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Masterclasses

 

Sibol Clay Baby-making workshop

 
 
 
 
 

Portfolio Review & Professional Development Masterclass

with Dr. Wendy Gers

Dr Wendy Gers has mentored several artists over the years. The professional development and portfolio review workshop is an occasion for participants to reflect on their practice – a valuable learning experience and opportunity for professional growth. Portfolio reviews are especially helpful if one is stuck in a rut and wants a fresh eye, or a conversation about their work. The participants learnt how to modify their portfolio to suit submitting work for a contest, applying for a grant, or getting work published or exhibited. 

Critical Writing Masterclass

with Elaine Olafson Henry

Elaine Henry’s master’s thesis was titled Comparative Analyses of Contemporary Fine Art Criticism and Contemporary Ceramics Criticism. In this thesis, she did a quantitative analysis of each category contained in writing, breaking them down into 14 areas of concern to the writer.

In this workshop, the participants looked at the objective and subjective qualities commonly used in writing what might be considered a “review.” They analyzed currently published reviews for these qualities, discussed the objective qualities of writing a review and demonstrated how subjective analyses follow, to give the writer the opportunity for personal assessment

 

Between the Lines 

Kavita Pandya Ganguly

Nerikomi is an art of surface decoration practiced in Japan. This involves stacking colour clay and slicing it through cross sections to reveal a pattern. The technique allows the pattern to penetrate through the object’s wall creating identical surfaces visible from both the sides. Nerikomi is a complex and laborious process, which reflects both careful planning in composition as well as accidental results. One never gets the same  lines or dots even if the process is repeated several times. Ultimately, Nerikomi delights with its unexpected and infinite results.

Sibol Clay Baby-making workshop

Rita Badilla Guidino

 

The Sibol clay babies are an integral part of Rita Badilla Guidino’s performance firing. The Lual will birth them at the peak of the performance. Participants make their Sibol clay babies during the workshop, and the processes of firing and birthing become a community activity. 

 
 
Masterclass-artists
Dr. Wendy Gers

Dr Wendy Gers is an award-winning curator. She has lived and worked in Europe, the UK, Southern Africa, East, Central and South Asia and the USA. Wendy is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Ceramics at Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics in the Netherlands. She also is a Visiting Professor at the University of Sunderland, UK. Wendy has authored numerous catalogues, book chapters and scholarly articles, including the landmark monograph on Southern African ceramics, Scorched Earth (2016). She has delivered over 80 public lectures and keynote addresses in nearly 30 countries, and has served on various boards.

Elaine Olafson Henry

Elaine Olafson Henry is former Editor/Pub of Ceramics: Art & Perception. With a BFA and MFA, she taught at Emporia State University in Kansas, acting as Department Chair from 2000–2007. She was President of NCECA 2002–2004 and is now a Fellow and Honorary Member of that organization. She is a past president and lifetime member of the International Ceramics Magazine Editors Association. Published, exhibited and collected worldwide, she is a council member of the International Academy of Ceramics. In 2020, she earned an MA in English at the University of Wyoming, focused on critical writing. 

Kavita Pandya Ganguly

As an artist specializing in the Nerikomi technique for over 12 years, Kavita Pandya’s work is a testament to the intricate dance between tradition and innovation. She has immersed herself in the artistry of Nerikomi, where the meticulous, laborious and deliberate layering of diverse clay shades and textures creates numerous patterns and possibilities, becoming her language of expression. Pandya is an alumnus of Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, and The National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. In her 28 years of working as a ceramist, Kavita’s works have been displayed on various national and international platforms, including Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa, Ceramic Congress etc. 

Rita Badilla-Gudiño

Rita Badilla-Gudiño, started her academic career at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts (UPCFA). She propelled the founding of the UPCFA Ceramic Studio in 2008 and was part of the team that institutionalized the Minor Program on Ceramic Arts Technique of the College. Her LUAL Kiln Art is considered a first in Philippine Art History and received recognition at the 2015 International Ceramics Festival in the United Kingdom, as one of the most spectacular performance firings in the more than 30 years history of the festival.  Her presentation of this creative work at the 57th National Council on Ceramic Art Education Annual Conference in the US in 2023, was acclaimed by more than 1500 attendees. 

 
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