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Saturday and Sunday, 5th and 6th November, 2011 at the Fired Art Gallery and studio, Newee Creek.
This was a fun event for us ...having a crew of twelve old friends and new friends coming to our place to have a two day extravaganza of pot and sculpture making, drawing, designing and making lots of clay concoctions. We had great weather, especially Sunday, which was balmy, sunny and windless, giving the garden (which is almost springing out of the beds) a particularly extravagant display, right on cue. The Jacaranda tree is in full flower too. Below is Saturday morning, before the arrivals.
Everyone arrived around 9 a.m. to a quick round of tea and coffee then up into the workshop for a grinding morning of cutting out coloured paper, wielding glue sticks and committing magazine defilement to make some good ideas for sculptures. This was followed by some basic pottery methods shown of pinch pots, a little demo of slab building and everyone was away with their projects and a busy two days of clay work.
Below are some photos taken by Dirka on the Sunday, well into the workshop.
There are a few images I wish we had been able to get with the camera, like the happy lunches that everyone contributed to, the life drawing session we had on the lawn under the big tallow tree, or Jack skinny dipping in the pool while we were all distracted in the workshop. Shame.
We will be running two-day workshops on the first weekend of every month as a result of this very successful (we think!) ....and enjoyable couple of days. Thanks to everyone for contributing to the fun.
Saturday and Sunday, 5th and 6th November, 2011 at the Fired Art Gallery and studio, Newee Creek.
MY FIRST BIG WORKSHOP
Everyone arrived around 9 a.m. to a quick round of tea and coffee then up into the workshop for a grinding morning of cutting out coloured paper, wielding glue sticks and committing magazine defilement to make some good ideas for sculptures. This was followed by some basic pottery methods shown of pinch pots, a little demo of slab building and everyone was away with their projects and a busy two days of clay work.
Below are some photos taken by Dirka on the Sunday, well into the workshop.
There are a few images I wish we had been able to get with the camera, like the happy lunches that everyone contributed to, the life drawing session we had on the lawn under the big tallow tree, or Jack skinny dipping in the pool while we were all distracted in the workshop. Shame.
We will be running two-day workshops on the first weekend of every month as a result of this very successful (we think!) ....and enjoyable couple of days. Thanks to everyone for contributing to the fun.
Thanks Sally & Dirka for a great weekend! Truly great therapy and i was amazed that I could actually create objects.....due to your very good teaching methods Sall! Great location, food, workshop & company. Highly recommended!
ReplyDeletePS: are the 'claynuts'... Jacks?
No name to that comment, but I'm assuming it's you, Julia...your aria singing penguin has been gently fixed under the feet so it doesn't rock. Please let Roz know her lamp is standing up and drying well. I have also made sure it is stable.
ReplyDeleteSO all going well so far! Thanks for the positive comments, come again some time, Sal and Dirk.