Ceramic Sculptor Arlene Schechet At the Frick

Porcelain, No Simple Matter: Arlene Shechet and the Arnhold Collection

May 24, 2016 to April 2, 2017

http://www.frick.org/exhibitions/meissen_shechet

C L A Y W O R K S H O L I D A Y S A L E !!!

You're invited to join us for the  

Clayworks Holiday Sale this weekend!

Come Friday evening for drinks and snacks

and meet with the artists.

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Holiday Crafts Sale!

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Holiday Crafts Sale featuring:  

Wood-fired ceramics by 

Joan Shulman,  

Ceralink jewelry by Sophie Arguillere 

and felted designs by Maryann Fitzgerald

Please come to our "in home" Fine Crafts Sale

Sunday December 4th, 11:00am-6pm

236 Bergen Street

(between Bond and Nevins)

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j.shulman@earthlink.net

Rene Murray is Having a Studio Sale!

After an exciting trip to Chicago, including a wonderful exhibition at SOFA, I am back in Brooklyn and looking forward to a great Winter sale at my studio. Small 'house' sculptures will be on view as well as some exciting new pieces .

Hope to see you at my studio on Fri. evening, Dec. 9, 7-9 PM. and Sat., Dec.10, 12-4 p.m.  

472 Baltic Street (Between Nevins and Bond).

rene.murray@verizon.net

Vintage Glazed Subway Tiles

Linda has some vintage glazed subway tile  and they are looking for a new home. I thought it might help to let folks in our ceramics community know.  

School mural? Installation. Other ideas for re-purposing?

Linda Kessler

Fine Art Painter/Photographer

www.lindajkessler.com

www.focuspocusphoto.com

Joan Shulman is in a wood fire show!

I am please to let you know that I will be part of a two person wood fired ceramics show with Meg Beaudoin at Art Centro Gallery.

The opening reception is on Saturday, November 5th from 4 to 6 PM. 

Joan Shulman 

Rene Murray is showing at SOFA Chicago!

FREE Packing Peanuts in Brooklyn

Claire Weissberg of Claireware in Brooklyn has a lot of free packing peanuts.
Please contact her:  claireware1@aol.com

Susan Handwerker has FREE kiln shelves

I have a stack of 21" round kiln shelves I no longer use.  Most of them need to have glaze drips ground down, but they are otherwise quite serviceable.  I also have some half shelves. I will happily give them to whoever comes first.  

sszhand@aol.com

Cheers!

Susan

From Ragnar!

www.biddingforgood.com/mcs

through October 25^th

four delightful pieces of pottery-

lots of other goodies- 

art photographs-

tour a theatrical costume making shop with Jane Greenwood!

RAGNAR NAESS AND GARY DI PASQUALE POTTERY   

         

BWAC Show Is Still On!!

Art In Clay at BWAC

Still up and running through next weekend. 

Some of our own Brooklyn Potters members are in it!

The work is wonderful and It will be fun to see you here.

This weekend and next from 1-6

Lynn is in a show in Ditmas Park Brooklyn TODAY!

Visit Lynn

Art and Craft in the Garden

Saturday, October 8, 10:00--5:00

424 East 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226

(On the grounds of the Flatbush-Tomkins Congregational Church

at East 19th Street and Dorchester Road)

MTA Arts has a deadline coming up!

Marsha wanted you all to know:

Heads up, a friend just tipped me off to this... deadline is Sept 30.  GREAT opportunity for a number of us! (No prior installation experience necessary!)

MTA Arts & Design seeks images of artists’ previous work to review in consideration for new Percent for Art projects to be fabricated in durable materials to be determined, such as porcelain enamel, glass, or mosaic. An approved fabricator will translate the final artwork design into the identified medium, therefore an artist’s prior experience, or lack thereof, with these materials will not be taken into consideration when reviewing images.

The budget for design and fabrication of the artwork for each subway station is approximately $150,000, including an artist fee of up to 20% of the final art project cost. As part of this fee, the selected artist will be required to submit a budget, produce completed designs, select a fabricator and oversee the fabrication and installation of the artwork, with project management by MTA Arts & Design.

For more info and list of specific subway locations:
https://mtaarts.submittable.com/submit

Cheers,

Spring

#2

Lynn Goodman is in a show!

Hello everyone, 

I'm thrilled to be part of this show! 

