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workshops as well as to Durban Girls High School and Kamel Kilns for hosting. Ourturn AGM will claim be held Our National Exhibition is in Pretoria Members who 65 can a at a new venue this year- JoAnne Kuter’s studio in Durban North. This will take next year (Oct 2012) and there will also reduced membership. place on Saturday January 30th. be last a catalogue .- all sponsored This is our newsletter of 2014byand what a
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Corobrik, It will costs over R60,000 to We are in discussions with website great y Festival in year it has been. Our members have been inviteour all website. members who visited Cape Town during host this exhibition designers toWe upgrade very active in making ceramics. d enjoyed this the National Exhibition to bring an item of ceramics Our invited international judge for this Existing profiles will ery two years. they bought(anywhere in event is Daphne Corregan (born in the be upgraded to your advantage. This willCape Town or the levels. Congratulations The to our very own KZN Winner of the costs to surrounding areas) and why they bought it and USA, currently resident in France), who incur members who would likediscuss a e and Nationals- Carol Hayward Fell, ask members to comment on the piece as well. We has a very impressive CV. She has profile. We will l buzzed with will call this the Cape Town Experience. Please agreed to accept appointment as the report back once a decision is made s of Merentia Congratulations to our National Exhibition entrants ,to support this part of the program. It can help us all grow Award Judge for the National Exhibition. about the new look and workings of the g for ceramic Phumlani Nyawo who had his National exhibition piece our aesthetic sensibilities Daphne teaches at the University in site artSPACE is in the process of paying bought by Corobrik for the prestiges Corobrik Monaco and has to slot her visit in to everyone (for work sold on the ve a workshop Collection..... congratulations to Louis Jennings (group I will show a DVD of the National Exhibition 2014 and complete everything within a four week Regional). Contact me if you have not exhibition), Jetteke De Vries ,Sbonelo Luthuli and open the floor to members comments on the work . rcelain and period. She will also be giving us a yet. Siobhan O’Reagain who had solo exhibitions ofreceived monies Corrie Hook will show part of a DVD on 101 Mugsch’s concept REMINDER : We continue to ask our workshop here in KZN. We host her for quality inspiration again for us for our Regional in 2015. er clay being and to all our members who made our Regional members to do internet transfers when over a week if any member would a success. Weand rock in KZN! We will again a special section for mugs lots tosuch happen booking a workshop. With allbe the having cash like to contribute to her stay it would be made by our members. - plan to handed to us for our last workshop we couldThis proved so popular at our most welcome i. e she is keen to see for 2015 We are also busy investigating workshops 2014 over Regional 90% of the mugs sold. have and been charged R200 bythat the Bank. . game parks andideas the Berg. If one has (Godthis rest their souls) have some interesting in the pipeline. Watch contacts re accommodation for the above space Membership fees for 2015 have increased to R370 per Ceramic please let us know. Keep Potting member but there is a discount of R20 for members of our KZN
Thanks now that we are also due to people who have helped us has been made about along the Finally way- toa decision Ingrid Lotter of Artisan GalleryLynette for her dling the when does one become aestablished Senior Citizen. support of emerging as well as ceramic ork that it interest of awho non have discriminatory artists- to In mythecommittee made a great job of Nationals all of big us become Senior Citizens tackling allsociety the tasks and small that go to make exhibitionswhen andwe workshops turn 65 ! successful . Thanks to Sheila Nicol for hosting us at her lovely studio for
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Keep Crea(ng and the Commi1ee wishes you all a Blessed Christmas and prosperous New Year.
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Congratulations to our very own KZN Winner of the Nationals - Carol Hayward Fell
Congratulations to our National Exhibition entrants, to Phumlani Nyawo who had his National exhibition piece bought by Corobrik for the prestiges Corobrik Collection.....
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TIPS FOR POTTERS How to make Brush on Glaze Here is a tip for making the dipping glazes into brush on glazes….. one cup of mixed wall paper glue or CMC which is made into a creamy consistency to one cup of the glaze powder. One might need to add a little water to the mixture if the consistency is not workable. The mixture one can brush on and the wall paper glue/ CMC burns away during firing. HOW TO REDUCE WARPING AND CRACKING: To reduce warping and cracking, take steps to dry more slowly and more evenly from all sides. Don’t dry a flat object on a wet or cool surface like a Formica or plastic top or damp newspaper, the piece can dry on one side. Instead, dry objects on something porous like wood or plaster or set them so air can circulate around them. If necessary, turn pieces over during drying for more even results. Slow the drying of thick walled pieces and hand built ware. Support areas during drying that might cause stresses to build up. “Understanding the drying process simplified: drying is the removal of water from body by evaporation, as the ware is dried, the film of water
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glaze firing anything that has been used in the interim as a vase or that has had water in it for any length of time. At 500 degrees it will explode and every glazed thing in your kiln will have bits of broken pot stuck to it. Even if you try and dry the pot out in any way over a week or more before putting it in its second glazed firing, it is unlikely to help as the moisture gets under the glaze.”
AGM 31ST JANUARY 9 FOR 9.30AM- 12.30 approx Place: 22 Windsor Drive Durban North
Cost: Free to paid up members Non members R50 1) AGM 2) Members forum- the Cape Town Experience (please support) 3) DVD on National Exhibition 4) Inspiration for mugs
Directions:You can either come along the road that runs behind the HYPERMARKET BY THE SEA - Prospect Hall Road. You will pass The Japanese Gardens on your right and the next road to the Left is Windsor Drive. OR
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Dear Lynette and Committee, Thank you for a wonderful year. I have learnt more this year than during the almost 28 years of trial and error. Thank you for organizing excellent workshops that give us the opportunity to learn a new perspective and new techniques every time we participate. Well done and congratulations on being the chairperson and committee of the most successful region as far as ceramics are concerned! It’s like winning the Curry Cup! Thank you. Maryna Wagenaar
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MEMBERSHIP NEWS Discount for early payment of membership
J Renew your membership subscrip1on by deposi1ng money into our account. Don’t forget to put your name as reference Couple R570. Early bird discount R550 Individual R370 Early Bird discount R350 Pensioner R300 (65 and over) Student R200 Group/Club/organization R620 Early bird discount R600.
Bank Account: Ceramics Southern Africa First National Bank Branch: 223726 Hillcrest Acc No 53730022000
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