2007 Pre-Post Conference Events

NCECA 2007, 41th Annual Conference
“Old Currents/New Blends: A Distillation of Art and Geography”
Louisville, Kentucky
March 14-17

PRE/POST CONFERENCE EVENTS
Many events are still in the planning stages. These are organized and presented by local organizations. Contact them directly for more information.

Jack Troy workshop "Anticipate the Unexpected"
Anagama workshop at Eastern Kentucky University
March 8-13, (unloading Sunday, March 18). Thursday March 8th: glazing in the studio and illustrated lecture. Friday and Saturday March 9-10 loading. Saturday evening to Tuesday night. (10th-13th) firing.

The workshop will cover all aspects of anagama firing from firing with various types of wood, aesthetics of natural ash and applied glazes, loading for special effects, uses of saggers, various firing protocols, and evaluation of finished pieces. Brain-picking and impromptu information-sharing will be encouraged. Slides will cover historical precedents. The workshop is limited to 16 participants, including the instructors, and early registration is advised. Any stoneware and porcelain clays rated for c/9 and higher will be appropriate. Thrown and handbuilt pieces should be bisqued, and fit in a box approximately 24" square. Excessively thin, fragile work will make loading especially challenging; plates should be thick enough to be fired on edge. Cost: $300 (does not include housing and meals). Jack Troy, potter, teacher and writer, is the author of Wood Fired Stoneware and Porcelain; Gwendolyn yoppolo teaches ceramics at Juniata College. Contact for questions or registration: gwendolyn yoppolo at gyoppolo at gmail.com or 814-643-2130.

Wood-Fired Workshop
Woodfiring workshop with Chuck Hindes, Ron Meyers, Rand Heazlitt, Stephen Driver.
March 10-12. For further information, visit http://stephendriverwoodfiredpots.com/DreamweaverSteve/wrkshp.htm

Athens, Ohio - Ohio University Ceramics Department and the School of Art, Athens, Ohio, will present Visiting Artists; Annabeth Rosen, Jeanne Quinn, Kathy King and Tim Berg. Artists will present individual lectures and a panel moderated by Alex Hibbitt, entitled "Interpolation: Defining the Space Between." March 12 & 13. A reception will be held for Tim Berg's Solo Exhibition at the Ohio University Art Gallery, Monday March 12th from 7-9 pm.

The reception for Contemporary Ceramics: A Dairy Barn Invitational, which showcases the artworks of visiting artists Annabeth Rosen, Jeanne Quinn, and Kathy King as well as many other ceramic artists from across the nation will be held March 13th from 5-7pm, at The Diary Barn Arts Center, 8000 Dairy Lane, Athens, Ohio. CONTACT: Amy Doeringer, 740-592-4981;
Amy at dairybarn.org

Donovan Palmquist firing and making workshop
Soda firing workshop at the Mary Anderson Center for the Arts
March 9th to the 13th, hands pot making in the studio Friday March 9th to Sunday. Glazing Monday followed by a firing on Tuesday with accompanying talks on kiln construction and firing techniques.

The workshop will take place in beautiful Southern Indiana, 20 minutes from the Louisville airport and 15 minutes from the downtown convention center. Focus will be on making work and experimenting with glazes well suited for soda firing as well as talking about firing theory. Participants will be firing a soda kiln built by Donovan the week prior to the workshop. Donovan Palmquist, of Master Kiln Builders, has built over 150 kilns around the country and is himself a soda-fire expert. Drawl on Donovan’s 30 years of kiln building, firing and potting (for more information on Donovan see his website masterkilnbuilders.com. Cost: $600 (includes housing on site, all meals, and 24 hour studio access. For further information on the workshop or participating in the building of the kiln contact Norman Silva at 812-923-6942 or see our website at maryandersoncenter.org.

 “In Matter of Earth & Flame” Wood Fire Workshop. Simon Levin & Linda Christianson. Co-sponsored by Continental Clay Company & Bernheim Arboretum.
Five days of inspirational teaching with two of the countries premiere functional wood fired potters using Bernheim’s two-chambered wood kiln. Participants bring bisque pots to fire. As the kiln cools, Simon and Linda will critique and discuss the work. They will also demonstrate the hand building and throwing techniques that make their work unique. On the final day there will be an Artists’ Reception and public exhibition of the artists work, artist lectures, and an elegant dinner in Bernheim’s “green” Visitor Center. Accommodations, meals and glazes are provided. Registration and more information at www.bernheim.org

Costs:
March 8-9: Kiln firing (participation) Includes work included in kiln firing, glazes, and active participation in firing. Also includes: 2 days/nights housing and meals. Fee: $300.
March 8-9: Observe firing. Includes 2 day/nights primitive camping, observation of firing $100.
March 10-13: 3 days of demonstrations and access to throwing station $300
March 13: Artist Reception, Lecture and Final Dinner $50

Exhibitions:
• In Matters of Earth and Flame - Linda Christianson, Simon Levin, Davie Reneau and Matthew Gaddie - artist reception March 13, 2007.
• To Build a Fire - Marc Debernardis, Ian McMahon, Rob Marzinsky, Nathan Sherman - Artist reception March 13, 2007.

Rhythm & Gesture: A Functional Pottery Workshop with artists Steven Hill and Matt Long
March 10-11. Register now as spaces are filling quickly! Laguna Clay and Kentucky Mudworks, LLC are co-hosting an exciting workshop held at the beautiful Buffalo Trace Distillery log cabin clubhouse. Check out details at: www.lagunaclay.com/rhythm-and-gesture.html. Steven Hill and Matt Long share a common aspiration: to make pots that capture the moment when soft clay and fluid slip coalesce with clarity of purpose as a functional pot. They use very soft clay or slip to place fresh and untouched lines on the surface, all the while allowing the gestural line to pull the viewer around the pot, identifying form and function to the user. Matt’s soda fired whiskey jugs and Steven’s reduction fired melon pitchers epitomize their approach to preserving that wet, sensual quality that is so inherent in the process of throwing, altering, and decorating wet pots. This commonality in Steven and Matt’s work is what brings them together for this exciting workshop. $195. Saturday, March 10, 9:00a.m.-5:30p.m.; Sunday, March 11, 9:00a.m.-4:30p.m. Free distillery tours on Saturday. Continental breakfast provided both days. One-hour lunch break with optional $11 brown bag meal.

Payne Street Pottery, LLC
531 N. Hite Ave
Louisville, KY 40206
502-896-0230
Presents a Richard Aerni pre-conference demonstration workshop, Sunday, March 10 and Monday, March 11, 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. Cost: $150 (Visa/MasterCard accepted). Contact: Tonya Johnson at 502-345-6419; tjo62 at aol.com or
Dolita Dohrman at 502-749-1513; dohrman at insightbb.com.

The workshop will cover some of Richard's techniques for creating larger-scale ceramics, several methods of sectional throwing, and techniques of working with slips, ash glazes and single firing. He will share glaze recipes for ^6 and ^10. Richard has been a full time potter since 1979, making a living with exceptional work. For those coming in from out of town, we can provide a free overnight if you don’t mind sleeping on the floor and can bring your own sleeping bag. Coffee, orange juice, bagels and doughnuts will be provided for breakfast. Lunch will be whatever lands in the crock-pot!

View more of Richard Aerni’s work at
http://sciencephotography.com/RE/Aerni.html