by Canberra Potters | 22, Jan, 2019
TQI course 003878
Accreditation 5 hours
Where
Workshop ? | Or your school.
Course overview
This course will provide teachers with a range of practical skills and projects for building complex ceramic surfaces.
The Course includes
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monoprinting
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lithography using photocopies
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making and using coloured slips – recipes provided
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using stencils, paper and other resists
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sgrafitto
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impressing and stamping.
About the Teacher
Josephine?
Book below.
YOUR SCHOOL OPTION
Delivered at your school – can be one or two sessions minimum 3 people $240pp.
Email [email protected] to arrange a time.
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Address
1 Aspinall Street Watson
Canberra Australia.
Phone
General Enquiries
02 6241 1670
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Class Enquiries
02 6241 7800
by Canberra Potters | 17, Feb, 2019
Skillset – Choosing and
Preparing Clay
Class overview
Suitable for all potters from beginners to the more experienced who want to learn more about the properties of different clays, wedging and recycling.
Dates
Sunday 7 April 2019
In this course Maryke will
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explore the different types of clay from raku to porcelain
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explain properties of clay
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how to choose the right body for the pot you wish to make
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teach you how to wedge effectively
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give you tips and tricks for recycling your clay.
About the artist
Maryke taught for many years in educational establishments, workshops and from her own studio when she lived in the New England region of NSW. After many years of professional potting, Maryke moved to Canberra and undertook full-time studies at the ANU School of Art, graduating in 2005. She has been teaching at Canberra Potters since 2003. The surface and the ability to create a finish that speaks of layering and aging has always fascinated Maryke. In her own practice, most of Maryke’s work is thrown, manipulated, altered and assembled. Soda-firing, where soda is added to a kiln at high temperature to create a glaze, enhances her beautifully-made forms.
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Address
1 Aspinall Street Watson
Canberra Australia.
Phone
General Enquiries
02 6241 1670
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Class Enquiries
02 6241 7800
by Canberra Potters | 6, Mar, 2019
Drawing on Three Dimensional Forms
If you are looking for the sponsored MS Society
course please click here.
Class overview
This one day workshop will expose you to a new way of exploring the surface of three dimensional forms. Marianne will present her recent studies of propaganda porcelain from the USSR in the 1920s. She will demonstrate her throwing techniques with porcelain. She will lead participants through new ways to express their images and ideas drawing and discovering the possibilities of the surface of three dimensional forms.
The Workshop includes
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Participants will need to bring a minimum of three leather-hard simple forms – cups, bowls, etc
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They can be hand-built and or wheel thrown.
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Please note – All forms must be leather-hard and very firm in order to be drawn on and coloured with Marianne’s techniques.
About the artist
Marianne Huhn will be our artist in residence from mid March to early June. Marianne studied at RMIT University completing a Master of Ceramics in 1998. She has lectured and taught Ceramics at Universities and schools throughout Australia. Marianne makes functional ceramics that explore and play with architectural themes and text on the surfaces.
Marianne has held several solo shows in Australia and exhibited in more than 30 group exhibitions in Australia, America, and Hong Kong.
She has been acquired by the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney and several Regional Galleries in Australia.
For more information about Marianne’s work visit her website.
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Address
1 Aspinall Street Watson
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by Canberra Potters | 17, Feb, 2019
Students will probably be working on 2 or 3 teapots over the course.
Class overview
Suitable for intermediate to advanced throwers (minimum skill level is to be able centre and pull up a cylinder without assistance).
Dates
Friday 19, Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Skillsets that will be a focus of this course
- the elements of teapot design
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designing functional shapes
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throwing spouts
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making lids and galleries
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making handles
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trimming
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fitting and assembling thrown pieces.
The Workshop includes
Day 1
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Discussion on form and function of the teapot and what to look at when
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designing a teapot
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The day will then be spent throwing the bodies and lids
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Ongoing demonstration and discussion throughout the day.
Day 2
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Trimming of bodies and lids.
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Fitting of lids.
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Preparation on the body to receive the spout
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Discussion on spouts and handles
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Demonstration of throwing spouts, pulling spouts, pulling and hand making handles.
Day 3
Students will need to bring
Tools
Bats if you work on bats
Plastic bags or similar (dry cleaning bags are good, they’re soft and light)
Camera and notebook
About the artist
Chris has been a professional potter for more than 30 years, establishing Spinning Gum Pottery in the ACT in 1996. He works in stoneware and porcelain clays and consistently wins awards for his tableware and teapots, most notably eight winning entries in major teapot shows since 2004.
His work is represented in public and private collections in Australia and overseas and he has conducted more than 40 workshops and lectures in Australia, the UK, Ireland and New Zealand.
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Address
1 Aspinall Street Watson
Canberra Australia.
Phone
General Enquiries
02 6241 1670
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Class Enquiries
02 6241 7800
by Canberra Potters | 2, Jan, 2019
Workshop: Green Stories of Wild Places with Bev Hogg
Handbuilding sculptures with renowned ceramic artist Bev Hogg
Dates and duration
Wednesday 8 January to Sunday 12 January 2020.
The Workshop includes
This course combines imagination, skill and play, but DARES you to make a figurative sculpture that you have only dreamed of.
You will investigate how to capture and communicate ideas visually, aided each day by practical demonstrations and exercises to generate both ideas and skills. There will also be plenty of time to work on your own creations.
What you will learn
In this workshop Bev will show you how to integrate numerous construction techniques to achieve the results you are after while resolving issues such as balance, scale, expression, character and surface.. These include:
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pinch,
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slab,
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ribbons,
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coils,
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modelling,
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embossing, and
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carving.
It is not just about form. Together we will experiment to develop surfaces using coloured slips, oxides and underglazes. These will form a palette of ideas to inspire your larger works. They will be a valuable resource to take home for future work. These test pieces will be done early in the workshop and fired to form your own library of surface options.
Please bring ideas, texture-making found objects and a sense of humour.
Those who have a project in mind will be encouraged to pursue it.
Participants please bring
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3 ideas
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3 aphorisms
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drawings, visual diary
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texture making found objects
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clay tools for hand building
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banding wheel (if you have one)
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paddle if you have one
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large strong board to build your sculpture on – eg. approx. 500 x 500 cm any shape
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paint brushes – soft bristle a variety of sizes small, fine to broad, flat and/or fat e.g. 30mm wide
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any underglazes you want to use and test
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apron
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towel
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sense of humour.
About the convenor
Bev Hogg was born in rural West Australia and grew up on a farm with space to breathe and space for creativity. She currently lives and works in Canberra, the bush capital of Australia.
Bev received a BA in Visual Arts from Australian National University, School of Art in 1989. She has exhibited sculptural ceramics and mixed media in Europe, Canada & America and widely across Australia. Her commitment to teaching and arts education has led to the completion of many public art and community art projects within the region.
Her work is represented in numerous public and private collections including The Parliament House, Artbank, Goulburn Regional Gallery and Canberra Museum and Gallery and the ACT Legislative Assembly.
Awards include residencies in the Australia Council studio in Barcelona, Spain; The Tree Museum, Ontario, Canada;Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, USA and a Creative Arts Fellowship in2006 from Arts ACT. She has won the Canberra Circle Visual Arts Award twice,The National Ceramic Award and the Doug Alexander Memorial Award.
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Address
1 Aspinall Street Watson
Canberra Australia.
Phone
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02 6241 1670
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02 6241 7800
