06/09/2017
Upcoming
I am looking at a busy fall. Laura Dortmans will be coming to work with me for a couple of months starting in late September. Laura was the high school art teacher at Kobe's Canadian Academy. She has spent the summer firing kilns in America. There will one-day workshops over the two first weekends of October, as we prepare for the fall firing. The big kiln will be fired in late October. And the annual Open House will be held in mid November. In late November Jeff Shapiro will give a one-day demo at the Ogami studio.
Dates to remember
September 30, October 1st: 2 one-day workshops with Chika Dix. This is a chance to make a piece for the fall firing. 10am to 2pm. lunch included. 5,000¥
8th; One-day hand-building workshop with the Mutos and Furuokas. This annual event is a family friendly affair, and a chance to make a piece for the fall firing. Lunch included. 5,000¥
October 21 to 23: Loading the kiln.
October 27 to November 1: Firing
November 4 and 5: Unloading
November 11 and 12th: Fall Open House
November 18: Demo by Jeff Shapiro. Jeff was born in the Bronx, NY in 1949. He presently works and lives in upstate NY with his wife Hinako. He studied ceramic arts while living in Japan for 9 years from 1973-1981. His work has been exhibited internationally in: Germany, France, Italy, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, England, and Japan. His work can be found in numerous Museum collections including: The Carlo Zauli Museum, Faenza, Italy, The Massachusetts Museum of Fine Art, Boston MA, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, The Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY, The Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA. He has given workshops and seminars in many countries around the world, and has built 2 wood fire kilns in Italy.
Also of note... Bruce Denhert will be coming for a firing workshop in late April to early May. We are working out the details now but this will be an event not to be missed.
If you are interested in any of these events, please contact John for more information.
