FRIDAY 1 - SUNDAY 3 JULY DYDD GWENER 1 - DYDD SUL 3 GORFFENNAF ARTS CENTRE, , 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, 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! 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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 Potters and South Wales Potters works will be for sale. is a familiar face on the Antiques Roadshow delegates the opportunity to nominate a to do the same, as well as giving non-throwing potter for the 2013 Lifetime Achievement associations, reflecting the diversity and talent and a collector of ceramics. The Opening members of the public the chance to try their Award – there’s a special form enclosed in of members of these two influential groups. Ceremony is an opportunity to see all the OPEN STUDIO: hand. All ages welcome to come and have your Festival pack for nominations, so please visiting ceramicists and potters give a brief a go, to share their tips and techniques, or post your nomination in the special box on the OUT OF BATH CLAUDIA BORGNA, introduction to their work and what they have (Ceramics Gallery) maybe even to throw their first pot! Registration Desk. planned for the Festival weekend. Plus it’s a FESTIVAL CUP SALE Ceramics by alumni from the BA (Hons) CLARE THORNTON great evening for catching up with friends and (Main Foyer) in Three Dimensional Design: Ceramics AND LISA YOUNG colleagues, and a chance to make new friends All Festival participants and visitors are degree at Bath Spa University. Exhibitors (Creative Unit 7) and contacts for the weekend! POTCLAYS EMERGING invited to bring with them a cup (or similar include: Felicity Aylieff, Matt Chambers, Aberystwyth Arts Centre’s Ceramic Artist cup-sized item) to be displayed and ultimately Joanna Davies, Hannah Dipper, Aimee Lax, in Residence and Year in a Unit Winner, Lisa MAKERS AWARD sold in aid of the Festival. All cups will be Chun Liao, Babette Martini, Heidi Parsons, Young, is a ceramicist and designer whose (Sponsored by Potclays Ltd) exhibited over the weekend, and will open for Louisa Taylor, Sasha Wardell & Jonathan work deals primarily with the complexities This new award is an opportunity for new sale on Sunday morning at 10am. Demand for Wade. Approaches range from functional of surface and pattern. these sales is always high, so if you’ve spotted to sculptural, figurative to decorative and potters and artists working with clay who something you would like, get there early as conceptual. Through the reinterpretation of Artist in Residence Claudia Borgna, Clare have graduated from college within the past its first come first served! A big thank you to traditional methods and processes: throwing, Thornton and Lisa Young will have Open five years, to present a slideshow about their everyone who supports this sale – the revenue handbuilding, slip-casting, and a variety of Studios during the Festival weekend - times practice at the Festival. available from the Reception Desk. helps contribute to the running costs of the decorating and glazing methods, Bath alumni Six makers have been selected: Imogen Aust, Festival and helps us keep the ticket prices as bring an exciting, fresh and contemporary Carys Davies, Kat Livesy, Lisa Young, Amy low as possible. approach to Ceramics practice. CRAFTY TOOLS Kennedy and Deanna Lee. They will be giving www.artbathspa.com WORKSHOPS presentations in the cinema, please check the programme for further details. Handmade Tool workshops will be available BONFIRE FIRING in the Trade Marquee - for details of times and Of the six selected, one will be chosen by you, to book a place, visit the Crafty Tools stall. the Festival audience, as the overall winner, WITH MICK MORGAN who will receive an award kindly donated by This is an opportunity for people to Potclays. The winner will be announced at the experience using a clay body which is closing ceremony. To vote for the winner please not widely available in this country and 2011 FESTIVAL complete a slip at the reception desk. is manufactured specifically for primitive PHOTOGRAPHER: The work of all thirteen shortlisted artists will firings. The artefacts that are made will be be showcased in ‘The Box’ in the main foyer fired in a spectacular evening bonfire and