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Once again
some of New England’s finest artists will be coming to
the Dog Bar Pottery in Westhampton, MA. Join us to
celebrate spring, functional pottery, transformational
paintings, practical sculpture and beautiful art. The
year’s featured artists will include
·
Boss &
Brown
pillows and clocks
have been making
art together for longer than most of us have been born.
They combine words and images that are familiar, original
and iconoclastic.
·
Tracey and Rob
Logan
painting and ceramics
hail from Braces
Cove in Gloucester, MA. From there they tour the world,
creating art, painting, sculpting, installing, 24/7
wherever they happen to be. They will be here for the big
weekend.
·
Mark Shapiro
wood fired pottery
comes from
Worthington, MA where he lords over Stonepool Pottery, a
wood firing empire. Most recently Mark had one of his
pieces added to the permanent collection of the Renwick
Museum in Washington, D.C.
·
Sam Taylor
wood fired pottery
is the owner
operator and Dog Bar Pottery will be your host for the
weekend. In addition to making functional wood fired
pottery, he is a father to three boys: Emmett 6 yrs., Zeb
3 yrs. And Mason 9 months.
We will
transform our home once again into an art event. With
three indoor galleries and the great outdoors, there is
sure to be something for everyone
Summer
'01 Workshops
Dog Bar
Pottery will be taking the show on the road this summer at
two great area craft centers.
Worcester
(MA) Center for
Crafts; July 14, 15, 21;
(508) 753-8183 ext. 5107
Mudpie
Pie Potters (Leverett, MA); Aug 4, 5; (413) 548-3939
Outside,
Looking In
By Carol Lollis, wife &
mom
I know
I’m not that far outside but I often feel as though I am
looking in on the Pottery.
Let me
explain. I have gotten very used to watching the cycles
and anticipating the moods that come with the life style
of potter.
The down
cycle starts right after the firing. Slowly the kiln
cools, Sam rests, the house gets cleaned, our family life
reclaimed. The next couple of weeks are filled with lots
of co-parenting, dinners made when I get home and the
house hold running like a well oiled machine.
Then
gently I start nudging him towards the studio and he
slowly begins the motions. The studio gets cleaned, tools
put in order and clay readied, but mainly he wanders in
circles aggravated with the need to start from nothing
again.
Then as
if it has never stopped things are going full force. Every
extra moment is spent with the pottery, shaping, working
out kinks, trimming, seeing, and making. He goes to bed
late, gets up early, time goes by faster faster, until our
date night. We rent a movie. I curl up on the bed and make
wads while he sits in the chair and makes cone packs. It
is much needed down time. Next the troops start trickling
in, they load the kiln, food gets made, and play mixes
with work. That is the firing. Wham, finished and it
starts all over again.
Directions
From Interstate Route 91, Take
Exit 18 To Downtown Northampton. Turn Left onto 9W(Main
St.). At The Smith College gates take left fork onto Route
66. Follow for 8 miles to Outlook Farm. Turn right onto
Southampton Rd. Follow Southampton Rd., (which becomes
Perry Hill Rd) to the third stop sign. Turn left on
King’s Highway. After ¼ mile turn take first left onto
Perry Hill Rd Ext. Dog Bar Pottery is the first house you
will come to. Welcome. Telephone (413) 527-4410
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