Kzn newsletter 3 2014

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Dear Members,This  year  has  gone  so  quickly  it  is  hard  to  image  that  there  are  only  4  months  un6l  December.  We  have  enjoyed  some  excellent  workshops  ,  held  a  fantas6c  Regional  exhibi6on  and  are  now  moving  towards  the  crème  de  la  crème  of  all  exhibi6ons  in  South  Africa.    Our  Na6onal  Exhibi6on  in  Cape  Town.

Remember  that  Cape  Town  has  been  declared  the  Design  Capital  of  the  World  for  2014  and  that  Ceramics  SA  Western  Cape  will  host  the  Corobrik  (they  are  our  main  sponsors)  Na6onal  Exhibi6on  in  the  Great  Cellar  at  the  Alphen  estate  in  Constan6a  opening  16th  November.    What  a  venue  and  a  big  thank  you  to  Ralph  Johnson  Chairperson  of  Western  Cape  Associa6on  and  his  commiRee  for  all  their  hard  work  in  puSng  this  togetherWe  have  organized  a  photographic  workshop  for  our  members  to  learn  how  to  take  photos  and  will  also  try  and  get  a  photographer  to  take  photos  of  your  work  for  the  Na6onal  if  you  require.    We  are  trying  to  keep  costs  down  for  you  and  are  busy  nego6a6ng  with  a  few  professional  photographers.        

Magdalene  Odundo  (see  the  ar6cles  in  the  Na6onal  Ceramic  Magazine)  will  be  the  award  judge  and  will  also  be  giving  workshops  around  the  country.    The  date  for  Durban  is  29th  

November  at  Durban  High  School.    This  is  a  once  in  a  life-­‐6me  opportunity  to  see  a  master  craYsperson  at  work.Our  Regional  was  put  together  by  your  commiRee  who  worked  very  hard  and    I  thank  them  on  your  behalf.

The  standard  of  work  was  even  beRer  than  last  year  and  it  was    good  to  see  that  our  members  only  put  their  best  work  in  re  self  selec6on.  Our  sales  were  approximately  R35,000.    

 Congratula6ons  to  our  prize  winners  Thank  you  to  our  selectors/judges  who  performed  a  difficult  and  sensi6ve  task.    An  ar6cle  on  our  Regional  will  appear  in  the  Na6onal  Ceramic  Magazine  in  the  near  future.    Thank  you  to  Daryl  Houghton  who  has  taken  much  6me  and  effort  to  do  this  and  Anthea  Mar6n  who  co-­‐ordinated  the  painted  fishes  –  a  side  exhibi6on.We  hosted  Andile  Dyalvane    on  Saturday  for  a  stunning  informa6ve  workshop  where  he  showed  us  how  his  designs  translated  into  clay  vessels  as  well  as  sharing  with  us  an  interes6ng  coiling  technique.  I  have  included  some  photos  for  you  to  see.The  commiRee  would  appreciate  any  feed  back  re  the  Regional  Exhibi6on  so  that  we  can  make  next  years  event  even  beRer  so  please  send  your  comments  to  me.

Keep  Crea6ng

Lynette

KZN region newsletter Number 3, 2014 Issue No 3

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Dear members,! I attended the Clay Festival in Johannesburg recently and enjoyed this event which takes place every two years. It was successful on many levels. The presenters were informative and professional. The trade hall buzzed with demonstrations by the likes of Merentia Kooiman and the shopping for ceramic supplies was awesome. Our own Lindsay Scott gave a workshop on throwing with paper porcelain and explained how he uses Leach’s concept of ‘accidental’ effects . (Paper clay being forgiving enough to allow lots to happen to it.) If you have a chance - plan to attend the next one in 2013.

I also attend the National Ceramic Council Meeting on behalf of our KZN Region and it is good to know that we have dedicated people handling the extraordinary amount of work that it takes to host clay Festivals, Nationals and our website.

Our National Exhibition is in Pretoria next year (Oct 2012) and there will also be a catalogue .- all sponsored by Corobrik, It will costs over R60,000 to host this exhibitionOur invited international judge for this event is Daphne Corregan (born in the USA, currently resident in France), who has a very impressive CV. She has agreed to accept appointment as the Award Judge for the National Exhibition. Daphne teaches at the University in Monaco and has to slot her visit in to complete everything within a four week period. She will also be giving us a workshop here in KZN. We host her for over a week and if any member would like to contribute to her stay it would be most welcome i. e she is keen to see game parks and the Berg. If one has contacts re accommodation for the above please let us know.

