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Association NEXT OPA GENERAL MEETING: May 11th at the Multnomah Art Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy in Portland (Other meetings will be July 13 and Nov 9, Picnic on Sept 15. Mark your calendars).6:30pm: General Meeting. Call Ginger Steele (503-693-7721) to put something on the agenda. Bring Empty Bowl donations, snacks for the hospitality area, items for the swap table, or announcements to hang on the room divider. 7pm: Program: In conjunction with the "Visions & Inspirations" show at Contemporary Crafts Gallery, we have invited the artists in the show to share a discussion about their mentors’ work and the impact of this on their work. Slide show included. NEXT BOARD MEETING: Monday, June 3rd (not June 10!), 6:30pm at Ginger Steele’s, 3285 NW Susbauer Rd in Cornelius, 503-693-7721, 844-6400. NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: June 10. Send information to Janet Buskirk, 3624 SE Yamhill, Portland OR 97214, janetbuskirk@yahoo.com OPA BUSINESS & LOCAL CLAY BUSINESS VISIONS AND INSPIRATIONS: THE OPA JURIED SHOW: The exhibit will be April 20-June 2 at Contemporary Crafts Gallery, 3934 SW Corbett in Portland. The opening reception will be Saturday, April 20 at 3pm. This is the exhibit of OPA members and their mentors. The following people have been accepted into the show (OPA member on left/ mentor on right):Richey Bellinger Mary Louise Carter Joanna Bloom Lisa Orr Barb Campbell Peg Malloy Lisa Conway Susanne Stephenson Joe Davis Ron Meyers Kathryn Finnerty Susan Mulley Heidi Preuss Grew Mary Barringer Jim Koudelka Sinisa Kukec Stephen Mickey Warren MacKenzie Kim Murton Eva Kwong Thomas Orr Richard Hotchkiss Thomas Rohr Johnn Glick Wally Schwab Daniel Rhodes Victoria Shaw George Kokis Kathleen Stephenson Viola Frey Natalie Warrens Gary Schlappal EMPTY BOWLS will be held July 4th weekend at the Waterfront Park Blues Festival in Portland. Of course, we are always looking for donations! You may donate bowls or any other type of work that you make. Donations will be accepted at the next meeting, at Showcase, or you can call to make arrangements. The chairs, Jeanne Charles (502-233-2317, jeannecharles@juno.com) and Tony Hackenbruck (503-235-4417) are also beginning to schedule volunteers. This is a really fun event. There will also be some glazing parties in late June at Jeanne Charles and Janet Buskirk’s studio- more details in the June newsletter (or call us!). The proceeds from this go to the Oregon Food Bank. CLAY FEST 2002 : This year’s show will be Saturday-Sunday, October 12-13 at the Lane County Fairgrounds in Eugene. Last year’s show participants should have already received their applications. Anyone else who is interested, contact Joe Davis (registrar@clayfest.org). Show space is allocated based on postmark date, with final deadline of June 1. There will be a large postcard for mailing, smaller postcards to be handed out by participants, a poster, radio underwriting from two PBS stations, newspaper ads, a show at the Eugene Airport. There is also a new website: www.clayfest.org. For general information, contact the show chair, Don Clarke (information@clayfest.org)CERAMIC SHOWCASE 2002 SHOWCASE, as you probably know, will be May 3-5 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. This year’s Chair is Mark Heimann (thanks for another great year, Boss!). Hopefully you will have no last minute crisis requiring you to contact him at 503-631-8686GROUP BOOTH CHAIR-DAVID FITZPATRICK has a new telephone number: 503-475-3809 BALLOTS: Your Showcase ballots are enclosed in this newsletter. They are also available from Deborah Shapiro at the show. Every OPA member is welcome to vote for their favorite gallery piece (vote Thursday evening and Friday before 9:30am) and favorite booth (vote before 11am Friday) LOBBY DISPLAY: This year the display will feature bowls of all shapes and sizes. We are looking for a few stunning or dramatic bowls which can hang on the wall and will receive prominent placement. We also will put bowls on pedestals. All OPA members may put work in the Lobby Display. Bring your bowl, and a pedestal on which to display it, to the lobby during Showcase setup, Wed May 8 (10am-5pm) or Thurs (10am-1pm). Last year 65 potters were featured in the teapot display and the sales were exceptional. I appreciate knowing in advance if you plan to participate, please email me at sedlakford@mac.com. -Lyn Sedlak-Ford EMPTY BOXES: The Wrapping Chair reminds you to bring empty boxes to Showcase. We need CLEAN, empty, flattened boxes. Clay boxes are a nice size, as are liquor or produce boxes. We need a few bigger ones, but do not need small ones. Everyone please bring 25 boxes to the wrapping area at Showcase. Thanks!CONCURRENT WITH SHOWCASE will be the Glass Guild Show, Handweavers Show, Oregon Law Institute and a Car Show PHOTOGRAPHER AT SHOWCASE: Courtney Frisse will be set up at Showcase from Wed throughout most of the show. COMMITTEES: Everyone who has dropped out of Showcase is continuing to do their committee work! This is very helpful, since dropouts can often leave us in a