Posey Bacopoulos Workshop

Thrown and Altered Majolica

Posey will spend two days demonstrating wheel-thrown and altered forms with majolica decoration. The workshop will emphasize a thoughtful approach to the construction of functional pots which combine wheel-thrown, altered, and handbuilt sections. Participants will learn a variety of altering techniques, including the creation of oval forms such as bakers, pitchers, and vases. Alternative approaches to attachments such as handles, spouts, and feet will also be explored.

Majolica refers to a fascinating glaze and decorating tradition that began in the Middle East in the 9th Century. Majolica has been extremely influential in the development of major Western ceramics movements since that time. Posey will talk about this history, and demonstrate a variety of majolica decorating techniques utilizing stains on a base majolica glaze. Participants also will learn about the technical aspects of working with majolica materials and receive handouts with recipes and other relevant information.

About Posey Bacopoulos

Posey Bacopoulos is a studio potter working in New York City. She has been making pots for more than twenty years. Her work has been shown in many national juries and invitational exhibitions. It has won awards in the Tenth Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National and the International Orton Cone Box Show. It has recently been published in several books including The Ceramic Design Book, The Best of Pottery 2, and The Art of Contemporary American Pottery. She has taught numerous workshops on majolica.

Posey Bacopoulos Resume

Education

B.S. European History; University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

Ceramics Background

University of Florida, Post Bac student, Spring, 1994, Instructor: Linda Arbuckle

University of Georgia Studies Abroad at Cortona, Italy, Fall 1992, Instructor: Michael Simon

Penland School of Crafts, Summers: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, Instructors: Tom Turner, Jeff Oestriech, Clary Ilian, Randy Johnston

Anderson Ranch Craft School, Summer 1987 (two 2 week sessions), Instructors: Ken Ferguson, Chris Staley

New School for Social Research, 1981, Instructor: Barbara Tiso

Pratt Institute, Summer School 1975, Instructor: Byron Temple

Penland School of Crafts, Summer 1974 (3 week session), Instructor: Robert Turner

Naples Mill Craft School, Summer 1973 (two 3 week sessions), Instructors: Cynthia Bringle, Steve Keminify

Alfred University, Summer School 1972, Instructor: Barbara Tiso

Selected Exhibitions

2004

Top Ten Show, San Hills County Arts Foundation. Ingram, TX

Art to Use: Functional Clay, Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

Ceramic Biennial 2004, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH

Forms and Shapes: The Box, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA

Jersey Shore National, M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ

Duets, Kentucky Museum of Arts & Design, Louisville, KY

Pots in the Kitchen, Galerie Du Don, Montsalvy, France

2004 International Orton Cone Box Show, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS

12h Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Southern Market Center, Lancaster, PA

15h San Angelo Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum Of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX

Arrowmont School of Crafts, Faculty Show, Gatlingsburg, TN

Big Show, 4 Star Gallery, NCECA, Indianapolis, IN

Craft Concepts, Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ

For the Table, Santa Fe Clay Studio, Santa Fe, NM

Handle It, Pottery Invitational2003, Worcester, MA

100 Teapots, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

2003

St Petersburg Clay National 2003, St. Petersburg Clay Co., St. Petersburg, FL

Ceramic USA 2003, University of North Texas Arty Gallery, Denton TX

Table for Two/Tea for Two, Clay Studio, Philadelphia. PA

Craft National 2003,Lancaster Museum Of Art, Lancaster, PA

Origins in Clay,San Hills County Arts Foundation. Ingram, TX

Majolica, Solo Exhibition, M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ

Forms and Shapes: Cups, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, and IA

Pots in the Kitchen, Rufford Craft Center, Rufford, England

Pots in the Kitchen, Gallery Of BC Ceramics, Vancouver, Canada

Pottery Invitational 2003, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA

NCECA Silent Auction, NCECA Conference, San Diego, CA

Hundreds of Cups, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM

Women Playing with Fire, Texas Women's University, Denton, TX

Dinner is Served, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA

Recent Work: Ceramics by Posey Bacopoulos, Solo Exhibition, AKAR Gallery, Iowa City, IA

