Kilns, Community, and Creative Practice in Tuscany

This June, Art Shape Mammoth is excited return to Spannocchia, an educational and historical castello and foundation in Italy to introduce more people to this very special place and form new bonds and experiences around art and community!

At Spannocchia, makers will have the chance to sink deeper into their individual creative practices, as well as experience a supportive creative community. Residents will be constantly provided with opportunities to enrich and broaden their practices: food is grown, prepared, and shared on the property, the courtyards and fields open onto ever-changing land and sky, and makers and craftspeople share space and discuss art together. Spannocchia is also home to the 'Pig Palace,' a pig sty turned ceramics studio space. Two wood kilns complete this potter's dream! 

Please join us in this adventure with the help of your donation. This fund raiser makes it possible for some of our artists to participate in this once in a lifetime opportunity. 

We have attached several gifts for donors to thank you for your support! Please include the name of the artist your donation will support and select a work from that artist's list) in the notes section of your donation. 


GIFTS:

Artist:   Athena Axiomakaros
NYC, New York

1.     Hand-made lemon curd made from a recipe passed down from her mother. This preservative is made with only organic ingredients and each small batch is made personally. Each jar purchased comes with a special recipe to use the lemon curd with inspired by the cuisine at Spannocchia as well as suggestions on the best ways to use it as well as a handmade thank you card from Athena.

                     Donation: $25 for 8 oz.  40$ for 16 oz.
                     Available: Unlimited


2.       One-hour custom tour of The Metropolitan Museum of Art for you and a friend. Gift recipient will have a list of tours to chose from including: The Greek and Roman Wing, The Renaissance, Egyptian, Modern art, and more.


Artist:   Rebecca Mezsler
St. Paul, MN

1.      Hand-printed and signed block print of flora identified by Rebecca during the retreat. Printed after the trip and sent in a bubble mailer.
                    Donation: $20 
                    Available: Unlimited


2.      Ceramic commemorative pins made from hand dug tuscan clay featuring flora identified by Rebecca during the retreat. Sent after the trip in a bubble mailer.
                    Donation: $30
                    Available: Unlimited, each one will be unique


3.      Postcard sized watercolor paintings painted while in Italy on archival paper of the Tuscan landscapes and local flora identified by Rebecca. Sent after the trip in a bubble mailer.
                    Donation: $40
                    Available: Unlimited, each one will be unique


Artist:   Amy Joy Hosterman
Loveland, CO
amyjoyhosterman.com

1.      1.5-inch Pins: terra cotta red clay with white clay slip, hand-drawn sgraffito design, and bright glossy glazes. Bar-pin attached to the back of each piece with silicone adhesive. Each piece is handmade and varies slightly.
Choice of Pin: Sad Cloud, Candle, Rainbow, Mushroom, Cupcake, or Mystery Design!
                    Donation: $25
                    Available: 50





2.      Choice of THREE Pins

                    Donation: $50
                    Available: 10




3.      "Stinky Cheese Love" Ceramic Wall Tile: 5-inch round wall-hanging ceramic tile, terra cotta red clay with white clay slip, hand-drawn sgraffito design, and bright glossy glazes. Sawtooth hanger attached to the back of each piece with silicone adhesive. Each piece is handmade and varies slightly.
                    Donation: $100
                    Available: 5




4.      Your Logo on 50 Ceramic Pins:  Send a simple, print-ready jpg, and Amy Joy will make a printing block, and print 50 pins with your design! Low-fire white clay, with single glaze/color.
                    Donation: $500
                    Available: 1




Artist:   Sam Macfarlane
Santa Fe, NM

1.      Unglazed Ceramic Hand:  Each hand is individually made--using no molds--and therefore unique, varying in size, texture, and hand position. The hands pictured in the photos are hands that have sold, and are now in various homes. 
                    Donation: $30
                    Available: 25






Artist:   Mak Baker
Burlington, VT

1.      2 Mugs
                    Donation 50$
                    Available: unlimited


2.      2 Bowls
                    Donation 50$
                    Available: unlimited



Artist:   Jordan Olsen
Minneapolis, MN

1.      Sandhill cranes fly low over cattail reeds, highlighted by a deep cloud rising up behind them from the ground. Interspersed in the vegetation are archaeopteryx (the extinct ancestor of birds), gesturing across a temporal divide to the cranes above: Archival quality linoleum block print on mulberry paper, dimensions 8 x 12"
                    Donation: 50$
                    Available: 25

Artist:   Margaret Coleman
Burlington, VT

1.      One month unlimited access to our papermaking studio in Burlington vermont with basic papermaking instruction/ orientation.  
                    Donation: $350  
                    Available: 2

2.      A private art night for you and up to eight friends at your choice of our studio locations in Burlington VT where you can select from a list of art activities including wine glass etching, paper making, block printing.
                    Donation: $500
                    Available: 1

3.      Tickets for two to a papermaking workshop at our new studio in Burlington VT. 
                     Donation: $100
                     Available: 4

4.      One hour Arts Consulting session with Margaret Coleman. Margaret will review your goals and objectives and discuss possible strategies for furthering your creative trajectory. Or: offer one hour of editing your writing (looking at your artist statement, bio, proposal for a project, etc).  
                      Donation: $50
                      Available: 8



Want to know more about Art Shape Mammoth and our projects?

Please visit us at artshapemammoth.org !

Art Shape Mammoth is a nonprofit organization committed to connecting artists to new communities and supporting the development of artistic practice, dialogue, education, and research through creative public exchange. 

Other Art Shape Mammoth Work Includes:

An Artist Representation Program providing thoughtfully curated exhibitions, residencies, and visiting artist opportunities for professional artists nationwide.

A Cross-Cultural Exchange Program, exhibiting artists across continents, providing artists opportunities for exhibiting, networking, teaching and learning from each other in communities across the world.

The Visitor Center Artist Camp near-wilderness residency site in the UP of Michigan where we host annual artist residencies and a Sustainable Practices Symposium, inviting artists to experience a practice focused on sustainability and self-sufficiency by locally-sourcing and hand-processing materials for woodworking, ceramics, and metal sculpture while living and working communally in a wilderness environment.

Traveling Experiential Workshops in metal-casting and ceramics based out of Providence, RI and Loveland, CO. Traveling workshops promote accessibility in the equipment-heavy arts of ceramic and metal sculpture by bringing foundry and kiln processes out in the open and allowing the community a simple, hands-on experience.

ONE Arts community gallery and workshop space in Burlington Vermont, providing the Old North End community with hands-on art programming for children and adults, community art events, and gallery exhibitions by local and national artists.

Flynndog, a community art space resulting from the adaptive reuse of an abandoned warehouse on Flynn Avenue in the South End Arts District of Burlington, VT in 1999, providing a unique space for traditional, non traditional, and site specific exhibitions that feature local and international artists.