TURKEY CERAMICS EXCURSION

THE INSTRUCTORS

DENYS JAMES
Denys has conducted over 50 workshops throughout Canada, Mexico,Turkey and U.S.A. and is represented in many collections. He has organized and led 13 ceramics oriented travel excursions to Mexico and Turkey. Over the past several years, he has organized and taught adobe bottle kiln building workshops. This unique type of kiln design is a synthesis of his observation of simple Mexican wood-fired kilns and traditional brick kilns in other locations. An article on these kilns appears in the Canadian ceramics magazine, CONTACT,#102,1995. In his own work, James has combined traditional and innovative techniques of slip and colour application to develop a unique way of 'drawing and painting' on the wet clay surface. CERAMICS, ART and PERCEPTION, VOL.20, 1995

He received his education at the University of British Columbia and the Banff Centre, School of Fine Arts. He has been on the faculty at several art schools and colleges, and is currently a exhibiting studio artist living on Saltspring Island, B.C. Canada. Denys has work on exhibition in Canada; Turkey; the United States; Mexico and London, England.

MEHMET KUTLU
Mehmet is one of Turkey’s foremost ceramic artists. His work is very eclectic and comprises of: multi-coloured porcelain wall plate pieces incorporating glass and photographic decals; provocative large scale installation works probing provocative social political issues; functional ware; and tile projects. Mehmet lives and works in the heart of Istanbul’s Harbiye district. His website, www.mehmetkutlu.com, provides a gallery of his work, C.V., exhibition record, and photos of his studio and gallery.

ERDOĞAN GÜLEҪ
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