TUESDAY AUGUST 5, 2014  BROWN BAG LUNCH

Hello All,

Today we will finish off the Robin Hopper "Form and Functon" series and move on to "Handmade Tiles: Designing, Making, Decorationg"  with Frank Giorgini.

See you at Lunch (12:00)

Jeff Stickle

AUGUST OPEN STUDIO HOURS

July 28, 2014

Now that the kid's classes are over we are back to regular hours of 10:00 am to 4:00 pm for Open Studio in August
EXCEPT !!!

Friday August 8, 2014 - No Open Studio on that date due due to setting up for the Outdoor Show.

The week of August 10-15, 2014.  This is the week between the two weekends of the annual Outdoor Show.  THERE WILL BE NO OPEN STUDIO DURING THAT WEEK.  The Chambers Studio is used for art storage and  various other things during that week so no open studio.

Monday and Tuesday August 25 and 26, 2014.  _ There is no Open Studio on these two days because the Jane Shatz workshop will be those days.  You may recall this workshop was scheduled earlier but it had to be cancelled due to some health issue that Jane had. Generally, There are no Open Studio days during pottery workshops.

Looking forward to seeing you in August.

Tuesday July 29, 2014 Brown Bag Lunch

On Tuesday July 29, 2014 we will be continuing last week's video of Robin Hopper Talking about Form and Function.  Please Join us at 12:00 noon.

BROWN BAG LUNCH PROGRAM FOR Tuesday July 22, 2013 - Robin Hopper

Hello All,  The Brown Bag presentation for TUESDAY JULY 22, 2014 will be the first disc of Robin Hopper's Form & Function Ceramic Aesthetics where he will talk about Elements of Form, then Lids and Terminations.  Please Join us.

REMEMBER Open Studio will start at 12:30 on Tuesday and so will the Brown Bag Lunch.

Brown Bag 6.30.14

The Brown  Bag program on Tues. will feature the last segment of Jayne Shatz' DVD on slab building and  a DVD of Maria Martinez' southwest pots and firing(thanks Jeff).

RAl Pottery Open Studio calendar

Click here to get there

Brown Bag DVD for 6/3/14

We will continue with Martha Grover's DVD tomorrow.

Brown Bag session 5.27.14

One of the most well received DVD we've had in our Brown Bag sessions has been Martha Grover's, "Creating Curves with Clay". We're going to bring Martha back over the next two weeks. If you didn't see this one before you'll want to be there!

Brown Bag 5.20.14/Witmer workshop

The DVD for the Tues. Brown Bag session will be the continuation of "Handbuilding Modular Forms with Stiff Slabs" with Scott Dooley.

It's not too late to sign up for Steve Witmer's "Fusion Vessels" workshop this week (9-12 on Wed. and Thurs.). Steve has presented two very well received workshops for us in the past. This one promises to be a valuable experience. Sign up in person at the RAL or online at the RAL website.

Brown Bag for May 13/ Summer, 2014 Clay Studio Events

DVD for Brown Bag session, continuation of last week's introduction to:

"Handbuilding Modular Forms with Stiff Slabs" with Scott Dooley

Thanks again to John Flournoy for providing the DVD.

See the following for a preview:
http://ceramicartsdaily.org/bookstore/handbuilding-modular-forms-with-stiff-slabs/

Summer 2014 Clay Studio Events
MAY 2014

May 21 & 22 - Adults Fusion Vessels: Constructing Pots From Multiple Forms

         9:00 am to 12:00 pm

         Steve Witmer

JUNE 2014

June 18 & 19 - Adults Slabs, Slabs & More Slabs

         10:00 am to 4:00pm

         Jane Shatz

June 23, 24, 25, 27 - Kids ages 7-10  Learn the Pottery Wheel

         10:00 am to 12:00 pm

         Brenda Butterfield

June 30, July 1, 2, &3 - Kids Ages 7-10 Exploring Hand Building & Painting Clay

         9:30 am to 12:00 pm

         Pam Blessinger

JULY 2014

See also June 30th above

July 7, 8, 9, & 11 - Kids Ages 8-12 Exploring Cultural Art Through Clay

         10:00 am to 12:00 pm 

         Sandy Curson

July 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Kids ages 8 & up Jammin' Jellyfish Jars Pottery Class

