Cowee Pottery School Spring Open House on Saturday

Spring Open House
Cowee Pottery School
Franklin, NC
Saturday, March 30th
10am - 2pm

Learn about upcoming classes. Demos from instructors and activities for kids.

www.coweepotteryschool.org

(image from the Cowee Pottery School facebook page)

Flops, Flubs and Miss-fires Sale at Turtle Island Pottery

March 30th and April 6th
Turtle Island Pottery
2782 Bat Cave Rd
Old Fort, NC 28762

From the Turtle Island Pottery email:

A sale of seconds, discontinued, ignored and discounted.
Saturdays...March 30 and April 6

Mark your calendar...give us a call.
828-337-0992
Easy to find us: Just a couple miles South of I-40 at Exit 73 Old Fort

Come see what treasures you can find.
Many firsts are also marked down. Spring Cleaning!!!

www.turtleislandpottery.com

(image from the Turtle Island Pottery facebook page)

Spring Visiting Artists Talks at Penland

Cristina Córdova
Manos abiertas: making from where you are
Tuesday, 4/2, 8:15 PM, Northlight

Many of the themes that ground my practice are rooted in the identity of someone from the Caribbean, from Puerto Rico. Amidst all the vantage points that catalyze creativity this one, time and time again, offers a clear stance from which images of weight emerge. And yet, having lived for years amidst the ebb and flow of Penland, this once impermeable identity now has softened boundaries that are in constant dialogue with all that is received and understood outside of the small, evergreen territory I still consider home. This lecture will speak to the influences that have shaped my creative practice and explore the emergence of themes tied to identity and displacement through the lens of figurative ceramics.

Jaime Suárez
Clay Beyond Ceramics
Wednesday, 4/3, 8:15 PM, Northlight

Three experiences during the first year of architecture studies influenced my development as an artist: reading The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura, a lecture by Louis Khan, and an investigation and paper on the work of Antoni Gaudí. An appreciation for nature and the passing of time, the inherent quality of materials, and the search for originality have shaped a diverse expression through clay which has extended to paper and concrete. Through the talk, I will share both conceptual concerns and techniques.

These public events are free and open to the entire Penland community.

From: http://penland.org/events/

Kiln for sale in Asheville

Here are the details from Suzanne Moore:

It is a Skutt 1222-3”. The kiln is three years old but only fired 8 times. It is in almost new condition with the furniture kit and the Envirovent. Must be able to pick up in Asheville. My cell number is (304) 680-9655 or email watergirl78@gmail.com. Price is $2500.00

Kiln and accessories for sale in Asheville

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KILN AND ACCESSORIES $2900

Skutt KM 1222-3” kiln
Includes Envirovent2 + Envirolink + CoreLite Shelves + set of kiln posts and plugs

Details:
Kiln 108v/1PH Cone 8
22”Hx28”x28”round
Gently used, easier to load large kiln
Envirovent2 down draft vent
Envirolink connected to Kiln to turn on and off with the firings
CoreLite Shelves (lighter, no kiln wash) –
3 - full round 26”x26”x1”
4 - half round 26”x13”x5/8”
Kiln posts – set of 1”+2”+3”+4”+6” and kiln hole plugs

PICKUP AT PINK DOG BUILDING IN THE RIVER ARTS DISTRICT
by April 18 – Loading ramp
Text 704-231-0648
Email jennifer@kincaid.net
Mastercard and Visa accepted

Free Introduction to Adobe Photoshop in Asheville

Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
Wednesday, March 27 at 6pm
North Asheville Library
1030 Merrimon Avenue
250-4752

Join local artist and librarian Peter Athos at North Asheville Library for a beginner-friendly introduction to Adobe Photoshop. Athos will be covering the foundational skills of using Photoshop's vast image manipulation toolset, offering a free and easy introduction to this industry-standard software. This program is free and open to the public, and no tickets are required.

