PRE & POST CONFERENCE EVENTS
COME EARLY AND STAY LATE
“Make your plans now to come to Seattle early, for workshops, historic tile talks, excursions, wood fires, special events and receptions. Then plan to stay on for a few days to enjoy the Moisture Festival and the Tulip Festival. All are listed HERE with tempting pictures.
If you have the time, you can have a great time before and after the conference.”
Marge and Wally, your hosts in Seattle.
2012 WORKSHOPS LISTED BY STARTING DATE BELOW
Click HERE for 2012 COLLECTOR PROGRAM, TALKS, PARTIES, FESTIVALS, AND VAUDEVILLE.
March 17
Connecting with Clay : Demos, Demos, Demos, and More
Venture 25 miles north of Seattle to Everett, Washington, and stay with us all day. Lunch available nearby! Coils: Pat Morse, Totems:, Maria Root, Factory Work: Yonnah Ben Levy, Image & Artifact: Chaim Bezalel, Platters: Greg Tate, Dinnerware: Kathy Huckleberry, Masks: Margo Grothe, Cathi Kerwick, Dinah Steveni, Mino Japan: Dinah Steveni, Slab Boxes: Phoenix Rising, Large Sculpture: Pam Summers, Relief Murals: Marguerite Goff. Schack Art Center, 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett, WA 98201, 425-259-5050, www.schack.org. Contact Carie Collver, 425-259-5050 ext 21, ccollver@schack.org. 10am-7pm. Free.
March 21-24
Ron Meyers and Chuck Hindes: Alternative Wood-Firing
A hands-on low-fire wood/soda workshop that includes demonstrations and presentations. Students should bring 10-12 bisqued pieces for the firing. Fee includes lunch, each day. Several housing options available near the kiln and studio. Private Studio, Index Washington, 48705 River Park Drive, Index, WA 98256, 206-722-6342, www.sewardparkart.org. Contact Peter Olsen, 206-722-6342, info@sewardparkart.org. 3/21-23, 10am-5pm; 3/24 10am-noon. $500
March 23
Poetry and Pottery with Jack Troy
Jack Troy, potter, poet, teacher, and 2012 NCECA Excellence in Teaching Award recipient, will share his stories and craft at Mt. Hood Community College on Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24. Join us for a free slide show and lecture Friday evening, 7:30-9 pm in the Visual Arts Gallery, followed by a day of demonstrations Saturday, 9 am - 4:30 pm (with a break for lunch). Fee: $60 per person Sat., limit 40.
Mt. Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, OR, 97030. Reservations for Saturday program required: Lynn.Horn@mhcc.edu, 503-491-7309 www.mhcc.edu
March 23-25
Exploring Colored Clay
Chris Campbell is a renowned North Carolina Studio Potter. Her fabulous colored porcelain work is sold in fine Galleries across the Unites States, Hawaii, Canada and the Caribbean. And is included in the collections of the SAS Institute, NC University, Clayworks, Australia – and more. Chris regularly teaches at Touchstone, Clay Art Center, John Campbell, CDA, etc. See more of her work at: www.ccpottery.com. The Ranch Center for Arts & Crafts, 12825 127th Ave SE, Snohomish, WA 98290, 360-568-7709, http://www.artattheranch.com/1501.html. Contact Randi Harper, 360-568-7709, randi@artattheranch.com. 3/23, 10am - 3/25, 5pm. $375 + materials fee.
March 23-25
Two Workshops | Four Masters: Gail Nichols, Walter Keeler, Beth Cavener Stichter and Anne Drew Potter
At one end of our Seattle Center studio a demonstration workshop with masters of atmospheric firing, Gail Nichols and Walter Keeler. Gail is well known for her beautiful forms painted with fire and Walter has made some of the UK's most beautiful pots over the last few decades, much of it salt fired. At the other end of the studio, Beth Cavener Stichter and Anne Drew Potter will demonstrate their uncanny ability to animate and reveal human emotions in their highly theatrical figure sculpture. Pottery Northwest, 226 1st Ave North, Seattle, WA 98109, 206-285-4421, www.potterynorthwest.org. Contact Wally Bivins, 206-285-4421, info@potterynorthwest.org. 3/23, 10am - 3/25, 4pm. $300.
March 24
Stretched, Twisted and Altered |Gina Freuen
In this one-day workshop, Gina will demonstrate how she creates her functional forms using handbuilt and wheel-thrown pieces. Students will have the opportunity to see Gina build her whimsical teapots and large vessels as she discusses the imprtance of positive form to negative space, how the figure influences her pieces and how she incoporates her teachings of design theory into her work. Moshier Art Center, 430 South 156th Street, Burien, WA 98166, 206-988-3700,
www.moshierartcenter.org. Contact Alisa Savage, 206-242-7752, alisas@burienwa.gov. 10am - 6pm. $80 (10% off for NCECA members).
