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
About the Author
Articles by Andrew Buck, Ed.D.
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