bind. Thanks, everyone! BROKEN POTS: If you have broken pots at the show, you must report them to the Chair and fill out a form at the show. The Steering Committee will meet immediately after showcase (as last year). Steering committee members should listen for the announcement. WRAP UP MEETING: May 13th, 4pm at Mark Heimann’s. A postcard with directions will be sent to Committee Chairs. POINTS NEEDED TO GET INTO SHOWCASE: This year, applicants for Showcase received a full booth if they had 18 points or more, a half booth with 11-17 points, and group booth space with 7-10 points. Under 7 points were wait listed. EXTRA SPACE: After many negotiations (thanks to our hard working Building Committee!) we will have the extra space for the sales area that we used last year. This space is actually in the exhibit hall next to Showcase, and we will be able to access it on Thursday (not Wednesday) INFO-PACKS: The Info Packs were mailed in mid April. If you did not receive an Info Pack: Booth/Group Booth participants call Barbara Hertel at (503)648-2483 or (503)992-7579. Gallery-Only participants call Susan Adams at (541)923-5308 or Email: arpots@bendnet.com. Please read these!FAIR FEES QUESTIONNAIRE: In this newsletter you will find a questionnaire from the Fair Fees study group. Please fill it out! WORKSHIFTS: The Showcase Info Packets were mailed in mid-April. Please check all 3 days for possible workshifts. If you are unable to work the shifts listed on the schedule, call Gay Liebert at (503)658-4457 ASAP. If you switch workshifts with someone, call Gay (or send a postcard or email, cgliebert@worldnet.att.net) with those changes so that the printed schedule can be kept accurate. If any newcomers or volunteers would like to help, there is still time to donate your invaluable time & energy by working a shift. It's a great way to see fabulous pottery, meet fellow potters, and be part of an awesome show. Showcase is a joint effort, it is important for each participant to work their shifts or see that those shifts are covered if a last minute crisis prevents you from doing so. Please start your shift on time as the previous shift cannot leave until you show up. If any newcomers or volunteers would like to help, there is still time to donate your invaluable time & energy by working a shift. It's a great way to see fabulous pottery, meet fellow mud mavens, and be part of an awesome show (thank you!). MEMBER NEWS
HSIN-YI HUANG had 2 slides of teapots accepted by the book 500 Teapots published by Lark BooksVICTORIA LITTLEJOHN won the runner-up (2nd place) award for the best booth at the Yard, Garden, Patio show at the Oregon Convention Center in February JERE GRIMM’s show at Contemporary Crafts in January was written up in the “Up Front” section of the April Ceramics Monthly KYOKO TOKUMARU, who was resident artist at Contemporary Crafts, was featured in an article in Kerameiki techni in December 2001 RICHEY BELLINGER, DONNA COLE & HSIN-YI HUANG have all been accepted to the 2002 Orton Cone Box show MARY LOU ZEEK had a nice article about handbuilding using tarpaper to support the work in the March/April issue of Pottery Making Illustrated DAN SCHMITT had an essay published in the April Ceramics Monthly “Comment” section titled “The Function of Pots” RICHARD ROWLAND is included in the Annual Faculty Art Show at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, to April 26. CLAYFOLK’s membership show is on display through April 27 at the Grants Pass Museum of Art. JAN EDWARDS, JEANNE HENRY, LESLIE LEE, KATY McFADDEN & RHEA SHEA are having a show “Journeys Beyond Clay,” which features each of these clay people working in another medium. At Graystone Gallery, 3279 SE Hawthorne, Portland, April 14-May 12. VICTORIA CHRISTEN had a show at Akar Gallery in Iowa City, IA in March NAO TAJIRI had a show at Fifth Element Gallery in Portland in March KIM MURTON had a show at Graystone Gallery in Portland in March JIM KOUDELKA had a piece in the “Gallery” section of the March/April Clay Times. Leslie Lee says "THANK YOU everyone for the impressive check we received from OPA's fund-raising effort on our behalf. The money is, of course, a big help with uninsured expenses, but the contributions also represent your healing good wishes, which is of even greater value. Even before my surgery in January confirmed ovarian cancer I felt buoyed by tremendous waves of support and believe that all "prayers", "white light", "positive thoughts","good ju-ju" "mojo", and "The Force" sent to me through cards, email and the cosmos, kept the cancer contained and my prognosis excellent. The chemotherapy I'm doing now is more insurance than treatment; the last round will be right after SHOWCASE. Dennis and I will be there, with limited wares but proud to be part of such a supportive group and grateful to be the recipients of such unbounded generosity and good will. See you at the show and lovin' you back!"