We are happy to announce that the first firing of full load for bisque temperature in the new kiln was completed successfully within 3 days. The new kiln was installed and delivered to the co-op in late December 2015, and was named ‘Big’ before launch in January 1016. Ceramics by 5 artists and People’s Pottery Classes participants were fired without a glitch.
Acquisition of a new kiln was supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Ceramics Studio Co-op and makers working in the studio are participating in the Independent Ceramics Market in Stoke Newington! The Independent Ceramic Market is a celebration of London’s independent ceramacists, and DIY potters. Pop by to see our ceramics stall with selection of works by:
Ernesto Torres
Art Jewellery by Chuly Lee
Lillagunilla by Erica Fransson
Gatopollo by Lenka Kalafutova
Oyana Ceramics by Guillermo Justel
Vi Ceramics by Virginia Ballistreri
Special range or basic wares by Ceramics Coop.
Stalls by Tristan Lathey, Anna Baskakova and Happy Laika.
Address: Abney Hall, 73A Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0AS
* 0pen from 11am –6pm
* Free entry
* Indoors
* Café manned by YOLK
* Sound system
Anna Baskakova
Anne Issakson
Ariadne Arendt
Ernesto Torres
Margita Yankova
Jenna Lister
Tristan Lathey
Tatiana Baskakova
Art Jewellery by Chuly Lee
Lillagunilla by Erica Fransson
Gatopollo by Lenka Kalafutova
Oyana Ceramics by Guillermo Justel
Vi Ceramics by Virginia Ballistreri
Special projects by Ceramics Coop: pottery recycling project and our Bowls for Books range.
That our project aimed to acquire a new kiln for the workshop and update firing facility is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. This plan includes the purchase of a new 200 litre kiln with an extension ring that would guarantee more sustainable and reliable ceramics firing services that are currently provided by the co-operative.
We would also use part of the funding and Young Co-operators Prize award to set-up air extractor facility to improve health and safety for makers and artists using our facilities. The new kiln is due to be in operation from January 2016.
If you would like to find out more about the plan please contact us.
Our team in Ceramics Coop is fascinated by the news that Tristan Lathey’s work will be on display in Greenwich at Elkin pop up shop. Check out what he’s been up to here.
Elkin pop up shop
36 Church street
Greenwich
SE10 9BL
We invite you to our luxury pop up at 36 Church street, Greenwich, SE10 9BL for five magical days from 28th October – 1st November, 9am – 7pm daily (next door the the delightful newly opened Champagne and Fromage).
In addition to Elkin London jewellery, we will be stocking a small selection of ‘elegantly evil’ designers- jewellery by momocreatura, Moxham, Tessa Metcalfe, Lunai and Tadam, ceramics by Rory Dobner and Tristan Lathey Ceramics, bags by Rianna Phillips, cushions and prints by Fanny Shorter, misfortune cookies by bonkers German company Pechkeks , and many more!
The perfect opportunity to pick up a decadent halloween treat/start your pre-xmas shopping while supporting independent and local designers. There will also be a 5 day pop up website for the duration of the shop at www.elkinhouse.com.
DISSENTING ROOM 12/11-15/11
Ernesto Torres presents
Dissenting Room
12-15 November 10-6pm
hARTs Lane Studios
PV Thursday 12 November, 6-9pm
Coinciding with simultaneous events occurring in London remembering the fifth anniversary of the students’ anti-fees protests, Dissenting Room is a space for expression, discussion and opinion.
Over the last years, Europe has seen turmoil in society with protests and demonstrations against social, political and economical affairs. Masses of refugees come from the Middle East escaping war just to be stopped by a barbed wire, while seven years of cuts and austerity has encouraged the creation of social movements and waves of people trying to change their countries’ political climates and protect social rights.
Ernesto’s works addresses these socio-political issues along with religious topics as well as larger legacies of memory and identity such as diaspora, globalisation and other forms of cultural integration.
Drawing upon traditional craft techniques, Ernesto’s practice is an expanded practice based on the principle of site-specific installation and sculpture, combining ceramics and mixed media.
Working with the idea of traditional tiling, some of his work has strong references to pop art, activist culture and iconography whereas other pieces portray a much more abstract and transcendental message, becoming a cross section of statements.
For more information please contact info@ernesto-torres.com or Ernesto Torres on 07841634819.
Friday 3 July 2015 7:00 pm
We are going to watch new documentary films about worker co-operatives at Ceramics co-op studio at New Cross. Join us to have a discussion, hang out and meet co-operative folks afterwards.
