Ceramics Southern Africa (Western Cape)

(Promoting, Marketing, Teaching Ceramics)

NEWSLETTER - JULY 2012

Chairman’s ChatChairman’s Chat

Dear MembersDear MembersDear MembersDear Members

Although it may be cold and wet for the next couple of months we have some wonderful events

coming up which will drive away the Winter blues.

First is the Winter Workshop on Saturday 25 August . This is a fund raiser for the Clay Museum. We

have a fantastic line up of presenters ; Professor Ian Calder from Natal, David Walters, Ingrid Bolton

and Theo Vorster. Information about the presenters and workshops as well as the booking form

appear in this newsletter.

Second is a workshop presented by American/French potter Daphne Corregan on Saturday

15 September. Daphne has been invited to South Africa to be the award judge for the National

Exhibition. Her work is hand-built and shows a strong drawing and sculptural background. This is a

once in a life time opportunity to see this widely respected artist at work. Book early. Booking forms

are included in this newsletter.

Third is the Franschhoek Art in Clay Festival, now in its second year. The festival starts on the

27th

October and ends on the 16th

November. Some of the major galleries in the town will be hosting

ceramics exhibitions and some of them will be offering French style food. The Festival coincides with

the Open Gardens weekend and other festivities. There is also the possibility of a potters market so

refer to our website for more details and the press.

Fourth is the November Potters Market on Saturday 17 November .

Fifth is our Regional Exhibition which opens on the 25 November and runs until 8 December.

November is not that far off so start making those wonderful pieces. Once again there will be a Juried

exhibition and a Members Invitational. Due to the great success of last years Invitational show we

have decided to continue with the WHITE theme for this year. Details and forms will appear in the

September newsletter.

Cape Town has been chosen as Design Capital of the World in 2014.

We are in the process of planning for a massive ceramics presence

during the year. We need volunteers to help with certain ceramic

projects. If you would like to be part of a dynamic team please

contact me on 021 671 6139

Please support our workshops and exhibitions; these are wonderful

opportunities to learn, discover and be re-invigorated as well as fo-

rums for meeting like minded people.

Happy potting Ralph Johnson

6 August

Selection of Work National

Exhibition

St Stephens Church Ranelagh Rd

Claremont

25 August

Winter Workshop

Rust-en-Vrede

15 September

Daphne Corregan Workshop

Art in the Forest Constantia

9h00 t0 16h30

7 October

National Exhibition Opening

Pretoria Art

Museum

17 November

Rondebosch Potters’ Market

This is a members only market

25 November

Regional Exhibition Opening

Great Cellar Alphen Hotel

2 0 1 2 C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S2 0 1 2 C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S

WEBSITE : IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The CSA Western Cape website has been re-launched and the format of members profiles have been standard-

ized. Only 6 images will be included in the profiles and these images will run as a slide show. You may have up

to 500 words accompanying your images and these may include your CV and work description. A link to your

own websites will be included. If you would like new images and/or text please send these to the web de-

signer. Updating your profile will incur a cost of R100 ( minor changes ) and a new profile will cost R250

Please photograph your images against a white / grey background ( use a white or grey card ).

Note. If your images are unsuitable for the format we will contact you for new images.

Every member who would like to have a stall at the market is requested to advise the office well before the

time. A “ Permit “ to trade will be e-mailed to you. This helps us identify those traders who are members and

others who try to sneak in. We will still collect your table fees at the market but would prefer that you pay your

membership fees before the market so that we don’t have to carry a lot of cash.

Please note table fees are now; single table R170, 2 or more tables R270

All vehicles MUST be removed from the park after unloading by 8am.

No vehicles are allowed to park on the grass; this is a ruling by the parks department.

THE POTTERS’ MARKET - 17 NOVEMBER 2012

WINTER WORSKHOP 2012

Once again the CSA annual Winter Workshop promises to be a stimulating event. We have invited 4 specialists in their field to share their knowledge and expertise; Professor Ian Calder will present a Majolica workshop, David Walters will amaze with his throwing skills, Ingrid Bolton will reveal her creative pathways and Theo Vorster will teach you how to use linocuts to transfer images onto clay. This year all attendees will have a chance to at-tend an Ian Calder and a Theo Vorster workshop as these will be repeated in the morning; go to Ian first and then Theo or vice versa. You will have to make a choice between David Walters and Ingrid Bolton in the afternoon.

