Michael McDowell on thu 1 may 97
Vince Pitelka's Ancient Clay Workshop to be offered in Northwest
Washington.
Michael McDowell will be hosting an offering of Vince Pitelka's "Ancient
Clay" workshop at his home and studio ten miles north of Bellingham, WA.
This is a five day workshop in which participants will "learn by doing" the
tribal, pre-glaze, pre-kiln, techniques of forming, decorating and firing
their pots.
Vince Pitelka is head of the clay program at Tennessee Technological
University's Appalachian Center for Crafts,and has been teaching variations
of his ancient clay workshops for twelve years.
Dates of the workshop will be August 4th through August 8th, 1997. These
dates have been chosen to coincide with the cooling period of the Tozan
kiln in Nanaimo, B.C.. Those wishing to participate in both the firing of
the Tozan kiln and Vince's workshop will be able to do so without any
scheduling conflict.
Workshop size will be limited to a maximum of sixteen. $200 (US) fee
includes workshop attendance, tools, polychrome slips & terra sig. Clay
custom blended to Vince's exacting standards will be available for
purchase.
Those wishing to keep lodging & meals expense to a minimum are invited to
pitch tents on Michael's lawn, and join in the cooperative creation of
group meals. A large organic garden on site will provide a good start
toward our needs. For those wishing slightly less primitive lodging, there
is a Bed & Breakfast right next door, and the owner has been alerted to be
ready to field requests for room sharing, space on the porch with shower
privileges, etc. (Phone Slater House Bed & Breakfast (800) 815-4273). There
is also a "Super 8 Motel" just about 3/4 of a mile from the site, phone
(360) 384-8881, or toll free reservations at (800) 800-8000 (ask for Super
8 Motel - Ferndale, WA).
Those wishing to reserve a place at this workshop should send a $50 US
non-refundable deposit to Michael McDowell at P.O. Box 4125, Bellingham, WA
98227, along with your deposit, please indicate whether you intend to pitch
a tent and/or participate in group meals. For further information about the
workshop contents, contact Vince Pitelka during business hours at The
Appalachin Center for Crafts (central time zone) at (615) 597-6801. For
information regarding the workshop site, schedule, lodging & meals options
write to Michael or e-mail at MMcDowell@compuserve.com. For those who MUST
use the phone, call Michael at (360) 384-2543 from the US, if calling from
Canada, contact Veronica Shelford at (250) 246-1509. Veronica is also the
person to contact for information regarding participation in the Tozan
firing. You can e-mail her at
Hope you can make it!
Michael
Michael McDowell on wed 7 may 97
Hi clayart!
Just some additional information that was neglected in my first posting of
the announcement of the Ancient Clay workshop Vince Pitelka will be giving
here Aug. 4th through 8th. Vince suggested that I should have made it clear
that if for some reason the workshop were cancelled all the
(non-refundable) deposits would of course be returned to those who had made
reservations. That is of course the case.
On the other hand, if the workshop is getting filled up, Vince has offered
to do an "Encore" the following week, Aug. 11th through 15th. So please let
me know as soon as you can if you would like to attend, and those of you in
the Western US & Canada please do what you can to help get the word out...
Here's a repeat of the announcement with ammendment:
Vince Pitelka's Ancient Clay Workshop to be offered in Northwest
Washington.
Michael McDowell will be hosting an offering of Vince Pitelka's "Ancient
Clay" workshop at his home and studio ten miles north of Bellingham, WA.
This is a five day workshop in which participants will "learn by doing" the
tribal, pre-glaze, pre-kiln, techniques of forming, decorating and firing
their pots.
Vince Pitelka is head of the clay program at Tennessee Technological
University's Appalachian Center for Crafts,and has been teaching variations
of his ancient clay workshops for twelve years.
Dates of the workshop will be August 4th through August 8th, 1997. These
dates have been chosen to coincide with the cooling period of the Tozan
kiln in Nanaimo, B.C.. Those wishing to participate in both the firing of
the Tozan kiln and Vince's workshop will be able to do so without any
scheduling conflict.
Workshop size will be limited to a maximum of sixteen. $200 (US) fee
includes workshop attendance, tools, polychrome slips & terra sig. Clay
custom blended to Vince's exacting standards will be available for
purchase.
