Session V: Cross Pollination, August 5-16

Martha Grover

Organized by: Audry Deal-McEver & Martha Grover
With: Dawn Candy, Jennifer Cole, Dawn Dishaw, Sarah Pike & Lindsay Rogers

Over time, botanical ecosystems evolve in response to ecological change. Species rarely thrive in isolation but rather coexist in symbiotic relationships that promote growth and development. In this spirit, Cross Pollination welcomes clay artists inspired by the botanical world who are interested in sharing their experiences, techniques, processes, and research. While many artists anchoring the session focus on functional ware, the ideas behind this residency align with sculptural and installation work as well. The cohort will gather to share ideas while gaining fresh inspiration from Watershed’s bucolic campus.

Altered Forms: Working with Porcelain

Discover the joy of working with porcelain on and off the wheel! Martha will share her throwing and altering techniques that exploit this elegant and sensuous material’s best qualities. We will explore various altering techniques and additions of slabs, handles, and spouts to create an assortment of functional forms. Forms will include cups, bowls, vases, pitchers, lidded forms, and baskets. Crack repair and mending techniques will be addressed, as well as the use of a spray gun for glazing.

Materials Fees for this workshop are estimated to be between $170-200. This does not include materials that may need to be purchased by the student prior to the workshop. Additional firing fees may apply. Additional clay is available for purchase.

April 6 & 7, 2024
Saturday & Sunday
10:00am to 5:00 pm
with 1-hour lunch break each day

Discover the idiosyncrasies of working with porcelain on and off the wheel as Martha Grover demonstrates how to make her signature undulating functional forms. Martha will share her special throwing and altering techniques that exploit this elegant and sensuous material’s best qualities. Working with a variety of bottomless wheel-thrown forms and slabs in both the soft and leather-hard stages, Martha will demonstrate various altering techniques and additions of slabs, handles, and spouts to create an assortment of functional forms. Forms will include cups, bowls, vases, pitchers, lidded forms, and baskets. Martha will also talk about her sources of inspiration, philosophy of making, and studio practices.

Participants will have the chance to alter a pre-thrown, cylindrical form and attach a spout and handle to make a pouring vessel. Those not enrolled in an in-person course at the Ceramics Program for the Spring semester may have pieces created during the workshop bisque fired by the Ceramics Program for a cost of 4 cents per cubic inch. Participants will be notified when they may pick up their fired work.

Cost: Free for Harvard College Undergraduates, $250 for Adult Community and Harvard Graduate students.

10 day porcelain workshop in paradise!

https://www.stjohnvipottery.com

email potteryinparadise@gmail.com for more details and to register

Saturday 10am-5pm

Sunday 11am-4pm

Every year on the first weekend in May, pottery and ceramics studios in Maine open their doors to the public. It's a fun day and a chance meet the artists, peek in the kilns, see demonstrations, and shop for pottery and other handmade goods. Joshua and Martha will be participating in the tour again this year. They will transform the studio into a celebration of spring with a wide variety of pots and plants for sale.  

Event Details

Monday and Tuesday Jan. 16-17  2023 9am-4pm,

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023 9am-12pm

Description

Discover the idiosyncrasies of working with porcelain on and off the wheel! In this hands-on workshop, Martha will share her special throwing and altering techniques that exploit this elegant and sensuous material’s best qualities.  Working with a variety of bottomless wheel-thrown forms and slabs in both the soft and leather-hard stages, Martha will demonstrate various altering techniques and additions of slabs, handles, and spouts to create an assortment of functional forms.  Forms will include cups, bowls, vases, pitchers, and baskets.  Crack repair and mending techniques will be addressed, as well as the use of a spray gun for glaze application.  Martha will also discuss her sources of inspiration, philosophy of making, and studio practices.  Student will make their own flowing porcelain pots and have the opportunity to spray glaze bisque pieces they bring to the workshop.

Skill Level: Intermediate – Should have taken 1 clay class or more. Advanced students welcome as well!

