The American Made Show

at Walter E. Washington Convention Center (www.americanmadeshow.com) in Washington, D.C., January 16–19.
1 One Acre Ceramic’s Wildflower Salt and Pepper Set, 3¾ in. (10 cm) in height, ceramic.
1 One Acre Ceramic’s Wildflower Salt and Pepper Set, 3¾ in. (10 cm) in height, ceramic.

Holiday Exhibition and Sale

at Northern Clay Center (www.northernclaycenter.org) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, through January 4.
1 Heather Nameth Bren’s cup, 4 in. (10 cm) in height, colored slip-cast porcelain, 2014.
1 Heather Nameth Bren’s cup, 4 in. (10 cm) in height, colored slip-cast porcelain, 2014.
2 Karin Kraemer’s plate, 11 in. (28 cm) in diameter, 2014.
2 Karin Kraemer’s plate, 11 in. (28 cm) in diameter, 2014.
3 Guillermo Cuellar’s vase, 11 in. (28 cm) in height, highfired stoneware, 2014.
3 Guillermo Cuellar’s vase, 11 in. (28 cm) in height, highfired stoneware, 2014.

 

Our Cups Runneth Over: Sculptural and Functional Cups

at the Society of Arts and Crafts (www.societyofcrafts.org) in Boston, Massachusetts, through January 10.
1 Joe Wood’s sake cups, 2 in. (5 cm) in height, 3-D printed ceramic, 2014.
1 Joe Wood’s sake cups, 2 in. (5 cm) in height, 3-D printed ceramic, 2014.
2 Kristen Morgin’s cup and saucer, 5 in. (14 cm) in height, ceramic, glaze, 2014. Courtesy of Marc Selwyn Fine Art.
2 Kristen Morgin’s cup and saucer, 5 in. (14 cm) in height, ceramic, glaze, 2014. Courtesy of Marc Selwyn Fine Art.
3 Tyler Gulden’s Striped Cup, 5 in. (13 cm) in height, porcelain, 2014.
3 Tyler Gulden’s Striped Cup, 5 in. (13 cm) in height, porcelain, 2014.
4 Alex Reed’s cups and tray, 5½ in. (14 cm) in height, earthenware, glaze, 2014.
4 Alex Reed’s cups and tray, 5½ in. (14 cm) in height, earthenware, glaze, 2014.

Color House

at Hedge Gallery (www.hedgegallery.com) in San Francisco, California, through January 10.
1 Tony Marsh’s Untitled, side view and top view, 20 in. (51 cm) in length, terra cotta, ceramic, 2014. Photo: Patrik Argast.
1 Tony Marsh’s Untitled, side view and top view, 20 in. (51 cm) in length, terra cotta, ceramic, 2014. Photo: Patrik Argast.
2 Tony Marsh’s Untitled, side view and top view, 20 in. (51 cm) in length, terra cotta, ceramic, 2014. Photo: Patrik Argast.
2 Tony Marsh’s Untitled, side view and top view, 20 in. (51 cm) in length, terra cotta, ceramic, 2014. Photo: Patrik Argast.

Get Set! Paul Eshelman, Camila Friedman-Gerlicz, and Clay Leonard

at Santa Fe Clay (www.santafeclay.com) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, through January 3.
1 Paul Eshelman’s handled soup bowls, 5 in. (13 cm) in diameter, stoneware, glaze.
1 Paul Eshelman’s handled soup bowls, 5 in. (13 cm) in diameter, stoneware, glaze.

 

2 Camila Friedman-Gerlicz’s dinnerware set (overall), up to 8 ft. (2.4 m) in length, porcelain. Photo: Brian Giniewski.
2 Camila Friedman-Gerlicz’s dinnerware set (overall), up to 8 ft. (2.4 m) in length, porcelain. Photo: Brian Giniewski.
3 Camila Friedman-Gerlicz’s dinnerware set (detail), up to 8 ft. (2.4 m) in length, porcelain. Photo: Brian Giniewski.
3 Camila Friedman-Gerlicz’s dinnerware set (detail), up to 8 ft. (2.4 m) in length, porcelain. Photo: Brian Giniewski.