March 24-25
Majolica | Thrown and Altered with Posey Bacopoulos
This two-day workshop will focus on altering wheel thrown pots and Majolica decoration. A variety of altering techniques will be demonstrated including oval forms, pitchers, vases and boxes. Majolica glazing will be demonstrated, a variety of techniques and technical info will be discussed. Students will decorate tiles provided. This is a hands on workshop. DeCo Ceramics, 2727Mountain View Rd, Ferndale, Washington 98248, 360-380-6709. Contact AnnMarie DeCollibus, 360-380-6709, anniedeco@comcast.net. 3/24, 9am - 3/25, 5pm. $200.
Weekend Workshop with Tom Coleman
Shoreline Community College welcomes Tom Coleman back to the Pacific Northwest with a two-day workshop. This workshop will give insight into 45 years of Tom's elegant and functional forms. Included will be demonstrations on throwing & altering work, advanced glazing techniques, and porcelain & slip formulation and decoration. Potluck lunch. Shoreline Community College, 16100 Greenwood Ave N., Shoreline, WA 98133. Contact Brendan Fuller at shorelineworkshops@yahoo.com. 3/24, 10am - 3/25, 4pm. $200.
March 25
Throwing, Altering, and Decorating with Lorna Meaden
This one day workshop will address ways to create pots that have a generous sense of volume and fluidity of line, with wheel-thrown and altered porcelain. Lorna’s vocabulary of forms ranges from pots for daily use to atypical forms such as watering cans and punch bowls. Demonstrations will include altering pots on and off the wheel, in addition to using drawn patterns to hand build spouts and handles. Surface treatment demonstrations will consist of slip inlay. KIRKLAND ARTS CENTER, 620 Market St., Kirkland, WA 98033, 425-822-7161, www.kirklandartscenter.org. Contact Eileen Herbert, 425-822-7161 ext 105, eherbert@kirklandartscenter.org. 11am - 5pm. $155 for KAC members, $180 for non-members.
March 25-27
Views from the Rim: Josh DeWeese and Jason Walker
Please join us in beautiful Bellingham, Washington for this pre-conference workshop with two outstanding northwest artists. The workshop will combine demonstrations with hands-on opportunities exploring relationships between form and surface. Josh DeWeese is a native of Montana and Jason Walker currently lives in Bellingham, and both have recently travelled in Asia. The influences of the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Rim are echoed in both artists' work. Whatcom Community College, 237 W. Kellogg Road, Bellingham, WA 98226, 360-383-3501. Contact Rob Beishline, 360-383-3501, rbeishli@whatcom.ctc.edu. 3/25 evening - 3/27, 4pm. $275 before Jan 31, $300 after Jan 31. For more info click this link.
Crystalline Glaze with Ginny Conrow & Marsha Silverman
Marsha Silverman and Ginny Conrow present a crystalline glaze hands on workshop at Conrow's Seattle studio March 26 & 27. It will be one of those ***everything we think we know*** rolled into two days, plus an intro evening/power point presentation March 25 and kiln unloading later in the week . We will be working with both shiny and matte, micro-and macro-crystalline glazes. 1429 34th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, 206-324-0734, www.conrowporcelain.com and www.marshasilverman.com Contact Ginny Conrow, 206 427-1941, ginny@conrowporcelain.com, 3/25, 7pm, 3/26 & 3/27, 9am-5pm - $325.
March 25 - 27 & 31
Wood fire work shop with Michael McCullough
Work with Michael and his handpicked crew on a pre and post wood firing work shop. Michael will provide pre mixed Shino and Carbon trap glazes. What you will need to bring are some bisque fired pieces (cone 10-12 clay) of work also clothing for cold weather and work gloves. You will glaze your work load fire and unload the kiln in the pre and post work shop. Peter-Contesse Farm, 16226 354th S. E., Sultan, WA 98294, www.mcculloughceramics.com. Contact Michael McCullough, 206-932-7153, michael@mcculloughceramics.com. 3/25, 26, 27 all day - 3/31 after 2:00pm. $50.00 NCECA Members and $75.00 Non Members.
