Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 59

FIELD EXPEDITIONS A series of workshops in some of the world’s greatest destinations: Our field expeditions are learning adventures for artists, amateurs, and others who want to explore a new culture while advancing their craft and creating a new body of personal work. Destination workshops are led by renowned artists who know the area, are experienced teachers and generous mentors. These workshops are life-enhancing experiences and, as with any adventure, the journey is the destination. Mark Shapiro, Teapots (detail) Doug Casebeer, Teapot Good Hope Coach House, Jamaica April 22 - 30 these should be high-fire cone 10 stoneware or porcelain.   The studio is open 24 hours a day, providing participants with ample time to work on individual projects. Instruction and demonstrations are designed to meet each student’s current experience and skill level. Sessions are scheduled every day, in both the morning and afternoon.   This field expedition to Jamaica is ideal for anyone who is motivated to step outside his or her normal work environment and is willing to take risks in a very supportive studio atmosphere. In addition to the studio experience, participants will have opportunities to interact with local artists working in clay, wood and bamboo, and gain a cultural awareness of plantation life and Caribbean history. Smithsonian Institute, Mint Museum, the Newark Museum and the Racine Art Museum.   David Pinto grew up on the island of Jamaica. Upon graduating from Rhode Island School of Design, David moved to New York City and taught at the 92nd Street YMCA. David exhibits extensively in Jamaica and his work is in the permanent collection of The National Gallery of Jamaica.   www.jamaicaclay.com   Doug Casebeer directs the ceramics program at Anderson Ranch. He lived in Jamaica for three years, working on a pottery project for the United Nations. “Jamaicans are full of life and vitality,” says Doug. “The Jamaican pace has a way of freeing up the mind. I always return home invigorated and alive with my work.” Working in Jamaica: ceramic vessels and pottery Mark Shapiro  guest artists David Pinto & Doug Casebeer Skill level: Open to all. Some clay experience with handbuilding or throwing is helpful. CONCEPT:  “Creating art outside your familiar environment inspires you to look inside yourself for strength and identity, sparking new ideas in your work” says Doug Casebeer, Anderson Ranch’s ceramics program director. In this expedition, participants will travel to Good Hope Plantation in Jamaica for a weeklong intensive workshop focused on potterymaking techniques and design.   Mark Shapiro will lead this exciting session in the remarkable ceramics studio at the Good Hope Country House. We focus on the fundamentals of ceramics using both the wheel and constructed handbuilt forms. The instructors will demonstrate many new skills and techniques that will challenge students to explore new ideas in their work.   The workshop culminates in the firing of David Pinto’s wood-fired anagama and soda kiln. There are also many lively discussions, slide talks and side trips. Students use some local mountain and sand clays for both thrown and handbuilt pieces. You are welcome to bring a few pieces of bisqueware to fire in the kiln; Faculty: Mark Shapiro has been making pots in his western Massachusetts studio for over 20 years. He is a frequent workshop leader, lecturer, panelist, guest curator and writer. His interviews with Michael Simon, Karen Karnes, and Paulus Berensohn are in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. He is currently working on a book featuring Karen Karnes and will accompany a traveling retrospective of her artwork. He is a contributing advisor to Studio Potter magazine and is on the advisory board of Ceramics Monthly. His own work was featured in the 2007 Biennale in Icheon, Korea, and is in many public collections including the Tuition: Single, $2,850; Double, $2,650; Triple, $2,450 Contact: [email protected] Deposit: $500  Registration Fee: $150 Payment in Full by: March 7, 2011 Code: FJAM0411  Enrollment Limit: 12 fi eld exped i ti o ns  57