Workshops

Prescott
August 7–9 “Rio Grande PMC Certificaton” with Tonya Davidson. Fee: $425. Contact Rio Grande, 2057 Heavenly Place, Prescott 86303; education@riogrande.com; www.riogrande.com/pmc/rio_rewards.htm; (866) 346-2698.

Mendocino
June 4-8 "Paperclay Encounter" with Chris Rodi. Fee: $375; Members: 
$350, includes 50 pounds of clay.
June 11-15 "Clay, Creativity & Beyond" with Ricahard Garriott-
Stejskal. Fee: $375; Members: $350, includes  50 pounds of clay.
June 18 -22 "Image Transfer Techniques" with Paul Wandless. Fee: 
$375; Members: $350, includes  50 pounds of clay.
June 25-29 "Objects & Ideas" with Sally Brogden. Fee: $375; Members: 
$350, includes  50 pounds of clay.
July 9-13 "Dynamic Jauntiness" with Annie Chrietzberg. Fee: $425; 
Members: $400, includes  50 pounds of clay.
July 16-20 "Finials as Fun" with Donna Billick. Fee: $375; Members: 
$350, includes clay and cement.
July 16-20 "Making Pots with Meaning" with Chris Staley. Fee: $375; 
Members: $350, includes 50 pounds of clay.
July 30-August 3 "Garden Vessels & Earthly Delights" with Ellen 
Sachtschale. Fee: $375; Members: $350, includes  50 pounds of clay.
August 6-10 "Berning Sculptures & Vessels" with Kelly and Trent 
Berning. Fee: $375; Members: $350, includes  50 pounds of clay.
August 13-17 "Basic Alternative Raku" with Eduardo Lazo. Fee: $375; 
Members: $350, includes  50 pounds of clay.
August 20-24 "Advanced Alternative Raku" with Eduardo Lazo. Fee: 
$375; Members: $350, includes  50 pounds of clay.
August 27-31 "Porcelain Slip Construction" with Geraldine Wallace. 
Fee: $375; Members: $350, includes  50 pounds of clay.
Contact Mendocino Art Center, 45200 Little Lake St., Mendocino 95460; www.mendocinoartcenter.org; (707) 937-5818.

San Diego

July 8 Demonstration Workshop with Ecuadorian Kichwa Potters. Contact San Diego Potter’s Guild, Spanish Village/1770 Village Place Studio #29, San Diego 92101; joanluly@mac.com; www.sandiegopottersguild.com; (619) 239-0507.

Denver
June 28 “Studio Workshop” with Annie Chrietzberg. Fee: $75. Contact Earth to Annie, 2955 Glenarm Pl., Denver 80205; meandering@earthtoannie.com;
http://earthtoannie.com (303) 241-1191.

January 5 “Plaster Workshop” with Jonathan Kaplan. Fee: $100. Contact Ceramic Design Group/Plinth Gallery, 3520 Brighton Blvd., Denver 80216; www.plinthgallery.com; www.ceramicdesigngroup.net; (303) 909-5488.

Snowmass Village
June 2-6, 2008, "Field & Frame: Exploring Plates and Platters" with Gail Kendall, Fee: $690, includes studio fee.
June 2-13, 2008, "Animal Imagery & Meaning," with Joe Bova, Fee: $900, includes studio fee.
June 9-20, 2008, "Handbuilt Pots: Form, Function and Context" with Mark Pharis. Fee: $900, includes studio fee.
June 16-27, 2008 "Ceramic Head Constructions" with Stan Welsh. Fee: $930, includes studio fee.
June 30 - July 11, 2008 "Slab & Coil: Handbuilding Fundamentals," with Jill Oberman & Sam Harvey. Fee: $980, includes studio fee.
July 7-18, 2008 "Ceramic Sculpture as Social/Political Commentary" with Richard Notkin. Fee: $1000, includes studio fee.
July 14-25, 2008 "Who You Are: A Self Portrait" with Tip Toland. Fee: $1000, includes studio fee.
Jul 21 - Aug 1, 2008, "Majolica on Terra Cotta Pottery" with Posey Bacopoulos. Fee: $1000, includes studio fee.
July 28-August 8, 2008 "Handbuilding Vessels" with John and Andrea Gill. Fee: $1080, includes studio fees.
August 4-15, 2008, "On & Off the Wheel: Basic Pottery" with Andy Brayman and Christa Assad. Fee: $1080, includes studio fees.
August 18-29, 2008 "Wood-fired and Decorated: the Bourry Box Alternative" with Charity Davis-Woodard and Special Guest Artist Lorna Meaden. Fee: $1080, includes studio fees.
Sept 6-19, 2008 "Finding Form through Surface" with Mary Barringer and Special Guest Artists David Pinto and Sam Clarkson.
Contact: Doug Casebeer, e-mail: info@andersonranch.org;
telephone (970) 923-3181 x201, 5263 Owl Creek Rd., Snowmass Village, CO 81615; see http://www.andersonranch.org/workshops/index.php?page=workshops-overview.