-Leslie & Dennis MEMBERSHIP IN THE OPA is open to any serious studio potter living in Oregon or southwest Washington. There is no jurying for membership, which costs $40 per calendar year. Membership is not pro-rated, it is Jan-Dec, although you may join at any time. Membership includes 6 newsletters per year, 6 meetings per year, and the opportunity to apply for Ceramic Showcase. If you live over 100 miles from Portland and do not plan to use other membership benefits, you may subscribe to the newsletter only for $10/year. Please send a check, name, address, email and phone number(s) to Mary Orcutt, 131 Schilling Rd, Lyle WA 98635 IN MEMORY OF PETER VOULKOS: Peter Voulkos, one of the great influences in recent ceramic history, died on February 16th of a heart attack after teaching all day at a workshop in Ohio. He was 78. Many of us have been influenced greatly by Voulkos and his cronies, and his loss begins to begins to end an era of pushing ceramic boundaries. POTTERY NEWS METAL LEACHING FROM GLAZES: Some places that test for leaching in glazes are: Alfred Analytical Laboratory: Each leachate test costs $10. For each metal the cost is also $10. For example, if you send 2 cups for testing @ $10 each, cost is $20. If one cup is tested for 2 metals, add $20; if the other cup is analyzed for 1 metal, the 2 cups and 3 metals add up to a total of $50. Most people have them test for at least two metals, and common metals to test are cadmium, chromium, lead, copper, cobalt nickel, manganese, barium, zinc, boron and iron. All these metals are toxic if they get into our food at certain levels. However, the US FDA only regulates lead and cadmium in ceramic glazes. FDA has stated its concern about the other metals, but they have not yet set standards for them. Until they do, they use the US EPA drinking water standards as guidelines. You can mail your pieces to them, and include return postage if you want the pieces back. If you are not sure what to test for, send the your glaze formula (or a MSDS if it is a commercial glaze). They also can test for other chemicals, such as pesticides, but these tests cost more Contact them at Alfred Research Park, 4964 Kenyon Road, Alfred Station, New York 14803, (T) 607 478 8074 (F) 607 478 5324 (e.) ats@infoblvd.net.BSC Lab: Their cost is $5 per pot plus $13 per metal (one pot/one metal is $18, one pot/two metals in $31, etc). The pots are not destroyed by the test, but sometimes the glaze fades a bit. The only contact info I have for them is electronic: www.bsclab.com or bsclab@brandywine.net. The shipping and other requirements look comparable between these two labs.There are also local labs that can do these tests. The disadvantage of the local labs is that they are not as familiar with potters’ needs, and are not as able to help you assess the results. In Portland, they are listed in the Yellow Pages under “Laboratories-Testing”, and OPA member Darris Dietz has used Coffey Laboraties, Inc, 12423 NE Whitaker Way, Portland, 503-254-1794. MORE THAN YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT CELADONS: OPA member Chris Nielsen recently tested about 50 celadons from Nigel Wood's 1999 'Chinese Glazes' at Cone 10-11, so you don't have to! These are All based on chemical analysis of original glazes going back a thousand years or so, reformulated for modern materials. Many were overfired, underfired or otherwise undesirable, but there are some great ones, and good information for further exploration. If you're fascinated with celadon, give him a call at 503-282-7812. FREE RESOURCE GUIDE FOR CRAFTSPERSONS: The Crafts Report magazine’s website ( www.craftsreport.com) has a listing of sources for: small business services; craft guilds; health insurance providers; national organizations (lawyers for artists, Small Business Administration, Indian Arts & Crafts Board, etc); state arts agencies and more. They also have listings of craft/art festivals.OREGON CULTURAL TRUST: This is a new state board that will raise funds for Oregon’s arts, heritage and humanities. This money will be distributed to art and cultural organizations. Bill Bradbury, Secretary of State, is the chair. They will have an educational event to launch this project on June 21st (it’s unclear where this will be). www.culturaltrust.org, 503-986-1530CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS GALLERY has a new director, David Cohen. He has previously been a director at the Children’s Museum in Portland as well as the Salem Art Association. GREAT TEXTURE TOOLS FOR CLAY: At the NCECA conference, there were a couple of booths with really cool texture tools: The Chinese America Art Council has rubber mats with brick, rock, fish scale or wood textures. These are $8 to $16 each. 408-245-6271, chineseclayart@hotmail.com. Also, Mecca Pottery Tools had carved wooden rollers and paddles of various types, contact them for a difficult to read catalogue, 256-757-5614, shurst@hiwaay.netARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION ODYSSEY VIDEO: A 72 minute video of the 3-day anniversary event at the Archie Bray Foundation is available. It includes demonstrations, stories, history and tributes to this fine place. $50. Also available are slide sets and a video of potters from Oaxaca, Mexico. Chris Autio, 1225 Sherwood St, Missoula MT 59802, 406-728-5097, chris@chrisautio.comTHE EDUCATORS GUIDE TO