Pots glazed with Floating Blue glaze, one of the glazes that participants chose to mix during the Glaze-Making Workshop with Marianne Cordyack and Dick White, Feb 28.

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 fee.

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.


January


   

February


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

28
1 - 4 pm

Glaze-making Workshop with Marianne Cordyack and Dick White

The workshop will be at Marianne’s studio in Reston. Limited to 12 participants. Please register by emailing Marianne the glaze you wish to make at marianne@cordyack.com. This workshop will include information on reading, understanding and following a glaze recipe. Included in this discussion will be the various glaze components and their purposes, 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 workshop in which every participant will have the opportunity to mix a 6,000 gram batch of a glaze of their choice. Click on the thumbnail photos below to get a larger image, description, and cost of the glazes available for mixing. Driving directions will be sent after you register.

**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!

Chun Clear Float Blue Chinese Green Frosty Matte Frosty White Sax Red

March


28

Sgrafitto Workshop with Carolyn Dutky Romana

Creative Clay Studios
5704-D General Washington Drive, Alexandria, Va.
Phone 703 750-9437

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


9

Empty Bowls

In 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 Porcelain

The 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
5704-D General Washington Drive, Alexandria, Va.
Phone 703 750-9437

17

Welcome to Spring Annual Pot-Luck

Our 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.

May


8

2010 Spring Sale of Pottery

John Calvin Presbyterian Church
6531 Columbia Pike
Annandale, Virginia
(off Columbia Pike between Annandale and Bailey's Crossroads)
10AM - 5PM

19

High School Student Clay Exhibit and Competition

Reception and awards ceremony will be held May 19 from 6-8 PM. The exhibit will be held at the Dr. Oswald Durant Memorial Center at 1605 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone number: 703 746-5588

June


July


   

August


   

September


October


TBD
Clay Connection Annual Meeting

November


   

December


TBD

Fall Show & Sale

   Vienna Community Center
   120 Cherry St., NE
   Vienna, VA 22180
TBD
Holiday Pot Luck and Pot Exchange

Partake 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.