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"Forming A Friendship"
John Wrenn & Judy Geerts

Exhibit:  May 28th - June 29th
Hours:  Wed.-Sun. 10am-5pm or by appt.
-exhibit open to the public


Hands-on building figures and throwing workshop
 Saturday, June 21st
10am - 4pm
$65 per person
Reservations required

Put two Raku artists together and what you get is a learning friendship as colorful as the Raku pottery they create. 

 

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John Wrenn and Judy Geerts met over nine years ago at Ox-Bow, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s summer artist’s colony.  John was a visiting artist and Judy was a ceramics student.  What began as a student-teacher relationship has evolved to the showcase of dramatic work that you see today.

 

Raku is a firing method taken from a 16th century Japanese process in which the piece is removed glowing hot from a 2000° kiln and placed into combustibles.   The resulting smoke and flame create a serendipitous display of vivid color on copper patina and unique carbon patterns on a piece’s unglazed areas.

 

Raku is capricious.  The blazing colors have a mind of their own and there is just so much the artist can do to guide them in the right direction. 

 

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But the hard work, dedication and inspiration that John and Judy build into their individual pieces isn’t capricious at all.  And what they create from the flames is a blend of science and color built on the art that they love.

 

Raku

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 A one day hands-on figure building and throwing workshop.  Students will get right to work; slabs of clay will be pre-prepped so you can get  into the hands-on part.  Judy will demonstrate the art of how to build figurative sculptures.  John will assist students in throwing techniques.  This opportunity gives students an opportunity to work hands-on with two award winning artists. 

The workshop will also offer insight into how these artists formed their friendship and how it influences their art.

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