TRADITIONAL NIGERIAN
POTTERY WORKSHOP
UDU DRUM

by Frank Giorgini

Three-Day Workshop
July 10, 11 and 17, 2010

GIORGINI STUDIO
4425 County Route 67, Freehold, NY 12431
Tel: 518-634-2559 (or 1-800-UDU DRUM)
Web site: www.udu.com
email: fgiorgini@mhcable.com

Explore the concepts and techniques underlying the construction and decoration of Nigerian pottery, while experiencing the actual forming of pots and drums by traditional hand building methods. African tribal design motifs and symbolism are discussed and utilized as surface decoration. Each participant completes several pots or UDU drums during this trans-cultural experience. The final day culminates in an outdoor primitive type firing, pot-luck meal, and musical drum jam session around an open fire in the evening.

ITINERARY (subject to change)

SATURDAY JULY 10
10 AM Orientation
11 AM Search and gathering of traditional tools and start of demonstration
12 PM Picnic lunch (bring food & drink or deli is nearby)
1 PM Slide presentation
1:30-5PM Hands on construction of pots and drums

SUNDAY JULY 11
10 AM-5 PM Continue work on pots and drums, picnic lunch same as Sat.

SATURDAY JULY 17
10 AM Outdoor primitive pit type and raku firing of finished pots and drums
5 PM Pot Luck dinner
Dusk Bonfire and drum music jam session

NO PREVIOUS CLAY EXPERIENCE REQUIRED -- ALL LEVELS WELCOME
All clay and tools provided, but bring along your clay kit if you have one. Wear casual clothes; bring food, swimsuit, and towel. Local lodging or camping is available.
COST: $350.00 includes Tuition and Materials ($50.00 deposit required)

Handmade Tiles: Images of the Southwest in Low Fire Earthenware

Susan Martin-Serra of Chromo, CO will be teaching her tile-making workshop entitled "Handmade Tiles: Images of the Southwest in Low Fire Earthenware" at the enchanting Ghost Ranch Retreat Center in Abiquiu, NM during early July. You can see Susan's artwork at www.belvedereceramicarts.com and sign-up for the workshop at www.ghostranch.org.

In this workshop participants will enjoy making hand-carved and painted low-relief tile in the spirit of American Art Tile-Making. Make your own low-relief hand-carved tile with imagery derived from the beautiful landscapes of the Abiquiu/Santa Fe areas. For beginners or those with previous ceramics experience. Some drawing/painting experience helpful, but not required. Bring your own line-drawings or use Susan's drawings to create your design(s).

July 5 - 11, 2010 Ghost Ranch Abiquiu

Registration fee: $385 (includes $35 lab fee) + housing & meals
Before May 15: Save $100

Susan Martin-Serra, Chromo, CO Susan has an MFA in ceramics. Owner of Belvedere Ceramic Arts Ltd., Susan designs and produces unique handmade tile and ceramic artworks at her studio in Chromo. She specializes in imagery derived from her surroundings, creating beautiful tile murals, back splashes, sculptural art and water features.

	MURAL MAKING INTENSIVE Designing, Setting and Installing Mosaic Murals
	Instructor: Laurel True Sessions: 6 Times: Monday - Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 10:00a - 4:00p (no class Friday) Level: Intermediate Cost: $695 Materials: All materials provided
	This is an intensive, six-day course in which students will execute and install a large-scale ceramic tile mosaic mural. Students will learn to design for specific wall spaces and locations, how to decide on materials and installation techniques and procedures, how to transfer a scale drawing to the wall or substrate and how to execute, install and grout a large scale mural project. Course will cover on-site setting techniques, use of fiberglass mesh, sectioning out and coding a mosaic mural, planning a design and setting the mosaic itself. The class will work as a team to create a mural, setting individual sections onto mesh and applying these pre-set sections to the wall surface. Some mosaic experience is required for this course, as we will be setting large areas of mosaic right away. Class meets every day except Friday. Students will learn all aspects of mosaic mural making and will be part of a team that installs a large scale, permanent mural. Scheduled session July 19 - 25
	For photos of this and other classes check out our photo gallery

Summer in Ravenna?

Tile Mosaic Course with Stephanie Jurs and Robert Stout, Twin Dolphin Mosaics.

Choose either July 19-23 or July 26-30!

Robert has NEVER before wanted to teach tile mosaics, but he has consented to do these two weeks at Kokomosaico studio - - - it should be really fun, and of course this duo have lots of experience with large scale work, and pavements, which might be of interest to people
(see www.twindolphinmosaics.com ). To find out more, either write Stephanie directly at twindoofus@yahoo.com, or they are front and center on the www.kokomosaico.com website.

Robert Stout at work!

STONE AND TILE MOSAICS
Created by Artist Eric Rattan

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
ON HANDMADE TILE AND MOSAICS

Dates: TBA

Pictures and Info on Previous Workshop:
Bethel Horizon's Art Ventures & Eric Rattan
Spring Green, WI
Handmade Tile, Mosaic 10’ x 10’ Mural

Bethel Horizon's Art Ventures and Eric Rattan offered a four day ceramic mosaic tile mural workshop. Attendees executed an approximately 10'x10' wall mural, starting with wet clay for fabricating the tiles, firing, applying the cement board substrate, then mudding and grouting to achieve a completed ceramic mural.

Eric Rattan combined the hands-on experience of tile making with lectures on it's technical challenges, shrink testing, warpage, frost free considerations etc. Similarly the project offered attendees a hands-on installation experience combined with a lecture on the many technical considerations required to achieve a permanent "1000 year plan" finished tile mural.

Bethel Horizons is located near Spring Green Wisconsin, in the beautiful rolling hills of the driftless region in southwestern Wisconsin. It is located approximately eleven miles from Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin home. Attendees were able to extend their trip by a day to tour this architectural landmark.

The $690.00 workshop fee included five nights of lodging, all meals, tuition (including materials), and transportation to and from Madison's Dane County Airport.

Dress was casual with work clothes recommended for the hands-on portion. Attendees with skin sensitivities were advised to bring rubber gloves. No other tools were required. The workshop was open to all skill levels. Registration was on a first come first served basis.

Cancellations for a full fee refund required thirty days notice. The workshop was limited to 15 attendees or fewer. To reserve a space attendees sent a $690.00 check to Bethel Horizons, 312 Wisconsin Ave Madison WI, 53703. Checks were made out to Bethel Horizons, Art Ventures.

Members of the Society of American Mosaic Artists, Tile Heritage Foundation, Handmade Tile Association LLC, or the Wisconsin Handmade Tile Guild, were offered a $25.00 discount which was deducted from the $690.00.

For more information on workshops call Eric Rattan @ 608-231-1883, or email Eric.

Also, may contact Kathy Hunt at www.bethelhorizons-artventures.org

Heaven on Earth at Todos Artes

January 3-7, 2011
Todos Santos, Baja Mexico

Create sculpture with clay, mosaic, steel, cement and more.

Join this year's : "Dream Team"
with Marvin and Lilli Ann Killen Rosenberg, Jeremy Criswell, and Wes Horn.

Contact Donna Billick for more information at rochartus@aol.com or call 530 753-4677.

Last January's "Dream Team" included host Donna Billick, Isaiah Zagar, and Laurel True,
standing left to right in front of the stairs with the group of participating mosaic artists.

The magnificent mosaic at Todos Artes created in five days at the 2010 "Heaven on Earth" workshop.