Free Clay Extruder

Dolores Dabe is giving away a used clay extruder. If interested please contact her: 

doloresdabe@aol.com

New York Ceramics & Glass Fair

JOIN US ON JANUARY 23 AT THE NEW YORK CERAMICS & GLASS FAIR NCECA Members, The New York Ceramics & Glass Fair takes place January 21-25 at the Bohemian National Hall at 321 East 73rd Street in New York City. We hope some of our members can meet us there on Friday, January 23rd when NCECA sponsors three lectures on contemporary ceramics beginning atnoon. Now, here’s the really good part… just identify yourself as a member of NCECA to receive free admission to the fair for this very special event on Friday. The contemporary day lecture lineup includes… 12 Noon | Duchess, Dogs, Detroit, Dragons, Handles and Cherrypickers: Re-Animating the Transferware Archives of an Industry Paul Scott, Artist, Author, Researcher and Professor 2 Oslo National Academy of the Arts Norway 2pm | Made in China: New Export-ware from Jingdezhen Leslie Ferrin, Director Ferrin Contemporary 4pm | I'm So Fancy: Young Artists Take on Historical Ceramics Garth Johnson, Curator of the Arizona State University Ceramics Research Center and NCECA Director at Large Considered a leading event of New York’s Winter Antiques Week, The New York Ceramics and Glass Fair, brings together a carefully selected and distinguished international group of around 36 galleries offering all things "fired" - porcelain, pottery, glass, cloisonné and enamels, in a setting perfect for the exhibition and sale of important small objects. Coming from England, Europe, Asia, and across America, the fair's exhibitors and visitors include curators and collectors, as well as members of the major ceramics associations in the United States, representing a great opportunity to expand awareness of NCECA to new and interested audiences. Spend Fridayafternoon with us in New York and help NCECA create new friendships and dialog about contemporary ceramic art. NCECA DEADLINES February 3, 2015 Multicultural Fellowships Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowships NCECA Graduate Student Fellowships International Residencies February 6, 2015 Last day 2015 conference early bird registration rates

Susan Handwerker is in a show!

Greetings, I have a couple of pieces in this show.  It opens Saturdayafternoon.  I will be at the opening, I will also be gallery sitting on Friday, February 6 from 3-6 pm.  It's a great show, so come see it. It would be fun if you could come when I'm there, but if not, come see the show anyway. Love, Susan

16TH ANNUAL SALON ART CLUB SHOW Saturday, January 24 – Saturday, February 22, 2015 Opening Reception: Saturday, January 24, 2015 4-6pm Coordinated by Mary Westring, Curated by Yuko Nii, Assisted by Alaina Nuehring IMAGES: 1. Naoaki Funayama  2. Linda Smith  3. Margery Appelbaum  4. Renee Radenberg  5. Larry Szycher  6. Susan Jacobs  7. Tom Hooper  8. Laurie Russell  9. Drew Maillard  10. Mira Satryan  11. Benjamin Bohnsack  12. Grigory Gurevich   13. Larry Scaturro  14. Gabe Turow  15. Chris Perry  16. Julie Saypoff

