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FRIDAY 1 - SUNDAY 3 JULY DYDD GWENER 1 - DYDD SUL 3 GORFFENNAF ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE, WALES, UK CANOLFAN Y CELFYDDYDAU ABERYSTWYTH, CYMRU, DU 2011 Organised by: Aberystwyth Arts Centre, North Wales Potters and South Wales Potters Trefnir gan: Canolfan Celfyddydau Aberystwyth, Crochenwyr Gogledd Cymru a de Cymru Potters CONTENTS WELCOME TO THE INTERNATIONAL Welcome 03 Trade Stands 09 Exhibitions 04 General Information, Food & Drink 10 CERAMICS FESTIVAL Activities, Awards & Special Events 05 Floor Plans 11 Lectures and Films 07 Programme of Events 12 Aberystwyth Arts Centre 08 Master of Ceremonies and Festival President 14 North Wales Potters 08 Demonstrators and Guest Artists 15 South Wales Potters 08 OFFICIALS, COMMITTEE AND ASSISTANTS: FESTIVAL ACCOMMODATION: Aberystwyth Arts Centre: Alan Hewson, Eve Ropek, Cath Sherrell ConferenceInternational Office, Aberystwyth University Ceramics Festival We hope you will have a wonderful Higashida Shigemasa’s demonstration will include a process called North Wales Potters: Pea Restall, Audrey Richardson Email: [email protected] ‘Kurinuki’, literally ‘to dig out’, which starts with creating the outer Tel: 01970 621960 South Wales Potters: Jeffrey Taylor, Peter Bodenham weekend and enjoy the experience of form of a work in solid clay. WITH THANKS TO ALL ABERYSTWYTH Moira Vincentelli Gŵyl Rhyngwladol Serameg Aberystwyth University: ARTS CENTRE STAFF, IN PARTICULAR: meeting the many influential potters and Ruthanne Tudball will be demonstrating the various techniques she Festival Co-ordinator: Sophie Bennett Rena Roberts and the Services Team; Nick Bache, Pete Lochery and ceramicists from all corners of the world uses to make her pots which are inspired by ‘primal connections to such Tel: 01970 622338 [email protected] the Technical team; Joan Rowlands, Jim West, Sarah Hughes, Serena physical elements as the mountains, sea and desert’ in her native US. Site Co-ordinator: Pete Goodridge Michael and all the Cafe and Bar staff; Auriel Martin for Front of House, who will be gathering here in Aberystwyth. all the Box Office and Marketing team, Nigel Thomas of Aberystwyth Materials Organiser: Roger Guy Young We have a fantastic line up of guest artists this year. Demonstrating on University and everyone else who has helped to make the Festival stage will be: Then outside, presiding over the spectacular firings: Cup Sale: Steve and Kate Mills a success. And with Internationalthanks for all the work by North Ceramics Wales Potters Festival Jorgen Hansen will be creating a fabulous Firingsculpture inspired Marketing: Louise Amery 01970 622889 [email protected] Committee and South Wales Potters Committee. Dylan Bowen will be sharing how he creates his vibrant and energetic by Aberystwyth: ‘I construct enormous sculptures, always different slipware, which is either wheel thrown and altered or hand built. He InternationalGŵyl Rhyngwladol Ceramics Serameg Festival and unforeseeable, inspired by the places I make them in.’ International Ceramics Festival decorates with slips using pouring, brushing and trailing techniques. Karin Putsch-Grassi will be building a kiln made out of glass bottles. The International Ceramics Festival 2011 Robert Cooper will hand build with slabs, featuring layers of silk screen Both effective and visually stunning, her kiln follows from an idea first Gŵyl RhyngwladolGŵyl Serameg Rhyngwladol Serameg imagery and impressed surfaces, cardboard, stamps and ceramic transfers. Internationalwould like toCeramics thank the Festival following for their demonstrated by Terry Davies - who will be lecturing on his many International Ceramics Festival Mike Eden will show the evolution of his work as a studio potter to his ‘crazy kilns’ at the Festival. Gŵylsupport Rhyngwladol for the 2011 Serameg Festival: InternationalGŵyl Rhyngwladol Ceramics Serameg Festival current practice which uses a combination of drawing, 3D software, Mateusz Grobelny will be firing his lightweight mobile woodfire kiln, International Ceramics Festival traditional hand skills, and digital technology. specially transported from Poland. Lowri Davies has appropriated factory techniques for her ceramics, Gŵyl Rhyngwladol Serameg Gladstone Eng Ponimin M. Hum will make a bonfire kiln to fire his ceramic ‘mother’ Gŵyl Rhyngwladol Serameg which are made, decorated and finished by hand. International Ceramics Festival Co Ltd figure during the weekend. Gŵyl Rhyngwladol Serameg Mark Hewitt will demonstrate his different techniques for constructing Peter Bodenham will be leading a group of ceramics students from Coleg pots 1.5m high as well as making and decorating smaller pieces with Sir Gâr in Carmarthen in making a gas kiln, for soda and wood firing. inset