Ceramic Arts Daily

Presenters

CAROL ROSE DEAN
Designing Tile for Installation: Budget, Tile Design and Application
Carol, owner of Dean Tile and Design, will share her experiences of designing and installing tile. She will take 3 theoretical “designs” from conception to installation, looking at what each type of installation entails. Carol will show how to plan for the budget, design, and implementation of these types of projects. Using these three hypothetical projects:

• Project 1: Portable project, a mirror frame.

• Project 2: a commission for a private client, vanity top, back-splash and mirror.

• Project 3: a committee based public project that requires fabrication and installation
  

Attendees will leave this demonstration with a broader understanding of the design/installation process necessary for the completion of projects on a larger scale.

Additional Information:
Carol Rose Dean studied Ceramics with Mike Moran at the Evergreen State College where she received a BFA in Ceramic Sculpture, with a minor in Arts Management. She spent 8 years working as a General Contractor, before becoming a Tile Contractor and opening the studio/gallery Dean Tile and Design in 1999. Since then she has taught Tile making workshops, and designed and installed tile for public and private clients in the Puget Sound area. Her work has been shown in galleries and museums throughout the United States. Her work is in public and private collections.

To learn more about Carol, visit: www.deantile.com

BARBARA BENSON KEITH
Introduction to Glass Mosaics
In this glass mosaic class, Barbara will demonstrate glass cutting and shaping techniques, methods of application, choices in adhesives and backerboards, and introduce different kinds of glass tessarae and a variety of patterning styles. A broad range of mosaics will be introduced and serve as inspiration for the group mosaics that the attendees will be working on. Attendees will learn the following:

• Cutting techniques: using a rotary scoring cutter and running pliers to score and break glass, using a wheeled nipper to cut smaller pieces.

• Shaping techniques: Using a grinder on the glass as needed.

• Introduce different patterning techniques, photos of inspirations in a Powerpoint show, choices in backer boards, adhesives, and tesserae.
  
• Participants will learn basic cutting techniques and have the chance to work on a group mosaic during class using their new skills. During the powerpoint presentation, attendees will be introduced to the history of mosaics, different mosaic techniques and be shown a variety of high quality glass mosaics.
  

Additional Information:
Barbara is a self-taught stained glass mosaic artist. She has published two books for children illustrated completely with stained glass mosaics: The Girls and Boys of Mother Goose and Mosaic Zoo: An ABC Book. She is a full time artist and has created several large scale public art mosaics in the last few years.

Hands-on Opportunities: After learning about different materials and seeing a variety of patterning techniques to achieve desired effects, participants will work on a group glass mosaic.

For more information about Barbara, visit: www.barbarakeithdesigns.com or www.brownianbee.com

KARIN KRAEMER
Making Maiolica Tiles
Karin will demonstrate a variety of ways to make, cut and keep tile flat. She will focus on important facets of tile making that include making, drying and firing tile. Attendees will learn basic tile construction in handbuilt and mechanical methods. Examples of historic and contemporary maiolica tiles will be shown. Karin will share recipes and technical details for using maiolica, designing and making custom tile. If you love to paint, this will be a great new way to explore surface design. Attendees will learn the following:

• Basic tile construction - discover a variety of ways to make, cut and keep tile flat.

• Learn to paint the in-glaze maiolica stains on pre-base-glazed tiles.

• Discussion on design, brushwork, color theory and more will be explored.

• Receive recipes and technical details for using maiolica.
  

Additional Information:
Karin has 20 years of clay experience and a wide range of technical tips for both making tile and using maiolica glaze. Karin lives and works in Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. Her shop is part of the Old Trade and Commerce Marketplace in Superior, an historic building filled with artisan entities. Karin is the chair of the North End Arts Council in Superior. She makes functional pots, wall pieces, and custom tile that are available in her shop, in galleries, and at art fairs around the United States. Karin has a BFA in Glass and MFA in Ceramics from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, where she first learned to use Maiolica glaze. She teaches occasionally at Lake Superior College, the Duluth Art Institute and her studio. Making custom tile is an exciting part of her work now.

Hands-on Opportunities: Attendees will begin by looking at some examples of Maiolica tiles. Then we’ll have a demo of how to make easy slabs, how to keep them flat through the whole process, and discuss shrinkage and design. Karin will do a demo of stains, techniques such as brushwork, stenciling, wax resist, etc on the surface of pre-made tiles. Then the participants will paint their own tiles. Attendees are welcome to take home the tiles to fire.

For more information about Karin visit: www.duluthpottery.com

CARRIE ANNE PARKS
Taking Tiles to School
Based on Carrie Anne’s experience in designing, building and installing ceramic tile murals in school settings, her presentation will cover practical aspects of working with teachers, administrators, school carpenters, parents and students. Seeming constraints such as climate, architectural structures, budgets and academic calendars can also serve as important design criteria that inspire tile projects that fill the special needs of schools and communities for which they are made.