         9:30 am to 12:00 pm

         Terry Whye

July 21, 22, 23 & 25 Kids Ages 8-12 Surf & Sand Pottery

         10:00 am to 12:00 pm

         Sandy Curson

July 26, 2014 Redware Pottery Plate Design From the Summer Garden

         9:00 am to 12:00 pm

         Andrew Loercher

AUGUST 2014

Saturday August 2 - Adults Painting & Decorating Your Pottery

         10:00 am to 4:00 pm

         Betsy Curtis

August 9 & 10 and  16 & 17 Outdoor Show

SEPTEMBER 2014

Tuesdays September 9 to October14 - Pottery Basics

         6:15 to 8:45 pm

         Kate Lear

Wednesdays September 10 to October 15 - Pottery Basics

         9:30 am to 12:00pm

         Kate Lear

September 20 - Adults Painting & Decorating Your Pottery

         10:00 am to 4:00 pm

         Betsy Curtis

September 26 to 28 - Friday - Sunday - Sculpting a Life-Size Ceramic Portrait

         10:00 am to 4:00 pm

         Cori Beardsley   

OCTOBER 2014

Tuesdays October 28 to December 9 - Pottery Basics

         6:15 to 8:45 pm

         Kate Lear

Wednesdays October 29 to December 10 - Pottery Basics

         9:30 am to 12:00pm

         Kate Lear
*Thanks to Jeff Stickle for compiling the above.

Brown Bag - May 6, 2014

The featured DVD for May 6 is Scott Dooley's, :

"Handbuilding Modular Forms with Stiff Slabs"

Thanks, John Flournoy.

See the following for a preview:
http://ceramicartsdaily.org/bookstore/handbuilding-modular-forms-with-stiff-slabs/

Brown Bag for 4/29/14

See last week's description for tomorrow's DVD selection. This will finish the Janis Hughes DVD. If you have any DVD's or suggestions for future sessions, please pass them along.

Brown Bag 4.22.14

The Brown Bag DVD for this Tues. will be the last section  of Janis Wilson Hughes' DVD of making and using clay based  rib tools. This week will be a continuation of  how she uses them.

Refer back to Janis' website for information:
Janis Wilson Hughes' website - for more of her video clips

Mighty Mat correction

My mistake. Florence let me know that the cost of a Mighty Mat 30"x38" mat is $38 including shipping. Let her know if you are interested. Looks like a good product. I'm going to get one to make a couple of 14" trimming bats and have the rest left over for slab work.

More info on Mighty Mat

Florence Wiley received shipping/pricing information on the Mighty Mat (http://www.themightymat.com). The 30"x38" mat costs $30 with $38 shipping. The latter would be less if a group order was placed. Florence also reports a knife of sharp object will not ruin the Mighty Mat as it will a silicone rubber one. She is getting a group order together, so if you are interested, contact her. I calculate that you could get 6- 12" or 4 - 14" bats/wheelcovers from one of these large mats..a pretty good deal.

Brown Bag 4/15/14

The Brown Bag DVD for this Tues. will be a continuation of Janis Wilson Hughes' DVD of making and using clay based  rib tools. Last week she showed how to make them. This week you'll see how she uses them.

As a follow up here's a message from Florence Wiley regarding an interesting tool Janis was using:

"The blue mat is a Mighty Mat from this maker. http://www.themightymat.com/ They are quite affordable on their website. 

I checked it out and they don’t take credit cards just checks.  The mat comes in 2 sizes:  small 30” x 15” for $16.00 and large 30” x 38” for $30.00.  They don’t tell you how much shipping is until you place an email order, then they respond with the shipping and handling cost, then you have to confirm the order.  The mat is a clean lithograph mat used by the printing industry.  I’ll let you know what I learn about the shipping costs."

I also was intrigued by "the blue mat" and tried to find it online. I assumed it was some kind of silicon rubber and found another possibility on Amazon, a silicon rubber pastry mat.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00112499E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=

I cut it down to size, wet it and put it on a bat to hold for trimming. Works really well.

 

Check it out and look forward to Florence's findings. Looks like a very inexpensive way to without a Giffen Grip.

Brown Bag 4/8/14

Florence Wiley has a new DVD set and is willing to share tomorrow. It looks like a good one. Check out these links for a preview

Making ceramic tools

Janis Wilson Hughes' website - for more of her video clips
 
 Have any ideas for future Brown Bag sessions? Pass them along!

Brown Bag 4/1/14

We'll finish with Erin Furminsky's," Layered Surfaces", DVD. What a learning experience!

Slip up!

