Joyce Lee on fri 4 feb 00
Somebody, Peter J. maybe, mentioned Haystack in Maine as a source for
workshops, classes etc. Does anybody have more info? It sounded
intriguing and I still need to work on everything...but am mostly
interested in throwing. I am looking forward to attending Nottingham in
San Diego before 2000 is over, but an opportunity further afield would
be great to consider, also. Thank you.
Joyce
In the Mojave
Dannon Rhudy on fri 4 feb 00
Joyce, Haystack can be a great experience. Choose your workshop
leader/presenter with care, and you will have a remarkable time.
The facility/buildings are gorgeous, the setting unbelievable. It
is on Deer island, just off the coast. Food is served
in a big dining room, there is lots of it, and it is good. Part of
the package cost. Dining room is open all the time, for coffee, tea,
etc, and meals are at specfic times. Housing is various, but many
couples appear to go, with one doing one workshop and one another,
plus lots go on their own. There is nothing quite like getting a
couple of weeks of absolute focus on whatever interests you, with
absolutely no distractions unless you want distractions. Studios
are open 24 hours, you can work all you want, and when. Call and
get a catalog for the summer. I got one not long ago, but the
students made off with it and I don't recall who is doing the
clay this summer - Bobby Silverman is doing one of them, I believe.
Reduction & salt/soda kilns.
Regards,
Dannon Rhudy
potter@koyote.com
At 05:01 PM 2/4/00 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Somebody, Peter J. maybe, mentioned Haystack in Maine as a source for
>workshops, classes etc. Does anybody have more info? It sounded
>intriguing and I still need to work on everything...but am mostly
>interested in throwing. I am looking forward to attending Nottingham in
>San Diego before 2000 is over, but an opportunity further afield would
>be great to consider, also. Thank you.
>
>Joyce
>In the Mojave
>
Frank Gaydos on sat 5 feb 00
Joyce,
Haystack is at the top of the list of workshops to go to. The place is great
looking and the instructors top notch. There is a wonderful energy of
learning and sharing. You cannot go wrong. IMHO. Plus, you can eat great
seafood while being entertained by their accents.:>)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joyce Lee"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 5:01 PM
Subject: Haystack in Maine
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Somebody, Peter J. maybe, mentioned Haystack in Maine as a source for
> workshops, classes etc. Does anybody have more info? It sounded
> intriguing and I still need to work on everything...but am mostly
> interested in throwing. I am looking forward to attending Nottingham in
> San Diego before 2000 is over, but an opportunity further afield would
> be great to consider, also. Thank you.
>
> Joyce
> In the Mojave
>
Susan Kosko on sat 5 feb 00
Joyce -
I've only been to one workshop so far in my clay life, but it was Clary
Illian's throwing workshop at Haystack last summer. It was incredible! I
can't say enough good about it. There were 19 students in the class ranging
in age from 18 to 75, with three studio assistants in their early 20s. It's
geographically diverse - in my workshop, there was one local man and one
woman from Norway. Clary is an amazing teacher, but all the instructors
they have are good. They have one soda kiln (probably 60 cu. ft.), a
catenary arch reduction kiln that's about 65 cu. ft., another gas reduction
kiln that's about 45 cu. ft., a fast freddie reduction kiln that we didn't
fire, and four electric kilns. We fired two soda kiln loads and both of the
reduction kilns - I came home with 50 fired pieces and another 15 bisqued
pieces. The physical location is inspiring - on the coast of Maine just
west of Bar Harbor; the buildings are an award-winning design by Edward
Larrabee Barnes. I enjoyed the facilities there. The campus is open so you
can view other workshops and, if the instructor is willing, learn some other
stuff. I had never been in a situation like that, and was in the studio
from 9 in the morning till at least midnight every night.
Check their website to see what they're offering this summer:
http://www.haystack-mtn.org/ I don't think I'm going to apply this year
because I'm doing Malcolm Davis' shino workshop in Florida next month, and
am seriously thinking about John Baymore's noborigama workshop over the
summer.
I think Haystack is well worth it.
