Ragnar on SONYA walking tour!

RAGNAR NAESS

PRACTICAL POTS & SCULPTURE GARDEN

15^TH SONYA STUDIO STROLL

             STUDIO #1 section B

                   SEE 2014 MAP AT SONYAONLINE.ORG

SATURDAY & SUNDAY   MAY 17^TH & 18TH

         NOON TO 6: PM

             107 HALL ST. BROOKLYN

           (718)636-8608

WWW.RAGNARCLAY.CITYMAX.COM

ragnae@earthlink.net

Please note that my studio will be open as advertised till 6:PM on Sunday, hosted by Susie and David,  while I leave early to hear my ‘grandson’ play as flute soloist in a Mozart flute concerto in Binghamton Sunday evening.

Ikabana Workshop and something New

Also the garden event had small attendance so I did not hold a formal meeting. 

The members attending were Ragnar Ness, Posy Bacopoulos, Barbara Cahn, Ronnie Wolff, Ellen Resnick, Laura Kastin, Joann Shulman and myself.

Elizabeth Berry gave a wonderful presentation in the sun and wind. It was wonderful to see how our pots could be enlivened with such skillful arrangements of flowers.

Also thanks to the gracious folks at the garden for hosting the event.

Ed

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nana Onishi <nana@onishigallery.com>
To: info <info@onishigallery.com>
Sent: Sat, May 3, 2014 1:30 pm
Subject: Opening May 16 | My Japanese Discoveries: Toyama Prefecture, Japan

Dear Friends,

Onishi Gallery is proud to launch its latest project, My Japanese Discoveries, intended to share highlights of Japanese heritage and culture. The project's inaugural show is in collaboration with Toyama Prefecture and runs from May 16th to 22nd. 

We would love for you to join us for the Opening Ceremony which will take place at Onishi Gallery at 521 W 26th Street in Chelsea on Friday May 16, 6-8 pm. Highlights of this reception include catering provided by Danny Meyer's Union Square Events and sake tasting courtesy of Toyama Prefecture. Also featured will be plates and sake cups courtesy of Toyama's metalware manufacturer Nousaku.

This event is a must-attend for Japanese art and food lovers!

Please find an invitation of this event: http://onishigallery.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/05/kogei-ebook.pdf

For more information, please contact Nana Onishi at 212.695.8035 or nana@onishigallery.com.

We look forward to having you at the event.

Best,

Nana Onishi

Onishi Gallery

521 W 26th Street, New York, NY 10001

O: 212 695 8035  C: 917 214 8108

www.onishigallery.com

Ikebana Workshop. Respond if you are interested!!

You can respond to me or Barbara Cahn

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Ikebana Demo Using Containers made by Brooklyn Potters - Submissions Please!

When: Sunday,  May 4, 3-5 pm  (meeting to follow)

Where: LaGuardia Corner Gardens 511 LaGuardia Pl. bet. Bleecker and Houston

Nearest subways: Bleecker St. (#6), Broadway Lafayette (B,D,F), or West 4th St. (A,B,C,D, E, F)

 Ikebana teacher Elizabeth Berry will demonstrate ikebana techniques using containers made by Brooklyn Potters. She is certified in two Ikebana schools in Japan - Ikenobo and Sogetsu - one style  is more traditional, and the other more free-form. Her work has been exhibited both in this country and abroad. Examples can be seen at: http://eberryikebana.blogspot.com/

Containers should be fairly simple. Assymmetrical containers are especially welcome, but anything can be used. Tall vases should have openings no greater than 5" diameter. Low containers often work well - she will have frogs to anchor materials, or if people have them, they can bring them with the container.

She would like to have have photos of the containers, with dimensions of the container and the opening, about 10 days ahead of time, by April 24. Photos can be emailed to Barbara Cahn (bcahnclay@gmail.com) - I will forward them on to her.

She says she can do 8-10 arrangements in the time we have, if more people than that send photos, we'll have her choose the ones that she feels will work best. They goal is for people to come away with the knowledge to create their own arrangements.