can PHOTOJOURNALIST (by the Reception Desk) throughout the be collected when cooled. The clay fires to a GLENN EDWARDS Festival weekend. range of oranges, purples, browns and greys WILD THING and has a beautiful ancient quality. The clay Making his third visit to the Festival, we’re (Gallery 1) CRAFT & DESIGN SHOP is almost completely vitrified after the firing. very pleased to welcome back Glenn Edwards. This exhibition brings together a lively and The Craft & Design Shop consistently Glenn studied Documentary Photography at MORE ACTIVITIES, eclectic grouping of contemporary artworks champions ceramics by contemporary University of Wales College Newport under which use animal imagery. From Stephanie makers. Featured during the Festival will be a the tuition of Magnum photographer David AWARDS AND Quayle’s vigorous ceramic sculptures to; from showcase of Welsh ceramics from established Hurn, and has worked regularly for national SPECIAL EVENTS Georgia Hayes expressionist paintings to and emerging makers including Daniel Allen, papers including The Independent, The Times Stephen Johnson’s constructed kitsch works Justine Allison, Bev Bell-Hughes, Terry Bell and The Western Mail, as well as Picture LISTED OVERLEAF or Lucy Casson’s imaginative assemblages, Hughes, Lowri Davies, Joe Finch, David Frith, Editor for Wales on Sunday. In 1998 he was this exhibition also includes ceramics from Margaret Frith, Christine Gittins, Virginia awarded the UK News Photographer of the Catrin Howells, Stephanie Quayle, Susan Graham, Jennifer Hall, Frank Hamer, Joanna Year title. O’Byrne, Nicholas Theakston, Consuelo Howells, Claudia Lis, Walter Keeler, Phil Radclyffe and Sophie Woodrow. Images of Rogers and Tony White. animals underline the constructed separation between humans and the rest of nature, but as the works here will show, artists’ use of

04 www.internationalceramicsfestival.org 05 ACTIVITIES, AWARDS ‘MY DEAR MRS RIE’: SEVRES PORCELAIN: AND SPECIAL EVENTS EMMANUAL COOPER LA MANUFACTURE CONTINUED... (MICK CASSON MEMORIAL LECTURE) NATIONALE DE SÈVRES A special lecture in memory of the Festival’s former Honorary President, Mick Casson, ‘PAROLES D’ARTISTES, was introduced at the 2005 Festival. This GESTES D’ARTISANS’ year the lecture will be by Emmanuel Cooper. (by Nicolas Silhol, France, 2006 - subtitled) The talk will discuss Lucie Rie’s pioneering EXPERIMENTAL OPEN The Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres has work in forging a new, modernist language been producing porcelain artefacts since of ceramics in contrast to that practiced by AIR KILNS USING 1740, with specialist manual techniques Leach and Cardew. As an urban rather than a RECYCLED MATERIALS handed down from generation to generation. ? rural potter her work was highly sophisticated Today, the company devotes a significant in both its making and its concept. Terry Davies’ kilns have been constructed from glass bottles, paper, cardboard tube and amount of its production time to working Emmanuel Cooper is a potter, writer, critic old cotton sheets. Over the past seven years with contemporary artists. This film shows and curator. He was editor of Ceramic Review he and Italian potter Alberto Cavalini have the vitality of the dialogue between the and is Visiting Professor at the Royal College been lighting up piazzas all over Italy with contemporary artists and craftworkers of this ICF SOUVENIR JUG THE ABERYSTWYTH of Art. their large and crazy kilns. This lecture will city of ceramics. offer an insight into the world of experimental Potter Peter Bodenham is making a special TEA CEREMONY kiln construction and firing, showing plans edition jug for the Festival with the help of (Saturday 2 July between 10am - 4pm) TWENTY FIRST and images of how to build and fire several students from Coleg Sir Gâr, which will be fired Prepared and served by Richard Downing experimental kilns, using recycled materials. on site during the Festival. Jugs can be ordered and members of U Man Zoo. CENTURY CERAMICS To coincide with the glass bottle firing by at the Front Desk by pre-payment of £15.00 Karin Putsch-Grassi at the Festival, the talk An open discussion forum led by Moira each, and will be available for collection on You’ve heard of the Japanese Tea Ceremony