Western Pennsylvania Potters Community: September 2010

Monday, September 27, 2010

Glaze Workshop in Washington D.C. October 1 - 3 , 2010

Understanding the Magic of Glazes and Firing (with a Cone 6 Reduction Firing)

October 1 – 3, 2010
Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus
3001 North Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311-5097

For more information contact:
potters@theclayconnection.org
or call 703-615-7872

http://www.theclayconnection.org/events/calendar.html

http://www.theclayconnection.org/archive/JohnBritt.pdf

Glaze Workshop in Wilmington, NC- October 8 - 10 , 2010

           Coastal Carolina Clay Guild Presents a Glaze Workshop
                                                    with
                                                John Britt
                                            www.johnbrittpottery.com

                                              Date: October 8^th, 9^th, 10^th
                                           Place: UNCW Cultural Art Building,
                                                      Ceramic Studio 1004 and
                                                      Lecture room 2005

This workshop will be a general overview of ceramic glazes and glaze materials as well as different firing methods. The workshop includes a cone 6 reduction firing as well as a cone 6 oxidation firing of participants’ work using glazes developed by John for this workshop. The glazes include Shino, Temmoku, copper red and others. This is a fairly new process that has been getting a lot of attention because it is less expensive and more environmentally friendly. John will discuss cones, kilns, firing dynamics and properties of ceramic materials. It will be done in a fun and relaxed atmosphere of question and answer as well as some more structured lecture periods. The content of the talk will be directed by the participants’ interest. For more information see John Britt’s article in Ceramics Monthly October 2008 issue and visit his website
www. johnbrittpottery.com

Fee: members $90.00 non-members: $100.00
To register contact: Vicky Smith at vickysmithart@gmail.com

Workshop Schedule

Friday: 4:00PM at UNCW CAB ceramics studio room 1004* glazing starts
6:30 John Britt’s presentation CAB room 2005
glazing and loading kilns continues after the presentation

Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CAB room 2005 John will have a talk about glazes, kilns, cones, the firing cycle, safety, moving from cone 10 to cone 6, firing methods and theory, UMF, recipe method, glaze types, etc. And a large amount of time will be spent on question and answers. And the kilns will be firing.

Sunday: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM CAB ceramics studio room 1004 Unloading the kilns and continue with questions and answers.

Participants should bring 6 to 8 bisque ware pieces under 8 inches tall, made with a cone 6 clay body, (cups and bowls are recommended). We are hoping everyone will have enough pots to fill one kiln shelf 12" x 24" for the Geil. We will do a cone 6 reduction firing in the gas kiln and an oxidation cone 6 in the electric kiln.

*Enter the ceramics studio at UNCW through the back entrance which is the loading and unloading driveway.

Direction for the entrance: Take Randall Drive on to campus and continue straight past the stop light and water tower. The driveway is the first driveway on the right after the large right hand curve. You can unload your pots for glazing here. You will be given a parking pass and directed to a near by parking lot for the duration of the workshop.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Best Foot Forward Benefit Auction-Charlie Cummings Gallery

Best Foot Forward Benefit Auction

Best Foot Forward is a fund-raiser for University of Florida Ceramics major Drew Johnson, a junior student who lost a foot in a motorcycle accident. He was hit by a driver who had no ability to pay, leaving Drew with large hospital bills. Drew has a wonderful can-do attitude, is a very promising student, and is now back at school.

Potters, sculptors and clay related businesses have generously donated 191 items to help raise money for Drew. Please show your support both for Drew and for the generous artists whose donations make this auction possible by bidding on items in this auction.

The auctions are divided into four groups that begin Tuesday, September 21st, and end in the evening on Monday, September 27th. The ending time for the auctions in each of the four groups is posted in the title, and at the top of the groups page.

http://claylink.com/zen/

Potters Studio Tour coming up Oct. 16 & 17, 2010.

Mark your calendar! The annual Potters Studio Tour is just around the corner. www.potterstour.com

Additional information will be posted closer to the date. You can visit 18 different potters in nine studios and most are only 15-20 minutes apart. The tour extends both North and South of Indiana, PA and runs each day from 10 AM to 5 PM. On tour this year are Smicksburg Pottery, FMS Studio, Brush Valley Pottery, Hedman Pottery, Little Mahoning Creek Pottery, Wild Apple Pond Studio, Windblown Studio, Stoke Hole Pottery, and the East Creek Studio.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

A Fair in the Park (Pittsburgh) Crafts Show

A Fair in the Park is held in the lush surroundings of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Mellon Park, adjacent to the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, and along Fifth and Shady Avenues in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside area. This year it ran from September 10-12.

I shot photos of each potter's work that participated. If you click on an image, it will enlarge and then you can locate the cursor over the part of the picture that you would like to see closer and a "plus" sign should appear. Click again and enlarge even more.