MOLINA, RAFAEL on tue 19 mar 02
I had a great time in Kansas City. It did take longer than 7 1/2 hours =
that maps.com said it would take to drive up there. It was more like 8 =
1/2, but fortunately for me not the 10 hours David said it would take.
I stayed at the White Haven Motor Lodge in Overland Park. Steven Hill =
recommended this hotel to me. He sends a lot of Red Star Studio =
workshop participants there. It was about a 20 minute drive to the =
conference hotels. This meant I had to park at the hotels. I bet I =
spent $ 15 a day on parking. Next year I think I'll stay at the =
conference hotel and take the bus tours to the galleries and museums.
Wedneday morning I drove over to the Hyatt and registered for the =
conference. The first place I visited was the commercial/non-profit =
exhibitors area. I went back numerous times over the course of the =
three days I was at the conference to see the displays and visit with =
folks manning the booths.
I spoke with Jim Bailey about our shuttle kiln at school which arrived =
with a little damage to the arch. He said to send him some digital =
images and he would make recommendations on the repair.
I visited with my old friend Bill Newman who owns Alligator =
Clay/Southern Pottery Equipment and Supplies.
I had great conversations with Ruth Butler, Kim Nagorski, and Renee =
Faichild at the Ceramics Monthly Booth. We discussed articles pending =
publication and proposals for others. I wish I would have spent more =
time at the Acers boths including PMI.
Pete Pinell was at the Nebraska booth and showed me a really nice =
earthenware cup he brought for the exchange. He asked me if I was going =
to the Clayart room. I told him I'd go if he would walk in with me. ;-D =
He said not to worry about it.
I spent the rest of Wednesday driving around KC checking out the =
exhibitions at the galleries and museums. My favorites were the =
Porcleain and Stoneware shows at Red Star and the show at the Morgan =
Gallery especially Victor Babu's work.
That evening after the keynote speaker I talked with David Hendley, =
Linda Blossom, Mark Issenberg, and Carla Flati in the hallway outside of =
the sports bar at the Hyatt. Carla and I then headed over to the =
Clayart room. I met so many people including Don Goodrich, Lowell =
Baker, Lori Leary, Joyce Lee, Vince Pitelka, Fabienne Micheline Cassmen, =
Russel Fouts and so many others. I must add I did get a few cold =
shoulders, but, oh well, the majority of the folks I met in the room and =
at the conference were very nice.
Thursday morning I went to the "Woodfire Iconography..." panel =
discussion. I found Steve Hansen's introduction and Dan Anderson's =
speech the most provocative. Although, I didn't agree with some of =
Dan's assertions.
I had lunch with Dick Lehman at the Kabuki Japanese restaurant at the =
Westin hotel. The food was very good and the bottle of cold sake we =
shared gave me quite a buzz! ;-D What can I say I'm a lightweight when =
it comes to alcohol because I rarely imbibe.
In the afternoon I attended the Greg Miller, Takeshi Yasuda, Hamada, and =
Brian Ransom panel discussion. Unfortunately, by waiting for Yasuda's =
presentation I missed Lowell Bakers talk on sawdust injection burners. =
I did hear Polly Beach and Tom Coleman's presentations.
I skipped the Randall session and hung out in the sports bar where I =
visited briefly with John Williams and Angela Gallia. I shared a =
pitcher of beer with John Neely and the USU contingent. What a great =
program they have there.
I did go to the Clayart slide show that night as well. Kudos to Russel =
Fouts for his excellent work organizing the event. Jim Bob Salazar did =
a great job wrangling the slide projector and carousels. I was very =
impressed with some of the slides and work that was shown. The one that =
stands out the most was Connie Christensen's work. Nice pots and nice =
slides. Another one that stood out was Dale Neese's pig slide. I =
appreciated the comments from Ruth Butler, Janet Mansfield, Polly Beach, =
and John Hesselberth.
Friday was my last day at the conference. In the morning I attended =
part of the kiln doctors presentations. After lunch I sat in on part of =
the "After Celadon..." panel (which I thought was very incongruous. =
more on that later). Throughout the day I kept going back to the =
exhibits area where I got a chance to see and visit with many old =
friends and make new acquaintances.
I left Friday around 3 pm and got back home around midnight. I didn't =
stay for the dance because I have two left feet and no rhythm so I =
didn't get to dance with the lovely Mishy Lowe.
I enjoyed the conference thoroughly and look forward to next year in San =
Diego. My plan is to take my whole spring break to drive through New =
Mexico, Arizona, and southern California.
The first thing I did Monday afternoon when I got into school was submit =
my receipts and travel expense voucher. Fortunately, for me the college =
agreed to pay for a portion of my expenses. I don't know if would go =
otherwise. NCECA is getting very expensive. The conference =
registration alone was $ 220.00. Then there is all of the other =
expenses of food, travel, lodging.
