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Meanwhile Cynthia Irvine and Marelle Blandford are getting Western Suburbs organised to participate in the Brisbane Visual Art Community s Pop Up Shop at Mt Coot-tha Auditorium over the first weekend

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1 The Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre Introduces: Western Suburbs Clayworkers Newsletter April 2014 A word from our president Hi All, April already. As a group, we are still waiting to get to Feeney s but Anthony is still on the case and will try to get something lined up soon (possibly as soon as April 29). Meanwhile Cynthia Irvine and Marelle Blandford are getting Western Suburbs organised to participate in the Brisbane Visual Art Community s Pop Up Shop at Mt Coot-tha Auditorium over the first weekend in May. Seven of our WSC members are preparing their lists (and checking them twice whoops - wrong event) and we hope this will provide an excellent little earner for you. You can check out the advertising at There will be another of these Pop Up Shops in November so you might be able to participate next time. Also getting close is the EKKA. I am hoping that a number of WSC members might feel like investing a $20 entry fee to try to resurrect the reputation of pottery in Brisbane. Last year, I was horrified at the lack of entries in Pottery and Ceramics. If we want to encourage the development of an appreciative audience for our work, we can t hide in our studios. We need to get it out there and show people that hand-made ceramics is SO MUCH MORE that the stuff you get in discount stores. Most of the stuff we pull out of our regular Raku firings would be an improvement on last year s standard at the EKKA. Please give it some thought. In the workshop department, climatic conditions have claimed our pit firing but Jane Vidgen, who participated in an international pit firing workshop in Scotland a couple of years ago, has agreed to do a presentation on the pit-firing techniques she observed, in May. We ll have a number of others through the year, so keep watching. We hope you will support our members at the BVAC Pop Up Shop on the weekend of May 3 and 4. There will be lots to see and do. Judy Breaking News Feeney s trip is on the 29 April be in the studio for more information! contacts President Judy Hamilton Secretary Derek Johnston Western Suburbs Clayworkers 38 Thallon Street Sherwood 4075 Newsletter Angie Archibald angarchibald7@gmail.com Newsletter Production david@vcgraphics.com.au wsclayworkers@hotmail.com

Studio stuff Wednesday at 10am; Tuesday at 10am by arrangement Coming up in 2014 Pit firing - Jane will be holding a workshop on the intricacies of pit firing.

Other possibilities Q+A session Decorating workshop Marketing and presentation SWELL and the bi-annual Gold Coast exhibition Feeney s trip is on the 29 April be in the studio for more information!

2 Studio stuff Wednesday at 10am; Tuesday at 10am by arrangement Coming up in 2014 Pit firing - Jane will be holding a workshop on the intricacies of pit firing. Unfortunately the firing at Peak Crossing had been cancelled BVAC has 2 market opportunities this year - close to Mother s Day in May and later in November. Other possibilities Q+A session Decorating workshop Marketing and presentation SWELL and the bi-annual Gold Coast exhibition Feeney s trip is on the 29 April be in the studio for more information! Clayworker s stuff The web page update Go to: wsclayworkers.org.au Have you any work you would like published needs you? We have had some response; Anthony and David have images of some of their work - what about yours?

Show and Tell Anthony s reproduction medieval tile. White slip inlay in terracotta. Jane s interpretation of a Greg Daley bowl.

Not a new idea but it works well with the wheel built into the table (Marine ply from B ings) it provides a great work space!

& Marks Workshop 9:30am - 12:30pm $5 per session Monday 4th August & 11th August Potter Moulds & Marks Workshop 9:30am - 12:30pm $5 per session

Please wear old clothes or bring an apron and drinking water.

