BACE provides language learning even as enrollment slides Nov 20, 2008
While classes at BACE range far and wide, in subjects including digital video editing, pottery making and boxing, one program stands out as invaluable to its students: English as a Second Language. The ESL classes, which meet on the third floor, typically see full classrooms, the teachers said. (Brookline TAB, MA)
* Taiwan plans to develop industrial clusters Nov 16, 2008
He added that there were many conventional manufacturing sectors known for their handicraft skills, such as porcelain and pottery making in Taipei Countys Yingge Township (aq), and wood carving in Miaoli Countys Sanyi Township (Tq). The diversity and strength of those clusters were reflected in the Global Competitiveness Report, where Taiwan was tied with the US with a score of 5. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Ages and Stages' Fair at Families First Nov 10, 2008
A chance to win free passes to fun family activities such as climbing and toddler gyms, museums, pottery making, theater and more. Demonstrations of healthy snacks and recipes by a nutritionist from Families First. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Pottery exhibit opens Nov. 2 at Hilltop Oct 29, 2008
The art of pottery making has been revived in the Village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua Mexico. "The whole village is involved in creating and decorating these beautiful works of art," said Mike Garino of Cochise College at Douglas Campus. (Nogales International, AZ)
Janet Chandler (left) and Sunne McCarty create flower and feather fairies among other fanciful creatures that include polymer clay mythical dragons and Griffins. The girls sold out of many of their creations at Saturdays festival. MICHAEL MITSEFF/Lake City Reporter Oct 26, 2008
Among the exotic exhibits of wearable art, hypnosis seminars, chakra jewelry and the philosophy of sacred spaces disturbed by dissonant fields of energy, lurk the familiar pursuits of woodworking, tie dyeing and pottery making. To soothe the spirit and engender plain old good vibrations, art objects in the home give the weary eye a place to rest as it drinks in colors and shapes and serves to transform the modest of surroundings. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Friday concert to kick off Seaboard Festival Oct 22, 2008
Basket weaving, blacksmithing, pottery making, quilting and stained-glass artistry will be among the crafts demonstrations set up on the lawn at Hamlet Public Library. Nancy Averitte, with the Seaboard Festival Committee, said that there will fewer vendors at this festival. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Potter creates unique designs , unique business Sep 12, 2008
Sun Publishing E-Papers Your world is just a click away. By Patricia Ann Chaffee / The Charlestown Press A unique piece of pottery created by Stephanie White. (Westerly Sun, RI)
What's Happening Sep 11, 2008
- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lyndon House Arts Center, 293 Hoyt St.; designed to restore reading to the center of American culture using innovative reading programs; musical performance by Incatepec, games and a pottery making demonstration by Hispanic women's group, Casa de la Cultura; in children's studio, families will use fabric, paper and feathers to create owl collages based on the owl from the community's chosen book "Bless Me, Ultima;" cut shapes out of tissue paper to create beautiful Papel... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Let your babies grow up to be globe-trotters Sep 4, 2008
She recently sent a family to Provence, France, where they first learned about the region's storied history, then took courses in pottery making, followed by gathering oysters on the shore, which gave them a look at how people in the area make a living. Experiences like these can be enhanced when parents expose a child to various settings and languages. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Parks see different summers Jul 21, 2008
- Cavestone pottery making: 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 2. - Herbs and wild edibles: 11 a.m. to noon Aug. 9. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Theater Thursdays Jun 27, 2008
Watch demonstrations of iron casting, blacksmithing and pottery making, including the dramatic raku clay firing technique. We're talking 1,800 degrees and combustible materials here, people. (Anchorage Daily News)
Kutztown Festival is all about fun Jun 27, 2008
Some 200 Pennsylvania German and other early American folk artisans demonstrate their skills in diverse crafts including fine furniture, miniatures, pottery making, clothing, musical instruments, hand-painted art, iron ornaments, weavings, brooms, cut paper art known as "scherenschnitte," Pennsylvania German calligraphic writing called "fraktur", beeswax candles and more. Eastern Pennsylvania 's finest traditional hex sign painters - in fact the last hex sign artists in the nation - are among... (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Sculpting history Mar 29, 2008
