...
There's much, much, so much more...
University of Utah has a good clay program. Utah
State's program, up in Logan, is incredible. Box
Elder High School, on the way to Logan, has a clay
program that turns out better artists than many
colleges...if the school district hasn't succeeded in
dismembering the program as they seemed set on doing a
month ago... :-(
You're in good clay country! I notice your design
work is very, very nice!
Dave Finkelnburg

Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:29:48 -0600
From: Brian Besch
Subject: Salt Lake City ceramics
I recently moved to Salt Lake City, UT to take a job,
and am wondering if
there is anyone on the list in the Salt Lake area who
might be able to
recommend any ceramics-related resources. I'd be open
to any suggestions -
good galleries to check out, suppliers, etc. However,
my main interest is
finding a place I might be able to pay to fire my work
(I do mostly cone 6
oxidation) as I'm unfortunately going to have to be a
kiln leech until I can
find a permanent studio and afford a kiln. Feel free
to contact me
off-list, and thanks in advance for your responses.
Best,

Brian Besch
bmbesch(at)gmail.com
http://synapseartworks.blogspot.com/




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Earl Brunner on tue 1 apr 08


The Salt Lake Art Center used to have a pretty good facility, not sure of it's current status, haven't been to it in years.

http://www.slartcenter.org/


Earl Brunner
Las Vegas, NV

----- Original Message ----
From: Dave Finkelnburg
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 7:49:57 AM
Subject: Re: Salt Lake City ceramics

Brian,
Start with http://www.redkiln.org/ Great folks,
readily accessible location.
Clay supplier nearby is Capital Ceramics, great
people there, also. see
http://www.capitalceramics.com/
Take a drive up to Park City to check out the work
of Bruce Larrabee...he's been selling pots for more
than 30 years, all functional work...see some in a
give shop on Concourse D, I believe, in the SLC
airport...
There's much, much, so much more...
University of Utah has a good clay program. Utah
State's program, up in Logan, is incredible. Box
Elder High School, on the way to Logan, has a clay
program that turns out better artists than many
colleges...if the school district hasn't succeeded in
dismembering the program as they seemed set on doing a
month ago... :-(
You're in good clay country! I notice your design
work is very, very nice!
Dave Finkelnburg

Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:29:48 -0600
From: Brian Besch
Subject: Salt Lake City ceramics
I recently moved to Salt Lake City, UT to take a job,
and am wondering if
there is anyone on the list in the Salt Lake area who
might be able to
recommend any ceramics-related resources.

Helen Bates on wed 2 apr 08


On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 07:49:57 -0700, Dave Finkelnburg (idaho pottery) wrote:

> (...)
> Box Elder High School, on the way to Logan, has a clay
>program that turns out better artists than many
>colleges...if the school district hasn't succeeded in
>dismembering the program as they seemed set on doing a
>month ago... :-(

Dave, I did a search and found that Lee Burningham's Ceramics Program at the
Box Elder School will continue. There was a great deal of community and
student support that quickly turned the tide in his favour.

Helen
--
Helen Bates
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Clayarters' URLs: http://amsterlaw.com/clayart/