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workshop with seth cardew

updated thu 17 may 01

 

John Palmquist on tue 15 may 01


English Potter, Seth Cardew
Lecture/demonstration:
New Ways With Clay
2 sessions; Tuesday and Wednesday
May 29 & 30=20
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The pottery at Wenford Bridge was founded in 1939 beside the Camel =
River in a quiet corner of England. It remains today,a living tribute to =
the art of handmade pottery. Stoneware is wood-fired there as it has =
been for centuries. Students come from many parts of the world to study =
under the patient and attentive touch of master potter, Seth Cardew.
He demonstrates at a potter's wheel and lectures on topics such as =
line,shape,proportion,visual rhyme,repetition, and echo. He expounds his =
personal philosophy of simplicity,honesty and unity within the shape of =
the pot and in doing so makes new and exciting concepts and skills =
accessible to students of all experience levels.
Don't miss this opportunity to study with Seth in the U.S., resister =
now!
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Wesleyan Potters
350 S. Main Street
Middletown, CT.
Office Hours Mon- Fri. 9-5
(860) 347-5925