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LOW TECH CLAY RECYCLING
TOOLS FROM TRASH
COPING WITH TINY STUDIO SPACES
GLAZE MATERIAL RECLAMATION
PROMOTING YOURSELF
1 & 2
SEE * MORE GREEN WORKSHOPS *
For a printable PDF file of all Joy's workshops, CLICK HERE
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Low Tech Clay Recycling – 2 hours
Got Rocks or Mountains of Dried Clay?
Don't
want to invest in a pug mill? Joy Holdread developed a simple low-tech,
low energy method of recycling clay. Finish with clay at the exact
softness you want.
No lumps, even porcelain surrenders to this process.
The tools and equipment are simple and inexpensive to make
. WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER!
I’ve developed/adapted methods to reclaim clay
from every stage of dryness, using simple tools easily found in most
clay studios.
For each stage there are at least two methods...
“QUICK,” the method that is more labor intensive
but provides workable clay fast, and...
“LOW LABOR,”
the slower method, streamlined to produce clay with less work and
back strain.
$15 Workshop fee includes 2 page typed
handout describing both the low-stress, back-friendly method and the
quick I-want-it-now, methods. Optional potluck, networking session
follows. Can’t attend the workshop? (The 2-page typed handout alone is
available for $4, see below).
Send check and SASE to:
Holdread Studio Studio, 2627 N. Geronimo Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705
By popular demand I've developed Low
Tech Clay Recycling Notes.
Based on the workshop, the major focus is
taking clay from rock hard to wedgeable
with minimal labor, simple equipment and NO LUMPS.
Send $6.00 (US) and a SASE (only one 45-cent stamp needed).
Mail to:
Holdread Studio
2627 N. Geronimo Ave.
Tucson, AZ. 85705 USA
Out of the US please include postage info required.
URL: holdreadart.com
E-mail: Mudnjoy@aol.com
“Tools from Trash” – 3 hours
Making your own pottery tools and equipment –
for clay artists as well as teachers
Any clay artist can make tools from household and found
objects, and build studio equipment and shelving from salvaged
materials. I believe creative resourceful tool making and problem
solving is an essential part of the creative process. You can, of course
buy these tools but that’s expensive. Your objective is to be
resourceful, find and/or make as many as possible. We will all be richer
for the experience and you’ll have an assortment of tools to keep.
One of the difficulties teachers face is having enough basic tools for
30 students to use at the same time.
Joy L. Holdread developed a workshop for teachers and/or
children that demonstrates and explains how to make several of the tools
pottery student’s use. Not only are many of these tools scaled to fit
smaller hands, but making their own tools encourages and develops
resourceful thinking, self-reliance and problem solving skills.
Additionally Holdread developed a list of resources for free or nearly
free tools and equipment. Making use of easily available materials is
not only an exercise in Resourceful Problem Solving – it’s a “green”
solution.
Workshop basic price in Tucson, $75. Pima County $95.
Includes several sample materials, and hands-on time with clay.
Allow 3 hours for workshop.
By popular demand I've developed
"Tools from Trash"
notes
and illustrations
based on the
workshop.
Send $6.50 American and a SASE (only one 41 cent stamp needed) to
Holdread Studio
2627 N. Geronimo Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705 USA
Out of the US please include postage info required.
URL: holdreadart.com
E-mail: Mudnjoy@aol.com
Tiny Studio Spaces – 1.5 hours
Coping with and using every square inch of a tiny studio spaces.
Holdread is famous for making every square inch of her
tiny studio work efficiently.
Take a tour, get inspired.
Glaze Material Reclamation 1.5 hours
Reclaiming glaze materials decreases water pollution,
saves on clean up,
glaze mixing, and purchasing.
Click here to read my Essay about why and how we
reclaim glaze materials.
Promoting Yourself Using Reclaimed Materials
2 hours
Display equipment and graphic promotional items are easily
made with old
posters, flyers, paint and wire. Think creatively.
Focus on reclaimed materials.
Promoting Yourself with Simple Graphics
2 hours
Mount and print your own show labels and product information,
develop your artist’s and series statement.
Focus on reclaimed paper.
WORKSHOPS TRAVEL TO ANY LOCATION!
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