Schedule of Events
50 of Georgia’s Finest Studio Potters participating in this event:
Debora Adornato, Alpharetta
Chris Kelly, Demorest
A. J. Argentina, Roswell
Mark Knott, Suwanee
Jeff Bishoff, Farmington
Will Langford, Danielsville
Shelia Bradley, Bishop
Allya Macdonald, Athens
Lynne Burke, Hartwell
Pat McCaffrey, Winterville
Jerry and Kathy Chappelle, Watkinsville
Bob Marable, High Shoals
Triny Cline, Waleska
Yukiko Marable, High Shoals
Keiko Coghlin, Atlanta
David Morgan, Danielsville
Cameron Covert, Carrollton
Margaret Patterson, Atlanta
Sandy Culp, Atlanta
Don Penny, Hahira
Glenn Dair, Atlanta
Geoff Pickett, Farmington
Isabell Daniel, Farmington
Barry Rhodes, Decatur
Michael DeBerry, Tucker
Adrina Richard, Atlanta
Maria Dondero, Athens
John Roberts, Decatur
Marise Fransolino, Marietta
Lora Rust, Atlanta
Gwen Fryar, Atlanta
Jim Sandefur, Lizella
Anne Ginkel, Roswell
Ted Saupé, Athens
Jennifer Graff, Athens
Michael Schmidt, Valdosta
Nancy Green, Watkinsville
DeWitt Smith, Watkinsville
Barry Gregg, Decatur
Vernon Smith, Atlanta
Erik Haagensen, Decatur
Connie Stockdale, Atlanta
Matthew Henderson, Clarkesville
Becky Strickland, Atlanta
Sherry Holstein, Ellijay
Tim Sullivan, Marietta
Mark Issenberg, Rising Fawn
Rob Sutherland, Athens
Roger Jamison, Juliette
Alice Woodruff, Watkinsville
Opening Gala Reception and Preview Sale
August 30, 2013, 6 - 9 pm, $10 Admission
OCAF Art Center & Rocket Hall (old Watkinsville Gym), 34 School Street, Watkinsville, GA 30677
The opening Gala Reception and Preview Sale is a pottery collector’s paradise with an extensive selection of hand-made functional pottery with over 5,000 pots to view and choose from in the Rocket Hall Sales Gallery.
Three significant exhibitions in the OCAF Art Center building will also be open. The Main Gallery will display an exhibit of 150 pots, titled “Participating Potters: 2013” consisting of two pots by each of the fifty potters and one pot from each of their private collections. In the Members Gallery an outstanding exhibit of pottery titled, "Made in Japan", and curated by Rick Berman, will showcase Japanese pottery from the kilns of Japan. The Exhibit in the 1902 OCAF Center Hallway Gallery will feature the most recent pottery of Atlanta clay artist and potter Rick Berman, titled "Rick Berman - Italian Influences".
Meet and mingle with this year’s participating potters while enjoying a wide assortment of tasty finger foods and liquid refreshments under the tents adjacent to the Memorial Sculpture Garden. Music on the outdoor stage will be provided by the well known jazz band Squat. This immensely popular jazz band has won the annual Flagpole Athens Music “best jazz band” award five times since 1999. The Gala Reception and Preview Sales are open to the general public. Ample free parking is available.
Three Exhibitions
Aug 31 through Sept 18, 10 am - 5 pm daily
OCAF Art Center, 1902 Building, 34 School Street, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Free admission and open to the general public
Main Gallery – “Participating Potters:2013” - This annual exhibit, featuring the best works of each of the 50 Georgia potters and a very special piece selected from their private collections; this annual exhibit is considered by many as the finest display of contemporary pottery in the southeast.
Members Gallery – “Made in Japan” - This exhibition, curated by Rick Berman, will include approximately 35 pots from kilns in Japan. Living National Treasures Shoji Hamada and Tatsuzo Shimaoka will be shown. Kumano Kuroemon and several other potters from Echizen, examples from the kilns of Shino and Oribe, Bizen, Tamba, Onda, and many other pots from anonymous Japanese potters from private and museum collections will be included. Several large photographs of Japanese potters, kilns, pots, Zen Gardens, and a very thorough explanation of the Mingei Tradition will be shown on the walls of the gallery. Berman will give a Gallery Talk on this significant exhibit on Friday evening, August 30, starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Members Gallery.
Hall Gallery – “Rick Berman – Italian Influences” – An exhibit of clay art by potter Rick Berman. “Fortunately I was given the opportunity to teach ceramics for the University of Georgia’s Crotona studies abroad program in the spring of 2013. While living in Crotona, Italy and traveling to Rome, Florence, Lucca, Venice, Assisi and several other Italian cities I saw literally thousands of pieces of art by some of the greatest masters in the history of the world. I noticed that a common denominator used in almost every painting and marble or wood sculpture was the use of draped fabric. To me the greatest example of this common thread was the incredible use of this technique in Michelangelo’s pietà. I was so amazed by this illusion created in marble that I felt compelled to try it in clay. In my forty five years of clay work I have never been so pleased with the forms, and the seemingly endless possibilities of variations on a theme. Ironically I made a few of these forms as a graduate student in the Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia in 1973.”
