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| 15 October 2020 |
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| Goodbye Paul de Jongh |
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| It is with deep sadness that we heard of the passing of Paul de Jongh. He was a gentle soul with a passionate conviction of what it was to be a studio potter. He was generous in sharing his knowledge and experience and always made time to assist anyone with an interest in ceramics. His wood-firing, raku and electric-fired work and his beautiful studio and home were a testament to the love and care he put into everything he did.
Our thoughts are with his family, Nina, Sarah-Lee, Joshua, and his Mom, Mother-in-law and siblings
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| 16 October 2019 |
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| Port Elizabeth agent has moved |
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| East Cape Clay and Plasters has been purchased by Bob & Sue Lucas and they're in
new premises.
82 Prospect Road, Walmer, Port Elizabeth,6070
Business hours – 08h30-17h00 Mon-Fri
We wish all the best for Bob and Sue as they assist people in the Eastern Cape.
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| 31 July 2019 |
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| We say a sad goodbye a key member of our staff Mr Paul Beaton |
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Paul tragically passed away on Saturday afternoon 27 July 2019.
Paul leaves behind his 3 daughters,a son and brothers and sister and parents.
He was our clay maker for more than 22 years and is very much part of our CPS team and Clay Man family. We will miss Paul greatly and we think of the family at this sad time.
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| 23 June 2017 |
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| Rest peacefully William - we will miss you. |
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Kiln Contracts lost a great colleague and friend on 23rd June 2017.
William succumbed to his cancer and closed his eyes peacefully at home with his family around him.
William was our boilermaker for more than 25 years at Kiln Contracts and many kilns and furnaces were built by him over the years.
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| 13 April 2017 |
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| Sarah Walters Gallery is open |
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Corner of Wheelan Street and Main Street
Newlands Village, Cape Town
(opp Hazz Coffee Shop)
Opening Hours
Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 4.30 pm
Saturday 10 am - 12pm
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| 01 September 2016 |
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| A sad goodbye to Terry Reinders |
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| It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to one our communities great leaders Mr Terry Reinders who passed away suddenly last week.
Terry has been a tower in our industry for 40 years and we are saddened that he has passed on.
Our thoughts go to his family and friends and to many of the potting community at this time.
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| 26 April 2016 |
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| Amaco Test Tile Tuesdays |
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| Sign up for their weekly Tuesday ideas of visit their facebook page or twitter and get the latest news.
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| 14 March 2016 |
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| Goodbye Anton |
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It is with great sadness that we inform everyone that Anton van der Merwe passed away this weekend at his home in Hogsback.
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| 04 March 2016 |
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| Water Etching for subtle texture - AMACO |
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| Add subtle texture and designs to your ceramics with water etching. Also called water erosion, this technique uses a resist like shellac, acrylic medium, or wax on bone-dry ware. Click on the image below to see the steps and watch the video.
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| 19 February 2016 |
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| A more colorful way to Mishima |
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More colorful Mishima
Mishima, also known as Inlay, is a great technique for creating graphic imagery on clay. Watch the short video below to see how to add colored background to your Mishima pieces. Click on the video below to see how this technique works!!
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| 12 November 2015 |
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| Avoiding Clogs in your Underglaze Applicator |
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| In the AMACO class studio we use underglaze applicators every day. Sometimes the thin metal tip can get clogged. Watch this short video to find out how we avoid the clogs.
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| 21 October 2015 |
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| Amaco Test Tile Tuesday |
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This week, we are bringing you some tiles on which we fired the low-fire Crystaltex glazes (typically a cone 05 colorful spotted glaze series) all the way up to CONE 3. The effect is this lovely, fluid mutlicolor glaze that changes depending on which glaze you choose. How will they look at Cone 5? More fluid?
Remember to always stilt your work or use soft brick when testing glazes outside of their firing range! Happy Testing! These CTL's in order from closest to furthest are CTL-9 Snapdragon, CTL-12 Mardi Gras, and CTL-71 Purple Blaze.
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| 14 October 2015 |
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| St.Agnes extra mural art classes - A BIG THANK YOU |
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| Dear Cape Pottery Supplies team
Bella and I just wanted to say thank you so much again for your very generous
donation of clay to our art project at At.Agnes in Woodstock, as well as firing all the work for us.