Students in the sculpture and ceramics class created the pots using the Japanese pottery making process that dates back to the 16th to 17th century. Reader CommentsMany of you have expressed concerns about some of the harsh anonymous comments from readers. (Odessa American, TX)
China's biggest purple clay teapot completed Mar 21, 2008
It's been used for pottery making in the area for over 3,000 years. The properties of the material allow artisans to create the perfect vessel for brewing tea. (Xinhuanet, China)
‘Parallel’ lives Feb 5, 2008
For the most part, she s inspired by myths and surviving primeval rituals about the craft and processes of pottery making and firing. My association with the primal aspect of clay as terra firma, along with my desire to connect with the history, traditions, and materials necessary for the production of ceramics, to include earth, fire, air and water, has led me to write my own kiln god myth, said Dr. Geiger-Ho in an e-mail exchange. (Scranton Times, PA)
S Korean students learn pottery making in Wuhan Dec 31, 2007
South Korean students make pottery in a local workshop on December 30 at Jianghan University in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- Twenty-eight South Korean students tried their hand at making pottery in a local workshop on December 30 at Jianghan University in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tumacacori Fiesta Dec 8, 2007
Demonstrations of paper flower making, living history enactors, Mexican pottery making, blacksmithing, leatherworking. For the kids, there were puppet shows, pi atas, and hands- on traditional crafts. (Nogales International, AZ)
Explore Native American culture in New Mexico Dec 5, 2007
Santa Fe Mountain Adventures () can help plan a unique sojourn, organizing family activities from touring Bandelier to geocaching, an outdoor treasure-hunting game, to snowshoeing, cooking and pottery making. "You get so much more out of a visit to a place like this when you're with a guide," offers David Thompson, whose family joined us touring Bandelier with Santa Fe Mountain Adventures guides Bill Neuwirth, a college professor, and Anne Stanley, an artist and guide. (CNN -- Travel)
Lot to do Sunday Nov 4, 2007
In the living history tipi village, watch demonstrations such as the art of fire-starting, campfire cooking, hide scraping, flint napping and pottery making. And here are five other reasons to head out. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Lead poisoning especially dangerous for children Oct 31, 2007
Some hobbies may expose you to lead, such as pottery making, stained glass making or refinishing furniture. Sometimes soil can contain lead, be careful that children do not put soil in their mouths. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Fantastic Art Night will cap artist-in-residence program at Williams school Oct 16, 2007
In addition to paper and pottery making, other workshops tonight include. n Origami jumping frogs. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
YouTube for E-Tailers Oct 13, 2007
For example, Miller cites the YouTube videos of Charles Smith, an Alabama potter whose of pottery making has been viewed over 11,572 times. Smith's videos are "interesting, informative, and they have the URL to his Web site at the beginning," Miller said. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Uwharrie Mountain Festival Oct 11, 2007
This year, the event features a Pro Lumberjack Series event, the Spook Island Paddle Quest, raku pottery making, Point Taken Disc Golf, and a Tree ID Challenge, said Chairman David Zmiewsky. Visitors will enjoy returning activities like gold panning, archaeology, the 4. (Troy Montgomery Herald, NC)
Grants hosts ‘Archey Fair’ Oct 9, 2007
GRANTS - What do spear throwing, pottery making, yarn dyeing and arrowhead carving have in common. You'll find the answer at the New Mexico Archaeological Fair to be held at City Hall Park on Oct. 12 and 13. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
N. Georgia Turning and Burning festival Oct 4, 2007
On that trip they got to hold and study historic pieces from one of the wellsprings of Southeastern pottery making, Edgefield, S.C.. Chester says that he, Matthew and his other son, Nathaniel, returned all sharing the same feeling that "them jars were telling us something we needed to do.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Living history fair set for Oct. 6 Sep 29, 2007
Other demonstrations include basket weaving, clues in dirt activity, stone tools, face painting, living history demonstrations, music, pottery making, horseshoeing, Buffalo Soldiers, stone painting, storytelling and weaving. Texas and American flags will also be given away. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Madeline Gallo Sep 24, 2007
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Heritage Day offers a view of the past Sep 11, 2007
