Wood Fire in April

Hello Wood-fire enthusiasts,

 

The first firing of the 2014 season will be loading Sat April 5 & Sun April 6, firing Thur April 10, Fri 11, Sat 12 and Sun 13, with the unloading on Sat April 26.

 

Please let me know if you plan to participate and can help with the loading/unloading and your stoking-shift availability. Shifts are Thur April 10, 8am to 4pm, 4pm to 12am; Fri April 11, 12am to 8am, 8am to 4pm, 4pm to 12am; Sat April 12, 12am to 8am, 8am to 4pm, 4pm to 12am and Sun April 13, 12am to 8am, 8am to finish (approximately 4-5pm). 

 

Please see the attached April firing schedule, Firing fee forms, Recommended wood-fire clays, Directions to the kiln and 2014 firing schedule.

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,

Tony 

www.TonyMooreArt.com

Opportunity

Alice Goldsmith is looking for a studio assistant for her studio. It is in Brooklyn, near the 2/3 Bergen Street station. General duties, plus a lot of casting.

ALSO at Alice's studio--she's looking for a teaching sub for this March.  The substitute teaching starts the 10th of march and goes until the 27th- monday/tues/wed/thurs nites are available + from 6.30-8.30.

Contact Alice: agoldny@yahoo.com

S

Youtube videos from Ragnar

Ragnar recommends:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8IMB16lcvo   Ceramic Printing at MEDALTA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2TOrakJDpU&hd=1   3D Clay Printer Fast Build


See you on the 9th

s

March 9th Meeting Program

Hi again -

Our very own Doug Brooks will be giving a talk and presentation about photographing ceramics during our next meeting. Doug has been doing this kind of photography for a number of years. In fact he has photographed my own work several times! He will be talking about how to shoot professional images including camera settings and the technical aspects and aesthetics of lighting.

See Doug's website: http://www.dougbrooksceramics.com/

The next meeting will be March 9th at the Y in Park Slope.
As I wrote before, this will be our last meeting there. We are looking for ideas for where to hold future meetings. Some suggested that we go back to meeting in members houses.

Ideas from you are welcome...


Sabina

Future Meeting Place

Hi All -

Our next meeting will be on March 9th at the Y in Park Slope.
This will be the last time the Y will sponsor this space. After that there will be a charge that given our budget is quite steep. We are looking for ideas about venue spaces for future meetings. If anyone has any thoughts on this please email me.

Sabina

Next Meeting - March 9th and Last Meeting Minutes

Minutes:

 

The last meeting on Jan. 12th 2014 was the annual "Gift Exchange". 

In attendance were:

Lucille Wright, Susan Locke, Lynn Goodman, Marsha Clark-Lind, Barbara Cahn, Ellen Reznick

Gene Nichol, Victoria Bellinger, Ed Bellinger, Steven Sommers, Joan Shulman, Ming Yuen-Schat (new) and our Prez Ed Huml

Barbara Cahn is arranging to have the Ikabana workshop on May 4th. If you are interested email Barbara multiple images of your piece that you will be working with. Include the measurement of the opening and size of your pot. This will be directed to the teacher. She will have all materials for 8 to 10 arrangements. You will be learning the formal techniques for Ikabana flower arrangement.

Possible programs in the future include a website tutorial, learning how to put your work on Etsy and photographing your work. Ideas are welcome. 

 

Local NYC Shows to see: 

Museum of Art and Design at Columbus Circle - "Out Of Hand" 

Met Museum UES - "Venetian Glass"

 

Sabina

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We will be holding out next Potter's meetings at the Y on March 9th. Program is to follow.

The Y has generously allowed us to use their beautiful meeting room at no cost but unfortunately, after the March 9th meeting, that will no longer be the case. I had requested the room for a meeting on May 4th as well but was informed that from now on, we would be charged for the use of the room and the cost would be $175.00 for the first hour and $125.00 for every hour after that. I reminded the director that we are a non-profit and that we do community service by donating to the Empty Bowls Project, as well as donating $500 every year to the Y and she responded by saying that because we were a non-profit, she would give us a 10% discount on the cost of the room. If you do the math, a three hour meeting would cost us about $383.00. Obviously, we all need to brainstorm and figure out another wonderful place for our meetings.

Please try to attend the meeting on March 9th so that we can all have input on this new development.

Hope you're staying warm,

Ellen Reznick

All Fired Up

Susan Handwerker and Matt Yanichuck
are participating in All Fired Up.
Check it out!