{"id":1559,"date":"2017-05-05T12:27:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T16:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2017-05-05T12:31:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T16:31:19","slug":"a-busy-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/?p=1559","title":{"rendered":"A Busy Spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t help but notice that this website has gone dormant recently. \u00a0That&#8217;s not an accurate reflection of my pottery activity, just of my unwillingness to sit at the computer. \u00a0In fact, it&#8217;s been a busy spring, with activity on many fronts! \u00a0Here&#8217;s a quick list:<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m just back from a week in Mississippi where we filmed an online course in throwing stoneware projects based on cylinders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/18199218_1502880083116674_2081913045440921790_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1560\" title=\"Projects for TeachinArt Course\" src=\"https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/18199218_1502880083116674_2081913045440921790_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/18199218_1502880083116674_2081913045440921790_n.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/18199218_1502880083116674_2081913045440921790_n-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are more photos and details at <a href=\"http:\/\/teachinart.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.TeachinArt.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to that online course, I&#8217;ve been teaching regular throwing classes twice a week at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityclaycville.com\" target=\"_blank\">City Clay<\/a> in Charlottesville. \u00a0There are several Summer Workshops coming up at City Clay, starting in June. \u00a0You can find details on the <a title=\"Workshops Page\" href=\"https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/?page_id=8\" target=\"_blank\">Workshops Page<\/a> of this website. \u00a0In March I taught a two-day workshop at <a title=\"The Bay School\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bayschool-arts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Bay School<\/a>\u00a0in Mathews, Virginia. \u00a0We had a great time together and have scheduled another workshop for July, 2017. \u00a0I hope to be back at <a title=\"Round Hill Arts Center\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roundhillartscenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round Hill Arts<\/a>\u00a0for a workshop on lamps later this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Later this month, my friend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.celyshouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cely Chicure<\/a>\u00a0and I will teach at class at <a title=\"John C Campbell Folk School\" href=\"http:\/\/www.folkschool.org\" target=\"_blank\">John Campbell Folk School<\/a>. \u00a0Our class is geared toward beginners, but since there are two of us, there will be time and space for more advanced projects too. \u00a0Teaching an annual class at the Folk School is always a highlight of my year, and this year will be especially fun, as I expect that our son Alan will be joining me there to take a wood-turning class. \u00a0One year, both our kids got to come do blacksmithing &#8212; turning the week into a mini family reunion.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still making pots too, albeit more slowly, in my studio at City Clay. \u00a0It&#8217;s been harder to stay on track since I have not had a place to fire them since we sold our place in Nelson County. \u00a0But things are moving along well toward our move into a new house in Charlottesville. \u00a0 Carter is hard at work renovating the house, and my new kiln shed and kiln are in place. \u00a0Still need gas and electric lines to the new kiln shed, but I hope to be firing soon. \u00a0I&#8217;m scheduled to show work at my friend Kay Franz&#8217;s studio during the <a title=\"RVA Tour\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rvaclay.com\/http:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\">RVA Tour<\/a> in Richmond in June. \u00a0It&#8217;s anyone&#8217;s guess whether I&#8217;ll have fired the new kiln by then, but it&#8217;s still a goal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the new shed and kiln (which does now have a chimney).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17240085_10154932882622209_4198309040853115417_o1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1563\" title=\"New kiln shed\" src=\"https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17240085_10154932882622209_4198309040853115417_o1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17240085_10154932882622209_4198309040853115417_o1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17240085_10154932882622209_4198309040853115417_o1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17240085_10154932882622209_4198309040853115417_o1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17239898_10154932882257209_1576358984365103818_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1562\" title=\"New Kiln \" src=\"https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17239898_10154932882257209_1576358984365103818_o-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17239898_10154932882257209_1576358984365103818_o-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17239898_10154932882257209_1576358984365103818_o-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/nanrothwellpottery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/17239898_10154932882257209_1576358984365103818_o.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t help but notice that this website has gone dormant recently. \u00a0That&#8217;s not an accurate reflection of my pottery activity, just of my unwillingness to sit at the computer. \u00a0In fact, it&#8217;s been a busy spring, with activity on &hellip; 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