ClayFeast
Gulgong, Australia 29
April to 6 May 2001
The
invited masters are major internationally known ceramic artists. Maria
Geszler, from Hungary, whose salt-glazed printed porcelain has been exhibited
worldwide and is renowned for the quality of the workshops she gives;
Hans Fischer from Germany, who, alongside his abstract clay sculptures,
makes whimsical decorative tableware that one always reaches for in the
kitchen when preparing something for oneself; Brigitte Penicaud, from
France, whose freely thrown functional ware with abstract expressive decorative
painting is a joy to behold and use; Jane Sawyer from Melbourne (Australia)
makes free use of slip on satisfyingly natural forms; David Miller, an
Englishman who has been living for many years in France, is an expert
in offbeat decoration on modern forms; John Neely (USA) makes refined
forms with unusual tactile surfaces; Rimas VisGirda, also from the US,
has an ironic twist to both form and decoration that makes his work a
lively point of discussion; Giampietro Rampini is a master of Italian
maiolica with an expertise with the brush that has to be seen; Bill Samuels
(Australia) works with shino glazes and woodfiring, the quality of his
throwing brings his pots alive; Jun
Kaneko, originally from Japan and now living in the US, is a masterful
maker of large sculptural works – he also makes a range of large plates
of baronial dimensions; Suzuki Goro from Japan works in Oribe style in
the most innovative way imaginable; Elisa Helland-Hansen from Norway works
in a clean-cut Scandinavian style but with softness in the finish; and
John Glick (USA), known for his tableware using extruded elements, and
for his use of glaze-on-glaze decoration, is a renowned teacher. They
are all keen to come and meet you.
Participants
are already signing up, many of them from different countries and they
include groups of students, teachers, rural and urban potters, and ceramists
working in all styles. Mansfield can assure you of a lively mix with much
to do, much to learn and enjoyment in the meeting. The dates are 29 April
to 6 May, 2001. For information on how to enroll, please visit the site
www.ceramicart.com.au.
The
invited masters are major internationally known ceramic artists. Maria
Geszler, from Hungary, whose salt-glazed printed porcelain has been exhibited
worldwide and is renowned for the quality of the workshops she gives;
Hans Fischer from Germany, who, alongside his abstract clay sculptures,
makes whimsical decorative tableware that one always reaches for in the
kitchen when preparing something for oneself; Brigitte Penicaud, from
France, whose freely thrown functional ware with abstract expressive decorative
painting is a joy to behold and use; Jane Sawyer from Melbourne (Australia)
makes free use of slip on satisfyingly natural forms; David Miller, an
Englishman who has been living for many years in France, is an expert
in offbeat decoration on modern forms; John Neely (USA) makes refined
forms with unusual tactile surfaces; Rimas VisGirda, also from the US,
has an ironic twist to both form and decoration that makes his work a
lively point of discussion; Giampietro Rampini is a master of Italian
maiolica with an expertise with the brush that has to be seen; Bill Samuels
(Australia) works with shino glazes and woodfiring, the quality of his
throwing brings his pots alive; 
Jun
Kaneko, originally from Japan and now living in the US, is a masterful
maker of large sculptural works – he also makes a range of large plates
of baronial dimensions; Suzuki Goro from Japan works in Oribe style in
the most innovative way imaginable; Elisa Helland-Hansen from Norway works
in a clean-cut Scandinavian style but with softness in the finish; and
John Glick (USA), known for his tableware using extruded elements, and
for his use of glaze-on-glaze decoration, is a renowned teacher. They
are all keen to come and meet you.
Participants
are already signing up, many of them from different countries and they
include groups of students, teachers, rural and urban potters, and ceramists
working in all styles. Mansfield can assure you of a lively mix with much
to do, much to learn and enjoyment in the meeting. The dates are 29 April
to 6 May, 2001. For information on how to enroll, please visit the site