Those wishing to keep lodging & meals expense to a minimum are invited to
pitch tents on Michael's lawn, and join in the cooperative creation of
group meals. A large organic garden on site will provide a good start
toward our needs. For those wishing slightly less primitive lodging, there
is a Bed & Breakfast right next door, and the owner has been alerted to be
ready to field requests for room sharing, space on the porch with shower
privileges, etc. (Phone Slater House Bed & Breakfast (800) 815-4273). There
is also a "Super 8 Motel" just about 3/4 of a mile from the site, phone
(360) 384-8881, or toll free reservations at (800) 800-8000 (ask for Super
8 Motel - Ferndale, WA).
Those wishing to reserve a place at this workshop should send a $50
non-refundable deposit to Michael McDowell at P.O. Box 4125, Bellingham, WA
98227, along with your deposit, please indicate whether you intend to pitch
a tent and/or participate in group meals. All deposits will be refunded if
the workshop is cancelled for any reason. For further information about the
workshop contents, contact Vince Pitelka during business hours at The
Appalachin Center for Crafts (central time zone) at (615) 597-6801. For
information regarding the workshop site, schedule, lodging & meals options
write to Michael or e-mail at MMcDowell@compuserve.com. For those who MUST
use the phone, call Michael at (360) 384-2543 from the US, if calling from
Canada, contact Veronica Shelford at (250) 246-1509. Veronica is also the
person to contact for information regarding participation in the Tozan
firing. You can e-mail her at
Thanks Y'all,
Michael McDowell
Whatcom County, WA USA
Michael McDowell on thu 10 jul 97
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Hi Clayart=21
Just wanted to repost the announcement of workshop offering up here, now
that there is less than a month before the first one starts. We have enough
signed up that both sessions will definitely be held, but there is still
plenty of room for more participants in both sessions. Hope you are all
having a good Summer=21
Michael
Vince Pitelka's Ancient Clay Workshop to be offered in Northwest
Washington.
Michael McDowell will be hosting an offering of Vince Pitelka's =22Ancient
Clay=22 workshop at his home and studio ten miles north of Bellingham, WA.
This is a five day workshop in which participants will =22learn by doing=22 =
the
tribal, pre-glaze, pre-kiln, techniques of forming, decorating and firing
their pots.
Vince Pitelka is head of the clay program at Tennessee Technological
University's Appalachian Center for Crafts,and has been teaching variations
of his ancient clay workshops for twelve years.
Dates of the workshop will be August 4th through August 8th, 1997. These
dates have been chosen to coincide with the cooling period of the Tozan
kiln in Nanaimo, B.C.. Those wishing to participate in both the firing of
the Tozan kiln and Vince's workshop will be able to do so without any
scheduling conflict. Due to strong early response, a second workshop has
been scheduled for the following week, August 11th through August 15th.
Workshop size will be limited to a maximum of sixteen. =24200 (US) fee
includes workshop attendance, tools, polychrome slips =26 terra sig. Clay
custom blended to Vince's exacting standards will be available for
purchase.
Those wishing to keep lodging =26 meals expense to a minimum are invited to
pitch tents on Michael's lawn, and join in the cooperative creation of
group meals. A large organic garden on site will provide a good start
toward our needs. For those wishing slightly less primitive lodging, there
is a Bed =26 Breakfast right next door, and the owner has been alerted to be
ready to field requests for room sharing, space on the porch with shower
privileges, etc. (Phone Slater House Bed =26 Breakfast (800) 815-4273). =
There
is also a =22Super 8 Motel=22 just about 3/4 of a mile from the site, phone
(360) 384-8881, or toll free reservations at (800) 800-8000 (ask for Super
8 Motel - Ferndale, WA).
Those wishing to reserve a place at this workshop should send a =2450
non-refundable deposit to Michael McDowell at P.O. Box 4125, Bellingham, WA
98227, along with your deposit, please indicate which dates you wish to
attend, whether you intend to pitch a tent and/or participate in group
meals. All deposits will be refunded if the workshop is cancelled for any
reason. For further information about the workshop contents, contact Vince
Pitelka during business hours at The Appalachin Center for Crafts (central
time zone) at (615) 597-6801. For information regarding the workshop site,
schedule, lodging =26 meals options write to Michael or e-mail at
MMcDowell=40compuserve.com. For those who MUST use the phone, call Michael =
at
(360) 384-2543 from the US, if calling from Canada, contact Veronica
Shelford at (250) 246-1509. Veronica is also the person to contact for
information regarding participation in the Tozan firing. You can e-mail her
at =3Cshelford=40mail.island.net=3E
P.S. Sorry if the Compuserve gateway is still making code salad out of some
of the symbol keys. I'm sure you can infer what =40 means from where it
occurs in an e-mail address though........MM
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