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July / August Mini News

26/6/2018

 
We have another busy two months ahead with lots of activities that we hope you’ll share with us.

CLUB DAYS & CLUB NIGHTS

Club Days are on Tuesdays, 10am to 3.30pm and 7 to 9pm.
Club Demonstration Nights are on the second Tuesday of every month.
Saturday club day, 1st Saturday of the month, 10.00 am till noon (beginning July 2nd)
For those of you who are gainfully employed outside the home, Anne Goddard is intending to have a club day on the first Saturday of the month. Anyone wishing to join her is welcome. She will put a notice on our Face book page. Also, Leigh-Ann Smith is intending to start a Raku group that would meet and carry out their firings on this day, too. Leigh-Ann is interested in exploring the wide range of raku glazes and would like others who are interested to join her on. RAKU DAY Sat 14th July, bisque firing put pots on the shelf labelled Raku bisque please.
Engobe workshop, 7th July, 10.00am to 4.00pm     Bookings taken now $50 pay on line or bring on the day
Mt pleasant Pottery.  Westpac 03 1591 0083454 00
Therefore, we recommend pre-booking your place; details are on the website http://www.mtpleasantpottery.org.nz Use ‘Engobe’ as your reference, please.
Slip/Engobe Workshop with Renate, Saturday, 7 July, 10 am to 4 pm
We will start by making our own slips. Basic white clay slurry and additives will be supplied. You will only need to purchase clay stains. Renate will have all basic colours available. Share some colours with a friend. If you have your own stains, please bring them along.
Next we will use our tiles. With paintbrushes and slip trailers, stamps or stencils we will experiment and test a wide variety of application techniques.
Renate will give assistance and demonstrations as required, painting, slip trailing, sgraffito, latex/wax resist, printing or stencil resist. With the experience from working on your tiles you will chose and develop your own designs that suit your pots, taste and skills and abilities.
Bring:    Jars (with well closing lids) for the slips
  • Slab tiles, some leather hard, some hard leather hard, some dry, suggested size about 8 x 15 cm
    Simple pots (raw, dry and leather hard) to decorate, preferably made of Abbots White or Red, or Mac’s White or Terracotta or Nelson White clays
  • Tools, soft paint brushes, sponges, one firm paint brush (if you have one) and any bits and pieces that could be useful    
  • Scrap paper and soft pencil (preferably B6)
  • Ideas, samples, books, magazines
  • Ice cube tray (if you have one)
  • Lunch to share
People who would like to learn about Engobe but don’t wish at this stage to make their own, are very welcome to participate. There will be no extra expense.
Some paint brushes and slip trailer will be provided.
For more information please ring Renate: 388 64 80, 021-1336620 rgaletzka@gmail.com
THIS IS A MUST IF YOU LIKE DECORATING; ENROLMENTS before SAT 28TH

CLUB WOOD FIRING: bisque firing
on 3
rd July Please have pots at the rooms on club day or night with name for firing thanks.


CLUB NIGHT 10th July Please bring you pots for glazing for wood firing at Halswell


Shona is making a shino and celadon glaze for this firing and will be testing the glazes at the end of May, joining a Halswell club firing. For those interested in participating in this firing method please email so we know what the numbers are, then bring your bisque ware (no bowls or plates) to the rooms on Tuesday 10th July for glazing. Members participating should be prepared to spend some time, a weekend sawing and gathering the wood for on-the-day, assisting with firing and wood (fuel) preparation. Kick off to be notified sometime at the end of June http://www.mtpleasantpottery.org.nz  use “wood firing” as your reference, please

Children’s July holiday class 10 to 16 year olds No Charge 

Check out the Club Programme in Club News Page and Diary Page for details on upcoming events: we’re planning a soup night in September, 11th; we will use the Hub pizza oven to bake some bread to accompany the soup. We will be booking the Hub pizza oven for our Christmas function on December 11th.