It was a huge success and the classes were so much fun with the kids producing
some beautiful ceramics.
I have attached here a document with some photos of the classes as well as the
final installation of the tiles.
Thank you again for the support, with deep appreciation
Daniella and Bella
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| 01 September 2015 |
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| Amaco layering |
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Learn more about layering Amaco glazes.
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| 05 June 2015 |
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| Teachers Palette |
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These new Cone 05 gloss glaze series were made with Teachers in mind. They are fully intermixable, and fire true to the colour in the jar or what you mix. Being able to mix your own colours means less colours you need to buy.
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| 23 January 2015 |
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| Zikulise - a look inside our organisation |
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| You will see that our heart’s desire at Zikulise is to make a difference in the lives of ordinary South Africans who find themselves in the unenviable position of being unemployed and in many cases unemployable.
We invite you to page through and read at your leisure. Most of all, we invite you to join with us on our journey towards a country where unemployment is no longer considered a national crisis.
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| 17 September 2014 |
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| Moving a ceramic studio |
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Our driver Fezile assisting Cherie Kossmann move her pottery equipment using our crane truck.
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| 25 October 2013 |
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| Mervyn Gers Ceramics growing capacity |
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With Cape Town being the Design Capital of the world for 2014, Mervyn Gers Ceramics is amongst the leading potteries gearing up for the exciting year ahead. This 3m3 moving hood kiln seen being almost flown into his factory in Paarden Eiland will signifigantly increase his kiln capacity.
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| 15 August 2012 |
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| CLAY AND CERAMIC MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY CPS |
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Bohlokoa Studio was awarded Gold for Best Stand at Decorex 2012 while a piece called Black Forest was awarded The Iconic Handmade Piece 2012 South Africa, voted by the public. This won the studio a sponsored stand for Decorex 2013.
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| 01 September 2011 |
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| Building a new 25 cubic foot kiln in situ! |
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Spiers Arts - Commercial Street, Cape Town
Kiln Contracts built a new 25 cubic foot front loading kiln - built in situ due to lack of access for heavy moving equipment ...........
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| 18 August 2011 |
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| David Walters on our Porcelain Supa clay |
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Lovely Clay~
Hi Craig,
Below are some low res photos of my most recent restaurant order. There is much more to the order than these plates and dishes, but these are the ones thay chose to send - with the yummy food on! ...........
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| 16 August 2011 |
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| New kiln to East London - Art Versatile |
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Hi Craig and Tracey,
I would like to extend my gratitude as well to you and your business. I have since I started doing business with you not regretted having done so because of your efficiency.........
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| 03 December 2010 |
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| As close as it gets! |
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This new 10 cubic foot slimline kiln was based on our ever popular 8 cubic foot front loading kiln. Designed to go through a standard door. Capable of firing on single phase 57A or three phase at 19 Amps per phase.
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| 09 November 2010 |
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| Terry Reinders Elements |
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| Kiln Contracts has bought the business of making elements from TERRY REINDERS.
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| 18 May 2010 |
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| Calcined kaolin - why use it? |
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| SERINAS SNIPPETS
Contact person & author of this newsletter:
Jenny Jay
ATSC. Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Marketing Director
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| 25 March 2010 |
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| Garden Route Potters Association - March Newsletter |
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| We are officially the Garden Route Potters Association, based in George-most of our members live close by but we have members in Knysna, Mossel bay, even Barrydale, can you believe that! (not that Barrydale is part of the garden route- but we dont turn anyone away)
We do seem to have gone from strength to strength over the last couple of years and have a really good time together - currently we are about 26 members.
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| 23 March 2010 |
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| Kilns coming out of mothballs. |
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Zikulise Community Project, Empangeni KZN has taken over these old kilns and Kiln Contracts staff were there to give a hand.
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| 14 August 2009 |
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| Our delivery team |
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Adrienne our delivery manageress and Fezile our very capable driver
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| 14 May 2009 |
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| SPRAYING WITH CLAYBRIGHT |
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| Yes you can!
Tip : The ideal material for thinning for spraying is the Claybright thinning/ decorating medium.
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| 10 February 2009 |
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| Fishing for kilns! |
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Moving kilns for customers - one of the services we provide even out of bushes!
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