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oklahoma city workshop!

updated sat 24 mar 12

 

Kara Floyd on fri 23 mar 12


Hey All

Letting you all know about an upcoming workshop at City Arts Center

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To see pics of their work:
http://cityartscenter.org/Web_v2/?page_id=3D3D3585

To see more info on enrolling:
http://cityartscenter.org/Web_v2/?page_id=3D3D201

The DeKeusters are amazing people and absolutely the nicest folks you'll ev=
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er meet!

email me if you have questions...

Kara

Here is the official spiel:
Kevin and JoAnne DeKeuster will co-lead this demonstration workshop. Altho=
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ugh the couple shares a studio space and a love for wood fired ceramics, th=
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eir work is diversely different. Kevin=3DE2=3D80=3D99s main focus is wheel=
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n objects, while Jo=3DE2=3D80=3D99s work is strictly hand built.

Kevin will demonstrate throwing functional and sculptural forms reaffirming=
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his belief that one can simultaneously be successful as both a functional =
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potter and an artistic clay artist. Kevins emphasis will include encouragi=
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ng the observer to create functional work that will have an individual styl=
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e and flair. This, he believes, cannot be achieved without first learning =
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proper techniques of the craft, then adding artistic style. With his sculp=
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tural work his main focus will be on creating vessels by combining thrown p=
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ieces and adding hand built details.=3D20

JoAnne will demonstrate her unique hand built slab techniques. She will sh=
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are with the observer the many techniques and tricks of the trade that she =
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has learned over the years from her many mentors. The tips range from cons=
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truction and decoration, to drying and firing. She will also share her jou=
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rney as her style developed from simple press mold plates to the pieces she=
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creates today. It is her belief that as an artist, one must develop a dis=
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tinctive style, but within that style your work needs to continually grow a=
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nd evolve

JoAnne and Kevin DeKeuster are full time professional artists that currentl=
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y reside in the Taos New Mexico Area. Kevin was born in Racine, Wisconsin.=
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He attended Milton College, in Milton Wisconsin on football scholarship. =
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It was there that he received his B.F.A. in ceramics. JoAnne grew up near=
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the small town of Waumandee, Wisconsin. She received a B.A. in Art Educat=
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ion from the University of Wisconsin =3DE2=3D80=3D93 Eau Claire. After mar=
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the couple moved to Arizona. Together they continued their study of art a=
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t Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff Arizona, receiving a Masters deg=
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ree in ceramics. Coursework at NAU included travel and study in Japan. Af=
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ter completion of their Masters degrees, Jo and Kevin continued to spend su=
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mmers in Flagstaff. They began working for the university as kiln assistan=
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ts and eventually each taught the summer Noborigama Wood Fire class. Their=
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work is greatly influenced by the wood-fired kilns located in Flagstaff an=
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d Japan. All of the couples=3DE2=3D80=3D99 ceramic artwork is fired with wo=
od.