Decatur
October 4–5 “Functional Delicacies: Handbuilding in Porcelain” with Annette Gates. Fee: $245.
October 17–19 “Image Transfer Techniques” with Paul Andrew Wandless. Fee: $295.
November 9–11 “Dreaming in Clay with Metal” with Lisa Clague.Fee: $295.
Contact MudFire Clayworks, 175 Laredo Dr., Decatur 30030; info@mudfire.com; (404) 377-8033.

Portland
June 14 “Image Transfer from Copier Image” with Kelly Donohoe.
July 12 “Slip and Resist Decorating Techniques” with Maureen Mills.
July 26 “Moving Beyond the Jar: Glaze Formulation at Cone 5/6” with Chris Archer.
August 9 “Sagger Firing and Terra Sigillata” with Tacha Vosburgh. Fee/session: $60.
Contact Portland Pottery, 118 Washington Ave., Portland 04101; studiodesk@portlandpottery.com; www.portlandpottery.com; (207) 772-4334.       

Arnold
June 28 “Creating Ceramic Tables From Design to Completion.” Fee: $100; non-refundable deposit of $50.00 is required by June 20, 2008.
July 12 “Garden Fountains, Bird Baths and Landscape Containers: Large-Scale Throing and Handbuilding.” Fee $100; non-refundable deposit of $50.00 is required by July 3, 2008.
July 13 “Strategies for a Successful Businiess in Art: Creating Money and Increasing Your Network.” Fee: $100; non-refundable deposit of $50.00 is required by July 3, 2008.
Contact Jayne Shatz Pottery Workshops, 452  Laurel Valley Court, Arnold (5 minutes from Annapolis) 21012; Telephone (410) 757-6351.

Baltimore
October 3–5 “Ornately Functional: Form and Surface” with Kristen Kieffer. Fee: $220; members, $200.
October 3 lecture free and open to the public, please RSVP.
October 17–19 “Gesture, Expression, Narrative: Bringing Life into Sculpting the Head” with Tip Toland. Fee: $220; members, $200.
October 17 lecture free and open to the public, please RSVP.
Contact Baltimore Clayworks, 5707 Smith Ave., Baltimore 21209; www.baltimoreclayworks.org; (410) 578-1919.

Saugatuck
July 6-19 Site-Specific Installations with Clay with Sadashi Inuzuka. Fee: $1200-$2220 (additional lab fee of $150). Contact Sarah Workneh, Ox-Bow, School of Art and Artists' Residency, Saugatuck, MI 49453; (312) 629-6157; ox-bow@artic.edu; www.ox-bow.org.

Demarest
June 7 and 14 (2 Saturdays) "A Personal Approach to Glazing" with Beatrice Bloom. Fee: $115, plus firing fee payable during class. Participants must bring 6-10 bisqued pieces to each session; the results from the first session will be ready for the second.
June 17-20 "Oven to Table: Pots for Cooking and Serving" with Robbie Lobell. Fee: $450
plus material and firing fees payable during class. Registration fee includes Monday lecture and potluck dinner.
Contact Lorraine Zaloom, The Art School at Old Church, 561 Piermont Rd., Demarest 07627; info@tasoc.org; www.tasoc.org; (201) 767-7160.

Lincroft
June 22 “Tribal and Character Mask” with Pete MacConnell. Basic handbuilding skills required. Fee: $38.
July 17 or August 14 “Throwing Large Forms” with Bryan Quincannon. Fee: $40/session.
July 26 or August 9 “Raku at Night” with Christina Carlson. Fee: $32/session.
July 27 “Aluminum Foil Saggar” with Christina Carlson. Fee: $45
Contact Barbara Zarella, Monmouth County Park System, 805 Newman Springs Rd., Lincroft 07738; bzarella@monmouthcountyparks.com; www.monmouthcountyparks.com; (732) 842-4000.

