Ruthanne Tudball 2012

David Voorhees had a workshop with Ruthanne Tudball last week and here is the blog posting and a short video. Enjoy:

http://voorheespottery.blogspot.com/2012/03/ruthanne-tudball-nc-workshop.html

Tea Bowl 2012

Here is a another nice tea bowl. Porcelain with terra sig like above and then a glaze "Ice, Ice Baby.

Ice, Ice Baby cone 10 reduction

54.82  Nepheline Syenite

29.90  Custer Feldspar

  4.98  Talc 

  4.32  Bone Ash

  1.99  Frit 3134

  3.99  EPK

From this article:
http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramic-glaze-recipes/mid-range-glaze-recipes/crazy-beautiful-crazing-uncovering-the-mysteries-of-snowflake-crackle-glazes/

  

Crackle Tea Bowl 2012

Here is a crackle tea bowl. I used Helios porcelain which was bisque fired. Then I painted on a terra sigillata (85 XX Saggar and 15 Red iron) and then waxed the lines and then dipped in Kaun Crackle and fired to cone 10 and then put on India Ink.

Soda Glaze Recipes 2012

http://www.sodaglaze.com/glazebod.html

Overview of Cone 6 Reduction Glazes (PHIL, PA.)

This workshop will be a general overview of ceramic glazes, focusing on but not limited to cone 6 reduction. It is designed for beginner to intermediate potters. We will discuss cones, kilns, firing dynamics and principles as well as applying those principles to various firing cycles. This will lead us into some basic classifications of glazes, like shino, copper reds, ash, celadon, tenmoku, oil spots, etc. We will discuss how and why each type of glaze works and how you can achieve them. There will also be Frit demonstrations, glaze recipes, slide presentation and plenty of time for questions on all types of glazes.
We will be doing a cone 6 reduction firing for shino, celadon, and copper red glazes. Please bring bisque ware made of cone 6 clay, (either porcelain or white stoneware) which we will glaze on Friday evening 5:30pm to fire on Saturday and unload on Sunday afternoon. Each participant should bring items not more than 8" in height to fill a 12"x24"shelf.

http://thepottersguild.com/

www.communityartscenter.org

610.566.1713.

Registration is secured only by sending a check payable to The Potters Guild and mailed to:

Carla Lombardi
54 Grist Mill Road
Glen Mills
PA,19342

Registrations will be accepted in the order they are received until all spaces are filled.

(There are 4 slots open .)

John Britt Pottery

Val's Satin Black with Daly Red with titanium over cone 10

This is a porcelain tumble with Val's black then Daly with Titanium over and then Val's again.

Val’s Satin Black  cone 10

20.00 g. -Soda Feldspar

20.00 g. –Cornwall Stone

  2.00 g.- Whiting

20.0 g. – Silica

10.00 g –Ball Clay

13.00 g –Talc

15.00g -  Dolomite

3.00 Red Iron Oxide

2.00 Manganese Dioxide

3.00 Cobalt Oxide

1.00 Chrome Oxide

Daly Red with Titanium cone 10

1.0 %Bone Ash

3.0 Talc

15.0 Whiting

2.0 Zinc Oxide

17.0 Ferro Frit 3110

35.0 Nepheline Syenite

27.0 Silica 

100.0 %

Add: Tin Oxide 

1.5 %

Titanium Dioxide

3.0 %

Copper Carbonate 1.5 %

Shoji Hamada Pottery

UNCA -Meet the Maker Lecture Series 2012

Horsehair and Fuming Fires at The Bascom

magazines have been spoken for

The Ceramic magazines have been spoken for.

Decades of free ceramic/pottery magazines

I've been cleaning out some bookcases and have a huge pile of pottery/ceramic magazines - Ceramics Monthly, Studio Potter, Clay Times, PMI, Ceramics Technical dating back about 20 years to the present(must take them all!). They must be picked up here at my home in Bakersville. If there are no takers, they'll be going off to the dump very soon! Email me is you want them: shambhalapottery@frontier.com

Time to Retire the old Kodak

It's time for me to kick the cow and invest in a new camera. Mine appeared to have all the bells and whistles for it's day, but after many failed attempts to get a good quality photo, and then laboring (and I do mean laboring) through a large and very boring manual, the ten year old Kodak camera is just not up to the task. (yes, I am blaming it all on the camera at this point!)