3 Show and Tell Anthony s reproduction medieval tile. White slip inlay in terracotta. Jane s interpretation of a Greg Daley bowl. Reduced on one side and oxidised on the otherf.. David s new workspace. Not a new idea but it works well with the wheel built into the table (Marine ply from B ings) it provides a great work space! GOLD (Growing Old Living Dangerously) Come join in if you are 50 and over in the Brisbane City Council s Monday 5th May & 12th May Potter Moulds & Marks Workshop 9:30am - 12:30pm $5 per session Monday 4th August & 11th August Potter Moulds & Marks Workshop 9:30am - 12:30pm $5 per session To register a spot call the centre on Ph: MEETING POINT Meet at pottery shed REQUIREMENTS All materials and equipment provided. Please wear old clothes or bring an apron and drinking water. AGE 50+ VENUE Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre VENUE ADDRESS Sherwood 38 Thallon Street, Community NOTE Week 1: Use simple plaster moulds to make a bowl or vase and then use various decorative techniques to finish off your creative masterpiece. Week 2: Decorate your poured moulded masterpiece made in week 1. This event is for people aged 50 and over.

4 An exhibition by Michelle Smith and friends Michelle is one of our new members and recently participated in an exhibition with her Brunswick Street Artist Collective Michelle Smith with Alison Burke Brunswick St Artist Collective Artists from left Margot Perkins, Liz Fleet, Kate Bray, Michelle Smith A scene from the opening night Some of Michelle s ceramics

What s On in and Around Brissy: There are some great ceramic exhibitions on this month @ Jan Manton Art, Marks & Gardner Gallery, Hyperclay @ Noosa Regional Gallery.

5 What s On in and Around Brissy: There are some great ceramic exhibitions on this Jan Manton Art, Marks & Gardner Gallery, Noosa Regional Gallery. Laura Phillips One of our new members Laura Phillips has a solo exhibiton: Opening Night is Thursday 1st May 7 pm. Show is on until 1st May Works in oils, works on paper and ceramics. At: HANASHO, 235 Boundary Street, West End. LAURA PHILLIPS HANASHO Laura Phillips, Search for Habitat #3, mixed media on 640gm Fabriano Artistico paper, 77 x 105cm. 235 BOUNDARY STREET WEST END, QLD, 4101 PHONE: MOBILE: DATES: THURSDAY 1 ST MAY - SATURDAY 31 ST MAY LAURAPHILLIPSART@HOTMAIL.COM WEB: LAURAAPHILLIPSARTIST.COM.AU Brisbane Visual Artists Pop-up Shop: At Mt Coot-tha Auditorium on May 3-4, Operating Hours: Saturday 3rd 9am to 4pm. Sunday 4th - 9am to 3 pm. Shorncliffe Potters: Bluewater Art Show: Opening night: Thursday 17th April Waterford Building, St. Patrick s College, Shorncliffe. The exhibition will continue on the 18th and 19th April, from 9am- 4pm and Easter Sunday 20th April. FireWorks Gallery 52a Doggett Street, Newstead (07) info@fireworksgallery.com.au Tues-Fri to 6.00, Sat to To April 19 Drawn Rod Moss + LEGENDS Masterworks by Aboriginal artists. From April 30 New works for Brisbane by Rosella Namok Graydon Gallery 29 Merthyr Road, New Farm (07) April 9 to 20 Song of Songs by Michelle Henry. April 29 to May 11 Light Works by Christine Atkins. Contact: Griffith University Art Gallery (GUAG) 226 Grey Street, South Bank guag@griffith.edu.au griffith-artworks/griffith-university-artgallery Free entry. Tues-Sat to April 11 to June 7 Ben Quilty: After Afghanistan. An Australian War Memorial Travelling Exhibition. Supported by: Australian Government s Commemoration Program. This exhibition is supported by the Contemporary Touring Initiative, an Australian Government Program, and the Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Government and state and territory governments. Institute of Modern Art 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley (07) F ima@ima.org.au Free entry. Tues-Sat to 5.00 (Thurs until 8.00). March 29 to May 17 Embedded by Craig Walsh, and There Will Be by Kerry Tribe. Jan Manton Art Contemporary Australian and International Art 1/93 Fortescue Street, Spring Hill (07) jan@janmantonart.com Director: Jan Manton. Wed-Fri by appt, Sat to Jan Manton Art has a changing program of leading and emerging contemporary artists. April 2 to May 3 New Works: Painting and Ceramics by Joseph Daws. Jugglers Art Space Inc 103 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley (07) info@jugglers.org.au Thurs-Fri to 5.00 or by appt. A community artist run initiative Marie Ellis OAM Prize for Drawing Entries closing Mon June 9. Acquisitive first prize total $4000. Online forms and submission. Supported by the Hopkins-Weise Family. Percolator Gallery Festivals, Exhibitions and Awards 134 Latrobe Terrace, Paddington, Brisbane April 23 to 27, to 5.30 (opening Wed April 23, 5-8pm) Re Generation by Sonia Payes in association with the Queensland Festival of Photography. Floor talk: Sun April 27, 11am (RSVP ).