From: https://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library/news_detail.aspx?newsid=17853

Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Faculty Exhibition + Gallery Talk on March 27th

Emily Reason
Jars, Jugs & Bowls, 2017

Professional Crafts Faculty Exhibition
Mary Cornwell Gallery
Jan – April, 2019
Talk with the artists March 27th at 4pm

From the Haywood Community College website:

Please join us March 27th at 4pm for a talk with the artists!

Please visit us this term and make sure you stop by the Mary Cornwell Gallery to view works on display by our Professional Crafts faculty. All of our faculty are working craft artists and rarely do we get a chance to see their work gathered together. It’s a truly special event!

On March 27th at 4pm the faculty will all gather to discuss their work on display. Please join us for light refreshments and an evening of art and discussion!

creativearts.haywood.edu/gallery-talk-march-27-4p/

(image from the Haywood Community College website)

Tom Coleman & Chris Gustin Woodfire Workshop at Dan Finch Pottery in Bailey, NC

Tom Coleman & Chris Gustin Woodfire Workshop
at Dan Finch Pottery in Bailey, NC
Woodfire Hands-on & Demo Workshop
April 27—May 11, 2019
Registration Fee $750.00

From the workshop brochure:

The excitement of WOODFIRING with Tom Coleman and Chris Gustin! Can you imagine Tom stepping away from his beautiful Cone 10 Gas Reduction firings?!?!?!?!? Can you imagine well-known kilnmaster Chris Gustin firing the Finch Pottery Anagama (“Mama”)?!?!?!?!? With the knowledge, expertise, and experience of Tom, Chris, and Dan, as well as the attendees, this should be an exciting two weeks! Several special “surprise” guests will be in attendance as well! Demonstrations, camaraderie, firing, relaxation, and more…. The Workshop is limited to twenty-five (25) attendees. Each attendee is allowed 10 cubic feet. There is potential for each attendee to work 4 shifts in the firing of “Mama”.

Complete brochure (with registration details) available here: http://www.danfinch.com/2019ASH.pdf

Chris Pickett Workshop at ETSU (Free and Open to Public)

The Student Ceramics Association of East Tennessee State University will be hosting a demonstration workshop by Chris Pickett on Wednesday & Thursday, April 10 & 11. See schedule on the flyer below for time and location details. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Feel free to spread the word. Hope to see you there!

Locations: 

Workshop:
The ceramics studio is located on the Main Campus of ETSU in the Art Annex Building.

Artist Lecture:
The lecture will be held in the Ball Hall Auditorium (also on Main Campus).

A campus map is located here:
http://www.etsu.edu/etsuhome/maps.aspx

Parking: 

Parking on campus can be tricky. You may plan to arrive a few minutes early so you can find parking. We will have parking passes available for you to put in your windshield at the Annex and Ball Hall. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at the email address below.

Thanks!
Lindsay Rogers
rogersle@etsu.edu

Catawba Valley Pottery and Antiques Festival this weekend

Catawba Valley Pottery and Antiques Festival
Hickory Metro Convention Center
Hickory, North Carolina
March 22-23, 2019
Friday Night Preview Party, 7 pm - 10 pm - $45
Saturday Festival, 9 am - 5 pm - $6.00, 12 and under: $2.00

From the festival website:

2019 marks the 22nd Annual Catawba Valley Pottery and Antiques Festival. Its goal was and continues to be, showcasing the history of Catawba Valley alkaline glazed stoneware and the potters who continually produce this traditional utilitarian ware. Since most potters utilize wood-fired kilns at home sites, information about sales was tenuous, with customers relying on word-of-mouth or post cards. The CVP&AF provided an annual sale where pottery made in Catawba Valley, could be purchased. Over the years, development and growth have allowed the Festival to include potters from across the state and the South, as well as dealers offering historical pottery and antiques, providing a context for understanding the history and use of pottery in the South.

The Festival is a juried event, and will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory, NC. More than 115 potters and vendors will offer their wares and antiques. Items include historical pottery, textiles, baskets, furniture and miniature items; with contemporary potters selling items ranging from coffee mugs to amazing works of art.

