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Cathy Brennon Gets all fired up running her workshop Page 2
Dear Ceramic Artists, Karen Murray Gets us working up close and personal Page 4
Jane Jarvis Talks us through her walk from college to colonial tea parties Page 5
FUNCTIONAL CERAMICS ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN FINE ART!
issue No 4 Winter 2011
KZN region newsletter Number 6, 2013
Buying an electric Issue No 6 kiln What to look for and what to avoid 10% discount on all items Page p 7 urchases from her shop
on 1st February. Forth coming
Hennie Stroebel workshops Anneline Zinn and Glenda Karow will be sharing their Wowing us with and Ardmore trip/clay experiences at the Po/ery school creativityLa he takes us success Meridiana w ith u s.To fi t a ll t he a bove i n w e ill be on w a walk about Page 6 Page8 making an earlier start so please take note of the new starMng Mme. !
This is our final newsle/er of 2013. We have had an inspiring year with some wonderful workshops at AGM AND MORE Our National Exhibition is in Pretoria even more wonderful venues! AGM .15-‐10.00 next year (Oct 2012) and9there will also
Dear members,
Members who turn 65 can claim a reduced membership.
a catalogue .- all sponsored by We are already planning 2014 and have be organized Corobrik, It will costs over R60,000 We are1in discussions with website Powerpoint on Lto a Meridiana 0.00-‐10.30 ! 2014 IRattended our egional the for Clay 15th Festival July to in3rd August a t host this exhibition designers to upgrade our website. Johannesburg enjoyedthinking, this KZNSA Gallery srecently o start and planning, Our invited international judge for this Existing profiles will Tea 1 0.45-‐11.15 event which takes years. experimenMng. Wplace e will every be htwo aving a special secMon event is Daphne Corregan (born in the be upgraded to your advantage. This will It was successful on many levels. The dedicated to mugs/cups that we invite mUSA, embers to resident currently in France), who incur costs to members who would like a Video on FuncMonal Ceramics 11.15-‐12.00 presenters were informative and has a very impressive CV. She has profile. We will make e specially f or t his e xhibiMon ( read m ore b elow) professional. The trade hall buzzed with agreed to accept appointment as the report back once a decision is made Di QuesMon and Answer Session 12.00-‐ 13.00 (these demonstrations by the likes of Merentia Award Judge for the National Exhibition. about the new look and workings of the AGM:We ave the organized bumper Kooimanhand shoppinga for ceramicmorning of are a pproximate M mes) Daphne site artSPACE is in the process of paying interesMng events aUer our AGM which w ill be hteaches eld at the University in supplies was awesome. Monaco and has to slot her visit in to everyone (for work sold on the st on Feb 1 2Lindsay 014 . WScott e will be asworkshop howing a video Our own gave This within workshop s FREE tRegional). o paid up m embers. Wyou e whave ill not complete everything a fouriweek Contact me if on throwing with paper porcelain (amongst other acMviMes) that , and in a nutshell, says be sbe ending ou aa membership enewal yet. form early period. She will also givingyus receivedrmonies explained chow he uses Leach’s concept funcMonal eramics (cup and m ugs) are m ore REMINDER : We continue to ask our workshop here innext KZN.year. We host her for of ‘accidental’ . (Paper clay being beauMful than effects fine art (painMng) This will over help to and if any member would members to do internet transfers when a week forgiving enough to allow lots happen Come to the a workshop. With all the cash prepare us for our Regional eto xhibiMon. like to contribute In to cher stay w it e would belike booking losing would to wish all for our embers a we could to it.) If you have a chance - plan to handed to us ourm last workshop meeMng to find out more most welcome i. epeaceful she is keen to see a nd b lessed C hristmas/Holiday a nd a have been charged over R200 by the Bank. attend the next one in 2013. game parks and the Berg. If onechas (God rest their souls) fantasMcally reaMve New Year contacts res accommodation for the above Di I Balso uchanan w ill a lso b e g iving a w orkshop f or u attend the National Ceramic please let us know. called “ Ceramic uesMon and Answer Council MeetingQon behalf of our KZN Session” Here Keep Creating Keep Potting you are invited discuss any that technical problems you Region and it isto good to know we Finally a decision has been made about Lynette have nd even bpeople ring in handling work that haveadedicated the is problemaMc . Di when does one become a Senior Citizen. Lyne/e Morris-‐Hale amount ofawork it is extraordinary very knowledgeable bout that technical aspects of In the interest of a non discriminatory takes to host clay Festivals, Nationals clay, glazing, and kilns. She will also be osociety ffering alla of us become Senior Citizens and our website. Front page!
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Committee Chairperson Lynette Morris-Hale morrishale@telkomsa.net 031 266 0543 Vice Chairperson Mary Slack slackjm@gmail.co.za "
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Treasurer Lucille Schiess schiess@iafrica.com 031-765 1992 Committee Members:
Carol Tullidge Corrie Hook " Lorraine Wilson " Francoise Cheyne " Karen Stark " Layout Editor " "
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