NARRATIONS IN CLAY
with MARY K CLOONAN

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Fee: $180

SEPT 6 - 7, 2008
SAT & SUN / 10am - 4pm

This workshop will explore personal symbols and memories and their transformation into ceramic expressions. Utilizing the figure as a starting point, participants will ‘write a story’ in clay by delving into images gleaned from ordinary objects and then developing a visual vocabulary of forms and textures. With clay and the creative process, it is important to be open to the possibility of finding magic in the mundane. This workshop will utilize hand-building techniques and tips for constructing sculpture as a single piece or from multiple components. Surface discussion will include the use of slip, under-glaze, glaze and post-firing materials. The incorporation of mixed media and found objects to complete the vision will be discussed and encouraged.

MARY K CLOONAN was born and raised in Western New York state, receiving a BS in education from Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. She then went East to earn her MFA in ceramics from Syracuse University. She has since headed South to become a resident artist and teacher at Baltimore Clayworks in Maryland and is also the ceramics professor at American University in Washington, DC. National and international art journals have published articles she has written, as well as those written about her own work. Her work has been exhibited around the country and is in many private collections. Most artists have a touchstone of artistic epiphany, she blames that salty Play-Doh.

DISCOVER THE JOYS OF RAKU FIRING
with DENIS LICUL

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FEE: $90

TIME: 10am - 4pm

SUN, SEPT 28, 2008
SUN, OCT 5, 2008
SUN, OCT 12, 2008
SUN, NOV 2, 2008
SUN, NOV 16, 2008

Raku means JOY and Raku firing can best be described as a happening. Discover the mystery of this unique Japanese, sixteenth century firing technique and find out why some of the most appreciated bowls used in Zen tea ceremonies are fired in this technique. In a small group of 5 students learn about Raku glazes, stains, firing process and post firing reduction. Bring 5-6 medium size pots (high fire or Raku clay), dress appropriate (long pants and sleeves) and prepare for team action!

DENIS LICULis a Croatian ceramic artist and exhibits internationally. She received her BFA in Fine Arts from the University in Rijeka, Croatia.

THE WILDERNESS WITHIN
with BETH CAVENER STICTHER

*** NOTE LOCATION: New Rochelle Public Library Auditorium ***

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FEE: $200

FRI, OCT 17, 2008 - 1 - 6pm
SAT, OCT 18, 2008 - 12noon - 6pm
SIN, OCT 19, 10am - 4pm

Beth is known for her dynamic, emotionally-charged animal and human figures. In this demonstration workshop, participants will experience Beth's unusual method of working, starting with a solid mass of clay and then hollowing each part of the sculpture down to the skin before reassembling the entire piece. Through demonstrations and slide presentations, Beth will cover a range of practical technical information about her hand-building methods. This three-day workshop is intended to give participants a glimpse into how one can tackle elements of gesture and expression with subtle shifts in line and form, how we transfer ideas and meaning visually.

Beth Cavener Stichter is currently a full-time professional studio artist. She received her BA from Haverford College and her MFA from Ohio State University. She was awarded the American Craft Council's Emerging Artist Fellowship in 2004 and has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia and the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT. She has exhibited nationally and has taught numerous workshops.

SYPOSIUM: WHY CLAY?
in conjunction with ALL FIRED UP!

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FEE: $95 PER PERSON,
$65 PER FULL-TIME STUDENT WITH ID
(breakfast & lunch included)

OCTOBER 26, 2008
8.45AM - 5.00PM

This enlightening All Fired Up! symposium will examine current trends in contemporary ceramics and discuss how they effect us as artists, art educators, collectors, students, designers, critics and writers.

We will ask “Why Clay?” and discuss why past generations have been passionate about clay, and why we will be passionate about it going forward

UNDERSTANDING CERAMIC GLAZES
with PETER PINNELL

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FEE: $300

JAN 8 - 10. 2009
THURS - SAT, 10am - 5pm

The purpose of this 3-day workshop is for the participants to gain a better understanding of glazes and increased confidence with the use of ceramic raw materials. Activities will include lecture, discussion, and hands-on testing.

If a person wants to be a good cook then they must know what everything in the kitchen tastes like, that is, what qualities each ingredient would lend to a food. Similarly, if a person wants to have confidence in the use of glazes then he/she should have a feel for what qualities each raw material brings to a glaze. This workshop will involve glaze testing that is designed to build this kind of understanding. In addition, the lectures will present theoretical information to act as a framework for understanding the results of the glaze testing.

Firings will be done at cone 04 and cone 6 (oxidation), and cone 9-10 (reduction), so we can experience the full range of ceramic possibilities.

Lectures will also touch on trouble-shooting, developing new glazes, and adjusting glazes for application. We plan on spending a few hours on "glaze doctor" questions, so feel free to bring questions or samples of glaze problems.

Participants should have some experience mixing glazes, but need not have any chemistry background. All firings are included, but students will be asked to bring their own bisqued test tiles. For more information, please visit our website:

www.clayartcenter.org

PETER PINNELL Peter Pinnell made his living as a potter for twelve years before moving to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1995, where he is currently Professor of Art. In addition to his teaching, he has continued to exhibit widely, with over 150 exhibitions since 1995. His work has appeared throughout the US, and in the Netherlands, South Africa, Japan, China, New Zealand, and Australia. In March of 2001 he was a featured artist at the NCECA (National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts) national conference, where he spoke and demonstrated.

In addition to his teaching and exhibition career, he has been an active writer on ceramic art, with articles in American and Australian ceramic journals, and a regular column, "As far as I know...", which appears in Clay Times Magazine.