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If you enjoy pottery, this tour is for you

December 7, 2016 By B.C. Manion

People who are drawn to pottery are naturally attracted to the Tampa Tour De Clay, said Kim Wellman, of Wellman & Welsch Pottery in Lutz.

This tour offers so much more than the chance to add some unique pottery pieces to your collection, said Wellman, whose studio is one of four stops on the tour.

It also offers provides a closer look at what goes into the creation of ceramic art.

Adrienne Welsch peers into the center shelf of the large kiln where the work of her father, Harry Welsch, cools after being fired the evening before. (Fred Bellet/Photos)
Adrienne Welsch peers into the center shelf of the large kiln where the work of her father, Harry Welsch, cools after being fired the evening before.
(Fred Bellet/Photos)

Tour-goers can talk to nationally known ceramic artists, can see demonstrations, and can get a better idea of the techniques and processes used.

Taking the tour tends to deepen participants’ appreciation of pottery, said Wellman, who has been creating ceramic pieces since the mid-1970s.

“There’s all this stuff going on behind the scenes that you didn’t know was going on. When they realize how much is involved, then you begin to appreciate it more,” she said.

This year’s Tampa Tour De Clay features 24 nationally acclaimed ceramic artists.

Other highlights include pottery demonstrations, kiln openings, charity chance drawings, refreshments, and the opportunity to meet the artists and purchase handmade works.

“This tour is modeled after several artists’ tours around the country,” said Harry Welsch, who is Wellman’s husband.

Harry Welsch begins to form the clay, after it has been flattened with a press.
Harry Welsch begins to form the clay, after it has been flattened with a press.

“The four stops are what’s convenient for people to get to in one day,” Welsch said. “If they follow the schedule and spend a couple of hours at each, it just seems to be a good number.”

Wellman added: “We each have a few guest artists. So we tend to bring in people who are different from anything that you might have seen before.”

The kiln openings are one of the tour’s high points.

Each studio is planning a kiln opening on Dec. 10. The first will be at 9 a.m., at Pottery Boys Studio, 30 Bogie Lane in Largo. The next will be at noon, at Hidden Lake Pottery, 16705 Hutchison Road in Odessa. The third will be at the Wellman & Welsch Studio, at 17202 Whirley Road in Lutz, at 2 p.m. And, the last will be at San Antonio Pottery, at 11903 Curley St., in San Antonio, at 4 p.m.

As the kiln is emptied, Wellman said, those taking the tour will get a chance to hold a piece of warm pottery, and to learn more about the pieces.

Kiln openings are the time when ceramic artists get to see the results of their handiwork.

“You pull them out — and there are these beautiful colors,” Wellman said.

It can be a time of delightful surprises — or not.

Beautiful ceramic works fashioned by Harry Welsch and Kim Wellman have their start in a block of clay.
Beautiful ceramic works fashioned by Harry Welsch and Kim Wellman have their start in a block of clay.

Sometimes there are imperfections that need to be addressed before a piece can be sold. Other times, the flaws can’t be fixed.

“The way you stack a kiln matters,” said Welsch, who has a background in physics and chemistry, as well as a master’s in fine art. “It can affect the way the work comes out.

“In this kiln, it’s about a 16-hour cycle, from cold start, room temperature, to about 2,400 degrees,” Welsch said, describing the kiln at his studio.

“We control the amount of fuel and the amount of air. We prefer most of the time to have the atmosphere neutral, or not too much oxygen, not too much fuel.

“If you take out some of the oxygen, you get an incomplete burn. What happens is that the flame gets so hot, you’ve got to get oxygen somewhere. And, it comes out of the chemicals in the glaze,” he said.

“You can look in there and see it (the fire), kind of dancing around the work,” he said.

The shelves inside the kiln can be adjusted, and the number of pieces placed inside the kiln varies, Welsch said.

Generally, it takes about two weeks of work to fill the kiln for a firing, he said.

But, numerous steps precede the final firing.

“To make this body of the mug, without the handle, it’s less than a minute. And then, to make the handle, is less than a minute,” Welsch said. “The actual making of this thing is probably less than 5 minutes.”

But, then it has to air dry, then go into an electric kiln, at around 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit. Then the piece is glazed before it is fired in the hotter kiln, at about 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit, he said.

The couple’s involvement with pottery began when Wellman enrolled in a pottery class.

Welsch recounted: “It’s all her fault. She thought she might want to try it out. She was way too good.

“There are few people who are naturals. They sit down at that wheel and they center,” he said.

“She did.

