Tony Clennell Workshop

Selling Everything But Out

Tony will teach the fine points of making great pots including throwing techniques, surface embellishments, and the little details that make all the difference. Rest up for the ride...Tony is an entertainer, a philosopher, one helluva potter, and never shy with his opinion. This is going to be a fun one!

Workshop participants will learn Tony's sectional throwing method for making pots in pieces, resulting in articulated shapes while making it easier to handle larger amounts of clay. Tony will show slides that document his work and what he will be making that weekend. The pottery demonstrated will include large jugs, casseroles, vases, teapots, cups, bowls and platters. Handles, lugs, altering, cutting and surface embellishment with slips is also covered. We'll learn how to make pots that sell without selling out your soul!

About Tony Clennell

Tony Clennell is a second generation Canadian potter, working alongside his wife Sheila for the past 18 years. He has studied in Canada, England, and Japan. He has an extensive publishing history and is a regular columnist for Clay Times, very active on the ClayArt email discussion group, and a frequent contributor to Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated. Tony teaches part-time at Canada's top art school, Sheridan College.

The Clennells have created two educational videos: Making a Handmade Cane Handle and Taking the Macho Out of Bigware. Their studio, Sour Cherry Pottery, is located in Beamsville, Ontario. Tony built his first studio in 1978.

Tony Clennell Resume

Arts Education

Second generation studio potter, family operated studio for 48 years

Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario, studied with Roger Kerslake

Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta, studied with F. Carleton Ball

Wobage Farm Pottery School, Herefordshire, England, studied with Mick and Sheila Casson

Studio History

1978, Established Gleason Brook Pottery in Wiarton, Ontario

1998, Established Sour Cherry Pottery in Beamsville, Ontario

Workshops, Residencies, and Teaching

2001-2005, Sheridan College, School of Craft and Design, Sessional instructor Toronto Potters

2001, Juror of Annual Exhibtion at Gardiner Museum

2001, Workshop presenter at Waterloo Potters, Kawartha Potters Guild, Ottawa Potters, Mohawk College, Ontario Crafts Council, Alberta Potters, Creative Oasis, State University of NY

2001, Artist in Residence, Medalta Artists Residency, Medicine Hat, Alberta

2001, Potter in Residence, Utah State University, Logan, Utah

2002, Sheridan College Faculty- Summer School Course entitled “On Fire”

2003, Sheridan College Faculty- Summer School Course entitled “Hell’s Gatekeeper”

2004, Goshogawara International Artists Residency, at the studio of Ryoji Matsumiya, Aomori, Japan

2004, Panelist, "The Naked Truth", International Woodfire Conference in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

2005, Workshop leader, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay

2005, Workshop leader, Michigan Potters Guild, Lansing, Michigan

2006, Workshop leader, MudFire Clayworks, Atlanta/Decatur, Georgia

Juried Exhibitions and Invitational Shows

Plates, Prime Gallery, Toronto, Ontario

Woodfired, MacDonald Building, Toronto, Ontario

Woodfired Cup Show, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Aaron Milraad Collection, Buffalo, NY

Mad Hatters Tea Party, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, February 2003

Bowls, 2003 Group Show- Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art

High Tea, Invitational Show, Jordan Art Gallery, Jordan, Ontario, November 2002

Group Plate Show, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario

Works in Shino, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario, May 2001

Air Dynamics, Group Show, Medicine Hat, Alberta, June 2001

Featured Artist, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario, January 2001

39th 2000 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

40th 2001 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Honourable Mention

41th 2002 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

42nd 2003 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Honourable Mention

43rd 2004 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition

44th 2005 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Best Ceramics, Arron Milrad Award

Local Produce, Grimsby Art Gallery, July 2003

Something’s Brewing, Burlington Arts Centre, Teapot show, October 2003

Kissing Cousins Ceramics Meets Glass, Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, 2004

Asian Influences, Gardiner Museum, 2004

Quietly Convincing, Curator of Show, Burlington Arts Centre, October 2004

Endless Variations, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, 2005

Ten Years After, Clay Times Invitational, NCECA Conference, Baltimore, 2005

Cup Show, Distill Gallery, Toronto, 2005

Ron Meyers and The Royal Canadians, The Signature Shop & Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005

