Jeff Oestreich Workshop Clay Studio March 2009

Posted on July 29, 2014 by CLMPottery

For Susan!

: Jeff Oestreich glazed tea bowls

: Variations of the tea bowl – Jeff Oestreich

: Variations of the tea bowl – Jeff Oestreich

: Variations of the tea bowl – Jeff Oestreich

: Variations of the tea bowl – Jeff Oestreich

: Variations of the tea bowl – Jeff Oestreich

: Variations of the tea bowl with bisqued colored clay additions – Jeff Oestreich

: Variations of the tea bowl – Jeff Oestreich

: Variations of the tea bowl – Jeff Oestreich

: Foot of tea bowl Jeff Oestreich

: Using a large kitchen knife to make facets

: Finishing up faceted bowl

: Faceted Bowl, cut out notches on rim, cut outs on foot

: Foot, trimmed and cut outs

: Making a pitcher from a cylinder

: Cylinder with cut outs to form the pitcher

: Closing the pitcher form

: Side view of pitcher

: End view of pitcher

: Spout added to pitcher

: Finished pitcher with handle

Santa Fe Continued

Posted on July 29, 2014 by CLMPottery

After spending 5 days in the studio it was time to explore Santa Fe. We started at the Spanish Market – mostly religious themed crafts. I have been to Indian Market which includes all the crafts, each pueblo has their own style and no two are alike. The younger generation are making within the tradition and at the same time developing their own voice. I find that very exciting. We visited Shiprock Gallery on the Plaza and saw top of the line jewelry, weaving, and pots. We lunched at Cafe Pascal and I had a magnificent plate of Huevos Rancheros.

: Cafe Pascal Santa Fe

: Cafe Pascal Santa Fe

: Cafe Pascal Santa Fe

: Huevos Rancheros, Cafe Pascal Santa Fe

We returned to Museum Hill to visit the Museum of International Folk Art. Amazing collection from all over the world. Here are some images of my favorite objects. I didn’t write titles or countries down – sorry!

: Wooden village – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Peru – each box depicts a different activity – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Detail – all these tiny figures made out of clay! Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Love the beaded decoration – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Tiny pots made out of clay – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Two story creche love the flowers – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Vase with Flowers -Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Pearlies from Great Britain- Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Candle sticks wow! -Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Tableau – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Tableau – love the handmade fruit – watermelon on a shelf! Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Flowers on the vase and in the vase – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Wonderful expressions on these animals carved out of wood – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Monkey – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Thai dancer – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Mermaid pot – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Mexico – flowers in a metal pot – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Flowers – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Parent overwhelmed! Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Clay animal pyramid – Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Extraordinary! Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

: Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM

Last Day Mark Pharis Workshop

Posted on July 26, 2014 by CLMPottery

Today the studio was both hushed and full of activity. Some participants were cleaning up and leaving early, some finishing last minute details, settling up bills (mine was very high I have a very supportive husband!), and saying goodbyes. I didn’t take any photos today but here is one from earlier in the week of the group!

Participants of the Mark Pharis Workshop at Santa Fe Clay

Susan and I ended the day on a “Behind the Scenes Tour” of the Georgia O’Keefe Home and Studio. We saw the room where she stretched her canvases, her bedroom next to the studio (now set up as a bedroom) and the fall out shelter in addition to the regular tour. It is really a magical place, no wonder she waited 15 years until she could buy the house. Georgia O’Keefe’s bedroom is on the corner of the house. The two outside walls have enormous plate glass windows with a view overlooking the valley. She could lie in bed and look at this view. We were not allowed to take anything up to the house with us – no photos allowed – but I found this one on the internet.

Georgia O’Keefe House, bedroom

Source

We had a wonderful dinner at the Abiquiu Inn. Highly recommended.

Day 4 Mark Pharis

Posted on July 25, 2014 by CLMPottery

We began the day again at Starbucks!

Mark started to make a handle and spout for Susan’s teapot. First he made a template for the handle – a cone shape from which he cut out the handle. Next the spout template.

: Making a handle using a cone shaped template

: Handle on Susan’s teapot

: Template for the spout

: Spout on Susan’s teapot

: Handle and spout

Making a cup using a template.

: Template for cup

: Tar paper template for a cup

: Cup with tar paper template before cutting out the triangle sections

: Cup made using tar paper template

Finishing up teapot.

: Making strainer holes on the spout

: Finished teapot

End of another great day. I got the best text today from Esther my oldest who has been holding down the fort while I am away. She is walking dogs, watering the garden, cooking for her husband, dad and brother, doing laundry and getting all the errands done that I usually do. Quote “Your life must be weird. I feel like I live at the bank and Whole Foods.”

So with that I am over and out. More tomorrow – our last day.

Day 3 Mark Pharis

Posted on July 25, 2014 by CLMPottery

Susan and I began our day at Starbucks. Here is the promised photo.

: Starbucks, St. Francis Rd, Santa Fe

: Starbucks outdoor seating and drive thru

On the way back I took more photos of the Railyard Garden.

: Santa Fe Railyard Park Plaza

: Circular Shade Ramada and Susan

: Santa Fe Railyard – Circular Shade Ramada. Hard to see this beautiful circular rose garden

: Santa Fe Railyard Waffel Garden. In the middle is a bed of blue glass stones

: Wonderful walkway with trumpet vine

: Community Stories – Piano painted by 7th graders needs some attention!