“What was happening is that she was making work way faster than the lady that ran the class could fire it.

“I built our first wheel and kiln before I knew how to make pots. That’s what husbands do,” he said.

Wellman added: “This is what I was supposed to be doing. Every day, I want to come out to the studio. I still do, after 40 years.”

They began making pottery in Bradenton in 1975 and moved their studio to Lutz in 1991.

Their daughter, Adrienne Welsch, is also involved.

She grew up around pottery making.

She said she does prep work, creates some pieces and helps organize the work flow in the studio.

By doing that, she said, she saves her parents time, so they can focus on pieces that require a greater degree of mastery.

The arrangement seems to suit the trio just fine.

Tour De Clay
A self-guided tour of four local pottery studios, featuring 24 nationally known artists.
When: Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Dec. 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
What: The tour’s highlights include kiln openings, pottery demonstrations, entertainment, charity chance drawings, refreshments, the opportunity to meet the artists and to purchase unique handmade works.
How much: The tour is free. Those visiting all four pottery studios will have a free chance to win prizes.
Where: The tour stops are:

  • Pottery Boys Studio, 30 Bogle Lane, Palm Harbor, 34683 (Kiln opening Dec. 10, 9 a.m.)
  • Hidden Lake Pottery, 16705 Hutchinson Road, Odessa, 33556 (Kiln opening, Dec. 10, noon)
  • Wellman & Welsch Pottery, 17202 Whirley Road, Lutz, 33558 (Kiln opening, Dec. 10, 2 p.m.)
  • San Antonio Pottery, 11903 Curley St., San Antonio, 33576 (Kiln opening, Dec. 10, 4 p.m.) Please note: The San Antonio Pottery will be open until 8 p.m. on Dec. 10.

For more information: Visit TampaTourDeClay.com.

Published December 7, 2016

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Adrienne Welsch, Bogie Lane, Curley Street, Harry Welsch, Hidden Lake Pottery, Hutchison Road, Kim Wellman, Largo, Lutz, Odessa, Pottery Boys Studio, San Antonio, San Antonio Pottery, Tampa Tour De Clay, Wellman & Welsch Pottery, Whirley Road

Steinbrenner student organizes jazz concert

March 23, 2016 By Kevin Weiss

A junior at Steinbrenner High School is organizing a benefit jazz concert to help out a local food pantry.

Steinbrenner’s James Wall is hosting the Eagle Scout Jazz Benefit Concert on April 10 at 4 p.m., at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 14920 Hutchison Road in Tampa.

Admission is free, but attendees are asked to bring a food donation, which will be given to the Kaye Prox Food Bank in Tampa.

Steinbrenner High junior James Wall is organizing a jazz benefit concert as part of a service project in his quest to become an Eagle Scout. Wall will be playing the trombone, and will be accompanied by several other musicians, including longtime pianist Chuck Berlin and bassist John Lamb, a former member of the Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra. (Courtesy of James Wall)
Steinbrenner High junior James Wall is organizing a jazz benefit concert as part of a service project in his quest to become an Eagle Scout. Wall will be playing the trombone, and will be accompanied by several other musicians, including longtime pianist Chuck Berlin and bassist John Lamb, a former member of the Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra.
(Courtesy of James Wall)

Wall, who has been a Boy Scout since kindergarten, is hosting the traditional jazz concert as part of a service project in his quest to become an Eagle Scout.

“I want to be a musician. I want to major in music. I wanted to do an Eagle Scout project that would pertain to what my career would be like,” said Wall, who is currently in the final rank of Boy Scouts before advancing to an Eagle Scout.

“I felt like this would be a good idea, to help prepare a concert. It’s what I may be doing a lot of times when I go into my career,” the high school junior explained.

For the service project, Wall was able to secure some of Tampa Bay’s top musicians, including longtime pianist Chuck Berlin and bassist John Lamb, a former member of the Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra.

In booking the longtime musicians, Wall said he met Berlin through a mutual friend, and noted that Berlin and Lamb are also “really good friends.”

“A lot of my family is from New Orleans, and (Berlin) is from New Orleans, so that got us talking a lot,” Wall said.

One of Wall’s classmates, Christian Bianchet, a senior, will be on drums during the concert.

As event organizer, Wall won’t be standing idle during the concert, either. The Steinbrenner student, who has practiced music for more than 10 years, will join in on the jazz session by playing the trombone.

“The trombone is my main instrument,” Wall said, adding that he also doubles on the euphonium.  “I like its very mellow tone, and I like its dark sound.”