Along with the festival, Saturday includes special programming featuring pottery videos, demonstrations and an annual lecture presented by a special guest.

The CVP&AF is a non-profit event benefiting the Catawba County Historical Association in Newton, and the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove. More than $500,000 has been donated to the institutions over the past 20+ years. The primary fundraiser is the Friday Night Preview Party, which offers guests an early buying opportunity, live music, a chance at a $200 shopping spree at the Festival, two complimentary drinks, a cash bar, and tables of Southern fare. The Friday Night Preview Party is held on March 22 from 7 pm - 10 pm. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

The Saturday Festival runs from 9:00am to 5:00pm, on Saturday; tickets are purchased at the door and are $6.00 for adults, $2.00 for children ages 3 to 12.

www.catawbavalleypotteryfestival.org

(image from the Catawba Valley Pottery and Antiques Festival Facebook page)

Brown's Pottery in Transition?

Answer Man John Boyle answered a reader's question about Brown's Pottery in today's Asheville Citizen-Times. Here's the beginning of the piece:

Question: What is going on with Brown’s Pottery in Arden? Are they closing?

My answer: You mean after just 319 years in business?

Real answer: Brown’s Pottery has had family members producing pottery here and in Georgia since 1700, which is why they tout themselves as the “oldest continuing producers of Ugly Face Jugs and Southern Folk pottery in America.” More about those ugly face jugs in a minute.

Brown’s Pottery has been in Arden since the 1920s, first at a nearby location where the Wells Fargo bank is now, and then at 2398 Hendersonville Road since 1940.

“We’ve been on this ground right here for five generations,” Charlie Brown said.

And now that’s coming to an end — in this location.

“We will be out of here March 31,” Brown said. “We are not closing, though. We are relocating. We’re saying to people we would like everybody to come by and see us.”

– John Boyle, writing for the Asheville Citizen-Times

Read the whole piece here: https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/03/21/answer-man-browns-pottery-arden-transition/3213663002/

Seeking Bowls for Empty Bowls Event in Henderson County, NC

We are seeking functional soup bowls for our 3rd Annual Empty Bowls event on April 28th in Henderson County. All proceeds benefit the Flat Rock Backpack Program providing weekend food to school age kids in need.  Please consider making a few bowls for our efforts as we are aiming to have 500 bowls available.  

Details:  email me voorheespottery@gmail.com or Carol Freeman caroltaylorfreeman@gmail.com  if you can help. Carol can take bowls at the Squeaky Wheel Pottery Studio in the River Arts District, Asheville through mid-April. Bowls can also be dropped off at the Gallery at Flat Rock. Pick up available.

Join us for the Empty Bowls event on Sunday, April 28th at St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church in Flat Rock, NC 5-7 pm.

Odyssey ClayWorks Salt Kiln Fund Raiser

Dear Odyssey Family,

At Odyssey ClayWorks, we take enormous pride in our studio. As staff, we work hard to create a safe and supportive environment for our students. We offer stimulating classes, dynamic instructors, and unique opportunities in clay, including specialized topics like glaze chemistry, making large scale work, atmospheric firing and kiln building. It is our goal to be the best equipped, friendliest, and most welcoming pottery studio in the entire Southeast. For many, Odyssey has become a home away from home, a place where a shared love of the material has created a warm and welcoming community.

As part of that community, we are reaching out to you in the hopes that you will be able to support our fundraising campaign to save our beloved salt kiln, which is in desperate need of rebuilding! Please help us to raise the funds needed to construct an upgraded salt kiln that will be used to educate the next generation of Odyssey students in this unique artistic process. We have enlisted the expertise of master kiln builder Shane Mickey, and will use the tear down, rebuild, and test firing of the new kiln as educational opportunities for our students.

