David Hendley on sat 12 may 01
----- Original Message -----
| Someone told me that there is a clay competition in Gruene (sic), Texas=
=2E
| Does anyone know anything about this? Like dates, etc.
|
The Texas Clay Festival in Gruene is an all-ceramic art festival
on the grounds around Buck Pottery.Gruene, pronounced 'green',
is the historical district of New Braunfels, Texas. Participation is
by invitation.
This is from my article on Buck Pottery in CM, March 2000:
The Texas Clay Festival takes place on the grounds around Buck
Pottery, every year on the fourth weekend in October. The idea
for the festival grew out of an alliance of five potters who joined
together to promote the idea of a =93Central Texas Pottery Tour=94.
Brochures with maps and directions were printed and distributed
so pottery lovers could take a daylong tour of five area pottery
shops, hence the title, =93Pottery Tour=94. In 1992, the five decided
to get together and plan an all pottery art fair. Each potter also
invited one other clay artist whose work they admired. Buck
Pottery was chosen as the location for the show simply because
it was a good convenient location and there was ample room
on the grounds around the shop for setting up several individual
pottery displays.
=93Of course we wanted to have sales and make money,=94 says Dee
Buck, =93but, as much as anything, we just wanted to get together
and enjoy the company of other potters.=94 Gradually, more ceramists
were invited to participate; a total of 12 the second year, then
16, then 20, with 30 artists exhibiting at last year=92s festival. The
number of visitors and customers has kept pace with the increasing
numbers of exhibitors. Many returning customers travel hundreds
of miles to attend the show each year.
One thing that has not changed through the years is the focus of
the show. True to its name, =93The Texas Clay Festival=94, it is still a
show made up exclusively of artists who work with clay. There is
no music and there are no food or drink booths. With Gruene Hall,
known as the =93oldest dancehall in Texas=94, right across the street,
and numerous restaurants in the compact historical district, tired
or thirsty festival goers have plenty of places to relax and re-fuel
before returning for more clay adventures. Education and
demonstrations have remained a central focus of the festival
since its beginning. All participants in the festival demonstrate
some aspect of their craft. At any time during the festival there
are simultaneous demonstrations taking place at each of the
three clay workstations scattered around the grounds. Raku firing
demonstrations take place every hour throughout the weekend,
and a =93hands-on=94 area for children, complete with 18-inch high
tables, is staffed with knowledgeable teachers to help the kids
learn about working with clay.
--
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hendley@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Hanlin
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:38 PM
Subject: Greune, Texas clay thing....
| Someone told me that there is a clay competition in Gruene (sic), Texas=
=2E
| Does anyone know anything about this? Like dates, etc.
|
| Bob Hanlin
| bobhanlin@earthlink.net
|
=2E
Randolph Roberts on sun 13 may 01
I tried this before but put on the wrong address.
There is another studio tour that goes on in Minnesota called the Upper S=
t. Croix
River Valley Pottery Studio Tour May 19 & 20 2001. The studios and other =
artists
are: Richard Vincent, Malcolm Davis, Matthew Metz, Kirk Lyttle, Linda Chr=
istianson,
Mary Barringer, Scott Goldberg, Richard Abnet, Sandra Byers, Winthrop Bye=
rs,
Robert Briscoe, Steven Hill, Maren Kloppmann Connee Mayeron and Jeff Oest=
reich. I
can't make it due to a conflict in scheduling but it has got to be a wort=
hwhile
trip!
Randy Roberts
David Hendley wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> | Someone told me that there is a clay competition in Gruene (sic), Tex=
as.
> | Does anyone know anything about this? Like dates, etc.
> |
>
> The Texas Clay Festival in Gruene is an all-ceramic art festival
> on the grounds around Buck Pottery.Gruene, pronounced 'green',
> is the historical district of New Braunfels, Texas. Participation is
> by invitation.
>
> This is from my article on Buck Pottery in CM, March 2000:
>
> The Texas Clay Festival takes place on the grounds around Buck
> Pottery, every year on the fourth weekend in October. The idea
> for the festival grew out of an alliance of five potters who joined
> together to promote the idea of a =93Central Texas Pottery Tour=94.
> Brochures with maps and directions were printed and distributed
> so pottery lovers could take a daylong tour of five area pottery
> shops, hence the title, =93Pottery Tour=94. In 1992, the five decided
> to get together and plan an all pottery art fair. Each potter also
> invited one other clay artist whose work they admired. Buck
> Pottery was chosen as the location for the show simply because
> it was a good convenient location and there was ample room
> on the grounds around the shop for setting up several individual
> pottery displays.
>
> =93Of course we wanted to have sales and make money,=94 says Dee
> Buck, =93but, as much as anything, we just wanted to get together
> and enjoy the company of other potters.=94 Gradually, more ceramists
> were invited to participate; a total of 12 the second year, then
> 16, then 20, with 30 artists exhibiting at last year=92s festival. The
> number of visitors and customers has kept pace with the increasing
> numbers of exhibitors. Many returning customers travel hundreds
> of miles to attend the show each year.
>
> One thing that has not changed through the years is the focus of
> the show. True to its name, =93The Texas Clay Festival=94, it is still =
a
> show made up exclusively of artists who work with clay. There is
> no music and there are no food or drink booths. With Gruene Hall,
> known as the =93oldest dancehall in Texas=94, right across the street,
> and numerous restaurants in the compact historical district, tired
> or thirsty festival goers have plenty of places to relax and re-fuel
> before returning for more clay adventures. Education and
> demonstrations have remained a central focus of the festival
> since its beginning. All participants in the festival demonstrate
> some aspect of their craft. At any time during the festival there
> are simultaneous demonstrations taking place at each of the
> three clay workstations scattered around the grounds. Raku firing
> demonstrations take place every hour throughout the weekend,
> and a =93hands-on=94 area for children, complete with 18-inch high
> tables, is staffed with knowledgeable teachers to help the kids
> learn about working with clay.
>
> --
> David Hendley
> Maydelle, Texas
> hendley@tyler.net
> http://www.farmpots.com/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Hanlin
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:38 PM
> Subject: Greune, Texas clay thing....
>
> | Someone told me that there is a clay competition in Gruene (sic), Tex=
as.
> | Does anyone know anything about this? Like dates, etc.
> |
> | Bob Hanlin
> | bobhanlin@earthlink.net
> |
> .
>
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