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FIELD EXPEDITIONS
A series of workshops in some of the world’s greatest destinations: our field expeditions are learning adventures for artists,
amateurs and others who want to explore a new culture while advancing their craft and creating a new body of personal work.
Destination workshops are led by renowned artists who know the local area, are experienced teachers and generous mentors. These
workshops are life-enhancing experiences and, as with any adventure, the journey is the destination.
David Pinto, Untitled
Doug Casebeer, Teapot
Christa Assad, Pitcher
April 26 - May 3, 2014
designed to meet each student’s current experience and skill level. Sessions are scheduled
every day, in both the morning and afternoon.
“I love this time to share my experiences, personal studio and to work with what is always
an exceptional mix of students and faculty. I
always learn new information, and am left with
an excitement to explore new work.” explains
David Pinto.
This field expedition to Jamaica is ideal for anyone who is motivated to step outside his or her
normal work environment and is willingto take
risks in a very supportive studio atmosphere. In
addition to the studio experience, participants
will have opportunities to interact with local artists working in clay and gain a cultural awareness of plantation life and Caribbean history.
Tuition for workshops in Jamaica includes
ground transportation, all meals, accommodations, instruction, all studio materials, supplies
and use of equipment. Students are asked to
bring some personal supplies such as hand
and drawing tools as outlined in the workshop
supply list. Airfare is not included. Participants
fly into Montego Bay.
Doug Casebeer directs the ceramics programs
at Anderson Ranch. He lived in Jamaica for
three years, working on a pottery project for the
United Nations. “Jamaicans are full of life and
vitality,” says Doug. “The Jamaican pace has
a way of freeing up the mind. I always return
home invigorated and alive with my work.”
www.harveymeadowsgallery.com
Christa Assad is a teacher, traveler and fulltime ceramicist with an M.F.A. from Indiana
University. Assad’s work is in the permanent
collections of The Fine Arts Museums of San
Francisco, The Ceramic Research Center at Arizona State University Museum, and The Penn
State Fulbright Scholar Collection. She was
named “Ceramic Artist of the Year” in 2012
by Ceramics Monthly. Assad is represented
by Ferrin Gallery (Mass.), Harvey Meadows
Gallery (Colo.), Friesen Abmeyer (Wash.), and
Chloe Fine Arts (Calif.).
www.christaassad.com
Wood Firing: the art of fire
David Pinto & Doug Casebeer
guest artist Christa Assad
SKILL LEVEL: Open to all (Some clay experience
with handbuilding or throwing is helpful)
CONCEPT: “Creating art outside your familiar
environment inspires you to look inside yourself for strength and identity, sparking new
ideas in your work,” says Doug Casebeer,
Anderson Ranch’s ceramics program director.
In this expedition, participants will travel to
Good Hope Plantation in Jamaica for a weeklong intensive workshop focused on potterymaking techniques and design.
This exciting session is held in the remarkable
ceramics studio on the Good Hope Plantation.
We focus on the fundamentals of ceramics
using both the wheel and constructed handbuilt
forms. The instructors will demonstrate many
new skills and techniques that will challenge
students to explore new ideas in their work.
The workshop culminates in the firing of David
Pinto’s wood-fired anagama and soda kiln. There
are also many lively discussions, slide talks and
side trips. You are welcome to bring a few pieces
of bisque ware to fire in the kiln. These should
be high-fire cone 10 stoneware or porcelain.
The studio is open 24 hours a day, providing
participants with ample time to work on individual projects. Instruction and demonstrations are
FACULTY: David Pinto, a studio potter born in
Jamaica, taught at the 92nd Street Y while living in New York, and now teaches at his studio on the Good Hope Plantation in Jamaica. A
graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design,
he has shown his work in Japan, New York and
throughout Jamaica.
www.jamaicaclay.com
Tuition: SINGLE, $3000 - limited availability;
DOUBLE, $2650; TRIPLE, $2450;
TENTED, $1950 - tent, pad and linens provided, limited
to 3; TENTED, $1350 - bring your own gear: tent pad
sleeping bag, limited to 3.
*Tuition, housing, meals, airport transfers, instruction
and studio supplies included. Airfare not included.
Contact: [email protected],
[email protected]
Deposit: $500 Registration Fee: $150
Payment in Full by: March 1, 2014
Arrival Date: Friday, April 25
Departure Date: Saturday, May 3
Code: FJAM0414 Enrollment Limit: 12
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