You gotta see this! Slip up!
Wes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOSGS9ruj4U&feature=youtube

April Monitoring Schedule

Babara Crowl has published the April monitoring schedule for the RAL Open Studios. Click the link in the blue box to the right to view.

Spring/Summer RAL Pottery Workshops

Here's the line up for pottery workshops through August. Click the links for further information on each workshop. You can register online or at the RAL offices. None of the workshops are filled at this time. If you plan to register, do so soon. We need to support the pottery program.

Painting and Decorating Your Pottery  Workshop Location: The Rehoboth Art League Room: Pottery Studio May 17, 2014 (one day)  Meets 10:00 AM-4:00 PM on Sat  Instructor: Curtiss, Betsy     Medium: Painting, Pottery     Level: All levels Tuition: $110.00 (Member Discount Available) Status: Available

Fusion Vessels  Pottery Class Location: The Rehoboth Art League Room: Pottery Studio May 21-22, 2014  Meets 9:00 AM-12:00 PM on Wed Th  Instructor: Witmer, Steve     Medium: Pottery     Level: Adults, all levels Tuition: $125.00 (Member Discount Available) Status: Available

Slabs, Slabs and More Slabs  Pottery Class Location: The Rehoboth Art League Room: Pottery Studio Jun 18-19, 2014  Meets 10:00 AM-4:00 PM on Wed Th  Instructor: Shatz, Jane     Medium: Pottery     Level: All levels Tuition: $285.00 (Member Discount Available) Status: Available

Painting and Decorating Your Pottery  Workshop Location: The Rehoboth Art League Room: Pottery Studio Aug 2, 2014 (one day)  Meets 10:00 AM-4:00 PM on Sat  Instructor: Curtiss, Betsy     Medium: Painting, Pottery     Level: All levels Tuition: $110.00 (Member Discount Available) Status: Available

Borwn Bag - 3/25/14

Last Tues. we began Erin Furimsky's "Layered Surfaces" DVD after finishing the Ben Carter DVD. Wow! Thanks Carmela. You may not want to miss the rest. Here are the topics to be covered on this three part complete suface decoration program:

Paper stancils, slip trailing, underglaze transfers, Mishima, rubber stamping, shellac resist, photocopy prints, underglaze inlay, foam stamps, sgraffito, spraying glazes, luster firing, decals and more.

You can find previews of Erin's work on Ceramic Arts Daily and YouTube. Join us tomorrow.

Joining Slip Recipe

We used a joining slip recipe from Martha Grover in last week's Extruder Workshop. Here's a link to provide you with instructions on how to make it. Works really well and avoids some of the problems of water based slip as a joining medium.

Martha Grover's Joining Slip

Opportunity for Potters - Dover Art League, "Potters of Delaware" Show

Thanks to Florence for calling our attention to this event. If you have interest in registration information, contact Meaghan Drake at the email address in the notice below.

Call To Artists Dover Art League Call to Artists The Dover Art League's latest show, "The New You" Members' Show, which is running until the end of February, has been a great success and there's still time to come in and check it out if you haven't already! We are so grateful to have so many talented artists with us at the Dover Art League. However, the show will be ending soon and we need our artists to keep their work up to date, so if you have artwork in the Dover Art League please stop by and pick up the old and replace with the new! Upcoming Show: Potters of Delaware In the Main Gallery of the Dover Art League; our next show will be called Potters of Delaware. This exhibit will focus on showcasing the talents and pottery techniques of our potters as well as potters all over Delaware. Potters of Delaware will be a juried show that is open to all, members or non-members. Artists may submit pottery works of all kinds, shapes and sizes. When: Opening reception is on Friday, April 4th from 5-7 pm and the show will run until the end of April Where: Dover Art League main gallery- 21 W. Loockerman, Dover, DE 19904 Who: Any are welcome to attend this free reception, refreshments will be served and prizes will be awarded to winning pottery entries · Potters who enter may submit up to 3 works under a registration fee of $25 for members and $35 for non-members. · If an artist wishes to submit more than 3 works an additional registration fee of either the $25 or $35 stated above will be added for each additional piece. · This show will be judged by three of the League's finest potters including Jim Ulry, Jim Ralph and Janet Statuti. · First, Second and Third prizes will be awarded for best in show. Dover Art League is also looking for 2-D wall art to complement our potter's works so any members who wish to submit artwork may speak with the Gallery Manager about subject matter, style, tone and wall hanging. Wall art for this show does not require a registration fee, but it will also not be eligible for prizes. If you have any questions or would like to learn more about The Potters of Delaware show and entering please contact the Gallery Manager, Meagan Drake, at doverart@gmail.com, contact us by phone at (302) 674-0402 or simply stop by the Dover Art League. We are open Wednesday- Friday 10am-4pm and Saturdays 9am-3pm  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Gallery hours: 10am to 4pm  Wednesday through Friday; Saturdays 9am-3pm and5pm to 8pm on First Friday Gallery location & mailing address: 21 West Loockerman Street, Dover, DE 19904 Phone: 302-674-0402  Email: doverart@gmail.com Web: www.doverartleague.net Copyright © 2013 Dover Art League; All rights reserved.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences

