Register for Intermediate Wheelthrowing Monday Jan. 11 at 10 AM

Hi,

This Spring I will be teaching an intermediate throwing course on Tuesdays from 5-7 PM. During This 7-week leisure course, we'll review the shapes we made in Beginning Wheelthrowing (bowls & mugs), plus a few more besides (tentatively, bud vases, big bowls, plates, & pitchers)

Hope to see you there!

-Jay

Pottery course descriptions posted! Registration opens Jan. 11 at 10 AM

Hi Folks,

Mark your calendars: Registration for Fall leisure classes will open Monday, January 11^th and classes will start on Tuesday, January 19^th, after the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

I will be teaching Beginning Throwing Thursdays 5-7 PM for those new to making pots on the wheel, and an intermediate throwing course Tuesdays 5-7 PM for those who have already taken Beginning Wheelthrowing or equivalent.

Both courses are 7 weeks long and end just before spring break.

Cheers,
Jay

Artisan's Guild Gallery

Before you leave Gainesville for the holidays, make sure you check out the Artisans' Guild Galley. I stopped by a few weeks ago, and they were packed to the rafters with some great handcrafted items. At least two Arts and Crafts Center teachers (Feral Wilcox and Mary Ann Bonner) have work on display there.

The Artisans' Guild Gallery is located Millhopper Square between Leonardo's Pizza and Alternatives.

They will be having their annual holiday open house Sunday, November 29, 12 noon to 5 PM.

Pottery books and periodicals

I moonlight as a librarian, so I'd be remiss if I didn't post something about my favorite pottery books and magazines. Most of these items are available at the Architecture and Fine Arts Library on the UF campus.

Pottery form by Dainel Rhodes
Rather poetic book on making pots. This is one of the first books I picked up when I started to make pots on the wheel, and I found it very inspiring as a beginner- still holds up, even 15 years later.

Thrown pottery techniques revealed : the secrets of perfect throwing shown in unique cutaway photography by Mary Chappelhow
Very well illustrated book how-to book. Very thorough treatment of technique; Ms. Chappelhow gives something like 6 different ways to center the clay. Photos show cut-away shots of hand positions while throwing.

Studio potter
This is the academic journal of studio pottery. Each issue is dedicated to a particular issue of concern to studio potters. Published quarterly.

Ceramics monthly
Glossy monthly magazine for anyone interested in pottery, and ceramic art. Lots of ads, but they're sometimes the best part.

Ann Lindell & Jay Wiese holiday sale

Ann Lindell and I will be hosting a Holiday show and sale of our work at Ann's home studio on Dec. 6
11:00a – 3:00p.

6305 NW 37 Drive, Gainesville (Mile Run)

Ann is the head of the Architecture & Fine Arts Library at UF and has earned a Master of Fine Arts in ceramics from Washington University in St. Louis.

Places to buy and sell pottery online

Here are two places online where you can see what other people are making and how much they're charging for it:

Etsy is a website where hobbyists and professionals alike can offer work for sale online. There's very wide range of quality, styles and prices for pots here. Also some jewelry and non-functional items.

Akar features higher-end work by well-respected ceramic artists and potters.

Simon Leach and his brother John both have online sales galleries (Simon is in Spain, John is in the UK):

Simon Leach Ceramics

John Leach's Muchelney Pottery

Cheers,
Jay

P.S. you can see my work on my Etsy store and on my Flickr site

Last days for making pots in the Arts & Crafts Studio

Hi Folks,

Here are the official last days for making & finishing pots in the Arts & Crafts Studio at the Reitz Union:

Nov. 25: Last day for working with wet clay
Dec. 2: Last day to work with leatherhard clay
Dec. 9: Last day to bisque (work must be *bone dry* to make it in this firing)
Dec. 15: Last studio firing
Dec. 16: Last glaze firing
Dec. 18: Last day to pick up your pots

The ACC studios will be closed from Dec. 19 through Dec. 3