Thursday, June 25, 2009

Fall Feature Work Shop


Get ready for Sculpture and Pottery fall classes and workshops!

Call now to begin degree classes this fall

For detailed information, call 919-742-4156

Through CCCC’s Continuing Education program, we are offering a Special Work Shop: “Exploring Form and Function” by Suze Lindsay

Suze Lindsay of Fork Mountain Pottery in the mountains of

western NC works in stoneware making pots subtly suggesting

human form and character as she manipulates her forms by

altering them after they are thrown. An integral part of her

work includes using surface decoration to enhance form by

patterning and painting slips and glazes for firing in the salt

kiln. Suze and her husband, Kent Mclaughlin, share a passion

for working with their hands, and for making pots for everyday

use that are well crafted and a pleasure to use. That use can

range from a mug for your first cup of coffee in the morning

to lighting the candelabra for an intimate dinner.

“Pots are like people. Their form is described by some of the same definitions—lips, feet, and shoulders, and their character and personality can be expressed by being open, warm, generous, rotund, sensuous, loose or jolly. My use of the vessel/female metaphor lies in the subtle suggestion of figure in form. Vases have soft female curves and decorations that imply clothing. Many of my forms are raised on a pedestal like a foot that serves as a “skirt”. My method of stacking various volumes allows me to play with human proportions and relationships. Altering a pot out of the round creates contrasting angles that suggest hips and waists. The use of line and pattern accentuates the mood of nature of the pot, and can prompt its use for specific occasions. The techniques I use when making my pots allows me to create

each one with a personality of its own.” --Suze Lindsay

Watch for CCCC’s Professional Arts and Crafts: Sculpture newsletter, Art City News, which comes out three times a year and has a complete listing of degree and continuing education classes and work shops. E-mail us including mailing information if you wish to be added to our Art City News mailing list.

Keep an eye on ccccsculppottery.blogspot.com for up-to-date information.


smartin@cccc.edu

Get ready for Sculpture and Pottery fall classes and workshops!
Call now to begin degree classes this fall
For detailed information, call 919-742-4156
Through CCCC’s Continuing Education program, we are offering a Special Work Shop: “Exploring Form and Function” by Suze Lindsay

Suze Lindsay of Fork Mountain Pottery in the mountains of
western NC works in stoneware making pots subtly suggesting
human form and character as she manipulates her forms by
altering them after they are thrown. An integral part of her
work includes using surface decoration to enhance form by
patterning and painting slips and glazes for firing in the salt
kiln. Suze and her husband, Kent Mclaughlin, share a passion
for working with their hands, and for making pots for everyday
use that are well crafted and a pleasure to use. That use can
range from a mug for your first cup of coffee in the morning
to lighting the candelabra for an intimate dinner.
“Pots are like people. Their form is described by some of the same definitions—lips, feet, and shoulders, and their character and personality can be expressed by being open, warm, generous, rotund, sensuous, loose or jolly. My use of the vessel/female metaphor lies in the subtle suggestion of figure in form. Vases have soft female curves and decorations that imply clothing. Many of my forms are raised on a pedestal like a foot that serves as a “skirt”. My method of stacking various volumes allows me to play with human proportions and relationships. Altering a pot out of the round creates contrasting angles that suggest hips and waists. The use of line and pattern accentuates the mood of nature of the pot, and can prompt its use for specific occasions. The techniques I use when making my pots allows me to create
each one with a personality of its own.” --Suze Lindsay

Watch for CCCC’s Professional Arts and Crafts: Sculpture newsletter, Art City News, which comes out three times a year and has a complete listing of degree and continuing education classes and work shops. E-mail us including mailing information if you wish to be added to our Art City News mailing list.
Keep an eye on ccccsculppottery.blogspot.com for up-to-date information.

