FIRST WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY: CLAY!

2012 is here at last! Let's start the year with a couple of neat art projects. This coming Saturday, 7 January 2012, between 10 am and 2 pm, yours truly will be teaching at the gallery. The main project is a rainstick. I have taught this in the past, but many people liked the rainstick so much and were curious about how to make one that I decided to teach it again.

But that's not all. There will be a secondary project so that by the end of the workshop, you will also have made a handbuilt bowl the same way I made the three shown in the picture below.


If you haven't registered yet, do so soon because class space is limited. The information and registration form can be found here. Hot beverages will be provided during all workshops, along with some nice munchies. But dress warmly and/or bring a lap blanket. I hope to see you there.

Always "mud"dled,

T.S. Wood

Elaine Towne Lane, Instructor on Sunday, January 11th

On Sunday, January 11, 2009, Elaine Towne Lane will offer a class called "Tile Glazing for Potters and Painters", a new offering on the roster of classes given at The Art Stand Gallery. In the class, participants will experiment with different glazes and techniques to produce a variety of colorful, interesting, decorative, and painterly designs on different clay items. A sense of imagination and adventure will be helpful to the participants in this exciting new class.

During the past year, Elaine has produced several new "series": teapots and teacups, tiny lidded pinch pots, "beaded" pots, new nativity sets, and many animals and figures--all are very creatively executed and beautifully finished. Elaine's work and Tiwi Wood's work add a much needed 3D element to the work at the Art Stand.

It is very obvious in Elaine Towne Lane's pieces that the 20+ years she and her husband spent in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central America have had a great influence on her work, inspiring her creativity and the frequent use of certain cultural icons, textures, patterns, and colors. Her love of pre-Columbian art is admittedly a dominating influence for her works in ceramics, glass, and jewelry. Her work is very popular at The Art Stand Gallery, at local art shows, and at the Kingsburg Art Gallery. You will enjoy seeing Elaine's work and adding it to your collections as well as meeting her at upcoming Art Stand events.