BILLY RITTER 77
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CATCH ME AT THE CLEVELAND FLEA: JUNE 9, JULY 14, SEPTEMBER 8, AND OCTOBER 13
A fantastic blog post about the day Sarah Sloboda and her Mom came to visit the studio with some wild clay they found in their back yard.
THIS IS THE THE AMAZING FILM SHORT I DID WITH MY FRIEND RYAN GIRARD, IT WAS IN THE CLEVELAND FILM FESTIVAL!
This is the promotional video for a magical palace of opportunity called NewBridge Cleveland. You can find out more about them here: https://newbridgecleveland.org/
June 24, 2018 -
APPRENTICE OPPORTUNITY / CERAMICS STUDIO INTERNSHIP
Billy Ritter 77 Studio is accepting applicants for the position of: Ceramics Intern Apprentice.
About: In exchange for 5-8 hours per week of work, select interns will have the opportunity to learn in a functional ceramics studio, while being immersed in the production process. This is an invaluable opportunity for an aspiring potter to gain the real mechanics of running a thriving ceramic studio,(i.e. teaching ceramic skills, organizing workshops, making and selling work, glaze and clay chemistry, photography, marketing, and firing kilns).
Available Hours: Thursday 10am-6pm or Friday 10am-6pm, some Saturdays
What I’m looking for: Ideally, you are positive and upbeat, a hard worker, direct communicator, self-motivated, respectful, able to hustle, detail oriented, and committed to the task. Please bring your good organizational skills, a willingness to multi-task and work as part of a team. An interest in photography and video, as well as social media knowledge is desirable.
Duties include:
Studio cleaning, studio organization, mixing clay and glazes, loading and unloading kilns, staging and rotating wares, merchandising, photography, data entry, packing and shipping of works, and assistance at public events and workshops.
What You’ll Get out of This Experience:
You’ll be part of all aspects of the making process from start to finish, as well as the opportunity to learn from many working professionals in my community of makers. Modest studio time, use of recycled clay, studio equipment and materials will be considered, as time allows.
About the Studio:
My studio is located at the Historic Hildebrandt Building in the Clark-Futton neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. The physical space is sub-leased from the owners of Hectic Studio, and shared with Hectic Studio and another ceramic artist.
To apply please provide:
1. Contact information (Name, Phone, E-Mail, Website, social media)
2. Letter of Intent (Goals you wish to obtain throughout your Internship)
3. Resume or CV (Curriculum Vitae)
4. Two (2) references and their contact information
All applications must be submitted by e-mail to billy@billyritter77.com
*Learn more about the studio on Instagram @billyritter77
Thank you!
Billy Ritter 77
Poster image by: https://www.billydelfs.com/
NEW MUGS in the studio shop, in Everyday Grey and Flaxen Salt (January, 2018)
The latest Bubble Series in the online store, #44-66 featuring the debut of a new glaze: Kuan/Guan an ice frost delicacy. (January 2018)
You can find my extra special treasures at Juicy Lucy in Chagrin Falls, Ohio // www.juicylucyaclothingstore.com/contact/
Cleveland Magazine JUNE 12 2017
http://www.theclevelandflea.com/december-1
Night Market & Party:
December 8, 6pm-10pm (Free)
Ramen Pop Up with Ushabu
Boozy Milkshakes by Mason's Creamery
Saturday Shopping
December 9, 10am-5pm
10am-2pm ($10 guaranteed admission. Get your tickets HERE)
2pm-5pm (free)
Sunday Brunch 'n' Shop:
December 10, 10am-5pm (Free all day)
at 3333 Lorain in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood
Summer Workshop Series // Monday, Wednesday, and Friday's in AUGUST, 2017 (6:00-9:00pm)
Back by popular demand, the Independent Potters Wheel Experience Workshop: Summer 2017
In this exclusive THREE- PART WORKSHOP you, or you and a friend will experience three evenings with me making and glazing vessels that you will craft using the potters wheel as a tool. Full course description, dates, and details in the STORE
Monday, June 5th...
Chef Michael Nowak & Artist Billy Ritter to Host Artisan Dinner @ The Black Pig
- The Pair Brings a New Meaning to the Art of Dining -
Cleveland, OH (June 5, 2017) — Chef Michael Nowak of the Black Pig and Billy
Ritter of Billy Ritter 77 have teamed up to bring fine art and fine dining together
in one incredible event. On the night of June 5, 2017, the collaboration between
chef and artist will be showcased in a 7-course dinner plated on a series of seven
ceramic pieces, handcrafted by Ritter. Through an artistic and culinary study of
natural color, organic shape, and unique texture, each one-of-a-kind piece will
emphasize the specially crafted menu written by Chef Nowak.
The menu will consist of one cocktail, six savory dishes, and one sweet dish.
Dinner will include meat, seafood, vegetables, and gluten. Due to the unique
nature of this dining experience, substitutions will not be available. The limited
edition ceramic sets used at the event will be available for purchase immediately
following dinner, with 30 of each dish available.
The Boston Globe - MARCH 31, 2017
SUNDAY MARCH 26, 2017
SUNDAY 2.19.17 - NEW BUBBLES arrive @ 9:00PM
You can find my white stoneware Dinner Plates at Ohio City Provisions. Sold as singles or sets of four.
Feb-2017: My latest LIMITED EDITION of mugs have arrived at a RISING STAR COFFEE near you! Click on the pic to see their locations.
FIRED IN FREEDOM GROUP EXHIBITION / FRIDAY JANUARY 20, 2017 - FEBRUARY 22, 2017
WHERE: Gelbke Fine Arts Center Gallery at Hiram College
Join us for our opening reception from 5-7pm, with artist talks at 6.
The exhibition will run through February 22nd.
The ceramics exhibited in this exhibition are from two kilns. The first kiln was built five years ago on several acres of land behind Brinsley Tyrrell’s house and studio on route 88 in Freedom Township, just outside of Ravenna. The kiln was cobbled together with several thousand bricks taken from an abandoned commercial bee hive kiln in Tuscarawas County, and from battered and broken bricks discarded by the Kent State University Art Department. It was fired 33 times and yielded some beautiful artwork before it began to show its age. In 2016 it was torn down and replaced by a larger two-chambered kiln with the second chamber used for salt firing. It has seen two firings and should last for many years to come.
This event is free and open to the public, and many of the works will be available to purchase, with the proceeds going to benefit the Estates.
12.16.2016: Guest Artist at Peter Larson Studio @78th St. Studios. Click on image to get teleported to https://www.instagram.com/peterjlarson/
Sweet custom table by Shred and Co. (https://www.instagram.com/shredandco/)
Come visit our lovely studio at 3619 Walton Ave in the Historic Hildebrandt Building.
Thank you all for a wonderful weekend at the Fabulous Food Show!
Porcelain vase in midnight blue and vintage orange, 2015. Photo and styling by Clarissa Westmeyer
Styling and photography by Heidi Robb
Intensive and private Wednesday evening workshops at the studio.
My latest mugs in White Crater and Delany Satin Glaze over a Black Cassius clay body. Available at the Hectic Studio Shoppe