2012 Potters Council Conference + Sponsorship Schedule

San Diego, California | February 3-5, 2012 | HANDBUILDING II | Read more…

Birmingham, Alabama | February 16-19, 2012 | Alabama Clay Conference | SPONSORSHIP|  Read more…

Asheboro, North Carolina | March 2-4, 2012 | North Carolina Potters Conference | SPONSORSHIP | Read more…

Lexington, Kentucky | October 19-21, 2012 | THE CERAMIC VOICE: Narrative Works in Clay
Call for Presenters for Potters Council
Would you be interested in being a presenter at an upcoming Potters
Council conference? We are now accepting presenter proposals online. To submit your information click the link below.

Submit a Presenter Proposal Here

POTTERS COUNCIL CONFERENCE

HANDBUILDING II
February 3-5, 2012
San Diego, California
Hosted by Get Centered Clay and Jackson Gray

Mark Your Calendar and Register Today!

SOLD OUT!

To be put on the waiting list, please call 800-424-8698



 

Featured Presenters: Hayne Bayless, Joseph Pintz,
Sandi Pierantozzi and Amy Sanders

Creative, Knowledgeable, Talented, and Engaging
Creative, knowledgeable, talented and engaging describe these experienced presenters participating in the Handbuilding II conference. This not-to-be-missed conference brings together a diverse group of ceramic artists to demonstrate, share, and answer any question you may have on handbuilding and the techniques they use. This conference will help you build upon existing skills and learn new techniques that you can apply to your own studio work. Register today for your chance to learn from Hayne Bayless, Joseph Pintz, Sandi Pierantozzi and Amy Sanders.

Attendees will learn how to. . .

  • Make full use of the extruder and make custom extruder dies
  • Cut stencils from Tyvek
  • Use liquid latex resist with a deer-tail brush
  • Decorate with colored slip inlay
  • Work with stretched slabs
  • Make tools out of common materials and how to modify existing tools to suit a specific need
  • Handbuild functional pots that have good form and function
  • Use circular and rectangular templates, and the method of making various parts fit together.
  • Use alternate ways of treating the bottom of a pot with regard to added feet or foot rings, as well as various types of handles made from slabs and coils.
  • Focus on soft slab construction while considering how stamped patterns and clay appliques enhance the surface
  • Create pieces by pinching, folding and draping thin slabs over bisqued clay molds.
  • Use simple paper templates
  • And much more!

 

POTTERS COUNCIL CONFERENCE

THE CERAMIC VOICE
Narrative Works in Clay
October 19-21, 2012
Lexington, Kentucky
Hosted by Kentucky Mudworks

Mark Your Calendar

Featured Presenters: Linda Arbuckle, Lisa Clague, Ron Meyers, Karen Newgard, Kevin Snipes and Kurt Weiser
Read and watch techniques from present to past workshops

HANDBUILDING II
San Diego, California

Ceramic Artist – Hayne Bayles was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Read the article: Stenciled and Stretched: Ceramic Decorating Techniques Offers a New Twist on Stenciling on Clay.

Ceramic Artist – Joseph Pintz was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Read the article: Down to Earth: Joseph Pintz’s Hand-Hewn Ceramic Sculpture.

Ceramic Artist – Joseph Pintz was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Read the article: Rustic Handbuilt Work Blurs the Lines Between Functional Pottery and Ceramic Sculpture.

Ceramic Artist – Sandi Pierantozzi was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Watch the videos on: Handbuilding Video: Sandi Pierantozzi Demonstrates How to Use a Template to Make a Textured Soft-Slab-Built bowl with a Wrapped Rim.

Ceramic Artist – Sandi Pierantozzi was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Watch the videos on: The Puffy Handle – Sandi Pierantozzi Demonstrates a Great Alternative to a Pulled Handle.

Ceramic Artist – Amy Sanders was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Read the article: Quilting with Clay: A Handbuilt Soft Slab Ceramic Wall Art Project.


CERAMICS IN TUSCANY
Italy

Ceramic Artist – Marcia Selsor was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Click the link to read:How to Make Large Slab-Built Ceramic Forms Using Tarpaper Molds.

FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS + BEYOND
Indianapolis, Indiana

Ceramic Artist – Brooke Noble was featured in Ceramics Monthly.
Click the link to read: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville: From Ceramics Monthly’s MFA Factor

Ceramic Artist – Nan Rothwell was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Click the link to watch: How to Throw a Berry Bowl with a Textured Saucer on the Pottery Wheel.

Ceramic Artist – Nan Rothwell was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Click the link to watch: Bonus Monday Pottery Video: Five Ways to Use Your Credit Card in the Pottery Studio.

TILE+ARCHITECTURAL CERAMICS
Seattle, Washington

Ceramic Artist – Robin Hopper was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Click the watch the video: Pottery Video of the Week: Using Porcelain Ceramic Substrates as a Canvas.

Ceramic Artist – Angelica Pozo was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Click the watch the video:  Pottery Video of the Week: Using a Masonite Template to Make Perfect, Consistent Ceramic Tiles

INSPIRED CERAMIC SURFACES
Temple, Texas

Ceramic Artist – Jake Allee was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Click the link to read: Throwing Clay to Achieve Texture and Interest on Assembled Pots.

Ceramic Artist – Jake Allee was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Click the link to read: Messing With Majolica: An Instructor Shares Tips for Learning and Teaching the Majolica Technique.

