Today is the last day of my residency at Northern Clay Center. Writing my grant report as I sit here.
Was wonderful. I tested and formulated clays and glazes to parallel what I used in Mashiko. Especially happy with my local versions of ko-shigaraki clay and soda ash free shinos. But the highlight was having a studio across from the community shared studio and the primarily "young folks" who worked in the community studios every day.
The experience convinced me I should stay and work in Minneapolis. Greg Crow, a woodfirer from Australia is moving into the Residency space after I leave.
I highly recommend the McKnight Residency at NCC. I might even have a room you can rent cheaply while you are in residency at NCC (I have another room available the end of August.) You can find application info at the Northern Clay Center website.
I am moving into a regular studio space at NCC, that has windows on Franklin Street. Sharing it with Andy, a Breshnehan apprentice. My welcome to you to come have tea at my studio will continue in the new space. Just give me a week to settle in.
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Lee Love <toge...@claycraft.org> wrote:
> Today is the last day of my residency at Northern Clay Center. > Writing my grant report as I sit here.
> Was wonderful. I tested and formulated clays and glazes to > parallel what I used in Mashiko. Especially happy with my local > versions of ko-shigaraki clay and soda ash free shinos. But the > highlight was having a studio across from the community shared studio > and the primarily "young folks" who worked in the community studios > every day.
> The experience convinced me I should stay and work in Minneapolis. > Greg Crow, a woodfirer from Australia is moving into the Residency > space after I leave.
> I highly recommend the McKnight Residency at NCC. I might even > have a room you can rent cheaply while you are in residency at NCC (I > have another room available the end of August.) You can find > application info at the Northern Clay Center website.
> I am moving into a regular studio space at NCC, that has > windows on Franklin Street. Sharing it with Andy, a Breshnehan > apprentice. My welcome to you to come have tea at my studio will > continue in the new space. Just give me a week to settle in.
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 7:24 PM, CRAIG <craigledwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Lee: Man your residency flew by. Is your studio space still at the NCC? > Does Andy throw on a Korean kick wheel?
It sure did! Yes, I am jus moving to another space at NCC.
Yes, Andy has a nice korean wheel made by a caprpenter friend of Richards. He is making a new base for it. He sold the current one to Ben, who apprenticed at St. Johns and worked at Nakazato's in Karatsu. Ben got a job at Souix Falls, at the University as a studio technician. Those two guys and Steve keep the common area alive, along with two young women. Gonna miss Steve and Ben when they leave.
-- Lee Love in Minneapolis http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/ "We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life / Is rounded with a sleep."
It is good that you are moving to the same studio. You will enjoy Greg Crowe. Met him at the kiln I woodfire in Washington State.
By the Way, one of the crew members at the Santatsugama posted some time lapse pics of loading the kiln which we will unload on July 5. The time lapse shots are on her blog at: http://evafunderburgh.com/index.php/blog/
Which Nakazato did Ben work with, Takashi?
Rick
On 6/30/08 9:13 PM, "Lee" <toge...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 7:24 PM, CRAIG <craigledwa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hey Lee: Man your residency flew by. Is your studio space still at the NCC? >> Does Andy throw on a Korean kick wheel?
> It sure did! Yes, I am jus moving to another space at NCC.
> Yes, Andy has a nice korean wheel made by a caprpenter friend of > Richards. He is making a new base for it. He sold the current one > to Ben, who apprenticed at St. Johns and worked at Nakazato's in > Karatsu. Ben got a job at Souix Falls, at the University as a studio > technician. Those two guys and Steve keep the common area alive, > along with two young women. Gonna miss Steve and Ben when they leave.
> -- > Lee Love in Minneapolis > http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/ > "We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life / Is > rounded with a sleep."
Rick, Ben worked with the son (I am crummy remembering names.) He was asked to teach him English and being able to work once a week at the workshop was a fringe benefit. Ben was teaching in the JET program. Left after a year when he was accepted to an apprenticeship at St. John's.
Will look at link in the morning! Trhanks!
-- Lee Love in Minneapolis http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/ "We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life / Is rounded with a sleep."
