Check out CHEX TV on Monday May 6th at 5pm for the visit to our studio. Rita Nave and cameraman Kevin Wheeler came to the guild this morning at 9am and had a go at throwing a pot, and looked around our studio and the gallery. What good sports they were!
Here are a couple of images of June giving a throwing lesson.
We are going to be introducing two new courses in the near future. “Slip Decoration” with George Stewart and “Throwing” with Darlene Malcolm-Moran. And if you have seen the beautiful work by both of these potters, you will want to be part of these courses!
More information as soon as the dates are firmed up.
Angelo di Petta came to our guild to talk to us in April and discussed critical thinking and how to make intelligent comments about a work of art or a design. He looked at a few pieces of pottery that a few brave members had brought in and discussed this theme.
He kindly gave us a handout about this and we share it here.
Hopefully, we are on our way to spring and warmer weather, but a question I saw recently on our LinkedIn page came up and it was one I’ve wondered about myself! Turns out it is all about those clay platelets!
Here’s a sample of what we’ll be making at the April 20th Family Clay Time. It’s an Earth Day planter! Sign up today!
It’s always a fun day!
4 Artists: 4 VisionsOur Own Lucia McHardy and new member Janet McDougall are part of a show that is running at Art on Kent (also known as the Arts Department) in Lindsay from the April 11 – May 4.
Check it out!
It was a crowded and fun day at the Kawartha Potters Guild on February 18th this year. We had 23 people signed up to come to our class to make creatures, and what a lovely bunch of creatures they made! It is a good time to stress that you must PreRegister for a class ahead of time to avoid disappointment. We will not hold any spaces for people who have not registered and paid ahead of time.
Thanks to all who came out, better be quick and sign up now for our next class!
Cathy Allen recently came upon a link to some photos in Flickr from about seven or so years ago. There are a lot of photos from our Christmas sale and other events and presenters. It’s worth checking out here.
What a great day we all had at the Buckhorn Community Centre (also known as the BCC) on Saturday February 16th.
It was advertised as a “fun day for the whole family with rides, displays, entertainment and food. A fund raiser for the Buckhorn Community Sports Complex. Come kick-off Ontario Heritage Week with a great day of fun !!!” and it was that and more. We went with our wheel and had kids lined up to have a turn with our teachers George Stewart and June Goodwin. We all fell in love with Ben, who may well have a future as a potter!
We have our February meeting coming up on the 11th. We will have our Guru of Glazes, George Stewart talking about glaze chemistry. We will also be glazing the mugs that we made last month. Lot’s to talk about and friends to meet. See you there!