Hot Pots

Clay Art Center

50 NY-area artists. 

The opening is Saturday evening, 

Sept 24, 6--8. I hope to see you there!

Clay Art Center

40 Beech Street

Port Chester, NY 10573

www.clayartcenter.org

Susan Handwerker is in a show at BWAC!!

Art In Clay Show. 
Opening this Saturday, September 24. 

481 Van Brunt Street
Door 7 in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Art In Clay: Up Against the Wall. 

Juried by Matt Nolen. Susan Handwerker is co-curating.

Brooklyn Potters members are in the show: (Ragnar & Renee) 

It's open from 1-6 weekends, through October 16.

Take the ferry to Fairway or IKEA  or subway(F) to Smith/9th and bus (B61) to Beard Street.
There will be a street side entrance to BWAC also, with another interesting show.

The opening will have music, food, awards and meet the artist.

See you there!

Studio Space Available in Brooklyn!!

Lynn Goodman has a space available in her Gowanus, Brooklyn studio, in a great artists' building: 140 sq' private space plus access to common areas, table and lots of shelving units within space, 24 hr access, WIFI. Slab roller, two electric kilns in the studio (go to ^6/7). Glaze mixing area, wedging area.  Pugmill if you are using porcelain. You supply wheel if you need one. 

Available September 1.  $425.00 plus firing costs

Please call/text if you want to see it: 347-526-9805 or email lgoodman@earthlink.net

Free Glaze Chemicals!

Hello all! I was recently gifted a bunch of glaze materials. There are a number of items that I don't want... maybe you do? I will leave this open to the group for a couple of weeks, then list on fb. All items are in bags, unless noted as being in a bucket. If you want them, please email me at lgoodman@earthlink.net or text me at 347-526-9805. You must come and pick up what you want! You don't need to take it all, just the items that you want/need. I weighed everything but weights are approximate.

Here's the list:

lithium carbonate...10#

barium carbonate... 6.5#

Norfloat feldspar... 3.5#

Cornwall Stone... 5.5#

zinc oxide... 24# bucket

zinc oxide... 4.5#

borax... 8# bucket

colemanite... 17# bucket 

AND a bucket of what LOOKS like red art clay or yellow ocher... 25# TEST! TEST! TEST!

Please contact me with any questions.

Lynn 

Call for Entry in Brooklyn!!

Hi Claypeople,

Please share, post and otherwise spread the word! Please submit your wonderful work!

Hope to see you all soon.

Susan Handwerker

Art in Clay IV: Up Against The Wall

Call for Entries

BWAC’s 4th Annual National Juried Ceramic Sculpture Exhibit

September 24th – October 16^th, 2016

Up Against The Wall invites you to forget the pedestal! Let’s put our clay on the map, on the vertical axis, just perfect for a Brooklyn where horizontal space is at such a premium. In New York City, we have to Build UP! Big or small, fat or flat, however it’s hanging. Confrontational clay at it’s most insistent. Suspend your disbelief (literally) Up in the air without a net? Bring it!

Juror:  Matt Nolen

Matt Nolen is a studio artist living and working in New York City. Trained as a painter and architect, his work includes sculptural objects and architectural installations using clay and mixed media.

Mr. Nolen is currently serving as President of the Board of Trustees for Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle Maine and is Adjunct Professor of Art at New York University and Pratt Institute. 

Important Dates:

June 23rd - Early Bird submissions deadline – must be received by 11:59 pm, June 23^rd, 2016

July 6th – On Time submissions deadline – must be received by 11:59 pm July 6, 2016                                                   

July 20th – Late submissions deadline – must be received by 11:59 pm July 20, 2016

Submissions are on-line only at: https://client.smarterentry.com/bwac All images must be in .jpg file format only.

$850 in Cash Awards:

Gold -- $500 cash prize

Silver -- $250 cash prize 

Bronze -- $100 cash prize

Five (5) Certificates of Merit will also be awarded.

All award selections will be made by the juror. Awards will be presented at the Opening Reception, Saturday, September 24th, 2016.

Eligibility:

This is a national juried exhibition for artists 18 years of age or older working in clay. All artwork must be original in concept, design and execution. All work must be handcrafted by the artist from raw clay. Acceptable forms include sculpture, sculptural vessels, wall hangings and installations. The artwork cannot be functional -- production work and commercially manufactured pieces are not acceptable. Mixed media is acceptable as long as clay is the dominant component of the piece (at least 75%).