Materials Hard and Soft, Center for the Visual Arts, Meadows Gallery, Denton, TX

2002

28th Old Church Cultural Center Pottery Show , Old Church Cultural Center, Demerest, NJ

Glamorous Pots, Green Tara Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC

Contemporary Majolica, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM

George Ohr National Arts Challenge 2002, The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS

National Teapot Show Five, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, NC

Feats of Clay XV, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA

14th San Angelo Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum Of Fine Art, San Angelo, TX

10th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA

Necessary Objects, The Arts Center, St Petersburg, FL

Majolica Invitational, Silver Works Gallery, Lawrence KA

Utilitarian Ceramic National, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA

Dessertwroks, Ronald Barr Gallery, Indiana U university Southeast, New
Albany, IN

Prevailing Winds, Current Trends in Contemporary Ceramics, Young and
Constantin Gallery, Wilmington, VT

2001

27th Old Church Cultural Center Pottery Show, Old Church Cultural Center, Demerest, NJ

For the Table, Santa Fe Clay Studio, Santa Fe, NM

Hand Held Cup Show, Odyssey Gallery, Ashville, NC

Painted Pots: The Art of Majolica, Curator, Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, VT

Friends of Karen Karnes, Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, VT

The Art of Tea, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO

Below 2002 , Contemporary Grafts Gallery, Portland OR

National Juried Cup Show, Kent State University, Gallery 138, Kent, OH

Ceramics 2001, Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT

Ninth Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA

Contemporary Majolica, Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock AK

Ewers, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI

100 Teapots, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

2000

Earthly Treasures, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI

Ceramics International Exhibition, Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville,
OH

Winterfest 2000, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD

Cups, Cupboards and Cabinets, The Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA

Focus on Function, U of Minnesota National Ceramics Biennial 2000, Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

Ceramics USA, University of North Texas, SOVA Gallery, Denton, TX

Impressions in Clay, Studio Days 2000, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA

Get A Grip, Frog Hollow Craft Center, Middlebury, VT

Silverhawk Fine Crafts Exhibition, Internet Exhibiton,
www.silverhawk.com.

Karen Karnes and Friends, Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, VT

Vessels that Pour, Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, VT

Majolica, Solo Exhibition, Stratton Gallery, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit,
MI

2000 International Orton Cone Box Show, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS

Second Annual Utilitarian Ceramics, Nicholls State University,
Thibodaus, LA

1999

Made In Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY

Ritual of the Table, Odyssey House, Ashville, NC

99 Cups, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ

Functional Fire, Woodfired Cup Show, Iowa Artisans Gallery, Iowa City,
IA

Out of Clay II, Susannah Keith Gallery, Dexter, MI

Origins in Clay, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX

National Teapot Show IV, Cedar Greek Gallery, Creedmore, NC

The Fine Art Of Craft,, The Mitchell Gallery, Annapolis, MD

The Clay Cup VII, University Museum, Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, IL

Ceramics Monthly International Comptetion, Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH

1999 National Ceramic Competition, Kennedy-Douglass Center Arts,
Florence, AL

Lighten Up, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH

DinnerWorks '99, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY

1998

Made In Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY.

Craft Forms '98, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.

Tea or Poetry: Artists and the Teapot, Iowa Artisans Gallery, Iowa
City, IA

Put A Lid on It, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN

Steeped in Tradition, Ariana Gallery, Royal Oaks, MI

Sixth Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, MHCC, Ephrata, PA

The Twelfth National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum of Fine
Art, San Angelo, TX

1998 International Orton Cone Box Show, Baker University, Baldwin City, KS

Ceramics USA, University of North Texas SOVA Gallery, Denton, TA

Utilitarian Ceramics National, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA

1997

Craft Forms '97, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

Clay Can Save Your Life, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY

On the Surface: An Exhibition of Painterly Clay, Ohio Craft Museum,
Columbus, OH

USA Craft Today 97, Silvermine Art Center, New Canaan, CT

8th Annual Teapot Show, Houberbocken Gallery, Cudahy, WI

Functional Ceramics 1997, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH

Contemporary New York State Crafts, New York State Museum, Albany, NY

All Fired Up, Boise State University Visual Arts Center, Boise, ID

A Centennial Celebration of American Ceramic Society, University of
Kansas, KA

1996

Monarch Tile Ceramic Competition, Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, Florence, AL