The demo will be open to garden members and other members of the public.

People can stay afterwards for a meeting, unless we decide it would be better to have a meeting at another time. The garden has a small cooler and will provide cups, plates and utensils.

 

People can write Barbara (bcahnclay@gmail.com) with any questions.

Thanks!!! 

Opportunity to sell your work

Judith Hooper is putting together a NYCreates show at the Brooklyn Historical Society on May 3, 12 to 8; and May 4, 10 to 5. $215 per table. She is looking for high-quality work and would welcome a group table from the potters group. Lynn has done the show before, and while she can't do this one, she recommends the show and group. Contact Judith at: jeloisehooper@aol.com

Ikebana Workshop

Ikebana Demo Using Containers made by Brooklyn Potters

When: Sunday,  May 4, 3-5 pm  (meeting to follow)

Where: LaGuardia Corner Gardens 511 LaGuardia Pl. bet. Bleecker and Houston

Nearest subways: Bleecker St. (#6), Broadway Lafayette (B,D,F), or West 4th St. (A,B,C,D, E, F)

 Ikebana teacher Elizabeth Berry will demonstrate ikebana techniques using containers made by Brooklyn Potters. She is certified in two Ikebana schools in Japan - Ikenobo and Sogetsu - one style  is more traditional, and the other more free-form. Her work has been exhibited both in this country and abroad. Examples can be seen at: http://eberryikebana.blogspot.com/

Containers should be fairly simple. Assymmetrical containers are especially welcome, but anything can be used. Tall vases should have openings no greater than 5" diameter. Low containers often work well - she will have frogs to anchor materials, or if people have them, they can bring them with the container.

She would like to have have photos of the containers, with dimensions of the container and the opening, about10 days ahead of time, by April 23 at the latest. Photos can be emailed to Barbara Cahn (bcahnclay@gmail.com) - I will forward them on to her.

She says she can do 8-10 arrangements in the time we have, if more people than that send photos, we'll have her choose the ones that she feels will work best. They goal is for people to come away with the knowledge to create their own arrangements.

We haven't talked about a fee for materials, since we're hoping to get most of what is needed from the garden. But if she needs to buy some things, do people think it would be OK to assess a few dollars to people whose containers are used, since they will be able to take the arrangements home with them?

The demo will be open to garden members and other members of the public.

People can stay afterwards for a meeting, unless we decide it would be better to have a meeting at another time. The garden has a small cooler and will provide cups, plates and utensils.

People can write Barbara with any questions.

Show at the Met Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art: ‘Making Pottery Art: The Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection of French Ceramics (ca. 1880-1910)’  (through Aug. 18) Nearly all the 40 works in this show — from a collection recently donated to the museum — are in a traditional form of vases, bowls and platters. They represent a marvelous variety of styles and influences, including Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, classic Chinese traditions, and European folk art. What they share is a love for processes and materials and a candid way with the human touch. Most intriguing of all is a curiously clunky small vase by Paul Gauguin, who might have been the George Ohr of European ceramics if he’d stuck with it. 212-535-7710, metmuseum.org. 

Sabina

Opportunity

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 15^TH, 2014.

Artist-in-Residence Opportunity!
North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC. Two year artist-in-residence (AiR) opportunity available for one *exceptionally* qualified studio potter/ceramic artist for 2014-2016. Fully-equipped studio space, two wood-burning kilns, housing, and $1,000/month stipend. Applications due by April 15, 2014. Details and online application available at the link below.

http://www.ncpotterycenter.org/events/other-events/133-north-carolina-pottery-center-artist-in-residence-air-program.html

The Voncannon House (pictured attached), located on NCPC property, will provide housing for the AiR.

We have gotten in a number of very good applications, but we want to make sure that we get the best of the best.

--
Lindsey A. Lambert
Executive Director, NC Pottery Center

233 East Avenue (Physical Address)
PO Box 531 (Mailing Address)
Seagrove, NC 27341
www.ncpotterycenter.org
336-873-8430