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 Current Workshops 2008/2009:
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
March 8-14 2009: Arrowmont School of Cafts. A one week hands on workshop focusing on handles, Lids and Spouts. All the pesky details that get in the way of bringing a piece to its best expression.
Sewanee, Tennessee
June 22-28, 2008: Shakerag: Studio Immersion on the Mountain. This will be a one week hands on clay workshop. We will focus on the wheel and the exciting possibilities of functional form that spring from there . Our class will take place in the context of a community of intense artistic effort in many areas, including fiber, book arts, photography and writing.
Contact: Claire Reishman
creishman@sasweb.org
Bloomington, Indiana
February 24-25, 2007: Local Clay
A Weekend Demonstration with slides
and conversation about all aspects of
pottery design, execution, sensibility,
studio life and experiences.
Contact: Allyson May: (812) 935-5060
AMay4@msn.com
 Ann Arbor, Michigan
March 24-25, 2007: Ann Arbor Potters Guild
A weekend demonstration highlighting many
thrown and altered forms.
Contact: Donna Rea: 734 395 9721
dmhrea@comcast.net
Deer Isle, Maine
June 17-29, 2007: Haystack School of Crafts:
2 week hands-on workshop :
It has been my passion for 30 years to make
pots, on the wheel, for use in everyday life.
Certain obsessions with form and line have
driven my exploration. In this workshop I intend to show many of the methods and techniques I use to bring those forms to life. We will focus on pouring vessels and covered jars. Great attention will be paid to the details of soy bottles, pitchers and jars: lid seatings, rims, handles,and spouts. We will look at the decisions made in the creative process, by choice or by default, that affect the expressive qualities of functional pottery.Through discussion, demonstration, and slide presentation I hope to offer new ideas, and encourage a thoughtful exploration of form.
Students should come to the class with a basic ability to throw. The fundamentals of centering, opening and raising clay walls will not be taught. We will focus on pushing those skills to experience different techniques and ways of thinking about thrown functional pots.
Contact: Stuart Kestenbaum:
www.haystack-mtn.org
207 348 2306
Portchester, New York:
July 30-August 3, 2007: The Clay Art Center
A week long hands on workshop focusing on covered jars and pouring
pieces. The basic ideas of balance and form will be accented by efforts
with spouts, rims, lid seatings, and handles
Contact: Reena Kashyap mail@clayartcenter.org
Edgefield, South Carolina
September 15-16, 2007: Piedmont Technical College
A weekend demonstraiton workshop.
Contact: Gary Clontz, clontz.g@ptc.edu
Virginia Beach, Virginia
September 29-30, 2007 Ceramic Designer's Association
A Demo Weekend at Virginia Wesleyan College
with a strong focus on altering thrown forms.
Contact: Bill Pinkham bilpinkham@aol.com
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