Joy of the Noble Teacup, International Chawan Exhibition, Japanese Embassy, Belgium, 2005

In Our Cups, Lockhart Gallery, Geneseo, New York, 2005

Awards

Ontario Arts Council Crafts Award, Recipient, 1993, 1997, 1998, and 2003

Tom Thompson Juried Art Show, Best in show, 1993

Burlington Arts Centre Juried Show, Juror, 1998

Designer Crafts 2000, Hamilton and Region Arts Council, Juror

Fusion Ontario Clay and Glass 2000, Jurors Choice Award

Hamilton Potters Guild 2000, Honourable Mention

Hamilton and Region Arts Council 2001, Craft Education Award

Toronto Outdoor Arts Exhibition 2001, Honourable Mention

Toronto Outdoor Arts Exhibition 2003, Honourable Mention-Tucker’s

Pottery Supply Ceramic Award

Canada Council Travel Award, 2003

Assemblage 2004, Hamilton Potters Juried Show, Best Functional

Award and Purchase Award for the Permanent Collection

Goshagawara Museum Permanent Collection, Amori, Japan

TOAE 2005, Arron Milrad Best Ceramics Award and Purchase Award forMilrad Collection

Photos Selected For

Woodfired Stoneware and Porcelain, by Jack Troy

The Ceramic Spectrum- 2nd edition, by Robin Hopper

Studio Practices, Techniques and Tips, A Ceramics Monthly Publication

Making Marks, by Robin Hopper, 2004

Contemporary Ceramics in Canada, by Gail Crawford, 2004

Potter’s in Residence, by Diane Creber, 2005

Media Productions

Taking the Macho Out Of Bigware, video and DVD production distributed internationally

Making a Handmade Cane Handle, video and DVD production distributed internationally

Ceramics Publishing History

2005, Ron Meyers Ten Years After, feature, Clay Times

2005, Art Goes Beggin, Clay Times

2004, Saskatchewan, Clay Times

2003, Up in Canada - An Appreciation of the Work of Bruce Cochrane,Ceramics Monthly

2003, Lemon Aid, Clay Times

2003, Best in Show, Fusion - The Ontario Clay and Glass Assoc.

2002, A Rubber Nose and Glasses, Clay Times

2002, Adios, Mr. Mojo, Clay Times

2002, The Ghost of Carbon Past, Studio Potter Magazine

2001, Caught at the Hip, Ceramics Monthly

2001, What's Your Cup Size, Clay Times

2001, Caught in a Trap, ceramics Monthly

2001, Romancing the Buzzards, Clay Times

2001, Let Your Frak Flag Fly, Clay Times

2001, Forged in the Hammer, Fusion - The Ontario Clay and Glass Assoc.

2001, Gone Home, Clay Times

2001, My Favourite Cup, Fusion - The Ontario Clay and Glass Assoc.

2001, The Wreck of the Barbie Ferrari, Clay Times

2000, Attention to Detail, Ceramics Monthly

2000, Gone Fishing, Clay Times

2000, Potter's Field, Clay Times

2000, Seeing Red, Clay Times

2000, So What!!!! Clay Times

2000, Walk the Walk, Talk the Talk, Clay Times

1999, My Perfect Body, Clay Times

1999, No Excuses, Clay Times

1999, Buy Something and Get the %#@! Outta Here, Clay Times

Fall 1998, Being Fitted for a Coffin, Contact Magazine

Fall 1998, Off With His Wee-wee, Contact Magazine

Winter 1999, Lock, Stock and Barrel, Contact Magazine

1996, Uncle Jimmie and Me, Contact Magazine

1995 , The Music Is Not In The Piano, Contact Magazine

1995, North of the 49th Paralell, Ceramics Monthly

1994, Ron Roy - That Ole Black Magic, Ceramics Monthly

1992, Peddling Pots, Fusion - The Ontario Clay and Glass Assoc.

1983, Throwing Party, Fusion - The Ontario Clay and Glass Assoc.

1982, In Search of a Racer, Fusion - The Ontario Clay and Glass Assoc.