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Woodfire with Willem Gebben.
Hey folks, I listed this before NCECA but I thought I should once
again. Also, the new news is that I will be Willem's assistant. He will give a slide show on woodkilns he visited while he studied in England. He is interested in "Green processes", like wood firing to reduce the impact on the So please attend if you'd like to meet! Woodfire with NCC Sales Gallery Artist Willem Gebben Join Wisconsin potter Willem Gebben for a bracing spring woodfire workshop at NCC's woodkiln in Taylor's Falls and be introduced to a variety of processes, techniques, and philosophies related to woodfiring-from loading and kiln placement and the exploration of a variety of clays and glazes to experimentation with various "low tech" and "green" methods of woodfiring. In addition to hands-on glazing and firing instruction, participants will have the opportunity to talk about their own work, view slides of Gebben's work and receive hints and suggestions for building your own wood kiln. Participants should bring 20 - 40 bisqued pots of various sizes in stoneware and porcelain clay bodies appropriate for a cone 10 wood- fire. A selection of NCC glazes and flashing slips will be available at the wood kiln site. (For those enrolled in a regular spring class at NCC, glazes will be available at the beginning of the quarter.) Willem Gebben received his B.S. from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan and later apprenticed under potter David Eeles at Shepherds Well Pottery in Mosterton, Dorset, England. While in England and Scotland, he visited and researched various wood kilns and later built several Raku and high temperature wood kilns on his own. His wood-fired stoneware and porcelain pots have been exhibited throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan and were published in The Art of Contemporary American Pottery (Krause Publications) and Wood- fired Ceramics-Contemporary Practices (University of Pennsylvania Press). Additionally, his work can be found in NCC's sales gallery and he is part of the Western Wisconsin Pottery Tour, an annual fall tour of Wisconsin ceramic artists' studios. Of his work, Gebben says, "I feel it is important for me to work within the traditional role of potter, which is to say, making pots that are meant to be used. It is this aspect of craft that separates it from the other arts, such as painting or sculpture." Friday, April 25, 10 am - 9 pm: Workshop introduction, glazing, loading and pre-heating of kiln Saturday, April 26, 8 am - completion: Fire off kiln with wood Tuesday, April 29, 5 - 9 pm: Unload kiln and conclude workshop Fee: $325 (NCC members $300) Space is limited, so reserve a spot early. -- Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/ "Ta tIr na n-óg ar chul an tI--tIr dlainn trina chéile"--that is, "The land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent within itself." -- John O'Donohue |
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Woodfire with Willem Gebben.
Envious of those who can attend - I assume this is in the Midwest of USA....
"Lee In Mashiko, Japan" wrote in message ... Hey folks, I listed this before NCECA but I thought I should once again. Also, the new news is that I will be Willem's assistant. He will give a slide show on woodkilns he visited while he studied in England. He is interested in "Green processes", like wood firing to reduce the impact on the So please attend if you'd like to meet! Woodfire with NCC Sales Gallery Artist Willem Gebben Join Wisconsin potter Willem Gebben for a bracing spring woodfire workshop at NCC's woodkiln in Taylor's Falls and be introduced to a variety of processes, techniques, and philosophies related to woodfiring-from loading and kiln placement and the exploration of a variety of clays and glazes to experimentation with various "low tech" and "green" methods of woodfiring. In addition to hands-on glazing and firing instruction, participants will have the opportunity to talk about their own work, view slides of Gebben's work and receive hints and suggestions for building your own wood kiln. Participants should bring 20 - 40 bisqued pots of various sizes in stoneware and porcelain clay bodies appropriate for a cone 10 wood- fire. A selection of NCC glazes and flashing slips will be available at the wood kiln site. (For those enrolled in a regular spring class at NCC, glazes will be available at the beginning of the quarter.) Willem Gebben received his B.S. from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan and later apprenticed under potter David Eeles at Shepherds Well Pottery in Mosterton, Dorset, England. While in England and Scotland, he visited and researched various wood kilns and later built several Raku and high temperature wood kilns on his own. His wood-fired stoneware and porcelain pots have been exhibited throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan and were published in The Art of Contemporary American Pottery (Krause Publications) and Wood- fired Ceramics-Contemporary Practices (University of Pennsylvania Press). Additionally, his work can be found in NCC's sales gallery and he is part of the Western Wisconsin Pottery Tour, an annual fall tour of Wisconsin ceramic artists' studios. Of his work, Gebben says, "I feel it is important for me to work within the traditional role of potter, which is to say, making pots that are meant to be used. It is this aspect of craft that separates it from the other arts, such as painting or sculpture." Friday, April 25, 10 am - 9 pm: Workshop introduction, glazing, loading and pre-heating of kiln Saturday, April 26, 8 am - completion: Fire off kiln with wood Tuesday, April 29, 5 - 9 pm: Unload kiln and conclude workshop Fee: $325 (NCC members $300) Space is limited, so reserve a spot early. -- Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/ "Ta tIr na n-óg ar chul an tI--tIr dlainn trina chéile"--that is, "The land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent within itself." -- John O'Donohue |
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