Abiquiu
July 14–20 “Handmade Tiles: Images of the Southwest” with Susan Martin Serra. Fee: $385. Contact Ghost Ranch, Highway 84 N., Abiquiu 87510; darlener@ghostranch.org; www.ghostranch.org; (505) 685-4333.

Cross River
June 22, August 24 “Raku Firing” with David Hughes. Fee: $125. Contact Katonah Art Center, 131 Bedford Rd., Katonah 10536; katonahartcenter@earthlink.net; www.katonahartcenter.com; (914) 232-4843.

Nassau
June 27–29 “Slip Decoration on Ornamental and Utilitarian Earthenware—1650–1850,” includes lectures and demonstrations. Fee: $465. Contact Don Carpentier, Eastfield Village, Box 465, Nassau 12123; desapottery1@fairpoint.net; (518)766-2422.

New Rochelle
October 17-19 “The Wildness Within” with Beth Cavener Stichter. Fee: $200. This event is held in held in conjunction with All Fired Up!: A Celebration of Clay in Westchester. For more information or to register online, visit www.clayartcenter.org.

New York
June 6–8 “PMC Connection Artisan Certification.” Fee: $510.
June 7–8 “Techniques in Precious Metal Clay.” Fee: $285.
Contact Vera Lightstone, 347 W. 39th St., New York 10018; vera@silverclay.com; www.silverclay.com; (212) 947-6879.

Port Chester
June 28-29 “How to Think in Clay: A Workshop for K-6 Art Educators” with Roberta Shapiro. Fee:  $180
July 12-13 “Exploring the Teapot Form:  A Workshop with Fong Choo.” Artist Lecture: Friday, July 11, 7pm. Fee: $200.
August 4-8 “OUT-OF-ROUND: Discovering New Shapes & Forms in Clay” with Laura Ross. Fee: $395.
Contact Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street, Port Chester 10573; Telephone (914) 937-2047 or visit www.clayartcenter.org.

Brasstown
Ongoing weeklong clay workshops at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Open year-round. (January 1-December 31) $478/week tution; food and lodging available on site for an additional fee. One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902; (800) 365-5724; (828) 837-2775; info@folkschool.org; www.folkschool.org; Call to request a free catalog with course descriptions, photographs, and registration details.

Little Switzerland
August 25–29 “Sculpting the Figure in Clay at Wildacres Retreat” with Melisa Cadell. Fee: $525. Contact Judy Mooney 220 E. 46th St., Savannah, GA 31405; judymooney@bellsouth.net; (912) 443-9313.

Wentworth
June 7–9 “Maiolica Workshop” with Matthias Ostermann. Fee: $225; Carolina Clay Guild members, $200. Contact Molly Lithgo, Carolina Clay Guild, PO Box 5656, Greensboro, NC 27435; mlithgo@tria.rr.com; (336) 275-1202.

Eugene
June 23 Workshop with Robert Barron. Contact Tom Rohr; rohr@lanecc.edu; (541) 463-5417.

Philadelphia
 June 14 “Significant Surfaces: Creating Meaning Through Pattern and Layers” with Naomi Cleary. Contact The Clay Studio, 139 N. Second St., 19106; www.theclaystudio.org; (215) 925-3453.

June 28–29 “It’s Pouring Pots!,” handbuilding teapots, pitchers and various small pouring pots with Sandi Pierantozzi. Fee: $200, includes materials and lunch. Contact Neil Patterson and Sandi Pierantozzi, Neighborhood Potters, 2034 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia 19130; pots@sandiandneil.com; www.sandiandneil.com; (215) 236-1617.

Fort Worth
June 20- 22, "Attention to Surface Excellence," with Vee Chin, Bridget Hauser, Gary Huntoon, Jim Bob Salazar, Fee: $125. To reserve your place at the workshop send a check for $125 made out to LMRA. Send the check or money order to Orbry Chamblee, 1819 East Lake Dr., Weatherford, Texas, 76087; telephone (817) 223-6600.

Weatherford
June 20–22 “Attention to Surface Excellence” with Vee Chin, Bridget Hauser, Gary Huntoon and Jim Bob Salazar. Fee: $125. Contact Orbry Chamblee, LMRA, 1819 E. Lake Dr., Weatherford 76087; www.sunsetcanyonpottery.com/bio.html; http://vickihardin.com/gallery/huntoon/index.htm.

Shelburne
July 12, August 9 Raku Workshop with Adam Conway. Fee/session: $55. Contact Shelburne Art Center, 54 Harbor Rd., PO Box 52, Shelburne 05482; info@shelburneartcenter.org; www.shelburneartcenter.org; (802) 985-3648.

