Pat Harden&Brooks Ratledge on thu 7 may 98
Heading for Italy soon. Anyone have suggestions for interesting shops,
studios, museums in Rome, Florence, or Venice?
Bob Chance on fri 8 may 98
Listed are a just a very few places with wonderful collections of Italian
ceramics from different periods. There are also towns like Deruta and
Gubbio that were at one time major ceramic centers.
--Villa Guilia near Rome,
--the collection of ceramics in the Vatican Museum,
smaller collections in
Museo d'Arte Medievale e Moderna in Arezzo
The Etruscan Museum in Cortona.
Bob Chance
http://www.furman.edu/~chance/chance.html
Marcia Selsor on sat 9 may 98
The Archaeolgy Museum in Florence has really great Greek Attica pots- huge
collection. The Palazzo Vecchio also had a collection of Majolica
on the ground floor. The museum under Santa Croce also had a huge exhibition
of artifacts from Macedonia. The museum under the Duomo included some medieval
Muslim pots and tin glazed pieces. (All in Florence)
Marcy in Montana
Bob Chance wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Listed are a just a very few places with wonderful collections of Italian
> ceramics from different periods. There are also towns like Deruta and
> Gubbio that were at one time major ceramic centers.
>
> --Villa Guilia near Rome,
> --the collection of ceramics in the Vatican Museum,
>
> smaller collections in
>
> Museo d'Arte Medievale e Moderna in Arezzo
> The Etruscan Museum in Cortona.
>
> Bob Chance
> http://www.furman.edu/~chance/chance.html
terryh on mon 11 may 98
------------------
Bob Chance wrote. =22There are also towns like Deruta and
Gubbio that were at one time major ceramic centers.=22
i've never been to Gubbio. i don't even know where it is.
but i remember the name of the town very well. not from
the historey of ceramics, but from the history of
dinosaurs. Gubbio is one of several places where the
KT (cretaceous-tertiary) boundary clay is out-cropped
(above ground). it was in the KT clay collected near the
town that Louis Alvarez and other scientists found the
Ir-anomary. this was the first indication that the KT
boundary (the end of dinosaurs and gangs) was associated
with a possible asteroid impact (though italy is far from
yucatan).
i don't even remember when and where, but alvarez gave a
physics seminar (in 75?, at an APS mtg in the DC? or
at Columbia U. in the city?) and i attended.somehow, i
remember the name, Gubbio. (oh, i remember some of his
other conclusions: particularly, the Ir-anomaly from an asteroid
collision)
i hope the town put a historical marker sign at the site
of out-crop. a very important clay site=21
terry hagiwara
e-mail: thagiwara=40halnet.com (W)=3B terryh=40pdq.net (H)
web: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/3755
Carter Williams on tue 22 dec 98
Does anyone know of a clay program that does a summer workshop or summer
term in Italy? I'm looking for or something that is taught in Italian,
if possible, but any information would help. I remember reading
something in a Ceramics Monthly but haven't been able to relocate the
article. If anyone knows of such a program, I would really appreciate
the help.
bilz40@jps.net
Bob Chance on wed 23 dec 98
The University of Georgia has a summer term in Italy that teaches ceramics.
For more information on this you can access their web site at:
http://www.uga.edu/~cortona_italy/
Cameron Covert will be teaching ceramics with the program this summer.
Bob Chance
http://www.furman.edu/~chance/chance.html
Steve McNutt on sat 26 dec 98
The place I dream of going:
La Meridiana
Corso di Ceramica
Located in a Tuscan Farmhouse. The host, teacher and co-ordinator of guest
instructors is Pietro Elia Maddalena. Trained in 3 dimensional design at West
Surrey College of Art and Design in England. Excellent credentials and a full
slate of offerings including sculpture and raku as well as beginning and
advanced throwing courses, handbuilding, etc. Multilingual, I would imagine
depending on the instructor.
Contact info:
Pietro Elia Maddalena
La Meridiana
Bagnano 135-50052
Certaldo (Fi) Italia
Tel/Fax 0571-660084
Unfortunately my wings have been clipped due to a near fatal car crash in
England last Sept. which has meant 4 months in hospital for my husband and who
knows how much longer in rehab, etc. Didn't write anything about this to the
group as it is off the topic. Except of course that it has meant I haven't
touched mud in the interrim and other such things. Lurking has kept me sane
in the interrim. Anyway, La Meridiana is on my list for 2000.
Mary Beth Bishop
MBNews@aol.com
Marge Grevatt on mon 21 aug 00
I will be in Italy for two weeks in October, mostly in the Umbria region =
(we'll be based in Assisi.) Where should I go to see good Italian =
ceramic work, both traditional and contemporary? All suggestions =
welcome!