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Caroline Absher, Kayo Albert, Margery Appelbaum, Stephen Auslender, Ayako Bando, Bienvenido Banez, Carole Barlowe, Robert Bassal, Olivia Beens, Tomek Bogack, Benjamin Bohnsack, Beryl Brenner, Orin Buck, Linda Butti, Roy Carrubba, Leokadia M. Cemak, Diane Cherr, Laura Conliffe, Blake Conroy, Cedric Cox, Ilana Dodelson, Val Dyshlov, Carol Fluekger, Carmen Frank, Debra Friedkin, Naoaki Funayama, Georgi Georgiev, Eleanor Goldstein, Glen Goodenough, Grigory Gurevich, Richard Hatter, Susan Handwerker, John Hedderson, Halona Hilbertz, Tom Hooper, Susan Jacobs, Sum Jungkurth, Mildred Kaye, Suprina Kenney, Frank Krasicki, Kwant (Eric) Lau, Terrance Lindall, Drew Maillard, Anna Mavromatis, Margo Mead, Ellen Mendelbaum, Gail Mitchell, Ankica Mitrovska, Kenichi Nakajima, Chris Perry, Carmen Profido, Jennifer Primosch, Tina Psoinos, Renee Radenberg, Laurie Russell, Cheryl Safren, Mira Satryan, Julie Joy Saypoff, Larry Scaturro, Carol Scavotto, Gloria Schuster, Tasneem Shahzad, Brad Simon, Joel Simpson, Linda Smith, Larry Szycher, Agnieszka Szyfter, Muhammad Tufail, Gabe Turow, Jania Vanderwerff, John Vinklarek, Jeff Watts, Courtney Weida, Mary Westring, Dale Williams ABOUT THE WAH SALON ART CLUB: The WAH Center offers an artist membership program called the “WAH Salon Art Club”. Every January, the members can participate in the Annual WAH Salon Show, which gives exposure to artists of a wide range and spectrum – from emerging, to mid-career, and established artists in all media. It fulfills one of the WAH Center’s missions based upon the WAH Founder’s “Bridge Concept”. At the Salon, fine art can meet functional art (craft) and performing art (music, dance, theater, and poetry). Technology can also give means to artist expression. Here, young and old and all nations and cultures can bridge their expressions through the international language of art. In concept, the Salon is all the colors of the artist’s palette. We invite everyone to come and visit us and see the merit of the international “Bridge Concept” in the arts. PLUS: AROUND THE WORLD IN 10 WEEKS—IN TWO HOURS  Special program by Salon member, a photographer, Joel Simpson Sunday, February 15 2015, from 3 to 5:30pm   Master photographer Joel Simpson spent 10 weeks visiting 12 countries around the world, mostly in Asia. He’s distilled his 40,000 images into a 2-hour slide show of about 1000 of his best images  featuring the people, geography, geology, architecture, archaeology, flora, fauna, cultures, and atmospheric effects from Turkey, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, India, Nepal, Tibet, China, Mongolia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Japan, with a coda over southern Alaskan mountains at dawn. In addition, he’ll offer tips on travel in third world countries, including getting around, saving money, and traveling light among subjects.     In late October 1996, Yuko Nii founded the non-profit The WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center) based upon her Bridge Concept. That concept envisions a multifaceted, multicultural art center whose mission is to coalesce the diverse artistic community, and create a bridge between local, national and international artists, emerging and established artists, and artists of all disciplines. Thus through the internatinal language of art we come to understand each other to create a more peaceful and integrated world. The WAH Center is a force for peace and understanding and its concept is incorporated in its acronym: “WAH” in Japanese means “peace” or “harmony” or “unity”. Gallery Hours: Friday – Sunday, 12pm to 6pm (except on the opening day, Saturday January 24, 4 – 6pm)  Directions J train to Marcy Avenue L train to Bedford Avenue Facebook Twitter Website YouTube Make a Donation Copyright © 2015 Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, All rights reserved. WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center) 135 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11211 (718) 486-6012 or (718) 486-7372 wahcenter@earthlink.net

Craft in America Service

Just saw this episode of "Craft in America Service" and thought you all would like it.
Not sure how old it is or whether or not everyone has seen it but me.

http://video.pbs.org/video/2365355864/

Pottery equipment for sale!

From Ellen Reznick:

J.W. Ratcliffe Jigger machine model r302

240 volts, Horse power 2.

This is a fabulous machine for production that looks and feels like a thrown piece.

$500

Venco Pug Mill with de-airer

$400.00

Tables, shelves, glazes, etc.

I am willing to negotiate the prices.

contact: clayzu@gmail.com

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January 15, 2015 E-BLAST JOIN US ONLINE FOR COLOR IN CLAY: WHOSE MAKING WORK NOW? Registration for Providence, RI now and save!	JOIN US ONLINE FOR COLOR IN CLAY: WHOSE MAKING WORK NOW? Conversations about diversity are never easy. Namita Gupta Wiggers kicks off the NCECA/ 92Y Virtual Clay lecture series with a dynamic online talk at 7pm Eastern, on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. This talk will investigate the impact of broader global traditions in ceramics in USA. Learn more about the entire series at http://www.92y.org/Classes/Adults/Ceramics/Virtual-Clay-Live.aspx NCECA Members receive a 20% discount on registration fees when they use the discount codeNCECA92Y. Namita Gupta Wiggers is a curator, writer and educator based in Portland, Oregon. She is the Director and Co-Founder of Critical Craft Forum, a platform dedicated to a dialogue about craft on- and off-line. From 2004-14, she served as the Director and Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon, where she curated over 65 exhibitions, hundreds of programs and supported experimental projects by artists, craftspeople, designers and writers. This event is part of 92Ys Virtual Clay™ series: offering first of a kind, real-time online classes that gather a vibrant community of artists, designers and art historians to speak with you about important topics in ceramics. The conversations are meant to challenge preconceptions and explore new territory, inspiring you to think about the world in fresh and different ways… all in the comfort of your home, studio or classroom. NCECA and 92Y encourage you to gather groups in your own communities to become part of these dynamic presentations and discussions. The course interface we will be using, Fuze, is offered as a free download and will permit questions and discussion to filter in via video and text connections. In order to participate, please make sure you are able to meet the following minimum system requirements: High speed Internet connection Internal or external computer speaker Internal or external computer mic PC users: Windows 7 or higher (Windows XP will not work) MAC users: OS x 10.8.5 or higher. This presentation is one of several initiatives NCECA is taking to help us extend meaningful conversations and thinking about ceramics beyond the annual conference.  Thanks to our friends at the 92nd Street Y for making this event possible and to all of you who become a part of this discourse. Register today!

