General Membership Meeting

Please join us to help chart the direction of the Clay Guild of the Cascades! We’ll be looking for volunteers to fill several guild positions.

June 12, 2023 at 6:30PM

Mark your calendars.  More information will follow soon.

Throw-A-Thon

Greetings Magical Earth Movers!!!

We are pleased to have the opportunity to make bowls for Neighbor Impact’s Empty Bowls fundraiser at Mud Lake Studios located at 50 Scott St.  

March 14th ~ 9 am start time 9pm end time.

This is a great opportunity to watch each other work in a social setting, while helping our neighbors.


Please email or call Justin at 480-203-6442 or journeymanceramics@gmail.com with any questions

Picnic!

Last years picnic at Blue Spruce was so much fun we are twisting their arms to do it again! 😎 Happy Days..

The date – Sunday June 30th.
Time –  4:00
Address – 20591 Dorchester E. Bend 97702
Phone  541-382-0197
Families and friends welcome.

 

There will be some kind of demonstration ( not sure what yet ) we will have lawn games and wonderful food, and a short meeting.
I will send an update later this month.
Thank you, Eleanor CGC Pres.

Wildfire Ceramic Showcase 2019

 

The Guild’s annual ceramic showcase and sale takes place this year on Saturday,

Saturday, Nov. 2nd (10 am – 5 pm) & Sunday, Nov. 3rd (10 am – 4 pm) Location: Highland Magnet School 701 NW Newport Ave., Bend, Or. 97702

 

Come explore the works of over 25 of Oregon’s premier ceramic artists at the Highland School gymnasium, 701 NW Newport Avenue, Bend, Oregon.

• Free Admission & Parking
• Raffle
• Live Demonstrations
• Kids Clay Area
• Gallery

See you there!

Clay Stories!

Clay Stories is coming to the June meeting!

Several years ago I came up with an idea that took place at the NCECA conference in Providence, Rhode Island, and ever since then it has been an annual feature at NCECA. The event is called Clay Stories, and I am going to host a homegrown version of Clay Stories in our upcoming guild meeting on June 16, 2018.

The idea is simple. As potters, whether we are full time or part time, we have seen some shit. And that shit needs to be shared…with other potters! You might have a story about a pot or potter who has inspired you in some way, about a spectacular firing, about a kiln disaster, or about the way clay has changed your life in some way. Your story can be funny, heartbreaking, touching, or amazing in any of an infinite number of ways. So, come to the June meeting, and bring a story to share! I’ve got some good ones from my early days in clay with Jim Romberg in the pottery studio at SOSC in Ashland, as well as some stories about potters I’ve met at different workshops  over the years. The odds are really good that you too have some stories to tell – so bring your ideas and entertain us!

The stories are oral – no need to write down your story and then read it aloud – just tell the story the old fashioned way.

The only limitation to the story that you tell is that it can be no longer than 5 minutes long.

If you have any questions please email me.

Cheers, Owen

Wildfire Ceramics Showcase 2016

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When: Saturday Nov. 5th, 10 am – 5 pm • Sunday Nov. 6th, 10 am – 4 pm.

Where: Highland School (Old Kenwood School), 701 NW Newport Ave, Bend, OR. 

It’s that time of year again – time for the annual Wildfire Ceramics Showcase in Bend, Oregon! Featuring the work of many of our immensely talented ceramic artists, the Showcase includes free admission and parking, live pottery demonstrations, a kids clay area, a raffle, and of course an amazing display of thousands of handmade pots to choose from.

We hope to see you there!!