March 28 – March 31 : Seattle, Washington

Washington State Convention Center
800 Convention Place
Seattle, WA 98101-2350
Invited presenters include: Demonstrators: Christa Assad, Walter Keeler, Tip Toland, Jason Walker Keynote: Mark Dion Distinguished Lecture: Stefano Catalani and Gwen Chanzit – Curatorial Perspectives Lectures:
The New Sawdust Injection Burner – W. Lowell Baker
China Paint: New Directions – Marci Blattenburger and Paul Lewing
Boredom, Skill and the Creative Act – Janet DeBoos
Maori Clay: Inventing a Tradition? – Moyra Elliott
Room of a Thousand Porcelains – Julie Emerson
Why was Porcelain Technology First Invented in China and What is its Chinese Imperial Association? – Mimi Gates
The Land Within the Sea – John Grade and John Roloff
The Old Weird Clay World – Garth Johnson
How to Practically Apply Digital Techniques in Ceramics – Mark Hall and Greg Pugh
The Hardened Hobbycraft Criminal – Charles Krafft
In Context: Anne Hirondelle Ceramics – Jo Lauria and Jake Seniuk
The Ceramics PhD: Re-thinking Creative Pedagogy – Andrew Livingstone
Soda Kiln Doctors – Matt Long and Gail Nichols
The Contemporary Figurine – Paul Mathieu
From the Melting Pot into the Fire: Contemporary Ceramics in Israel – Yael Novak
Electric Kiln Doctor – Saadi Shapiro and Mike Swauger Closing Lecture: Love , Money and Sin – Robert Brady and Sandy Simon Panels:
Ceramics at the Edge of Form – Daniel Bare, Susannah Biondo-Gemmell, Amy Gogarty, Linda Swanson
Life on the Edge – Mashiko Rebuilds – John Baymore, Ayumi Horie, Lynn Zetman, Valerie Zimany
Sustainable Ceramics: Contradiction or Possibility? – David Binns, Gerard Blaauw, Nancy Selvage
Substance: Three Artist’s Passions – Wally Bivins, Richard Notkin, Tip Toland, Patti Warashina
Studio Practice/Entrepreneurial Attitude – Andy Brayman, Alleghany Meadows, Linda Sikora
So You Want to Talk Glaze Chemistry? – Bill Carty, Dave Finkelnburg, Tina Gebhart, Matthew Katz
The Evolving Role of Residencies – Cynthia Consentino, Martina Lantin, Jill Oberman, Kari Radasch
Teaching 3-D in a Virtual Plane – Jennifer Frahm, Sin Ying Ho, Sonya Paukune, Shana Salaff
Distillations and Eruptions: Installation Today – Priscilla Hollingsworth, Jen Mills, Beth Sellars, Christian Bernard Singer New Work:
Confections and Contrivances – Nick Kripal
Matt Nolen’s Grotesque Garden – Matt Nolan
In Search of Streams and Mountain – Jae Won Lee

Yoga: Finding Your Personal Edge – Debra Chronister Randall Session: Little Big Band Friday Night Dance: The Big Sky Mudflaps