A New Article and the MFA Begins

FC_JF13_PMI-1This was a nice holiday gift for me. I submitted an article to Pottery Making Illustrated in September and recently heard that it would be included in the January/February issue. What I didn’t know until I received some copies of the magazine last week was that the pitcher that I demonstrate in the article is on the cover. Thanks to the editors at PMI and thanks to Charlie Cummings taking such a nice photo of the piece.

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In other news, I just finished my first semester of graduate school at the University of Florida. It has been a luxury to have the freedom to research and experiment with new ways to strengthen my work. I found inspiration in the buildings of Frank Gehry and I’ve been looking at color interaction in relation to musical harmonies.

These teapots and mugs are the culmination of the fall semester. The photos are courtesy of Linda Arbuckle.

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3 Guys and Some Pottery

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I’m looking forward to being back on Mockernut Road between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro, NC. I’ll be there for a long weekend, the first in August, to join my friends Doug Dotson and Ronan Peterson for this festive sale in Doug’s Studio.

I shared this studio with Doug in 2001 and 2002 and we took the first steps in figuring out how to fire his newly built soda kiln. It was a great place to work amidst the tall trees and boulders of granite.

3 Guys and Some Pottery
Doug Dotson Pottery
326 Mockernut Rd
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Saturday August 4 (12am-8pm) with a reception starting at 6pm
Sunday August 5 (12-5pm)

for directions click here

Here are a couple of views of pitcher I’ll be bringing with me:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workshop Schedule

I’ll be teaching a couple of workshops this spring and summer.

The first will be in May at the New Hampshire League of Craftsmen.

Alteration and Decals

This will be a 2-day hands-on class covering altering thrown forms and designing, printing, applying, and firing laser jet decals.
New Hampshire League of Craftsmen
Hanover, NH
May 19 & 20

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The July workshop is at Claymakers in Durham, NC. This was the studio where I taught my first class ever back in 1999. I’m excited be back!

Juxtaposition: Earthenware Form and Surface

This will be 5 days of  hands-on throwing, altering, making lids, spout, and handles, applying terra sigiallata, and glazing.
Claymakers
Durham, NC
July 23-27