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Urban Magušar: Catalogue of slovene clay
I kindly invite you to the opening of exhibition Katalog slovenskih glin – Catalogue of slovene clay, project by Urban Magušar: 18.5.2018, Linhartov trg 4, Radovljica, Slovenia On the same day, exhibition Slovenske gline – Slovene clays will also took place at the same location, where potters from all over Slovenia will present their artworks, which will … Continued
Clays of Gornji Grad
I met Maja and Amanda at a tea ceremony we had few weeks ago. They are currently planning to grow a herb garden with local Slovenian herbs to produce Slovenian tea. They asked me if I could make ceramics for them, out of their local clay. So I assigned them the first task: ask the … Continued
ČAS ZA ČAJ: delavnica izdelave čajnika
10. in 11. marca bo v studiu potekala delavnica izdelave čajnika. Pri izgradnji čajnika bo uporabljena tehnika izgradnje iz kačic. V prvem delu bomo obravnavali oblike različnih čajnikov, sestavne dele čajnika in njihove funkcije ter vse pomembne prelomne točke čajnika. V kratkem uvodu bomo komentirali fiziko gline in njene zakone ter jih združili s fiziko … Continued
Fixing a clay body
In Logatec, southeast of Slovenia’s capital, I have collected 4 different clays. Only one stands high temperatures, but it has one mayor fault. It contains very small particles of charcoal-like material. And because clay itself is very plastic and consists of finest of clay particles it is also a very closed clay body. The organic … Continued
Vabilo k udeležbi prodajne razstave: Slovenske gline
Vabilo: prodajna razstava Slovenske gline Keramike pozivamo k udeležbi prodajne razstave Slovenske gline, ki bo spremljevalni dogodek krovnemu projektu Katalog slovenskih glin. S tem želimo vzpodbuditi avtorje k uporabi in raziskovanju slovenskih glin. Prodajna razstava Slovenske gline bo potekala 18. maja 2018 v atriju Magušarjeve hiše v Radovljici med 10. in 18. uro. Vabimo vas, … Continued
Red Istrian clay
Geology of south Istria is similar than geology of Karst. Calcium carbonates as limestone deteriorates into red clay. It is everywhere an very red, though the texture is a little different than Karst’s. I went to collect it to the beach. There is some directly on the beach where we swim in the summer. That … Continued
Creative isolation in Istria
For a long time I have wanted to try one or two months in isolation for the sole purpose: focused creativity and work. So I packed my clay and tools and went to south tip of Istria, where my parents own a weekend house. House is situated in a small settlement of about 10 houses, … Continued
Chinese gongfu tea ceremony
We hosted Felix Giron from Wandering Art Tea Academy on January 24th, who presented beautiful Chinese tea ceremony. We tested 4 different teas and tried our skills at preparing and serving tea. Thank you Felix and to many more warm gatherings like that!
How we cleaned 23 wild clays in 3 days
Last week I asked people for help with clay processing. Amazingly 20 people volunteered – 2 ladies even came after we finished with everything, asking if there is some thing to help with left. Together with 2 babies, one dog and my cat, we have been processing clays for three days and at the end … Continued
Chinese gongfu tea ceremony
Studio will host a Chinese tea ceremony with Wandering Art Tea Academy’s Felix Giron. Wednesday, 24.1.2018 at 17pm Tržaška cesta 36, Ljubljana
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