The size and weight limitations are as follows:

Wall hung pieces should not exceed 6 feet in any direction;

Sculpture should not weigh over 300 pounds;

Installations should not weigh over 500 pounds.

Work must not be less than 10 inches in any direction

Only original works may be submitted.

Oversize Work, Assemblages and Installations are welcome at the discretion of BWAC, but must meet all other specifications and be delivered, installed and removed by the artist upon arrangement with BWAC staff.

Display possibilities include: pedestals, walls, hanging from the ceiling or as installation.

ALL WORK MUST BE FOR SALE.

Fees:

Early bird submissions – June 23rd - $45 for up to six (6) images plus $5 for each additional image.

On Time Submissions between June 24th and July 6th  -- $55 for submission of up to six (6) images, plus $5 for each additional image.

Late Submissions between July 7th and July 20th-- $65 for submission of up to six (6) images, plus $5 for each additional image.

All entry fees are non-refundable.

Judging:

Final judging will be on-site.  Entries that differ significantly from their digital images may be rejected.  Decision of the judge is final.

Acceptance:

Notification of acceptance of work will be made via e-mail by Monday, August 8th, 2016.

Delivery of Accepted Work:

Work must be hand-delivered. All exhibiting artists, or their agents, must assemble/ install/hang their work. Work should be brought to BWAC at 481 Van Brunt Street (door #7 canal side 2^nd floor) Red Hook Brooklyn on one of the following dates: Sunday, September 11^th from 11 am to 3:30 pm, Thursday, September 15^th from 4 pm to 7:30 pm or Saturday, September 17^th from 11 am to 3:30 pm.  Spaces will be assigned.

Sales and Commissions:

All work must be for sale. BWAC will retain a 25% commission on all exhibition sales. The price represented on the artist entry form will be the sale price. No changes will be allowed. Sold works will remain until the end of the exhibition.

Removal:

Artwork must be removed by the artist or agent on one of the following dates: Sunday, October 16^th, 6;30 to 7:30, Thursday, October 20^th 4 pm to 7:30 pm, Saturday, October 22nd, 11 am to 3:30 pm, or Sunday, October 23rd, 11 am to 3:30 pm. Any work not removed during these specified times will be disposed of at BWAC’s discretion. 

Liability: 

BWAC is not responsible for any damage, breakage, replacement or cost associated with any damage or breakage that may have occurred during transport or unpacking. Every precaution will be taken in handling the entries, but BWAC assumes no liability for any loss or damage to any artist’s work while in our care, custody or control, before, during or after the exhibition. Each artist, if they wish, needs to provide their own insurance.

Use of Images: 

Any image submitted may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly related to this show. This use may include publication in any publications, printed materials, advertisements, or electronic media. Copyright and all other rights remain that of the artist.

Contact/Questions:

Please direct all questions to artinclay@bwac.org

Entry Agreement:

With the submission of artwork into the BWAC Art in Clay IV:Up Against The Wall show, the artist agrees to all the terms and conditions set forth in this prospectus.

Downsizing

Downsizing

I am closing down my old studio in Yonkers and will give to you, if you want, a kick wheel, Norman kiln, glaze chemicals, dry stoneware clay and miscellaneous small ware.

Geraldine Scher. jerry@scher.com

Slab Roller for SALE in BKLYN

Heavy Duty Slab Roller available.
Includes 6 ft table shown.
Great working condition.
$250.00
email: sabinamagnus@gmail.com

Empire State Dairy tile murals in Brooklyn, NY

Many of you know about the Empire State Dairy tile murals  in Brooklyn, NY. After seventeen years of trying to get the City to Landmark the dairy building, the City has decided to hear arguments for landmarking in July, because the City is now allowing developers to gain easements in Brooklyn's East New York area. This may be the only time we will have to influence this decision. (The building owner opposes landmark status.)

The Friends of Terra Cotta and Susan Tunick and I are asking individuals and organizations who are interested in the preservation of historic architectural ceramics to distribute and send a postcard to the Commissioner of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission asking the LPC to landmark the Empire State Dairy building and its tile murals (made by the American Encaustic Tiling Company, and probably designed by Leon Solon, in 1912/13).