Waitsford
June 23-24 "Raku Firing: Tips and Techniques for Great Results." Fee: $200.

Ongoing (participants choose the time, length & course of study) "Stay & Clay" Fee $200/day, Includes: B&B stay, materials, firings, wheel instruction.
Contact Luke Iannuzzi, 1460 Main St., Waitsfield 05673; (800) 496-8878;  info@wilderfarminn.com; www.thenakedpotter.org

Norfolk
June 6–8, 2008 "Using Colored Clay and Colored Slips" with Chris Campbell  www.ccpottery.com. $135; CDA members, $105. Virginia Wesleyan College, Hofheimer Fine Arts Building. Contact: Sooz Yager, Workshop Committee Chair, soozigus@cox.net; telephone: (757) 595-3185. Or make check payable to CDA and mail to: Susan Yager, 121 Terrell Road, Newport News, VA  23606; Non-members, please include email and phone.

Jackson
June 12–13 “Tile: Making, Decorating, Marketing” with Paul Lewing. Fee: $300; members, $275. Contact Sam Dowd, Ceramics and Sculpture, Art Association of Jackson Hole; sam@artassociation.org; www.artassociation.org; (307) 733-6379.

British Columbia, Burnaby
July 26–30 “Handbuilding and Tricks of the Trade” with Vince Pitelka. Fee: CAN$225.41 (US$219), barcode 157591. Contact Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby, BC V5G 2J3; jay.maclennan@burnaby.ca; www.shadboltcentre.ca; (604) 205-3042.

Nova Scotia, Halifax
July 2–August 19 “Ceramics Workshop: Using History as Inspiration,” with Julia Galloway and Margaret Bohls. Contact Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 5163 Duke St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3J6; cholzer@nscad.com; www.nscad.ca; (902) 494–8123

Skælskør
September 10–12 “To Write About Ceramics Workshop” with Love Jönsson. Fee: 1500 DKr (US$314).
September 22–26 “Cross Draught Kiln Collaborative Firing.” Fee: 500 DKr (US$105); additional individual firing expenses.
October 13–17 “Plaster Workshop” with Richard Saaby. Fee: 2300 DKr (US$478).
Contact International Ceramic Research Center-Guldagergaard, Heilmannsvej 31A, Skælskør DK-4230; ceramic@ceramic.dk; www.ceramic.dk; 45 5819 0016.

Florence, Certaldo
August 31–September 13 “Salt Firing” with Jane Hamlyn and Pietro Maddalena. Fee: $2100. Contact Pietro Maddalena, La Meridiana, International School of Ceramic Art in Tuscany, Loc. Bagnano, 135, Certaldo 50052; info@lameridiana.fi.it; www.lameridiana.fi.it; (39) 0571 660084.

Tuscany
July 3–17 “Wood Fired Terra-cotta in Italy” with Don Davis. Fee: $2700. Contact Don Davis, Associate Professor, Dept. of Art and Design, ETSU; davisdr@etsu.edu; davis1clay@charter.net; www.dondavispottery.com; (423) 439-7864; (423) 207-1228.

February 2009 “Village Pottery Experience,” includes work and fire with village potters. Limit of 12 persons. Contact Denys James, Discovery Art Travel, 182 Welbury Dr., Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 2L8 Canada; denys@denysjames.com; www.denysjames.com; (250) 537-4906.

November 8–27 “Ceramics and Cultural Excursion,” includes Berber traditional pottery, adobe architecture and tile art in Southern Morroco. Limit of 12 persons. Contact Denys James, Discovery Art Travel, 182 Welbury Dr., Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 2L8 Canada; denys@denysjames.com; www.denysjames.com; (250) 537-4906.

January–February 2009 “Burma: Ceramics and Cultural Excursion,” includes pottery making and firing in traditional villages, cultural and historical tours. Limit of 12 persons. Contact Denys James, Discovery Art Travel, 182 Welbury Dr., Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 2L8 Canada; denys@denysjames.com; www.denysjames.com; (250) 537-4906.

September 18–October 9 “Turkey Ceramics Excursion,” includes hands-on workshops including handbuilding, colored porcelain and decals with Mehmet Kutlu and Erdogan Gulec. September 22–26 Workshop with Mehmet Kutlu. Limit of 12 persons. Contact Denys James, Discovery Art Travel, 182 Welbury Dr., Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 2L8 Canada; denys@denysjames.com; www.denysjames.com; (250) 537-4906.