Gigantic Pottery Sale
Aug 31 through Sept 18, 10 am – 5 pm
Rocket Hall Sales Gallery, OCAF Art Center, 34 School Street, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Free admission and open to the general public
For twenty continuous days the old Watkinsville Gym, now called Rocket Hall, will be rocking with more than 5,000 pieces of hand-made pottery produced by 50 of Georgia’s finest potters. Most of the participating potters will have an average of 100 pots on display. This 11th annual premium sale of contemporary functional and decorative pottery is the largest of its kind in the Southeast.
Gallery Talks by Michael Pitts
Sunday, Sept 8 and 15, Starting at 1pm
Main Gallery, 1902 Building, OCAF Art Center, 34 School Street, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Free admission and open to the general public
Expand your pottery proficiency in a gallery talk through both exhibition galleries. Michael Pitts, a well- known Georgia potter will lead these talks covering pottery styles, clays, glazes, firing techniques and general information about various pieces in the exhibit.
Pottery Workshop
“Attention to Detail”: A workshop presented by Tom Turner
Aug 31 and Sep 1; 10 am-5pm each day
School Street Studios, 34 School Street, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Fee: $150 which includes continental breakfast and lunch each day
Register at www.ocaf.com or phone 706-769-4565; VISA, Master or Discover Credit Card
The workshop is limited to the first twenty-five paid registrations.
Tom, with 45 years experience as a potter, will conduct the two day demonstration workshop where he will throw various shapes of porcelain pots on the wheel the first day and trim and decorate the second day. He will also show visual images of his pottery created over his 45 years in ceramic arts. The workshop will be directed by questions raised by the audience along with his normal presentation. Tom’s work is recognized internationally for the beautiful forms he creates in porcelain. Recently he has focused on achieving chemical reduction fired pots using an electric kiln. Be sure to check out his website at www.tomturnerporcelain.com to see these amazing results.
Self-Guided Studio Tours - Watkinsville – Farmington Area Potters
Sunday, Sept 15, 1 – 5 pm,
Free admission, open to the general public
Potters opening their studios for tours are:
Alice Woodruff – 35 South Main Street, Watkinsville, GA 30677; Phone 706-207-5157
Isabell Daniel – 1100 Mayne Mill Road, Farmington, GA 30638; Phone 706-769-7796
Geoff Picket –1171 Freeman Creek Rd., Farmington, GA 30638; Phone 706-769-8100
Jeff Bishoff – 1790 Salem Rd., Farmington, GA 30638; Phone 678-863-1847
Nancy Green – 1500 Tappan Spur Rd., Watkinsville, GA 30677; Phone 706-410-5200
Maps will be available in Hall Sales Gallery during the Exhibition and Sale.
Pottery Demonstrations by Participating Potters
Every Saturday, 1- 4 pm
Rocket Hall Courtyard, OCAF Art Center, 34 School Street, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Free admission, open to the general public
Over the three hour period these experienced potters will demonstrate wheel throwing and hand building techniques and be available to answer your questions.
Saturday, Aug 31 – Vernon Smith, Atlanta
Saturday, Sept 7 – Chris Kelly, Demorest
Saturday, Sept 14 – Jennifer Graff, Athens
For more information on Perspectives 2013 contact:
Media Coordinator: Sheila Chrzan, 706-425-1927, Email: chrzan.sheila@gmail.com
Event Coordinator: Bob Marable, 706-612-8046, Email: bobmarable@att.net
Office Administrator: Sherry Woodruff
Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF)
PO Box 631, 34 School Street, Watkinsville, GA 30677
Office Phone 706-769-4565
E-mail info@ocaf.com
Website www.ocaf.com
The opening Gala Reception and Preview Sale is a pottery collector’s paradise with an extensive selection of hand-made functional pottery with over 5,000 pots to view and choose from in the Rocket Hall Sales Gallery.
Three significant exhibitions in the 1902 OCAF Center building will also be open. The Main Gallery will have on display an exhibit of 150 pots; two pots by each of the fifty potters and one pot from each of their private collections. Details of the "Made in Japan" exhibit in the Members Gallery, curated by Rick Berman, will showcase Japanese pottery from the kilns of Japan. The Exhibit in the 1902 OCAF Center Hallway Gallery will feature the most recent pottery of Atlanta clay artist and potter Rick Berman, titled "Rick Berman - Italian Influences".
Meet and mingle with this year’s participating potters while enjoying a wide assortment of tasty finger foods and liquid refreshments under the tents adjacent to the Memorial Sculpture Garden. Music on the outdoor stage will be provided by the well-known jazz band Squat. This immensely popular jazz band has won the annual Flagpole Athens Music “best jazz band” award five times since 1999. The Gala Reception and Preview Sales are open to the general public. Admission to the Gala Reception and Preview Sale is $10; plenty of ample free parking is available.
