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The Alberta Potters' Association  invite you to apply for our 2023 juried exhibition, APA Stein Show 2023. Our exhibition will take place on September 23rd, 2023 at Village Brewery in Calgary, Alberta, All steins entered into the show must be for sale. The consignment split for sold items is 30% to the APA and 70% to the artist.  Everyone  is welcome to attend the event at Village Brewery as it is open to the public from 11:30am-10 pm. Winners are expected to be at the show to receive their awards.Please apply with any stein, functional or sculptural, to our exhibition. To be considered, work must be minimum 75% ceramic. You may submit up to 5 pieces. There is a non-refundable submission fee of $20 CAD per submission and $10 CAD for APA members per submission. This call is open to all clay artists no matter where you reside. This is a juried exhibition. You may submit up to 5 pieces. Not all submissions are guaranteed entry to the show. There will be two jurors forming our jury committee. An educator and an APA Member and past Stein Show winner.  Jurors are asked to review the steins on the following criteria: Originality: Is there something fresh and new about the content? Is the work individual and/or personal in its approach? Creative Expression: Is the piece memorable? Move you in an emotional or intellectual way? Challenge your thinking? Leave a lasting impression? Technical Skill: Does the piece reflect high quality technical skill? Colour: Is the colour effective with the shape? For the Functional Category: Given that the judging is done online, the judges will view the piece only online and consider the piece’s functionality. For the Sculptural Category: Does the piece demonstrate the idea behind its title. Artists will submit their entries through ArtCall for the APA Stein show. Artists must select the appropriate category for each piece from the drop down menu and will be judged accordingly. You are responsible for ensuring all entry information submitted for APA Stein Show is true and correct. All artworks must be original and made by the artist applying. If applying with a collaborative piece, all artists must be notified and listed as makers within the description of the application. Artwork must have been created within the last 2 years and not previously shown with the APA.  After the closing date August  27th, our jury committee will complete the process and artists will be notified of acceptance or rejection via email by September 3rd 2023. Physical items must be delivered to Calgary, Alberta, Canada by September 20th, 2023.  All work must be mailed in or delivered in a box or container ready for transport, clearly labeled with the Artist's name and contents.  All communications regarding the APA Teapot show will be made through ArtCall. Please check your junk and spam folders often and add ArtCall.org as a contact to ensure nothing is missed.  Accepted works will be eligible to win one of 4 prizes during our exhibition. Best Functional Stein, Best Sculptural Stein, Best Student Stein and People's Choice Award. Winners of each category will be notified before the event and presented with their prize at our in-person event at Village Brewery in Calgary, AB on September 23rd, 2023. If the winner is not present, the prize will be mailed.  If upon the arrival of artwork, it becomes clear that the image file submitted was altered or is in violation of any of the guidelines and rules stated in this prospectus, the work will automatically be disqualified and shipped back to the artists at their expense. Entry fees will not be refunded. The APA reserves the right of refusal of any work that is not professional quality. NO seconds, cracks or flaws will be accepted when work is received in Calgary. Work must be finished and not in green or bisque state. Please apply with your best work. Work that arrives late will not be accepted.  Any unsold work from our in-person exhibition will be returned to local artists. The APA will cover shipping costs  back to the Canadian  artists. International artists will be responsible for shipping costs both ways.  Best of luck, we cannot wait to see your creations.Alberta Potters' Association Terms & ConditionsThis is a juried show. The application fee of $20/$10CAD is non-refundable. Accepted work will be shipped to Calgary at the artists' expense. If sold during the exhibition the consignment split is 30% to APA and 70% to the artist. Cheques will be mailed 2 weeks after the show. Any unsold local work will be delivered/picked up one week after the show. Any unsold work not from Calgary will be shipped back to the artist from the APA. International artists are responsible for shipping costs both ways. The APA is not responsible for any damaged work in transit. If work is damaged during the exhibition the artist will be paid out their 70%. 

