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April and May have been busy months for Clayfolk members with the Oregon Pottery Association Show in Portland, a pit fire and a workshop on mold making.  Many of our potters have, also, begun exhibiting their pottery at festivals and fairs.

 

Our new Clayfolk President, Penelope Dews, won Best of Show and the Poster Award at the Oregon Pottery Association Show with an exquisite wood fire piece.   Penelope created her winning piece using hand built techniques and has been pushing the envelope with her innovative wood fired pottery.

 

In May, over thirty Clayfolk members attended the May General Meeting and potluck held at the Huft’s home.  Many of the members participated in a pitfire, which took place on the Huft’s property.  The outside temperature was in the mid 90’s, although it was a lot hotter in the pit!  The kiln god was very generous this year and the flames painted the pottery with exceptional color.  Participants are still trying to figure out what caused the bright oranges and greens.  Perhaps it was the dried horse manure the Huft’s donated!

 

Frederick Bartolovic presented a dynamic workshop on mold making.  Frederick teaches full time at the New York State University in Oswego, New York, while creating in his studio and living in Toronto, Canada.   He describes his work as “figurative fragmentation assemblages,” and you can view his ceramics at www.geocorpus.com.  Workshop participants had great fun making sprig molds of small objects, using slump techniques and making larger molds using metal flashing and or coddles.  Figuring how to avoid undercuts was a challenge everyone experienced.  Clayfolk member, Chris Usher, volunteered to have Frederick use her hand from which he made a mold using plaster wrap.  Creativity was encouraged.   Even those experienced in mold making learned about the intricacies and technicalities of working with Plaster of Paris as well as the safety precautions for using the medium in the studio.

 

Clayfolk members are gearing up for the 34th Annual Clayfolk show and Sale, which will be held on November 19th, 20th and 21st at the Medford Armory.  Applications have already been accepted for this year’s show with about 70 clay artists from Oregon and Northern California showing and selling both functional and sculptural pottery.  This show is one of the largest all pottery shows on the West Coast, providing an excellent opportunity to buy unique gifts for the upcoming holidays. When you support your local potter, everything is made in America by Americans.

 

 

LOOKING AHEAD


34th Annual Clayfolk Show and Sale

November 20, 21, and 22 at the Medford Armory

 

General Meetings

 

July 22nd 6:30 PM – Kathy Harvey’s home  

Program
Marydee Bombick illustrating making whimsical pottery
using balloons as an armature.

 

October 18th  2:30 PM – place TBA  

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Board Meetings

July 7th at Jenny Harkin's - 6PM

October 5th at 6 PM -  place TBA

 

Glaze Group Dates

 

Glaze Study meets the second Tuesday of the month

6:30 PM at Jenny Harkins studio  

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