Touchstone1972 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 July 27–August 2 at Touchstone Center for Crafts Dinnerware: Atmospheric Effects for Electric Firing Steven Hill Intermediate–Advanced | $800 Weeklong Workshop In this workshop, we will design and produce sample-thrown dinnerware place settings, including plates, bowls, cups, saucers, mugs, and tumblers. More than other functional pottery, making successful dinnerware is a balancing act between the technical and aesthetic concerns of the potter. Steven will discuss his philosophy of making pottery, while throwing, assembling and decorating the forms and techniques for which he is well known. When glazing, we will address ways to achieve the kind of richness and surface variation in electric kilns that potters have come to associate with fuel-burning kilns and reduction firing. The goal is not to imitate reduction, but to set the stage so that multiple layered glazes can interact with each other in the firing. The basic techniques of spraying and the more advanced theories of layering and blending glazes will be addressed. We will fire at cone 6 oxidation. Demonstrations will be on throwing and assembly, but hand-builders are welcome as well. Steven Hill earned his BFA from Kansas State University in 1973 and has been a studio potter since 1975. His work is exhibited and sold in nationally juried shows, and featured in many ceramics books. He has conducted nearly 200 workshops throughout the United States and Canada, and has written many ceramics articles. In 1998, Steven co-founded Red Star Studios Ceramic Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and he co-founded Center Street Clay in Sandwich, Illinois, in 2006. He is currently doing what he does best: making pots, writing about ceramics, teaching workshops, and letting someone else take care of business! Learn more about his work at stevenhillpottery.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Well, those wares are just gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJR Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Well, those wares are just gorgeous. Ben; That blue glaze looks a little runny though. TJR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I love that effect. You see TJR, us here in the lower portion of North America, are used to having things be a little bit runny. It's because our liquids have time to thaw....hehe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChenowethArts Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 If there is an Old-F*rt-WIth-Clay-Beneath-His-Fingernails scholarship available, I'd be sure to apply. This sound like a terrific week...and I've heard so many great things about Steven Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJR Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I love that effect. You see TJR, us here in the lower portion of North America, are used to having things be a little bit runny. It's because our liquids have time to thaw....hehe... Tres amusant! That's en Francais. T Editted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 My goodness ... Is francesais spell check for francais or is that an insider Canadian joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 My goodness ... Is francesais spell check for francais or is that an insider Canadian joke? Be Kind these ursine lifeforms are just thawing out and its humour awakens first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJR Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 My goodness ... Is francesais spell check for francais or is that an insider Canadian joke? Francais, sorry. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Perhaps if Steven Hill were not so generous in sharing his slip and glazing techniques and recipes, as well as moving a body of work from cone 10 to cone 6 electric/oxidation, one wouldn't see so many copies at craft shows. Maybe the onus should be on those taking his workshops/using his techniques should strive to develop their own palettes and styles that build upon Steven Hill's knowledge, and not just settle for copying what they learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I think there is a famous quote" Copy everything but not yourself" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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