Kathy McDonald on wed 7 jun 06
degrees_I can still see without bifocals)
Yes Tony.... Will left and Grace is still there.
I believe Allan Letkovetsky has been doing some work there,
also Kevin Stafford who makes wonderful pots,
although he may be back down south this year.
To my knowledge it's still a viable program.
There's also another young guy there..name escapes me,
but he was doing some really wonderful salt and wood fire
stuff.
Think he left to open a studio.
I took a workshop a couple of years ago, will check out his
name
and whether or not he's still there.
I found a link:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/schools/art/index.php?sel=STA
I am not sure who is at U of Sask right now but I know that
when I did take some courses there
Jack Sures and Les Manning were affiliated. Marylin Levine
and Walter Ostrom have also
taught there too, although I know Marylin passed away.
They have a really great building and I do know a few who
have recently got their degrees.
I'll check it out.
My room has a really nice view,,,I can see far...I live on
the Prairies!!!!!
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To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Made For America degree (other Canadian
Universities offering degree programs)
Sour Cherry Pottery
> I believe that both University of Manitoba in Winnipeg
> and the University of Saskatchewan ( Regina) both offer
MFA
> programs
> in Ceramics.
>
> The programs have been in existence for considerable
periods
> of time.
>
> Kathy
Kathy: Ya got me scratching my head. this must be sculpture
not vessels. If
it was vessels i'd know about it. Grace Nickels at u of M
for sculpture-
excellent! Will Sykurark(sp big time) was supposed to head
the new masters
program at U of M but they paid him something like $22,000 a
year to teach
and be head of dept. He said screw this and headed back to
the US to teach.
He is from Manitoba and was John Neeleys best right hand
man. A big lose of
one of our own to the US.
The Nova Scotia programme for a MFa is not even worth
thinking about. You're
on you own in a room with a view.
Cheers,
Tony
cheers,
tony
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Beamsville, Ontario
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Kathy McDonald on wed 7 jun 06
degree programs)
-Tony
I found the link to Regina's program,,,the new building and
ceramic studio is absolutely great,,
not to sure what kind of things are going on there. Been a
year or so since I visited.
Saskatchewan really supports the arts and particularly
craft. I have seen some other work
of recent grads,,,it's good.
Here is the link...
http://www.uregina.ca/finearts/visual/programs_detail.html#m
aster
I think some fella from out your way is head of Dept.
I've been to some exhibitions: very fine work.
Hey maybe you will venture out of the wine belt to the wheat
belt some day!!!
Kathy
Sour Cherry Pottery
> I believe that both University of Manitoba in Winnipeg
> and the University of Saskatchewan ( Regina) both offer
MFA
> programs
> in Ceramics.
>
> The programs have been in existence for considerable
periods
> of time.
>
> Kathy
Kathy: Ya got me scratching my head. this must be sculpture
not vessels. If
it was vessels i'd know about it. Grace Nickels at u of M
for sculpture-
excellent! Will Sykurark(sp big time) was supposed to head
the new masters
program at U of M but they paid him something like $22,000 a
year to teach
and be head of dept. He said screw this and headed back to
the US to teach.
He is from Manitoba and was John Neeleys best right hand
man. A big lose of
one of our own to the US.
The Nova Scotia programme for a MFa is not even worth
thinking about. You're
on you own in a room with a view.
Cheers,
Tony
cheers,
tony
Tony and Sheila Clennell
Sour Cherry Pottery
4545 King Street
Beamsville, Ontario
CANADA L0R 1B1
http://www.sourcherrypottery.com
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Kathy McDonald on wed 7 jun 06
degree programs)
I believe that both University of Manitoba in Winnipeg
and the University of Saskatchewan ( Regina) both offer MFA
programs
in Ceramics.
The programs have been in existence for considerable periods
of time.
Kathy
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Gina
Skillings
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 5:01 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Made For America degree
I was surprized to read Tony's comment that no university in
Canada offers a
MFA program in ceramics. When I was considering continuing
on in with my
education I was searching for universities that offer a MFA
program in
ceramics and textiles. I found that NSCAD offers both. One
of their MFA
programs is in Craft - ceramics, jewellery design,
metalsmithing or
textiles. Is their program perhaps quite new? Or is their
MFA in Craft
(ceramics) not equal to an American MFA?
Gina in south Florida (transplanted from south Canada)
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clennell on wed 7 jun 06
degree programs)
Sour Cherry Pottery
> I believe that both University of Manitoba in Winnipeg
> and the University of Saskatchewan ( Regina) both offer MFA
> programs
> in Ceramics.
>
> The programs have been in existence for considerable periods
> of time.
>
> Kathy
Kathy: Ya got me scratching my head. this must be sculpture not vessels. If
it was vessels i'd know about it. Grace Nickels at u of M for sculpture-
excellent! Will Sykurark(sp big time) was supposed to head the new masters
program at U of M but they paid him something like $22,000 a year to teach
and be head of dept. He said screw this and headed back to the US to teach.
He is from Manitoba and was John Neeleys best right hand man. A big lose of
one of our own to the US.
The Nova Scotia programme for a MFa is not even worth thinking about. You're
on you own in a room with a view.