Carrie Anne will demonstrate forming and glazing techniques appropriate for working with students in various grade levels and will discuss installation considerations including mounting, grouting and maintaining tiles. She will also show examples of a number of completed projects.

Additional Information:
Carrie Anne began making tiles at Wesleyan College in Macon, GA, where she completed a B.F.A. in ceramics and drawing. Following college, she worked as an apprentice to potter Takeo Sudo in Mashiko, Japan. She the earned an M.F.A. with an emphasis in ceramic sculpture, at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.

Since 1982, she has taught at Alma College, Alma, MI, where tile making is a regular part of the 3-d design curriculum. Carrie Anne has often had opportunities to collaborate with her students on tile installations for the College and other area schools. Carrie Anne’s figurative drawings and ceramic sculptures are exhibited nationally and have been included in numerous books on contemporary ceramics. An NEA Regional visual Arts Fellowship in 1994 allowed her to study architectural tile work and sculpture in Italy. Recently, her work has won awards in the Cheongju International Craft Competition in Cheongju, Korea and the Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition in Peoria, IL.

For more information about Carrie Anne, visit: http://othello.alma.edu/~parks/resume.html

SHEILA MENZIES & JOSEPH TAYLOR
Handmade Tiles: The State of the Art, Past and Present
Handmade tiles, historically noted for their usefulness throughout the world, have also excelled aesthetically during select periods when social and economic conditions have encouraged the flowering of ceramic arts, the result being a renaissance of productivity and artistic achievement. In the United States decorative tiles have been produced for about 130 years, at first patterned after those in Europe and the Middle East and gradually evolving into a uniquely American product. The initial period of creativity in this country lasted just over 50 years. Interestingly, the current surge of popularity in handmade tiles is fast approaching 50 years as well.

In Part One of our PowerPoint presentation we will trace the origins of U.S. tiles and review the major American tile makers who have stood out for their artistic achievement from the mid 1870s to the the Great Depression. In Part Two of the the presentation, the focus will shift to the evolution of contemporary decorative tile making in the United States with examples of exceptional work from the 1960s to the present. Most of the successful tile makers today have been influenced by their predecessors, and we will we point out these inspirational sources whenever possible.

Attendees will come away from the presentation with a broad knowledge of the history of handmade tiles in the United States, the origins and inspirations behind these historic tiles and the connections with those who are making tiles throughout the country today.

Additional Information:
Sheila Menzies and Joseph Taylor co-manage the Tile Heritage Foundation, a member-supported organization for research and preservation of ceramic surfaces established in 1987. Sheila is the coordinator of Tile Heritage educational events as well as a craftsperson, a mixed media artist including mosaic and clay. Joe is a writer and lecturer on tile history; he has focused his research on the evolution of tile manufacturing in California. The two have traveled extensively in North America and Europe documenting historic and contemporary tile installations. Honored with prestigious awards from tile industry groups, they often appear together to deliver presentations drawing from the Foundation’s extensive library and archives.

Sheila has had an affinity with tiles since childhood. Having grown up in Scotland she entertained herself as a child with the beautiful floral tiles surrounding her grandmother’s best room fireplace and later with the “wally closes,” the Victorian art-tiled wainscot entryways in Glasgow. In recent years as a result of her experience with pebble, glass, and ceramic mosaics, she has been asked to serve as a juror for the annual SAMA competitions. Joe left behind a Tiffany tile fireplace when he moved west from his childhood home in Rochester, New York. He was initiated into the world of tiles when he worked as Director of Sales at McIntyre Tile Company in Healdsburg, California from 1973 to 1985. He has been a principal contributor to More About Malibu Potteries 1926-1932; Catalina Tile of the Magic Isle; The Arts and Crafts Movement in California: Living the Good Life; Batchelder Tilemaker; California Tile: The Golden Era 1910-1940; and most recently Motawi Tileworks.


For more information about Sheila, Joe and the Tile Heritage Foundation visit: www.tileheritage.org

Courtesy Tile Heritage Foundation - Grueby Faience at the Lackawanna Railroad Station in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Made by William Henry Grueby, South Boston, Massachusetts, 1908	Courtesy Tile Heritage Foundation - Low Art Tile in the Original Governor’s Mansion, Helena, Montana. Produced by John Gardner Low, Low Art Tile Works, Chelsea, Massachusetts, circa 1880s.	Courtesy Tile Heritage Foundation - Moravian Tile at the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Made by Henry Chapman Mercer, Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1906.
Courtesy Tile Heritage Foundation - Merri Britt, Art-On-Tile, Crawford, Colorado.	Courtesy Tile Heritage Foundation - Penny Brogden, Penny Brogden Art Tiles, Berkeley, California.	Courtesy Tile Heritage Foundation - Sonoma Tilemakers, Windsor, California

LOUIS & ALLEN VOIGT
Fundamentals of Ceramic Tile Installations
Allen and Louis will teach you the basics of installing handmade tiles. They will help you determine what tiles to use for certain projects, what should be underneath the tile and how to install it. Allen and Louis will share their knowledge on how to keep your tiles looking great for years to come. You will learn the following:

• Learn the basic steps of installing ceramic tile.