Payment secures your booking. Book early as space is limitedPayment secures your booking. Book early as space is limitedPayment secures your booking. Book early as space is limitedPayment secures your booking. Book early as space is limited.

Tea , coffee and cake will be served but please bring your own lunch .or the Gallery Café is offering a bowl of soup and bread for R35 per person at lunchtime,. a vegetarian option will be available. If you would like to have the soup please add R35 to the booking fee. No other meals will be available at the restaurant at lunchtime as the kitchen will be closed however coffees and teas will be available.

Booking for the Winter Workshop

The CSA office is relocating back to the Clay Museum at Rust-en-Vrede in

July and may not be set up for receiving phone calls, faxes or

e-mails. Until we are back on line please send faxes to 021 671 6139

and e-mails to ralphjinclay@telkomsa.net

or call 021 671 6139 for more info

Selection will take place on Monday 6 August 2012Selection will take place on Monday 6 August 2012Selection will take place on Monday 6 August 2012Selection will take place on Monday 6 August 2012.

All work to be delivered to St Stephens Church,

Ranelagh Road Claremont

between 9h00 and 12 noon9h00 and 12 noon9h00 and 12 noon9h00 and 12 noon.

Please call Lesley Porter for more information on 021 702 1951

Directions to the churchDirections to the churchDirections to the churchDirections to the church:

At the T junction of Keurboom and Belvedere roads turn right,

the church is one block away from the Woolworths Food Store

NATIONAL EXHIBITION

WINTER WORSKHOP PRESENTERS

Linocut transfers onto clay: Theo VorsterLinocut transfers onto clay: Theo VorsterLinocut transfers onto clay: Theo VorsterLinocut transfers onto clay: Theo Vorster

In this workshop Theo will demonstrate how he produces images from a linocut. He will show how the print evolves from idea, to cutting the lino to transferring the image onto a clay slab. Theo will be assisted by Betsy Nield in this workshop. Theo Paul Vorster is a well known artist, teacher and dedicated committee member at the Durbanville Cultural Society. He graduated from Stellenbosch University with a BA in Graphic Art specializing in Printmaking.; silk-screening and etching. In 2006 Theo began to work with linocuts producing limited edition prints and then colouring the lino itself thus creating a one-off unique artwork.

Theo has exhibited widely in South Africa and abroad in both group shows and solo exhibitions.

Throwing for Function: David WaltersThrowing for Function: David WaltersThrowing for Function: David WaltersThrowing for Function: David Walters Master potter and highly accomplished thrower David Walters will demonstrate how he throws his famous dinner ware and will talk about decorating, glazing, firing, pricing and marketing. David is one of South Africa’s foremost potters. and is well known for his beautifully crafted reduction fired ceramics He is a Fellow of Ceramics SA in recognition of his contribution to ceramics in South Africa. Based in Franschhoek he initiated the Franschhoek Art in Clay Festival and the Classical Music Festival and is the curator of the annual ceramics exhibition at the William Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley. David has specialized in making bespoke dinner ware which grace dining rooms from Franschhoek to Manhattan

Climate Change and Ceramics’ the evolution of an Climate Change and Ceramics’ the evolution of an Climate Change and Ceramics’ the evolution of an Climate Change and Ceramics’ the evolution of an idea : Ingrid Boltonidea : Ingrid Boltonidea : Ingrid Boltonidea : Ingrid Bolton

This workshop is a fascinating exploration of how ideas evolve into physical reality, how contemporary issues like climate change evolve into stunning porcelain installations. Ingrid will share her journey of discovery from concept to creation revealing her research methodology, creative breakthroughs and production of the fired ceramic.

Ingrid has a diploma in Medical Technology and in 2005 completed the N6 Certificate in Ceramics at Boland College. In 2008 Ingrid began her Bachelor in Visual Arts degree at UNISA and in her third year won the award for Best Art Student. She is currently in her final practical year of the BVA.

Majolica: Ian CalderMajolica: Ian CalderMajolica: Ian CalderMajolica: Ian Calder

Ian Calder’s workshop is about the history, glaze methods, raw materials and processes he

uses to make his colourful maiolica paintings on pots. In his slideshow, he will illustrate and

talk about the history of earthenware and tin-glazes in South Africa, with a focus on contemporary expressions in this ancient earthenware medium and also demonstrate and

discuss the practical uses of oxides and stains in maiolica painting.