COMMUNITY ARTS RESOURCES is the name of a publication slated to be available from the Regional Arts & Culture Council this spring. Contact Lisa Barnes, 503-823-5200, lbarnes@racc.orgCERAMIC ART BUSINESSES were examined in the April issue of The Crafts Report. Of 57 people who responded to their questionnaire, most full-time professionals spent $1000-10,000 per year on materials, 35% work alone (40% had “1 to 2” people), 52% had been doing this for over 15 years, and they made their money from: retail shows (39%); wholesale shows (33%); sell direct to galleries (16%); consign to galleries (5%); internet (4%); other (3%). They were about evenly divided between people whose only income was from crafts, and people in a household with another type of income. CERAMIC FILLERS AND ADHESIVES: The last time your editor visited RHI Refractories in Portland, they handed me a free sample of their Inswool Caulk (this is insulating ceramic fiber in semi-liquid form). I got out my caulk gun and promptly filled all the holes in my kiln. Eight firings down the road, the little blobs of ceramic fiber stuff are still doing their job, and it sure was easy to use. Also, I recently heard of the company Sauereisen, they manufacture a variety of ceramic cements for sealing, insulating, coating, etc, that go to 3000 degrees F. www.sauereisen.com, 412-963-0303IN MEMORY OF RUSSELL KAINE: Russell Kaine, the well-loved photographer who worked at the Graystone Gallery died on February 16th. Russell admired many artists’ work and owned a fine collection of pottery. We will miss him. Gifts in his memory can be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, make check payable to “CF Gift Account”, memo “in memory of Russell Kaine”, send attn Jan Johnson, OHSU-CDRCP, 3181 Sam Jackson Park Rd, OPPORTUNITIES WORK SOUGHT: Hillsboro Tuesday Market is inviting OPA members to show, sell and/or demonstrate their work on June 11. They are hoping to have at least 24 artists at their weekly summer festival. Contact Barbara Hanson, 1880 NE Griffin Oaks St, Hillsboro, OR 97124, 503-648-3979, dbhans3@juno.comPOTTER WANTED: to join longstanding sales cooperative in 5th Street Public Market Galleria, Eugene. Half of 72 sq ft prime space, $210/mo. Year round, call Robin 541-343-1370 PUBLIC ART PROJECTS: The Oregon Arts Commission has regular listings of public art and percent for art projects. If you would like to be on their mailing list, contact them. 503-986-0084, 775 Summer St NE, Salem OR 97301 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Corvallis Art Center & Linn Benton Arts Council is looking for proposals from artists, curators or arts organizations for their 2003 exhibition schedule. In addition to "art for art’s sake" exhibits, they are looking for: artworks/installations blending art, science & technology in conjunction with Da Vinci Days; work that conceptualizes "piecing together" or "making a new whole out of many elements" in conjunction with quilt exhibits. Artists must be from the Northwest. Deadline May 6, contact them at 541-754-1551, hester@caclbca.org, 700 SW Madison, Corvallis OR 97333.CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2nd World Ceramic Biennale, Competition during the International Ceramic Symposium in Korea, Sept 1-Oct 30, 2003. 2 categories: Ceramics for Use and Ceramics as Expression (non-functional/sculptural), Acceptance from one photo & 2 slides Jan 13-Feb 7, 2003, work that passes this must be shipped to Korea for additional jurying, May 28-June 13, 2003. Contact the Office for International Competition, Exhibition Department, WOCEF, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Gwango-dong San 69-1, Icheon, Gyeonggi-do 460-020. fax 82-31-631-1614, www.ceramicbiennale.org, www.worldceramic.or.kr, email cebiko@worldceramic.or.kr.CALL FOR ENTRIES: 6th Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition, March 12-15, 2003, in conjunction with NCECA in San Diego, CA. Slide deadline Dec 20, 2002. Contact Leah Schlief, Ursuline Academy of Dallas, Dallas TX 75229, 469-232-1814, lschlief@ursuline.pvt.k12.tx.us, generally teachers submit photos of their students work.CALL FOR ENTRIES: Ceramics Futures Awards in Stoke-on-Trent, England. 3 categories: designers/individuals; design students; and schools. Open to ceramic designs where "shape, pattern, function and decoration combine to reflect solo living, informal eating and new cuisines." Winning desin will be prototyped and exhibited in Spring 2003, juried from foamboard display and 200-word description. Contact Amanda Orchard, Ceramic Industry Forum, School of Art & Design, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2XN, England. Amanda.orchard@staff.ac.uk, www.ceramicindustryforum.co.uk.CALL FOR ENTRIES: Craft USA 2002, Nov 17-Dec 22, deadline July 1, all craft media, $25 jury fee, juried from slides, for prospectus send SASE to Craft USA 2002, Silvermine Guild Art Center, 1037 Silvermine Rd, New Canaan, CT 06840, 203-966-9700 x26 CALL FOR ENTRIES: Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts, visual art show, June 21-23, PO Box 526, Joseph OR 97846, 541-432-5202, deadline May 15 CALL FOR