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| 15 December 2011 |
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| Staff Xmas party |
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Our staff end of year function was a festive and happy event with all staff from all the associated businesses together - what a great team!
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| 21 November 2011 |
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| Congratulations - CSA Regional Exhibition |
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| CPS STERLING AWARD – NEW SIGNATURE
for R 2500.00 went to GAVIN GRIEVE
CPS – AMACO AWARD for BEST DECORATED
to the value of R500.00 went to MERVIN GERS
CPS – PORCELAIN AWARD
This voucher entitles CHRISTINA BRYER to 5 x 10 kg bags
Clay Man Porcelain Supa Clay
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL!
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| 20 November 2011 |
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| SAD GOODBYE TO WELL KNOWN POTTERS |
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| This weekend Pat Hayden passed away and Martin Mayongo passed away last week.
We will miss both of these well-liked potters. They were long standing, regular customers at CPS adn they will both be sorely missed.
Our thoughts and prayers go to their families.
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| 22 September 2011 |
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| Elizabeth Perrill - APSA Chronology - from her facebook page |
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| Pardon this long post on the APSA Chronology... after generous contributions and archival digging from many (named below) I have compiled the following chronology with sources. Please, feel free to contact me with any further updates/corrections:
-- For official citations authors should follow up on the archival leads indicated.
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| 15 September 2011 |
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| Potters No Longer With Us |
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Potters No Longer With Us
CAPE TIMES ARTICLE : September 13 2011 at 01:03pm
SEVENTY-SEVEN thousand years ago on a cold, wet Western Cape winter’s day, a local potter was sheltering in her cave at Blombos on the south coast near Klein Kliphuis.
She picked up a piece of clay-like ochre, and scratched on the surface an abstract rendering of the rain slashing down outside. This object survived and is the oldest known art work in the world. .......
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| 06 September 2011 |
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| Garden Route Potters latest newsletter |
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| Hallo everyone, quite a lot of things to tell you in this email so please bear with me!
Firstly, we have had such a successful series of workshops with Chris Smart this year, and I think everyone has enjoyed them all very much........
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| 01 September 2011 |
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| Building a new 25 cubic foot kiln in situ! |
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Spiers Arts - Commercial Street, Cape Town
Kiln Contracts built a new 25 cubic foot front loading kiln - built in situ due to lack of access for heavy moving equipment ...........
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| 18 August 2011 |
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| David Walters on our Porcelain Supa clay |
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Lovely Clay~
Hi Craig,
Below are some low res photos of my most recent restaurant order. There is much more to the order than these plates and dishes, but these are the ones thay chose to send - with the yummy food on! ...........
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| 16 August 2011 |
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| New kiln to East London - Art Versatile |
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Hi Craig and Tracey,
I would like to extend my gratitude as well to you and your business. I have since I started doing business with you not regretted having done so because of your efficiency.........
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| 19 May 2011 |
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| Garden Route Potters Newsletter |
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| Hallo everyone, I am sure you all thought we had disappeared into thin air this year! Its been a very hectic six months for the four of us committee members- and it seems as though we took an extended sabbatical from pottery and the association!
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| 12 May 2011 |
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| A FRESH START - ROSEMARY LAPPING-SELLARS |
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| THE COACH HOUSE
A Studio for Creative Expression
I am delighted to announce that I am to re-open my studio in Kenilworth.............................
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| 20 April 2011 |
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| Art at Work Today |
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| Art @ Work Today
The lives, works and legacies of the South African studio potters.
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| 21 December 2010 |
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| CCDI December 2010 Newsletter |
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| IN THIS ISSUE
Vuyisa Potina - Potina Ceramics - Craft Producer of the month - page 7
TRAINING PROGRAMME 1st Q 2011
Last in our series on Ceramics - David Walters - page 9
1st Residency at the CCDI
More on the East City
Best Wishes for the Festive Season
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| 03 December 2010 |
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| As close as it gets! |
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This new 10 cubic foot slimline kiln was based on our ever popular 8 cubic foot front loading kiln. Designed to go through a standard door. Capable of firing on single phase 57A or three phase at 19 Amps per phase.
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| 29 November 2010 |
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| Enige Iemand wat kan Help? |
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| 'n Werknemer van my se seun is verstandelik vertraag, maar hy het 'n passie vir pottebakkery wat hy by die skool geleer het. Hulle bekommernis is dat hy hierdie jaar die skool moet verlaat (18 jarig) en hulle nie weet hoe om te maak om hom in staat te stel om te kan voortgaan met pottebakkery nie. Hulle is finansieël nie in 'n posisie om self enigsins iets vir hom te doen nie, en woon in 'n woonstel, wat dit onmoontlik maak om vir hom die nodige toerusting aan te skaf. Ek wil graag 'n beroep op u doen om oorweging te skenk aan die gedagte om dalk die ouers en seun te woord te staan en hom moontlik in u onderneming te gebruik........
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| 17 November 2010 |
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| GARE clearance Sale |
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| Visit one of our showrooms to see our clearance sale of GARE products.
