 Ceramics New Zealand is proud to present our 2024 Touring Potter programme featuring Kwak Kyungtae and Marco Minetti.
Otaki Pottery Club - half day onggi / half day Korean wheel-throwing - 10 Aug Registration fees
To register and for more information go here: https://ceramicsnz.org/news-and-events/touring-potter-programme/kwak-kyungtae/ Onggi Learn the lost art of the Onggi technique, a method unique in the world for coil building large pots and forms. Traditionally born out of necessity in Korea, Onggi pots were and still are used today for food fermentation and storage. A quintessential example of how form follows function, both the forms and building techniques are a living art in and of themselves. You will be taught how to make coils, flatten the base of the pot, and coil the clay using the “Taryeom” method. Master Kwak will demonstrate how to paddle the form and shape it, giving you a newfound sense of volume and proportion on a large scale. There are only a handful of Onggi masters left in Korea, and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn from one of them in New Zealand. Korean Wheel-throwing The throwing-focused program is all about building confidence on the wheel. Ancient Korean throwing techniques are taught step by step through theory, demonstration, and guided practice. You will learn how to throw off the hump, and master basic but fundamental shapes from the “Sabal” or tea bowl, to plates, cylinders, larger forms, and vases . We believe it is essential that students develop an honest relationship with clay, know its limits, and understand that each time we touch the clay, there must be a reason and a method to our movements. By breaking down each step students can sharpen their skills and aspire to a higher level of craftsmanship in their own practice. Imagine all the lessons one would learn as an apprentice, condensed into 3 days. of intense practice. Students from all backgrounds and skill levels are welcome. Instruction and demos will be catered to each individual student’s goals and/or abilities. Learn how to practice and follow the path to mastery on the wheel.
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We are pleased to announce that work on the driveway is commencing once again. The contractors, who were previously tied up with commitments to council work, are now able to redirect their focus and resources back to our project.
We understand that the delay may have caused some inconvenience, and we appreciate your patience and understanding during this period. We will continue to keep you informed of the progress and any developments. Should you have any concerns or require further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch with [email protected]. The Pit firing scheduled for the 28 /29th October has been postponed to 2024 due to the many events filling the rest of the year. Please register your interest through the website for either a workshop - (run by Chris Dunn) or a club firing
All welcome to sell their Pottery goods at this year's Arts Trail - same rules as Gallery. This year the Whakaaro Whakairo carving and weaving symposium is being held at the Race Course at the same time, so there is likely to be more visitors than usual.
We will set up under the eaves or outside in the garden area. We will offer light refreshments this year. Drinks, toastie sandwiches bikkies etc. You can set up your own table (club tables can be used) or leave priced goods to be set up by us. Work will need to be set up by 9.30am and brought inside Saturday and Sunday evenings both weekends after 4pm. Please consider being on the help roster - it's not compulsory if you can't but some time over the two weekends would be most welcome. Timeline: 20 October: price sheets will be available for your completion - as per Gallery and FOPs -2 copies 20 October: Help sheet will be on entrance table with jobs for you to put your name to. We will need help in kitchen, sales, set up and down, security. See sheet. 31 October: Any Pottery you would like considered for set up in Gallery area should be left for Paula to install, with price sheet and note saying Gallery. Gallery work can stay in Gallery till clear out in December. 2 November: Other work for self set up or by us should be on the main work table priced and with price sheet. That's all for now. I'm sure I've forgotten something important. So get your pots together, and add a space for helping on your calendar. It is always a fun time, so please join us. Any queries ask me or Lynne, and Paula for Gallery area. Cheers Derryn Robson [email protected] Lynne Corkin [email protected] Paula Archibald [email protected] The Kiln rooms finished work shelves are packed to bursting and have been for a couple of months now. We are going to do a organise and clean up before the big rush at end of year for FOPs.