I wonder if there is a way NCECA can hold the costs in check. I don't =
know how students can afford to attend. =20
Chao,
Rafae Enrique
Rafael Molina, MFA
Assistant Professor of Art
Department of Music, Art, and Dance
Tarrant County College-Southeast Campus
2100 Southeast Parkway
Arlington, TX 76018-3144
(817) 515-3711
(817) 515-3189 fax
MOLINA, RAFAEL on wed 20 mar 02
Lee:
Gregory Miller mostly discussed his experiences in Japan, in particular =
his time working with Shimaoka Tatsuzo, and his current pursuit of a PhD =
in anthropology.
Mr. Hamada spoke about Mingei, Onta, and Mashiko. The slides he showed =
were great, but I had a hard time understanding him and to a lesser =
extent the same with Mr. Yasuda. I wish they would have considered =
using a translator. I'm just not used to the accent.
BTW, I think Mr. Yasuda's work is outstanding. I particularly enjoy the =
work with the green and brown stains/glazes over a transparent glaze =
which I associate with a sort of Tang Dynasty style. The surfaces are =
rich and the forms are elegant especially the treatment of handles and =
feet. I don't have the same response to his new work with the =
monochramatic color scheme and more austere forms.
Chao,
Rafael=20
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-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Love [mailto:Ikiru@KAMI.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 5:12 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: My NCECA Experience
----- Original Message -----
From: "MOLINA, RAFAEL"
>In the afternoon I attended the Greg Miller, Takeshi Yasuda, Hamada,
Rafael,
Can you tell us a little bit about what Greg and Tomo Hamada =
spoke
about?
Lee in Mashiko
"The lyfe so short, the craft so long to learne." - Chaucer -
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Lee Love on wed 20 mar 02
----- Original Message -----
From: "MOLINA, RAFAEL"
>In the afternoon I attended the Greg Miller, Takeshi Yasuda, Hamada,
Rafael,
Can you tell us a little bit about what Greg and Tomo Hamada spoke
about?
Lee in Mashiko
"The lyfe so short, the craft so long to learne." - Chaucer -
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"All weaves one fabric; all things give
Power unto all things to work and live." - Goethe -
Merrie Boerner on wed 20 mar 02
We left NCECA in boots and leather jackets. By the time we hit Memphis,
we were barefooted. My yard is full of blossoming dogwood and azaleas with
butterflies flitting about ! Time to hose out the studio, find the telephone
and wipe off the clay.....new beginnings....inspired by a mind boggling
amount of information, sites, friendships, and fond memories.
Sleep deprivation and a general let down in knowing that NCECA only
comes once a year, leave me longing for a "do over" or a "re-fire" of the
past week.
I'm afraid to mention names, cause I'll leave at least 1000 out, but I
must say that closing down the Hyatt bar with Carla was one high point ! I
also met several Clayart friends in person....Marta, Rakuman, Bacia, were
three friends that I had exchanged e-mails with the week before.....I drew
Bacia's beautiful woodfired mug ! I love it when serendipitous things like
that happen. People read my name tag and stopped me in the hall with, "HEY,
kickass woodfiring woman !" and my ego and friendships grew. John Baymore
and others complimented my cup/shino/ash.....I could have just floated home
!
Visiting a few galleries with Nils, Dannon, and Kurt ...and hearing
their critique of the wares, was like a semester of ceramics at 3 colleges
all wrapped up in one morning ! Lowell's "Sawdust Burner" presentation was
such a hit that I wanted to stand up and yell, "I KNOW THIS GUY !" The way
Louis's flaming pipe organ kiln combined two of my favorite pleasures, music
and fire, with performance genius was too impressive to describe !
Melanie, Juliet, and I shared a room with Melinda Collins...a sheer
delight, plus, she brought gifts from Guatemala ! Can't forget Tom
Sawyer.....he gave me a great buzzzz. Oh, and it was a pleasure to meet
David Hendley's precious wife.
I treasure spending time with dear friends like Russel, Kurt, Nils,
Vince, Lowell, Bill Newman, Mark, John, Jason(whoops, I'm just naming the
guys)...Karen T., Joyce, and Camille give nice hugs, too.......well, it was
a blast !
And who could forget Mel.....so many thanks to you, my dear Mayor friend and
great kisser ; ) (maybe he didn't read this far down or I may be
deleted).
So, it is back to the studio for me......keep in touch.....and, if I
left you out, it is only because I may have left a few brain cells in Kansas
City. Keep in touch, yall ! Boerner@tislink.com
Cheers,
Merrie in Mississippi again
Marcia Selsor on wed 20 mar 02
Merrie,
I missed you and I wanted to buy you a beer. Look out San Diego!!!
I finally got to meet Joyce Lee AND the infamous Becky Schroeder not to mention
Melissa who gave mme some salsa fro Guatemala.
I roomed with Gail Nichols, famous friend of Mel's from down under; Louana Lackey
who was signing her book on Rudy Autio which is beautiful AND inspiriational AND a
new friend, Sharon Vreeland for whom this was her first NCECA as compared to
library conferences and she loved it! We are friends for life! very cool person.