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| 09 November 2010 |
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| Terry Reinders Elements |
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| Kiln Contracts has bought the business of making elements from TERRY REINDERS.
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| 03 November 2010 |
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| CPS Awards at CSA Regional Exhibition |
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| The CPS Sterling award went to Bianca Whitehead as first time National entrant.
The SUPA Porcelain award for best porcelain piece went to Rika Herbst.
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| 22 September 2010 |
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| New Books in stock now. |
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4 new & exciting titles now available.
THE FIGURE IN CLAY
IMAGE TRANSFER ON CLAY
ALTERNATIVE KILNS & FIRING TECHNIQUES
MASTERS : EARTHENWARE
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| 23 July 2010 |
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| A Sad Goodbye to Eric Becking |
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| Well known manufacturer of kilns and wheels, Eric Becking of Dabeb passed away on Tuesday 20 July 2010.
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| 18 May 2010 |
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| Calcined kaolin - why use it? |
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| SERINAS SNIPPETS
Contact person & author of this newsletter:
Jenny Jay
ATSC. Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Marketing Director
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| 13 May 2010 |
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| CCDI May Newsletter |
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Quality is never having to say you’re sorry
Crafty business nets top turnovers
Crafting by numbers
World Shows & Exhibitions
All about Ceramics
Follow our series on:
2010 update & news
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| 12 May 2010 |
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| We will miss John visiting our showroom. |
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| Mr John Kunze sadly passed away on Saturday 8 May 2010.
His friendly face in our showroom will be missed. His presence at the craft markets we are sure will also be missed where he was seen assisting his wife Lorraine and others.
Our sincere condolences to Lorraine, his family and friends.
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| 11 May 2010 |
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| Goodbye to icon Esias Bosch |
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| Pioneer artist and ceramic icon Mr Esias Bosch passed away on 26 April 2010 at the age of 86. He leaves behind a great legacy and inspiraton.
Our sincere condolences to his family and friends and fellow artists and students.
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| 25 March 2010 |
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| Garden Route Potters Association - March Newsletter |
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| We are officially the Garden Route Potters Association, based in George-most of our members live close by but we have members in Knysna, Mossel bay, even Barrydale, can you believe that! (not that Barrydale is part of the garden route- but we dont turn anyone away)
We do seem to have gone from strength to strength over the last couple of years and have a really good time together - currently we are about 26 members.
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| 23 March 2010 |
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| Kilns coming out of mothballs. |
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Zikulise Community Project, Empangeni KZN has taken over these old kilns and Kiln Contracts staff were there to give a hand.
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| 19 March 2010 |
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| What exactly is clay? |
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| SERINAS SNIPPETS
So you’ve heard that some minerals like kaolin and bentonite are called clays while others are not clays. What exactly does this mean? What makes one mineral a clay and another not?
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| 04 March 2010 |
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| Ceramic water filters - A very good idea! |
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| Ceramic water filters provide affordable high quality drinking water, at a household or classroom level, for communities who are otherwise without access to safe drinking water.
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| 02 March 2010 |
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| Passing of Barbara Jackson |
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| Our sincere condolences go to Carrol Boyes, family and friends of well known ceramicist, Barbara Jackson.
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| 22 February 2010 |
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| David Walters Raku Workshop |
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Pictures of David hard at work! Workshop held in January 2010 - in searing heat - fun was had by all.
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| 06 January 2010 |
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| Highlights from the first Jakarta ceramic biennale |
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In 1976, the late Indonesian ceramist Hildawati Soemantri broke through all conventions by holding an installation, the first ever in Jakarta, consisting of broken ceramic parts to reveal life’s fragile state.
But while she proved ceramics to be a worthy medium for personal expression, it has remained in the backseat of contemporary art.
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| 11 December 2009 |
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| Cape Craft and Design Institute Dec 2009 newsletter |
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IN THIS ISSUE:
· Going somewhere - fast
· Cape craft kicks off for Final Draw
· Fabric matters – the debate continues…
· Registering your trademark
· Training workshops for first quarter 2010
· Activating 2010 in the CT Central City
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| 02 September 2009 |
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| Open Studio Map |
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Calling all open studio potters/ceramicists - here is an opportunity to advertise your studio!
Have a look at what has been put together thus far! If you're not on the map you still have the opportunity to get on it!
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| 14 August 2009 |
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| Our delivery team |
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Adrienne our delivery manageress and Fezile our very capable driver
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| 22 May 2009 |
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| Hennie Meyer brings home a medal! |
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Hennie recently returned from the 5th World Ceramic Biennale in Korea where he received a medal for his artwork, among only 180 winners out of 3200 entries in the event competition....................
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| 14 May 2009 |
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| SPRAYING WITH CLAYBRIGHT |
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| Yes you can!
Tip : The ideal material for thinning for spraying is the Claybright thinning/ decorating medium.
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| 10 February 2009 |
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| Fishing for kilns! |
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Moving kilns for customers - one of the services we provide even out of bushes!
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