will include an insight into the development Vincentelli with guest contributors Emmanuel Sunday afternoon. - now come and experience the Aberystwyth and research undertaken by Cavalini and Cooper - potter, writer, and inspirational Tea Ceremony. Who knows where - or in what Davies for their Chianti wine bottle kiln, a editor of Ceramic Review for many years; - the tea will appear! seemingly simple idea which has now been and Bonnie Kemske - ceramic sculptor, reproduced in various countries. researcher and current editor of Ceramic ISAAC BUTTON – Review. A chance to discuss the challenges COUNTRY POTTER LECTURES AND FILMS and opportunities for ceramics in our rapidly (1963-1965) changing world. MAKING A PLATE: Isaac Button was a country potter working near CUTTING-KURINUKI- Halifax at Soil Hill Pottery, first established in ? ORIBE the early 1700s. This film was made in the early INVITED CERAMICS IN 1960s near the end of Button’s career, by Robert ? PUBLIC ART A special film by Festival guest potter Fournier and John Anderson. LECTURERS Higashida Shigemasa. AND MANY A discussion led by Kate Malone, with other In the Independent, November 18th, 1995, RAFFLE contributors. An opportunity to learn about John Windsor wrote: “Isaac Button was a true OF OUR GUEST the way in which ceramics can be used in LUCY RIE English country potter. In a day, he could turn a Many demonstrators have donated a piece of THE LEACH POTTERY public commissions, from the people who ton of clay into pots. I timed him as he threw a work to the raffle. This is your opportunity to ARTISTS WILL have led the way, with the aim of encouraging This is a fondly remembered but not often lump of clay on to the wheel, pulled it high, then take a piece of the Festival home - and to get MASHIKO APPEAL 2011 BE TALKING ceramicists to consider how their projects – screened film in the BBC Omnibus series, cut it off with wire: 22 seconds. In an hour, he the bargain of the weekend! Tickets will be large or small – could benefit the communities made in 1982 at the time of a major could turn out 120 pots. In a day, 1,200. Button’s Leach Pottery has launched an appeal to on sale throughout Saturday and on Sunday where they live. retrospective exhibition of Lucy Rie’s work kiln, at Soil Hill, near Halifax, now lies cold and support Mashiko ceramic village in Japan, ABOUT CERAMIC morning from the Reception Desk. The raffle at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The desolate. He died in 1969.” which has been damaged by the recent will be drawn on Sunday afternoon at 12:00am TECHNIQUES, potter is filmed at work in her studio and earthquake. Shoji Hamada co-founded the Courtesy of the Yorkshire Film Archive in the Great Hall. talks about her art to David Attenborough - Leach Pottery in St Ives with , PUBLIC ART SURGERY THEIR WORK a great supporter and collector of her work. and established his own family pottery, plus WITH KATE MALONE It contains the well remembered scene where the Hamada Reference Museum in Mashiko to AND INFLUENCES Attenborough holds Rie’s legs to prevent her DESERT ISLAND POTS display his stunning, internationally acclaimed AND DUNCAN HOOSON toppling into her kiln! collection of crafts and ceramics. There will be THROUGHOUT A more intimate session following the WITH HENRY SANDON a collection point at the Reception Desk for THE WEEKEND. Ceramics in Public Art Discussion, Kate Henry Sandon, ICF President, chooses the donations. and Duncan will respond to a case study eight pots that he will take to his desert island. LECTURES TAKE of a public art proposal, and lead a question PLACE EITHER and answer session. CHECK ON THE MAIN PROGRAMME GWYN HANSSEN FOR DETAILS OF TIMES AND LOCATIONS IN THE THEATRE FOR ALL THESE EVENTS ON THE UPPER PIGOTT FILM A documentary about Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, FLOOR OR IN THE who is recognised as one of the world’s CINEMA ON THE leading ceramic artists and best known for her series of still life collections of porcelain GROUND FLOOR. vessels. The film shows the artist making, glazing and firing her work and includes sequences of a wood firing and the unpacking of the kiln. Director: Andrea and Peter Hylands Cinematography: Rob Pignolet and Andrea Hylands. 35 minutes.

