DVD Review By Patty Osborne

| Se Wheel Throwing with Nan Rothwell prceente Ceramic Arts Daily Video Library > Wheel Throwing The American Ceramic Society - own 2 hours 32 minutes 2 DVD set / $69.95

Wheel Throwing with Nan Rothwell consists of a series of project- based instructional sessions that starts with cylinders and bowls and moves on to more specialized work such as a berry bowl, a sushi set, a two-piece pitcher, an oval utensil holder and a lamp

base. Rothwell also shows some creative ways to use a wiggle wire. She is an experienced teacher and her instructions and demonstrations are easy to follow and very specific—so much so that it feels like you would want to have the DVD running while you sit at your wheel and attempt to follow along, although this might not be practical (think of what those wet clay fingerprints would do to the remote). I loaned the DVDs to one of my beginner throwing students and she felt that the absolute basics of throwing, which is what she needs, were passed over too quickly; for an experienced thrower like myself, the focus was too narrow to provide me with more than the odd tip. ‘That leaves intermediate throwers, who will certainly learn to make the projects that are demonstrated, but it will cost them a hefty $69.95—money that might be better spent paying for hands-on instruction from a teacher like Nan. You can watch excerpts from this DVD series at http://ceramicartsdaily.org.

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2nd International Ceramic Triennial

UNICUM 2012 - Slovenia May 15 to Sept. 30, 2012 Deadline for application: Oct. 31, 2011.

The International Triennial of Ceramics Unicum 2012 is being organized in cooperation with the European Cultural and Technological Centre (EKTC) Maribor, and will include parallel events all over Slovenia. The emphasis is on contemporary ceramics as an independent area in the field of artistic creation. The Triennial connects international and Slovene environments and it gives fresh insight into artistic ceramics.

The European Cultural and Technological Centre Maribor will host the competitive part of the triennial as well as the international exhibition of ceramics of students from Art Schools and Academies chosen by invited mentors.

Accompanying events and exhibitions all over Slovenia will take place at: Ljubljana Castle, Koroska Gallery of Fine Arts Slovenj Gradec, the lapidary of Gallery Bozidar Jakac in Kostanjevica on Krka, Pilon Gallery in Ajdov8cina, the Regional Museum of Murska Sobota, in the Grassel tower in Slovenska Bistrica. Exhibition and event locations and schedules will be announced on our web page. For more information contact:

Association of the Slovene Fine Arts Societies (ZDSLU) Komenskega 8,

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THE POTTERS PLACE, Courtenay

Located on the corner of 5th and Cliffe in Courtenay, on Vancouver Island. Shows include:

In April: Scott and Garnet Beardsley of Denman Island with an unbelievable selection of their work.

In June: A show: Dont Say GNO to GNOMES, The Comox Valley Potters Club has been challenged to construct their concept of a gnome. No entry fee, no prizes, no jurying...Just a lot of fun and a chance to poke fun or serious at the ubiquitous garden gnome. www.thepottersplace.ca

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