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May 2010 Newsletter

Opening Reception May 14th, 6pm – 8pm

Spring Flowers at the Creamery with Demos, Planters, Photos and Students
by Rita Clagett

Three artists and the Hotchkiss High School art students will show their work for the May show, opening Friday, May 14th, from 6-8 p.m. Downstairs in the Peach Gallery, Planters, Platters and Other Pots will highlight the ceramics of Pete Halladay and Pam Ellison. Connie Willett’s whimsical and dramatic photos from Alaska will grace The Wall. Upstairs in the Churro Gallery, Jamie Hudson’s 96 art students from Hotchkiss High School will each display a piece of wall art or sculpture.
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Peach Gallery Summer 2010

The pottery show in the Peach Gallery will live up to its name, with all manner of planters and platters available for spring purchase. A high school art teacher himself for fourteen years, Pete Halladay has devoted his creative energies full-time to his Paradise Pottery since 2000, creating original tile and architectural installations for homes and businesses across the Western Slope, and teaching students from his home studio. Well-known regionally for his diverse folk-art ceramics, and famous locally for creating the Sunflower Bathroom in the Creamery, Pete brings a new line of raku to the show. Using a variety of forms and decorations, Pete promises some flashy small, medium and large planters. “I’m really into planters now,” he says. “I don’t have to follow any other function except to contain a plant. This frees me up to experiment as a thrower, to play with classic forms, or new severe forms.”
The pottery show in the Peach Gallery will live up to its name, with all manner of planters and platters available for spring purchase. A high school art teacher himself for fourteen years, Pete Halladay has devoted his creative energies full-time to his Paradise Pottery since 2000, creating original tile and architectural installations for
homes and businesses across the Western Slope, and teaching students from his home studio. Well-known regionally for his diverse folk-art ceramics, and famous
locally for creating the Sunflower Bathroom in the Creamery, Pete brings a new line of raku to the show. Using a variety of forms and decorations, Pete promises some flashy small, medium and large planters. “I’m really into planters now,” he says. “I don’t have to follow any other function except to contain a plant. This frees me up to experiment as a thrower, to play with classic
forms, or new severe forms.”
Also in the Peach, Pam Ellison returns to the Creamery after taking a few years away from potting to build a house. After careers in mining and business, Pam studied art in retirement, and has been making pottery since 2002 when she moved here from Steamboat, initially working in the studio of her mentor, Pete Halladay.

The pottery show in the Peach Gallery will live up to its name, with all manner of planters and platters available for spring purchase. A high school art teacher himself for fourteen years, Pete Halladay has devoted his creative energies full-time to his Paradise Pottery since 2000, creating original tile and architectural installations for
homes and businesses across the Western Slope, and teaching students from his home studio. Well-known regionally for his diverse folk-art ceramics, and famous
locally for creating the Sunflower Bathroom in the Creamery, Pete brings a new line of raku to the show. Using a variety of forms and decorations, Pete promises some flashy small, medium and large planters. “I’m really into planters now,” he says. “I don’t have to follow any other function except to contain a plant. This frees me up to experiment as a thrower, to play with classic
forms, or new severe forms.”Also in the Peach, Pam Ellison returns to the Creamery after taking a few years away from potting to build a house. After careers in mining and business, Pam studied art in retirement, and has been making pottery since 2002 when she moved here from Steamboat, initially working in the studio of her mentor, Pete Halladay.

Also in the Peach, Pam Ellison returns to the Creamery after taking a few years away from potting to build a house. After careers in mining and business, Pam studied art in retirement, and has been making pottery since 2002 when she moved here from Steamboat, initially working in the studio of her mentor, Pete Halladay.

“I love the feeling of having my hands in the clay, just like the feeling I get with gardening,” says Pam, and adds that she is inspired by all potters from ancient through contemporary. “The direction I’ve taken for this show is in texture. I make my own stamps and press them into clay to make a pattern.” Her stamps on earthenware planters and vases combine organic and geometric forms to create
coherent designs on practical pieces, while her glazes range from bright crayola colors to more subdued, earthy tones.

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Summer Art Camp

The summer is almost upon us… finally, and the summer art camp program is semi-finalized.
This year the program will run Tuesday – Thursday, June 15th thru July 22nd. We’re offering 2 hour
morning sessions, 9am -11am, for kids 4yr-8yrs. Afternoon sessions will be 3 hours, 1p-4p, for kids 9+.

Each week will follow a theme. All sessions for a week, both morning and afternoon, will have age
appropriate projects following the week’s theme.

Priced very reasonably, the morning sessions will be $9 per day, purchase 5 sessions at $36 and get 1
free. Purchase 18 sessions for $139. The afternoon sessions will be $12 per day, purchase 5 sessions
at $60, get one session free. Purchase 18 sessions for $159.

Wednesday afternoon clay for 7th – 12th grades, and adults, hand-building and wheel work. 1pm – 4pm,
$12 / day, 6 sessions for $60, plus clay. All clay students enrolled in a clay class is entitled to free
studio time during Creamery hours for the duration of the class.

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2010 Summer Children Programs

After School Program – Monday – Fri 3:30-5:30 ages K-6 grades $9 drop in, $85 for a 10 class
punch card, $40 per week Mondays – Clay, Tuesday – Thursday Art Projects, Friday – Drawing

Vision and After School Clay-Wednesdays 3:30 – 5:30 ages 5th-12th grades $12 per class or $40
for 10 classes Both wheel and hand building instruction. Limited clay is included.

