Spring 2019 Pottery Class (Information)

Spring Pottery Classes 2019

The winter class session at the PEI Potters Studio will begin the week of April 6th, 2019.  Registration is online and first come first serve. It will open on Monday, March 25, 2019 at 9 am.  The link to the registration form will be posted on this site. For information contact Barb at bajmacdonald@gmail.com. 

Adult Classes

Classes are taught by professional Island potters and are designed to be fun as well as educational. Classes are small in size (maximum of 8), relaxed and informal in style. The class (choose Monday, Tuesday or Thursday evening) is at the beginner level and covers the basics of clay preparation, wheel-throwing techniques, and glazing and decoration. Hand-building techniques can also be explored depending on interest. A great way to relieve stress and enhance creativity while learning a new skill! Participants will get a thorough introduction to the art of pottery making and have fun while creating their own pieces from start to finish. 

Registration fee is $225 for ten weeks (includes a 20 lb block of clay). Payment is accepted by E-transfer, cheque or cash. 

• Mondays      6:30 to 9:30 PM      April 8 to June 10 (Beginner)
• Tuesdays     6:30 to 9:30 PM      April 9 to June 11 (Intermediate)
• Thursdays   6:30 to 9:30 PM      April 11 to June 13 (Beginner)

  

Childrens Classes (Ages 9-14)

A class for children aged 9-14 will be held on Saturday mornings (and afternoons if there are enough students register). While creative exploration with clay is stressed, students will learn the basics of clay preparation, a variety of hand-building techniques, glazing and decorating and an introduction to wheel throwing. The class is taught by an experienced potter and is designed to be fun as well as educational. The class is small in size (maximum of 8) and relaxed and informal in style. Students will get a thorough introduction to the art of pottery making and have fun while creating their own pieces from start to finish.

Registration fee is $175 (including clay). Payment is accepted by E-transfer, cheque or cash.

Saturdays: April 6 to June 8, 2019

• Morning class--10:00 am to 12:00 pm
• Afternoon class--1:00 to 3:00 pm (TBC—if enough students register)

Pottery Form Alteration and Surface Decoration Workshop -- Apr 13&14 2019 (Members Only)

Pottery Form Alteration and Surface Decoration Workshop

Apr 13^th and 14^th, 2019

PEI Potters Studio and 

PEI Crafts Council

(Members Only Workshop)

JOAN BRUNEAU

Joan Bruneau is a professional Studio Potter and sole proprietor of Nova Terra Cotta Pottery in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Joan was born in 1963 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her love of travel and food sparked her desire to become a potter, after discovering the authentic cuisines and pottery traditions of Europe while back-packing in 1983-84. She went on to earn her BFA from NSCAD University in 1988, and MFA from the University of Minnesota in 1993. Joan established Nova Terra Cotta, her studio/strorefront in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in 1995. Joan was Assistant Professor at Emily Carr University ( Vancouver, BC) from 1998-2002 and has been Regular Part-Time Ceramics Faculty at NSCAD University since 1995.

Her work is exhibited throughout North America and is in recognized private and public collections, including the AGNS, Canada, Sykes Gallery, USA and Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute, China. Joan was the 2009 recipient of the Established Artist Recognition Award from the Nova Scotia Arts and Culture Partnership and the 2005 recipient of the Winifred Shantz Award which funded her residency at La Meridiana Ceramics Residency in Italy in 2005.

She teaches workshops across North America and has taught in the Distance Ceramics Diploma Programs at the Australia National University and the Glasgow School of Art. Joan is a Demonstrating Artist at NCECA in Pittsburgh, 2018. 

WORKSHOP DETAILS

Demonstration Day – PEICC Centre for Craft (max 25 participants),  $25/person/day

•           Saturday Apr 13 , 2019
•       Open to PEICC Pottery members and PEI Potters Studio members with pre-registration
•           10am to 4pm at the PEI Crafts Council Workshop room – Upstairs at the Craft Centre, 98 Water Street, Charlottetown
•       Demo style presentation 
•           Morning and afternoon coffee breaks
•           Bring your own lunch

      Slide show of Joan Bruneau’s work

-              Demonstration of advanced techniques in:

• Assembling and altering thrown and molded forms
• Slip decoration
• Scraffito techniques
• Use of glazes and underglazes

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Hands-on Day – PEI Potters Studio (max 12 participants),  $50/person/day

•           Sunday Apr 14, 2019
•       Open to PEICC Pottery members and PEI Potters Studio members with pre-registration
•           10am to 4pm at the PEI Potters Studio – in the Studio, 1 Victoria Park Driveway, Victoria Park, Charlottetown (beside the tennis courts).
•           Morning and afternoon coffee breaks
•           Bring your own lunch

   Review of techniques from Day one
  Hands on surface decoration techniques on participants’ pieces or tiles

•   Glazes and pottery tools (supplied by Pottters Studio)
•     Each participant must bring 3-4 leather hard pieces to work on

Since the workshops are in two different locations, you must register for each separately if you would like to attend both days.  Combined cost for both days is $75. 

Registration will open in a separate blog post Sunday Feb 24th, 2019 at noon and will remain open until all available spots filled.  Payment taken upon arrival at the event (cash or cheque). 

For more information, email workshops@peipottersstudio.com .