Demonstrations of old-time skills such as blacksmithing, weaving, spinning, pottery making and broom making will also be presented. One event that will be missing is the line-up of demonstrations of crafts and skills of the 1800s presented by the Nauvoo on the Road team. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Milford lawmakers help pass lead law Jul 2, 2007
Last year, the Milford school district closed all 15 art classrooms temporarily as officials investigated levels of lead and other hazardous glazes that staff and students were exposed to as part of pottery making projects. The case drew national attention and led Slossberg and Amann to submit the lead testing bill. (New Haven Register, CT)
Library hosts Summer Kickoff party Jun 24, 2007
e have a lot of events scheduled throughout the summer, including a program where students can learn how police officers solve mysteries, reading time with Ronald McDonald and another centered around the art of pottery making with guest speaker Blaka Abee. And that's just the beginning. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
Plans developing for 40th annual Spoon River Scenic Drive Jun 23, 2007
This site will celebrate its second year of participation in the Scenic Drive with plans to feature more demonstrations, activities, old-time crafts such as leather and buckskins, honey combs, and pottery making. Lawn space is being prepared to accommodate up to 100 vendors to demonstrate, display and sell handmade, USA-made items. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
At Riverside, classroom comes to life at annual ‘Alive’ festival May 11, 2007
The show-and-tell festival inside and outside the school will include a chili cook-off, volleyball tournament, Tae Bo demonstration, pottery making, poetry readings, scientific experiments in crystal growth and raku firing, a 16th century Japanese method for firing glazed pottery. The event is a way for the arts and sciences to flex their muscles and let the public know what happens in the classroom. (Scranton Times, PA)
Vivid colors attract buyer to McCoy pottery May 7, 2007
The McCoy's began pottery making in Putnam, Ohio, (now part of Zanesville, Ohio) in 1848. They made stoneware crocks and jars and were very successful. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Art clubs attend pottery-making seminar Apr 25, 2007
The Marlin High School Art Club joined the Bremond High School Art Club for a seminar on pottery making. Sonny Moss at Mud Creek Pottery in Calvert conducted a four-hour seminar on how to throw pottery on a pottery wheel while Lisa Miller, the Art Teacher at Bremond ISD, assisted by teaching hand building with clay. (Marlin Democrat, TX)
Shakespeare Club continues to educate and entertain members Apr 9, 2007
Earlier meetings covered subjects such as pottery making, radios and sewing. More recently, topics have included travelogues from women who have been around the world and seen places like Antarctica and Brazil. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Traditional trades attract visitors Apr 4, 2007
VISITORS to a cultural event held in Butterworth checked out an array of traditional trades like batik drawing, rattan weaving and pottery making at Dataran Pemuda Merdeka. They were shown the finer points of the trades at booths set up at the event, Program Merakyatkan Seni Budaya Membudayakan Inter-grasi, held recently. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
America takes root Mar 31, 2007
Events, including historical pageantry and ceremonies, musical performances and children's entertainment, will be held at three locations: Historic Jamestowne, the site of the actual landing; Jamestown Settlement, where outdoor re-enactments and indoor exhibits help re-create the life and times of the early 17th century; and Anniversary Park, across the road from Jamestown Settlement and site of a special artisans village with blacksmithing, pottery making, glass blowing and more. A rare sailing... (Washington Times)
Art students make sure fire keeps on burning Mar 14, 2007
Because the method requires mastery of the oldest and most basic skills associated with pottery making, Kukkee said students who learn wood firing acquire a greater understanding of modern techniques, too. "They have to learn the whole process," she said, "how to construct the kiln, how to fuel the furnace, how to control the temperature, the amount of work that's involved. It's a very valuable experience.". (Maryville Daily Forum, MO)
Albuquerque rising Jan 20, 2007
(In the 1950s, Acoma women revived pottery making. On my visit, I saw women pop out of their adobe houses to peddle their handmade works. (Chicago Tribune)
A Koshari doll, illustrates the Pueblo Indians regligious belief. Jan 3, 2007
Like her mother, Fragua has passed on the tradition of pottery making to her children. Her 18-year-old son has won handfuls of blue ribbons for his maquettes and monumental work. (Wood River Journal, ID)