06 www.internationalceramicsfestival.org 07 ABERYSTWYTH TRADE ARTS CENTRE STANDS Award winning Aberystwyth Arts Centre is recognised as ‘a national flagship for the arts’ with facilities unrivalled throughout much of the UK. The Arts Centre welcomes over 700,000 visitors each year, with a full and busy programme of performances, cinema, exhibitions and special events and the most extensive community arts and education service in Wales. Facilities within the venue include a concert hall, theatre, galleries, cinema, studio, and an array of purpose built workshop facilities including ceramics studio, photographic suite, recording studio, print studio and dance studios. A new addition in 2010 were the distinctive Creative Units; a hub of studios and spaces for organisations and individuals working in the creative A unique opportunity to see and compare equipment, tools, materials and books as well industries, they are also home for the Arts Centre’s UK and international Artists in Residence. as being able to purchase tried and tested products. Many thanks to all the companies for Aberystwyth Arts Centre has been a co-organiser, along with North & South Wales Potters, of their continued support of the Festival. the International Ceramics Festival since it began 1987. www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre

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FESTIVAL FESTIVAL FOOD SATURDAY Many of the weekend’s events take place simultaneously and visitors are free to circulate RECEPTION DESK AND DRINK NIGHT BUFFET and visit whichever area they find most interesting. When not on stage demonstrators The main Festival reception desk is located The Arts Centre’s cafes will be open The Saturday evening buffet opens at 7.30pm, will be working in their allocated space. Please feel free to go and talk to them. This in the main foyer, just outside the Great Hall. throughout the Festival from early in the and will be served in the Great Hall. There will Please register here on arrival and we will morning to late at night offering meals be plenty of food for all, so please be patient arrangement provides an opportunity for informal discussion and exchange of ideas with be able to give you your Festival Pass and a from breakfast through to supper. when queuing! Please make sure you have them. Our aim for the weekend is to be as relaxed as possible and for the demonstrators Festival Pack containing lots of information your Festival pass with you (which will be in There are also licensed bars - in the main to help you enjoy your visit. We’ll also have your Festival pack). Enjoy your meal anywhere to be accessible. foyer and in the theatre foyer - where tea, someone standing by to deal with any queries on the Festival site. coffee and snacks will also be available. you have about your accommodation. Food and drinks can also be bought in the Over the weekend, if there are any changes to Marquee area. the published schedule they will be posted on CHILDREN’S EVENTS Outside Level 1 the notice board at reception, so keep an eye out for any messages. We will be running Circus Skills workshop ARTS CENTRE CAFÉS General Office OPENING HOURS: to entertain younger Festival attendees on OPENING HOURS: Saturday. Main Café Friday 2pm – 9pm These are workshop activities rather than Thursday 10am – 10pm Ceramics Saturday 8.30am – 7.30pm childcare – children remain the responsibility Gallery of their parents/guardians throughout the Friday 7:30am – 10pm Sunday 8.30am – 5.30pm weekend. If you have a mobile phone please Saturday 7:30am – 6pm bring it with you that you can be contacted, if

necessary, during a workshop. Piazza and La Scala Chapel Court Cafe Piazza Sunday 7:30am – 10pm Chapel INTERNET ACCESS ‘Pixie Moon’ workshops will include: Monday 7:30am – 8pm Juggling Balls / Beanbags / Clubs / Rings, All attendees of the Festival will be able to Poi, Spinning Plates, Diabolo, Devilsticks, gain access to the internet via University’s Stilts and Pedal-Go’s. Workshops are on a wireless network over the weekend by using Marquee Café drop in basis and will run between: 10-12pm a specified password. The password will be Friday 7:30pm – 9:30pm and 2-4pm Saturday. Face painting will also included in your Festival pack. be available. Level 2 Level 3 Saturday 7:30am – 5pm The The Rehearsal ICF is on Facebook and Twitter – so please Doc Green Room post your thoughts over the weekend on to Sunday 7:30am – 5pm Room Recording our pages! Also, make our website one of your Great Dance Studio

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There will be designated disabled parking bays close to the entrance Please could anyone needing wheelchair access contact Sophie of the Arts Centre. Hearing loops are installed in the Great Hall, Bennett: 01970 622338 or email [email protected] in advance Theatre and Cinema. If you have any questions or problems as the weekend progresses, All areas of the Festival are accessible to wheelchair users with the come to the main registration desk for assistance. exception of the Chapel Court where the trade stands ad firings take place, however these can be viewed from the top level of the Arts Centre instead.