ENTRIES: for work using bamboo as a motif or a material. Nancy Bess, American Bamboo Society, 186 Harkness Rd, Amherst MA 01002, www.americanbamboo.org, Deadline Aug 1CALL FOR ENTRIES: Invitational Artist Series, 3 solo shows will be awarded in 2003/2004. Also available is the Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Fellowship, a one-year residency (Sept 2002-Aug 2003). Both deadlines are May 31, send SASE to The Clay Studio, 139 N 2nd St, Philadelphia PA 19106, www.theclaystudio.org/application.CALL FOR ENTRIES: International Festival of Postmodern Ceramics, Oct 13-Nov 9, City Museum of Varzdin, Croatia. Deadline ASAP, works are to be juried June 30 (I think there is a pre-jury from slides, then a second jury from actual work), send in entry application, 2 slides or photos of work, bio, registration fee of $30 ($15 if under 30 years old), www.kerameikon.com/engleski.htm, Croatian Ceramic Association, Krizaniceva 13, 42000 Varazdin, Croatia, Attention: Mrs Blazenka Soic Stebih.FREE RESIDENCY IN IRON CASTING, The "Iron Rodeo," for artists from any discipline, Aug 16-26 at Maryhill Museum of Art, send a letter of interest, 10 slides with descriptions, resume, SASE to Lee Musgrave, Curator of Contemporary Exhibitions, Maryhill Museum of Art, 35 Maryhill Museum Dr, Goldendale WA 98620, deadline May 1 GRANTS: CHALLENGE AMERICA seek to forge partnerships that will build healthy arts community, especially rural & underserved communities, RFP at http://www.nea.gov/guide/Challenge02, deadline May 1.GRANT SEARCH: A new service from the Regional Arts & Culture Council, this is a database of over 200 organizations that fund artists and art organizations in the Northwest. This is on the RACC website, www.racc.org. Another website to check is the Federal grant opportunities site, http://www.arts.gov/federal.htmlGRANTS: GUNK FOUNDATION for public art projects, for non-traditional, thought provoking, site specific work. Individuals, groups or organizations may apply, contact Nadine Lemmon, Gunk Foundation, PO box 333, Gardiner NY 12525, http://www.gunk.org, deadline April 30GRANTS FOR EMERGING ARTISTS from American Craft Council, to support the creation of a new body of work, travel, research, or to attend professional development workshops. 212-274-0630, www.craftcouncil.orgCONTEST FOR COVER OF CERAMICS MONTHLY: They are having a contest for the cover of the December 2002 issue (that will be the last issue during their 50th anniversary year). To be considered, submit up to 3 transparencies. These must be 2 ¼ or 4x5” format (larger than slides!) and must be originals, not duplicates. They should be well lit, sharply focused, with good depth of field. Include caption information, an artist’s statement, resume, and a padded envelope with sufficient postage for their return. Deadline Sept 16, send to Cover Contest, 735 Ceramic Pl, Westerville OH 43081WORKSHOP PRESENTERS WANTED by the Santa Fe Art Institute, contact them at www.sfai.org, 505-424-5050WORKSHOPS The following workshops will be held at Clay Space on the Puget Sound, contact Brenda Beeley, PO BOX 1339, Suquamish, WA 98392-1339, (360) 598-3688, mtimes@telebyte.net:JOHN CALVER: "ALTERING & DECORATING THROWN POTTERY", Demonstration & slide show, June 15 & 16,$120 EUGENE DAUB: "PORTRAITURE & FIGURE SCULPTURE WORKSHOP", June 25-28, $375 + materials and model fees. CHRIS RICCARDO: "PORTRAITURE & FIGURE SCULPTURE WORKSHOP", Week 1 (July 15-19): Clay and/or Plastilene sculpture modeling. Week 2 (July 22-26): Finishing sculptures from first week plus moving towards bronze casting: Plaster and rubber mold-making and wax casting. $300 per week + materials & model fees. ARTHUR GONZALEZ: "CLAY MONOPRINTING & IDEAS IN FIGURATION", Demonstration, slide show & lecture, Aug 17-18, $130 OPEN STUDIO WEEK, Aug 19-23, Enjoy the beautiful Pacific Northwest And Puget Sound while creating with clay with other kindred souls. The studio is set up for sculpting or hand-building. Open studio hours are 9-6, $50 per day plus materials, no instruction provided. LANA WILSON: "INNOVATIVE HAND-BUILDING TECHNIQUES”, Demonstration of hand-building. soft-slab techniques and use of unusual glazes, Sept 15-16, $150 MIRIAM WORKS: MARKETING & BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR THE WORKING ARTIST, Tues. June 25, 28 SW 1st Av (Skidmore Bldg, 6th floor), includes marketing work, pricing, developing business & marketing plans, presenting work to buyers, and more. Pre-registration required, contact www.portlandsaturdaymarket.com/Workshop Registration Form.htm, or call Lisa, 503-222-2054RHUE BRUGGERMAN: HOW TO BUILD THE MINIGAMA, April 7- May 20, $175, build the kiln on Sundays and the kiln will be fired by the builders. Rhue has helped construct numerous wood kilns. Call Stephen Mickey 1-503-491-7149 or email mickeys@mhcc.edu for available space. JAN EDWARDS: THE PAINTER WITHIN: TILES AND VESSELS, June 17-21, working
with color on terra cotta tiles and vessels. Jan will teach tile making and pots
as well as the use of color and pattern on low-fire clay. 9:30-4, M-F,
$125. Call 1-503-491-7149 or email mickeys@mhcc.edu for available space and more
info.
