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Philosophers have pondered for centuries, the age old question of
"What is the meaning of life?" However, we're too passionate about pottery to focus on that! If you are as interested as us, check out the rest of the site,
including our members'
Gallery.
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North Bay Potters' Guild "We've Been Framed!"
Visit us at Michelle's Frame Maker & Gallery,
Downtown North Bay, 168 Main Street West
Tuesday to Friday 9:30 am to 5:30 pm and Saturdays 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
POTTERY SHOPPE CLOSED UNTIL MAY
128 Oak Street East, North Bay
Located Across from the Farmer's Market on Oak Street
Come see the beautiful work of more of our members by appointment or by chance until May
Purchase beautiful ceramic art and pottery for a gift or for your own home, all made by members of the North Bay & Area Potters’ Guild.
For information on Upcoming Classes and Workshops see Classes page or email nbpottercourses@gmail.com
*No Open Studio for students at this time *
Members, there will be one firing mid-month and one near the end of the month. Please have your work on the shelves. If there is not enough work for a firing it may be another 2 weeks. We aim to load, but cannot always accommodate pieces in the order that they arrived on the shelves.===
If you are interested in developing your ceramic art practice or
simply want to try your hand at creating pottery for the first time,
check out our Courses in Clay.===
Click here to find out more about Potters Guild members, their work and how they came to love clay and ceramic art.
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Find out more about how to join our group and where our gallery
and studio is located in beautiful downtown North Bay, Ontario.
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The Ontario Arts Council
NECO Community Futures Development
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund
Ontario Seniors Secretariat
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After it became clear that the ceramics course at Canadore College was terminating, a large group of local potters convened. The potters were enthusiastic to have a guild established. From that point forward a seven person board was created. Meetings were held, grants were written and locations were investigated. With the support of equipment and materials from Canadore College, donations from local potters and fund raisers supported by the community at large, the North Bay and Area Potters’ Guild was created. It took two years and much expertise from dedicated potters and community members to move this forward.
In 2014 a studio location was secured at 128 Oak Street East and a Grand Opening was celebrated in May 2015. The guild continues to provide the community with exceptional instruction and an open studio for members.
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Level 2 Pottery Thursday Evenings with Caitlin Andrews
Class Fee: Non-members -- $175 + $40 for full sleeve of clay
Members -- $125 + $35 for clay
Dates and Time: Thursdays, February 6th - March 12th (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
If you have completed our 8 week beginner class and are looking for a next step, this the the course for you! This "beyond beginner's" level two pottery class will focus on strengthening your developing skills while expanding your repertoire of techniques by working on throwing and altering, creating and fitting lids, alternate approaches to feet and handles, surface decoration, etc. Maximum enrollment is 8 participants. Minimum age is 18 years old.
Note: A pre-requisite for the course is our 8 Week Beginner's Wheel Class or membership in the guild and demonstration of a minimum level of expertise.
Wheel Thrown Dinnerware Set with Pat Stamp** (Class in Progress)**
Class Fee: Non-Members $180 / Members $125
Clay $40 (Non-Members)
Dates and Times: Saturdays, Feb 1, 29, March 28, April 18 (9:00 am - noon) and Sundays, Feb 2, March 1, 29, (1 pm - 4 pm)
Make Your Own Luncheon or Dinnerware Set: This course will cover functional design for dinnerware made on the wheel. Intermediate to advanced students will learn how to make uniform pieces, plates and bowls that stack, mugs that are all the same size. This course is open to participants with prior pottery experience only!
Pat will demonstrate/teach on Saturday mornings and then return on Sunday afternoon to work with students to complete the weekend pieces. Then, 3-4 weeks later, we will tackle the next item for the set following the same schedule. This will provide time for students to practice and work on Saturday afternoon, and time for the pieces to dry prior to finishing on the Sunday. Each participant will be able to create at least 4 place settings -- if students want to produce larger sets, they need only to put the time in between sessions to complete additional pieces.
The schedule will be as follows:
Weekend One : Plates - dinner, luncheon, side. Saturday, February 1st, 9 to noon. Sunday, February 2nd, 1 to 4.
Weekend Two: Bowls - Soup, cereal, pasta. Saturday, February 29th, 9 to noon. Sunday, March 1st, 1 to 4.
Weekend Three: Mugs - Saturday, March 28th, 9 to noon. Sunday, March 29th, 1 to 4.
Week Four: Glazing - Saturday, April 18th, 9 to noon
Students must be 18 years or older, intermediate or advanced level throwing required. Limited to 8 students.