March 26-27
Clay and Encaustic
Learn the “Why/Why Not” as well as the “How/How Not” to marry these very friendly mediums – and explore the unique qualities of light, depth and color; the simple and elegant ways of layering text, imagery and visual information, that only the encaustic method can create. Want to add a few more tools to your creative toolbox - without having to change careers? Join us! The Ranch Center for Arts & Crafts, 12825 127th Ave SE, Snohomish, WA 98290, 360-568-7709, http://www.artattheranch.com/1501.html. Contact Randi Harper, 360-568-7709, randi@artattheranch.com. 3/26, 10am - 3/27, 5pm. $245 + materials fee
March 26-27
Two Day Raku Workshop with Robert Piepenburg, Gail Piepenburg and David Roberts
This two day workshop will be headed by three accomplished artists, educators, authors and wonderful people. Robert is the author of Raku Pottery, The Spirit of Clay, The Spirit of Ceramic Design & The Treasures of the Creative Spirit. Robert has written Painting with Smoke. They are all extraordinary workshop leaders and will provide a creative environment where personal aesthetic and clay concerns can be communicated and expanded. Day One: Demonstrations, group project and discussions. Day Two: More demonstrations, discussions and a group raku firing. For the Raku firing participants may bring 2 pieces (6-12 inches). Hours: 9am-3pm, Seattle Pottery Supply, 35 S Hanford St, Seattle, WA 98134, 206-587-0570, Reservations: Kim Lunz, 206-587-0570, www.seattlepotterysupply.com, info@seattlepotterysupply.com Fee: $395 includes lunch both days
March 27
Steven Hill’s Atmospheric-Like Effects for Electric Firing
Discover Steven Hill’s forms and his atmospheric-like glazing effects for ^6 electric firing in this one-day workshop. He will demonstrate throwing, altering, slip application and will conclude with a video demonstration and explanation of spraying and layering his raw pots.
The workshop will be held at the Historic Moore Theater just blocks from the Convention Center in Seattle. Workshop Includes: free DVD ($49.95 value) and a Washington vineyards Wine Tasting at the end of the event. The Moore Theater 1932 Second Avenue, Seattle, To reserve your spot click here. Workshop: Tuesday, March 27th, 10am – 4pm. $99, Wine tasting: 4-5:30pm, Information and registration: stevenhillpottery.com, A portion of the profits from Steven’s workshop fees will be donated to the NCECA Scholarship Fund.
April 1-2
Naked Raku Workshop with Will and Kate Jacobson, Wally Asselberghs and Sue Morse
Will and Kate are widely recognized as the inventors of Naked Raku; they love to share their knowledge and passion for clay.
Wally Asselberghs has been exploring Naked Raku since 1995 and has been teaching many workshops in Europe and the USA. His work is widely recognizable with his creative organic objects. Sue Morse will be teaching her tin-foil saggar method and crossover technique with naked raku. Hands-on workshop with demonstrations and firing.
Sunday workshop with be conducted by the Jacobsons and Monday workshop by Wally Asselberghs and Sue Morse. Participants can bring up to 6 medium size pots for firing. Room for 20 participants only. Hours: 9am-5pm, Seattle Pottery Supply, 35 S Hanford St., Seattle, WA 98134, 206-587-0570, Reservations: Richard Lawson, 425.483.2102, seattlepotterysupply.com, rwlawson@comcast.net Cost: $225
April 1-2
Springboard | Deborah Schwartskofp {a post conference workshop}
Let’s practice together. My mom always says “ Practice makes better.” So here we go. Demonstrations and images will begin our exploration. In this hands-on workshop we will make use of throwing, altering and hand building techniques to build non-round functional pots. Come ready to learn how to make and use simple paper patterns and bisque molds for shaping slabs. The emphasis will be on handbuilding slab sections together. Experimentation with hand built spouts and handles will conclude our foray into designing pots to use. Sunset Hill Community Center, 3003 NW 66th Street, Lower Floor, Seattle, WA 98117, 206-653-4490,
www.debspottery.com. Contact Deborah Schwartzkopf, 206-653-4490, mail@debspottery.com. 4/1, 10am - 4/2, 5pm. $250, includes lunch and one bag of clay.
April 6-7
Mackenzie Smith, Tara Wilson and Doug Browe - Two day workshop in April
Three top ceramic artists simultaneously demonstrating at Central Washington University. Free and open to the public. For Information please call Stephen Robison at 509 607 9726. Central Washington University, in the CWU Student Union and Recreation Center in the Ballroom Upstairs. 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926. Contact Stephen Robison, 509 607 9726, robisons@cwu.edu. 4/6, 10am - 4/7, 4pm. Free.
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The 2008 NCECA Conference was the first I have attended. I am in awe of how SO MANY people in Pittsburgh and nation wide came together to make the conference such a success. I am proud to have recently joined NCECA.
— 2008 Conference attendee