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Monday, June 8, 2009


Coil Building Large Vessels, Instructor, David Stuempfle
Learn an alternative technique to build large coil pots using 150 pounds of clay per student. Three days of intensive hands-on work; PowerPoint presentation. Prerequisite: 2 years of wheel work.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 19, 20, 21, 9am—5pm. Clay Studio.
Cost of workshop $180. Materials fee $60.
Raku Kiln Building, Instructor, Raymond Edwards
Participants in this workshop will learn the components of building the frame, and constructing a portable fiber Raku kiln, which will be fired at the end of the workshop. Bring your bisque ware. Metals Studio.
Fridays, May 29, 4—8pm, Saturday, May 30, 2—10pm
Cost of workshop $45. Materials fee $6. to be paid at registration.

Custom Wooden Ribs and Knives, Instructor, Jennifer Siegel
Students will learn the ease of working with power tools to make their own ergonomic wood tools for use on the potter’s wheel.
Saturday and Sunday 1—6pm, May 30, 31 (2 days). Clay Studio.
Bring yard gloves, protective eye wear and dust mask #N95/99.
Cost of workshop $41.25. Materials fee $5.

BYO Bisque (Cone 10 Salt Fire), Instructor, Jennifer Siegel
Students will become familiar with Cone 10 glazing, loading and firing kiln, while gaining an understanding of the basics of the salt-firing process.
Mondays, June 1, 8, noon to 8:00pm. Thursday, June 11, 10:00am to 10:00pm. Wednesday, June 17, 11:00am to 1:00pm. Bring bisque ware. Clay Studio.
Cost of workshop $50. MUST REGISTER BY MAY 25.

Continuing Education Workshops



Raku Kiln Building, Instructor, Raymond Edwards
Participants in this workshop will learn the components of building the frame, and constructing a portable fiber Raku kiln, which will be fired at the end of the workshop. Bring your bisque ware. Metals Studio.
Fridays, May 29, 4—8pm, Saturday, May 30, 2—10pm
Cost of workshop $45. Materials fee $6. to be paid at registration.

Custom Wooden Ribs and Knives, Instructor, Jennifer Siegel
Students will learn the ease of working with power tools to make their own ergonomic wood tools for use on the potter’s wheel.
Saturday and Sunday 1—6pm, May 30, 31 (2 days). Clay Studio.
Bring yard gloves, protective eye wear and dust mask #N95/99.
Cost of workshop $41.25. Materials fee $5.

BYO Bisque (Cone 10 Salt Fire), Instructor, Jennifer Siegel
Students will become familiar with Cone 10 glazing, loading and firing kiln, while gaining an understanding of the basics of the salt-firing process.
Mondays, June 1, 8, noon to 8:00pm. Thursday, June 11, 10:00am to 10:00pm. Wednesday, June 17, 11:00am to 1:00pm. Bring bisque ware. Clay Studio.
Cost of workshop $50. MUST REGISTER BY MAY 25.

Coil Building Large Vessels, Instructor, David Stuempfle

Learn an alternative technique to build large coil pots using 150 pounds of clay per student. Three days of intensive hands-on work; PowerPoint presentation. Prerequisite: 2 years of wheel work.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 19, 20, 21, 9am—5pm. Clay Studio.
Cost of workshop $180. Materials fee $60.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Continuing Education Classes Summer 2009

How to register: Registration begins 8:00am April 8, 2009; call the CCCC office in
Siler City at 919-742-2715 or 919-542-6495 in Pittsboro.
You may pay in person or with a credit card by phone.

Continuing Education Classes

Beginning Wheel Throwing, Instructor, Darlene Brady
Monday nights 6—9pm. This class will provide hands-on learning of basic pottery skills in a structured, supportive, fun setting. Clay Studio.
Cost of course $65.00 Materials fee $10. includes 25 lbs. clay, to be paid at registration.
First Session: May 18 through June 22 (5 weeks)
Second Session: July 6 through August 3 (5 weeks)

Intermediate Wheel Throwing, Instructor, Raymond Edwards
Wednesday nights 6—9pm. This class will challenge students with some wheel experience by providing more time to practice and improve skills and techniques. Clay Studio.
Cost of course $65. Materials fee $10. for 25 lbs. clay, to be paid at registration.
First Session: May 20 through June 24 (6 weeks)
Second Session: July 1 through August 5 (6 weeks)

