Nick Mohler, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen on fri 2 apr 04
May 29 & 30 Sat/Sun: 9 am-4:30 pm
A Workshop for Potters: Where to go with what You Know
PA Guild's Tyler Craft Center Richboro, PA
Jack Troy fee: $275
Past, present, and future, will be the focus of our attention in this
workshop by Jack Troy, Pennsylvania potter, teacher, and writer.
Jack Troy believes that good pots have timeless, dynamic qualities that
outlast their makers. An awareness of historical pots and the people
who made them can be a rich source of inspiration for what we make. How
can we invest and discover such goodness in our work? A slide talk
drawing from the 20,000-year heritage of potters will relate our own
quest for meaningful pots to some of the accomplishments of earlier
ceramists.
A demonstration session will emphasize the evolution of personal forms -
pots with a unique identity. Using the cup as a take-off point, Jack
will demonstrate how the cup reflects his concern for functional and
aesthetic values. Some of the points he will illustrate include surface
decoration, tactile qualities, inside-outside considerations,
spontaneity and control, as well as focusing attention on the cup as a
whole: lip, foot, body, handle. Thrown cups will be altered by
faceting, carving, paddling, and stamping. A slide talk on contemporary
Japanese teabowls will follow.
Jack will also demonstrate a simple means of extending the scale of
work, and will apply a variety of altering techniques to thrown forms so
as to keep them from becoming generic pots - the white bread of the
ceramics world - as well as making one of his original designs, a
squirrel-proof bird-feeder. Slides will trace the influence of
traditional pottery and the natural world as a source of inspiration for
work. Hands-on sessions will enable those who wish to apply the methods
demonstrated, with Jack's input, if desired.
For more information visit www.pacrafts.com, phone 215-579-5997 for
registration or e-mail nmm@comcat.com for inquiries. This class is
offered through the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.
John Hesselberth on fri 2 apr 04
On Friday, April 2, 2004, at 11:19 AM, Nick Mohler, Pennsylvania Guild
of Craftsmen wrote:
> May 29 & 30 Sat/Sun: 9 am-4:30 pm
> A Workshop for Potters: Where to go with what You Know
> PA Guild's Tyler Craft Center Richboro, PA
> Jack Troy fee: $275
>
> For more information visit www.pacrafts.com, phone 215-579-5997 for
> registration or e-mail nmm@comcat.com for inquiries. This class is
> offered through the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.
Are any other Clayarters planning to take this? Jack is one of my
favorite potters and I will be going.
Regards,
John
http://www.frogpondpottery.com
http://www.masteringglazes.com
Wes Rolley on fri 2 apr 04
At 01:01 PM 4/2/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Are any other Clayarters planning to take this? Jack is one of my
>favorite potters and I will be going.
I am really jealous and would love for someone out here on the Left Coast=20
(Terry?) to bring Jack out here for any kind of class.
I would even like to find a place where I could buy one of his pots without=
=20
getting on a plane or having to fill the tank on the RV 10 times. The=20
price of regular gas in Gorda, CA hit US$3.19 this week.
WEs
"I find I have a great lot to learn =96 or unlearn. I seem to know far too=
=20
much and this knowledge obscures the really significant facts, but I am=20
getting on." -- Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Wesley C. Rolley
17211 Quail Court
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
(408)778-3024
Emily Ostroski on wed 7 apr 04
Just noticed that we have the same last name--mine had the "w" taken out
two generations ago. And I too love to wood fire. Small world!!
peace
Emily Ostroski CT
On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 05:50:38 -0700 Chris Ostrowski wrote:
> Wes,
> Jack is my mentor and of course one of my favorite potters as well.
> He introduced me to my second greatest love affair..wood-firing.
> Until you are able to purchase one of his pots, I recommend getting
> his book of poetry, which was just released. I start every morning
> with it and a cup of tea...."Calling the Planet Home."
>
> contact fell/design, 108 Pat Lane, Spring Mills PA 16875
>
> The poems that live within this volume are instantly timeless. Do
> yourself a favor and get a copy.
>
> Chris Ostrowski
> Ossining, NY
> ctopots@yahoo.com
>
> Wes Rolley wrote:
> At 01:01 PM 4/2/04 -0500, you wrote:
>
>
> >Are any other Clayarters planning to take this? Jack is one of my
> >favorite potters and I will be going.
>
> I am really jealous and would love for someone out here on the Left Coast
> (Terry?) to bring Jack out here for any kind of class.
>
> I would even like to find a place where I could buy one of his pots
> without
> getting on a plane or having to fill the tank on the RV 10 times. The
> price of regular gas in Gorda, CA hit US$3.19 this week.
>
> WEs
>
>
> "I find I have a great lot to learn – or unlearn. I seem to know far too
> much and this knowledge obscures the really significant facts, but I am
> getting on." -- Charles Rennie Mackintosh
>
> Wesley C. Rolley
> 17211 Quail Court
> Morgan Hill, CA 95037
> (408)778-3024
>
>
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Chris Ostrowski on wed 7 apr 04
Wes,
Jack is my mentor and of course one of my favorite potters as well. He introduced me to my second greatest love affair..wood-firing. Until you are able to purchase one of his pots, I recommend getting his book of poetry, which was just released. I start every morning with it and a cup of tea...."Calling the Planet Home."
contact fell/design, 108 Pat Lane, Spring Mills PA 16875
The poems that live within this volume are instantly timeless. Do yourself a favor and get a copy.
Chris Ostrowski
Ossining, NY
ctopots@yahoo.com
Wes Rolley wrote:
At 01:01 PM 4/2/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Are any other Clayarters planning to take this? Jack is one of my
>favorite potters and I will be going.
I am really jealous and would love for someone out here on the Left Coast
(Terry?) to bring Jack out here for any kind of class.
I would even like to find a place where I could buy one of his pots without
getting on a plane or having to fill the tank on the RV 10 times. The
price of regular gas in Gorda, CA hit US$3.19 this week.
WEs
"I find I have a great lot to learn – or unlearn. I seem to know far too
much and this knowledge obscures the really significant facts, but I am
getting on." -- Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Wesley C. Rolley
17211 Quail Court
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
(408)778-3024
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