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The cost of the workshop is $110 and includes wheel time and instruction, bisque and glaze firing of work completed during the workshop, as well as lunch from a local restaurant.

Dave is a full time potter working out of the Yellow Springs area with his wife, Keiko. He works with functional and non-functional forms, hand building and wheel throwing. You can see more of his work at the Yellow Springs Pottery. Here's a little excerpt of his artist statement on his website:

"Dave and Keiko met while studying ceramics in Japan in the mid-70's. Even small houses there boast exquisite tiny gardens, and ikebana is a traditional part of everyday culture. The local flower teacher would spot the smoke of the wood fired kiln where David worked and be on hand the next day to choose among the flower containers made by David's pottery teachers. During his studies David spent many months throwing traditional Japanese pottery as part of a classical apprenticeship program.

Keiko and David returned to the U.S. and founded Catalpa Lane Pottery in 1981. Soon a local arranger / teacher asked them to try making some containers for her. Since then, they have worked for Bob Thomas and numerous flower show judges and arrangers. They exhibit their work across the country, producing both traditional flat tray containers and multi-hole creative sculptural pieces.

Their inspiration comes from nature of course; spring wildflowers, Carribean coral and desert rock formations, but also from museum visits, travels, vegetables and pure, distilled forms.

They believe that any good arrangement needs a good base— stable, quiet containers with openings and textures that invite a variety of artistic expressions....."

David will be teaching us to make teapots and ikebana, as well as anything else we find we have time for. This class will be hands on, so we are limiting the number of students. Let us know if you're interested!

People have asked for information about upcoming professional workshop events outside the co-op. Here you go:

This listing will take you to individual workshops around the country. It is being continually updated, so it is a truly wonderful resource.

Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina--Penland School of Crafts is a national center for craft education located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Today, over 1,200 people come each year seeking instruction in ten craft media. The school offers one- and two-week classes in the summer and and eight-week sessions in the spring and fall. Each class is structured by the teacher, but most are a mix of demonstrations, lectures, individual studio work,and field trips. A stay at Penland also offers daily movement classes, evening slide shows, visits to nearby studios, a library, volleyball games, dances, walks in the beautiful countryside, or a swim in the Toe River.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee--Nationally renowned center of contemporary arts and crafts education. Workshops are offered for one and two weeks in the spring and summer, and
one-week and weekends in the fall. Areas of study include: ceramics, fibers, metals/jewelry, painting, drawing, photography, warm glass, woodturning, woodworking, sculpture, and book and paper arts. The public is welcome year-round to visit the school’s five galleries, resource center and book and supply store. Artist residencies, assistantships, work-study, scholarships community outreach, conferences and music programs contribute to Arrowmont’s mission of “enriching lives through art.” To go directly to the summer 2006 workshop listings, click here.

Delaware Gap, New Jersey--A craft center in New Jersey that looks wonderful on its website, but i have never been there in person. Think i'm about to sign up for a class though.

Snowmass Village, Colorado--Anderson Ranch is located in the resort community of Snowmass Village, Colorado. Since its incorporation as a non-profit visual arts community in 1973, Anderson Ranch has matured into a widely recognized institution. Premised on the belief that "to create is human," Anderson Ranch recognizes the need to develop personal creativity and discover, learn and grow throughout one’s lifetime.Today, through dynamic and inspiring programs, Anderson Ranch serves society by promoting the imagination of young people, revitalizing the expressive impulse of adults, encouraging the inventive experimentation of talented emerging artists, and supporting the intensive inquiry and production of mature artists.