CHRIS KNAPP: VESSELS FOR THE ANAGAMA, May 18, 9-4, $30. Bring tools, sack
lunch, and clay you like to hand build with. Chris will demonstrate in the
morning his methods of making large scale vessels by slab and coiling. In the
afternoon the demo will move into making pots by the broomstick method. Chris is
an up and coming potter with a lot of wood fire experience to share. Call
Stephen Mickey 1-503-491-7149 or email mickeys@mhcc.edu to reserve a space. WORKSHOPS IN SKOPELOS, GREECE: Aug 1-14 on the Island of Skopelos, Greece at The Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, www.Skopart.org. The workshop will be have two instructors will include throwing and hand building, basics of glazing and coloring of sculpture and ceramic items: bisque firing, loading of kilns; firing a traditional wood kiln & electric kiln; building and firing non-traditional kilns; sculpture will focus on the figurative and modeling techniques including hollowing and bas relief.The following workshops will be at Lost Dog Farm, contact Stephanie Friedman, Lost Dog Farm, 4701 Holland Loop Rd. Cave Junction, OR 97523, email: coneten@internetcds.com; (541) 592-6976. Food and lodging are included on the 82 acre property:STEPHANIE FRIEDMAN: CLAY BASICS, June 28-July 1 MARGARET KUHN: HANDCARVED TILES, July 8-14 PENELOPE DEWS: WORKING BIG: MAKING SCULPTURES WITHOUT AN ARMATURE, July 18-21 JIM ROMBERG: RAKU: GLAZE COLOR & FIRE, July 27-28 STEPHANIE FRIEDMAN: SLAB, SURFACE & GLAZE, Aug 8-13 The following workshops will be at Skamania Lodge, in the Columbia Gorge. Classes are $350 each, and you can book rooms at Skamania Lodge. Contact CREATE, PO Box 1244, Stevenson WA 98648, www.createworkshops.com, 1-866-933-6278:ANN MUNSEN: CHINA MOSAICS: June 17-21. $25 fee. CHERYL HALL: MODELING THE FIGURE IN CLAY: Work from the human figure, $20 materials fee The following workshops will be at Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, 650 Pearson College Dr, Victoria BC, V9C 4H7, Canada. 250-391-2420, missa@pearson-college.uwc.ca, www.missa.ca. ROBIN HOPPER: GLAZE & COLOR DEVELOPMENT: July 1-5 & 8-12, $675, each student concentrates on glaze testing in their temperature range of choice. JEFF OESTREICH: WHEEL THROWN ALTERED FORMS FOR THE TABLE: July 1-5 & 8-12, $630, students will throw & facet, stretch or dart their work, workshop includes soda firing. LANA WILSON: INNOVATIVE HANDBUILDING TECHNIQUES: July 1-5 & 8-12, $630, work with soft slabs & textures, emphasis on feet, edges, handles, stamps. HEATHER SPEARS: THE HUMAN HEAD: July 1-5, $325, learn about portraiture in clay. KATRINA CHAYTOR: HANDBUILT TABLEWARE USING MOLDS: $345, using plaster press molds. RANDY BRODNAX: FIRING TECHNIQUES: July 8-12, $365, explore low & high temp oxidation, high fire reduction, low fire salt, fuming of chlorides, raku and more. LORNE LOOMER: BRUSH USAGE: July 8-12, $345, make and use cedar brushes. GORDON HUTCHENS: SCULPTURAL TO FUNCTIONAL FIRING: $365, June 4-8, fire in soda/salt, high- and low-temp reduction, and raku. LES MANNING: DIALOGUE ON CERAMIC FORM: June 1-8, $430, for people who have technical skills and want to explore form JAN EDWARDS: COLOURFUL CLAYWORK: July 1-5, $345, embellish clay surfaces using line, pattern & color. KEITH RICE-JONES: SLAB BUILT STRUCTURES: July 6-7, $115, explore using firm clay slabs and ceramic hinges LAURIE ROLLAND: SURFACE & FORM IN OXIDATION: July 6-7, $115, decorate slabs with texture & slips and form on bisqued molds. MYKEN WOODS: ORIENTAL BRUSH ART: July 6-7, $115, learn calligraphic brush technique DEB TAYLOR: FLOATING CERAMIC ROCKS: July 10, $45, inlaid colored clay slabs will be molded into shapes that can float. The following workshops will be at Creative Arts Community at Menucha, near Corbett, Oregon. $575 each week includes lodging and meals. Contact Norma Morrell, 503-255-1765 or John Kinyon, PO box 4958, Portland OR 97208, bgconyne@pacifier.com, 503-760-5837: BARB CAMPBELL: August 11-17, handbuilding using texture from found objects