General Meeting Ceramics of Japan

The Guild will provide drinks and light snacks beginning at 6:00. Please bring food to share if you wish. The business meeting will begin at 6:15 followed by the program at 6:30. Leslie Newton will share her recent trip of Japan.

Location: Copper Kitchen Southwest School of Art

San Antonio Clay Festival

We are pleased to announce our next Clay Festival will be on the grounds of San Antonio Museum of Art. We are currently accepting applications for participation in this event.

November 17th 10 a.m to 5 p.m. 200 West Jones Avenue, San Antonio, Texas 78215.

We still have spots available for this show. Interested clay artist mail in application to SAPG. Clay Festival Application

In Her Own Words "Catherine Bani-Yassin"

I work with clay, because I love the connection between my hands and a corporeal medium. Although I started out as a painting major, my discovery of clay halfway through my journey at UTSA was somewhat a revelation. It was then that I fell in love with clay, and I haven’t looked back.

When I make my little bottles and vases, it reminds me of times in my grandmother’s home, surrounded by her little collections and knick knacks. Delicate porcelain figurines, glass vases, and candy dishes mingled among the scent of White Shoulders and cigars. As I now make my own little bottles and vases, it often brings me back to those sweet times of exploration, and admiration of a time gone by.

Working with paper clay allows me to push clay to its limits. Sometimes I’m surprised at how far I can push it! It has helped me to bring my version/vision of old knick knacks to fruition.

My work starts out with sketches on a notepad I carry with me everywhere. Inspiration can be found any place, or any time. When I am working on a piece, it may start from an image on paper, but it takes on a life of its own once hand meets clay. The end result may not be exactly as I originally imagined, but it leaves open the possibility of the next piece I sit down to create.

Upcoming Events

Here is a list of events to mark on you calendar.

SEPTEMBER 5        (Wednesday) BOARD MEETING

SEPTEMBER 11      GENERAL MEETING/SAMA, 6:00

SEPTEMBER 23      PAPER CLAY WORKSHOP by Cat Bani-Yassin at Northwest Vista College

SEPTEMBER 28-30   SAN ANTONIO HOME & GARDEN SHOW

OCTOBER 17             BOARD MEETING

OCTOBER 20            POP-UP PITFIRE  Sarah Shore's House canceled

NOVEMBER 5         BOARD MEETING, Copper Kitchen or SSA Ceramic Studio, 6:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER 14       GENERAL MEETING, Copper Kitchen, 6:30 p.m.      CERAMICS OF JAPAN
NOVEMBER 17       SAN ANTONIO CLAY FESTIVAL on the grounds of SAMA 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

DECEMBER 3         BOARD MEETING

DECEMBER 8         HOLIDAY PARTY

 

Paper Clay Workshop with Cat Bani-Yassin

Cat Bani-Yassin will demonstrate how to make paper clay and then will offer participants hands-on practice with using the clay. If you plan to take the paper clay class at SSA, this will complement it nicely. For more information, please contact Leslie Newton leslienewton@att.net .

Location: Northwest Vista College ceramics building (3535 N. Ellison Dr. off 1604)
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, Sunday, September 23.
Members pay $30; nonmembers pay $35.
Lunch from Jason's Deli will be offered for $8.00 or bring your own. Drinks provided. Go to sanantoniopottersguild.com for the application for the workshop.

General Meeting: SAMA tour "Pottery Around the World"

SAPG will have a tour on Tuesday September 11 at the San Antonio Museum of Art.

A docent-guided tour of some of the San Antonio Museum of Art’s fine collection of ceramics. Note that this meeting is on Tuesday night. Please meet in the entrance lobby of SAMA (200 W. Jones Avenue) at 5:45 for this tour. Tuesday night admission to SAMA is free, and the museum is open until 9 p.m. RSVPs to Leslie (leslienewton@att.net ) are preferred but not mandatory. After the tour, meet at the Café des Artistes in the museum for coffee, dinner, or dessert around 7 p.m.

Our Next Meeting

Our next Potters Guild meeting/event will be Wednesday, June 13, at the Copper Kitchen at Southwest School of Art, at 6:30 p.m. The topic will be JAPAN. Don Olsen will present his images of ceramics, flowers and other things from his recent trip to Japan. Don is a potter and a teacher of Japanese flower arranging and has been to Japan many times.
We will begin the meeting with a short 5-10 minute business meeting, followed by Don's presentation.