glass, rouletting, slip trailing and incising. Easy to follow instructions for the kiln will be available to Festival goers. Gladstone Eng With special thanks to Potclays who supply the TOP POT SUPPLIES JewsonsCo Ltd Ltd will be creating a bonfire firing following a public hands- majority of materials used by the demonstrators. Ponimin M Hum will share some of his Indonesian culture with Festival Mick Morgan goers, and among other demonstrations will be creating a female on project, using a clay body especially suited to ‘primitive’ firings and ‘mother earth’ figure which will then be fired during the weekend. not usually seen in the UK. GladstoneTOP Eng POT SUPPLIES Jewsons Ltd Gladstone Eng Co Ltd Inspired by Rudy Autio and Ryoji Koie, Oh Hyang Jong says that when Co Ltd he is creating his ceramics ‘The universe opens and the new star is born In our Festival marquees we have lots on offer: Gladstone Eng to be bright.’ • Workspaces of some of the demonstrators Gladstone Eng WALTER BRAYFORD Co Ltd TOP POT SUPPLIES Jewsons Ltd TOP POT SUPPLIESCo Ltd ACMEJewsons BATT Ltd CO. Kate Malone, who says she was ‘lucky to have had so many good • Commercial stands selling ceramic materials and equipment CASTREE KILNS WALTER BRAYFORD teachers’, will share many of the techniques she uses in her work, Gladstone Eng • Details and advice concerning academic courses ACME BATT CO. including ‘an open book’ to her glazes and glazing techniques as well TOP POT SUPPLIES Jewsons Ltd Co Ltd Gladstone Eng TOP POT SUPPLIES Jewsons Ltd Gladstone Eng as leading a discussion and ‘surgery’ on ceramics in public art. • Books, magazines and other material for sale Co Ltd Co Ltd Emma Rodgers will be demonstrating the construction of a figure based WALTER BRAYFORD TOP POT SUPPLIES Jewsons Ltd ACME BATT CO. WALTER BRAYFORD on contemporary dancers. Working from original images and sketches If you have any questions or problems as the weekend progresses ACME BATT CO. from the dance studio Emma will focus on the basic construction of the come to the main registration desk for assistance – We’ll do our best WALTER BRAYFORD WALTER BRAYFORD TAFFORTAFFOR TOP POT SUPPLIESS INSTRUMENTS D torso and how to create the feeling of movement in the form through to help. ACME BATT CO. ACME BATT CO. S INSTRUMENTJewsonsS D Ltd TOP POT SUPPLIES Jewsons Ltd to the outer limbs and fine details of digits and facial expressions to WALTER BRAYFORD develop the character of the piece. ACME BATT CO. TAFFOR S INSTRUMENTS D Elke Sada, whose work ’has always been about surface and colour’, We wish everyone an TAFFOR TAFFOR will be showing how she works ‘from picture to pot’ – starting with S INSTRUMENTS D INSTRUMENTS enjoyable Festival weekend! S WALTERD BRAYFORDTAFFOR painting, drawing and printing techniques and then building from S INSTRUMENTS D the firm clay sheets. The International Ceramics Festival Committee ACME BATT CO. TAFFOR S INSTRUMENTS D • Celebrating Ten Years • WALTER BRAYFORD ACME BATT CO. 02 Cover image: Kate Malone TAFFOR www.internationalceramicsfestival.org 03 S INSTRUMENTS D TAFFOR S INSTRUMENTS D EXHIBITIONS ACTIVITIES, AWARDS AND SPECIAL EVENTS DEMONSTRATORS’ animal imagery ultimately expresses more Also on show will be work by Claudia Lis, LIFETIME about human beings and the boundaries of who presents her Celadon ceramics in groups EXHIBITION our understanding than about the creatures united by their related forms and subtle ACHIEVEMENT (Studio) portrayed. variations in colour, thereby creating a A wonderful opportunity to see and purchase still-life atmosphere around her pieces. AWARD works by the potters and ceramicists taking The Festival makes a Lifetime Achievement part in the Festival - available only this Award to recognise a ceramic artist or potter weekend! ABERYSTWYTH who has made a major contribution to the PRINTMAKERS: world of ceramics. The 2009 Award was given to American ceramicist Don Reitz, PRINTS ON A4 and previous winners have included Ruth NORTH & SOUTH WALES (Gallery 2) Duckworth, David Leach, Frank and Janet POTTERS MEMBERS Aberystwyth Printmakers is an organisation Hamer, Janet Mansfield, Warren McKenzie, established in 2004 by a group of artists all of OPENING CEREMONY NORTH WALES POTTERS: Michael Casson and Ray Finch. The winner EXHIBITION whom use print techniques in their practice; The Festival will be opened on Friday HAVE-A-GO-THROW of the 2011 Award will be announced at the (Chapel) including etching, lithography, screenprinting, evening by the Honorary President and great Opening Ceremony on Friday evening, and Pea Restall and Bev Bell Hughes will be A selling exhibition of work by members of wood engraving, woodcut and linocut. Many supporter of the Festival, Henry Sandon who during the weekend we will be giving all throwing pots and encouraging Festival goers North Wales