and staining on dry clay JANET BUSKIRK: August 4-10, handbuilding tool making and raku firing. Also one day of photo silkscreening with guest artist, Brad Menninga The following workshops will be at Oregon College of Art & Craft, 8245 SW Barnes Rd, Portland OR 97225, 503-297-5544, www.ocac.edu: PAUL SOLDNER: LIFE & AESTHETICS: REVISIT FUNDAMENTALS: $475, June 24-28, a fun & lighthearted opportunity to work alongside one of America’s most respected ceramists. SHIRO OTANI: SHIGARAKI WARE: $160, July 27-28, hands-on, learn about Mr Otani’s revolutionary “flame color” against a light clay base. LISA WOLKOW: THE SCULPTURAL CERAMIC OBJECT: $380, July 29-Aug 2, emphasizes investigation of form. RICHEY BELLINGER: GLAZE CALCULATION (class), June 10-Aug 12, Monday nights, $345. Also June 10-Aug 12, Monday afternoons, $279. LISA CONWAY: PAPERCLAY (class), June 12-Aug 14, Wednesday afternoons, $279 RHUE BRUGGEMAN: LARGE SCALE CERAMICS (class), July 11-Aug 15, Thursday evenings, $208 KEN ROWE: FIGURE SCULPTURE (class), June 11-Aug 13, Tuesday evenings, $352 REBECCA URLACHER: HANDBUILDING & PIT FIRING WORKSHOP: May 25-June 15, Saturday afternoons, $137, three days of handbuilding and one day of smoke firing and pit firing. Salem Art Assoc, 503-581-7275, www.salemart.org INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS SYMPOSIUM: in Tacoma, participants from China, Japan, Turkey & USA. 2- week event with slide lectures, demonstrations, hands-on work, contact Rick Mahaffey, rickmahaffey@home.com, 253-752-7323, July-August CERAMIC TOUR OF CHINA: work and study in Jingdezhen and Xian, also visit Shanghai and Beijing. $4395 includes airfare from in US, 6 credits available, May 23-June 29. www.wvu.edu/~ccarts/chinaceramicsmain.htm, 304-293-2140 x 3135, Bob Anderson at West Virginia University INTERNATIONAL GATHERING: in Greece, in conjunction with Cretan Large Storage Jar Festival, exhibits in Athens, lectures and more. Contact PO Box 80653, 185 10 Iraeus, Greece, kerameiki@otenet.gr, www.kerameikitechni.gr. Fairs BEST OF THE NORTHWEST/OPA BOOTH: The OPA will be buying a block of booths at the Portland show, Oct 25-27. Members may buy one of these 10x10’ booths for $375+$42 per 500 watts of electricity. We need your $100 deposit by April 31st if you are interested (balance due Aug 1) plus $5 for the OPA to cover mailing and phone expenses. Please also send us 2 or 3 pictures of your work or of you working for jurying and the artists’ guide. Contact Ted or Minga, bread@onlinemac.com, 1301 N Hwy 99W #214, McMinnville OR 97128, 503-474-3083 (let it ring). SALEM ART FESTIVAL/ OPA BOOTH: The OPA will host a booth in the Guild section at the Salem Art Fair to tell the public about our association and demonstrate pottery making. OPA members who work in the booth will be eligible to sell their work during the Fair, subject to a 20% commission. If you are interested in participating, please contact Rhoda Fleishmann (541-466-5635) or Mary Hindman (541-484-5939), who are coordinating the event. Date for this year's Salem Art Fair is July 19-21. There is no electricity, but we are hoping to get a kickwheel loaned (from Georgies? Local potters?). The booth will cost $125, and this expense will be shared by the participants. ART SPLASH: In Tualatin, July 26-28, deadline June 3, $30 fee, must work a 2-hour shift, 25% commission, juried from 2 slides, call 503-625-0514, 590-4176 (this does not appear to be a booth-type of event, and apparently you do not need to be present to sell your work. –ed) ART IN THE PARK: In Albany, August 16-18, deadline April 25, booth fee $45 for 10x10’, $10 application fee, juried from 5 slides, 541-917-7760, knooshazar@ci.albany.or.us FOREST GROVE WINE FESTIVAL: In Forest Grove, June 15-16, 10x10’ booth for $225, larger booth might be available for other price, 503-357-3045, aldie2929@aol.com CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS MARKET: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (Nov 1-3, 2002 and June 20-22, 2003), San