Duluth Pottery

Upcoming Workshop Sponsored by The Potters Council

HANDMADE TILE & MOSAICS
September18-20, 2009
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hosted by Handmade Tile Association

Featured Artists:

Carol Rose Dean, Barbara Keith, Karin Kraemer, Shelia Menzies, Carrie Anne Parks, Joseph Taylor and Louis and Allen Voigt,

This conference will bring together a diverse group of presenters and artists to discuss and work on issues surrounding handmade tiles and mosaics for the 21st century.

Picture of Karin at work. My pots are functional Maiolica, an in-glaze hand painted tin glaze technique. The clay is red earthenware. I use it for it's traditional place in Maiolica history, as well as being the closest thing to chocolate to work with. The forms are wheel thrown and hand built and decorated with colorful, loose brushwork. The pots are round canvases with the white glaze inviting the first brush stroke. I love the vehicle of the pot. It invites touch and a way into the art world through an object we use as well as look at.

I draw from the places and people around me for my imagery. Capturing the color and movement of the moment is my aim…the flowers in my garden trembling in a slight breeze and the sun glowing through them, or the light coming in the window and lighting up my friend's face as well as the vase or teacup sitting there. I like to capture these moments and ordinary things and celebrate them on the pots. It's these things that matter to each of us in our own personal lives, and mark our day's adventures.

- Karin Kraemer