Richard Burkett , Cups
August 13 – 17
Making Glazes : demystifying the basics Richard Burkett
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CONCEPT : Demystify the complexities of making or modifying your own glaze palette in this dynamic workshop that takes the guesswork out of glaze . From kitchen chemistry to using HyperGlaze software , we learn how glazes work , and how to make them work for you . Gain an understanding of what certain chemicals do in your glazes , and how that can help you obtain the colors and surfaces you want . Fine tune your ceramic style with the help of this fun and important course .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Students engage with glaze mixing and testing on test tiles and small pots made in class . Lectures cover an introduction to glaze chemistry and HyperGlaze software . We fire kilns at cone 6 oxidation and cone 10 reduction .
ACTIVITIES : We spend our mornings and afternoons in lectures and discussion , and then put what we ’ ve learned into practice by mixing glaze tests .
FACULTY : Richard Burkett has been a professor of art at San Diego State University for the past 29 years . He received his M . F . A . from Indiana University . He has traveled extensively in Ecuador , researching and photographing Ecuadorian potters and documenting indigenous pottery cultures in the Amazon basin . He recently co-authored a book on Ecuadorian Kichwa pottery and is co-author of Ceramics : A Potter ’ s
Handbook . Richard is the author of HyperGlaze , educational glaze calculation software for artists , and has lectured internationally in Korea , Ecuador , Sweden , Turkey and Finland .
www . richardburkett . com
Chris Gustin , Cloud Series
August 20 – 31 Advanced Mentored Study Program
The Eloquent Vessel : sculpture & pottery
Chris Gustin & Randy Johnston
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Future Dates August 12 - 16 , 2019
This class is in its second year of a three-year program . Please contact Artistic Director Doug Casebeer for space availability .
CONCEPT : Embark on an immersive three-year journey designed to expand the scope of your clay knowledge and develop a critical eye regarding a rigorous studio practice . Renowned practitioners , Chris Gustin and Randy Johnston , designed this three-year curriculum for advanced potters , sculptors and ceramists who are interested in a sustained mentored study experience . The course includes studio work , discussions and critiques . In addition to the week-long summer workshop , you participate in a midyear review as well as individual mentoring on a bimonthly basis . We meet twice a year , once in the summer for a workshop at Anderson Ranch and then by a group Skype session in the winter . You are expected to work on your projects throughout the three years . In the mentorship program , the instructors are available for one-hour bimonthly Skype meetings . In year one , each instructor meets with one-half of the group during the first half of the year , and then switches for the second half of the year . The second year includes a two-week workshop at Anderson Ranch , and the third year incorporates a one-week workshop culminating with an exhibition at the Ranch .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Students use and work with materials , clays and firing temperatures with which they are comfortable . You also discuss strategies for clays and glazes with the instructors .
ACTIVITIES : We engage in an interactive , hands-on setting comprised of formal demonstration , slide shows , group and individual discussions . Each student works with the faculty to establish a path and direction he or she would like to pursue .
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FACULTY : Chris Gustin lives , works and produces art in his South Dartmouth , Mass ., studio . He received his M . F . A . from Alfred University and taught for many years at the University of Massachusetts , Dartmouth . He is a full-time studio artist making large-scale sculptural vessels and pots . Chris was recently inducted into the International Academy of Ceramics , and in 2016 , the American Crafts Council honored him as an Artist Fellow .
www . gustinceramics . com
Randy Johnston has been working in clay for 40 years , and shares a studio with Jan McKeachie-Johnston where they enjoy their love of wood-fired kilns . He is now a fulltime studio artist after a long teaching career at the University of Wisconsin , River Falls . Randy received his M . F . A . from Southern Illinois University and is a two-time recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant .
www . mckeachiejohnstonstudios . com
See page 80 for detailed description .
Generously underwritten by David Newberger
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TUITION $ 995 | TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $ 1,195 REGISTRATION FEE $ 45 | STUDIO FEE $ 95 CODE C1115-18 | ENROLLMENT LIMIT 14
TUITION $ 1,375 * | TUITION + STUDIO SUPPORT DONATION $ 1,775 REGISTRATION FEE $ 45 | STUDIO FEE $ 175
CODE C1216-18 | ENROLLMENT LIMIT 13 * tuition per year
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