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Central North Island News July/August
At the end of June we had the world premiere of Spontaneous Combustion: Songs for Barry Brickell by Bruce Robert Foster, part of the Doc Edge Festival 2024. When the natural environment and the human imagination combine. A celebration of Barry Brickell’s legacy and the realisation of his extraordinary dream, Driving Creek Railway, a productive pottery with numerous kilns, a railway, a native bird sanctuary, and a lively creative hub drawing artists from around the globe. The film reflects the sensual attachment Brickell felt to the land and human form, as expressed in the ceramic sculptures that defined his creativity. It is a paean to all Barry held dear: the bush, the railway, the company of friends, conversation, and song. A cinematic montage of historical stills and film from present-day Driving Creek is woven with a spirited, poetic narration by Greg O’Brien, with a sumptuous soundtrack including compositions by Gillian Whitehead and Ross Harris. This film is available to watch online until the end of July. https://docedge.nz/films/spontaneous-combustion-songs-for-barry-brickell/ |
| New Courses for 2024 Online NowKia ora, Matilda here from Driving Creek Pottery. With the shortest day been and gone, things are looking up. The bush here in the Coromandel is looking green and nourished and the Kฤkฤ can be heard overhead, having returned for the winter feeding months. Us potters are most likely found huddled around the kilns for extra warmth. Some good news to cheer you up on these cold days, more courses and workshops for 2024 have been added to the website. As well as our staple five day throwing courses, we have some very exciting specialist workshops with Aotearoa and world renowned potters coming up. Read on for more information. |
| More Information July 22 – 26 September 9 – 13 December 2 – 6 The production throwing courses for 2024 are full but we still have spaces available on the standard five day throwing course. This course is suitable for beginner to more advanced potters and will take you through a range of different forms and techniques. The quickest way to improve your throwing skills.ย |
| More Information October 21 – 25 After his very successful course earlier in the year, we can confirm that Dutch glaze expert Ronald Boersen will be returning in October to teach another five day course on the fundamentals of glaze chemistry. If you have a vague idea of the components needed to form a glaze but don’t really understand how or why they do, then this course is for you. Ronald will take you through the theory before diving into testing methods and formulating, mixing and firing your own glaze recipes. |
| More Information October 12 – 13 Legendary American potter, teacher and writer Jack Troy and British potter Hamish Jackson are travelling from the States to teach this very special, one-off weekend course for advanced throwers. During the course, students will throw a range of bottles and enclosed forms and Jack and Hamish will demonstrate different methods of manipulating and altering the forms in soft and leather hard states. Not to be missed. |
| We will continue to run the five day throwing courses in 2025 and have more one-off specialist workshops in the making so keep your eyes peeled. In the meantime, stay warm out there. Ngฤ mihi nui, Matilda HalleyProduction Potter Driving Creek Pottery |
