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apprenticeship in tile

updated mon 3 jan 11

 

Zayas, Adam on wed 29 may 02


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Adam Zayas

Head Ceramist

Moravian Pottery & Tile Works

130 Swamp Road

Doylestown, PA 18901

Tel: 215.345.6722 or 215.348.6098

Fax: 215.345.1361

azayas@co.bucks.pa.us

http://mptw.go.to =20

Zayas, Adam on wed 29 may 02


Anyone interested in a 12 week apprenticeship in tile making at the only =
surviving actively operating American Arts and Crafts site please check =
educational programs on our web site for info. DEADLINE EXTENDED - June =
11, 2002 for fall session. Apprentices receive $2000 and limited studio =
space. Email me at azayas@co.bucks.pa if you have questions which the =
web site does not answer.=20

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Adam Zayas

Head Ceramist

Moravian Pottery & Tile Works

130 Swamp Road

Doylestown, PA 18901

Tel: 215.345.6722 or 215.348.6098

Fax: 215.345.1361

azayas@co.bucks.pa.us

http://mptw.go.to

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Zayas, Adam on thu 24 jan 08


Anyone interested in a 12 week apprenticeship in tilemaking? Please check =
under "Educational Programs" on our web site for info. Deadline is March 3r=
d for summer session.
A unique collaboration between ceramists and an active Arts & Crafts worki=
ng history museum, the apprenticeship program of the Moravian=A0 Pottery an=
d Tile Works is offered twice yearly with each twelve week session limited =
to three participants.=A0 Apprentices work 24 hrs per week in exchange for =
an hourly wage.=A0 Participants learn various forming and reproduction tech=
niques including tile/mosaic making, moldwork, glaze application, sagger fi=
ring for controlled smoking of clay, and concrete installation.
Apprentices have an opportunity to produce works using the standard materia=
ls and tools of the pottery.=A0 They are exposed to a turn of the century k=
nowledge based on the Arts & Crafts philosophy and aesthetics adhered to by=
the Moravian Pottery & Tile Works.=A0=20
Apprentices are provided with limited studio space in the Pottery, which is=
accessible to them between the hours of 5 a.m. and midnight, seven days a =
week.=A0 In addition, they receive free materials, use of tools, technical =
advice, and biweekly pay based on the work produced under the Pottery's dir=
ection.
Email me direct at azayas@co.bucks.pa.us if you have questions which the w=
eb site does not answer. http://buckscounty.org/government/departments/tile=
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Adam Zayas
Head Ceramist=20
Moravian Pottery & Tile Works
130 E. Swamp Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
215.345.6722 x25 Tel
215.345.1361 Fax

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Adam Zayas on sun 2 jan 11


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APPLICATION GUIDELINES=3D20
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Applicants for the apprenticeship are required to submit the following:
=3D95 Resume
=3D95 Ten clearly labeled slides or digital images of recent work . Please=
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slide list.
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why the Moravian Pottery & Tile Works is appropriate to your needs
=3D95 Two letters of recommendation
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session . Slides will not be returned unless self -addressed stamped enve=
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You may submit the application in digital format via email to Adam Zayas,=
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Ceramist at azayas@co.bucks.pa.us or via post to the address below.
Recommendations are to be sent directly from the recommender either via p=
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or email and must include their return address and phone number.
Summer Session (June 13 =3D96 Aug 20, 2011) Application deadline March 1,=
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Adam Zayas
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Moravian Pottery & Tile Works
130 E. Swamp Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
azayas@co.bucks.pa.us
215.348.6001- direct number
215.345.1361 Fax
http://buckscounty.org/government/departments/tileworks=3D20