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His bold lips explore Unmapped pleasures of her neck Bold adventurer Taking her blindly into A new found world of desire #tanka ----- last dying candle still lights lovers in their bed... flickering shadows ----- i taste poetry words and silence on your lips... poems in a kiss ----- she wears a coat of words unraveled by his poems... cloth becoming lace ----- nights she weeps for him calls the name of absent love... summoning her dreams ----- from her throat come spells her fingers sprinkling stardust... as magic happens ----- in private moments runs his words over her mind... rising to their touch ----- i take images from the beauty of your mind... source of poetry ----- By Donovan Baldwin #donovanbaldwin

Gentle silken touch Soft his woven web of words Stroking her warm skin Her arching body striving To be rapt in poetry ----- beneath white capped wavss how calm the sea truly is... love is much like that ----- no ropes or chains dear i bond you with heart and words... love must keep you here ----- though old and rough now much about love have i learned... when younger than you ----- Head upon your breast Listening to your heartbeats Loving arms hold me So you may feel my warm breath On the flesh above your heart ----- obeying whispers of desires wanting freedom... fingers find the way ----- path among petals following drops finds the place... where honey begins ----- goddess of the night skin of silver moonlight... secrets in shadow ----- arching heavenward my queen a silver rainbow... her ends touching sighs ----- for one sweet moment to be master of her body... partner of her soul ----- sailing in the storm driven hard by life's cruel winds... choose my shore to rest ----- leaves a trail of words so that neither will be lost... find one another ----- she might never know just how much he misses her... smiles when she appears ----- wears her gown of lace her soul's skin bare between words... poet wrote for her ----- felt yo in the wind heard you in the ocean's waves... put you in my words ----- #donovanbaldwin

A VISION OF MY LOVE Photons penetrate My love a vision bursting Explosion of light Kaleidoscopic passions In prismatic orgasms #tanka ----- She beckons to me Naked sea nymph whispering Sweet siren my muse Bold mermaid so enticing Lures me to her moist cavern ----- do you find yourself at peace on my sea of words... sailing at my side ----- once our lips have met all desires spill out that kiss... we cannot seem to end ----- every day so special we celebrate life and love... give ourselves as gifts ----- beyond physical more beauty than body holds... she is poetry ----- our little secret where whe goes and what she does... In solo daydreams ----- kiss me with words love let your lips write on my skin... what you'd have me do ----- she longs to praise his words beautiful and profane... sees herself in them ----- cannot help myself daring take the curves of you... at the slowest speed ----- lovely word throbbing she rolled it around her mouth... savoring his moans ----- how the grownups play like children learning of sex... the very first time ----- intimate evening accenting the skin she wears... one small strand of pearls ----- gives her a necklace of opalescent dewdrops... he claims for himself ----- sinful salome dancing in costume of his choice... intimate display ----- tongue glides petals' folds seeking the sweetest honey... from blossom's center ----- no material things i'm poetry and sunsets... time spent holding you ----- if you only knew how much i love poetry... you'd treasure my words ----- hot skin of my muse rippling with poetry rising... neath my fingertips ----- proudly arm in arm so civilized in public... carnal in private ----- we hurry homeward eager to close and lock the door... alone nogether ----- it amazes me the way she sets me aflame... just by being her ----- gazing at your lips wondering how do they taste... feel to fingertips ----- a vision at dawn touseled hair on tangled sheets... and her sleepy smile ----- wind presses her dress details outlined in moisture... as the rain sculpts her ----- through open window a breeze brushes her bare skin... she sighs at the touch ----- #donovanbaldwin

STIMULATING STROLL Eyes still closed at dawn My fingers trace your body Stimulating stroll Rising here and dipping there Amid morning's sweet echoes ----- innocent sinners our love and lust intertwined... inseparable ----- how can i resist when she touches me that way... with that teasing smile ----- I don't give news Or even views Nor tell you lies Nor theorize. I merely write Words i hope delight, Each tiny piece of verse Its own universe. ----- Each night stars whisper Telling stories to the moon Racy ribald tales These flaming fellows recite I steal for my poetry ----- Apex of climax Body taut an arching bow Love's arrows speeding Astraddle galloping steed Gasping at the pounding gait ----- Sap and honey spills Flowing evidence of love No cups to overfill Sip direct and satisfy Sharing with one another ----- a colorful world where you're sunshine and rainbows... kite up in the sky ----- where waves cannot reach two hearts drawn upon the sand... beside love's calm sea ----- Roughness of tree bark Eased by stream's caress She teases bare skin With one after the other Making love to mother earth ----- unfolding petals seeking sensation's center... where her stream rises ----- let's bathe together anoint our skins with kisses... embrace to dry ourselves ----- in her little death pierced by love's welcome arrows... she bleeds in rainbows ----- his words love's seed poet spent with his efforts... rests as she reads them ----- As a flowing stream I surround every secret Touching her places Which only water can reach Or a lover's poetry ----- i weep for her wounds leave kisses upon her scars... love her who bears them ----- always returning gallery of simple beauty... single work of art ----- By Donovan Baldwin