North Fork Young Artists – Mondays 4pm-6pm Kids free Adults $25.

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Adult and Teen Classes May 2010

Sculpture with Daphne Russell. May 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 23rd, 11am-2pm.

Cost is $120+$25 clay and glaze fee. Class size is limited to 10 students, ages 16 and up, younger than
16 need to be interviewed by Daphne. Learn sculpture from a nationally known sculptor. You will
produce at least one finished sculpture while learning basic design principles in art. Beginners are
welcome to work alongside professionals.

Know Your Digital Camera taught by Jodeen Stephenson. May 1 12pm-3pm $25 Age 12 and up,
bring your camera

Basic Introduction to Photo Shop – taught by Jodeen Stephenson. May 2210am-2pm with a lunch
break. $30, bring your camera and a laptop if you have one.

Flower Pressing Class – taught by Jackie Slater. May 15th , 22nd, and 29th – 10am-12pm. $60 +
materials. 1st class is a field trip to collect flowers and placing them into the flower press. 2nd class is
opening the presses and deciding what to do with your flowers. 3rd class is designing, matting and
finishing your pieces.

Fused Glass Garden Ornaments – taught by Peggy Papon May 22, 12-2pm $20 + materials. Make
something to brighten up your garden and put a smile on your neighbors face!

Last Saturday Fused Glass- taught by Peggy Papon May 29th Drop in anytime between 11am and
3pm and make a fused glass project. $20 plus materials

Introductory Raku Class – taught by David Strong Saturday May15th, 9:30am-12pm and Wed May
19th 6:30pm-9:30pm. $45 + $5 material fee. Learn to make & fire pottery in the exciting raku process.
Create, have fun – no previous clay experience required.

Mastering Your Skills in Clay – taught by David Strong – Wednesday Afternoons 1pm-3pm 15 per
class or $56 for 4 classes This class is designed for students who already have some experience with
the potter’s wheel and hand forming.

All Students enrolled in a clay class are entitled to free studio time, during Creamery business hours,
for the duration of the class.

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Churro Gallery May 2010

Upstairs in the Churro Gallery, 96 Hotchkiss High School art students will each display a piece of art created this year in class with teacher Jamie Hudson. “This is their second year
doing a gallery show,” says Jamie. “They do the setup, food, artwork, they line up music, so they can experience what it takes to create a gallery opening. Every student in the program displays a piece in the show.” Jamie runs a “choice-based classroom: students have to pick what objectives they hope to reach, I don’t give cookie cutter projects. This year they had a choice of sculpture, doing a 3D piece which had to have a historical perspective. They came out amazing. It’s all about the kids.” Rounding out the evening on May 14th, the High School students will finish the festivities with a Raku kiln firing.

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Education Program

Mark Your Calendar!

Our schedule includes workshops and classes for youth and adults. Please note the following policies and guidelines as you look over the offerings for 2010.

Registration can be completed at the CAC, by mail, or by phone at 970-872-4848/toll free 866-821-ARTS.
**Registration is not required for drop-in classes.

Enrollment: All classes have a 5 student minimum unless otherwise noted. If the minimum is not met the decision to cancel a class will be made at least 3 days before the first class meeting. Some classes have a limited enrollment. A student is considered registered only after full payment has been received by CAC. Educators and class times are subject to change.

Payment: Tuition and materials cost is due in full at the time of registration unless otherwise noted. If a class is cancelled by CAC a full refund will be given. CAC accepts payment by cash, check, Visa or Mastercard. A limited number of needs based scholarships are available for all youth classes. Please contact the CAC for more information.

For all classes wear clothes that you can be creative in (or bring an apron)!

Classes are in the newsletter, in flyers, and online.

Don’t see the class you want? More classes may still be added, and group and individual classes in both clay and glass can often be arranged by contacting the Creamery Arts Center.

Please note the following policies and guidelines as you look over the offerings.

You can download a pdf copy of our class registration forms here.

Adult Registration • Youth Registration

Policies

Registration can be completed at the CAC, by mail, or by phone at 970-872-4848/toll free 866-821-ARTS.
**Registration is not required for drop-in classes.

For all classes wear clothes that you can be creative in (or bring an apron)!

The Creamery offers a limited number of scholarships to support artists wishing to participate in our education programs.

Click here to download a scholarship application form.

NOTE: adults can participate in the Monday youth artists workshops for a $25.00 fee (see materials list for supplies needed &or fee). Study under dynamic CAC artists.

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YOUNG ARTIST GALLERY

FEATURES LOCAL KIDS

The Creamery has a new gallery devoted to displaying the work of artists age 17 and under. The Young Artist Gallery will have displays of art from local schools as well as featured art from Creamery Young Artist members.

Young Artist Gallery openings will take place on the first Friday of each month along with other Gallery show openings.

We welcome any young artist who would like to become a member to stop by the gallery or call Mary Smith 872-4157.

Many thanks to Mary Smith and Janice Cooper for coming up with this concept and putting it together so beautifully. Their many hours of hard work will bring a new dimension to the Creamery’s role in our community.

Young Creamery members may offer their work for sale at the Creamery’s standard 30% commission.

Interested? Call the Creamery for details

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Memberships

The Creamery Arts Center thanks our member volunteers who help keep things running smoothly. Please support our artists as they continue to bring beauty into our world.

The Creamery is a nonprofit organization which depends on the income from artist commissions to support our ongoing educational mission. If you contact an artists directly, please let them know that you found them through the Creamery.

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