There are several ways you can support this project –

1) Contribute! We need to raise $9000 to cover the material and labor costs of rebuilding the salt kiln. Our Indiegogo campaign runs from March 12th to April 11th. We have some tremendous perks at all donation levels. Additionally, we already have received 2 matching grants from anonymous donors totaling $3000. If we are able to raise the first $3000, the donors will match the amount to help us reach our goal! https://igg.me/at/odysseysaltkiln

2) Help us spread the word! Reposting about the campaign on your social media accounts is the single best way we can help to get the word out about our campaign. We will be using Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram regularly to update the status of the project. Thanks in advance for helping us to get the word out.

3) Donate brick or materials. This will help to lower the overall project cost. If you have used or new brick in good condition and are willing to donate it to this project, please contact Gabriel at odysseyclayworks@gmail.com.

We thank you for being part of our community and appreciate all of your support for our studio over the years. Because of you, we are the number one destination in North Carolina to experience the love of clay.

All my best,

Gabriel Kline
Director
Odyssey ClayWorks

New artists at Mica Gallery for the First Bakersville Art Walk of 2019

Join us on Friday, April 5, 2019 from 4 - 7 pm for the
First Bakersville Art Walk of 2019

2019 brings two new members to the long-standing craft venture: Sondra Dorn and Terry Gess. Both are well-established studio artist in Western North Carolina. Dorn is no stranger to Mica - the gallery has shown her work over previous seasons. Gess, who is married to Mica artist Carmen Grier, joins the gallery with his work in stoneware pottery.

See work by our special guest, environmental artist, Bryant Holsenbeck. The Durham, NC artist will present a glimpse into the results of her wide-ranging pursuit of environmental activism through art. She will also present a reading from her new book, “The Last Straw: A Continuing Quest for Life without Disposable Plastic,” Friday April 5th at 4:15 pm.

It’s a new season with new work and new artists.
Join us for fun, friendship, refreshments and wonderful conversations.

Mica opens Thursday April 4, 2019. In April, Mica will be open Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 12–5 p.m. On May 1st Mica opens daily Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 12-5 p.m. Mica is located at 37 Mitchell Ave, Bakersville, NC. For more information visit micagallerync.com or call 828.688.6422. Follow us on Facebook at Mica Gallery NC, or on Instagram at micagallerync.

FREE Clay

500# Stan's Red from Highwater Clays, firm, but useable
200# Stan's Red hard, needs reclaimed

About 150# usable recalim clay, various c6 bodies

email Emily
reasonpots@gmail.com

SOLD!

Recap: March Clay Club at East Fork Pottery

Thanks to Alex Matisse and everyone at East Fork Pottery for an awesome Clay Club! We started with a potluck eating off real and wonderful East Fork plates, with most clubbers sitting together at one long table. Alex told us about the history of East Fork Pottery and how he and the pottery went from East Fork in Madison County to the current factory (where we were last night) and two stores in Asheville and Atlanta. (If you weren't there or haven't seen it, check out this recap from the February 2011 Clay Club at the original Madison County East Fork Pottery: https://ncclayclub.blogspot.com/2011/02/great-clay-club.html)

Alex led us on a tour of the factory, showing and telling us about every step of the East Fork process. We started the tour with the larger of the two Blaauw kilns East Fork is currently using. A glaze firing was set to go and Alex rolled the ware into the kiln and started the kiln with us watching. He told us that the kiln would be ready to open around noon today (!), going from "cold to cold" in about 18 hours..

(One more Clay Club flashback: in 2015 Jeff Chown of Blaauw was in Western North Carolina, installing a kiln at the original East Fork Pottery; he came and gave a presentation about Blaauw at a Clay Club meeting at Haywood Community College - see the recap here: http://ncclayclub.blogspot.com/2015/09/recap-september-clay-club-at-haywood.html)

Alex continued the tour showing us all the technology they're using (some new and some not so new) and walking us through all the processes they use, including designing pieces on the wheel, the use of ram presses and jiggering, drying pieces, glazing and more. The tour ended with a demo of the boxing process, with Alex talking about the importance of the unboxing experience. From our potluck with East Fork ware to the boxing demo at the end of the tour, one thing that came through to me was the tremendous amount of thoughtfulness that goes into how every piece of East Fork pottery will be opened, handled, used and appreciated.