: Community Stories

: The Trust for Public Land – Santa Fe Railyard Park and Plaza

Mark gave Susan an assignment to draw her teapot life sized and he would show her how to make a template for the teapot. He took a compass, found the half, quarter, 1/8th and 1/16th. From this 1/16th measurement he made 1/6 of the teapot that Susan could use to make the entire body of the pot. Ingenious!

: Life Size drawing of a teapot. Using a compass Mark created a 1/6 template

: 1/6 th tea pot template

Later in the afternoon Mark cut a square template from 1/4 inch masonite. Using a jigger saw he cut a square hole. He placed the square template on a bucket, laid the clay in the template and let gravity do it’s thing.

: Making a plate using a wood template

: Mark Pharis – Plate

We ended the day with a slide lecture by Mark. I love hearing someone talk about their work. It is like receiving a gem. On abstraction – Working on soy bottles allowed Mark to explore abstraction because there is no history in his family, life or in Minnesota of soy bottles. In the growth of a vision one can have a small epiphanies along the way which changes the direction of the art work. When do we learn about pots as kids, what is our history, what do we eat, how does that affect the way we think about form. Pots create social context they are about humanity.

More tomorrow. Esther told me not to post this so late because no one sees it at 12.24 EDS – sorry honey posting now! Good night.

Day 2 Mark Pharis

Posted on July 24, 2014 by CLMPottery

Up early and by 645am Susan and I were on our way to Starbucks! I was asking questions and she said “you are making me talk too much”!! I laughed to myself, we both talk too much! The Starbucks is predominantly a drive in and has an open air seating area. I will get a photo tomorrow.

We walked through the Market, it is open on Tuesday and Saturday mornings and is located in front of Santa Fe Clay. The produce was so fresh and delicious looking I wished I had a kitchen. I brought some fried hot peppers and tried to talk the owner to cook up some of those small sweet peppers to no avail.

: Wonderful garden built along the old railroad tracks – Santa Fe Railyard Park

: Santa Fe Railyard Park

: Santa Fe Railyard Park

: Sante Fe Railyard Park,

: Santa Fe Railyard Park

: Farmers Market in the distance, Santa Fe Railyard

: Santa Fe Farmers Market – No Dogs!

: Flying Star Cafe, Santa Fe, great coffee and desserts!

Onto the workshop. Mark cleared up some confusion from yesterday how to make a template and where the right angle should. Most challenging for the non-math inclined which I include myself.

: Mark Pharis – Making the bottom of the pot

: Mark Pharis – Cutting the bottom of the food with a knife

: Mark Pharis – cutting the foot with a metal rib – genius, so easy!

: Mark Pharis – Cleaning the new bottom with a sponge paint stick – more genius!

: Mark Pharis – making the flange. First he inserts it in the base for measurement and then attaches to the top.

: Mark Pharis – securing the flange

: Mark Pharis – different lid, cutting to fit

My attempt at being Mark! I threw the slab and cut the form out using a template.

Charlotte Lindley Martin being Mark Pharis!

Day 2 Santa Fe, Day 1 Mark Pharis

Posted on July 22, 2014 by CLMPottery

What a fun day we had. Mark showed us how to make templates out of paper to build our pots. The paper was problematic so we ended up using tar paper. Thanks to HP Bloomer for buying it for us.

: Making a cylinder template using cut out darts for the shape

: Cutting the top of the cylinder to make the top shape

: Laying template flat, cut out pieces between darts to make another shape

: Making a platter out of paper – this becomes the template

: Close up of platter template

: Laying the template on the clay slab, cutting the clay around the template

: Clay is raised into a form, paper keeps the clay shape, edge is scored and attached.

: Platter – all it needs is a base

Mark said the join of the two slabs is the beginning and the ending of the pot.

Santa Fe

Posted on July 21, 2014 by CLMPottery

I am traveling again, this time to Santa Fe for a Mark Pharis workshop. I just love Santa Fe, so it was easy to say yes when Susan, who I met last year at the Bray, asked if I wanted to go.

This morning the first thing Susan asked me was, where is the closest Starbucks. Never fear my trusty Around Me app got us to the Starbucks near the Plaza. Not only was I able to have my favorite beverage but I have someone to imbibe with me! This is going to be a good week! We visited the Georgia O’Keefe Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, galleries, before heading back to get the car to drive to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

New Mexico Museum of Fine Art, love the adobe buildings

Bill Daley told me when he taught in Santa Fe years ago he took all of his students to see The Staircase. “You must go see it, Charlotte” We did – what an feat to build this staircase with two 360 degree turns and no visible means of support.

The Staircase, detail, The Loretto Chapel

The Staircase, Loretto Chapel

NCECA 2014 Milwaukee

Posted on July 21, 2014 by CLMPottery

NCECA 2014 was a blast and so good to meet new friends from the Bray and elsewhere. Virtual Realities – the panel was fabulous. After hearing Carole Epp, Michael Kline, Ben Carter and Adam Field talk about their experiences with blogging, Facebook, Instagram etc I came home with the renewed conviction that I will blog. My initial desire was to have a place to share photos of art work with my students. These are photos I took with my iPhone at the Flow Exhibit at Milwaukee Art Museum. I