ITALY
May 14 - 31, 2004: 17 Days

Highlights: La Meridiana workshop centre is the venue for two ceramics workshops: one-week hands-on handbuilding clay workshop with Denys James; one-week Terra sigillata hands-on workshop with Italian ceramist Giovanni Cimatti.

Participate in a Majolica painting demonstration by one of Italy's masters, Eugenio Taccini. Enjoy tours of San Gimignano, La Meridiana, Bagnano, Certaldo, and classic hill top towns in the local Tuscan landscape. Enjoy accommodation with breakfast in a restored Tuscan farmhouse.

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	Turkey September 16 - October 7, 2004 Experience the amazing cultural history of Turkey. Hands-on clay work with ceramist Ergodan Gulec. Full tour of Cappadocia. Click here for more details.
	Laos January 28 - February 15, 2005 Hands-on workshop in pottery village of Ban Chan, boat excursions to the Pak Ou Buddhist cave temples, hill tribe visits, stunning scenery. Click here for more details.
	Italy May 13 - 30, 2005 Handbuilding & Terra sigilatta workshops, Tuscany walking tours. Led by Denys James, Giovanni Cimatti & Pietro Maddalena. Click here for more details.
	Turkey September 15 - October 6, 2005 Experience the amazing cultural history of Turkey. Hands-on clay work with ceramist Ergodan Gulec. Full tour of Cappadocia. Click here for more details.
	Thailand December 15, 2005 - January 3, 2006 Folk potteries, temples, traditional arts & crafts. Led by Denys James, Louis Katz & Suwanee Natewong. Click here for more details.

EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS, PUBLICATIONS, & EVENTS

August 2004

"Working from the figure" upcoming workshop. Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, California. For details, visit www.mendocinoartcenter.org.

May 2004

"Fired Up" Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics, Victoria, British Columbia.

May 2004

"Ceramics 30" John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, California, Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition in conjunction with the 15th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art. www.natsoulas.com

March 2004

Invitational Exhibition of West Coast Ceramics Salt Spring Island, B.C.

January 2004

Thailand Excursion completed successfully. Please join us in December 2005, when we will be visiting traditional pottery, papermaking, and silk, and bronze studios, ancient ruins, as well as working with ceramics experts.

December 2003

Ceramics Monthly
An article, "21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada", in which my work is shown, can be seen in the December 2003 issue of Ceramics Monthly.