April Clay Club will be at Haywood Community College on Wednesday, April 17th from 5-7 (note this is a different time and day than our usual schedule) - save the date and look for more details about that soon.

Thanks again to Alex and everyone at East Fork, and to everyone who came, with a special thank you to everyone who stayed and helped clean up after!

Potters of Madison County

Be sure to check out our 2019 Potters Market April 13, 2019 at the Marshall High Studios, Marshall, NC.  The sale is open 9 - 4 and admission is free.

http://www.pottersofmadisoncounty.com/

FREE Materials

Coarse Bone Ash    Free Glaze Materials have been claimed!

Lithium Carb
Petalite
Calcined Alumina
Volcanic Ash

Free for the taking
email Emily: reasonpots@gmail.com

Various studio materials/equipment for sale from Raku Artist in Black Mountain - UPDATED

Raku Artist Toni DeLisa is retiring and selling off her studio - some is already sold, but below is a list of remaining items, and more will be added as they are discovered. Toni has had multiple physical set backs, including a broken back, so all items must be picked up at her home studio in Black Mountain, and all inquiries should be directed to her, preferably via text message.  You can reach her at 828-777-7573.

  4-inch Raku burner, 10 ft. quick release hose w/regulator and steel stand: $75.00

Long Raku gloves, with maille mittens for lifting large work & a fire shirt: $20

Muro Box: very large box for curing (Kintsugi) or can be used for storage or a low-dry box. It's got built-in handles and a light fixture inside. $30

 studio stools: $5 each

(2) Ostrich Egg molds, with casting slip and darvan: $25

 Hoist: $50

Parafin Wax Hand Spa: $5

 (3) 18" metal bowls: $10

Call to artists for "Balance" in Brevard, North Carolina

BALANCE an open show

Call for Artists - deliver artwork May 20 & 21

Exhibit runs May 24 – June 21

The Transylvania Community Arts Council has placed a call for artists for their open exhibit BALANCE. All art forms accepted as long as the artist explores the theme of BALANCE. To get an application call 828.884.2787 or email tcarts@comporium.net. The TC Arts Council Gallery is located at 349 S. Caldwell Street in Brevard, NC and is open Monday thru Friday from 9:30 am – 5:00 pm.

www.tcarts.org

Clay Club this Wednesday!

March Clay Club will be at East Fork Pottery in Asheville this Wednesday, March 13th, from 6-8 pm. Thanks again to Alex Matisse and everyone at East Fork for hosting us!

Directions and details here: https://ncclayclub.blogspot.com/2019/03/march-clay-club-at-east-fork-pottery-in.html

Carpooling: if you're interested in carpooling from the Mitchell/Yancey counties area or from anywhere else, leave a comment on that same blog post or on this facebook post. You can also let me know and I will put folks in touch.

See you Wednesday!

Help us make a list of as many pottery festivals and clay centers as possible!

Help us make a list of as many pottery festivals and clay centers as possible!

Hello Clay Club,

I coordinate the North Carolina Ceramic Arts Festival with an awesome team of potters and we have begun creating a resource page of all the pottery festivals and clay centers in the country. I was hoping you all might be able to help grow the list and share it so that we can all have a good spot to go to and find out about clay related things all around the country. Great for when you are traveling and want to stop in a new workshop space or find a new clay specific show to participate in!

You can see what we started here:  https://www.northcarolinaceramicartsfestival.com/ceramic-festival-network

Please send suggestions to Tori@MotylPottery.com or comment below.

Thank you everyone for your help in growing this list for us all to share and connect with one another easier!

-Tori Motyl and the North Carolina Ceramic Arts Festival

Hands-on with art: Penland Community Open House on the front page

The Penland Community Open House made the front page of the Mitchell News-Journal, including a photo of David Westmeier and a quote from Susan Feagin:

Penland’s clay studio coordinator Susan Feagin said the open house is all about allowing the visitors to have fun making their creations. Feagin worked her 11th Community Open House this past weekend.

