Elena Renker: New Zealand Studio Potter
German-born, New Zealand potter Elena Renker makes her work and fires it in the wood kiln located on her 20-acre … Read More
About the Author
Articles by Andrew Buck, Ed.D.
Candice Methe: The Maturation of a Nomadic Potter
Candice Methe’s story as a ceramic artist exemplifies the satisfactions and struggles of working within the tradition of vessel making … Read More
Creating Bright Bold Surfaces with the Sgraffito Technique
The sgraffito technique is an effective way to make bold lines on clay. Sgraffito is a process in which a … Read More
Sue Tirrell: Contemporary American Frontier Ceramic Artist
The story of drawn or painted pictorial images on ceramic forms is not new. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in … Read More
An Interesting Pottery Trimming Technique for Sweet Feet
Pottery trimming is one of my favorite parts of the ceramic process. Whether you are trimming bowls or platters, trimming … Read More
Techniques for Carving Clay Patterns on a Plate
Andinkra Series plate, 23 in. (58 cm) in diameter, stoneware, 2009. Photo: Brantley Carrol.
There are a multitude of decorative effects … Read More
Noel Bailey: Inspired by Nature
A subtle sense of landscape-inspired luminosity and movement carries through the form and surface decoration on Noel Bailey’s utilitarian pots. … Read More
David MacDonald: Influence, Commitment, and Integrity
Once, during a sunny outdoor concert, I was privileged to hear Sun Ra and his Jazz Arkestra perform. The notes … Read More
