Gail Van de Bogurt and Catherine Perry Welcome Seth Cardew- of The English Family of Potters December 5th and 6th at Maho Bay Art Center
Island Ceramic artists Gail Van de Bogurt and Catherine Perry are honored to announce a very special visiting artist Seth Cardew of Castellon, SPAIN. He
will be presenting a two part demonstration at the Maho Bay Clay Works
Studio Wednesday and Thursday afternoons Dec 5th and 6th, 2-5 PM, wine
and cheese following at the studio. Those who wish may gather for dinner
at Maho Bay dining pavillion after. There will be a Friday evening
gathering at Catherine Perry’s house on Fortsberg, St. John. All class
participants are invited. A selection of Seth’s masterful work will be
available for purchase at that time.
The
cost of the full workshop is $95. But for those who cannot attend the
complete workshop, the fee is $75. for one day only. (Priority will be
given to full workshop participants.)
Seth
Cardew is an internationally known ceramic artist and teacher. Since
1983 he has undertaken lecture tours throughout the English-speaking
world describing the early 20th century
pottery movement. He lives and works in Spain but travels extensively
to lecture and sell his work to collectors worldwide.
Born
in 1934 in Gloustershire, England, he is the son of the influential
potter Michael Cardew. Seth studied art and sculpture at the Chelsea
School of Art in London and the Camberwell School of Art. Afterwards,
he spent fourteen years in the film industry making clay sets for
studios at Borehamwood, Pinewood and Elstree. Sets for the
multi-award-winning film Cleopatra are among his credits. In 1971 Cardew joined his father, Michael Cardew, at Wenford Bridge and
started potting in earnest in 1974. By the time of his father's death
in 1983, Seth had established himself as an important potter in his own
right and took over operation of Wenford Bridge Pottery.
Because
he worked with his father, Michael Cardew, Seth was able to witness the
roots of today’s studio pottery movement as it was developing. His
father Michael had studied under Bernard Leach when he was younger so
the friendship continued over the years while Seth worked at Wenford.
Many fine potters were students at Wenford Bridge including Svend Bayer,
Clive Bowen, Michael O’ Brian and Danlami Aliyu among others. The
energy that was generated there went on to influence a generation of
young potters in the United States as well. Creating a wave of
experimentation and discovery based on these traditional methods.
Seth’s
son is Ara Cardew, a third generation potter of the Cardew family of
potters. He is now a permanent resident of New Hampshire. He has taught
several great “Hands-On, Participation Workshops” at Maho Bay Clay Works
and will be a visiting artist here in February. For that workshop
participants will get a chance to get up to their elbows in mud! Ara
will be on hand for his father’s workshop and we anticipate some fun
collaborative moments.
We
on St. John are honored to have Seth visit us this December. Seth’s
pottery style is a slip technique with oxide and cobalt painted on the
pottery piece once it has been bisque. Besides demonstrating this
technique during his workshop at Maho Bay, he will also be discussing
the art of shape making and why we make the forms we do from a function
and aesthetic perspective.
Dates and times: Wednesday Dec.5th 2-5pm Thursday, Dec 6th 2-5pm.
Cost: $95. for the 2 afternoon demonstrations
Register early, as space is limited!
For more information please contact: Gail Van de Bogurt
Maho Bay Clayworks gail@mahobayclayworks.com 340-776-6226 ext. 226 or 340-514-6594
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