When I first walked into the clay classroom at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, I was simply clay curious. I  … Read More

The first stage of pottery making is the one you learn by trial and error through countless hours spent practicing  … Read More

The modern idea of the rabbit hole no longer has a bound for Wonderland, but rather we’re in a long  … Read More

Industrious and creative individuals take tool use very seriously. However, ceramic artists invest significant amounts of time in designing and  … Read More

When I was an undergraduate student (those super nerdy days when I spent all my time in the ceramic studio),  … Read More

Ideas for art making don’t always come out of the blue; often they’re developed from visual, contextual, and material investigation.  … Read More

January is my favorite month of the year, although I’m not a fan of winter temperatures or bleak landscapes. The  … Read More

I’m not sure whether I like setting the table more in anticipation of the meal that’s about to come or  … Read More

I loved everything about clay and glaze calculation class; discovering how a material’s individual properties can change a glaze, how  … Read More

I have 37 needle tools. And, I’m not at all ashamed about it. All of them are metal, with a  … Read More