The Dish
It is thrilling to announce that the NB Museum has purchased an entire collection of Carol Smeraldo's work dating from the late 1970's to the early 80's from a private collector. They now have plans to exhibit this work at their museum in the near future.
Congratulations to both Birdsall/ Worthington Pottery of Mahone Bay and Artifacts in Clay from Chester. They were both nominated this year for the Lunenburg County Business Excellence Awards. during small business week for Export Achievement. They have both done an outstanding job with quality products, presentation and customer service.
NSPG Alexandra McCurdy is cureting two ceramic exhibitions, one from the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia ceramic collection for the Beaverbrook Gallery in Fredericton, NB, opening on January 19, 2008 called: Meaning and Metaphor: Highlights of the AGNS Ceramic Collection; and co-curetting the other for the Burlington Art Centre in Ontario, opening on July 05, 2008, called Ceramists form the Atlantic Provinces. Her own work will be included in the exhibition at the Secord Gallery, opening on October 26. 2007, called Exceptional Craft and the other at the Mary E. Black gallery, opening on October 26, 2007, called The New Cartography of Craft: Charting a Course from Regional to Global, concurrent with NSCAD university's Neo Craft Conference at the end of November. Alexandra will also present a paper at the NSCAD Neo Craft Conference called: Women in Craft: A Double Indemnity
Galleries who support Ceramic Artists in
Nova Scotia
Argyle Fine Art
1869 Upper Water Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
902-425-9456
e-mail: gallery@argylefa.com
Argyle Fine Art-ceramics at the gallery! Argyle Fine Art is dedicated to showing various styles of art in a variety of mediums, including ceramics. We recognize the importance in showing original ceramics in a fine arts atmosphere-not only to be found in the world of craft. We have had great success with ceramics in our gallery setting and are pleased to be working with a number of ceramic artists including Mary Jane Lundy, Amber Mills as well as the unique work by Heather Keeling, Lindsay Mongomery, Margaret Bailly, Dylan McHugh,Anne Pryde and Mary Kim.
In fact, Argyle Fine Art will have hosted 2 solo exhibits for ceramic artists this season, including the upcoming show of work by Mary Kim in a show entitled dunce macabre opening Friday, October 20th. Mary Kim will be creating a mysterious world of ceramic creatures and installation pieces. Argyle Fine Art is always interested in receiving submissions from ceramic artists that display high quality but are also imaginative, original works-both functional and sculptural-especially as we begin to plan our exhibitions for the following year.
The Moorings Gallery
575 Main Street, Mahone Bay, NS, sells the work of 29 artists and craft persons who live and work in Atlantic Canada. Our potters include: Teresa Bergen; Janet Doble; Debra Kruzyk & Ray Mackie; Mary Jane Lundy, and Amy Sullivan. The Moorings is open daily (10:30-5:00pm). November and December (open Thursday-Saturday 11:00am 5:00pm; Sunday 1:00 - 5:00pm).
Do drop around to visit!
Phone: 902-624-6208;
e-mail:
www.valverdestudiogallery.com/gallery/ourgalleries/themoorings
Nova Scotia Potters Guild Committee Co-Presidents -
Louise Pentz
RR#1, Pleasantville, NS
B0R 1G0
902-688-2732
Sharon Fiske
629 Bedford Highway
Halifax,NS, B3M 2L6
902-445-4453
Membership -
Judy Gordon
241 Kinsac Rd,
Beaver Bank, NS
B4G 2C1
902-864-0024
turnaroundpotter@accesswave.ca
Treasurer -
Pauline Kemp
6752 Jubilee Road
Halifax, N.S. B3H 2H8
902-429-3023
Communications Director -
Mary Jane Lundy
274 East Dover Rd.
East Dover, N.S.
B3Z 3W8
902-852-4467
BULK BUYING
Would Guild Members like to share sources for craft show supplies/packaging, etc.?
Do you have a favorite local supplier?
Do you order boxes, tissue and/or bags from somewhere in Upper Canada?
If so, do you have to order an astronomical number of the critters to get a reasonable price?
Would there be any interest in making bulk orders for some of these items to attain best prices and a variety of sizes?
To answer any one of these questions please forward information to your communicator Mary Jane
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To help you transport your work to other places or kiln sites.
Mix water and wax resist together in a spray bottle. This mixture can be quite thin. After you have glazed, decorated and whatever else you do to your pots, spray them with the mixture and let dry. Transportation is so much easier and decorations will not smudge. This method does not help with the edges of glaze chipping off. You still have to be careful.
Sharon Fiske
FOR SALE:
(Nov. 1, 2009)
Plywood Crate on wheels and display units plus more, for
wholesale and retail craft,
art and trade shows. 4'x4'x8', reinforced
metal corners, secured with bolts and special
tool. Sturdy, used by a
potter. Only $500 all inclusive (orig. value approx. $3000-$4000)
Also
Includes:
-2 stand alone display towers, 2'x2'x7.5' hi, natural wood, copper
pipe and
4 infinitly adjustable glass shelves per unit and more can be
added
-2 sets of track
lights on fold up bars to fit 10' deep booth, arm
lamps and lots of 60 watt spotlights.
-point
of sale desk with 2 tiers, flat when diassembled, easy velcro set up
-2 large round
top display tables and some smaller ones
-2 natural wood bamboo matchstick backdrop
curtains, 5' wide
-large carpet squares for 10'x10' or 15' booth
-2 jewelry display
stands and matching frames for marketing photos
-and more
Can be seen at Atlantic Pottery
Supplies at 15 Canal St., Dartmouth
from 9am-5pm weekdays. Please let Carol know of
your interest before
viewing.
For more info please call Carol at 434-1336 h, leave
a message with
name and phone number if no answer.
Carol Smeraldo
clay artist, potter,
educator
Smeraldo Pottery at One Off Studio
www.smeraldopottery.com
http://carolspottery.blogspot.com