Workshop and Exhibition

Cat Frohloff Braunwell will be exhibiting at Les Artisans de Hudson corner of Main and Cameron in Hudson from the 17th until January 19th.  Great place for coffee and pastry and to enjoy a rotating display of original artwork by local artists.

Here is a notice for a pottery workshop to take place in the month of May by Joan Bruneau
Her work is breathtaking.....if you're at all interested in furthering your interest in pottery, this is a
workshop to take.

WORKSHOP WITH JOAN BRUNEAU  (www.joanbruneau.com)

This was just submitted by Marie D'Avignon.......

This workshop will be a non-participatory workshop with a maximum of 20 participants held on May 22nd to May 24th at the Whiteside Taylor Center in Baie d'Urfe.  Just so you know... the weekend the workshop will be held on iis not the long weekend! 

The work she does is outstandingly beautiful and so creative. I am attaching an article on Joan Bruneau, article that appeared in the April 2014 ceramic monthly issue. Also attaching another document that is showing step by step (more or less) one of her wheel-thrown and constructed Stamen Vase with Pedestal.  

Working with terra cotta clay Joan Bruneau uses a combination of wheel throwing and hand building to achieve her beautiful work. The technique and excellent craftsmanship she has developped is what the workshop will be about. The knowledge we will gain from this workshop is without a doubt transferable to whatever clay you are using or firing temperature you are firing at ...   Although this is not a glaze workshop Joan will briefly address her glazing technique - again, something you can apply on whatever clay you use and firing temperature you do... 

BIO

Joan has a tremendous amount of experience as a teacher in prestigious schools and as a presenter for workshops.  The details are in the attachments and you can also find all of this on her website :    www.joanbruneau.com.   Please do check out her website.  pretty amazing.  If you need inspiration take a pique!

THE PROPOSED AGENDA

friday evening : lecture with diaporama

saturday day : demos and teaching

sunday day : demos and teaching

THE DEMOS

Demonstratation of  a variety of wheel thrown and hand built forms which will be the main focus during the workshop. Here is what Joan proposes. If you have something specific you would like her to demonstrate please let me know.

Throwing and Assembling :

* A large tri-foil bowl 

* moulded & thrown bowl

* cut and paste ( cutting and pasting darts in thrown forms) 

* vertical pots ( vases & pitchers) with coil throwing, stacked parts ,

* spouts and handles ( doweled, paper template, thrown, pulled hollow handles) ,

* 2 part altered lids for altered lidded forms,

* altered foot ( starting a piece upside down)

Joan will also demonstrate some of her glazing resist techniques ( Wax, latex and sticker/tape resists) &  touch on slip application and sgraffito.

THE COST

the cost will be $100 and will need to be paid upfront by the end of January. Note: the payment will be non-refundable : if you do pay and can't make it,  you could find someone to replace you and then the amount paid would be transferable to that person.

YOUR PARTICIPATION....

Need to know as soon as possible if you are interested to participate.    

PS: IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN TAKING THE WORKSHOP PLEASE LET ME KNOW...  

If you would like to register or if you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me AT mac.davignon@gmail.com.  

You don't want to miss this!