Ian Calder teaches Fine Art, Art History and Visual Culture at the Centre for Visual Art,

University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg, where he also studied Ceramics under Hilda

Ditchburn for his BAFA and MAFA degrees. He has received several national and regional

awards for his ceramics, and actively shows his colourful pottery, drawings and paintings in

local and international exhibitions. In his continuing research he has authored many texts

about South African ceramics, especially about the intersecting cultural histories and aesthetics

of indigenous Zulu ceramics in KwaZulu-Natal, the Pottery Workshop at Rorke’s Drift Art and

Craft Centre, and the first decades of stoneware and porcelain in South African studios

ceramics.

Ian Calder, two views of a thrown vase

and its ceramic base, with applied and

painted oxide motifs on

maiolica glaze, 2011.

Ceramics SA Ceramics Southern Africa (Cape Region) Email: ralphjinclay@telkomsa.net

PO Box 109, Durbanville, 7551 Tel and Fax (021) 671 6139

WINTER Workshop 25 AUGUST 2012

Durbanville Clay Museum, 10 Wellington Road, Durbanville

Registration Form: Name:

Tel: Cell:

Fax: Email:

Address:

Member: Yes No

Teacher affiliation: Yes No

Teachers Name:……………………………………………………………

Time Presenter ( tick box) Session Fee 09h00 – 11h00

09h00 - 11h00

11h30 - 13h30

11h30 - 13h30

14h30 - 16h30

14h30 - 16h30

Theo Vorster

Ian Calder

Theo Vorster

Ian Calder

Ingrid Bolton

David Walters

1 (Salon A)

1 (Salon B)

2 (Salon A)

2 (Salon B)

3 (Salon A)

3 (Salon B)

Paid by: Cheque Internet Transfer Cash Bank Deposit

TOTAL NB! Fee includes NB! Fee includes NB! Fee includes NB! Fee includes tea/coffee and tea/coffee and tea/coffee and tea/coffee and cakecakecakecake....

Gallery Café lunch offer soup and bread R35 per personGallery Café lunch offer soup and bread R35 per personGallery Café lunch offer soup and bread R35 per personGallery Café lunch offer soup and bread R35 per person Please book for lunch and pay with registration feePlease book for lunch and pay with registration feePlease book for lunch and pay with registration feePlease book for lunch and pay with registration fee

Members: Full day R300 ( R120 per session ) Non-members: R400 full day ( R175 per session )

NB! Teachers may register their students for an annual cost of R 50.00 each, making them eligible to

participate at all the workshops at membership prices.

Payment to be made no later than 20 August 2012. As space is limited, bookings must be

made early & will only be confirmed once payment has been received.

Cheques must be made payable to Ceramics Southern Africa and accompany the registration form.

Please post to Ceramics SA, PO Box 109 Durbanville 7551. Banking details for transfer: First National Bank account nr. 59381145811 Branch: Rondebosch 201509. Further info regarding workshops available @ 021 671 6139 / e-mail ralphjinclay@telkomsa.net

Please fax EFT/deposit/transfer details to fax no 021 6716139

William Humphreys Art Gallery, Kimberley.

10th Anniversary Exhibition opens 31st July 2012.

‘Pottery is a central art,’ said Paul Gauguin, and he hadn’t encountered South Afri-

can ceramics! Nowhere else can the evolution of fired clay from useful ‘pot’ to

iconic ‘art pieces’ be seen more clearly.

The Zulu ukhamba, for example, has transformed over two thousand years from

utility beer pot to its current culturally significant, beautifully hand built and rounded

smoke-fired form. And these pots, which are made only by women, hold importance

far beyond their obvious use as beer vessels, since they are a medium for dialogue

with the ancestors.

There are many examples of art in clay, and hundreds of pots made by contemporary

ceramic artists can be seen on this exhibition, transforming the most basic of materi-

als into varied and interesting objects. This passion for creativity comes clearly from

the heart, using skill and elemental materials like clay, water and fire. And many of

these objects are art for everyday use – made with skill and love to add texture, qual-

ity and meaning to simple everyday pleasures like drinking tea or eating off a hand-

crafted plate.