Finally a decision has been made about when does one become a Senior Citizen. In the interest of a non discriminatory society all of us become Senior Citizens when we turn 65 !

Members who turn 65 can claim a reduced membership.

We are in discussions with website designers to upgrade our website. Existing profiles will be upgraded to your advantage. This will incur costs to members who would like a profile. We willreport back once a decision is made about the new look and workings of the site artSPACE is in the process of paying everyone (for work sold on the Regional). Contact me if you have not received monies yet.REMINDER : We continue to ask our members to do internet transfers when booking a workshop. With all the cash handed to us for our last workshop we could have been charged over R200 by the Bank. (God rest their souls)

Keep Potting

Lynette

Forth coming workshopsand Ardmore successPage 6

Cathy BrennonGets all fired up running her workshopPage 2

Karen MurrayGets us working up close and personalPage 4

Jane JarvisTalks us through her walk from college to colonial tea parties Page 5

Hennie StroebelWowing us with creativity- he takes us on a walk aboutPage8

Newsletter " issue No 4 Winter 2011

Southern Africa KZN

Buying an electric kilnWhat to look for and what to avoidPage 7

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Regional Winners

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Workshops

P.6Page 8CSA -Izika exhibition

Andile Dyalvane’s workshopPage 9

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PONDER

Astrid Dahl Premier Award, Sculpture

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Best Form award! ! ! ! Frank Nthunya

Glenda Karow -Best mug Award

Frank Nthunya- 2nd prize Expressive Category

Regional Exhibition Award winner’s listAstrid Dahl-Premium Award SculptureCarol Hayward Fell- 2nd Prize SculptureMaryna Wagenaar Highly Commended SculpturePhumlani Nyawo     "    "       "

Lorrine de Richelieu-Premium Prize Functional AwardJo-Anne Kuter - 2nd Prize Functional category

Karuni Naidoo-Premium Award Expressive CategoryFrank Nthunya- 2nd Prize Expressive CategoryLouise Jennings-Highly Commended Expressive CategoryKyle Pierpoint-Highly Commended Expressive Category

Frank Nthunya- Best Form AwardTim Van Vuuren Best Decorated PieceKathy Hall- Student AwardGlenda Karow and Lorraine Wilson-Best mug Award

Lorrine de RichelieuFirst Prize Functional Award

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Mauris egestas lacus sit ameVivamus pulvinar, purus ultricies ultrices ullamcorper, dolor diam euismod nisl, vel consectetuer eros mi sit amet lorem.

— Quisque Massa

Carol Hayward Fell

2nd Prize Sculpture

Kyle Pierpoint, Expressive Award, Highly commended

Lorraine Wilson- Mug Award

Sculpture Award-Highly Commended Phumlani Nyawo

Tim van Vuuren Best Decorated Piece

Karuni Naidoo Premier Award Expressive Category

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Our  entries  for  Na.onal  this  year  will  be  by  photographic  entry  and  many  of  us  know  how  difficult  it  is  to  take  a  quality  photograph.    Here  is  a  chance  to  learn  how  its  done.    These  skills  could  stand  you  instead  

for  years  to  come.If  you  would  like  to  sign  up  please  book  your  place  as  per  usual  by  payment  into  our  bank  account  and  

email  proof  of  payment  to  Lucille.(see  details  boBom  of  page)The  only  date  Emil  ,  a  professional  photographer,  could  fit  us  in  is  Sunday  21st  September  9am.    

Venue:    16  Dorsetshire  Road,  Westville.All  you  need  bring  is  yourself  and    your  camera/smartphone

PHOTOGRAPHIC  WOKRSHOP  

LEARN  HOW  TO  PHOTOGRAPH  YOUR  WORK

Emil  von  Mal6tz  of  Limephoto  (www.limephoto.co.za  and  hRp://www.emilvonmal6tz.blogspot.com/)  will  be  presen6ng  a  lesson  and  prac6cal  demonstra6on  of  techniques,  6ps  and  tools  for  photographing  your  

ceramic  pieces  well  without  expensive  studio  equipment  or  high-­‐end  cameras.  

The  workshop  will  teach  the  skills  necessary  to  accurately  capture  the  essence  of  a  piece,  especially  for  porholio  purposes  and  compe66on  entries.  

The  topics  Emil  will  cover  include  composi6on,  crea6ng  a  clean  background  and  the  use  of  different  ligh6ng  (natural,  available  and  flash).