Cheers,
Tony
cheers,
tony
Tony and Sheila Clennell
Sour Cherry Pottery
4545 King Street
Beamsville, Ontario
CANADA L0R 1B1
http://www.sourcherrypottery.com
Hank Murrow on thu 8 jun 06
degree programs)
On Jun 8, 2006, at 5:44 PM, clennell wrote:
> #3 Ohio State- Brad Sweigger (sp) but the real bonus is the tech is
> Robert
> "Boomer" Moore who is a Utah State grad student that makes fabulously
> animated work.
Dear Tony;
Small correction here...... the school you are thinking of is Ohio
University, where I had my first teaching job with George Kokis in '69.
Joe Davis is finishing up his muffa there now. He fired with me and was
an all-around wonderful studio companion for two or three years.
Cheers, Hank
Lee Love on thu 8 jun 06
degree programs)
On 6/8/06, clennell wrote:
>Ya got me scratching my head. this must be sculpture not vessels.
Tony. Where do you think are the top three places to go for graduate
studies for someone wanting to make pots (I mean funcitonal pots vs.
sculptural vessels.)?
It seems that many potters go into programs as potters and come
out as sculptural vessel artists. Not that I have a problem with
that.
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"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
Tony Ferguson on thu 8 jun 06
degree programs)
Lee,
"many potters go into programs as potters and come
out as sculptural vessel artists"
because of the whole pottery is not fine art thinking. It is a very popular thought these days. I am not sure why someone can not learn functional ceramics well, and then take those skills to push the work beyond itself and or push it into a non-functional realm. Volkous, Reitz, and others all made pots for years before they did sculpture or sculptural vessel forms. There is no substitute for being grounded in knowing how to make good functional ware in my opinion. It lays the bases to make anything well. It's amazing that the western notion of contemporary fine art can not seem to observe itself in a simple form, perhaps a vase, a bowl, or a cup.
Tony Ferguson
Lee Love wrote:
On 6/8/06, clennell wrote:
>Ya got me scratching my head. this must be sculpture not vessels.
Tony. Where do you think are the top three places to go for graduate
studies for someone wanting to make pots (I mean funcitonal pots vs.
sculptural vessels.)?
It seems that many potters go into programs as potters and come
out as sculptural vessel artists. Not that I have a problem with
that.
--
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http://mashiko.org
My google Notebooks:
http://tinyurl.com/e5p3n
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clennell on thu 8 jun 06
degree programs)
Sour Cherry Pottery
> -Tony
> I found the link to Regina's program,,,the new building and
> ceramic studio is absolutely great,,
> not to sure what kind of things are going on there. Been a
> year or so since I visited.
> Saskatchewan really supports the arts and particularly
> craft. I have seen some other work
> of recent grads,,,it's good.
>
> Here is the link...
> http://www.uregina.ca/finearts/visual/programs_detail.html#m
> aster
>
> I think some fella from out your way is head of Dept.
> I've been to some exhibitions: very fine work.
>
> Hey maybe you will venture out of the wine belt to the wheat
> belt some day!!!
>
> Kathy
kathy: Thanks, I stand corrected. You know I am a prairie boy. Born in
Medicine Hat, Alberta. My mum and brother still live in Medicine Hat, - Big
Sky Country. Once in my twenties I worked on a farm in Waskada, Manitoba. I
drove a big Versatile tractor. the deer, the hawks, rabbits, and the big
sky. It was the closest i ever felt to nature in my life. I know how it must
tear a persons heart out to loose the farm. It's beautiful country but it's
too dang cold- you don't want me to be the Canadian Tony Soprano do you?
We're a Zone 7 B here- Carolinian forest. i planted bamboo yesterday.
Cheers,
Tony
clennell on thu 8 jun 06
degree programs)
Sour Cherry Pottery
>
> Tony. Where do you think are the top three places to go for graduate
> studies for someone wanting to make pots (I mean funcitonal pots vs.
> sculptural vessels.)?
>
> It seems that many potters go into programs as potters and come
> out as sculptural vessel artists. Not that I have a problem with
> that.
Dear Lee: If it were me living vicarously thru you here would be my picks
for a grad programme with pots and woodfiring as the focus.
#1 Utah State- John Neeley- JN has a Japanese wife and studio in Japan and
speaks japanese fluently which would favour you. Wood kilns rule on that
campus. He is one smart dude. I have seen a long list of much good work via
good potters from that programme.
#2 Iowa State- Chuck Hindes is retiring so that one could be iffy. Let's see
who they hire. Wood kilns and a woodfire aesthetic abound. Lots of wood
coons around to fire with. AKAR Gallery also close by to get into and flog
some work. Maybe the best internet gallery in the US. Great university town
with great restaurants and bars. I liked the energy there.
#3 Ohio State- Brad Sweigger (sp) but the real bonus is the tech is Robert
"Boomer" Moore who is a Utah State grad student that makes fabulously
animated work.
Bruce Cochrane rates Nebraska as one of the top places- Pete Pinnell and
Gail Kendall as instructors ya can't go wrong.- not sure about wood firing.
#4 The more i hear Linda Arbuckle on clayart the more i think she is top
notch. You'd have to learn to paint as well as her though. Her old tech Matt
Long made some good thick slip soda ware. I think he now has a faculty job
but it shows she is sympathetic for pot people.
There ya have it Lee. Ronnie the Rat Meyers is visiting next week. I'll ask
him. He's a pot man and ex academic. Probably does more workshops than ten
men and knows where the good pots are being made.
cheers,
tony
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