Event Details

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023 1-4pm

Thursday and Friday Jan 19-20, 2023  9am-4pm

Description

Discover the beauty and idiosyncrasies of working with porcelain! In this hands-on workshop, Martha will share her slab building and altering techniques that exploit this elegant and sensuous material’s best qualities.  Working with a variety of slab constructed forms in both the soft and leather-hard stages, Martha will demonstrate various altering techniques and additions of handles and spouts to create an assortment of functional forms.  Forms will include cups, bowls, vases, pitchers, and baskets.  Crack repair and mending techniques will be addressed, as well as the use of a spray gun for glaze application.  Martha will also discuss her sources of inspiration, philosophy of making, and studio practices.  Student will make their own flowing porcelain pots and have the opportunity to spray glaze a few bisque pieces they can bring to the workshop.

Skill Level: Intermediate – Should have taken 1 clay class or more. Advanced students welcome as well!

Martha will be one of the demonstrating presenters at the 2022 Israeli Ceramic Symposium.

מפוזיון הקרמיקה הבינלאומי 2022

איפה? במרכז המשותף לאמנות – גבעת חביבה

מי משתתפות השנה?

Martha Grover – ארה"ב

Ilona Romule – לטביה

נועה צ'רניחובסקי – ישראל

שלומית גרנט-פלדור – ישראל

מה עוד? התערוכה "עבודה בידיים עבודה בעיניים" של משתתפי הסימפוזיון אשר תנדוד לגלריה המבשלה, הרצאות ועוד.

מחירים מיוחדים לחברי עמותה לשנת 2022 ולמצטרפים לעמותה לשנת 2023

במכירה המוקדמת עד ל14.11

תשמרו את התאריכים :

21-23.12.22

מחכות לפגוש אתכן.ם פנים אל פנים

למחירון הסימפוזיון המלא לחצו כאן

✶ כרטיס במחיר סטודנט תקף לסטודנטים לקרמיקה ולעיצוב במוסדות אקדמיים מוכרים.

עמותת אמנים יוצרים מוקירה תודה מיוחדת לארגון AIDA שסייע להגעת האמניות האורחות שלנו Martha Grover ו Ilona Romule לארץ ולהשתתף בסימפוזיון הקרמיקה ה26 – www.aidaarts.org

להזמנת מקומות

Martha and Joshua will be holding their annual Holiday Pottery Sale December 3 - 11, 10am - 5pm daily.

Event Details

CLASS IS FULL (call to be placed on a waiting list)

Wednesday February 2, 2022 1-4pm

Thursday and Friday February 3 and 4, 2022  9am-4pm

Description

Discover the beauty and idiosyncrasies of working with porcelain! In this hands-on workshop, Martha will share her slab building and altering techniques that exploit this elegant and sensuous material’s best qualities.  Working with a variety of slab constructed forms in both the soft and leather-hard stages, Martha will demonstrate various altering techniques and additions of handles and spouts to create an assortment of functional forms.  Forms will include cups, bowls, vases, pitchers, and baskets.  Crack repair and mending techniques will be addressed, as well as the use of a spray gun for glaze application.  Martha will also discuss her sources of inspiration, philosophy of making, and studio practices.  Student will make their own flowing porcelain pots and have the opportunity to spray glaze a few bisque pieces they can bring to the workshop.

Skill Level: Intermediate – Should have taken 1 clay class or more. Advanced students welcome as well!

Event Details

Monday and Tuesday Jan. 31, Feb. 1  2022 9am-4pm,

Wednesday Feb 2, 2022 9am-12pm

Description

Discover the idiosyncrasies of working with porcelain on and off the wheel! In this hands-on workshop, Martha will share her special throwing and altering techniques that exploit this elegant and sensuous material’s best qualities.  Working with a variety of bottomless wheel-thrown forms and slabs in both the soft and leather-hard stages, Martha will demonstrate various altering techniques and additions of slabs, handles, and spouts to create an assortment of functional forms.  Forms will include cups, bowls, vases, pitchers, and baskets.  Crack repair and mending techniques will be addressed, as well as the use of a spray gun for glaze application.  Martha will also discuss her sources of inspiration, philosophy of making, and studio practices.  Student will make their own flowing porcelain pots and have the opportunity to spray glaze bisque pieces they bring to the workshop.

Skill Level: Intermediate – Should have taken 1 clay class or more. Advanced students welcome as well!

January 14-16, 2022

ST. GEORGE, UTAH

Clay Con West is a growing conference for the clay minded, both young and old, amateur and professional, clean and dirty!

