Pottery Demonstration with Robin Hopper

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McHenry County College’s Conference Center and Ceramics Department, the Clayworkers’ Guild of Illinois and Great Lakes Clay present a Two-Day Pottery Demonstration Conference with Robin Hopper

 

Functional Pottery: Design and Decoration

MCC Conference Center

8900 US HWY 14

Crystal Lake, IL 60012

Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15, 2011

9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

 

This demonstration conference will focus on the development of wheel-thrown pottery and its design and decoration by combining wheel work (functional and one-of-a-kind), assemblage and finishing. Pots for eating, drinking, cooking, storing and serving will be demonstrated. Clays, glazes and surface enrichment for functional pottery will be discussed, as well as finishing techniques with colored clay, traditional slipware, brushwork and other decorations.

 

Robin Hopper is an internationally known potter, teacher, author, garden designer and arts activist.

In 1977, he relocated to Victoria, B.C., Canada, and became the first recipient of the Bronfman

Award, Canada’s most prestigious annual award in the crafts. He is the author of The Ceramic

Spectrum; Functional Pottery; Staying Alive; Making Marks, a new edition of Daniel Rhodes’ Clay and

Glazes for the Potter; and his autobiography, Robin Hopper Ceramics. Robin’s work in ceramics over

a 50-year period includes a great deal of ceramic historical and technical research and an ongoing

studio involvement with both functional production and one-of-a-kind art works, primarily in

porcelain.

 

See more of Robin’s work at his website www.chosinpottery.ca.

For more information, visit www.mchenry.edu/pottery

Questions? Email conferencecenter@mchenry.edu or call Amy Carzoli at (815) 455-8764 or Kristine Emrich

at (815) 479-7570

 

Registration Fees* (includes lunch)

$125 both days (NCC S30 001)

$70 one day only - Friday (NCC S30 002) or Saturday (NCC S30 003)

$115 MCC student or Clayworkers’ Guild member both days (NCC S30 004)

$65 MCC student or Clayworkers’ Guild member one day only - Friday (NCC S30 005)

or Saturday (NCC S30 006)

*$25 fee will be added for registering at the door. No refunds.

 

Register with a credit card by calling (815) 455-8588. Please use course identification number. CPDUs will be available.

RobinHoppeFall2011.pdf

RobinHoppeFall2011.pdf