Susan
On a frozen lake in New Durham, NH
Joyce Lee wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Somebody, Peter J. maybe, mentioned Haystack in Maine as a source for
> workshops, classes etc. Does anybody have more info? It sounded
> intriguing and I still need to work on everything...but am mostly
> interested in throwing. I am looking forward to attending Nottingham in
> San Diego before 2000 is over, but an opportunity further afield would
> be great to consider, also. Thank you.
>
> Joyce
> In the Mojave
colorfool on sat 5 feb 00
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Hi Joyce, I found a current Haystack Catalog. This Summer's clay workshops
will be given by - Bobby Silverman, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Nick Joerling, =
Chris
Gustin, Douglas Rankin and Will Ruggles, and Anne Hirondelle=3B in order of
appearance.
You can e-mail them at haystack=40haystack-mtn.org and check the website at
http://www.haystack-mtn.org
It's a wonderful place to go. I've taught twice there(quiltmaking) and am
returning this summer. It's always colder that we southerners can imagine =
and I
always enrich the local economy with sweatshirt purchases.
Pam, in Texas and currently wearing a sweatshirt.
Peter Jones on sat 5 feb 00
Joyce: It may have been me that mentioned it, but I was waiting for someone
else to answer. So much to do, so little time....
Haystack is one of the very best locations to take intense workshops in your
craft, in this case, pottery. They have a very good studio setup and
attract some of the finest potters from around the world to teach there.
What really makes, it, though, is the location and scenery. You are on the
rocky coast of Maine in a beautiful, architecturally dynamic setting.
Nearly anyplace you are, be it in the studio, dining hall, accommodations or
even the bathroom, is stunningly beautiful. And the food is outstanding as
well.
I have been there three times: 76 with Cynthia Bringle, 79 with Gerry
Williams, 89 with Catherine Hiersoux. The two latter sessions I attended as
a monitor, meaning you do a lot of studio labor (mix glazes, clay, load/fire
kilns, etc) in exchange for free tuition and greatly reduced room and board.
It is very intense, meaning that you will be consumed by the energy and work
level there. Yet you will not feel pressured to do more than you can,
either. You will make a lot of friends and learn one hell of a lot if you
have a desire to do so.
If it seems like I am putting in a plug for Haystack, I am in a sense, but
it is only because it was such a great experience all three times I went
there that it would be hard for me not to sing its praises.
Look for an instructor who you feel does the type of work you would like to
emulate and go for it. You will not likely be disappointed.
Peter Jones
Eydie DeVincenzi on sun 6 feb 00
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Message text written by Ceramic Arts Discussion List
=3ESomebody, Peter J. maybe, mentioned Haystack in Maine as a source for
workshops, classes etc. Does anybody have more info?=3C
Joyce:
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Deer Isle, Maine 04627
207-348-2306
haystack=40haystack-mtn.org
www.haystack-mtn.org
Eydie
Steve McNutt on sun 6 feb 00
Only one caveat about Haystack. I froze at night. Even with an electric
blanket. Take sweats and warm slippers and a sleeping bag or something to
hold the heat of the blanket in. At night the wind shifts from the land to
the sea or whatever and the cold and damp were just something I wasn't
prepared for. But forgetting that, it is a beautiful place with good
facilities and programs and a really helpful staff. I hope I can go back
one of these summers...better prepared of course.
Mary Beth Bishop
S. Delaney on mon 7 feb 00
How does Haystack compare to Anderson Ranch in Snowmass, CO?
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Kosko
To:
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: Haystack in Maine
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Joyce -
>
> I've only been to one workshop so far in my clay life, but it was Clary
> Illian's throwing workshop at Haystack last summer. It was incredible! I
> can't say enough good about it. There were 19 students in the class
ranging
> in age from 18 to 75, with three studio assistants in their early 20s.