Networking with other clay people is a wonderful way to expand ideas and build friendship, both in clay and life. Clay Con West is here to help you to grow in clay knowledge and build life-long friendships.

With CCW 2021 being canceled, we hope to make CCW 2022 even bigger and better. Keep an eye on our website or social media for updates.

Hands on Workshop at Snow Farm in Massachusetts

Discover the idiosyncrasies of working with porcelain on and off the wheel, learning Martha's special throwing and altering techniques. Exploit the sensuous nature of porcelain and investigate the idea of pouring by making pitchers, ewers, teapots, gravy boats, and more. Crack repair and mending techniques will be addressed. Prior experience with wheel throwing required. Some work may be fired post workshop, with shipping available for an additional fee.

Workshop Fee: $430

Materials Fee: $50

Saturday 10am-5pm

Sunday 11am-4pm

Every year on the first weekend in May, pottery and ceramics studios in Maine open their doors to the public. It's a fun day and a chance meet the artists, peek in the kilns, see demonstrations, and shop for pottery and other handmade goods. Joshua and Martha will be participating in the tour again this year. They will transform the studio into a celebration of spring with a wide variety of pots and plants for sale.  

Balanced Beauty: Porcelain Works by Martha Grover (March 8 - April 12). This in-person (by appointment) and online exhibit features works inspired by orchids in beauty, color, form and functionality. Watch Martha's artist demo from our virtual library.

Mug Madness is a juried gallery show and tournament. Our two jurors (Michelle Ettrick and Chris Hosbach) have selected 64 mugs from more than 250 submissions to participate in the tournament and show at Saltstone Ceramics in Seattle, WA. 

Every day in March, mugs will be paired into match-ups and posted to our Instagram at 9am. Each mug can win up to three points in a match. One is given to the winner of the Instagram poll; the other two points come from our judges. The mug with the most points moves on to the next round!

Martha will be showing her work virtually this year at the Wellman and Welsch stop of the Tampa Tour de Clay!

Go to www.TampaTourdeClay.com to see all the great work online this year!

Martha will present a two day demonstration workshop at the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center.

The Finger Lakes Pottery Tour has moved ONLINE this year due to Covid 19 - go to:

https://www.fingerlakespotterytour.com/virtual-shop

to see the tour and shop online!

Saturday 10am-5pm

Sunday 11am-4pm

Every year on the first weekend in May, pottery and ceramics studios in Maine open their doors to the public. It's a fun day and a chance meet the artists, peek in the kilns, see demonstrations, and shop for pottery and other handmade goods. Joshua and Martha will be participating in the tour again this year. They will transform the studio into a celebration of spring with a wide variety of pots and plants for sale.  

Join me in Bonita Springs FL for this 5 day hands on workshop

http://www.artcenterbonita.org/workshops/index.html

Three Day hands on workshop at Cornell Studio in Dayton OH. Click link for more info.

Two day, Hands on workshop at Carla’s Clay in Sarasota FL.

Martha will be showing her work this year at the Wellman and Welsch stop of the Tampa Tour de Clay!

Martha Grover - Industrial Pourers

Hands-On/Demo Workshop - All Skill Levels
Instructor: Martha Grover - Visiting Artist Workshop

Discover the idiosyncrasies of working with porcelain on and off the wheel as Martha Grover demonstrates how to make her undulating functional forms. She will discuss special throwing and altering techniques suited for this elegant and sensuous material and how to exploit its best qualities. Demonstrations will include working with various wheel-thrown forms and slabs in both the soft and leather-hard stages to create a variety of cups, bowls, vases, pitchers, lidded forms, and teapots. She will explore bottomless thrown forms, with the additions of slabs, handles and spouts.  Crack repair and mending techniques will be addressed as well as the use of a spray gun for glaze application.  Martha will also talk about her sources of inspiration, philosophy of making, and studio practices.

*Workshop participants should plan to participate in group discussions and bring a bag lunch, any photographs for reference during discussion and a sketchbook. (Meets in W-8)

Fall Quarter (2 day workshop)

Saturday-Sunday October 26-27, 10am-4pm each day

Tuition: $285

Exhibit- September 27 - October 27, 2019 

Exhibit Reception/Artist Talk - October 25, 2019-7pm-9pm