All students will require their own throwing and trimming tools, a 12” ruler, callipers that can reach 12” and a couple of light weight dry cleaner bags. Students will need to purchase their clay of choice from the guild at their regular rate. White, grey or speckled stoneware only as red clay or clay with a high iron content is not microwave friendly and therefor not recommended. Pat does not recommend using porcelain either due to warpage. Students should anticipate using a minimum of 2 sleeves of clay to complete 4 place settings.
Beginners Wheel Throwing Saturday Evenings (2 Spots Available)
Class Fee: Non-members: $225
Members: $170
Clay $40 (non-member) Tool Kit $17
Dates and Times: Saturdays, February 1-29, March 14, 21, 28 (5:30 pm - 8:30 pm)
This 8 session beginner's wheel throwing class will provide you with the fundamentals of working with clay and throwing on the wheel. Students will learn to centre and throw the basic ceramic forms on the wheel, trim and glaze their work while learning good studio practices. Maximum enrollment is 8 participants. Minimum age is 18 years old.
Beginners Wheel Throwing Thursday Evenings *** (Class is Full)***
Class Fee: Non-members: $225
Members: $165
Clay $40 (non-member) Tool Kit $17
Dates and Times: Thursdays, March 26 - May 14 (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
This 8 session beginner's wheel throwing class will provide you with the fundamentals of working with clay and throwing on the wheel. Students will learn to centre and throw the basic ceramic forms on the wheel, trim and glaze their work while learning good studio practices. Maximum enrollment is 8 participants. Minimum age is 18 years old.
New Great Opportunity
*** Jars and Lids, Handles, and Stamps with Karen Hall***(Not suitable for Beginners) **Completed**
Dates: January 27th, 29th and 31st, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Workshop Cost: Non-Members $80.00 + $40.00 for clay
Members $60.00 + clay
This 3 day workshop will have you refining your handles, throwing jars and lids and making custom stamps of your own design.
Class 1 (Monday) Karen will demonstrate how to throw a covered jar and lid as well as a one piece jar that will be cut when leather hard to become a covered jar. She will also demonstrate hand built handles. There will be class time for you to work at these techniques with Karen's guidance.
Class 2 (Wednesday) will be spent on trimming your jars, attaching a handle, cutting the one piece jar, with a demonstration on how to throw a knob on a jar.
Class 3 (Friday) you will make your set of stamps, along with a demonstration of pulling handles off of pots.
Prerequisite - Completion of the Beginner Throwing on the Wheel. Student must know how to centre and throw a cylinder. If available, students should bring a bisqued cylinder.
Hand Building Workshop with Mary and Betty
Workshops are Full. January workshops complete.
Saturday, January 4th, 11 am - 2 pm and Saturday, January 18th, 11 am - 2 pm
Saturday, Jan. 11th, 11 am - 2 pm &Saturday, Jan. 25th, 11 am - 2 pm
Saturday, Feb. 8th, 11 am - 2 pm and Saturday, Feb. 22nd, 11 am - 2 pm
Cost: $85 (non-members) $65 (members) Includes clay
This fun and casual 2-part workshop covers essential hand building techniques for creating both decorative and functional pieces. You will learn how to use slabs, molds, coils, handles, decorative effects and more to create bowls, cups, platters or decorative objects. This is meant to be a casual workshop where we like people to come prepared for an afternoon of lighthearted fun! This is a project based hand class where you will complete approximately 2 pieces, your end result can be a platter, canoe, mug, bowl, it doesn't matter! Come play and create with Betty and Mary!
Part 1: Create pieces using hand building techniques.
** Finished work will be fired to bisque and ready to be glazed. **
Part 2: Students will glaze their pieces using supplied glazes.
** Work will be fired and ready for pick up in 2 weeks. **
For questions about courses, email nbpottercourses@gmail.com===
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All Members Welcome
No Pottery Talk scheduled at this time
128 Oak Street East (Guild Studio)
===We offer Several Different Memberships to cater to your needs!
Please forward all membership enquiries to the Membership Committee at: nbpottersguild@gmail.com
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At our new location at 128 Oak Street in downtown North Bay, we opened a fully-equipped ceramic studio and small shop. Below is a list of the services and equipment we offer our members and workshop participants.
KILNS - Our brand new KILN is one of the largest in the region. It is energy efficient, easy to load and very reliable. The kiln is available full-time to our Full-time members.
Pottery Wheels - We have a total of nine pottery wheels at the North Bay and Area Potters Guild studio site.
Storage Cubicles - Each member has a storage cubicle.===