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1st July 3rd July 2011 2011 NOTE: Firings take place throughout the day and evening - check at the Friday Sunday reception desk for times.

GREAT HALL THEATRE CINEMA PIAZZA CHAPEL COURT Reception opens from 2pm on Friday, the Opening Ceremony starts at 7pm until 9pm 09.00am Kate Malone: with early firings on the Piazza. 09.15 Lowri Davies Mateusz Grobelny: Sauce or Source, 09.30 & Higashida Shigemasa Fire Scars the Mental Dictionary 09.45 and the Gypsy Potter

10.00am Ponimin: Potclays Emerging Maker 10.15 Oh Hyang Jong ‘The Journey of Ceramic Art Award Presentations: 2nd July 10.30 & Dylan Bowen Craft of Indonesia between Lisa Young, Amy Kennedy 2011 old and contemporary culture’ and Deanna Lee NOTE: Firings take place throughout 10.45 the day and evening - check at the 11.00am reception desk for times. Higashida Shigemasa: 11.15 Mark Hewitt Challenging the Oribe Public Art Discussion Saturday 11.30 & Emma Rodgers Jorgen Hansen and Shino Tradition 11.45 Sculpture cooling all day

GREAT HALL THEATRE CINEMA PIAZZA CHAPEL COURT 12.00pm Coleg Sir Gar Gas Kiln 12.15 (Kiln building) 09.00am Film: Higashida - RAFFLE RAFFLE RAFFLE Making a plate: Cutting- 12.30 09.15 Kate Malone Lowri Davies Kurinuki-Oribe (20min) 12.45 Mick Morgan 09.30 & Ruthanne Tudball ‘A Narrative Through Clay’ Film: Gwyn Hanssen Pigott Hands on kiln firing 09.45 (35min) 01.00pm Kate Malone 01.15 Elke Sada Mike Eden: Karin Putsch-Grassi 10.00am & Duncan Hooson: 01.30 & Robert Cooper The Hand and the Glove Kiln opening 10.15 Public Art Surgery Elke Sada: Forum: 01.45 10.30 Mark Hewitt 21st Century Ceramics Matesuz Grobelny ‘Slip Works - 10.45 & Ponimin Bonnie Kemske 02.00pm Kiln opening Four Times Different’ & Emmanuel Cooper 11.00am 02.15 Ruthanne Tudball Oh Hyang Jong: Dylan Bowen: 11.15 02.30 & Ponimin M Hum Onggi Work and Influences 11.30 02.45 Film: 03.00pm 11.45 Oh Hyang Jong Ruthanne Tudball: FILM: Isaac Button Lucy Rie Jorgen Hansen Sculpture & Mike Eden Soda Glazed Ceramics 03.15 Kate Malone Jorgen Hanson: (22min) 12.00pm (49mins) firing, climax at dusk 12.15 03.30 & Mike Eden Fire Sculptures FILM: Sevres Porcelain 03.45 (25min) 12.30 Coleg Sir Gâr Gas Kiln 12.45 (Kiln building) 04.00pm Mick Casson Lecture. 04.15 Closing Ceremony 01.00pm Emma Rodgers Mick Morgan Emmanuel Cooper Robert Cooper 01.15 & Higashida Sugemasa Hands on kiln firing 04.30 ‘My dear Mrs Rie’ 01.30 01.45 Karin Putsch-Grassi 02.00pm Terry Davies: 02.15 Lowri Davies ‘Emma Rodgers Matesuz Grobelny ‘Experimental open air kilns Kiln cooling all day 02.30 & Elke Sada Figuratively Speaking’ using recycled materials. 02.45 03.00pm 03.15 Mark Hewitt: 03.30 Robert Cooper Henry Sandon: Going to Carolina 03.45 & Dylan Bowen Desert Island Pots In My Mind 04.00pm 04.15 04.30 Karin Putsch-Grassi: 04.45 From Clay To Glass Potclays Emerging Makers How my ceramic work Presentations: Imogen Aust, PLEASE NOTE: These times are provisional and may vary as work progresses throughout the weekend. Any alterations will be announced on the 05.00pm started and developed Carys Davies and Kat Livesy main stage and posted on the Reception Desk notice board. 05.15 over the last 25 years Please wear your Festival pass at all times. This pass is your entry ticket to the demonstrator’s arena, lecture theatres, guest workspaces, videos and 07.30pm Festival Buffet seminars – no pass, no entry! If you lose your pass at any stage over the weekend please go to the main reception desk. Also, if you find a lost pass, please hand it into reception – thank you! NOTE: No films in cinema after 5pm and the Emerging Makers Presentations are in The Box (in the main foyer)

