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Woodstoke - Whangamata 16 - 18 March 2012
News Flash
 The interest in the Woodstoke Conference to date has been a confirmation that potters from all over NZ were after a more elemental type of event. Already all the pre-conference workshops are full and we are half way to our target for conference enrollments. So as an added inducement the discount period for the conference has been extended to the 15th February. This gives both NZ Potter members and non-member potters the chance to get involved in a conference that will reshape ceramics in New Zealand.
For those that had their heart set on a workshop but hesitated with their booking — don't despair, the whole conference will have the air of a hands-on workshop about it. You will get the opportunity to build yourself a kiln, to play with the fire, to chuck a bit of salt at a pot and to have a chat with like minded potters for two very full days.
We are limited in numbers due to the nature of this conference, so don't delay and be disappointed, book today. Please fill out a registration form and make payment by either cheque or internet bank transfer.
For more information visit our web site at www.woodstoke.co.nz OR click the arrow below.
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Remember the National Exhibition entries need to be received by the 8th February.
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Emmanuel Cooper, potter, born 12 December 1938; died 21 January 2012
Emmanuel Cooper, who has died of cancer aged 73, was a leading potter, who also became widely known as a writer, editor, critic, biographer, teacher, broadcaster, curator and campaigner for gay rights. His wide cultural and artistic interests and activities were pursued with a relentless energy and great entrepreneurial skill which made him a powerful advocate for the crafts and visual arts.
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2011 Portage Ceramic Awards
A selection of entries from the 2011 Portage Ceramic Awards and a showcase of contemporary New Zealand ceramic practice now showing at The Suter Art Gallery in Nelson until 12 February 2012.
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Feature Articles
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"Hyang Jong Oh" |
International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth, Wales, 1-3 July 2011 - Aimee McLeod.
Thanks to the inaugural NZSP scholarship scheme I attended this festival. A fuller article on my impressions will be in the next Ceramics Quarterly, but in this article I will focus on the numerous demonstrators.
While each of them had a workstation somewhere on the campus, which allowed for more personal contact, the main demonstrations were held in the Great Hall, with 2 potters featured simultaneously for 45 minute slots.
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"La Grange Dimiere" |
A limited shallow and personal view of French country pottery.
One of the destinations on our long overdue European holiday was rural France. But where to start? To combine “work” with pleasure, I looked up French pottery sites, and found http://www.potiere.com , which lists, amongst other things, all the pottery fairs being held in France. So we found that on the date we wanted, there would be a fair in Charavines. Where?
Yep, we managed to find it on google map, reasonably close to Lyon, and even a gite (cottage) we hoped would be within an hour or two’s drive.
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"Shige Ohashi "Almost Loaded!" |
Pyromaniacs Reunion – the 7th Firing of Te Haunui
In May the Wellington guild of pyromaniacs, in the guise of a group from the Wellington Potters’ Association (WPA), was convened in Horokiwi to load and fire the anagama kiln located on June and Graeme Houston’s Te Haunui (“the big wind”) property.
The latest firing was from Wednesday 25 - Sunday 29 May 2011.
Preparation for the firing began in earnest in September 2010 with the cutting, splitting and stacking of firewood. Our task was made easier by the use of an enhanced splitter. Previously the splitter was attached to a tractor. Now, mounted on a metal sledge, it has its own motor and hydraulic pump and is a much more feisty machine. Importantly, the firewood can be split more quickly than in the past. Thanks are due to Graeme Houston's perseverance and engineering skills.
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