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Classes & Workshops

• Celebrate CERAMICS in SPAIN with SETH CARDEW at the wheel. Weekly residential courses or daily private tuition. Also cottage to rent at the pottery. www.cardew-spain.com.

• Classes, classes, classes! The Frederick Pottery School in Frederick, Maryland. Year-round throwing and handbuilding classes for teens and adults. (301) 473-8833. Visit www.frederickpotteryschool.com.

Employment

• Glaze Technician F/T, benefits. Historic Pewabic Pottery in Detroit, Michigan seeks experienced glaze technician to join our fabrication team. A degree in ceramics with 2 years glaze mixing, application and testing experience preferred. Send resume and salary requirements to mloridon@pewabic.org or fax 313-822-6266.

For Sale

• Craft Show Canopy, “Show-Off.” Heavy vinyl, fire retardent, 10' x 10', four zippered side walls with ties; also stakes and weights. Excellent condition. $450. Contact Pat Jordan, (828) 757-9741, e-mail: Jclaypotpat@charter.net.

Opportunities

• CERF helps professional craft artists strengthen and sustain their careers through business and career-strengthening programs, emergency relief support, advocacy, and research. For more information, visit The Craft Emergency Relief Fund at www.craftemergency.org or call (803) 229-2306.

• ClayParent — A new Internet forum for potters who are parents and their issues. After many requests for this type of interaction, the Clayworkers’ Guild of Illinois is donating web space to open up this forum to members and non-members alike. Registration is free. The forum is located at: www.mudmamasandpapas.com.

• JOIN AMERICANPOTTERS.COM TODAY! Be part of a national, searchable database for FREE. Or have an “online gallery” and sell your work ($99.00 a year).

• Sell your work to GALLERIES and SHOPS. For 25 years we’ve helped thousands of artists grow their careers. You’ll discover more studio time, less travel time, and more profit than ever before. Average sales $25,000. www.AmericanCraft.com or (410) 889-2933.

• Visit the potters of Nicaragua with Potters for Peace, January 15-29, 2008. Fee of $1100 covers all expenses except RT airfare. Nicaragua is warm and beautiful in January and you will visit a variety of pottery communities using local materials to create distinctive, wood-fired terra cotta. See what PFP does first-hand. www.pottersforpeace.org or e-mail
pchartrand@bsn1.net.

• To all K-12 Ceramic Arts Teachers — The 11th Annual National K-12
Ceramics Exhibition opens at the March 2008 NCECA Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. For more information, visit the Web site at www.k12clay.org.

Kiln Repair

• Kiln and Studio Repair Service — Mike Swauger, The Kiln Doctor, licensed and insured. (877) 545-6362; mike@thekilndoctor.com. Equipment sales, delivery & set-up, installations. Most parts and accessories are in stock on my full-service vehicle. Serving VA, MD, WV, DC. Rely on more than 17 years of experience.

• Kiln Repair. All makes — Washington, DC metro & Northern Virginia. $45/hour (one-hour minimum) plus parts. Larry Safford, The Studio Resource: (703) 283-7458; larrysafford@comcast.net.

Tools for Potters

GlazeMaster™ glaze database and calculation software for Windows and Macs. $50.00 + $4.50 shipping in North America. Visit www.masteringglazes.com for a free trial download and more information. Or send your check or VISA/MC information to Frog Pond Pottery, PO Box 88, Pocopson, PA 19366.

• Awesome! Bill van Gilder’s Professional Hand Tools. 12 very functional tools for handbuilding and wheel work: Classroom and studio-safe wire knife, corrugated handle-making boards, no-clog hole cutters, profiled foot ribs, textured butter paddles, rope-textured dowels, slip/glaze spray cans, wiggled cut-off wires, beveled undercutting stick. All designed by a potter, for potters! Visit store at www.claytimes.com to view and order tools.

Travel

Potters Workshops and Tours in an Undiscovered Mexico. Explore the immense, but little known, ceramic diversity of deep Mexico. Hands-on learning and uncommon, small-group travel among the ancestral masters. www.traditionsmexico.com, traditionsmexico@yahoo.com.

Videos & Books

• TOM TURNER’S POTTERY SCHOOL AND HIS TWO-DAY WORKSHOP 4-DISC DVD SET are now available at: www.tomturnerporcelain.com, or telephone (828) 689-9430.

• SAVE $14.95 NOW when you order Great Glazes I or the brand-new Great Glazes II glaze formula books for just $15 (reg. $29.95) at the Clay Times online store at www.claytimes.com. These popular hands-on studio handbooks feature dozens of favorite glaze recipes for all firing temperatures and atmospheres. ALSO AVAILABLE: Bill van Gilder’s spectacular book of DIY television pottery projects, Wheel-Thrown Pottery, from Lark Books. Visit claytimes.com to order exclusive autographed copies!

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or call ad manager Karen Freeman at 540-882-3576.

