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This seminar aims to introduce you to the world of this art, to become familiar with the material and its potential. To discover what has been created in the history of art until today and make your own unique ceramic pieces. Our goal is to take advantage of the imagination and inspiration that one gets from Ikaria Island in Greece, so as everybody discovers his own personal style and return home with a rich experience and wonderful things in his suitcase! This seminar includes: 25 hours of pottery workshop 3 hours introduction courses (History of Art and Pottery, Science and Technology, Jewelry) Printed leaflet with theoretical lessons and a set of ceramic tools 7 nights accommodation in a double room (shared by two persons) with 6 days of breakfast buffet and 6 days of dinner buffet (beverages & drinks are not included) 1 traditional Greek dance lesson (two hours duration) 1 cooking session- we cook together a traditional Ikarian recipe 1 guided trekking on the ikarian hiking trails 2 excursions around the island (we visit the Archaeological Museum of Campos & we meet a mountainous part of Ikaria)

Adam Field Nature Tradition: Cultivating Inspirations in Clay WS02 – Saturday & Sunday, 10-4pm, May 3 & 4, 2014 Fee: $200 member/$225 non-member In this two-day workshop Adam Field will demonstrate his methods for carving intricate pattern on a variety of wheel-thrown porcelain forms. From traditional techniques, to innovative solutions for timeless problems, participants will develop a new perspective on creating and decorating functional pottery. Participants will learn new skills for mapping out and carving geometric patterns and will have a hands-on opportunity to try out Field’s techniques and tools for themselves. Generous discussions about studio practice, aesthetics, materials, ceramic history, and promotion and marketing strategies for the studio potter are certain to encourage individual discovery, growth, and development of fresh ideas. Participants will gain the skills and confidence to create and decorate work in their own voice. All skill levels are welcome in this workshop, sketchbooks are encouraged. Born and raised in Colorado, Adam earned his BA in Art from Fort Lewis College. For two years, he immersed himself in the culturally rich art scene of the San Francisco bay area, where he began his full time studio practice. From there, he relocated to Maui, where he established a thriving studio business. He spent most of 2008 in Icheon, South Korea, studying traditional Korean pottery making techniques under 6th generation Onggi master Kim Ill Mahn. In 2013 he created and premiered HIDE-N-SEEKAH at the NCECA conference in Houston, TX. After maintaining his studio in Durango, CO for 5 years, Adam recently moved to Helena, MT where he is currently a long-term artist in residence at The Archie Bray Foundation. His works are included in private collections and kitchen cabinets internationally. Learn more about Adam’s work and process at www.AdamFieldPottery.com WS02 – Saturday & Sunday, 10-4pm, May 3 & 4, 2014 Fee: $200 members; $225 non-members Contact Matthew Hyleck at matt.hyleck@baltimoreclayworks.org for more information. Baltimore Clayworks 5707 Smith Avenue Baltimore, MD 21209 www.baltimoreclayworks.org