Advanced Wheel Throwing, Instructor, Jennifer Siegel
Wednesday afternoons 1—4pm. In this class you will learn to throw more complicated pieces of ware while gaining confidence on the potter’s wheel. Students must have taken beginning wheel throwing previously and will throw lots and lots of pots, working with larger amounts of clay. Clay Studio.
Cost of course $55. Materials fee $10. to be paid at registration.
First Session: May 20 through June 24 (6 weeks)
Second Session: July 1 through August 5 (6 weeks)

Plaster Carving, Instructor, Aaron Smith
Students in this class will learn to mix plaster and cast a solid block from which they will carve directly with a hammer and chisel, metal rasps, sure forms, and other hand tools. Each will produce a three dimensional work of art from a solid malleable material.
Siler City Center.
Class meets Tuesdays, May 19 through June 23, 6—9pm (6 weeks)
Cost of course $55. Materials fee $10. to be paid at registration.

Teens Behind the Potter’s Wheel, Instructor, Jennifer Siegel
Students will learn basic skills on the potter’s wheel including throwing, wedging, trimming, glazing and firing ceramic ware. Wear old clothes to get dirty! Clay Studio.
Cost of course $65. Materials fee $10.00 for 25 lbs. clay, to be paid at registration. Class meets Mondays June 15, 22, 29, July 6 1:00 to 5:00pm (4 days)
MUST REGISTER BY MAY 29.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Fall 2009 pottery and sculpture degree classes

Fall 2009


Degree Classes

Open Registration: August 19, 9am—7pm all campuses

August 2l, 9am—noon


This program is the only one of its kind in the community college system.We offer hands-on coursework providing development of skills in clay and metal where students gain needed fundamentals in these creative art forms. Some classes provide students with advanced training in glaze formulation, kiln design and construction, artistic design, entrepreneurial fundamentals, PC literacy, business planning, and marketing strategies.

PCC110-S01 Intro to Potterythis course introduces pottery making for potters including clay preparation, wheel throwing and trimming, surface decoration, and glazing and firing techniques. Daytime, 8 credit hours; meets Mon. & Fri. 8:00am—2:50pm., Wed. 12:30—4:20pm.

PCC110A-S0A Functional PotteryThis course covers the important elements of designing and producing utilitarian pottery, including wall thickness, balance and proportion, surface decoration, and glazing and firing techniques. Two-semester class. Evening, 4 credit hours; meets Tues. & Thurs. 5:00—9:20pm.

PCC125-S01 Clay CastingPrerequisite: PCC 110—This course introduces the different ways of shaping ceramic items, leading to the use of plaster molds and process of “slip- casting”. Daytime, 2 credit hours; meets Mon. 1:00—4:50pm.

PCS210-S01 Intro to Clay SculpturePrerequisite: PCC110—This course introduces the techniques of sculpture, including figures, animals, and portraitures, and the tools and equipment needed. Daytime, 4 credit hours; meets Tues., Thurs. 9:00—12:00pm. Wed., 9:00—11:50.

PCS112-Q01 Welding for Artiststhis course is an introduction to the proper equipment and tools of the metal shop and welding methods for the artist. Daytime, 3 credit hours; meets Tues. & Thurs. 10:00am—12:20pm.

PCS110-Q01 Metal SculpturePrerequisite: PCS 112—This course introduces the process and design of metal sculpture for the craftsman including design of metal sculpture, layout, construction, and finishing. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the ability to design and construct metal sculptures. Daytime, 5 credit hours; meets Tues. & Thurs. 1:00—6:20pm.

PCD110-S01 Intro to Craft Designthis course introduces the principles, elements, vocabulary, and process of two-dimensional design within the context of professionally produced crafts. Daytime, 2 credit hours; meets Wed. 8:00—11:50am.

PCD211-S01 Product Craft Design (Marketing)—Prerequisite: PCD 110—this course covers the development of customer– or site-influenced design and the development and design of craft marketing promotional materials. Daytime, 2 credit hours; meets Wed. 1:00—4:50pm.