The  workshop  will  be  2-­‐3  hours.  Cost  is  R60  per  person

Bank Account:Ceramics Southern Africa

First National BankBranch: 223726

HillcrestAcc No 53730022000

Please use your name in reference box followed by photo and email proof of payment to: [email protected]

                                             Bowl  by  Cathy  Brennon

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WorkshopMagdalene  Odundo  

Magdalene  Odundo  will  be  giving  a  full  day  workshop  demonstra9ng  how  she  produces  her  beau9ful  coil  built  pots,  explaining  her    firing  methods  and  the  philosophy  and  background  to  her  ceramic  aesthe9c.

Magdalene  Odundo  was  born  in  Kenya.  She  trained  and  worked  in  adver9sing,  commercial  art  and  graphics  in  Kenya  before  going  to  England  where  she  studied  ceramics.  She  spent  3  months  at  the  Abuja  Training  Centre  in  Nigeria  where  she  learnt  to  make  pots  in  the  tradi9onal  Gwari  technique  under  the  guidance  of  Ladi  Kwali  

and  Lami  Toto  and  throwing  under  Peter  Gboko  and  Abu  Karo.

Magdalene  received  her  BA  3DD  Ceramics  at  West  Surrey  College  of  Art  and  Design  (  UCA  )  and    MA  at  the  Royal  College  of  Art.  She  is  Professor  of  Ceramics  at  the  University  for  the  Crea9ve  Arts  (  UCA  ),  Farnham,  Surrey  and  is  based  at  it’s  CraUs  Study  center.  

Magdalene  has  exhibited  widely  and  achieved  many  accolades  for  her  unique  vessels  that  draw  inspira9on  from  her  interest  in  a  poVery  narra9ve  and  dialogue  that  is  universal  to  all  cultures,  that  of  making  pots  and  vessels.  

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Regional bookings;

Western Cape; Saturday 15 November 2014, Groote Schuur High School, Nassau auditorium, Palmyra Rd. Cape Town. Contact Ralph Johnson 0216716139 / [email protected]

Namibia, Saturday 22November 2014, Rosi Praetorius Studio, c/r Blackwood and Elke Streets, Suiuderhof, Windhoek. Contact Carola Lorck 0812987274 / [email protected]

Eastern Cape, Wednesday, 26 November 2014, NMMU Port Elizabeth, contact Lydia Holmes at [email protected]

Kwa Zulu-Natal, Saturday 29 November 2014, Durban Girls High School lecture theatre, Penzance Road, Durban., contact Lucille Schiess [email protected] or Lynette Morris Hale [email protected]

Book now for your place

Cost R330 per person. Tea will be provided, bring and share lunch.

Please pay into our bank account and use your last name and the word Mag as reference

Detailed information for sending work to National for selection

and posting

NB Entry forms will be in the Spring issue of the NCQA few notes on entries1) Only members who have exhibited previously on Regional exhibitions areallowed to enter the National Exhibition2) A non refundable entry fee of R150 must accompany your entry and images paid preferably by EFT.3) 3 Entries per member, one of which may be an installation or a set. (Note that an installation or set is priced as a set and cannot be sold individually. Due to space restrictions you may be contacted about how the installation or set isexhibited)4) All work must be for sale with a 40% commission added to your selling price5) Images may be sent in from Monday 13th October until 15th October.No late submissions will be acceptedIMAGES FOR SELECTION(Photographic Criteria)Please note that image may be used for the catalogue1)  High resolution images up to 1 MB2)  3 different views for  each work entered. One view to have a matchbox placed to the side of the work to show size. (Note: Place matchbox to the side and not in front of work).3)  Work to be photographed against a white background 4)  Send email images to [email protected]) Images on Flash drive or CD to be sent

to; R. Johnson, 13, Chesham Road, Claremont, 7708

Note:  Images may be sent as from 13 October until 15 October 2014.No late entries accepted. 

