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milwaukee art museum and american ceramic circle nov 4-7

updated wed 27 oct 10

 

Rob Hunter on tue 26 oct 10


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Milwaukee Art Museum Nov 4-7. Some amazing ceramic lectures..day rates a=
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available. See www.amercercir.org

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North Carolina potters Hal Pugh and Eleanor Minnock-Pugh (New Salem Potte=
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and Mary Farrell (Westmoore Pottery) will work live in clay at potter=3D92s=
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a program open to all Milwaukee Art Museum visitors. They will demonstrat=
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historic ceramic techniques and styles as they throw vessels, apply handl=
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demonstrate slip decoration. These potters each have over 35 years experi=
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in making pottery inspired by historic North Carolina ceramics, like thos=
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view in the exhibition Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthen=
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Results of their research appears in Ceramics in America (2010).