Since its inception, The Clay Connection has sponsored Monthly Educational Programs.
Each program covers topics of interest to the membership and features individuals who are well versed in the topic at hand. These events are open to the membership. Non-members are welcome to attend for a small contribution ($10.- $15.)
As part of its goal to promote community awareness and appreciation of pottery as a hobby, a profession, and an art form, members of The Clay Connection participate in various shows, exhibits and sales located throughout the Washington DC metropolitan area.
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| 7 10AM - 1PM |
Sgrafitto Workshop with Carolyn Dutky Romana rescheduled for Sunday March 28th from 10 am to 1 pm due to snow |
| 8 6:30 -11PM |
Bowl-a-thon to make bowls for the April Empty Bowls dinner.All potters welcome to come to the throwing party and to help us make and trim bowls at Creative Clay Studios in Alexandria, VA |
| 20 10:00 - 1:00 |
Using Slip - Trailing and Resist with Dana Lehrer DanzeLee Arts Center Bring:
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| 28 1 - 4 pm |
Glaze-making Workshop with Marianne Cordyack and Dick WhiteThis workshop will include information on reading, understanding and following a glaze recipe. Included in this discussion will be the various glaze components and their pur- poses, as well as simple ways to begin experimenting with glaze tests. Written information will be handed out as well as copies of recipes for all glazes. This will be a hands-on work- shop in which every participant will have the opportunity to mix a 6000 gram batch of a glaze of their choice. More information will be sent out later, including photos of examples of glazes that will be available to mix. This workshop will take place at Marianne’s Reston studio from 1 to 4 pm. More information will be forthcoming and will be posted on the website as well as on the Facebook page. **This workshop is free to Clay Connection and Creative Clay Studio members. Non- members are asked to contribute $10 to help cover cost associated with the event. All are welcome! |
March |
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| 20 10:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Decorating with Latex and Wax Resists with Dana Lehrer DanzeLee Arts Center $35 for non-members of the Lee Arts Center and $30 for LAC members Register with Steve Munoz, smunoz@arlingtonva.us or Darlene Tsukamoto, Dtsuka@arlingtonva.us Hands on. Explore ways to create dynamic designs using your unglazed clay as a design element. We will discuss design principals to contrast negative and positive imagery, rough clay and smooth glazes. We will use techniques of latex and wax resists. Bring:
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| 28 | Sgrafitto Workshop with Carolyn Dutky RomanaCreative Clay Studios Hands on workshop - or come to watch only. Bring a leather-hard piece to decorate, design ideas, carving tools, if you have them. Some will be provided. Iron engobe and white terra sigilatta will be provided for decorating. |
April |
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| 9 | Empty BowlsIn 2010, we will again be providing bowls to the Giving Circle of Hope, which will hold an Empty Bowls supper on April 9, 2010 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Reston. The Clay Connection has pledged 350 bowls for this event. This means that we need YOU to start making bowls! Donna Downing has volunteered to organize the bowl collection. You can email her at donnadowning@post.harvard.edu with your individual bowl pledge or complete the pledge form included at the end of this newsletter and mail it in. Please be generous! Information about collection points and dates will be forthcoming via email. We will also post information on our Facebook page. |
| 10 1 to 4 pm |
Shellac Resist as a Decorating Method on PorcelainThe Clay Connection Shellac Resist as a Decorating Method on Porcelain with Donna Downing Saturday April 10 from 1 to 4 pm at Creative Clay Creative Clay Studios |
| 15 | 1040 Burn, a Raku eventFee: $10 gains you entry and a small bowl to raku. Additional pots may be purchased. To register for any of the Lee Arts Center workshops, contact: |
| 17 & 18 | Master Workshops: Sequoia Miller: Altered PotsFee: $190 non-members/$180 LAC members The Lee Arts Center is at 5722 Lee Hwy. (Rte 29) in Arlington at the corner with Lexington Street, 22205. Contact: Steven Munoz, Director, Lee Arts Center 703.228.0560 http://www.arlingtonarts.org/venues/lee-arts-center.aspx |
| 17 | Welcome to Spring Annual Pot-LuckOur Holiday Pot-Luck had to be cancelled this year because of inclement weather. We have rescheduled it for the spring and hope to have a grand celebration. More information will be forthcoming. |
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| 1 | Wayne Willson: Efficient ThrowingHands onQuick & Dirty 3-hour Workshop series. Fee: $35 non-members/$30 LAC members The Lee Arts Center is at 5722 Lee Hwy. (Rte 29) in Arlington at the corner with Lexington Street, 22205. |
| May 13 – 20 | Master Workshops: Alfredo Ratinoff: Introduction to Metal Clay: BronzeFee: $185 non-members/$170 LAC members + materials fee: TBD |
| 15 | Wayne Willson, Large Forms Simplified - Demonstration onlyHands onQuick & Dirty 3-hour Workshop series. Fee: $35 non-members/$30 LAC members The Lee Arts Center is at 5722 Lee Hwy. (Rte 29) in Arlington at the corner with Lexington Street, 22205. |
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Martin Karcher: Stamped Lidded BoxesHands onQuick & Dirty 3-hour Workshop series. Fee: $35 non-members/$30 LAC members The Lee Arts Center is at 5722 Lee Hwy. (Rte 29) in Arlington at the corner with Lexington Street, 22205. |
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October |
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| TBD | Clay Connection Annual Meeting |
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December |
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| TBD | Fall Show & SaleVienna Community Center120 Cherry St., NE Vienna, VA 22180 |
| TBD | Holiday Pot Luck and Pot ExchangePartake of the fellowship of your colleagues and friends in this great year-end celebration! Bring a dish to share and pot to exchange! Keep an eye out for additional information on this event and please volunteer to serve on the planning committee! We are also looking for a venue. So let us know if you might be willing to “donate” your home for a few hours one evening in December. |