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MASTER OF MASTER OF FESTIVAL DYLAN BOWEN ROBERT COOPER COLEG SIR GÂR CEREMONIES CEREMONIES PRESIDENT (UK) (UK) (Wales) Jim Robison Ingrid Murphy Henry Sandon MBE Dylan Bowen makes slipware really quite Robert Cooper is an established ceramicist Ceramics tutor, and one of the Festival Jim will once again be the Master of Returning for her third Festival, Ingrid Henry Sandon has been interested in unlike any other with fresh and original who has exhibited widely in the UK and Directors, Peter Bodenham will be leading Ceremonies – he’s not missed a Festival Murphy is the Director of the BA Hons ceramics for many years, ever since finding combinations of colour on big platters internationally. He is fascinated by the a group of students from Coleg Sir Gâr in since 1983! Born and educated in the USA, Ceramics Course at Cardiff School of Art & Roman and Medieval pots in his garden. He and plates. persistence of artefacts and ideas. He making a Gas Kiln at the 2011 Festival. The he moved to Yorkshire in the early 70s where Design, UWIC. A practising ceramic artist, was fortunate in having tuition from the great often uses found objects, as a starting Gas Kiln can be designed to be a soda and ‘I will show how I make large inverted he established Booth House Gallery and her work is widely exhibited, and she has potter Geoffrey Whiting, and although the point for his work. He has, for many years, wood fired kiln, it takes approximately a platters and constructed upright forms Studio. His work is usually slab built and slip diverse experience in both ceramic education pupil could never make a pot to satisfy the employed recycling as a mode of working. 47Kilo bottle of propane gas to fire and on the wheel. I will also be demonstrating decorated, including large-scale sculpture and practise nationally and internationally. master, he was taught to appreciate the skill Different elements such as clays, oxides was originally designed by Joe Finch. newer hand-built and carved work. I will and architectural ceramics. He enjoys an Ingrid is also involved in the development that goes into the making of a fine pot. and glazes left over from teaching sessions, then show how I decorate with slips using experimental approach to making, often of the La Perdrix Ceramic Centre in the discontinued ceramic transfers, printed After 17 years as Curator of Royal Worcester pouring, brushing and trailing techniques.’ combining personal construction techniques Dordogne, France, where she both researches imagery from popular culture and even pieces at the Dyson Perrins Museum and many with unusual surface textures, multiple layers and runs courses for students. of previous work are recombined to create archeological excavations on porcelain in of clay and colourful glazes. All pieces are new narratives with multiple meanings. pottery sites, he became one of the resident reduction fired in a gas kiln. Jim is an elected experts on the BBC Antiques Roadshow. Fellow of the British Craft Potters Association He has turned on many people to a love of and former Chair of the Northern Potters ceramics, and this will be his fourth Festival Association. as President. In 2008 he was made an MBE in the birthday honours, one of the reasons being for services to the ceramics industry, and he is always in his element at the Festival, surrounded by pots and potters. ?

