July 03 – July 14, 2023

Participation as presenter the workshop-event A Tribute : The Pots and Passion of Walter Ostrom, à Lunenburg, en Nouvelle-Écosse.

Walter Ostrom: Professor emeritus NSCAD Univertity (USA / Canada).
Douglas Bamford: Ceramic Arts Professional, Founding member of the Board of governance of the LSA (NS,Canada).
Paul Greenhalgh: Historian, writer, curator, and manager in the visual arts (England, UK).
Jean-Pierre Larocque: Ceramic Arts Professional and Educator (Québec, Canada).
Joan Bruneau: Professional Ceramic Potter (NS, Canada).
Veronika Horlik: JAC Chair of Visual Arts, Education Faculty McGill U. (Arts Education), Managing founder Studio de céramique Alexandra
Jordan McDonald: Professional Ceramic Artist (USA)
Mat Karas : Assistant pProfessor of Ceramics, Concordia U. (Québec, Canada). 
Tim Worthington: Professional Ceramic Artist (NS, Canada)

I am at once humbled and honored to be invited to be a part of such a high-caliber line-up of professional, and international, Craft professionals (from Canada, USA, and England). This 2-week workshop will consist of 9 presenters (myself included), and welcome registered participants accepted into this workshop via a juried process.

This workshop-event, acting as a mini symposium on the current state of Ceramics arts, is multifaceted in terms of the professional development opportunities it offers; it will allow me to learn from other artists, with ceramic approaches ranging from functional production, to sculptural work, to installation practices, and most pertinently, critical discourses among high-achieving individuals who actively contribute to influential discourses on current Craft Practices in Canada and abroad.

In my ceramics process I draw on my worldview of human interactions with Nature through objects. My personal expertise and interest in surface texture on ceramic objects is addressed primarily through a variety of carving techniques. This is what I will contribute

The Lunenburg School of the Arts (LSA) offers workshops led by professional art educators and working artists. Their small and intimate class sizes allow students to work closely with instructors and each other, fostering self-expression in a supportive atmosphere. LSA is located in the heart of Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site, a hub for arts and music from around the world.