Chris Campbell on sun 6 mar 11
All I can say is WOW!!
I have just returned from the 24th Annual
North Carolina Potters Conference where we
hosted 5 Master Potters from Jingdezhen, China.
There were 7 translators on hand so we could all
ask questions.
We had a slab maker, a thrower, a trimmer,
an underglaze painter and an overglaze painter.
The thrower used over 1,500 lbs of clay in two days.
That is not a typo .. they had to order another
500 lbs on Friday night because they were running
out of clay!
He was challenged by the crowd to see how many
teabowls he could throw in 5 minutes ... 18 it turns out ...
all the same size and shape. He throws about one large
bowl per minute or two. The crowd was encouraged to
send up sketches of a pot which he would execute on the
spot.
The underglaze and overglaze painters were absolutely
hypnotic to watch ... the skill was amazing and somewhat
humbling to those of us who thought we could paint. I was so
sorry that some of my china painting friends were not there ...
the Master ( 40 years experience ) was willing to share through
the translator.
The slab maker was so precise and thoughtful ... no scoring
and slip for this crew. Their special joining slip was all they
needed.
The trimmer showed us exactly what sharp tools and skill
could do. They trim while the work is bone dry and they work
as quickly as the throwers. If your eye wandered for even a
minute you missed an entire project.
Potters Council Members should be proud to know we were
one of the sponsors. Bravo!!
Chris Campbell - in North Carolina
Chris Campbell Pottery LLC
Designs in Colored Porcelain
www.ccpottery.com
COLORED CLAY WORKSHOPS
SEATTLE, WA - APRIL 14-18,2011
The Ranch Center for Arts & Crafts
Snohomish, WA 1-360-568-7709
www.artattheranch.com
CALIFORNIA - JULY 3-8, 2011
Idyllwild Arts,
52500 Temecula Road,
Idyllwild, CA 92549 - PH: 1.951.659.2171
http://www.idyllwildarts.org/
PRE-NCECA 2012 WORKSHOP
SEATTLE, WA - MARCH 24-26,2012
The Ranch Center for Arts & Crafts
Snohomish, WA 1-360-568-7709
www.artattheranch.com
Mayssan Farra on mon 7 mar 11
As a follow up to Chris's post. I have taken plenty of pictures open to all=
.
https://picasaweb.google.com/mayssan1/20110306NCPotteryCon?authkey=3DGv1sRg=
CLuk2u3wx9DOYg#
I also blogged briefly about it;
http://clayette.blogspot.com
Mayssan, enjoying the early spring of the south:)
----- Original Message ----
> From: Chris Campbell Report from the NC Potters Conference
>
> All I can say is WOW!!
>
> I have just returned from the 24th Annual
> North Carolina Potters Conference where we
> hosted 5 Master Potters from Jingdezhen, China.
> There were 7 translators on hand so we could all
> ask questions.
>
> We had a slab maker, a thrower, a trimmer,
> an underglaze painter and an overglaze painter.
>
> The thrower used over 1,500 lbs of clay in two days.
> That is not a typo .. they had to order another
> 500 lbs on Friday night because they were running
> out of clay!
>
> He was challenged by the crowd to see how many
> teabowls he could throw in 5 minutes ... 18 it turns out ...
> all the same size and shape. He throws about one large
> bowl per minute or two. The crowd was encouraged to
> send up sketches of a pot which he would execute on the
> spot.
>
> The underglaze and overglaze painters were absolutely
> hypnotic to watch ... the skill was amazing and somewhat
> humbling to those of us who thought we could paint. I was so
> sorry that some of my china painting friends were not there ...
> the Master ( 40 years experience ) was willing to share through
> the translator.
>
> The slab maker was so precise and thoughtful ... no scoring
> and slip for this crew. Their special joining slip was all they
> needed.
>
> The trimmer showed us exactly what sharp tools and skill
> could do. They trim while the work is bone dry and they work
> as quickly as the throwers. If your eye wandered for even a
> minute you missed an entire project.
>
> Potters Council Members should be proud to know we were
> one of the sponsors. Bravo!!
>
> Chris Campbell - in North Carolina
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