We have packages of pre-printed postcards, like the one below, which we will send to anyone, or any organization, who will distribute them, sign them and mail them to the LPC. Just send me your mailing address and the number of postcards you can use.

Please let me know if you can help us, and how many postcards you think you can use. (A letter from your organization to the LPC would help even more, but we would like individuals to send postcards also.)

If you wish to know more about these murals, go to these websites:

http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2016/03/east-new-york-brooklyn-empire-state-dairy-tiles/?ic_source=icma

and

http://tilesinnewyork.blogspot.com/2016/03/wall-murals-in-brooklyn-mini-survey.html (scroll down almost to the end of the article)

Thank you one and all!

Michael Padwee

Posting from Ragnar

New Events coming up!

From: Judith Schwartz <jss1@nyu.edu> Date: March 26, 2016 at 11:42:10 PM EDT To: Judith Schwartz <judith.schwartz@nyu.edu> Subject: Exhibition and symposium announcement in NYC, Lecture at Oklahoma State University I would like to invite you to some events coming up that I have been working on that might be of interest to you and the art clay community. Perhaps you can attend or pass the information on to others. It would be wonderful to see you. One is the opening of a new show that I curated: NY, NY Clay Opening April 3 (to May 25 - see artist list on flyer) at the  Clay Art Center 40 Beach Street PortChester, NY .. announcement card attached....opens April 3 The second is the  symposium called Clay at the Core: NY Art, Architecture and Design Saturday, April 16, 1:30—5pm  Register online at www.clayartcenter.org  LOCATION: Port Chester Senior Community Center 222 Grace Church Street, Port Chester, NY  (see panelists and description below )  and the third is my lecture and  opening of the touring exhibition InCiteful Clay  Tuesday, April 5 Lecture at Oklahoma State University Art Museum at 6 PM

Event at Sculpture Space NYC.

Dear Friends,

Next Sunday we are hosting an event at Sculpture Space NYC. We hope you can join us.

All the Best,

Magda and Andrew

www.sculpturespacenyc.com

"SPILL OUT" is a one-day performance and installation, an homage to the fifth year remembrance of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami by artist Miwa Koizumi.

KASAMAYAKI is a beautifully told personal narrative of Yuki Kokubo return to Japan to reconnect with her estranged parents in the wake of the 2011
Yuki Kokubo is a documentary filmmaker based in New York City.

Upcoming Class: Plaster Model and Mold Making for Ceramics

Dear Brooklyn Potters,

I am preparing a workshop in my Red Hook studio for the next two weeks.

The Screwball Ceramic Group requested this workshop since I had a studio at TI Art Studios.

There are 4 people from the studio, but 2-3 additional people could participate. We thought to start on a Saturday afternoon, 3-4 hours, sometimes from middle of March (the 19th).

Please let me know if anyone is interested in 3-4 or more workshop sessions to learn about plaster model and mold making for slip-casting or use for press molds to open up new possibilities for their works. 

Plaster Model and Mold Making for Ceramics
"Sylvia Nagy has great technical training in this area and would be interested in conducting a program related to slip casting or prototype fabrication in plaster. "-Judith

I have taught for 9 years Mold and Model Making in Plaster at Parsons School of Design. I have an MFA in silicate industrial design and art (glass, porcelain, ceramic).

I have created many design prototypes for companies to manufacture in the ceramic industry.

My clients include: Perry Ellis, Donna Karan, Cannon, Ceramic Supply NJ, Bed Bath & Beyond, Sakura, Ambrosia Glass Factory.  I also collaborate with artists, Rober Gober for example, to make press molds in plaster and complete life size ceramic-chairs for exhibition.

I could teach three-four or more sessions depending on the level of interest.

Prospective Potters, what area you would like to explore?

Please consider and answer the following questions:

1. Why are you interested in working in plaster?
2. What purpose do you want to work in plaster?  To create figurative sculpture, object, slip-casting etc?
3. What do you want to achieve?
4. What day and time would be the best for taking the 3-4 hour class?
5. Please send an image about your work sample.
6. Prepare one object, about 6 x 4 inches.

Please feel free to contact me via my email listed below.

sylvianagyceramic@hotmail.com

This would help me plan a program according to specific needs.

NCECA Room-mate Needed

Call out for a hotel room-mate for NCECA in Kansas City, Missouri
http://nceca.net/2016-kansas-city

contact: sszhand@aol.com