Events from Cher Shackleton Ceramics

In April in conjuntion with the Sturt, Mittagong NSW Wood Firing Conference, Cher Shackleton and Jann Kesby held an exhibition of wood fired work at the Kerrie Lowe Gallery , King St Sydney, NSW.

In September 2008 The Ceramic Arts Association of Western Australia (CAAWA)will hold their annual members exhibition.
All members are invited to participate in this exhibition.
Two awards are presented on the opening night. The first is the Kusnik Award $1000 for excellence and the second $300 is the Judges Prize.

The State of the West Exhibition 9th May - 31st May
2008. The survey is a cross section of Western Australian Ceramic practitioners. There are 45 participating potters.
This is the first of the survey exhibitions.
CAAWA has plans to hold them every 3 - 4 years.

I along with 15 other potters attended a 2 day workshop in Hamlin Bay ( south coast of Western Australia)with Stefan Jacob an expert in raku kiln building fashioned from an metal Ikea bin.
The preparation prior to the workshop was incredible. Stefan had cut and welded grates for each of the kilns along with welding lugs on the tongs to name just a couple.
We drilled, cut and and wired fibre and shelves,fashioned chimney bases for a day and a half, and when the kilns were completed it was time to strike the match light the fires and have fun.
What caught my eye with this kiln is that the fuel used is wood.
I was amazed at how quickly and efficiently the kiln heated up and fired the work.
Stefan has been touring Australia for several months he flies home to Europe shortly.
Images of the workshop can be viewed in the Gallery section. Go to the top of the page and click on gallery.