Events from Cher Shackleton Ceramics

On August 13th 2010. The Ceramic Arts Association of Western Australia (CAAWA)will hold their annual members exhibition at the Central Gallery in the Central Institute of Technology.
All members are invited to participate in this exhibition.Approximately a third of the CAAWA membership participate.
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.There are Highly commended given to at least three participants.
It is a showcase of the diversity of potters who live and work here in Western Australia.

The State of the West Exhibition was held on the 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. This exhibition is available on CD from www.ceramicartswa.asn.au

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 reached temperature and fired the work.
Stefan toured Australia for several months conducting workshops throughout Australia.
He certainly left a mark judging by the amount of IKEA bin kilns in use.
Images of the workshop can be viewed in the Gallery section. Go to the top of the page and click on gallery.