National Teapot Show lll, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, NC

Collectors's Cups-But With Handles and Made of Clay, Galrie Handwerk, Koblenz, Germany

Fourth Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, MHCC, Lancaster, PA

LaGrange National XlX Biennial, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, GA

Coffee and Teapot Invitational, Lill Street Gallery, Chicago, IL

1995

Steeped in Clay, Artspace\Lima, Lima, OH

Beaucoup Teapots, Cone 10 Gallery, New Orleans, LA

The Last Pitcher Show '95, Lill Street Gallery,Chicago, IL

1995 Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS

Third Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, MHCC, Lancaster, PA

The Clay Cup V, University Museum, Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, IL

Twist on Teapots, Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI

Tempe Tea Party, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ

1994

The New Artists Tea Party, Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, MA

Majolica Invitational, Stetson University, Deland, FL

Studio Days '94, Chester Springs Studio, Chester Springs, PA

Clay Directions '94, Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH

Second Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, MHCC, Lancaster, PA

1993

Annual Exhibition, The Potter's Gallery, West Chester, PA

Vessels: Real and Imagined, Mountain Top Gallery, Windham, NY

U of Georgia Studies Abroad Juried Exhibition, Tate Gallery, Athens, GA

Once Round, Office Gallery, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY

National Studio Potter Network Exhibition, NCECA, San Diego, CA

1992

New Rochelle Art Association 78th Juried Exhibition, New Rochelle, NY

4th Annual Teapot Show, Houberbocken Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

Awards

Purchase Award, Feats of Clay XV, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA., 2002

Alice Delkic Memorial Award, 10th Annual Strictly Functional Pottery
National, Lancaster, PA, Juror Jack Troy, 2002

Purchase Award, Utilitarian Ceramic National, Nicholls State University,
Thibodaux, LA, 2002, Juror Ron Meyers

Vice Chancellor Student Affairs Award, Clay Cup VII, University Museum, U of S Illinois, 1999, Juror: Sandy Simon

Purchase Award, International Orton Cone Box Show, Baker University,
Baldwin City, KS, 1998, Juror: Anna Calouri Holcomb & Michael Simon

Director's Award-Excellence in Form and Function, Fourth Annual
Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lancaster, PA, 1996, Juror: Phyllis Blair Clark

Teaching and Related Experiences

2004

Sugar Maples, Thrown and Altered Pots, Summer Session, Instructor

Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, Spring Session, Painted Pots: The Art of Majolica, Instructor

Ceramic Supply of New York and New Jersey, Workshop; Majolica

Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Ct, Workshop; Thrown And

Altered Majolica

2003

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Canada, Slide Lecture &
Majolica Demonstration

M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ, Demonstration; Majolica Decorating
Technique

Terra Incognito, Oak Park, IL, Workshop; Majolica

2002

Ceramic Supply of New York and New Jersey, Workshop; Majolica

Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ, Summer Session; Majolica: Decorating Pots, Instructor

Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, Summer Session, Majolica, Instructor

West Side Y, New York, Workshop; Thrown and Altered Majolica

Crealde School of Art, Winter Park, Florida, Workshop; Majolica Magic

Hands on Clay, East Sauket, New York, Workshop; Introduction to Majolica

Mud Flat Studio, Somerville Mass, Workshop: Thrown and Altered Majolica

2001

Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, VT,Workshop: Majolica: Painted Pots

Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury VT, Curator . Painted Pots: The Art of
Majolica

Guild School, North Hampton, MA, Workshop: Introduction to Majolica

Wesleyan Potters, Middletown CT, Workshop: Thrown and Altered Majolica

Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, MA, Workshop: Majolica:
Decorating Pots

2000

Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY, Workshop: Introduction to Majolica

Interlaken School School of Art, Stockbridge, Mass, Workshop: Thrown
and Altered Majolica

YWCA: Craft Students League, New York, NY, Workshop: Thrown and Altered Majolica

Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, MI, Workshop: Majolica

1999

Long Island Potters Guild, Huntington, NY, Workshop: Thrown and Altered Majolica

Hudson River Potters Association, Rye, NY, Slide Lecture

Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale Colorado, Slide Lecture

Earthworks Pottery, New York, NY, Workshop: Introduction to Majolica

1998

Earthworks Pottery, New York, NY, Instructor, Basic Wheel Throwing,
1998 to Present

Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY, Workshop: Introduction to Majolica

Oestreich Pottery, Taylors Falls, MN, Visiting Potter, April-May

Publications

2004

Making Marks: Discovering the Ceramic Surface, Robin Hopper, Krause
Publications, Iola, WS

2003

Ceramics Monthly, Upfront, Materials: Hard and Soft, Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe, V51. No8, Oct.

Clay Times, Posey Bacopoulos at Terra Incognito, Linda Hillman, V9. No 3, May/June.

500 Bowls, Suzanne Tourtillott, Editor, Lark Books, Ashville, NC.

2002

Ceramic Review, On the Table, Emmanuel Cooper, #198, Nov/Dec

500 Teapots, Kathy Triplett, Lark Books, Ashville, NC.

Pots in the Kitchen, Josie Walter, The Crowood Press, UK

Clay Times, Strictly Functional Pottery National 2002, Jean Lehman, V.8No5, Sept/Oct

The Glaze Book, Stephen Murfitt, Krause Publications, Iola, WI,

2001

Object Lessons, Toni Sykes, Guild Publishing, Madison. WI

The Art of Contemporary American Pottery, Kevin Hluch, Kraus
Publication, Iola, WI

Clay Times, Karen Karnes and Friends, V.7 No 4, July/August

The Ceramic Glaze Handbook, Mark Burelson, Lark Books, Ashville, NC

2000

The Contemporary Potter, Jonathan Fairbanks, Angela Fina &
Christopher Gustin, Rockport Publishers, Gloucester, MA

Clay and Glazes for the Potter, Daniel Rhodes, revised by Robin
Hopper, Kraus Publication, Iola, WI

1999

Painted Ceramics, Colour and Imagery on Clay, Brenda Pegrum, Crowood Press, UK

The New Majolica, Contempory Approaches to Colour and Technique,
Matthias Ostermann, A&C Black, London, England, 1999

Tableware in Clay from Studio and Workshop, Karen Wood, The Crowood Press, UK

Ceramics Monthly International Competition, Catalog, The American
Ceramic Society, Westerville, OH

Surface Decoration for Low-Fire Ceramics, Lynn Peters, Lark Books,
Asheville, NC

The Best of Pottery 2, Angela Fina & Christopher Gustin, Rockport
Publishers, Gloucester, MA

1998

The Ceramic Design Book, A Gallery of Contemporary Work, Lark Books, Ashville, NC

Wheel-Thrown Ceramics, Don Davis, Lark Books, Ashville,NC

Ceramics Monthly, Clayarters International, Carol J. Ratliff, V.46 No3,
March

1997

The Best of New Ceramic Art, Toni Fountain Sikes, Guild Books, Madison, WI

Ceramics Monthly, The Function of Vision...The Vision of Function, Dick
Lehman, V.45 No 10, December

1996

Clay Times, Strictly Functional Pottery National, Lynne Schlinkman, V.2 No5, Sept/Oct

Collections

Wesleyan Potters, Middletown , CT

Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale, CO

University Museum, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

Gale Carter & Don Gauthier, Baldwin City, KA

Selected Galleries

Cedar Creek Gallery, 1150 Flemming Road, Creedmore, NC

Lill Street Gallery, 1021 Lill Street, Chicago, IL

Northern Clay Center, 2424 Franklin Ave East, Minneapolis, MN

Pewabic Pottery, 10125 East Jefferson, Detroit MI

Iowa Artisans Gallery, 117 E. College Street, Iowa City, IA

M.T. Burton Gallery, 1819 Long Beach Blvd, Surf City, NJ

The Signature Shop & Gallery, 3267 Roswell Road N.W., Atlanta, GA

Worcester Center for the Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA

Web Sites

Guild.com-http://www.guild.com

Silverhawk-http://www.silverhawk5.com/bacopoulos/index.htm

Art-Craft PA-http://www.art-craftpa.com/poseyb.html