14 www.internationalceramicsfestival.org 15 LOWRI DAVIES MIKE EDEN MATEUSZ GROBELNY JORGEN HANSEN MARK HEWITT KATE MALONE (Wales) (UK) (Poland) (Denmark) (USA) (UK/France) Lowri Davies is a young ceramic artist Mike Eden made his name with Eden Pottery Mateusz Grobelny is a graduate of the Jorgen Hansen studied ceramics in Mark Hewitt is known for his wood fired Kate Malone, is known for her exuberant whose Welsh heritage is a major source which he co-founded with his wife Vicky. Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, Poland, Europe and Canada, including a period functional ware, produced at his pottery in colourful pots as well as for her site-specific of inspiration. Her work knowingly A few years ago he studied at the Royal where he studied ceramics and glass. For with Bernard Leach. Specialising in thrown Pittsburgh USA. An American citizen, he was works, all of which use the natural world as references typical china displays, household College of Art and his ceramics evolved in the Festival he will be presenting his latest domestic ware he felt the need for a more born in Stoke on Trent and is the son and a source of inspiration. Coiled, modelled and accumulations of souvenirs and bric-a- a new direction, following his new aim of project – a mobile woodfire kiln on a car dramatic expression and in 1994 made his grandson of directors of Spode; he studied press moulded, her fecund organic ceramic brac, and her tableware is decorated with combining traditional ceramic hand craft trailer! Inspired by the idea of speeding up first firingsculpture for an art museum in at Bristol University before undertaking an forms are strongly sculptural. Kate will a combination of hand screen-printed and skills with digital technology. His current and streamlining the process of woodfiring to Denmark. apprenticeship with and later demonstrate a host of techniques she uses in digitally printed decals, further finished with work uses QR (Quick Response) codes to a high temperature in public places, the kiln another with Todd Piker in Connecticut. He her work: including coiling both symmetrical He has now created 19 individual firing gold and silver lustres, using illustrations of trigger a virtual experience of the object, and is constructed of lightweight heat-resistant uses local clays in his work and has succeeded and asymmetrical forms; hand modelling sculptures in Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, birds, ‘traditional’ landscapes, flora and fauna. he is about to produce collaborative work materials, and Mateusz will be driving it in skilfully blending his ceramic background different surfaces and sprigs; making Germany, Australia and Iceland. His dramatic Her bone china technique has been influenced with a musician. Expect a friendly, down from Poland directly over to the Festival. with the North Carolinian folk traditions of his and filling moulds. She will also share her works are created as a response to the locality, by a placement at Wedgwood Design Studio. to earth presentation which explores some adopted home. His lively demonstration will prodigious knowledge of glaze techniques and take up to three weeks to build before of the potential of digital technology for focus on making ‘big pots’ – up to 5 feet tall and the processes involved in making very the firing finale when the sculpture becomes ceramics: “The theme of my current work is - using two different techniques; and he will large works. its own kiln and fires to 1200 centigrade. around the ‘liberation’ of the object through also demonstrate a variety of his techniques simultaneous actual and virtual experiences.” on small works – jugs, teapots, plates etc.

