Art in Clay is one of the great shows in the UK calendar for ceramic art. with over 200 ceramicists present, there is something for everyone. It includes demonstrations and talks, potters from Europe and the UK.   If you want to see the widest range of Contemporary ceramics in one place in the UK at one time – then this is the place to go.  Now the ticket price is made even more of a bargain, with Andy’s 2-4-1 offer on saturday and Sunday!  If you like ceramic art, if you want to FIND out about ceramic art – if you need that SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PRESENT, or something to enhance your LIVING ROOM – then THIS is the PLACE to go! You won’t be disappointed! (www.studiopottery.co.uk has AWARDED a PRIZE for EXCELLENCE to one exhibitor for the last 5 years – Eddie Curtis won last year)

The 16th Art in Clay Hatfield takes place on 6th 7th 8th August 2010

Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5NQ  England

Show open: Fri & Sat 10-5.30, Sun 10-5

Special Offer

Two for One

All tickets for admission on

Saturday 7th August & Sunday 8th August

Cheapest ticket FREE

This offer is not valid on Friday

Not valid with any other offer – To take advantage of this offer print this page and take along to the show

Please feel free to forward this offer to family and friends

Adults: £8.00

Senior: £7.50

2 day ticket £14.00

3 day ticket £21.00

For the first time Children 15yrs and under are admitted FREE on all days (must be accompanied by an adult)

We hope you will come along and have a great time at the show.    Andy & Di McInnes

For more details please go to our website: www.artinclay.co.uk

Cardiff has a great range of ceramics this year – They say, with justification  ”2010 showcases a vibrant mix of ceramic work from 32 graduating students. We are proud to have been a part of one the sole ceramic courses left in the UK, this show aims to highlight the diversity of ceramics and work ranges from product design, domestic ware, time-based practice and figurative sculpture. This online catalogue provides a key to each student’s work and contact details for your convenience. We hope you will be able to join us and we look forward to seeing you.”

Show opening times: Saturday 5^th & Sunday 6^th June 12.00-18.00; Monday 7^th –Thursday 10^th June 10.00-18.00; Friday 11^th June 10.00-12.00

If you miss it have a look at some of their work:

www.cardiffceramics2010.com

This is an interesting website: www.glazesimulator.com which is free. It helps to combine glaze analysis software with an empirical approach for both glaze properties and color effects.

Developed by Fraser Forsythe he comments “About 10 years ago I wrote software called glazesimulator and sold it for about three years. It was profiled in Ceramics Monthly along with Insight and Matrix. I found that most people really don’t like calculation or chemistry in the same sentence as creative or art. I thought, fair enough. There is a more empirical approach to making and testing glazes exemplified in a book like the Ceramic Spectrum. The website is an attempt to combine the two approaches.

My goal for the next year or so is to get the site out there and people going to it regularly.  I would like to develop the site in conjunction with feedback I receive. The suggestions links on the site do not generate revenue. They are intended to send users to resources that would help in the learning and research process. It is worth a look I suggest and i am sure Fraser would welcome any feedback.

More than once members have expressed concern about shipping pieces of their work, both within Britain and Internationally because they have been told that there is no way of insuring them.

Is this something that others have encountered and overcome?

I would welcome any thoughts/advice on this issue.

Stephen

TIDAL FORCES: The Next Wave – Tampa/St.Pete – March 30 to April 2, 2011

Held in odd-numbered years, the NCECA Biennial is the premier juried exhibition open to all current members of NCECA (both national and international) and to all ceramic artists, 18 years and older, residing in the U.S.   Please note: artists from outside the U.S. (including Canada) must be NCECA members to enter. Entered works must have been completed within the last 2 years. The exhibition is juried from digital images by three prominent professionals in the field. Entry fee is $20 for members and $40 for non-members.  Merit and purchase awards totaling approximately $7,000 are determined by the jurors. NCECA produces a color catalog featuring work by all participating artists.

Deadline to Submit: August 30, 2010 – For prospectus:

www.nceca.net/static/Biennial2011_Prospectus.php

Linda has written a new book, Advanced Pottery which will be published by Robert Hale in October 2010 and will be available to order from July from www.halebooks.com and amazon.co.uk. We look forward to seeing this book and adding a few comments about it.

I have now talked to Linda and you may be interested in the background to her writing the book:

I now have a page on my facebook account for Studiopottery.co.uk if anyone would like to become a fan?  i plan to show images from the latest updates to the site on a regular basis and hope for some discussions?

Stephen

Alex has been featured in “1000 things to do with children” pull out in the Guardian and Observer newspapers that have run for the last 5 days (Easter 2010), 5/6 booklet pull outs:  “I am featured for exciting trips to studios, courses and workshops.”  Great news and all these courses are featured on www.studiopottery.co.uk – so check them out if you would like to introduce your children to the wonders of clay for a birthday party treat etc…..