Ceramics

Art bought at campus provides lasting enjoyment My first full-time teaching job was in Mesa, Ariz., in 1972. That year, I purchased some vases, pitchers and bowls at the student ceramics sale. Since moving to Glendale in 1980, I have purchased several items at student ceramics sales over the years at Glendale Community College. As I recently embarked upon spring cleaning, arranging utilitarian and decorative items, it occurred to me that many pieces that I prominently display are from these student sales.

Joyce Rudolph, Weekend Jax Bar and Grill in Glendale offers live entertainment every night of the week. Show times are 9 p.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday; and 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Happy Hour Jazz is from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. There is no cover and no minimum. Tonight it's the Laurie Melan Quartet. On Sunday, Dead Ringer takes the spotlight. Jax is at 339 N. Brand Blvd.

Tim Willert NORTHEAST GLENDALE -- Glendale Community College's ceramics department will host its annual ceramics sale from 1 to 5 p.m. May 19 in the student center conference room. A large selection of porcelain, stoneware, raku and majolica pieces will be available, and all are handmade by students and staff members. The sale raises money for the ceramics department, and proceeds will go toward equipment and supplies and awards for outstanding students in the annual student art exhibit.

Judy Seckler GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE -- Shoppers looking to make a dent in their holiday gift list can visit Glendale Community College's holiday ceramics sale from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday in Room 109 in the Aviation/Art Building. The college is at 1500 N. Verdugo Road. Functional and decorative items in porcelain, stoneware, raku, majolica and lusterware will be available for purchase at reasonable prices. The fund-raiser will go toward buying equipment and supplies for the department, and for awards to outstanding students in the juried student art exhibition.

Jackson Bell A Crescenta Valley High School ceramics teacher accused of secretly filming female students and posting the photos on the Internet chose to skip a preliminary hearing Thursday and will go straight to trial, officials said. Rogelio Gallardo, 34, was arrested May 20 on suspicion of surreptitiously recording the girls in a faculty restroom as they were changing into smocks for his ceramics class. Gallardo allegedly posted still photos from the videos on the Internet.

Roger Barkley Commun-ity Center's Ceramic Depart-ment is holding its annual spring sale in La Canada Flintridge , June 10 - 12. The sale opens with an artists' reception on Friday, June 10, from 7-9 p.m., continuing on Saturday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sale features the work of more than 50 artists, some of whom have been working in clay for decades. The potters display and sell items for every budget, from dinnerware to garden containers, sculptures and jewelry.

Azucena Garcia used a thin paintbrush to smooth out the clay she used to make a heart-shaped necklace. Garcia and her fellow-students in the Ceramics Club at Glendale High School dedicated their Friday afternoon to painting jewelry pieces shaped out of clay. "This club is for people who want to work with their hands," club advisor Christine Rose said. "A lot of clubs meet at lunch to work on community service, but the Ceramics Club is for students who have an interest in ceramics."

The first thing you'll notice about painter Jenna Ronnquist's La Crescenta home is its neatness. On one wall sits a television. Much of the wall is bare. Another wall contains a firelace with pictures of family on the mantle. The wall is dotted by a college degree and other pictures. Ronnquist's workplace is also neat. The table is placed in such a way that the artist has a view of the backyard. A paintbrush holder with rows of clean paintbrushes sits to the left, a ceramic dog food bowl is on the table.

The Roger Barkley Community Center will have plenty of original works of ceramic art for the Dec. 1-3 Holiday Ceramics Sale. The sale will take place at the Roger Barkley Community Center, 4469 Chevy Chase Drive, in La Cañada Flintridge. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3. Founding Director of the Ceramics Department Jean Taylor retired in August, after 40 years at the helm. She continues to teach in the program, but is enjoying more time for her second passion ?

The Southern California wildfires of 2007 and 2009 are a distant memory for most, but an organization that emerged from the devastation is alive and kicking. ART from the ashes, a Glendale-based cooperative of artists and volunteers that creates artworks out of the detritus of natural disasters, recently hosted a pop-up restaurant and exhibit, Comida Y Arte, in the ultra-cool Wine Vault on Brand. The food was tasty, the artwork tastier. And for another month, you can sample the art for yourself.