16 www.internationalceramicsfestival.org 17 MICK MORGAN HYANG JONG OH PONIMIN M HUM KARIN PUTSCH-GRASSI EMMA RODGERS (UK) ELKE SADA (Germany) (Wales) (Korea) (Indonesia) (Italy) Since graduating with an M.A. in Ceramics Elke Sada was a scientist in Germany before Wolverhampton University, Emma Rodgers undertaking a ceramics degree in Bath, Mick Morgan is a potter and sculptor using Hyang Jong Oh from Kwangju in South Korea Ponimin M. Hum is from Indonesia; he Karin Putsch-Grassi studied ceramics at has exhibited worldwide, including the V&A, followed by study at the Royal College. Back Raku techniques. “I studied ceramics with is one of the most highly respected Onggi creates elaborate sculptural works and masks, the Art Institute of Florence and later at The Royal Academy of Arts, Cork Street, in Merzhausen in Germany she established the emphasis on thrown domestic ware, gas potters, known for his spectacular large often incorporating elements of dance into Goldsmith’s College London. Her main Lineart Ghent, Solo Chelsea Arts Club, her ceramic studio in 2005, where she fired. This was to be my primary focus for the vessels. his presentations. Steeped in Indonesian interest was in the firing process, and she S.O.F.A. Chigaco and New York, Kuala Lumpur perfected an innovative, ’upside down’ following twenty years but I changed from gas traditional culture he is at the same time immediately started to build and fire different Born and brought up in a rich farming and recently exhibited in ‘The Rise of Women approach to creating her works. She starts by to wood firing after about ten years. Around very aware of contemporary life worldwide; kinds of kilns: low fire wood kilns, gas kilns, landscape he felt close to the natural world Artists’ and ‘Emma Rodgers – Sketch to painting abstract imagery onto plasterboard, 1990 I became interested in raku firing. The his works, which are rooted in his homeland raku and soda fired kilns made of firebricks and its materials. This affinity stood him Sculpture’ at The Walker. using engobe. Then she pours clay onto the immediacy of raku is very appealing and lends traditions, are thoughtful and intelligent as and ceramic fibre. In 2009 she and her in good stead while studying ceramics at painted surface and uses this to form mugs, itself to creativity and exciting experiments. well as very lively. Alongside his ceramic husband built their first kiln of empty wine She has also been featured in a documentary Dankook University and later in Seoul, and pitchers, vases. The award winning result practice he is currently lecturer in the Fine bottles; 500 positioned horizontally in rows dedicated to her work on Sky Arts channel. My interest in raku hasn’t diminished but I he pursued his ceramic studies with several is fresh and vigorous – a two dimensional Art Department of the State University of and stuck together with sandy soil, to a height use many forms of firing or smoking to create traditional crafts people. In time his mastery Emma has received acclaim for her energy painting in 3D. Elke’s demonstration will show Malang. of 2.20m. The main difficulties are how to the desired effect. This has led me down many of traditional techniques allowed him to forge and dynamic approach to her work and how she builds up her painting on plaster hold the complete structure together, and roads of exploration, many futile but always his own distinctive style; a style which he feels “Generally, my artwork centres on aims to capture the essence of a moment blocks with free style brushwork, drawing not to exceed the melting point of the glass exciting. I first tried primitive firing whilst has been particularly influenced by ideas and forms from Indonesian local and freeze it within an abstraction of life. and printing techniques, then show the bottles. The result, as we will see, is stunning! teaching students from UWIC on a course the work of Koie Ryoji and Rudy Autio. culture, which I use symbolically.” casting process followed by building in France and came across the primitive works from the firm clay sheets. “Who I am? Where did I come from and clay by chance; we had some stunning where am I going? How shall I live my life? results. This has enticed me to experiment What is art?… I am still trying to answer with clay bodies aimed at primitive firing. my questions and I hope I will be able to express my journey through Ceramics.”

18 www.internationalceramicsfestival.org 19 HIGASHIDA RUTHANNE TUDBALL SHIGEMASA (Japan) (UK) Higashida Shigemasa has been described as Ruthanne Tudball, originally from California, ‘an incomparable landscape artist’ working is one of the UK’s leading soda-glazed potters. in ceramics; ‘Verdant green hills, deep blue She will be demonstrating different forms and waters flowing in dramatic swirling patterns methods of making, throwing with soft clay on - all are characteristics of his best work.’ He the wheel; throwing elements of pots ‘off the turned to ceramics after a brief but successful hump’, manipulating them, e.g. faceting and career as a stock trader at a major brokerage changing their shape, and assembling them firm. Ceramic school and an apprenticeship while wet before lifting the finished pot off with a master potter followed in the 1980s. the wheel. On stage, he will demonstrate moulding the “All of my work is thrown and manipulated work using ‘Kurinuki’ (literally ‘dig out’) while wet on the wheel. In an attempt to a technique which is not often seen and capture the softness in the finished piece, I which offers strong forms not achievable do very little turning (trimming), and when through throwing (himozukuri) or slab the turning is done, it mainly happens at the building (tatarazukuri). He will demonstrate soft stage. After firing and transforming the on the stage his techniques in making clay to stone, that softness can still be seen.” flower vases and plates, and also tea bowls.

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