“It’s really great to see the community come together as a group in support of the arts,” Feagin said. “It’s so exciting to provide a safe space for it to happen.”

– Cory Spiers, writing for the Mitchell News-Journal

Read the complete article here: https://www.mitchellnews.com/news/hands-art

Odyssey ClayWorks Seconds Sale this Saturday

Pottery Seconds Sale
Odyssey ClayWorks
236 Clingman Ave, Asheville, North Carolina 28801

Saturday, March 9th 11am - 6pm

From the Facebook event page:

Join us Saturday March 9th for our big pottery sale! To raise money for our Scholarship Fund and rebuild our Odyssey Salt Kiln we are having a big markdown! 50-75% off

The event will take place in front of Odyssey Clayworks on Clingman Avenue at 11:00 AM and will continue until we close at 6:00 PM. If weather does not permit we will have the sale inside.

We will be posting photos of work leading up to the event - we will have bowls, plates, ornaments, sponge holders, casseroles, vases, and the list goes on!

www.odysseyclayworks.com

(image from the Facebook event page)

Western North Carolina potter looking for handbuilding/animal sculpture workshop

Barbara Gilson is in Morganton and is hoping to locate a workshop within an hour or so of there. Here's what Barbara is looking for:

I would like to learn to sculpt animals. I have seen postings of classes offered but none remotely close. Check out Green Man Ceramics (Linda Erliz). That is what I am searching for. Surely there must be someone offering this type of classes. I am very appreciative of your help.

Have a suggestion? Contact Barbara at bjgpotter@hotmail.com

Creative Capital Workshop – Strategic Planning + Communications for Artists at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in Asheville

Creative Capital Workshop – Strategic Planning + Communications for Artists at the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center (BMCM+AC)

Friday, March 15 – 10am – 5pm

BMCM+AC
120 College Street
Asheville NC, 28801

Participants learn key business, management, and communications skills and hear first-hand from artists who have used these tools to achieve success—as they define it. Topics include business management, goal setting, writing and talking about your work, and negotiation. In addition to lecture presentations, participants engage in interactive exercises, have the opportunity to meet with leaders in small working groups, and are given a Strategic Planning workbook to help guide their process. Consultant and arts activist, Colleen Keegan and NC based artist, Beverly McIver will lead the workshop.

$20 for BMCM+AC members + students w/ID / $25 non-members

More info and registration here: https://www.blackmountaincollege.org/creative-capital-workshop-strategic-planning-communications-for-artists/

Tryon Arts & Crafts School seeks instructors

Teach at Tryon Arts & Crafts School (TACS) in Tryon, North Carolina

TACS Seeks 2019 & 2020 Art Instructors

Tryon Arts & Crafts School, Tryon, NC,
welcomes unique ideas for creative learning experiences
from locally and regionally based artists.

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You are invited to submit to:
(1) TACS' open calling for course proposals, or
(2) one of the specific postings at the bottom of this message.

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STUDIO AREAS
Ceramics
Enameling
Fiber Arts
Glass
Jewelry
Lapidary
Metals
Wood

EMPHASIS
Specific Projects, Skills-Building, Process, and/or Technique

SCHEDULES
One-Day Workshops, Multi-day Intensives, or Weekly Ongoing Instruction

LEVELS
Beginner, Intermediate, and/or Advanced

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Specific Postings
(your proposals need not be limited to the below openings)

Ceramic Glaze Calculation
Flamework (Glass) *
Hand Quilting
Lapidary
Macramé
Obvara
Raku
Welding *
Wood Carving
Wood Turning
Writing


* New Studio, Spring 2019!