We've got the complete photo booth setup all ready to go at OOAK. Many thanks to Kari for help setting it up! AND to Joy Tanner and John Britt for the awesome Photo class!!!

I can't afford my first, and probably not my second choice, (and maybe not even the third choice) for the camera of my dreams. Any suggestions for a great little, mid-priced (i.e. cheap as dirt), camera that takes awesome pictures to be used on the website and for jury pics, etc?

25 th N.C .Potters Conference

Asheboro, NC info.... arts@asheboro.com March 2-4 ..........

My new favorite cup

My new favorite cup from our Glazing Techniques class 2012.

Kuan Crackle cone 10

79.0 % Custer Feldspar

  9.5% Whiting

  9.5% Silica

  2.0% Bone Ash

Add: 10 % zircopax
        2.0% Bentonite

Fire to cone 10 then stain with India Ink

Glazing Techniques Class 2012

Here is Hansa busting up the Glazing Techniques class.  More images when the kilns cool.

Director Search - Appalachian Center for Craft

We are in the midst of some very exciting developments at the Appalachian
Center for Craft.  TTU has finally approved the spit of the Department of
Music and Art, and our current Craft Center director Ward Doubet will be
moving down to the main campus to be Chair of the Art Department, so we are
conducting a search for a new director.  Ward was already acting as Art
Chair for all practical purposes, so the primary change is that the new
director will have far less to do with the academic mission and will focus
instead on other program development, publicity, recruiting, fundraising,
etc.  The BFA program is still the centerpiece of what we do, but Ward will
be in charge of that part of our programs.  In the current job market we are
hoping to attract a lot of exciting candidates.  If you know anyone who
might be interested in this position please encourage them to go to

https://jobs.tntech.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?po stingId=138769

or more information.  Note that the entire application
process is now online.  If anyone has questions or has trouble accessing the
information online please have them contact me at wpitelka@tntech.edu.


As part of the same developments our full-time tenure-track painting and
foundations positions have been restored and we now processing candidates
and have moved beyond accepting applications.  We are thrilled with all
these changes, at a time when so many schools are cutting back and
eliminating positions.  As a member of both search committees, I have been
interviewing candidates and their referees, and everyone I have spoken to
seems surprised and pleased that we still place such emphasis on materials,
process, and technique.  We are very proud of that.

Please email me off-list if you have any questions or comments.

- Vince

Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
vpitelka@dtccom.net

http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/


https://jobs.tntech.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp

CLAYMAKERS AUCTION 2012

Event: Claymakers Celebration Auction, Durham, NC

Friday March 23, 2012 at the Durham Armory; Doors open at 6:30 - Bidding 7-9:30

Join ceramic artists from all over North Carolina at a celebration of all things clay to support Claymakers, a one-of-a-kind Durham non-profit. It's a guaranteed treat for clay lovers!

Come enjoy wine and cheese, desserts, music, friends, and an array of work by artists from North Carolina and beyond.

Bid on extraordinary local and regional artwork in silent and live auctions.

Enjoy music from local swing band Sidecar Social Club. All proceeds benefit the newly incorporated nonprofit Claymakers Arts Collaborative.

Pre-event tickets ($20) may be purchased online now or at Claymakers starting February 15th.  Tickets at the door will be $25.

http://claymakers.com/

705 Foster Street  Durham, NC 27701
(919) 530-8355 ::  info@claymakers.com

Barium Carbonate

Anyone in the Spruce Pine area have some barium carbonate I could borrow?

Maybe a pound or so??

TIA

johnbrittpottery@gmail.com

Arrowmont Class Schedule 2012

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (Gatlinburg, TN) is taking registrations for the 2012 workshop season. Weekend, one-week and two-week workshops are available in wood, metals, enamels, jewelry, fiber, textiles, baskets, paper, books, glass, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, clay, stone, mixed media and special topics beginning March 22. Most workshops are designed for all ability levels. Educational assistance and scholarships are available. Studio assistant and work-study application deadline is March 1. Select scholarship application deadline is March 1 (some scholarships are on an open cycle). Visit Arrowmont’s website for more information and to view the 2012 workshop catalog. www.arrowmont.org.

