Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 9

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 FI ELD EXPED I TI O NS  7