If you've never attended an Eastfield workshop, consider attending this year. It is an experience you will never forget. The speakers are all top-notch, and it is a rare opportunity for hands-on, in-depth learning in the inspirational Eastfield setting. I've only included the listing for the Redware in America workshop below, but Eastfield offers workshops on other topics as well. Eastfield workshops are extremely popular, so if you are interested in learning more about Redware, let Don Carpentier know right away at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Hope to see you at Eastfield!
Terry Majewski (an Eastfield alum)
EASTFIELD VILLAGE WORKSHOP 2011
Redware in America 1650-1850
June 24-26 (3 Days) Fee: $465.00
Redware in a variety of forms has been in use in America since our early colonization. British and domestically-produced wares are the focus of this program. While some Chinese wares were imported directly to this country, the British were busy making and sending us all sorts of red bodied wares based on Chinese models. At the same time a large number of local potteries in the US were making a spectacular array of inexpensive domestic redware for use in taverns, farm houses, kitchens and pantries. In the early 19th century cities like Philadelphia boasted potteries making nicely refined red bodied pots in competition with English imports. Participants are encouraged to bring examples of pots and shards for discussion. We will once again have an 18th century dinner on Saturday evening in the 1793 tavern.
Lectures include:
An Overview of Redware in America. J. Garrison Stradling, together with his wife, Diana, is a New York City scholar dealer specializing in rare and important American artifacts, with a concentration on ceramics and glass.
“To Put You in Mind of a Red Pot Teapot” – the Story of English Red-bodied Ware during the 18th and 19th centuries, whether in stoneware or earthenware bodies. Dr David Barker is a freelance archaeologist, writer and lecturer and formerly Senior Archaeologist for Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Keeper of Archaeology at the City Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent. He is the author of William Greatbatch – a Staffordshire Potter.
Red Earthenware Production in the Massachusetts Bay. Steven R Pendery, Ph.D. Acting Branch Chief, Archeology, Heritage Preservation, Planning & Compliance, National Park Service, Northeast Region, Lowell, Mass. Pendery is the former Boston city archaeologist.
From Lard Pots to Teapots: Hervey Brooks, Thomas Crafts, and the Making of Redware in Rural New England. Nan Wolverton, Ph.D., is a Museum and Decorative Arts Consultant specializing in the study of the material culture of New England and is the President of the China Students’ Club of Boston.
Art in Clay: North Carolina Moravian Pottery. Johanna M. Brown, Curator of Moravian Decorative Arts and Director of Collections, Old Salem Museums and Gardens, Winston-Salem, NC.
Long Island Redware. Anthony Butera, collector and contributor to Ceramics in America, covesr recent discoveries about the pots and potters of Huntington, Long Island.
The Union Village, Ohio, Shaker Pottery, 1811-1852. Beginning with the production of smoking pipes, the Shakers produced vast quantities of earthenware for their own use as well as that of "The World". While mostly plain and utilitarian, some examples show great potting skill and regional styles brought to Ohio by converts to the Shaker faith. Greg Shooner is licensed by a number of major museums to recreate redware examples from museum collections. He follows traditional techniques including the use of lead glazes to make his wares as authentic as the originals.
Pottery and Piety: Moravian Red Earthenware in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1742-1767. Brenda Hornsby Heindl, independent scholar, potter and proprietor of Liberty Stoneware, NC, specializing in salt-glazed stoneware.
Redware Potting Demonstration. Greg Shooner along with his wife Mary are working redware potters in Oregonia, OH.
About the Workshops at Eastfield Village
As we continue to offer workshops & symposia in the traditional trades & domestic arts, our goal is to maintain the highest educational standards. In these difficult financial times, it is important for many homeowners to be able to deal with the issues of historic home maintenance & restoration on their own without hiring contractors to do the work. Even for those who can still afford to hire contractors, it is important that they be aware of the processes involved in the work to insure they are getting the highest quality workmanship on their projects.
There are a great number of research & restoration projects in the works at Eastfield & as usual, students may be involved in many phases of these projects.
Preservation Laboratory - Eastfield's collections are not available to the public. Workshop participants taking classes at the Village have access to more than twenty buildings & can study the collection of thousands of architectural elements & typical artifacts from the daily lives of early America.
In some courses students are involved in actual preservation work & have the experience of working first hand with the tools & materials of the trades being taught. The depth & detail of the courses are unique to Eastfield, since many of the courses are five days long. The emphasis is not only on lectures; many programs include extensive hands-on work. The craftsmen who teach these courses are available & happy to answer your specific questions & problems.
Unique experience - Students at Eastfield Village have come from as far as London & Alaska as well as from all over the U.S. & Canada. Museum professionals representing large institutions like Williamsburg, Cooperstown, Sturbridge, Upper Canada Village & numerous other restorations & museum facilities have also studied at the Village. The mixture of novices, whose interests are their own old houses, & museum professionals, who are looking to expand their specific skills, provides a dynamic opportunity to learn.
The lure of Eastfield is more than its curriculum. Students who take the classes at the Village are encouraged to live there during their courses. This offers a special opportunity to understand the daily lives & work of the tradesmen of the pre-industrial age. Meals may be cooked in the late-18th century kitchens. Accommodations are rope beds with straw & feather ticks. Eastfield offers an opportunity to be with others - students and teachers - of similar interests. Most evenings there are gatherings in the Briggs Tavern & lively conversations in front of a warm fireplace.
Eastfield Origins - Eastfield Village is home to its creator, Donald Carpentier & his family. He moved the first building, a blacksmith's shop, into his father's "east field" in 1971.
In the years since, Don has amassed a collection of buildings & artifacts & established the nationally known Workshops. The stated time period is 1787 – 1840 & all the buildings date from those years. They include a towering Greek Revival church, a thirteen room 18th century tavern & many smaller buildings devoted to the individual trades, including carpentry, tinsmithing, printing & shoemaking.
Lodging at Eastfield Village - One of the most intriguing facets of Eastfield's workshops is the experience of living in the Village during the class. Eastfield's taverns are available FREE OF CHARGE for those wishing to stay as our guests in early 19th century accommodations. The only requirement is that each person choosing to stay at the taverns supply 10 ten-inch white candles. THERE ARE ALSO LOVELY B&B ACCOMODATIONS IN THE AREA.
Eastfield is located in southern Rensselaer County, near the Massachusetts border.
Registration Information and Policy - Registration is on a "first come - first served" basis. A non-refundable deposit of 50% of the tuition must accompany the registration. The remainder must be received by Eastfield no later than three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the workshop. Exact traveling directions will be mailed upon receipt of registration. No refunds will be given after six (3) weeks prior to that particular workshop. (Registrants from outside of the United States are asked not to send personal checks. Please send a cashier's check or money order in U.S. funds). The fee may also be paid using PayPal( see registration form). Eastfield reserves the right to cancel any workshop if minimum subscription levels are not met. In this case, a full refund is given.
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