2010
WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITS and
EVENTS
Contact the
studio to arrange group
tour and demo. Schools, family groups,
corporate team building, or workshops are offered.
Reservations required. A min.10 participants tour/event,
prices start at $100.
Register
early, limited number of dates
available.
We can help you arrange box lunches
at the studio for your visit.
For information on accommodations and
other activities click
here.
To
download a PDF file of the studio's 2010 Event Guide click here.
Play with Clay
-
$25
per person. Reservations required. Have you ever wondered what
it is like to create pottery on the wheel? This two-hour
mini class is
perfect for those who would like an to acquaint
themselves with the
medium of clay....or can be used as a means
to possibly improve
throwing techniques if already experienced
in clay.
Instruction, materials and tools included. Due to
the nature of the process it is not feasible
to bring
home your work created during this one-time class. Adults only
please, unless a
family or group of 4 or more reserves the
day. Please dress to get dirty.
Video Workshop
Series
Sunday - June 13, July 11,
August 8, Sept 12
Videos start at 3pm
$5 per
person
Learn from the Masters for a fraction of
the cost. This program series will show how to make a wide
range of pots that work well in the home. Each video is full of
detailed demonstrations and close-ups of a master potter at
work. Viewers will watch, learn & discuss...and
maybe trysome new ideas. Khnemu Studio has a library of videos
for selection at each showing event. Viewers can enjoy
complimentary fresh popped Fernwood Farm homegrown popcorn during
the video workshop.
 Community Kiln Raising -
May
5th - 8th Start at 10am daily
A free event for
potters and pottery fans.
(Sponsored by Fernwood Farm)
Some communities build barns, but a pottery community builds
kilns. The Studio will be building a kiln in an old silo
on-site. Sign-up to learn & participate in kiln building
and have pieces of your work fired in the first firing.
Fernwood Farm believes knowledge should shared and is sponsoring
this exciting hands-on event. Visitors are welcome to stop by
and see the progress. Registered Kiln Raisers are welcome to
pitch a tent.
Hands-on Pit and Smoke Firing
Workshop
Instructor:
Dawn Soltysiak
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 10am-5pm
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 10am til
completed
$125 per person
Experience hands-on the primitive firing techniques
of pit and smoke
firing. Learn which clays work best
and how to
prepare them to receive the best color.
Learn tips on how
to avoid disaster. Participants
are allowed
to bring up to 10 bisque fired pots to
fire during the
workshop.
Space is limited, reservations
required.
$30 non-refundable registration fee and remainder
due 30days prior
to event. Contact studio for
reservations
Rooted in Tradition with Kelly Averill
Savino 
Exhibit: May 26th
- June 27th
Hours: Wed - Sun
10am-5pm
-Open to the
public and by appointment
Hands-on Workshop: Sat., June 26 10am-4pm
Sun., June 27 10am-3pm
Reservations required. $80.00 person
(materials and
equipment included)
Contact the studio to reserve a
space
Purpose meets design in historically inspired pots meant for
storage,
culturing and fermentation of traditional foods. Thrown
and altered
vessels, darted textured-slab forms, and a large
lidded pot made from
extrusions. Get your hands in clay as well
with a handbuilt project,
and make and keep three tools Kelly
finds indispensable
Fernwood's Bountiful Table w/ Dawn
Soltysiak, Rob Soltysiak & Chuck
Henning
Exhibit: June 30th-July
25th
Hours: Wed-Sun 10am-5pm
-or by appointment
Introducing the new functional dinnerware by resident
artist Dawn Soltysiak featuring imagery of Fernwood Farm by Rob
Soltysiak. And the wood-work of craftsmen Chuck Henning will
feature a Harvest Table made from 150 year barn wood, as well as
other useable objects.
  3rd Annual Lakeshore Harvest
Country -
Family Farm
Fest Saturday, July 24th 2010
Click here for a 2009
photo diary
Visit all Lakeshore Harvest
Country farms on this special day for families. Play games,
pick fresh fruit, learn about animals and experience farm life in
this hands-on celebration of country living! www.lakeshoreharvestcountry.com
Khnemu Studio on Fernwood Farm will have the
following activities: Chickens hatching, artists, kids "make
& take" craft table, pottery demonstrations and MORE!
All Lakeshore Harvest member farms will have
activities.
Joyeous Porcelain by
Heidi
Fahrenbacher
 
Exhibit:
July 28th-Aug 29th
Hours: Wed - Sun
10am-5pm
-Open to the
public and by appointment
She thinks
about her work in terms of how one accessorizes an
outfit. The combination of styles, colors, and textures
represent different fashion genres. For her, breaking the
thought process down into something figurative allows her to
look at it more objectively and with less anxiety. She
appreciates color and its ability to interact with
people.
Utilizing a
potter's wheel her pots are formed and altered. With each
piece, she will draw an image that compliments or
contrasts the pattern she has carved into black
slip. She then hand paints glaze on each piece, which
creates textures and color variations. With each
piece she hopes to enhance her customer's day-to-day
life.
Endangered by
Laurie
Sharkus
Exhibit:
Sept 1st- 26th
Hours: Wed -
Sun 10am-5pm
-Open to the public and by appointment
In her
artistic journey Laurie strives to capture the essence of the
animals' wild spirit in clay. Each one of her sculptures
is an original work of art. All of her work is hand sculpted
out of stoneware clay. Before starting, several sketches are
made while studying the animal's anatomy.
Many subjects
include Endangered Species, which are perched on bases
depicting
their shrinking environment. She wants to convey the animal's
inseparable connection to its vital
habitat
 
21th Annual Blue Coast Artists Fall Tour
of Studios
For over twenty years the Blue Coast Artists have
been delighting
and educating the public with their annual Fall
Tour of Studios. Free
of charge viewers are invited to experience the creative process
in action once again.
Art lovers of all ages are sure to enjoy during this annual
West Michigan autumn event. This creative experience is fun
for the whole family.
Tour
the 7 members studios during a crisp fall weekend and be
treated to complimentary refreshments and art-making
demonstrations.
October 2nd & 3rd,
2010 Saturday & Sunday
10am-6pm
www.bluecoastartists.com
Khnemu
Studio will have the following activities Raku firing and other
pottery making demonstrations. A do-it-yourself "make
& take" craft table, suitable for all ages. Free
Refreshments...and a great day at the studio and on the farm!
Click
here to see a photo diary of Fall
Tour 2009
Flora and
Fauna with Rita Shields 
Exhibit: Sept 29th-Oct 31st
Hours: Wed -
Sun 10am-5pm
-Open to the public and by appointment
Hands-on
Workshop: Sat., Oct 16 9am-4pm
Sun., Oct 17 9am-4pm
Reservations
required. $80.00 person
(materials and equipment
included)
Contact the studio to reserve a
space
Rita's work is mostly thrown on the potters wheel
with hand built decorations. Inspired from family camping
trips when her children were young a series of work emerged. This
series has since evolved into the reptile work on her pots
today. Rita will demo hand building reptiles and how to attach
large pieces to wheel thrown work. Learn hands-on how to work
with "fat" slips, using pieces that you created during this
workshop. Rita will demo how to
spray glazes to get great
glaze effects.
4th Annual Lakeshore Harvest Country -
Road Rally
Saturday,
October 9th, 2010
Visit www.lakeshoreharvestcountry.com for details about this rollicking ride through
Lakeshore Harvest Country. It's not a race! Rally
participants carefully navigate back roads to visit farms and
other notable destinations. Everyone
celebrates with refreshments at the final stop, and a trophy for the
winning team! Pre-registration is
encouraged.
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