Veena Raghavan on mon 28 aug 06
I have been asked by Novie Trump at the Lee Arts Center to post the followin=
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workshops. You can contact her for more information.
An Overview of Cone 10 Ceramic Glazes With John Britt Friday, September 15,=20
2006 7:00 =E2=80=93 9:30pm Saturday, September 16, 2006 10:00 am =E2=80=93 4=
:00 pm Sunday,=20
September 17, 2006 10:00 am =E2=80=93 4:00 pm Fee: $ 185.00 This workshop wi=
ll be a=20
general overview of cone 10 ceramic glazes designed for beginner to intermed=
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potters. Participants will discuss cones, kilns, firing dynamics and princip=
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as well as applying those principles to various firing cycles. This will lea=
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into some basic classifications of glazes, like shino, copper reds, ash,=20
celadon, temmoku, oil spots, etc. John will discuss how and why each type of=
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works and how you can achieve them. He will follow the format in his new boo=
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=E2=80=9CThe Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes: Glazing and Firing at cone=20=
10=E2=80=9D, and=20
will go into more detail than the book allowed. Participants will be doing a=
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cone 10 reduction firing for shino, celadon, and copper red glazes. Please=20
bring 3 =E2=80=93 8 (no larger than 4=E2=80=9D x 4=E2=80=9Dx 6=E2=80=9D each=
) bisque tumblers or cups made of=20
cone 10 clay, (either porcelain or white stoneware) which we will glaze on=20
Friday evening to fire on Saturday and unload on Sunday afternoon. John Brit=
t has=20
been a potter and teacher for 20 years. He is a self-taught potter who has=20
worked and taught at universities, colleges and craft centers across the cou=
ntry,=20
including the Penland School of Crafts. He is the author of the =E2=80=9CThe=
Complete=20
Guide to High-Fire Glaze; Glazing &Firing at Cone 10=E2=80=9D which was publ=
ished by=20
Lark Books in 2004, was the juror for the book; "500 Bowls=E2=80=9D, and has=
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numerous articles for ceramics publications. For more information please vis=
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his website at www.johnbrittpottery.com=20
Sculptural Animals Workshop
With Patricia Uchill Simons Saturday, September 30, 2006 10:00 am =E2=80=
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Sunday, October 1, 2006 10:00 am =E2=80=93 4:00 pm Fee: $185.00 This 2 day h=
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workshop will teach hand building and throwing techniques to create a cerami=
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sculpture of a domestic animal or wild creature.
At the beginning of the first day Pat will demonstrate a wild and a domestic=
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animal using hand built techniques for one and wheel thrown pieces for the=20
other while students begin their own animal sculptures. On the second day Pa=
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will work one on one with students on their sculptures.Students should expec=
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finish an animal sculpture during the 2 day workshop.=20
Patricia Uchill Simons, who has an MFA from the University of Chicago and an=
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MAE from the Rhode Island School of Design, has taught workshops for childre=
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and for adults throughout the country. Her animals which balance realism wit=
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whimsy, have been exhibited nationally and published internationally. To see=
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more of Pat Uchill Simons=E2=80=99 work please go to www.pats.com=20
Exploring the Organic Object Ceramic Sculpture with Leigh Taylor Mickelson=20
Saturday October 21, 2006; 10:00 am =E2=80=93 4:00 pm Sunday October 22, 200=
6; 10:00 am =E2=80=93
4:00 pm Fee: $185.00 Nature repeats itself =E2=80=93 in minute and simple w=
ays as=20
well as grand and complex ones. In this 2-day hands-on workshop, we will exp=
lore=20
how to use natural forms as a means of personal expression. Using pinching,=20
coil and soft slab construction, we will hand build simple abstract organic=20
forms and consider how they can take on a life of their own to tell a story=20=
or=20
evoke an emotion. We will also explore surface, and discuss the numerous way=
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one can use texture and color to take an organic object beyond the realms of=
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imagination. Students are asked to bring in one object from nature that has=20
personal meaning for them. Various hand building techniques, low fire oxidat=
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fired surface decoration and threading multiple components on vertical=20
freestanding rods will be covered. Leigh Taylor Mickelson has a Masters in F=
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Arts, Ceramic Sculpture from Rochester Institute of Technology=E2=80=99s Sch=
ool for=20
American Crafts and has taught ceramics and art at Baltimore Clayworks and=20
Catonsville Community College. She was formerly the exhibitions director at=20=
Baltimore=20
Clayworks as well as a member artist. She exhibits at various galleries acro=
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the nation and was recently showcased in an article in the March 2005 issue=20=
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Ceramics Monthly. =20
Novie Trump Director Lee Arts Center Cultural Affairs Division=20
5722 Lee Highway Arlington, VA 22207 Phone: 703-228-0560 Fax: 703-228-0559=20
www.arlingtonarts.org/leearts.htm=20
VeenaRaghavan@cs.com
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