NCECA sure is a fun way to meet all these cyber ghosts who ralk to us every day.
As Mel says..it is the greatest teaching tool in the world AND putting a face with
a known signature is really fun. I checked out early Sunday and ran into Don
Goodrich and Tome Buck. two favorites of mine.
Still siked from a great time in Kansas City and looking forward to meeting merrie
in San Diego.
marci in Montana
where is was 8 degrees all day and snow, snow, snow and getting colder.
So much for butterflies and dogwoods!
Merrie Boerner wrote:
SNIP
> So, it is back to the studio for me......keep in touch.....and, if I
> left you out, it is only because I may have left a few brain cells in Kansas
> City. Keep in touch, yall ! Boerner@tislink.com
> Cheers,
> Merrie in Mississippi again
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Christine Caswell on sun 20 mar 05
I just thought I'd put my 2 cents in...
I just returned from NCECA Baltimore and have some really positive =
comments and a few criticisms. =20
I attended:=20
"Opening Ceremonies Hall A Keynote: The Shock of the Now - Robert =
Hughes, Award-winning Art Critic/Historian,"=20
"Lecture: Twosome, Threesome, Gruesome, Gleesome: A Room 314-317 Survey =
of Ceramic Sculpture Containing Two or More Figures - Tim Mather,"=20
"Lecture: Giant Porcelain of Jingdezhen - Jiansheng Li," =20
"Lecture: A Vase is a Vase is a Vase - Paul Bourassa,"=20
"Distinguished Lecture: The Handmade Future - Jed Perl, Hall A Art =
Critic, The New Republic," =20
"Co-Lecture: Making the Pieces Fit: K-12 Theory, Practice Room 314-317 =
and Standards - Keith Brockie and Billie Sessions," =20
"Panel: Gender and the Vessel - Geoffrey Wheeler [m], Hall A Jason Hess, =
Kristen Kieffer, Matthew Towers,"=20
"New Work: Hall A Figurative Sculpture - Margaret Keelan Carved Disks =
and Other Sculpture - Marc Leuthold Monumental Ceramic Sculpture - Brad =
Evan Taylor,"=20
-and I also saw the emerging artist slide presentations, was in and out =
of the live demonstrations, the cup sale, the K-12 show, visited the =
venders, and saw several of the many many shows in the city. That is 8 =
lectures that I attended. Regardless of whether I enjoyed all of them I =
will certainly take something from each of them- even if I don't know =
quite what right now. I think our work develops not just from what we =
like but also in reaction to what we do not like. Of those eight =
lectures three were excellent (in my opinion) four were pretty good and =
only one felt like a waste of time. =20
Aside from the feeling of constantly running around I had a great time, =
I met several interesting people, reconnected with people I had not seen =
in some time, and saw a lot of great ceramic work. =20
My biggest frustration was trying to get to the shows in the area. =
Everything was so spread out making it difficult to figure out how to =
get to as many places as possible. On Friday night a friend and I took =
her car and a map and in four and a half hours we only made it to three =
galleries. On Saturday I had a NCECA shuttle pass and so left the =
closing lecture early to get on the shuttle. It was insane. We only =
made it to the first stop after waiting almost an hour to get on the =
shuttle. We visited the shows on that stop and went back to wait for =
another shuttle. After a half hour we gave up- not only because we were =
tired of waiting but because there were so many other people waiting it =
was pretty unlikely we'd even get on. We took public transportation to =
try to get to the next stop but then even though we were on the right =
train there is work being done on the tracks and so we had to get off =
and catch a shuttle. We never did make it to the next stop before it =
became so late that shows would be closing soon. This was my second =
NCECA- my first was in San Diego. I saw someone write something =
negative about the shuttles there but personally I had no problem. I =
got to see so much more there because the shuttles were so reliable that =
if one came by and was full you could count on another 15 minutes later. =
So my biggest regret this year was seeing relatively little artwork- =
especially since there was so much that was out there to see! And to me =
seeing the work is one of the most exciting parts of NCECA since it is =
so rare that I get to see it in person.
Maybe that was a little more than 2 cents worth...
Hope to see you in Portland next year for more fun.
-Christine Caswell
Maine
Ron & Nancy Hughes on mon 21 mar 05
Christine, you go girl. I totally agree with you. There were (as
always) some not so perfect things, but there was more of wonderful things
to learn, see, and do. I had one of the best nceca's ever. I am still sad I
couldn't make it to every thing, I wanted to. Pippenburg's talk was one of
the best; I have been to in quite a while. I am sure I am going to enjoy his
book.
Sometimes we look at a walnut and see another world of layers,
textures, avenues, hues of color and mysteries of nature, and some times we
just see a nut.
Had a wonderful time can't wait till Portland and then on to New
Orleans
And the clayart room was the warmest, I have ever experienced.
Nancy
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