Michael Kline @ Akar

by | Jan 24, 2013 | Uncategorized

AKAR Design Home page
Upcoming Show
Next Show:
Michael Kline

Michael
Kline has recently participated in many of AKAR’s group exhibitions.
This week he has his own show where we see even more of his wood fired,
salt glazed work. The flora on Michael’s utilitarian pottery is inspired
by the mountains of North Carolina. In his own words, “Strong pottery
form and patterns that evoke the complexity of this natural environment
continue to guide my interests in this current body of work”.


Next New Work:
Doug Navarra

New
Yorker, Doug Navarra, has participated in our Yunomi Invitational since
2011. This month is the first that we’re showcasing a variety of his
utilitarian work. Doug’s pots are focused on what he considers “a living
tradition”. He wants his work to have a sense of timlessness as well as
a feeling of present time. Doug wants his pots to express themselves
through the balance of glaze and form, and not to be overpowered by
special effects.

Shows opens this Friday, January 25th, at 9:30 AM in the Iowa City gallery and online at 10:00 AM CST.
View the show at www.akardesign.com.
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Upcoming workshops at the Saskatoon potters guild (i’m so excited!)

by | Dec 11, 2012 | Uncategorized

Jack Sures
Workshop on throwing, decorating and glazing from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 30th and 31st.
Jack Sures will present a free public talk and
presentation at the Albert Community Centre’s loft on Friday, March
29th, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Sures
trained as a painter and printmaker, honed his ceramics skills initially
in London, England at Chelsea Pottery and studied the works of ceramic
artists in the museums and galleries of Europe and the Middle East. In
1962, he returned to Canada and set up his own pottery studio in
Winnipeg, eventually moving to Regina, where he continues to live and
work today.

Over the past fifty years, Jack Sures has
contributed significantly to the advancement of ceramic art in Canada,
including his implementation of the printmaking and ceramics programs at
the University of Regina in 1965, where from 1969 to 1971 he served as
chairman for the Department of Visual Arts.
Michael Kline
On Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th
2013, Michael will give a workshop focusing on decorating on bisque,
social networking, etc…
On October 4th, 2013 he will give a talk and presentation open to the public at no charge.
http://www.klinepottery.com
“Despite the many
tangents that lead me this way and that in the course of making pottery,
the ideas, desires and excitement of clay remain very close to those at
the very beginning of my career. To be sure, the outcome of experience
and effort, trial and error has evolved through the years. But the
process still begins with the simple, ecstatic response to a ball of
soft clay. The successful pot elicits a similar response in the context
of the home.

The mountains of North Carolina provide plenty of
inspiration with their wildly exuberant flora, geological variety and
the pottery history that sprang from these geological circumstances.
Strong pottery form and patterns that evoke the complexity of this
natural environment continue to guide my interests in this current body
of work. By some combination of optimism and risk, my collaboration with
the natural properties of clay and wood fire continues to lead me
through this potter’s life, at times exasperating and at others,
exhilarating.”

www.saskatoonpottersguild.com/workshops.cfm

Upcoming events: Cousins in Clay

by | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized

THE COUSINS ARE COMING TO BULLDOG POTTERY

SEAGROVE, NORTH CAROLINA

Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke
3306 US Hwy 220 Business
336-302-3469

Greetings,
Excitement abounds here at Bulldog Pottery. We are surrounded by clay and glazes and filling our kiln with Moka glazed pottery for the upcoming “Cousins in Clay” pottery weekend. All of us at Bulldog Pottery are looking forward to the two day event featuring Jack Troy, Peter Lenzo, and Michael Kline.

“COUSINS IN CLAY” Memorial Day Weekend
May 28 Saturday 9-4
May 29 Sunday 10-4 Michael Kline’s Brushwork Demonstration
Saturday 2:00-3:00
Sunday 1:30-2:30

Jack Troy just returned from Australia as a presenter on a panel at the Australian Wood-firing Conference. He is a renowned potter from Pennsylvania, ceramics author, teacher, and poet.
Creative energy is clearly unlimited for Pennsylvanian potter Jack Troy, who weaves his productive life around his passion for ceramics. He has taught over 185 workshops, written 2 books about clay, a book of original poems, published over 60 articles and book reviews, and won awards, all while producing a constant stream of pottery in his Pennsylvania studio. Peter Lenzo from Columbia, SC reexamines the southern pottery face jug tradition, by creating his autobiographical head sculptures. We think you will enjoy these incredibly intricate and quirky sculptural interpretations of this Southern regional art form. Michael Kline from Bakersville, NC is known for his floral brush imagery that gracefully wraps around his wood-fired pottery forms. Michael is our perennial co-conspirator with Gholson-Henneke’s annual “Cousins in Clay” event. Look for a Mountain Cousins event in the near future. Bruce and Samantha of Bulldog Pottery specialize in iridescent crystalline glazes and imagery that reflect their interests in the natural world.

Please read more about the potters at Cousins in Clay
And call if you have any questions- 336-302-3469

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JACK TROY FROM HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA
Jack Troy
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PETER LENZO FROM COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
Peter Lenzo
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MICHAEL KLINE FROM BAKERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Michael Kline
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SAMANTHA HENNEKE FROM SEAGROVE, NORTH CAROLINA
Samantha Henneke
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BRUCE GHOLSON FROM SEAGROVE, NORTH CAROLINA
Bruce Gholson
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A recap:
May 28, Saturday 9-4 / May 29, Sunday 10-4 Michael Kline’s demonstration Sat 2-3 / Sun 1:30-2:30 Details at Cousins in Clay
Call if you have any questions- 336-302-3469 Read about “Cousins in Clay” Carolina Arts Unleashed Accommodations for our Local Area can be found under Places To Stay on our “Cousins in Clay” website.
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Follow along with our blog to find out what is happening at Bulldog Pottery. If you are curious how this grouping of pots will turn out, return throughout the week for updates.

“Read All About It at”
“Around and About with Bulldog Pottery”

P.S. Tom Gray will have a pottery show & sale called Osmosis on Sat-May 28 & Sun-May 29; and Donna Craven will have her kiln opening the same weekend as well.