Pottery Club Programme for 2018 June to December

 
CLUB DAYS & CLUB NIGHTS
Club Days are on Tuesdays, 10am to 3.30pm and 7 to 9pm.
Club Demonstration Nights are on the second Tuesday of every month.


We are hosting guest speakers and demonstrators who will be sharing their knowledge and expertise on a wide range of topics relating to pottery and ceramics. To compensate our guests we will pass around a register and ‘hat’ for your contribution.


To get most out of our Demonstration Club Nights please get in contact and let me know which topics you would like to know more about. I will try and make it happen! 
Renate 021-1336620, rgaletzka@gmail.com


Weekend Schools
Due to interest we will be reintroducing a number of weekend or one day workshops throughout the year. Please let me know what your interests are and I’ll make that happen too 😊 


July
Saturday 7th, 10am to 4 pm
One day workshop
Slip/Engobe making, experimenting and decorating workshop with Renate
We will make our own Enrobes, experiment with a variety of different decorating techniques on test tiles and decorate our own prepared, raw bowls.


Tuesday, 3rd club bisque for wood firing & Raku
Club night, Tuesday 10th, 7 pm Wood firing, glazing and discussion of glazing pots for the wood firing sharing with Halswell potters on Saturday 28 July

August
Club night: Tuesday 14th, 7pm
Stamp/sprig making, a hands on mini workshop with Nikki Wallace-Bell


September
Tuesday 11th, 7pm bowl and soup night, please bring along a bowl to swap, 2 magical and flavoursome soups will be prepared by our pottery chefs.


October
Club night: Tuesday 9th, 7pm
Glazing techniques 
How to use our spray gun with introductions by Ken
Dipping Glazes – Pot preparation, waxing, dipping techniques with and without tongs with Renate 


Weekend/3 half day workshop. Glaze making with Andrew Carran.. Details to be confirmed


November
Club night: Tuesday, 13th, AGM


December
Club night, Tuesday, 11th, End of year party
 
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Committee for 2018
Chairman.........needed.....
Secretary                                                        Shona Clarkson mtpleasantpottery@gmail.com
Treasurer                                                        Ken Doidge doidge.ken@gmail.com
Newsletter and web manager            Graham Maguire gjmaguire@xtra.co.nz
Household and maintenance              Lorraine (Rudi) Jansen rblanjan@xtra.co.nz
Club day roster                                            Bill Bromley Bromleybill@hotmail.com
Minute secretary                                        Brenda Benge brendabenge@outlook.co.nz
Face book manager                                   Anne Goddard  ann.goddard@yahoo.fr
Advertising & Raku co-ordinator      Leigh-Ann Brown   leigh-ann.obrien@gib.co.nz
Allan Mauger                                                 alinos@outlook.co.nz



Club night with Mary Lou Foate

15/6/2018

 
What a great night.
 
Mary Lou Foate – creates her works of art by a variety of different methods. 

Mary Lou lovingly creates these unique, whimsical, adorable and very individual pieces of art: miniature sculptures, plaques, brooches, coasters… by using found tools from nature or the kitchen draw. 

The first method she showed us was by drawing an outline in the clay and then pressing areas away this leaves the main focus, normally the face at a more defined level. She marks the back ground using a whole assortment of objects, e.g.  pens and screws .
Mary Lou lets the clay define the work, and never forces the result.
 
Another method is to add base shapes to the outside of a pot / plate  and then press them into the pot.
She can mark these shapes before and after pressing them and loves the way that pressing the object distorts the figure.
This method she uses for her house tiles and her fish plates. She also builds on pinch pots making them into figurines.
 
Her glazing was amazing.  She uses several different methods; She will often put on a base colour (Waikato blue glaze) and then sponges this off  giving wonderful depth to her detailed work. She combines both clear glaze on top and under colour; no particular glaze on her faces and colours mixed with ball clay (for a matt effect).
Recently she has done some work with BRT clay and added Raku white animals, pressing them in.

 A very inspiring and creative evening.

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