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Our March/April 2008 issue features: •Sam Chung's Architectural Pots • Meredith College Builds A New Multi-purpose Kiln •Trompe L'Oeil Exhibit Highlights •Ian Gregory Shares Paperclay Secrets •What to Consider When Designing Your Claywork •Wacky Wall Vases by Diana Crain •Step-by-step Project: A Pedestal Bowl •Thinking About Zinc •More on Rising Costs of Firing •Fresh Air in the Pottery PLUS special departments including Community Pottery Class Listings and Classified Marketplace	Classified Marketplace Classes & Workshops • Celebrate CERAMICS in SPAIN with SETH CARDEW at the wheel. Weekly residential courses or daily private tuition. Also cottage to rent at the pottery. www.cardew-spain.com. • Classes, classes, classes! The Frederick Pottery School in Frederick, Maryland. Year-round throwing and handbuilding classes for teens and adults. (301) 473-8833. Visit www.frederickpotteryschool.com. Employment • Glaze Technician F/T, benefits. Historic Pewabic Pottery in Detroit, Michigan seeks experienced glaze technician to join our fabrication team. A degree in ceramics with 2 years glaze mixing, application and testing experience preferred. Send resume and salary requirements to mloridon@pewabic.org or fax 313-822-6266. For Sale • Craft Show Canopy, “Show-Off.” Heavy vinyl, fire retardent, 10' x 10', four zippered side walls with ties; also stakes and weights. Excellent condition. $450. Contact Pat Jordan, (828) 757-9741, e-mail: Jclaypotpat@charter.net. Opportunities • CERF helps professional craft artists strengthen and sustain their careers through business and career-strengthening programs, emergency relief support, advocacy, and research. For more information, visit The Craft Emergency Relief Fund at www.craftemergency.org or call (803) 229-2306. • ClayParent — A new Internet forum for potters who are parents and their issues. After many requests for this type of interaction, the Clayworkers’ Guild of Illinois is donating web space to open up this forum to members and non-members alike. Registration is free. The forum is located at: www.mudmamasandpapas.com. • JOIN AMERICANPOTTERS.COM TODAY! Be part of a national, searchable database for FREE. Or have an “online gallery” and sell your work ($99.00 a year). • Sell your work to GALLERIES and SHOPS. For 25 years we’ve helped thousands of artists grow their careers. You’ll discover more studio time, less travel time, and more profit than ever before. Average sales $25,000. www.AmericanCraft.com or (410) 889-2933. • Visit the potters of Nicaragua with Potters for Peace, January 15-29, 2008. Fee of $1100 covers all expenses except RT airfare. Nicaragua is warm and beautiful in January and you will visit a variety of pottery communities using local materials to create distinctive, wood-fired terra cotta. See what PFP does first-hand. www.pottersforpeace.org or e-mail pchartrand@bsn1.net. • To all K-12 Ceramic Arts Teachers — The 11th Annual National K-12 Ceramics Exhibition opens at the March 2008 NCECA Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. For more information, visit the Web site at www.k12clay.org. Kiln Repair • Kiln and Studio Repair Service — Mike Swauger, The Kiln Doctor, licensed and insured. (877) 545-6362; mike@thekilndoctor.com. Equipment sales, delivery & set-up, installations. Most parts and accessories are in stock on my full-service vehicle. Serving VA, MD, WV, DC. Rely on more than 17 years of experience. • Kiln Repair. All makes — Washington, DC metro & Northern Virginia. $45/hour (one-hour minimum) plus parts. Larry Safford, The Studio Resource: (703) 283-7458; larrysafford@comcast.net. Tools for Potters GlazeMaster™ glaze database and calculation software for Windows and Macs. $50.00 + $4.50 shipping in North America. Visit www.masteringglazes.com for a free trial download and more information. Or send your check or VISA/MC information to Frog Pond Pottery, PO Box 88, Pocopson, PA 19366. • Awesome! Bill van Gilder’s Professional Hand Tools. 12 very functional tools for handbuilding and wheel work: Classroom and studio-safe wire knife, corrugated handle-making boards, no-clog hole cutters, profiled foot ribs, textured butter paddles, rope-textured dowels, slip/glaze spray cans, wiggled cut-off wires, beveled undercutting stick. All designed by a potter, for potters! Visit store at www.claytimes.com to view and order tools. Travel Potters Workshops and Tours in an Undiscovered Mexico. Explore the immense, but little known, ceramic diversity of deep Mexico. Hands-on learning and uncommon, small-group travel among the ancestral masters. www.traditionsmexico.com, traditionsmexico@yahoo.com. Videos & Books • TOM TURNER’S POTTERY SCHOOL AND HIS TWO-DAY WORKSHOP 4-DISC DVD SET are now available at: www.tomturnerporcelain.com, or telephone (828) 689-9430. • SAVE $14.95 NOW when you order Great Glazes I or the brand-new Great Glazes II glaze formula books for just $15 (reg. $29.95) at the Clay Times online store at www.claytimes.com. These popular hands-on studio handbooks feature dozens of favorite glaze recipes for all firing temperatures and atmospheres. ALSO AVAILABLE: Bill van Gilder’s spectacular book of DIY television pottery projects, Wheel-Thrown Pottery, from Lark Books. Visit claytimes.com to order exclusive autographed copies! Place your ad in the Clay Times classifieds for as little as $50! For complete details, email advertising@claytimes.com or call ad manager Karen Freeman at 540-882-3576.		*Search Clay Times* Online** powered by FreeFind Paul Soldner's Brand-new book, Nothing to Hide, now available! 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