It's
> geographically diverse - in my workshop, there was one local man and one
> woman from Norway. Clary is an amazing teacher, but all the instructors
> they have are good. They have one soda kiln (probably 60 cu. ft.), a
> catenary arch reduction kiln that's about 65 cu. ft., another gas
reduction
> kiln that's about 45 cu. ft., a fast freddie reduction kiln that we didn't
> fire, and four electric kilns. We fired two soda kiln loads and both of
the
> reduction kilns - I came home with 50 fired pieces and another 15 bisqued
> pieces. The physical location is inspiring - on the coast of Maine just
> west of Bar Harbor; the buildings are an award-winning design by Edward
> Larrabee Barnes. I enjoyed the facilities there. The campus is open so
you
> can view other workshops and, if the instructor is willing, learn some
other
> stuff. I had never been in a situation like that, and was in the studio
> from 9 in the morning till at least midnight every night.
>
> Check their website to see what they're offering this summer:
> http://www.haystack-mtn.org/ I don't think I'm going to apply this year
> because I'm doing Malcolm Davis' shino workshop in Florida next month, and
> am seriously thinking about John Baymore's noborigama workshop over the
> summer.
>
> I think Haystack is well worth it.
>
> Susan
> On a frozen lake in New Durham, NH
>
> Joyce Lee wrote:
>
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > Somebody, Peter J. maybe, mentioned Haystack in Maine as a source for
> > workshops, classes etc. Does anybody have more info? It sounded
> > intriguing and I still need to work on everything...but am mostly
> > interested in throwing. I am looking forward to attending Nottingham in
> > San Diego before 2000 is over, but an opportunity further afield would
> > be great to consider, also. Thank you.
> >
> > Joyce
> > In the Mojave
>
Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) on tue 8 feb 00
Joyce--
Haystack was my first real introduction to actual potters! I was a monitor
there in 1972. I had only been doing clay for two years, had basically taught
myself to throw, so I was incredibly intimidated by the whole bunch. I had no
idea what the place was all about, but I just decided I needed to learn more and
sent in my slides since I didn't have any money----and I got a monitorship. It
was an amazing place---there were people coming from all over. There were also
visiting artists who came and did demonstrations during the week and weekend. I
particularly remember one guy who was painting giant balloons which he would
make by taking latex molds of various things. He did one of a VW Beetle for us
and we were able to paint it. He was having a show in NYC at the time. The
evenings were incredible because you could choose to do anything you
wanted---work, play, talk, draw, whatever.
I have never been to Penland, so I don't know how it compares. But I would
imagine the experience is similar--both very intense.
It is important however, to choose a presenter carefully. I second Dannon's
suggestion. The time I was there I had to take whatever opening was available.
The person who was leading those three weeks, really didn't want to make pots
anymore, and I don't think he was particularly effective as a presenter. It
didn't matter to me, because everything there was an experience, but for the
more experienced people, it wasn't very good for learning new things. And the
setting is so beautiful, that sometimes it becomes a big distraction as well.
The lobster is out of this world....you'll never have it that fresh again!
Sandy
-----Original Message-----
From: Dannon Rhudy [SMTP:drhudy@paris.cc.tx.us]
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 5:57 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: Haystack in Maine
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Joyce, Haystack can be a great experience. Choose your workshop
leader/presenter with care, and you will have a remarkable time.
The facility/buildings are gorgeous, the setting unbelievable. It
is on Deer island, just off the coast. Food is served
in a big dining room, there is lots of it, and it is good. Part of
the package cost. Dining room is open all the time, for coffee, tea,
etc, and meals are at specfic times. Housing is various, but many
couples appear to go, with one doing one workshop and one another,
plus lots go on their own. There is nothing quite like getting a
couple of weeks of absolute focus on whatever interests you, with
absolutely no distractions unless you want distractions. Studios
are open 24 hours, you can work all you want, and when. Call and
get a catalog for the summer. I got one not long ago, but the
students made off with it and I don't recall who is doing the
clay this summer - Bobby Silverman is doing one of them, I believe.
Reduction & salt/soda kilns.
Regards,
Dannon Rhudy
potter@koyote.com
At 05:01 PM 2/4/00 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Somebody, Peter J. maybe, mentioned Haystack in Maine as a source for
>workshops, classes etc. Does anybody have more info? It sounded
>intriguing and I still need to work on everything...but am mostly
>interested in throwing. I am looking forward to attending Nottingham in
>San Diego before 2000 is over, but an opportunity further afield would
>be great to consider, also. Thank you.
>
>Joyce
>In the Mojave
>
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