Francisco Fort Mason (March 8-9, 2003). Booth fees $370-855, contact Roy Helms, 575 Cooke St #A2820, Honolulu HI 96813, 808-422-7362, deadline June 20 Ads FOR SALE : 1993 Ford ¾ ton van in perfect condition w/ studded tires, almost new trailer package w/ braking, $8000. Wells Cargo 10 ft trailer, Sports Model (lots of chrome), 1999, $2750. Van & trailer together are $9500. Victoria Littlejohn, 503-472-4898.FOR SALE: 1988 Ford F150 XLT Lariat Pickup, extended cab, canopy, overhead rack. Used primarily for traveling to craft fairs, well maintained, many systems rebuilt or replaced (I didn’t want to be stranded on the road!), body & interior very good, 302 V8, automatic, PS, PB, cruise, am/fm cassette, 193,000 miles, asking $3500, Doug Hively, 503-838-3989 ASSISTANTSHIP SOUGHT: Beginning potter seeking assistantship, will wax, glaze, decorate, load, grunt, or whatever! Can start June 20, Portland area. k_cook@coloradocollege.edu.FOR SALE: Duncan electric kiln (23x29”, equivalent to Skutt 1027), $450. Free: glaze materials (vanadium, minspar [soda spar], 5# wollastonite, 10# borax, ione kaolin [2 5-gallon buckets]), 5 gallons scrap majolica glaze, odd boxes of cones from 019-5 (mostly junior cones), studio shelving (call for sizes) and 2 cute cupboards topped by a removable 5’ wide countertop. Marilyn Cony 503-234-5020 (Portland) HOUSE FOR SALE: In Vernonia, near George Wright’s, small but nicely detailed house with studio building: 24x36’ insulated metal building w/ glaze sink, toilet, gas heat. Attached kiln shed (12x20’) with almost new 64 cu ft Minnesota Flat Top gas kiln. I would love to see a potter benefit from the work I put into this, and will virtually give the kiln to a new potter/owner. Jeff Patterson, 938 6th Ave, box 234, Vernonia OR 97064, 503-429-0219 FOR SALE: 100 cu ft fiber kiln, 80 cu ft shuttle kiln, 40 cu ft 2600’ soft brick front loader kiln. Brent wheel, 1 hp gear driven, $300. Call for kiln prices. 503-638-0437, Walter. FOR SALE: Skutt Auto 1227 electric kiln, 9.9 cu ft, $3000 obo. Shelves, 20 halves, lots of stilts, $200. Tile stackers, 6 are 28 celled, 4 ¼ s, 5 are 11 celled 6x6”, $100. Extruder & dies, $150. Nice wedging table, $180. Various adjustable shelving & table, $250 takes all. Clay: 11 boxes of Newcomb White cone 6, $50; approx 200# Arleo fibered sculpture clay, $50. Glaze: 100 # (dry) PZN white, 100# (wet) PZN white, $50 for both. Slab roller, North Star, locking wheels & canvas, $500 obo. Steve Moxley, 541-258-2028 FOR SALE: Sturdy work table, 5’ wide, 4’ deep, free. Metal shelves, 1’ deepx5’ highx3’ wide, $5 each. Heavy duty folding table, 6’ widex3’ deep, $10. 25# scale, $3. Giffin Grip with selection of arms, $45. Slab Roller, Brent SRC, 2 years old, hardly used, 21x40”, $450. Older Shimpo wheel, good condition, $300. Smaller folding table, free. Skutt 1018 electric kiln (23”w x 18”d), with timer & kiln sitter, 5 years old, very good condition, $500. Plaster slabs for drying clay, various sizes, free. Wood stool, $2. 3 rolling pins, $1 each. Drill with paint mixer for mixing glazes, $20. Georgies cone 6 glazes: 1 gallon each of cobalt blue, sea green, perfect white, grape, also various unopened quarts of other colors. Ohaus triple beam balance, without tare, $50. Mary Walyer, 503-397-5899 (phone in St Helens, items in Portland) FOR SALE: Olympic electric kiln w/ furniture & lots of cones, kiln sitter & timer, 28”wide x 31” deep (equivalent of Skutt 1227), $600. Slab Roller, big 36” wide Brent, $650. Giffin Grip, newer, $50. Venco Pugmill, 4” nozzle, de-airing, 220 volt, $1200. Talisman glaze screen, never used, 80 mesh, $75. Bamboo teapot handles, about 100, several styles, 50¢each. Gas kiln, 40 cu ft, downdraft, w/ arch form, rollaway door, w/ stilts & 40 new silicon carbide shelves (14x28 & 11x28), $2000 obo. Glaze chemicals (including old Kona Feldspar), make offer. Free: mystery glazes (cone 10), clay, plaster bats. Jim Duda, 503-235-5732, Portland
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