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Download TACS' Course Proposal Form here: https://files.constantcontact.com/c496a53b001/0b706071-5bda-48b6-9c97-217b3de3d51e.doc

2019 ceramics workshops at The Bascom in Highlands, North Carolina

Registration is now open for 2019 workshops at The Bascom in Highlands, North Carolina. More information and links to registration here: http://www.thebascom.org/ceramics-artists-workshops-1

3+3=6:3 Days, 3 Ceramic Artists, 6 Vessels with Alice Ballard, Dow Redcorn, & Corbin Tucker
April 16th – 18th
10 am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm
Levels: All

All Things Spring with Colette Clark
May 15th and May 22nd
10 am – 1 pm
Levels: All

Clay on the Wall with Don Williams
May 17th – May 19th
10 am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm

Expressive Pots on the Wheel with Ron Philbeck
May 31st – June 2nd
10 am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm
Levels: All

Face Jug with Colette Clark
June 5th
10 am – Noon
Levels: All

Slippin and Slabbin with Sang Roberson
June 24th – June 28th
10 am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm
Levels: All

Bold Pots with Shadow May
July 12th – 14th
10 am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm
Levels: All

Thrown and Altered: Expressing Your Surface with Jen Mecca
August 2nd – 4th
10am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm
Levels: All

Sculpting Animals: Going Vertical with Christine Kosiba
August 23rd – August 25th
10 am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm
Levels: All
Sold Out.

Saints and Sorcerers with Colette Clark
September 3rd and 10th
10 am – 1 pm
Levels: All

Pushing the Surface of the Clay with Lora Rust
September 13th – 15th
10 am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm
Levels: All

Traditional Techniques & Contemporary Practice: Pottery Pattern with Stamped & Painted Imagery with Michael Kline
September 27th – 29th
10 am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm
Levels: Some experience necessary

Gestural Throwing/Atmospheric Effects for Electric with Steven Hill
September 30th – October 5th
10 am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm
Levels: All

Creative Hand Building With Custom Texture with Amy Sanders
October 11th – 13th
10 am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm
Levels: Some Experience Helpful

Sculpting Animals: Going Vertical with Christine Kosiba
October 25th – October 27th
10 am – Noon and 1 pm – 5 pm
Levels: All

The Ceramics Congress 2019: free online video workshops

Erika Arroyo shared The Ceramics Congress 2019 where you can watch 20+ videos between March 1st and March 8th for free. Videos are posted each day and are available for 24 hours. It looks like you have to register with an email address in order to view them.

The videos are also for sale; until March 8th, all 26 workshop videos can be purchased for $59. After March 8th, each video will be sold for $49.

The website says that the videos are "brought to you by The Ceramic School and The Ceramics Community."

www.ceramicscongress.com

March Clay Club at East Fork Pottery in Asheville

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“‘Our generation is being sold a lot of lies and crap using the language of ‘handcrafted, authentic, and artisan,’” Connie says. “East Fork does our best to weed through the bullshit, and celebrates the people and things who are doing the right thing...even when the camera's not pointed on them.’ The work itself seems to be a proxy for such groundedness—pleasing pieces of the earth that, with a thunk on the table, keep you from feeling like you might float away.” Thank you @archdigest for not editing out my less-than-proper language. Read the article up top☝️

A post shared by E A S T F O R K (@eastforkpottery) on Feb 18, 2019 at 10:34am PST

(Read the Architectural Digest article mentioned in this post here: www.architecturaldigest.com/story/east-fork-pottery-business-profile)

March Clay Club will be at East Fork Pottery in Asheville from 6-8 pm on Wednesday, March 13th. Thanks to Alex Matisse and everyone at East Fork for hosting us!

We'll be meeting at the recently-opened East Fork factory in Biltmore Village. We will get to tour the new East Fork factory space and hear about the work they are doing there.

We'll have our usual potluck, so bring food to share. Clay Club is BYOB, so bring drink, too.

The East Fork factory is located at 531 Short McDowell Street in Asheville. Google maps will get you there: https://goo.gl/maps/ox4YYqFHh3R2. The map below (click to enlarge) has information about parking.

Carpooling: if you’re interested in carpooling, let me know and I will put folks in touch. You can also leave a comment here on this blog post or on this facebook post.

See you on March 13th!