Featured clay instructors for the 2012 workshop season include:

Alice Ballard
Ingrid Bathe
John Britt
Meagan Chaney
Charlie Cummings
Chandra DeBuse
Thaddeus Erdahl
Heather Mae Erickson
Erin Furimsky
David & Tracy Gamble
Arthur Gonzalez
Phil Haralam
Bryan Hopkins
Pamela Earnshaw Kelly
Michael Kline
Ron Korcyznski
Martina Lantin
Forrest Lesch-Middelton
Simon Levin
Shadow May
Ted Saupe
Lana Wilson with visiting artist Sandi Pierantozzi
Gwendolyn Yoppolo


Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts
556 Parkway, PO Box 567
Gatlinburg, TN  37738
(865) 436.5860
(865) 430.4072 FAX
Jbrown@arrowmont.org
www.arrowmont.org

Mitchell County Empty Bowls needs help.

Attention Potters:

The “EMPTY BOWLS” fund raiser, for the Mitchell County Food Bank, is coming up quickly.  It will be held May 4th, 2012.
The purpose of Empty Bowls, is to have local potters donate bowls, which will be sold, filled with soup, to those who come to the event.  All proceeds go toward buying groceries, to fill the shelves of the Food Bank.  The food will then be distributed to those in need, in Mitchell County.  It is a wonderful opportunity for artists to give back to our community.

Calling ALL Potters:
Please make bowls to donate.  We will be collecting the bowls at the April Clay Club Meeting.  The Food Bank hopes to have over 200 people come to the Empty Bowls Event.
That’s a lot of bowls!  (Call to say how many bowls you will commit to donate.  ph.765-7140 Annie) 
Donate as many bowls as you feel you are able.  Also please provide a business card for each bowl.  Some bowls may be auctioned.  Sets of bowls welcome.

If you are unfamiliar with the Mitchell County Food Bank, please go to: mcshepherdstaff.org

Please help those who have fallen on hard times in Mitchell County, by participating in one of the following.
Make and donate soup/chili, cornbread, etc. (volunteer 765-9411)
Make and donate pottery bowls to be filled with soup, at the fund raiser.
Make a financial donation.
Come and buy a bowl of soup in a pottery bowl.
Tell others and bring them with you.

Save the date:
May 4th, 2012, 6:30 PM
It will be held in the Dinning Hall of:
First Baptist Church,
125 Tappan St.
Spruce Pine, NC. (Across from the Dry Cleaners)

Handles, Handles, Handles....

Basic Glaze Chemistry and Firing

Still have some spots open in both the Glazing Techniques class next week (February 20 -24) and the Basic Glaze Chemistry Class.

Basic Glaze Chemistry, Firing and Raw Materials

John Britt Pottery Studio

March 5 – 9, 2012

Learn the basics of glaze chemistry and raw materials. We will run progression and color blends to discover and understand  glazes at low, medium and high fire. We will cover glaze theory, kilns, firing, cones, ash collection, etc. as well as focus on ash glazes.

Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

$450.00 includes glaze notebook (PLUS $50.00 FIRING AND MATERIALS FEE)

John Britt Pottery Studio

154 Sparks Road

Bakersville, NC 28705

828-467-5020

To register contact John Britt at:            johnbrittpottery@gmail.com

The Potter

Shino first or the pot is cursed

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=320070738029763&set=a.281866088516895.57833.100000805174667&type=1&theater

I imagine if you knocked one of those bubbles it would result in a razor sharp edge. Guess we have different standards on function!

walker pugmill for sale

My friend julie has a walker pugmill for sale. It appears to still have the safety bar and screen cover! hard to believe!!!! This walker is in great condition. It has been serviced and was put in storage 2 years ago. You can email julie at ootapottery@charter.net for more info or pictures.

$950.00