• Underlayments.

• Movement and soft joints.

• Tools of the trade.

• The right tile for the right place.

• Be “Green” during installing tile.

• Safety.

• Installation Methods for floor and wall.

• Using tile in the outdoors.

• Installing tile over heated floors.

• Grouting, cleaning and sealers.
  

Additional Information:
Allen and Louis are brothers, who are second generation master tile mechanics. They install all types of ceramic, glass and stone tile though out the United States. Their work has also been featured on “HGTV”. Allen and Louis are members of the National Tile Contractor Association and the Handmade Tile Association.

For more information on Voigt Tile & Stone call (612) 703-9129.

Barbara Benson Keith

Hands-on Opportunities: After learning about different materials and seeing a variety of patterning techniques to achieve desired effects, participants will work on a group glass mosaic.

What to Bring:

• glass cutter
• running pliers
• Leponitt wheeled nippers
• eye protection
• face mask

Special Offer:

For those who are new and not sure of what to purchase and would like to have a set of tools to do work in the future, Mosaic on a Stick will be offering two kits for advance purchase. Note that these kits are optional. The deadline to order the kits is September 4, 2009. Both kits will contain the same tools. The difference in the kits are quality of the tools. The kits will be delivered to the conference for pick-up.

• Kit #1 - Professional Tools: Toyo comfort grip supercutter, Lepponitts and Lepponitt Running pliers and goggles for $75.
• Kit #2 - Starter Tools: Basic wheeled nipper, studio pro running pliers, studio pro glass cutter and goggles for $40

To Order:

Mosaic-on-a-Stick
595 N. Snelling Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55104
info@mosaiconastick.com
P: (651) 645-6600
F: (651) 645-6602
www.mosaiconastick.com

Karin Kraemer

Hands-on Opportunites: Attendees will begin by looking at some examples of Maiolica tiles. Then we’ll have a demo of how to make easy slabs, how to keep them flat through the whole process, and discuss shrinkage and design. Karin will do a demo of stains, techniques such as brushwork, stenciling, wax resist, etc on the surface of pre-made tiles. Then the participants will paint their own tiles. Attendees are welcome to take home the tiles to fire.Attendees will begin by looking at some examples of Maiolica tiles. Then we’ll have a demo of how to make easy slabs, how to keep them flat through the whole process, and discuss shrinkage and design. Karin will do a demo of stains, techniques such as brushwork, stenciling, wax resist, etc on the surface of pre-made tiles. Then the participants will paint their own tiles. Attendees are welcome to take home the tiles to fire.

What to Bring:

• Bamboo brushes, liner brushes
• Wax resist
• Paper and Pencil
• Rulers, Squares or Quilter’s Square
• Small Boards to work on or cardboard 5″ x 7″ size

Airport:
Minneapolis - St. Paul (MSP) International Airport
Website: www.mspairport.com

Distance between Airport and Edina Art Center is about 10 miles - 15 minute drive.

Ground Transportation:
General Ground Transportation Information
Website: www.mspairport.com/msp/ground_transportation/default.aspx

Car Rental from airport:
Lindbergh Terminal
4300 Glumack Drive
St. Paul, MN 55111
For driving directions to

Website: www.mspairport.com/msp/Ground_Transportation/Car_Rental.aspx

Taxi from airport:
Humphrey Terminal
7150 Humphrey Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55450
Website: www.mspairport.com/msp/Ground_Transportation/Taxi_Service.aspx

Map:
Edina Art Center

There is much to see in do around Minneapolis St. Paul This is a great opportunity to bring your family or friends and extend your visit.


For things to do in and around Minneapolis St. Paul: www.minneapolis.org/page/1/see-do-minneapolis.jsp

You are invited to register online, by mail or fax, or by telephone.

• To register online, click on the “Register Now!” button:

• To register by mail or fax, click on the Registration Form link below to download a PDF of the registration form that you can mail or fax to us at Potters Council, PO Box 15699, North Hollywood, CA 91615-9145; fax 818-487-4550.
  
  
  • Handmade Tile & Mosaics Registration Form (PDF)

• To register by telephone, call toll free at 800-424-8698 or international 818-487-2054.

• Student Discounts (Valid Student ID) and Day Passes available. Call 800-424-8698 for more information.