What has been happening at the Waikato Society of Potters (WSP)? We’ve had a busy time lately and were fortunate to have Javier Murcia do 2 workshops (“Head and Face studies sculpture” and “Simplified Figure sculpture”) We are always open to participants from other areas booking and joining us for workshops and classes.

An exciting new workshop is by David Kenny – Kiln owner’s workshop – 22nd July
(Sold out, waitlist available) This is likely to be repeated due to high demand.
And another 2 new additions for Term 3 are:
Tuesday Mornings: Wheel throwing & Sculpture combo with Sylvia Sinel, 4 weeks
Thursday Evenings: Adult Portrait Sculpture with Emily Eales, 8 weeks

Sylvia Sinel                                        Emily Eales

Term 3 Classes begin on 24 July – more information and booking online now. To reserve a class spot, book online (https://www.eventspronto.co.nz/waikatopotters) or pop into the studio to book with one of the team.

 

 

Studio Maintenance

We are using some of the term holiday period to carry out some maintenance, including work on the floor of the mezzanine. The floor upstairs needs to be sealed so there will be a high level of fumes for a few days. This means we will have to close the studio during the 2^nd half of the holidays. Apologies for the inconvenience.

 

Volunteering

Our clay community is wonderful. The WSP club is both a charity and an incorporated society, running on a shoestring with the help of our amazing volunteers who fill our hearts with gratitude.

Recently, we have had a team of volunteer wood firers working on a project to glaze and fire a vast amount of bisqueware in our collection. The results are spectacular and if you would like to see some of the works, a lot are on display in the kitchen cabinets. Deep gratitude goes out to Janet Smith, Ginny Lane, Clare Wimmer, Yasmin Davis, Barry O’Brien and Julie Burwell for their heroic work.

 

Exhibitions

Waikato Society of Potters Club exhibition

Our annual club exhibition is approaching with the opening scheduled for 5.30pm 17th August and will be held at Arts Post, Hamilton. It will run from the opening on the 17^th August until the 24^th September. It is open to all Members of WSP. Entry forms will be up on our website soon.

 

We are seeking a new sponsor(s) for our Waikato Society of Potters 2023 annual exhibition.

Unfortunately, one of our major sponsors has changed how they will support clubs so we have lost two of our major awards this year. If you or your business would like to sponsor or contribute to an award at our exhibition, please get in touch. It is a wonderful exhibition that is a notable event in the Waikato ceramics calendar, showing a wide range of skills and talent amongst our community of ceramic artists. Contact: info@waikatopotters.co.nz

 

Clear as Mud 2023

Clear As Mud!  will be held at the Waihi Art Centre & Museum, 20-23 October.

Submissions are invited from emerging and established ceramic artists:  https://waikatosocietyofpotters.rocketspark.co.nz/site_files/27994/upload_files/CAM2023EntryForm.docx?dl=1

All levels of potters will be included from novice to professional.

 

Waiclay 2023 National Ceramic Exhibition

Waiclay has announced the opening of entries their 2023 National Ceramic Exhibition as well as a 3-day workshop with Greg Daly.

 

Help an Art friend:

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū have been digitizing the annual exhibition catalogues of the New Zealand Society of Potters. A few are still missing from the collection so they are hoping potters can help them locate the catalogues listed below:

• 6, Palmerston North, 1962
• 7, Dunedin, 1963
• 24, Auckland, 1982
• 39, Auckland, 1997 or 1998
• 43, Auckland, 2001
• 46, Invercargill, 2005

If you have any of these in your own collections and are happy to lend them for scanning and an appearance online, please contact Tim Jones tim.jones@ccc.govt.nz DDI: +64 3 941 7394

The catalogues can be viewed online at https://tinyurl.com/potsnz