Can We Do It Ourselves (60 min)- new 2015 documentary from the Swedish media cooperative Fria Tidningar.
Own The Change (20 min) – new documentary by GRITtv & TESA, the Toolbox for Education and Social Action.
This is the first one in series of film screenings about co-operative organising. We start from worker co-operatives. Housing, food and maybe other co-ops to follow.
Thanks to Sanford Housing Co-op members for lending their projector to us, and Guillermo Justel for facilitating this co-operation.
Address:
Ceramics Studio Co-op
17, Block C, Juno Way, SE14 5RW, New Cross, London
How to find us – travelling directions
>The image above is from Worker Owned Coops Poster by Josh MacPhee. Based on image of worker-owners at Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco.
Did you participate in People’s Pottery or Potter’s Wheel class earlier but never had time to collect your work? We still few uncollected pieces in the studio.
Here are the best days to collect your work:
Tuesday 6pm – 9pm, Saturdays 2-5 pm (till August 2015)
Saturdays 10 am – 5pm (in July 2015)
Thank you, and see you soon!
Bowls for Books is a new co-operative member’s initiative though which we aim to fundraise for common-use library in the ceramics studios.
Though nearly a year of being here at Juno Way we discovered that our commitment to running space, covering its costs, price of labour, having equipment in working condition, means we struggle to put aside funds for educational matters. Books are especially difficult. We know how valuable they would be for our students, members, key holder artists who work from the studio, open-access users.
Bowls for books is a radical measure to ensure we would be able to grow our library and knowledge base in the nearest future. We will distribute* new set of hand-made bowls though this website, and special one-off hand-made thrown planters directly from a shelf in our Juno Way studio. This way we plan to raise funds to add most desired books to the in-studio library, which all visitors would be welcome to refer to.
Examples of books we will acquire first:
Linda Bloomfield, Advanced Pottery, 2011
Claudia Clare, Subversive Ceramics, December 2015
Edmund De Waal, 20th Century Ceramics (World of Art)
Edmund De Waal, Bernard Leach (British Artists Series), Tate, 2013
Bernard Leach, Potter’s Book, 1976
Emmanual Cooper, Lucie Rie, Modernist Potter, 2012
Emmanual Cooper, Contemporary Ceramics, 2009
Sasha Wardell, Slipcasting, A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 2007
Pottery, Politics, Art: George Ohr and the Brothers Kirkpatrick, University of Illinois Press, 2007
Karl Polanyi, The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time, 2002
Vasilis Kostakis, Michel Bauwens, Network Society and Future Scenarios for a Collaborative Economy, 2014
STIR Magazine subscription for 2015-16
Radical Routes, Footprint worker co-operative and others, How to setup worker co-operatives, 2012
*We plan to sell bowls, but we also welcome non-monetary exchange. If you would like to donate books, or exchange books you have for bowls, please drop us a line with a proposed deal. Thank you.
Join us to celebrate history of our local area at Deptford Hertiage Festival!
Ceramics Studio Co-op is glad to announce we would hold a ceramics market stall at Deptford High Street on Bank Holiday 3-4 May among many other local talents and inspiring crafts people! Come and see our finest and latest ceramics produce fresh from studio kilns! The street would be closed for pedestrians, and our pieces would be available for sale!
Here is the quote from festival press release:
We will transform Deptford’s High Street and surrounding historical buildings and areas into a wonderful International festival to showcase our proud History and Heritage.
By zoning areas into a “Village” zone with Classical Music, This will also include what we hope will be the UK’s number one new platform for inspiring Poets both published and new wave.
There will be a separate “Chill out” Blues and Jazz zone, a Performance and a World music stage.
On Monday 4th May we have a giant Street Party on the foreshore, where children will have the opportunity to dress as pirates, whilst building miniature Ships to reflect the Royal Dockyard’s 500 years of Global ship building history.
There will also be a food festival reflecting the 127 cultural groups that call this part of London home.
Another event will be Historical re-enactments with a twist such as on Monday 4th May the Battle of Deptford Bridge and Deptford Broadway with 2000 performers including 12 choirs.
Find our more about the festival at the festival’s web page, or follow insightful historical updates via twitter @Deptfordhf
Join the Parade to celebrate history of Deptford and surrounding areas and remember Kath Duncan and the Civil Rights that she won for us all and the Battles of Deptford Bridge and other important struggles.
We hope to see you there of the 3-4 May!