6 Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) Stanley Place, South Brisbane (07) F Free entry, unless otherwise stated. Mon-Fri to 5.00, Sat-Sun 9.00 to QAG: To July 20 Transparent: Watercolours in Queensland s. April 5 to Aug 10 Sam Fullbrook: Delicate Beauty. April 12 to July 20 Yirrkala Drawings an Art Gallery of New South Wales touring exhibition. GOMA: To May 11 Cai Guo-Qiang: Falling Back to Earth. To July 27 Trace: Performance and its Documents. To Aug 3 Seen and Heard: image-soundobject. Australian Cinematheque: April 4 to June 25 The Last of England: Thatcherism and British Cinema. April 5 to May 28 Orson Welles: A Retrospective. QUT Art Museum 2 George Street, QUT Gardens Point Campus (next to the City Botanic Gardens), Brisbane (07) artmuseum@qut.edu.au Free entry. Tues-Fri to 5.00, Sat-Sun to Visit website for programs and events. To April 27 Arthur Boyd: An active witness. Redland Art Gallery Capalaba Capalaba Place, Noeleen Street, Capalaba (07) gallery@redland.qld.gov.au Free entry. Mon-Tues, Fri 8.30 to 5.00, Wed 9.00 to 5.00, Thurs 8.30 to 7.30, Sat 9.00 to To May 3 The End of Aesthetic Illusion: Amy Carkeek. Redland Art Gallery Cleveland Cnr Middle and Bloomfield streets, Cleveland (07) gallery@redland.qld.gov.au Free entry. Mon-Fri 9.00 to 4.00, Sun 9.00 to March 30 to May 11 Photographic Abstractions a Monash Gallery of Art touring exhibition. Also, Treasury Garden by Bruce Reynolds. Gold Coast City Gallery 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise (07) gallery@theartscentregc.com.au Free entry. Mon- Fri to 5.00, Sat-Sun and public hols to To April 27 Renegades: Outsider Art, and Voice over Matter. From March 29 Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award. Lorraine Pilgrim Gallery Studio 87, 87 Ridgeway Avenue, Southport (07) , lorraine@lorrainepilgrim.com Mon-Fri to 5.00, weekends by appt. Through April and May (opening Sat April 5, 4-6pm by Brian Tucker, arts accountant, arts advocate and art accumulator) Just for the Love of it a major photographic exhibition with a difference. Formative moments in the work and careers of 14 talented known and emerging artist photographers. Marks & Gardner Secret Garden 69 Main Western Road, North Tamborine (07) Wed-Sun 9.00 to To April 27 Resilience by Julie Shepherd, and Aquatic Moods by Pam Walpole. Osborne + Grace Gallery Marina Mirage, Sea World Drive, Main Beach (07) sales@osbornegracegallery.com.au Paintings, prints and sculpture by Australian and international artists. The Pier View Gallery Shop 2, 1 Toorbul Street, Bongaree, Bribie Island kerrymmccollum@gmail.com Mon by appt, Tues-Wed to 5.00, Thurs-Sat to 8.30, Sun 9.00 to Diverse range of artists and mediums. Accepting exhibition proposals for April exhibition Easter/Cultures. Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery Festivals, Exhibitions and Awards 531 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba (07) F art@toowoombarc.qld.gov.au Free entry. Tues- Sat and to 4.00, Sun 1.00 to Closed Good Friday. April 5 to May 18 Gallery 1: Lloyd Rees: Life and light. The Queensland Art Gallery Gallery of Modern Art touring exhibition Lloyd Rees: Life and Light explores the Gallery s holdings of this significant artist s work. The exhibition surveys the varied subjects that inspired Lloyd Rees s work, including architecture, interiors, landscapes, figures and self-portraits.

