Zayas, Adam on mon 28 jan 08
2nd posting - some may have had trouble with the website listed before
Anyone interested in a 12 week apprenticeship in tilemaking? Please check =
under "Educational Programs" on our web site for info. Deadline is March 3r=
d for summer session.
A unique collaboration between ceramists and an active Arts & Crafts worki=
ng history museum, the apprenticeship program of the Moravian=A0 Pottery an=
d Tile Works is offered twice yearly with each twelve week session limited =
to three participants.=A0 Apprentices work 24 hrs per week in exchange for =
an hourly wage.=A0 Participants learn various forming and reproduction tech=
niques including tile/mosaic making, moldwork, glaze application, sagger fi=
ring for controlled smoking of clay, and concrete installation.
Apprentices have an opportunity to produce works using the standard materia=
ls and tools of the pottery.=A0 They are exposed to a turn of the century k=
nowledge based on the Arts & Crafts philosophy and aesthetics adhered to by=
the Moravian Pottery & Tile Works.=A0=20
Apprentices are provided with limited studio space in the Pottery, which is=
accessible to them between the hours of 5 a.m. and midnight, seven days a =
week.=A0 In addition, they receive free materials, use of tools, technical =
advice, and biweekly pay based on the work produced under the Pottery's dir=
ection.
Email me direct at azayas@co.bucks.pa.us if you have questions which the w=
eb site does not answer. http://www.buckscounty.org/government/departments/=
tileworks=A0
Adam Zayas
Head Ceramist=20
Moravian Pottery & Tile Works
130 E. Swamp Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
215.345.6722 x25 Tel
215.345.1361 Fax
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