There is some difficulty in being able to keep track of what has been there for a week vs what’s been sitting for months. Next weekend every single bisque and glazed item sitting on the members work shelves will be identified with a small yellow sticker. Please ensure you drop by over the next month to check whether you have any work here and take it home if you do. Any work still with a yellow sticker at the 25th and 26th November will either be used for the public Raku the following weekend or will be disposed of. If you have any questions, please reach out to your friendly kiln team. Thank you for your time and cooperation, Rod, Kaye, Luci, Jennie B, Michelle, Raelene and Emma. Our next firing is Saturday 7th October 7.45am start
Loading Thursday 5th October 2pm, unloading Monday 9th 2.00pm Please have your work on the gas firing shelves by 5pm, Wednesday 4th October The last kiln firing, August 19th, ran very smoothly with a full gas cylinder and Luci in control. It was another full pack with just a few pieces from Rod and me missing out (again). Lots of glaze samples in the firing prepared by the 'Cooking with Gas' team and we will use the time between monitoring the next firing to set out the display of these. This resource will give everyone an idea about each of the gas firing glazes and how they respond and are modified over most of the clays stocked by the club. The firing results were very good with lots of interesting work, largely blemish free. That comes from taking care with margins at footrings and an increasing use of setters. It was pleasing to have some classwork in the firing. Just one negative point from the firing and that relates to the new Deco buff clay. Faults, variously described as shelling, peeling or shivering, occur when the clay body shrinkage is more than the glaze can accommodate and so flakes off, particularly on edges and rims. It is the opposite fault to crazing. In extreme cases this can result in parts of the body fracturing, the glaze being stronger than the body, and my experience is that this result can be delayed over a few weeks. This may be happening with all or just a few of the gas firing glazes, you will need to monitor your results from your favourite glazes if you are using this clay and feed faults back to the glaze team. We already have these bad results from Nick. My suggestion is that this clay is not put forward for cone 10 firings. So we can highlight the need to understand your clay properties from the manufacturer/supplier. This Deco buff clay has a firing range up to 1280 °C. By our cones we are aiming to fire to cone 10- 1310 °C. It seems then this clay has its structure changed enough during this last 30 °C of our firings so that the clay and the glaze no longer fit. We will hear more about results with this clay if members continue to use it in the gas kiln. This October firing should clear work for the Kapiti Art Trail, which is at the beginning of November. I am expecting another firing early December for your Christmas gifts and for the Festival of Pots at the end of January. Work on the shelves will be monitored for demand for an additional firing over the November - January period but no guarantees about that at this stage.  Congratulations Rod, a well deserved honour - to read the full article use the link below - NZ Herald
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/kapiti-news/news/kings-birthday-and-coronation-honours-2023-art-enthusiast-rod-graham-humbled-by-medal/6O3ULVGZ6ZGEXG3V7UTMUIOUM4/  "I can’t believe it, my student Anna Campbell, who graduated last year at Otaki pottery club has taken out the top award in Nelson T Award at the New Zealand Art Show with the work from her final year of the Diploma" Jenny Turnbull
Lower Hutt Sculptor Triumphs at the NZ Art Show, Securing Coveted $15,000 Prize – NZ Art Show The NZ Art Show, a prestigious annual event showcasing New Zealand’s artistic prowess, is thrilled to announce a triumph for one talented sculptor. With esteemed artist and collector Lynne Sandri as the judge, the RT Nelson Awards for Sculptor awards ceremony bestowed a grand total of $20,000 in prizes, including the prestigious $15,000 premier prize for outstanding creative talent and craftsmanship. Additionally, five highly commended prizes of $1,000 each were awarded to commendable artists. Amongst the fierce competition, the ultimate prize of $15,000 was claimed by Lower Hutt Hutt artist Anna Campbell with her ceramic and mixed media piece ‘Workshop #1’. Consisting of a road cone, gas bottle and dirty rag – all made of ceramic – on an aged wooden shelf, the work is inspired by still life compositions in her studio. ‘Anna’s work is mindful of her surroundings and uses simple solid form and clean lines to create her own still life …of the life around her – the ordinary in the everyday,’ said Lynne. ‘The messy nature of useful objects on a shelf in a functioning workshop/studio which could now easily sit comfortably in a new environment of either a carefully curated living room or gallery.’ The NZ Art Show commends the winner for their remarkable dedication, skill, and imaginative approach, which have culminated in an awe-inspiring sculpture. A total of 52 sculptures by 35 accomplished artists have been selected as finalists, representing the finest examples of sculptural artistry in New Zealand. To explore the full list of participating artists, please refer to the attached document or visit our website. Lynne Corkin has formed the new Clay Team. This new team will coordinate all clay for purchase.
A member of the Clay Team will be at the rooms every Saturday between 10am and midday for you to purchase clay. Outside those times, we would like all members to email: [email protected] to tell the Clay Team what clay you would like to purchase before you depart for the rooms. The Clay Team will be able to tell you if your clay is in stock, offer an alternative if it has sold out, and/or tell you when new stock may arrive. The Clay Team will tell you when your clay will be available to pick up and complete payment. Your clay will be left on the shelf outside the Clay Room doors for you to collect. A sales slip will be attached to your clay and you will just have to complete payment with cash, EFTpos or online before you leave the rooms. Tutors will no longer have access to the clay room. Keys to the room will only be held by members of the new Clay Team. We will still charge the 5% penalty for having to chase up any non-payment. All work on shelves :: Wednesday 17 May, 5pm
Kiln loading :: Thursday 18 May, 10am Kiln firing :: Friday 19 May, start time 7.45am Kiln unloading :: Sunday 21 May, 1.30 pm After the unloading members can inspect the fired work, before attending the AGM at 3pm. The last kiln firing was on Good Friday, April 7, with unloading on Easter Monday. Several members of the cooking with gas group took the opportunity to become familiar with the firing process and the operation of the controls. It was a good firing; some precautions taken included under several flat trough section pieces from BRT we laid a mat of alumina which allowed the pieces to be easily separated from the shelves, I changed the kiln wash to include more alumina and this allowed work with small runs to be separated from the shelves with just a bit of grinding required. Winnies blue continues to be a problem by running on to the shelves. A wide footring is essential with this glaze. It was good to see some use of setters and this also saved some work by stopping glaze from running on to the shelves. Just a couple of pieces from the faulty WC20 clay batches had spectacular spiral fractures. The perennial problem is identification on the bottoms to allow us to identify the maker. Please make your mark or member number clearer and keep glazing clear with a dob of wax. It is encouraging to see a good volume of work coming through for firing so far this year. |
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