South Africans are earthy people and our clay artists are without dispute some of the

most creative and diverse in the world. More than thirty potters from all over the

country have been invited to take part in this exhibition, and will be celebrating the

opening of the very first purpose-built ceramics display in a National Art Gallery, the

Bonnie Ntshalintshali Ceramics Wing.

‘DAVID WALTER AND FRIENDS—UKHAMBA’

The CSA Western Cape Office is relocating back to the Clay Museum in Durbanville. The move will take place in July

and our telephone and computer may not be operational for a while. For any queries or bookings for the Winter

Workshop or Daphne Corregan workshop please call Ralph Johnson on 021 6716139

between 9h00 and 12h00 Monday to Friday or e-mail to ralphinclay@telkomsa.net until further notice

CSA OFFICE RELOCATING

Daphne Corregan is an American born ceramist now living in France. She has

been invited to be the award judge at this year’s National Exhibition which

opens in Pretoria on the 7 October 2012. Whilst in South Africa Daphne will

present workshops in all the major centers. Her Cape Town Workshop will be

on Saturday September 15.

Daphne is an accomplished ceramic artist, painter, sculptor and draughts-

woman. She has traveled widely from West Africa to China and these experi-

ences inform her work.

“Corregan works more on the representation of the object than on the object

itself. She wants to demonstrate that a pot for example, by removing it from

its daily context may be just as important as a sculpture or painting. She will

flatten it, exaggerate its size or even highlight only one of its details. She uses

diverse materials such as clay, metal, glass or bronze. She works in series and

in what we might classify into three families: destructured pots; geometric

volumes; and sculpture/objects, often anthropomorphic.”( Francoise de

L’Epine in Ceramics Today )

Book immediately to secure your seat

for this once in a lifetime opportunity to meet Daphne and revel in her creativity.

Booking forms are in this newsletter and can also be downloaded from the Download page on our website

For more information on Daphne please look on the internet

DAPHNE CORREGAN WORKSHOP

Start End Corresponding Cube Exhibition Artist Office Showcase

3-Jul 26-Jul Jewellery Holders / Containers Garth Meyer

31-Jul 20-Sep Majolica pots *** Open to all Ceramics SA members Ian Calder

Majolica pots

25-Aug 25-Aug [Ceramics winter workshop]

25-Sep 18-Oct "High Tea" Elmien Porter & Students Yvonne Martin &

Ineke Nicolle

23-Oct 20-Dec Gifts in The Cube Ceramics SA - WP members David & Sarah Walters

Note : START DATES are exhibition openings at Rust-en-Vrede : The Cube is normally held over for 2 exhibitions

CLAY MUSEM CUBE and OFFICE SHOWCASE 2012 SCHEDULE

FRANSCHHOEK ‘ART IN CLAY 2012’

Opens Saturday October 27th (Spring Weekend) to November 16th.

Participating Galleries:

Artefact, Daniel Hugo Street. The Ceramics Gallery, Dirkie Uys Street. EBONY, Franschhoek Square. The Gal-

lery at Grande Provence. IS Art, Le Quatier Franscais, Huguenot Street.

Plus a display titled ‘Women and Clay’ at the Museum at La Motte

Contact Details

P O Box 109, Durbanville 7551

(021) 979 3537 Fax: 086 517 0410

info@ceramics-sa-cape.co.za

www.ceramics-sa-cape.co.za

Banking Details

Cheques must be made payable to Ceramics Southern Africa

Bank: First National Bank, Rondebosch

Branch Code: 201- 509

Account: Ceramics Southern Africa

Account number: 59381145811

NB! Remember to fax/e-mail confirmation of

payment to Fax No: 086 517 0410

The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of contributors and not

necessarily those of Ceramics SA

Committee Members

Chairperson Ralph Johnson Exhibitions Lesley Porter Education/ Ralph Johnson

(021) 671 6139 (021) 701 1952 Skills Training (021) 671 6139

National Rep Betsy Nield Workshops Lesley Porter Website Ralph Johnson (021) 797 8651 (021) 701 1952 (021) 979 3537

Treasurer Hylett Engelbrecht NCQ Rep Joy Savage (021) 976 6316 (021) 880 2096

Secretary Yvonne Thurtell Potters Market Iris Stuck (021) 975 6228 (021) 715 5530

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