Caloundra Regional Gallery 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra 4551. (07) 5420-8299 F 5420-8292. gallery@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au www.gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au Free entry. Wed- Sun 10.00

7 Caloundra Regional Gallery 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra (07) F gallery@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au Free entry. Wed- Sun to April 9 to June 1 MYTHO-POETIC: Print and Assemblage Works by Glen Skien. MYTHO- POETIC presents the recent works of Brisbane artist/ printmaker Glen Skien. This exhibition powerfully mines the human condition with artist books, collages, installation and printmaking that navigate residues of the past and create new associations which relate to Australian identity and historical awareness. A travelling exhibition developed by the Gympie Regional Gallery and toured by Museum and Gallery Services Qld. This project has been assisted by the Gordon Darling Foundation and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. Celebrating 35 years Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular Calling all art enthusiasts mark your diaries! Thursday 3 April to Saturday 12 April 2014 Riverside Centre 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane Noosa Regional Gallery Level 1, Pelican Street (PO Box 141), Tewantin (07) gallery@noosa.qld.gov.au Director: Nina Shadforth. Wed- Sun to March 28 to May 11 HYPERCLAY: Contemporary Ceramics profiles eight artists at various stages in their careers whose current practice is taking ceramics into bold new territories. Whether printing with clay, transforming rejected ceramic objects or playing at the intersection of the digital and the handmade, the artists in HYPERCLAY are forging new pathways in Australian ceramics. HYPERCLAY: Contemporary Ceramics is supported by Object s National Exhibitions Strategy funded by the Australia Council and is supported by Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program supporting touring exhibitions by providing funding assistance for the development and touring of Australian cultural material across Australia. Festivals, Exhibitions and Awards Pottery Supplies DECO Underglazes DECO Superior Clear & Crackle Glazes CESCO Glazes & Underglazes CLAY- Feeneys, Clayworks, Walkers & more Tonnes of TOOL S & KITS Studio equipment Lustres, stains, onglazes Raw materials Technical support, works hops, mailing list Give us a call Castlemaine Street, Milton QLD 4064 P: F: E: sales@potterysuppl ies.com.au pp lies.com.a u

8 CALL FOR ENTRIES BLINDSIDE Artist-Run Space Calling for proposals for 2015 from artists and curators emerging and established local and interstate solo or collaborative. au Entries closing Fri May 2. Brunswick Arts Space 2A Little Breese Street, Brunswick VIC Accepting applications to exhibit in See the exhibit page of our web site for more information. Counihan Gallery In Brunswick (03) Artists and curators are invited to submit proposals for the 2015 projects. Entries closing Fri June 27, 5pm. Visit website for application. Forest Edge Stone Studio, Gallery (map ref Mel 75 J3) 74 Monbulk Road, Kallista VIC Wed- Mon 8.00 to Expressions of interest from artists in all mediums to exhibit in a new gallery in Kallista in the Dandenong Ranges. Extensive sculpture garden and inside hanging space. La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre latrobe.edu.au/vac (03) vac@latrobe.edu.au Proposals open for 2015 Exhibition Program. Applications closing Fri May 2. Visit website for guidelines. Purgatory Artspace First floor, 170 Abbotsford Street, North Melbourne VIC (03) purgatoryartspace@gmail.com Now taking proposals for Sculpture by the Sea Bondi (02) info@sculpturebythesea.com Submissions are invited for the 18th annual exhibition Oct 23 to Nov 9. Entries closing April 28. Visit website for entry form. SPLASH 2014 Kew Primary School Art Show Peel Street, Kew, Melbourne VIC Kew Primary School is launching an art show Fri Oct 17 to Sun Oct 19. We want contemporary works by emerging and established artists. Entries closing Fri April 25. Visit website for details and application. Inkmasters 2014 Print Exhibition Entries closing Mon June 2. inkmasters.cairns@hotmail.com Visit website for details and entry form. AWARDS City of Hobart Art Prize Culture/City_of_Hobart_Art_Prize (03) artprize@hobartcity.com.au Open to artists, designers and craftspeople across Australia in glass or printmaking as the primary media. Two acquisitive prizes of $15,000 (one for each media), and $1,000 People s Choice Award. Entry fee $35 per entry. Entries closing Mon May 19, midnight. Visit website for details and entry form. Cliftons Art Prize Total prize money AU$28,000 with AU$10,000 to the overall winner. Entries closing Fri April 4. artprize@cliftons.com Cliftons Art Prize Finalists exhibitions June 2 to July 3. Awards evenings July 3 across all Cliftons venues. Visit website for details. Cossack Art Awards (08) event@roebourne.wa.gov.au Entries closing Fri June 16. Exhibition July 20 to Aug 10. Visit website for details. Eco Arts Prize Entries closing Fri April 25. artsandculture@mountbawbaw.com.au Exhibition May 1 to 8. Visit website for details. Hidden: Rookwood Cemetery Sculpture Walk (02) Outdoor sculpture exhibition at Rookwood Cemetery. Entries closing Mon May 12. Exhibition Sept 14 to Oct 12. Visit website for details and entry.

