Music lineup includes Ike Ike Eichenberg, Gorman, Merlin Scott, and the Alex Dormant Texas Swing Band.

Artists include:

Billy Ray and Beverly Mangham                             Ty Johnson

Michael and Gaye Lynn Hodgson                                        Gery Henderson

Cecy Holcomb                                       Michael Merritt

Mary Fischer                                           Jamie and Jess Wade

Pat Johnson                                          Bridget Hauser

Jim Bob Salazar                                                Ryan McKerley

Diana Melancon                                                              Lebeth Lammers

JoLea Arcidiacono                                                                 Eric Jackson

Kyle and Angie White                                      Shikha Gupta Joshi

Todd A. Van Duren                                 Diana Seidel

Kym Owens                                                                       Daphne Hatchere

Annie Crietzberg                                  Ross High

Natalie Gorman                               V. Chin

Lisa McPike Smith                                  Max Butler

Carl Block                                                                                   Texas State Students

HOURS: SATURDAY 10 – 5, SUNDAY Noon – 5

Eye of the Dog Art Center is located 5 miles from San Marcos

at 405 Valley View West Rd. For more information email

<billyray@zzzdog.com> Visit our website for directions and

full information – WWW.EOTDAC.COM

A STUDY IN CREATIVE THINKING.

Through the age old practice of using objects “at hand”, taking the offerings of the natural world and man made “cast offs”, students will create their own poetic statement.

Beverly’s studio is a treasure trove of forgotten and found icons.  Come tap into your artistic urges and discover how to bring your own personal treasures to life.

Two ONE DAY classes.  Tuition $125. (Take both days for a discount – $225)

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Click HERE for Sunday April 21

Click HERE for both days. April 20/21

$325.00  Limited enrollment.

Go Figure!

A Double-barreled Workshop with Kelly Rathbone and Kevin Snipes

In this hands-on 3 day workshop with Kelly Rathbone and Kevin Snipes, participants will explore both 2D and 3D techniques for working with the figure in porcelain.

Building a small-scale bust will be Kelly’s focus in her demos, concentrating on sculpting detailed facial features to express emotion and character.

Kelly Garrett Rathbone was born in Singapore, grew up all over the world, and calls Texas home.

She studied at Parsons School of Design in NYC, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina and The Florence Academy of Art in Italy.

She was the 2008 recipient of the Howard Kottler Scholarship at Watershed Center for Ceramics in Newcastle, Maine, and in 2009 was the recipient of the Matsutani Fellowship at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. She is currently a resident of San Marcos, Texas.

Kelly shows her ceramic sculptures with galleries nationwide.

Kevin’s demos will be on developing drawings on greenware to produce intricate, layered surfaces by overlapping mishima, sgraffi and underglaze techniques on tiles.

Kevin Snipes was born in Philadelphia, but grew up mostly in Cleveland, Ohio. He received a B.F.A. in ceramics and drawing from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1994. After leaving grad school at the University of Florida in 2003 Kevin has led a seemingly nomadic artistic life, constantly making making no matter where he is.

Kevin has participated in several artist residency programs, including the Clay Studio, in Philadelphia and Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, in New Castle, Maine and received a Taunt Fellowship from the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana 2008. Exhibiting both nationally and internationally, including a recent solo exhibition at the Society of Arts and Craft, Boston; Akar, Iowa City and Duane Reed Gallery in St. Louis. Kevin has exhibited as far away as Jingdezhen, China. Kevin combines his love of constructing unconventional pottery with an obsessive need to draw on everything that he produces, creating a uniquely dynamic body of work. He currently resides in Chicago, IL.

Kevin and Kelly will demonstrate side by side to encourage a relaxed dialog that everyone can participate in. Discusions will range from technical to ideas for developing personal narratives. Participants will have the opportunity to work on all the techniques demonstrated, or to knuckle down and work solely with form or with surface.

At the end of the session finish work will be bisque fired and available for pick up or shipping after NCECA.

Camping available $10 night – hot showers/rest rooms/electricity.

San Marcos is a college town w/ plenty of motels.  Houston is only 3 hours from San Marcos – easy Texas drive.

This workshop is limited to 20 participants.

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Wabi-Sabi meets the Flow!  Tuition of $495 includes instruction, clay, one firing, a great lunch each day, and a week with real good people.

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  Tuition of $475 includes clay, instruction, one firing, and a great lunch each day.

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Pictures from last year…..

    Tuition of $295.00 includes instruction, clay, and a great lunch.  Bisque firing extra.

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  Tired of those 4″, 4 lb. cylinders?  Soar to new heights in this hands on workshop with one of Texas’ finest production potters.

   Tuition of $295 includes instruction, clay, and a great lunch each day.

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Please click on the tab at the top of the page “Night at the Casbah” for details and a chance to purchase tickets.

Work currently for sale.  Click on the title to purchase.

“Everyman”  Terra Cotta, height 42″, $4200.00 plus packing/shipping.