Ceramic Artist – Margaret Bohls was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Click the link to read: Margaret Bohls – Slab Teapot.

Ceramic Artist – Sumi Von Dassow was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Click the link to read: Make Your Pottery Shine Without Glaze: Sumi Von Dassow Explains the Basics of Burnishing Pottery.


2011 SURFACE + FORM | Traditions and Innovations
Cincinnati, Ohio

Ceramic Artist – Meredith Host was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Click the link to read: The Ohio State University: From Ceramics Monthly’s MFA Factor.

Ceramic Artist – Jeremy Randall was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Click the link to read: Emerging Ceramic Artist to Watch: Jeremy Randall, Tully, New York

Ceramic Artist – Gwendolyn Yoppolo was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Click the link to read: Persnickety Porcelain: How to Minimize Your Loss Rate With this Gorgeous, Yet Difficult, Material

2010 PORCELAIN II
San Diego, California

Ceramic Artist – Erin Furimsky was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Click the link to read: Studio Visit: Erin Furimsky, Bloomington, Illinois

Ceramic Artist – Lorna Meaden was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Watch the videos on Wheel Throwing Video – Fitting Form: How to Alter Wheel Thrown Pottery Using Darts | Even the Pros Mess Up Spouts! Potter Lorna Meaden Demonstrates “A Great Way to Fix a Spout You Ruined”

Ceramic Artist – Lorna Meaden was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Read the articles: More is More: Lorna Meaden | A Very, Very Fine Line: Drawing on Pottery with Inlaid Slip

2010 SPLENDID SURFACES
Indianapolis, Indiana

Ceramic Artist – Fong Choo was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Website.
Download and read the FREE gift: 7 Great Pottery Projects.

Ceramic Artist – Fong Choo was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Watch the video: A Potter Uses Texture and Flowing Glazes to Make Teapots with Splendid Surfaces

Ceramic Artist – Molly Hatch was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Click the link to read: 2-D to 3-D: Using Image Transfer and Mishima Techniques to Make Drawings on Pottery.

2010 HANDBUILDING
Atlanta, Georgia

Ceramic Artist – Chris Campbell was featured in the Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Click the link to read: Multi-hued Murrinis: Working With Colored Clay to Create Vibrant Tactile Pots

Ceramic Artist – Patz Fowle is featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter
Watch the video: Handbuilding Video: A Surefire Way to Build Strong Handbuilt Sculptures

Ceramic Artist – Mitch Lyons was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Watch the video: Handbuilt Pottery Video: Handbuilding with Mitch Lyons.

Ceramic Artist – Sandi Pierantozzi is featured in Ceramic Arts Bookstore in Studio Practices, Techniques and Tips. Article entitled, “Selling at Retail Shows” by Sandi Pierantozzi and Neil Patterson

Ceramic Artist – Sandi Pierantozzi is featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter
Watch the video: Handbuilding Video: Sandi Pierantozzi Demonstrates How to Use a Template to Make a Textured Soft-Slab-Built Bowl with a Wrapped Rim

2010 PORCELAIN
San Diego, California

Ceramic Artist – Mary Cuzik was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Watch the video: Ceramics Decorating Video: Carving and Slip Trailing Techniques with Mary Cuzick

Ceramic Artists – Meira Mathison, and Tom and Elaine Coleman were featured in Potters Council Conference Video. Watch the video: Porcelain Workshop Video: Meira Mathison, and Tom and Elaine Coleman Share Helpful Pottery Tool Tips

Ceramic Artist – Tom Turner was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Watch the video: Pottery Decorating Video: Tom Turner Workshop DVD.

Ceramic Artists – Tom & Elaine Coleman were featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Read the article: The Old Mud-Pie Dilemma: Making Ceramic Art & Making Ends Meet

2009 EXPRESSIVE SURFACES
Kansas City, Missouri

Ceramic Artist – Lorna Meaden was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Watch the videos on Wheel Throwing Video – Fitting Form: How to Alter Wheel Thrown Pottery Using Darts | Even the Pros Mess Up Spouts! Potter Lorna Meaden Demonstrates “A Great Way to Fix a Spout You Ruined”

Ceramic Artist – Lorna Meaden was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Read the articles: More is More: Lorna Meaden | A Very, Very Fine Line: Drawing on Pottery with Inlaid Slip

2009 FOCUS ON FUNCTION
Cincinnati, Ohio

Ceramic Artist – Amy Sanders was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter
Read the article Quilting with Clay: A Handbuilt Soft Slab Ceramic Wall Art Project

Ceramic Artist – Mike Baum was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Read the article Hip to be Square: Making Squared Casseroles

 

2009 SURFACE FORM & SUBSTANCE
Indianapolis, Indiana

Ceramic Artist – Debra Fritts was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Read the article on The Figure in Clay: Ceramic Sculptor Debra Fritts Gives a Sneak Peek of Potters Council Workshop

Ceramic Artist – Eva Kwong was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Watch the video on Using Paper Stencils for Precise Underglaze Decoration.

Ceramic Artist – Jeffrey Nichols was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Read the article on Building up Luminescent Surfaces with Commercial Underglazes.

Ceramic Artist – Jeffrey Nichols was featured in Ceramic Arts Daily Newsletter.
Watch the video on How to Make a Properly Functioning Handbuilt Spout for a Teapot.

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