This won’t be the first time Wall has performed on stage.

He’s currently a member of the Steinbrenner Jazz Band and also plays lead trombone in the Ruth Eckerd Hall Jazz Youth Ensemble.

Wall is still mulling where he wants to study music after he graduates high school.

He’s currently considering the University of California-Berkeley, Florida State University and the University of South Florida.

For more information on the concert, email .

Eagle Scout Jazz Benefit Concert
What:
A traditional jazz music concert benefitting the Kaye Prox Food Bank in Tampa
Who: James Wall, trombone; Chuck Berlin, piano; John Lamb, Bass; and Christian Bianchet, drums
Where: Messiah Lutheran Church, 14920 Hutchison Road in Tampa
When: April 10 at 4 p.m.
Other information: Admission is free, but attendees are asked to bring a food item to donation.

Published March 23, 2016

 

Filed Under: Local News, Lutz News Tagged With: Christian Bianchet, Chuck Berlin, Duke Ellington Jazz Orchestra, Florida State University, Hutchison Road, James Wall, John Lamb, Kaye Prox Food Bank, Lutz, Messiah Lutheran Church, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Steinbrenner High School, University of California-Berkeley, University of South Florida

Getting up close and personal with potters

December 2, 2015 By B.C. Manion

If you’re curious about the art of pottery, you can satisfy your desire for knowledge during the 2015 Tampa Bay Tour de Clay.

This is the eighth Tour de Clay, which is always held during the second weekend in December. It’s an event that gives visitors a chance to see potters in action at four pottery studios and the opportunity to experience a kiln opening at each.

A couple of finished works by Jack Boyle, of San Antonio Pottery. Those who are curious about the art of pottery can attend the Tour de Clay on Dec. 12 and Dec. 13 to learn more. (Photos courtesy of Tour De Clay)
A couple of finished works by Jack Boyle, of San Antonio Pottery. Those who are curious about the art of pottery can attend the Tour de Clay on Dec. 12 and Dec. 13 to learn more.
(Photos courtesy of Tour de Clay)

“It creates a situation where people can come in and talk to the artist,” said Jack Boyle of San Antonio Pottery, owner of one of the studios on the tour.

All four of the studios are hosting their kiln opening on Dec. 12.

The first kiln opening is at 9 a.m., at Pottery Boys Studio, 30 Bogie Lane in Palm Harbor.

The next opening is at noon at Hidden Lake Pottery, 16705 Hutchison Road in Odessa.

Then, there will be an opening at 2 p.m., at Wellman & Welsch Pottery, 17202 Whirley Road in Lutz.

And, finally, there will be a 4 p.m. opening at San Antonio Pottery in San Antonio, at 11903 Curley Street.

“It is rare that people get a chance to see a kiln opening,” said Glenn Woods of Pottery Boys in Palm Harbor. “Potters work for weeks to create enough pieces to fill their kiln. When it’s finally time to open the kiln, after days of firing, it’s always exciting to see, because the artist never knows exactly how a piece will turn out, or how a glaze will look, until the kiln is opened.”

He likens the experience of opening a kiln to that of opening presents on Christmas morning.

“Sometimes you get a shiny new bike, and other times you get socks and underwear,” he said.

Glenn Woods demonstrates the skill involved in carving work on a piece of pottery.
Glenn Woods demonstrates the skill involved in carving work on a piece of pottery.

After a piece is taken from the kiln, it is passed around to those gathered, so they can see and feel it. Sometimes, the newly fired piece is still warm.

“We talk about the results,” Woods said. Sometimes, the effects are intentional; sometimes, they’re a surprise.

The tour gives people a greater understanding of the art of pottery, Woods said.

“I think it’s really important to see that a piece of handmade pottery isn’t just another pot sitting on a shelf, that’s been made in a factory. These are all individually made, hand-crafted items,” Woods said.

To encourage people to visit all four studios, visitors can pick up a Tour de Clay “Passport to Pottery” tour guide at each studio location, or download it from the event’s website at TampaTourDeClay.com.

As they make their way from studio to studio, they have their passport stamped. Those completing the tour are eligible for prizes.

Every stop on the Tour de Clay allows visitors to:
• Watch artists work in their studios

  • See pottery made by hand or by wheel
  • Learn about the many types of kilns and firing techniques
  • See examples of glazes and finishes for finely crafted decorative pieces, as well as functional vessels and dinnerware.

