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Samsara by Poorvi Bhana
An M Tech Fine Art degree exhibition
Poorvi Bhana's new work will be exhibited from February 17 through March 03 in the national
museum of natural history located in Pretoria.
As in the past, the backbone of her work is invocation, however she re-interprets this theme through
new media as she explores the ceramics process in greater depth.
The exhibition will be officially opened by Runette Kruger, faculty member of Tshwane university's
department of fine and applied art, with a key note address by Michael Nixon from the University of
Cape Town. Two public walkabouts are scheduled on Feb 23 at 14:00 and Feb 27 at 10:00, featuring
leading ceramicist John Shirley and Tshwane university's own Jan van der Merwe respectively.
Attendance to the walkabouts is free of charge.
The exhibition will feature a collection of installations by Poorvi, who has already featured
prominently as finalist and prize-winner at Sasol's new signatures art competition, the Thami Mnyele
fine art competition and ceramics SA's regional exhibition in 2012.
Admission to the Museum costs R25 and includes secure parking and a map. The museum operates
Monday through Sunday from 08:00 until 16:00
Additional Information may be obtained through pb.samsara@gmail.com or 071 881 9610
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Western Cape AGM, March 9th

The AGM will take place at the Cape Town Castle in the Good Hope Gallery above Fired on Saturday March 9th

Programme

8h00- 9h00 Continental breakfast courtesy CSA

9h00 to 10h30 AGM

10h30 to 11h00 Esther Esmyol conducts a walkabout of the Dinner for 101 place setting exhibition in Lady Anne Barnard Banqueting Hall

11h00 to 11h30 Judy Bryant will present an illustrated talk on her visit to Helsinki when that city was World Design capital. She will discuss Finnish design with emphasis on ceramics and her visit to the Arabia ceramic factory.

Esther Esmyol is the curator of the Iziko Social History Collection which includes ceramics She has extensive knowledge of South African ceramics and was instrumental in establishing the Granary Gallery ‘s FIRED installation at the Castle and initiated the 101 place settings exhibition in 2012

Judy Bryant is a public relations and media services provider, with a strong interest in design and heritage. She visited Helsinki in September 2012, during its International Design Week. The presentation gives a brief overview of Finland and its design movement; explanation of how Helsinki rolled out WDC2012, with examples of diverse projects, what potential WDC2014 holds for SA and information and images of a visit to the Arabia ceramics factory, and the latest ceramic home-ware range just launched by iittala, in collaboration with six of Finland’s leading designers. 

Clay Festival 2013

SAGGAR AND PIT FIRING WORKSHOP

16TH/17TH MARCH 2013

In this workshop two ways of fuming are explored.

The process of fuming is the same for both types of firing. Saggars are ideal for firing in an urban environment but have limitations regarding size and volume of work. Some fuming materials cannot be used if saggars are fired n an electric kiln.

We will be using both electric and gas kilns for firing the saggars. Each participant may make up to 6 small pots , not bigger than 10cm x 10cm, for the saggars and up to 4 pieces not larger than 35cm x 35 cm for the open pit. After signing up for the workshop you will receive notes and instructions regarding what clays and what construction methods are more suited for this type of firing, advise on the surface treatment, recipes for terra sigillata and slips as well as notes on various ways of burnishing. All work will have to be bisque fired.

Saturday, 16th March
· preparing and packing the saggars and firing them
· stacking and firing the open pit

Sunday, 17th March
· opening of all the kiln

The workshop will be held at a small holding outside Fourways, Johannesburg

Cost: R 1 500.- inclusive less 20% if booking by a potters studio for a min of 3 participants
Booking is essential

For more information or bookings
ELSBETH BURKHALTER STUDIO
45 Kingfisher Road.
FOURWAYS Johannesburg
Telephone : home +27 11 467 2624 mobile +27 82 3301066
ceramics@elsbethburkhalter.com

Low Fire Jamboree at Millstone Pottery

	15, 16 & 17 March 2013

A week-end celebrating low technology, low temperature firing and making techniques for ceramists, potters and other romantics. Workshops cater for all levels of skill. Beginners welcome. This Low-Fire Jamboree includes: Making traditional Pueblo pots Pit firing Raku Low temperature salt firing Building and firing a paper kiln Workshops: Explore the low-fire technique of burnished and pit-fired, "polychrome" painted ceramics withIan Garrett and John Newdigate. This technique first appeared in the Neolithic era (roughly 6000 BCE) - and is associated with early farming communities all over the world. Famous examples include Yang-shao ceramics from Kansu in China, Cucuteni ceramics from Romania as well as Nasca and Inca ceramics from South America. The most famous continuing tradition is found in the recent historic and contemporary styles of Native American Pueblo potters. In the workshop participants will make vessels using a traditional Pueblo "Puki" or base-mould. The leather-hard pots will be scraped and then coated with a liquid-clay slip which is burnished as it dries. This creates a "canvass" onto which oxide and clay pigments can be painted. The completed pots will be pit-fired to impart the subtle tonal-variations that give this technique great visual richness. Ian Garrett's Website: www.iangarrettceramics.com John Newdigate's Website: www.johnnewdigate.com Fire your own pre-made (or provided) pots in a low-tech updraft bottle kiln using wood and salt with Paul de Jongh. Paul has been making high-temperature wood-fired pots in McGregor for the past 15 years, where he has built 5 wood-fired kilns. The bottle kiln was built by Paul and Ian specifically as a workshop tool to demonstrate low temperature wood-firing. www.millstonepottery.co.za Raku-fire your pre-made pots (or teabowls provided), also with Paul, who raku-fires in a ceramic fibre kiln using gas. Build and fire an experimental paper kiln. Cost: R2 200 for the workshops, inclusive of food for the 3 days. Early Bird Cost: R2 000 Regards Nina & Paul

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

Kiln For Sale

Bob Fox Kiln : 5 cb. ft., front loading, single phase power
– in use for 15 years
R6 000.00
Contact: Anita Botha (West Rand) – 082 855 0145
em: anita.botha79@gmail.com

Invitational Exhibition

IZIKO SOCIAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS

presents

‘DINNER FOR 101’

in the LADY ANNE BARNARD BANQUETING HALL

CASTLE OF GOOD HOPE

26 February – 17 March 2013

South African ceramic artists are invited to submit place settings for the installation of ‘Dinner for 101’ in the Lady Anne Barnard Banqueting Hall at the Castle of Good Hope.

Each participant may provide work in one of the following categories:

· a single place setting (e.g. a plate/side plate/bowl; or a tea/coffee set; or similar items);

· a centrepiece for the middle of the table (which may take the form of a fruit bowl, candlestick, vase, cake stand, large platter or similar items).

Please email  eesmyol@iziko.org.za if you would like to participate