John Fries Award 2014 www.viscopy.org.au/jfa For emerging artists in Australia and New Zealand. Entries closing Mon May 5. Visit website for details and entry form. Kennedy Prize www.kennedyprize.com.

9 John Fries Award For emerging artists in Australia and New Zealand. Entries closing Mon May 5. Visit website for details and entry form. Kennedy Prize A new Australian Art Prize of $25,000 on the theme of beauty. Entries closing Sun Aug 31. Open to all Australian artists, all mediums. Visit website for details. Lethbridge Small Scale Art Award (07) gallery@ lethbridgegallery.com Entries closing Fri May 2. Entry fee $46 non-refundable. Exhibition June 14 to 29. Visit website for details and entry form. The Neerim District Community Bank Art Prize Neerim Bower Acquisition 2014 for sculptural pieces reflecting the theme Inspired by Birds. acquisition@neerimbower.com.au Entries closing Mon June 30. Exhibition Oct 18 to Nov 9. The Outback Open Art Prize (08) OutbackOpenArtPrize@brokenhill.nsw.gov.au Call for entries in any media by Australian artists addressing the theme of the Outback. Entries closing Fri May 16. Visit website for entry form Scope Galleries Art Award mail@scopegalleries.com Entries closing Mon April 14, 5pm. Visit website for details and entry form. Tesselaar Sculpture Prize 2014 Sculpture among the Tulips The 7th annual prize for outdoor sculpture. Applications closing Mon July 14. Guidelines and applications available from the curator Mark Cowie on artservices@skymesh.com.au or PO Box 1086, Daylesford Vic 3460 Yarra Valley Arts / Yering Station 2014 Sculpture Exhibition & Awards (03) , artgallery@yering.com Expressions of interest. Entries closing Fri July 4. Exhibition Oct 29 to Dec 7. Visit website for details and application. Featured Exhibition: Glen Skien: MYTHO-POETIC MYTHO-POETIC: Print and Assemblage Works presents the recent works of Brisbane artist Glen Skien. This exhibition powerfully mines the human condition with artist books, collages, installation and printmaking that will bring to life social histories and vexing questions of Australian identity, place and myth. Skien s etching practice is the platform for his work in other media, while underlying narratives are presented through the use of symbolic imagery such as maps, letters, books and ephemera. The exhibition offers viewers an immersive experience rich in imagery that navigates residues of the past and creates new propositions for identity and historical awareness. Caloundra Regional Gallery 9 April to 1 June, 2014 Queensland letters from country 1 (detail), 2013, mixed media iron envelopes, dimensions variable, from a series of 50 Courtesy the artist and Caloundra Regional Gallery