Kiln for sale in Brooklyn

Gene has a Skutt kiln  (1027-240) that his wife wants to sell.

I think there’s furniture.

It’s about 30 years old and in very good and clean condition.

If anyone is interested please let me know.

Potters Meeting!!! Sunday, January 18, 2015

Potters Meeting!!! Sunday, January 18, 2015

Hey Brooklyn Potters!

It's time for the Annual Gift Exchange. Please bring a wrapped ceramic piece that you've made to gift to someone in the group. All wrapped gifts will be assigned a number.  Members will be picking a random number out of a bag to match with their gift. Fun!

This time we will be meeting in Carroll Gardens.
Martine Bisagni has graciously offered her space.

We will meet on:
Sunday, January 18, 2015

393 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn NY 11231

F or G to Carroll Street

6:00 pm Pot Luck
7:00 pm Meeting and Gift Exchange!

Martine Bisagni, Director

THE COAL SHOP: Brooklyn Workshop Gallery

Workshop Gallery Artists Foundation, Inc.

393 Hoyt Street Brooklyn NY 11231

Korea Trip for Potters!

Hi all
Susan Loche thought this might be of interest:

Hi
By now you know that we develop what some Korean tour authorities are calling, “The most comprehensive and culturally rich tours to Korea”.  You probably also know we are not professional travel agents but simply people who have been to Korea many times, have made many contacts there and who organize these tours simply to promote Korean arts and culture. 
Spring of 2015 provides us two exceptional tour possibilities.  The Korean Ceramic Tour in mid to late April will experience the breadth and depth of Korea’s exciting ceramic culture by visiting significant ceramic artists and both the Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale (formally WOCEF) and the Mungyeong Teabowl Festival.  This is a very rare paring of festivals as GICB typically takes place in autumn.
Tea Tour Korea 2015 that will take place in May.  It too will visit the GICBiennale and significant teaware artists but will also visit the Hadong Tea Festival and many significant tea producers throughout Korea.  If the timing is right and it looks that way at this writing we would also experience the gorgeous and exciting Lotus Lantern Festival in Seoul. 
Although I have said this before, these two tours may be the last tours we host to Korea.  We will not hast a tour to Korea in 2016.
If you have ever considered joining us. or returning to be with us one more time. 2015 is the time to join us. 
There is no obligation to be on the “interested list”,  Please send us your name and email address to secure your spot at least until we receive confirmation of the festival dates in Korea.  Only GICB is known for sure at this writing.
Like us on our Morning Crane Tea Facebook page at:https://www.facebook.com/MorningCraneTea?ref=hl
These tours will both be small group tours offered at essentially no profit.  Again, Korean travel authorities have called our tours, “The most comprehensive and culturally rich tours to Korea”.  Native Koreans on our tours have said they had never been so enriched by Korea’s culture.  “You know Korea better than I do.” they have said.  Now, in 2015 you have the opportunity to visit this amazing country.  Contact us to be added to the list for one or both of these tours and to learn more at no obligation.
Respectfully,
Arthur K. J. Park
Morning Earth Korea
 

Potters Meeting!!! Sunday, January 18, 2015

Hey Brooklyn Potters!

I sent this out a few weeks ago but only heard back from a very very few of you. Please indicate some interest.


It's time for the Annual Gift Exchange. Please bring a wrapped ceramic piece that you've made to gift to someone in the group. All wrapped gifts will be assigned a number.  Members will be picking a random number out of a bag to match with their gift. Fun!

This time we will be meeting in Carroll Gardens.
Martine Bisagni has graciously offered her space.

We will meet on:
Sunday, January 18, 2015

393 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn NY 11231

F or G to Carroll Street

6:00 pm Pot Luck
7:00 pm Meeting and Gift Exchange!

Martine Bisagni, Director

THE COAL SHOP: Brooklyn Workshop Gallery

Workshop Gallery Artists Foundation, Inc.

393 Hoyt Street Brooklyn NY 11231

Kilns for Sale!!

Kilns for Sale!!

Contact directly: 

Linda Casbon  
Email: lcasbon@gmail.com


I'm posting because I have a few kilns that I need to find homes for: a skutt 1227 computer kiln (208 volt, 3 phase), and an Olympic oval 3027 (208volt, single phase). They are both in fairly good shape. The Skutt might need a relay, but the elements were changed recently. I have been told that it can be converted to a single phase for about $400. I just replaced the elements and broken bricks in the oval kiln and it needs a slight bit of wiring work (loose connections in middle section). The Skutt is free for the taking, and I will let the oval go for the price of my repairs: $450.

I am anxious to  get things moving and thought the. If there is anyone interested, please contact me ASAP - I'm anxious to get things moving.

Thanks much! 

Linda Casbon

Email: lcasbon@gmail.com