Marge Grevatt
Judith S. Labovitz on thu 24 aug 00
I can't help you (yet)...but I am VERY interested in the responses you do
get...I plan to go to Italy in March (I hope)....Rome, a week in Sorrento
and a week in Montecatini....and always on the lookout for
pottery!! enjoy your trip!!!!
At 02:51 PM 8/21/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I will be in Italy for two weeks in October, mostly in the Umbria region
>(we'll be based in Assisi.) Where should I go to see good Italian ceramic
>work, both traditional and contemporary? All suggestions welcome!
>
>Marge Grevatt
>
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Cyberpotter@AOL.COM on fri 25 aug 00
Another Italy-bound person - I will be there the last two weeks in September
(omigosh that's getting close!) mostly in Rome, Florence, and Pescara,
probably some Assisi, etc.
Nancy Chestnut, in Cincinnati, but not for long....
bob.chance@FURMAN.EDU on fri 25 aug 00
Marge,
There are a lot of shops and small galleries in many of towns in Umbria and
Tuscany that
show and sell locally made pots. The majority of the work is Majolica but
not all.
In Deruta, which is in Umbria, south of Perugia and Lake Trassimeno,
there
are many places selling pots. The Della Grazia factory is the most famous
as it
has been in business for a long time. The only problem with them is that
you
order from models in their showroom and they make it especially for you.
It
took almost 8 months for me to get my purchases delivered to the US. It is
also
the place that has an artist-in-residence program that allows artists to
come
there and paint on the factory made forms with Majolica. They then will
display
these in their showroom and the artists will get a percentage of sales.
Robert
Brady and Sandy Simon were there two summers ago when we visited the
factory.
Deruta is also the home of the Pagnotti Kiln (Forno) Company where
many of
the Italian kilns are made and there is also a great pottery supply store
on the
outskirts of Deruta called Colorrobbia which has everything you could ever
want
for Majolica and much more. In the middle of town there are several
ceramic shops.
To the north in the nearby town of Torgianno
there is a wine museum with a good collection of ceramics--including some
contemporary work as well as greek and roman wine pottery. They don't sell
ceramics--but they do sell good wine in the
building next door.
There are lots of other places selling really nice ceramics in Deruta
plus
there is a ceramics museum in the middle of town in a renovated monastery
(the
building is as neat as the collection; it has been completely gutted and is
very
contemporary inside) The collection is funky--lots of old majolica but
also
lots of 30's-60's designer ceramics that look like they came off of an
Eisenhower era coffee table.
In most of the towns nearby Assisi there are places selling pots;
Cortona, San Gimignano,
Sienna. Gubbio(in Umbria not too far from Assisi) is a large ceramics area
as well.
Buono Fortuna
Bob Chance
I will be in Italy for two weeks in October, mostly in the Umbria region
(we'll be based in Assisi.) Where should I go to see good Italian ceramic
work, both traditional and contemporary? All suggestions welcome!
Marge Grevatt
Betty Burroughs on sun 11 apr 10
A potter friend and I are travelling to Italy and will be in Florence =3D
for 3 days
and Rome as well.
Is there any pottery or ceramics there that we should definitely see?
Betty Burroughs=3D
Jenny Lewis on mon 12 apr 10
Hi Betty
Florence and Rome - two of my favourite cities! Have you been before? If =
=3D
not, be warned, 3 days in Florence is a good amount of time for some amazin=
=3D
g sightseeing, but not enough. Even without all the stunning art and archi=
=3D
tecture, it=3DE2=3D80=3D99s a great place to wander around enjoying the loc=
al sig=3D
hts and sounds.
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fortun=3D
ately little shops and galleries selling pottery tend to be full of badly d=
=3D
one and overpriced copies of museum pieces. Not good. However, there is s=
=3D
o much art and architecture that is overwhelmingly wonderful.
In Florence the biggies are the Accademia (Michelangelo=3DE2=3D80=3D99s Dav=
id) an=3D
d the Uffizi. For both of them it is worth booking in advance, can be done=
=3D
online, ideally for first thing in the morning before the crowds build up.=
=3D
It costs a bit more but is worth it, and you will be pleased you did when=
=3D
you see the number of people waiting and hoping to get in.
Then there is the Bargello. Their opening hours are a bit strange so check=
=3D
before you go. Among other goodies, they have a huge collection of work b=
=3D
y the Della Robbia family, and there is a large room stuffed full of maioli=
=3D
ca going back to some of the earliest. You can't miss seeing Della Robbias=
=3D
when you wander around the city as they are on so many walls. I particula=
=3D
rly like the babies at the Spedale Degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocen=
=3D
ts) in Piazza della Santissima Annunziata. This is almost round the corner=
=3D
from the Accademia, it=3DE2=3D80=3D99s a beautiful piazza and a good place=
to re=3D
lax after seeing the statue of David.