10 POP GOES THE SLIP! Charlie and Linda Riggs Naked Raku Naked raku gets its racy name because during the process of firing, the outer shell of slip that was applied falls off and the surface of the pot returns to the original clay exterior. The pot is then naked, without a covering of glaze, whereas in a standard raku firing, a potter applies glaze to the pot and fires it to the desired temperature. The glaze matures on the pot and becomes part of the pot as a decorative surface. Like Dry Cracked Mud We use a method of naked raku that employs a very thick slip that is applied to the surface of a pot. When it dries, it shrinks and crackles like mud does on the side of a road. The vessel is fired to 1450 F, then carefully removed from the kiln and placed into a metal can lined with newspaper. Then the can is sealed with a tight-fitting lid. This infuses the pot with smoke. The thick slip resists the smoke so that the pot surface remains white underneath it. The crackles in the slip allow the smoke to reach the surface of the pot. When the pot is finished and the slip is removed, you have a pot with a beautiful black crackle surface. This technique requires persistence and patience. It takes practice to remove the pot from the kiln without knocking off the slip. The slip itself requires slight adjustments to the amount of alumina. It is also important to use the right type of fire clay in your slip. To find a slip that works for us, we bought samples of all of the types of fire clay we could find that were easily available across the country. We found one that worked very well, Hawthorne, but then later, through serendipity, made a batch with Lincoln fire clay and it stayed on the pot even more reliably during the raku process. The final recipe we arrived at is measured by volume: 5 parts Lincoln fire clay, 3 parts EPK kaolin, and 2 parts alumina hydrate. Mix this up with water into a thick slip. The Process Mix the dry ingredients with water until you get a consistency of thick cake batter (figure 1). Add more alumina hydrate if the slip doesn t stick well to the pot during the raku process and subtract it from the recipe if the slip is difficult to remove from the surface after firing. To get a pot with uniform crackles, lower it down into the slip and remove it all in one uniform movement (figure 3). Carefully remove the tape, taking care not to get any slip on the areas that you want to remain black (figure 4). This slip is very sticky at this stage and is difficult to wipe off without leaving residual clay marks on the pot. Immediately put the pot into your raku kiln (figure 5). This means within first 2 5 minutes after applying the slip. Don t allow any drying at all. Fire the kiln quickly to F and soak at that temperature until the slips loses all its moisture and begins to crackle (about 15 minutes). It will turn a dull gray and no longer have a shine on the surface. Then fire the pot up to 1450 F. While the pot is in the kiln, line a steel can that is slightly larger than the pot with a several sheets of newspaper (figure 6). This size of container lessens the air space during the smoking process, which will force more carbon/ smoke into the slip crackles on the pot. At 1450 F (figure 7), use raku tongs to quickly and carefully remove the pot and place it in the metal can reduction chamber that s been prepared for it. Place some newspaper on top of the pot before closing the can. This enhances the blackening of the piece from the top down. Allow it to cool in the can for about 10 minutes. Open the lid, allow the smoke to clear, and look in. The slip will be black (figure 8). Wearing raku/welders gloves, lift the pot out. Note: The piece may still be very hot, so use caution when handling it, even when wearing gloves. Place it on a kiln shelf, fire brick, or other non-flammable surface to cool. The slip will either fall off as you remove it from the can or you will need to wait until it cools so you can gently remove the slip using your fingers (figure 9). Remove excess slip and dust from the pot with a plastic scraper, or an old credit card (figure 10). Rub the rest of the dust off with a terry cloth towel. The cleaned pot is ready to seal with wax or an acrylic sealant. Linda and Charlie Riggs are featured in Naked Raku and Related Bare Clay Techniques book by Eduardo Lazo. Visit ceramicartsdaily.org/bookstore for more information. Mask off the areas you want to remain black using house painter s tape (figure 2). This tape is less sticky than regular masking tape and is less likely to harm the surface of your pot. If you haven already checked out this web page it is certainly worth signing up for - lots of resources free!

11 The steps to a successful naked Raku

Western Suburbs Clayworkers Newsletter

The Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre Introduces: Western Suburbs Clayworkers Newsletter A word from our president Hi All, May 2014 Enter May with a whole lot of ideas. Firstly, WSC s participation in Brisbane