Saturday, March 26, 2011

Easter Exhibition

Click on image to enlarge


Wood-firing Workshop with Paul de Jongh

Millstone Pottery Wood-firing Workshop 29, 30 April & 1 May 2011

An intimate week-end workshop celebrating this ancient and time-honoured firing method; for ceramicists, potters and other romantics wanting to have work fired in a wood-fired kiln. Specialised attention to all attendees.

Make your pots at a pre-firing teabowl workshop to ensure your efforts are rewarded when firing the kiln. This workshop will be held on 9 April at CPS in Somerset West.

Workshops and events planned over the week-end include:

• decorating and glazing for wood-firing with Paul de Jongh
• firing of train or salt kiln
• participatory continuous slab building with Hennie Meyer
• powerpoint presentation with Clementina van der Walt
• "Elemental" - a film about Ken Matsuzaki, a Japanese wood-firing potter
• journey along the McGregor art route

Cost: R2 000 for the workshops, inclusive of food on Friday night, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Camping facilities available. Please book by 1 April.

Email: millstone@breede.co.za Web: www.millstonepottery.co.za Tel: (023) 625 1599

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Kilns and Rollers for sale

Click on image to enlarge

Monday, March 7, 2011

Mask Workshop with Brigid Pohl

Bookings are now open for THE MASK
participating sculpture workshop with Brigid Pohl
SATURDAY 26 March 2011 – 09:00-13:00
Ceramic Studio Berario Recreation Centre cor Dolores Ave & King Street Berario Johannesburg
Cost: Members R250 – Non members R350
All bookings payable in advance – FNB Westgate branch code 250841 – a/c no. 56340006555 – a/c name: Ceramics SA Gauteng – confirmation of payment by fax or email – Ref.: Your name/The Mask.
Participants to bring an apron, a towel, your own tools and your creative inspiration!

Material donations from Belmont Ceramics (Paper Clay) and PSMO (Underglazes)

Bookings through Rose Hobson – 011 477 8376 / 082 854 6542 / email: rosehobson@gmail.com