Participating artists are:

  • Pottery Boys Studios: Jennifer McCurdy, Fong Choo, Zan Barnes, Teresa Testa, and studio owners, Glenn Woods and Keith Herbrand.
  • Hidden Lake Pottery: Jonathan Barnes, Chuck McGee, LC McGee, McKenzie Smith, and studio owners, Kim Kirchman and Mark Fehl.
  • Wellman & Welsch Pottery: Kimberli Cummings, John Kellum, Laurie Landry, Katherine Mathisen, Charlie Parker, Matt Schiemann, and studio owners, Harry Welsch and Kim Wellman-Welsch.
  • San Antonio Pottery: Ira Burhans, Ken Jensen, William Kidd, Michele Ginouves, and studio owner, Jack Boyle.

Proceeds from Tour de Clay go to support local charities and community radio station WMNF.

What: Pottery demonstrations, kiln openings, sales, demos, raffles and refreshments. The event features 25 nationally known clay artists.
When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 12, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 13. (Note: San Antonio Pottery’s hours will be extended to 8 p.m. on Dec. 12, and there will be live performances there from “The Barking Dogs” and “Those Unscrupulous Sunspots.”
Where: The studios are in Palm Harbor, Odessa, Lutz and San Antonio. For specific locations, tour map, kiln openings and list of ceramic artists, visit TampaTourDeClay.com.
How much: The tour is free. Those taking the entire tour will be eligible to win prizes.

Published December 2, 2015

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bogie Lane, Curley Street, Glenn Woods, Hidden Lake Pottery, Hutchison Road, Jack Boyle, Lutz, Odessa, Palm Harbor, Pottery Boys Studio, San Antonio, San Antonio Pottery, Tour de Clay, Wellman & Welsch Pottery, Whirley Road

Expect some lane closures on Veterans, Suncoast

September 12, 2014 By Special to The Laker/Lutz News

For the first time in weeks, drivers along the Veterans Expressway won’t have to worry about lane closures between Linebaugh Avenue and Gunn Highway.

But go a little further south, and construction crews will need a little extra space.

Waters Avenue, in the area underneath the Veterans overpass there, will be closed completely between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. beginning Sept. 14, and running through that following Thursday. While the Veterans itself won’t be closed, it could create some traffic congestion in that area, according to an alert from the Florida Department of Transportation.

There will be some single inside-lane closures on the northbound portion of the road during those same times between Memorial Highway and Waters while workers remove a temporary barrier wall.

Overall, construction will take place between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. from Monday through Thursday, and from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Fridays, with additional work overnight. Motorists should be alert for construction vehicles entering and exiting the roadway, although no daytime lane closures are currently scheduled.

There will be general lane closures Sunday through Friday from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., on the stretch of Veterans between Gunn and Dale Mabry highways. A full southbound off-ramp closure at Gunn will continue through Sept. 19, with detours using Ehrlich Road to Gunn Highway, near Westfield Citrus Park.

Hutchison Road will have a full northbound on-ramp closure beginning at 7 a.m. Sept. 13, and running through 5 p.m. that Sunday, for demolition of the old tollbooth there. The road also will have a full southbound off-ramp closure between Sept. 20 and Sept. 21 for that tollbooth demolition.

Although work continues to demolish the old toll plaza at Sugarwood, there are no lane closures expected.

The work is all a part of the $386 million improvement project that widens 11 miles of the Veterans, expected to double the capacity of the highway from four lanes to eight.

Milling and resurfacing has begun on the Suncoast Parkway in the Lutz area, with single-lane closures northbound running from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Sept. 17-19, and southbound from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sept. 15-16.

That $3.4 million project includes resurfacing and signage between mileposts 14 and 18. 

Filed Under: Updates Tagged With: Dale Mabry Highway, Ehrlich Road, Florida Department of Transportation, Gunn Highway, Hutchison Road, Linebaugh Avenue, Lutz, Memorial Highway, Sugarwood, Suncoast Parkway, Veterans Expressway, Waters Avenue, Westfield Citrus Park

Cash tolls go obsolete on Veterans Thursday

September 2, 2014 By Special to The Laker/Lutz News

The future is here … at least when it comes to the Veterans Expressway.

One of the primary roads that helps take many Pasco County residents to jobs south will phase out its final cash booths beginning Sept. 5.

The conversion process requires construction crews to work overnight as they remove and demolish all cash tollbooths and coin baskets at the Sugarwood mainline toll plaza, as well as ramp toll plazas at Gunn Highway and Hutchison Road, according to a release.

By Friday, the conversion to all-electronic tolling will be complete, with motorists able to pay tolls using either SunPass or the state’s Toll-By-Plate system. Both will allow tolls to be collected without having to stop or wait in line.

