Attention!

All workshop related slide lectures are open to the public!
FEE: Current/past member artists & registered workshop attendees: FREE
Student/ Non-Member Price: $5 at the door
ALL ATTENDEES MUST PRE-REGISTER

DOWN TO EARTH
with JOE PINTZ

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MAY 3 - 4, 2008
Saturday - Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm

LECTURE: Friday, May 2, 2008, 7pm (open to the public!)

Fee: $180

Join ceramist Joseph Pintz for a two-day hands-on workshop to explore handbuilt earthenware vessels. Utilizing a variety of handbuilding techniques including bisque molds, additive processes, and reductive carving, participants will create an assortment of utilitarian and sculptural forms. There will be a strong emphasis on surface, not as an afterthought, but as an essential design element. To this end, participants will experiment with finishes such as terra sigillata to highlight surface texture. Open to all skill levels.

Joseph Pintz earned his Bachelor of Arts in anthropology and urban studies at Northwestern University and completed post-baccalaureate studies in ceramics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. In 2006, he received his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In 2006-2007, he was a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts where he was awarded the Lincoln Fellowship. He currently teaches ceramics at Bowling Green State University.

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HANDS-ON

Sunday, June 22, 10am - 4pm
Sunday, July 27, 10am - 4pm

10 am - 4 pm
Limited to 5 Students

Fee: $90

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!

Heather Houston

PATTERNS ON POTS
with KYLA TOOMEY

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Jne 21, 2008
Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm

Fee: $90

This one-day demonstration workshop will explore the intersection of pattern and form on functional objects. We will investigate brief histories of pattern, how pattern can be developed, and how to apply it to the surface of thrown objects. We will also look specifically at thrown forms, and determine which ones will allow ample access to the surface for pattern. During the day Kyla will share her process from start to finish on several forms.

Kyla Toomey graduated with a BFA from Alfred University in 2004. Since then she has been the Intern at the Women’s Studio Workshop at ARosendale, NY, where she has also taught adult and children’s pottery classes. Kyla is Clay Art Center’s returning Resident Artist for 2007 - 08.

HOW TO THINK IN CLAY: A WORKSHOP FOR K-6 ART EDUCATORS
with ROBERTA SHAPIRO

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JUNE 28 - 29, 2008
Saturday - Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm

What part does clay play in your curriculum? Where do your ideas come from? How do you integrate art into your school-based curriculum? This workshop for art and classroom teachers of level K-6 students will focus on how to think in clay and make the necessary connections to your individual program. Attendees will also learn the basic handbuilding skills necessary to teach children any clay project - from pinching, slab and coil construction to the basics of glazing and firing. Each attendee is asked to bring in some of their school's curriculum for discussion on how to create clay-related projects.

Roberta Shapiro holds a BS and MA in art education and has well over twenty years of teaching experience. She currently teaches elementary school art in Byram Hills. Roberta is an associate artist at the Clay Art Center. Her work appears in the Lark Publication " 500 Pitchers ".

EXPLORING THE TEAPOT FORM
with FONG CHOO

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JULY 12 - 13, 2008
Saturday - Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm

ARTIST LECTURE: July 11, 2008, 7 pm

Fee: $200

In this demonstration workshop, Fong Choo, who is recognized for his signature miniature teapots, will explore throwing his teapot forms with reference to the perspective of proportions - from the large to the small and from the whimsical to the utilitarian. In the process the artist will discuss the issues of networking, pricing and presentational aspects of the work that has been so prevalent in the success of the work. In addition, there will be discussions with glazing through the use of the spray gun and brush layering to achieve the jewel tone and other effects. Fong will also give a tool making demonstration as well as a cane handle demonstration. The artist will have a display of his work and encourages participants to bring a few finished works for an informal critique. Fong Choo's Friday night artist lecture will be a presentation of some of his early work to the current.

Born in Singapore, Fong Choo has been making pots for over 20 years. He has taught at Bellarmine University and has been the resident artist there for the last 16 years. He has won several awards for his miniature teapots, and has exhibited his work and led workshops across the nation.  

OUT-OF-ROUND:DISCOVERING NEW SHAPES & FORMS IN CLAY
with LAURA ROSS

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AUGUST 4 - 8 2008
Monday - Friday, 10 am - 4pm

Fee: $395

In this 5-day intensive hands-on workshop, we will explore and discover what happens when you make a pot out-of-round and push the limits of redefining shapes and forms in clay. We will investigate a limitless array of shapes by paddling, pushing, cutting, and stretching the clay to find new forms for personal expression by using a combination of wheel-throwing and handbuilding techniques. This will be a time to permit yourself to "play" and possibly make pots with a fresh approach. Laura will focus on making bottomless lidded baking dishes, which are squared, rectangular, and oval as well as, tiny to large teapots, serving dishes, bowls, and lidded jars. Ideas and suggestions concerning surface treatments and techniques used to achieve individual approaches will be part of the daily routine as well as morning and afternoon demonstrations and workshop discussions. We will spend the week working with wet clay to investigate personal ideas. Also, at the end of the week Laura will demonstrate making handmade teapot handles using round reed and caning. Intermediate and advanced wheel-throwing experience is required .

Laura Ross was a demonstrator at 2007 NCECA Conference in Louisville, Kentucky and has been making her living as a studio potter for 25 years. She has a studio and lives along the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky and exhibits widely in the United States in juried and invitational shows

OUTDOOR ANIMALS: SCULPTURE FOR YOUR GARDEN
with SUSAN HALLS

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AUGUST 22 - 24, 2008
Friday - Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm

Fee: $270

This 3-day hands on workshop will introduce students to the basic principles and methods of making large, hollow forms out of paper clay- strong enough to endure year round life outdoors. Emphasis will be on bold yet simple design, utilizing appropriate building techniques such as slabbing, pinching and coiling with the hope to include thrown elements. We will examine several ways of making large forms and discuss the technical problems involved. You will be encouraged to work beyond a safe scale! There will be ongoing demonstrations as well as an introductory slide lecture showing examples of Susan's work plus examples of historical and contemporary pieces that deal with this sculptural theme. Burnishing combined with colored clay inlay and slips will be the primary means of decorating and finishing, allowing students to create and invent patterns, motifs and text on their animal forms.

Susan Hall received her MA in Ceramics from The Royal College of Art, London, UK. She was an Artist in Residence at the Banff Center for the Arts from 1990-1991. Susan has exhibited widely including solo shows at The White Gallery , Lakeville CT, Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA, and Ulla Surland Gallery Eleven in Fairfield, CT. Her work has been included in collections internationally, most recently at the Aberystwyth University, Wales,The Shigaraki Ceramic Center, Japan and The Contemporary Art Society, London

Workshop
with MARY CLOONAN

SEPTEMBER 6 - 7, 2008
Saturday - Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm

THE WILDERNESS WITHIN
with BETH CAVENER STICTHER

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

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Friday, OCTOBER 17, 2008 - 1 - 6pm
Saturday, OCTOBER 18, 2008 - 12noon - 6pm
Sunday, OCTOBER 19, 10am - 4pm

Fee: $200

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.