The Porcelain museum is small but quite interesting, and there are some bea=
=3D
utiful views from up there - it=3DE2=3D80=3D99s right at the top of the Bob=
oli Ga=3D
rdens. Or better, start off by going into the Bardini Gardens, smaller, le=
=3D
ss crowded, with great views over the city. Keep ambling upwards, the gard=
=3D
ens join up at some point, and you can get to the Porcelain museum.=3D20
Rome is amazing. I was there last summer, trying to see as much as possibl=
=3D
e in a week, which is not nearly enough so have to go back. I spent a whol=
=3D
e day at the Vatican, which is also definitely worth booking in advance. T=
=3D
here are lots of historic pots, as well as all their other magnificent trea=
=3D
sures of course. The Sistine Chapel gets CRAMMED and you have to be able t=
=3D
o switch off from the noise and the crowds shuffling through, which is diff=
=3D
icult. There are narrow benches against the long walls, and if you can gra=
=3D
b a place to sit and gaze upwards for a while, it helps. They have tours f=
=3D
or limited numbers at uncrowded times, but it costs quite a bit so last yea=
=3D
r=3DE2=3D80=3D99s budget decided against that!
Italy is wonderful. Let us know all about it when you get back!
Jenny Lewis
in the UK
tony clennell on mon 12 apr 10
Betty: When you and your friend are In Italy make sure you make it to
La Meridiana where for a two week period some of the best Etruscan
pots will be made. We might even let you and Linda make some of
them_har har. I hope we get to go visit Mario Martini the big pot
man. There you'll see some pots.
Cya soon in Tuscany. Can't wait!
tc
On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 5:41 AM, Jenny Lewis
wrote:
> Hi Betty
>
> Florence and Rome - two of my favourite cities! Have you been before? I=
=3D
f not, be warned, 3 days in Florence is a good amount of time for some amaz=
=3D
ing sightseeing, but not enough. Even without all the stunning art and arc=
=3D
hitecture, it=3D92s a great place to wander around enjoying the local sight=
s =3D
and sounds.
>
> I didn=3D92t see much in the way of contemporary ceramics, and unfortunat=
el=3D
y little shops and galleries selling pottery tend to be full of badly done =
=3D
and overpriced copies of museum pieces. Not good. However, there is so mu=
=3D
ch art and architecture that is overwhelmingly wonderful.
>
> In Florence the biggies are the Accademia (Michelangelo=3D92s David) and =
th=3D
e Uffizi. For both of them it is worth booking in advance, can be done onl=
=3D
ine, ideally for first thing in the morning before the crowds build up. It=
=3D
costs a bit more but is worth it, and you will be pleased you did when you=
=3D
see the number of people waiting and hoping to get in.
>
> Then there is the Bargello. Their opening hours are a bit strange so che=
=3D
ck before you go. Among other goodies, they have a huge collection of work=
=3D
by the Della Robbia family, and there is a large room stuffed full of maio=
=3D
lica going back to some of the earliest. You can't miss seeing Della Robbi=
=3D
as when you wander around the city as they are on so many walls. I particu=
=3D
larly like the babies at the Spedale Degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innoc=
=3D
ents) in Piazza della Santissima Annunziata. This is almost round the corn=
=3D
er from the Accademia, it=3D92s a beautiful piazza and a good place to rela=
x =3D
after seeing the statue of David.
>
> The Porcelain museum is small but quite interesting, and there are some b=
=3D
eautiful views from up there - it=3D92s right at the top of the Boboli Gard=
en=3D
s. Or better, start off by going into the Bardini Gardens, smaller, less c=
=3D
rowded, with great views over the city. Keep ambling upwards, the gardens =
=3D
join up at some point, and you can get to the Porcelain museum.
>
> Rome is amazing. I was there last summer, trying to see as much as possi=
=3D
ble in a week, which is not nearly enough so have to go back. I spent a wh=
=3D
ole day at the Vatican, which is also definitely worth booking in advance. =
=3D
There are lots of historic pots, as well as all their other magnificent tr=
=3D
easures of course. The Sistine Chapel gets CRAMMED and you have to be able=
=3D
to switch off from the noise and the crowds shuffling through, which is di=
=3D
fficult. There are narrow benches against the long walls, and if you can g=
=3D
rab a place to sit and gaze upwards for a while, it helps. They have tours=
=3D
for limited numbers at uncrowded times, but it costs quite a bit so last y=
=3D
ear=3D92s budget decided against that!
>
> Italy is wonderful. Let us know all about it when you get back!
>
> Jenny Lewis
> in the UK
>
--=3D20
http://sourcherrypottery.com
http://smokieclennell.blogspot.com
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