As the conversion continues, drivers going both north and south on Thursday night should be on the lookout for overnight detours, beginning at 8 p.m., between Ehrlich and Hutchison roads. Northbound traffic will be diverted off the roadway at Ehrlich, and should use the posted detour to rejoin the Veterans at Hutchison.

Southbound traffic will be diverted at Hutchison, and should follow the posted detour to rejoin the Veterans at Ehrlich.

There will be some delays at the ramps, officials said, and all tolled ramps at Gunn and Hutchison rill remain open during the process. However, anyone using those ramps should be set to pay with either SunPass or Toll-By-Plate, as cash options will not be available.

The detours will end by 5 a.m. on Friday, officials said. This will create a new traffic pattern for motorists as they travel through the Sugarwood toll plaza. The removal of the toll plaza is expected to take several months.

Following the conversion to all-electronic tolling, all traffic will continue to flow through the deactivated tollbooths for some time. Motorists are asked not to stop, but they also should not exceed the 25 mph speed limit through the booths.

By 5 a.m., Friday, September 5, the detours will be lifted.  Motorists should be alert for a new traffic pattern as they travel through the Sugarwood toll plaza.  Complete removal of the toll plaza structure at Sugarwood is anticipated to take several months.

The Toll-By-Plate program photograph’s a vehicle’s license plate as it travels under the overhead toll gantry, and mails a bill for the tolls incurred. A $2.50 administrative charge per invoice is assessed, and those invoices will be mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle.

Multiple transactions are bundled in a monthly invoice, so customers should only receive one invoice and one service charge per month.

Florida’s Turnpike officials estimate that up to 84 percent of drivers on the Veterans and Suncoast Parkway already use SunPass. More than 150,000 motorists use the Veterans each day.

The conversion is part of the $380 million widening of the Veterans. It’s the first major construction project on the Veterans since it opened in October 1994.

Filed Under: Updates Tagged With: Florida's Turnpike, Gunn Highway, Hutchison Road, Pasco County, Sugarwood, Suncoast Parkway, SunPass, Toll-By-Plate, Veterans Expressway

Parts of Veterans to close completely this weekend

June 23, 2014 By Special to The Laker/Lutz News

One of the main arteries connecting Pasco County with jobs to the south will have extensive closures and possible delays this coming weekend as road crews continue to convert the Veterans Expressway into cash-free tolling.

The northbound portion of the Veterans will be closed completely between Waters Avenue and Gunn Highway June 27 and June 28 from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. The southbound portion between the same two points will be closed June 28 and June 29 between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.

The Anderson Road ramps near there remain closed for reconstruction, and the southbound Waters Avenue on-ramp will be closed June 22-26 between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Closures will continue north near the Sugarwood Toll Plaza where full lane closures are expected in both directions between Ehrlich and Hutchison roads June 27 and June 28 between 9 p.m. and 10 a.m. Work on the Gunn Highway tolled off- and on-ramps is scheduled for June 22-24 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., which requires full ramp closures with detours. Motorists should use Ehrlich Road or Linebaugh Avenue to detour around the work, officials said.

The northbound off-ramp to Hillsborough Avenue will be closed June 23 from 8 p.m to midnight. Exiting northbound Veterans traffic will be routed off at the Independence Parkway exit to George Road, to Memorial Highway, to East Eisenhower Boulevard and finally back to Hillsborough Avenue.

The southbound on-ramp at Hillsborough will be closed June 23-24 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Southbound Veterans entrance traffic will remain on West Eisenhower, and proceed to the Veterans on-ramp at the Memorial Highway intersection.

The Linebaugh Avenue on- and off-ramps will be closed June 26-27 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., to install new bridge beams.

Complete removal of the toll plaza structures at the Anderson mainline toll plazas is anticipated to take several month. Installation of new toll gantries, demolition of ramp toll plazas, and removal of existing toll booths are anticipated to continue for the duration of the toll conversion project, currently scheduled for completion by late fall.

For more details on all the construction work on the Veterans, and its conversion to cash-less tolling, visit FloridasTurnpike.com.

Filed Under: Updates Tagged With: Anderson Road, East Eisenhower Boulevard, Ehrlich Road, George Road, Gunn Highway, Hillsborough Avenue, Hutchison Road, Linebaugh Avenue, Memorial Highway, Pasco County, Sugarwood Toll Plaza, Veterans Expressway, Waters Avenue, West Eisenhower Boulevard

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