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C S A - I z i k o A f r i c a n H e r i t a g e V e s s e l E x h i b i t i o nThis  exhibition  is  also  open  to  all  members  of  CSA.  This  exhibition  has  two  strands.The  one  strand  is  an  exhibition  of  African  vessels  from  the  Iziko  ceramics  collection  re=lecting  our  African  pottery  heritage  and  the  second  strand  is  the  exhibition  of  CSA  members  pots  inspired  by  this  genre,  that  is  smoke  =ired  pots.  These  may  be  hand  built  or  thrown,  carved  or  burnished  or  both,  patterned  or  plain,  slipped  or  not  but  all  

must  be  smoke  =ired  in  some  way;  pit,  hole,  bin  etc.  NO  GLAZES  ALLOWED  and  NO  

RAKU.  Look  at  our  African  heritage  pots  for  

inspiration.The  exhibition  will  be  opened  by  Magdalene  Odundo  and  we  hope  will  be  attended  by  Cultural  attaches,  diplomats  and  other  VIPs.  This  prestigious  exhibition  will  be  at  the  Slave  Lodge                (  previously  the  Cultural  

History  Museum  )  at  the  top  end  ofAdderley  Street.

Please  note  that  work  cannot  be  sold  at  Iziko  however  pots  may  be  reserved  at  the  desk  and  arrangements  made  when  the  

exhibition  closes.Please  note  that  your  CSA-­‐  Iziko  

Contemporary  Exhibition  images  to  be  sent  on  same  dates  as  National  Exhibition  images  but  with  a  separate  entry  form  

and  fee

CSA-­‐Iziko  exhibi6onWORKS SUBMITTEDEntrants may enter up to three pieces of which one set/group/installation may be a piece. (A set = 1 piece).There are no categories. AWARDSPremier award - R17 500Two merit awards - R 8 800 eachAward judge Magdalene Odundo 

Details about entry fee, banking details and delivery of work will be found in the entry form which will be included in the Spring edition of the NCQ, on the CSA website and will also be emailed by each Region.For more information contact;Cynthia McAlpineAdministratorCeramics Southern AfricaP.O.Box 2900North Riding2162

Tel: 011 791 5153Fax:  011  791  5076www.ceramicssa.org Email  your  images  to  Jeanne  Crooke  at  [email protected]  or  send  on  a  flash  drive  or  CD  to  Ralph  Johnson,  13  Chesham  Road,  Claremont,  Cape  Town  7708

Images  for  the    Na9onal  Exhibi9on  catalogue

We  will  use  images  submiRed  for  selec6on  for  the  catalogue.  To  have  uniformity  we  would  like  all  work  photographed  with  a  white  background  and  base.  

CSA  reserves    the  right  to  use  your  images  for  the  catalogue,  publicity  and  marke9ng  purposes.If  possible  have  your  work  photographed  by  a  professional  photographer.  

SUMMARY  Final  date  for  submission  of  images  for  National  

and  CSA  –IZIKO  Exhibition15  October  (please  note  this  has  changed  

from  17th)  Selection  from  images  22  

OctoberDelivery  of  selected  work  

to  venue  in  CT,  4  November

Award  Judging      Either  11th  or  12th  November

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Andile Workshop

MEMBERS  SELL  YOUR  WORK  AT  in  early  December

What  type  of  work  will  sell?  Suitable  work  for  I  heart  would  be  gift  lines  rather  than  work  suitable  for  an  exhibition-­‐  think  Christmas  and  pieces  priced  in  the  R80  to  R300  bracket  as  well  as  "stocking  fillers"Visit  I  heart  and  you,ll  see  that  the  clientele  is  appreciative  of  unique  handmade  ware.  They  are  discerning  and  are  of  all  age  groups  Also  be  aware  of  not  treading  on  other  traders  toes  as  the  organisers  need  a  variety  of  goods!

The  committee  will  work  out  the  logistics  soon  but  obviously  we  can  only  take  a  few  pieces  from  each  artist-­‐maybe  more-­‐it  depends  on  how  many  members  want  to  join  in.    So  please  let  Corrie  Hook  know  if  you  are  entering  and  if  possible  send  her  a  photo    of  a  typical  product  as  soon  as  possible.    Deadline  for  putting  your  name  down  is    1st  October  .

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ChairpersonLynette Morris-Hale [email protected]  031 266 0543

Vice ChairpersonMary Slack  [email protected]              " 031 572 6108

TreasurerLucille Schiess  [email protected]               031-765 1992

SecretaryCorrie Hoek " [email protected] " 031 564 3718

Committee Members:Carol Tullidge [email protected] ! 031 765 1247 Lorraine Wilson " [email protected] " 031 702 5648 Francoise Cheyne " [email protected] ! 031 767 0091 Jo-­‐anne  Kuter                            [email protected]                                                          031 563 5414Layout Editor " " [email protected] " " 072 189 7155 Bank Account:Ceramics Southern AfricaFirst National BankBranch: 223726 HillcrestAcc No 53730022000

Committee