Brown Bag for 2/25

The featured DVD tomorrow will be Ben Carter's, postponed from last week. See details below.

Extruder Workshop, 2/22/14

The Extruder Workshop with Wes Stack will be held this Sat., 2/22. Workshop registration has now closed with the maximum number of participants. Stay tuned for results in future blog posts.

Brown Bag, 2/18/14 featuring Ben Carter DVD

Here's a description of the Ben Carter DVD which we'll start tomorrow (courtesy of Florence Wiley),

Throwing, Handbuilding and Slip Decorating


In this edition of the Ceramic Arts Daily Presents video series, Ben Carter shares his methods for integrating surface design with altered wheel-thrown and handbuilt pottery. Referencing pillows, tufted furniture, and quilts, Carter imbues his pots with softness in a variety of ways—from altering freshly thrown pots to create volume, to stretching soft clay into foam slump molds. Using this overfilled aesthetic as a metaphor for the comfort of southern hospitality, he complements the soft forms with slip and underglaze decoration using sgraffito, slip trailing, and painting techniques.

Looks like a good one, join us!

Opportunity for RAL Potters

Judy Rochman, RAL Gallery Coordinator, is seeking work to be placed in the new Gallery Annex located at the former McQuay's Market in Rehoboth (on the right past the Canal Bridge on Rehoboth Ave.) This is a great opportunity for RAL potters to display and sell their work. Contact Judy for details asap (judy@rehobothartleague.org)  as the Annex will be opening soon.

Brown Bag feature and new workshop offering

Brown Bag Session tomorrow 

 The featured DVD will present Stephani Stephenson's, "Studio Scale Architectural Ceramics". Although dealing with large scale pieces, Stephani presents techniques that can be adapted to any scale you choose.

Extruder Workshop, Feb. 22

Wes Stack will present a workshop on using  extruders for creating functional and decorative ceramic pieces. Information and techniques for choosing appropriate extruders and clay and dies, decorating extruded pieces and creating your own dies will be presented. "Hands on" will be emphasized as participants will extrude and finish pieces, then decorate them with different  techniques. Please bring your regular clay tools and decorating/texturing tools to use, as well as your lunch.

Registration can be done in person at the RAL Gallery or online on the RAL website ( http://reg130.imperisoft.com/Rehoboth/Search/Registration.aspx ). Scroll down to choose the extruder workshop. Due to the hands on nature of the workshop, the maximum number of registrations is 10.

Brown Bag Session - 1/14/14

The featured DVD for tomorrow's Brown Bag session is the one postponed from last week's cancelled Open Studio:

"Slabs, Templates, Textures and Terra Sigillata: Handbuilding and Decorating Techniques with Jeremy Randall". (Thanks to John Flournoy). Click here for a preview.  

Join us.

Tuesday, 1/7/14 - Inclement Weather Today

Message from Jeff:

Hello All,

As Wes pointed out back on December 10, 2013, the Art League follows the Cape Henlopen School District closing/delay schedule which you can see here:

http://schoolclosings.delaware.gov/

Just click on the Cape Henlopen School District.

School is closed today so, THERE WILL BE NO OPEN STUDIO TODAY -  TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014

We should be open again on Thursday and Friday.

Stay Warm

Jeffrey R. Stickle

Rehoboth Beach, DE

RAL Clay Studio - Off and Running in 2014

Come in from the cold!!!

Extended hours to begin on Mon., 1/6/14. Open Studio hours will be extended to Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the month of January.

First Brown Bag Session of 2014

We will kick off our Brown Bag sessions on Tues., 1/7/14 with the DVD, " Slabs, Templates, Textures and Terra Sigillata: Handbuilding and Decorating Techniques with Jeremy Randall". (Thanks to John Flournoy). Click here for a preview. 

We have a number of new DVD's cued up to get us through the winter. Join us.