Breakfast

at The Clay Studio (www.theclaystudio.org), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, through January 4.
1 Bryan Hopkins’ egg cups, to 2 in. (5 cm) in height, porcelain, 2014.
1 Bryan Hopkins’ egg cups, to 2 in. (5 cm) in height, porcelain, 2014.
2 Meredith Host’s Dot Dot Rounded Square Jelly Jar, 4 in. (10 cm) in height, porcelain with decals, 2014.
2 Meredith Host’s Dot Dot Rounded Square Jelly Jar, 4 in. (10 cm) in height, porcelain with decals, 2014.
3 Kristen Kieffer’s toast rack, drape-molded and altered porcelain, carved, slip-sponged, underglaze, slip trailed, and mishima decoration, multiple glazes, oxidation fired to cone 7, steel wire, 2014.
3 Kristen Kieffer’s toast rack, drape-molded and altered porcelain, carved, slip-sponged, underglaze, slip trailed, and mishima decoration, multiple glazes, oxidation fired to cone 7, steel wire, 2014.
4 Emily Schroeder Willis’ Breakfast Set for Two, to 8½ in. (22 cm) in diameter, porcelain, glaze, fired to cone 6 in oxidation.
4 Emily Schroeder Willis’ Breakfast Set for Two, to 8½ in. (22 cm) in diameter, porcelain, glaze, fired to cone 6 in oxidation.

Sean Erwin: Object Self

at Red Star Studios (www.redstarstudios.org) in Kansas City, Missouri, through January 24.
1 Sean Erwin’s Inflated, 22 in. (56 cm) in height, porcelain, glaze, resin, oil paint, painted steel, 2014.
1 Sean Erwin’s Inflated, 22 in. (56 cm) in height, porcelain, glaze, resin, oil paint, painted steel, 2014.

Totem

at Catharine Clark Gallery (www.cclarkgallery.com) in San Francisco, California, through January 3.
1 Wanxin Zhang’s Warrior with Color Face, 6 ft. 6 in. (2 m) in height, high-fired clay, glaze, 2009. Courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery.
1 Wanxin Zhang’s Warrior with Color Face, 6 ft. 6 in. (2 m) in height, high-fired clay, glaze, 2009. Courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery.
2 Wanxin Zhang’s Pink Warrior, 4 ft. 9 in. (1.4 m) in height, high-fired clay, glaze, 2013. Courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery.
2 Wanxin Zhang’s Pink Warrior, 4 ft. 9 in. (1.4 m) in height, high-fired clay, glaze, 2013. Courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery.

Dark Garden

at Cranbrook Institute of Science (http://science.cranbrook.edu) in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, through January 18.
1 Linda Huey’s Dark Garden, 16 ft. (4.9 m) in width, handbuilt, press-molded, and wheel-thrown ceramics, glaze, rebar, wire, shards, metal, glue, cable, plywood bases, 2013.
1 Linda Huey’s Dark Garden, 16 ft. (4.9 m) in width, handbuilt, press-molded, and wheel-thrown ceramics, glaze, rebar, wire, shards, metal, glue, cable, plywood bases, 2013.

2nd Annual Cup Show and Sale

at Studio 550 Art Center (www.550arts.com) in Manchester, New Hampshire, through January 17.
1 Lisa York’s mug with circle pattern, 5 in. (13 cm) in height, ceramic, 2014.
1 Lisa York’s mug with circle pattern, 5 in. (13 cm) in height, ceramic, 2014.
2 Brian Jensen’s dark green crystalline cup, 6 in. (15 cm) in height, porcelain, crystalline glaze, fired to cone 10, 2014.
2 Brian Jensen’s dark green crystalline cup, 6 in. (15 cm) in height, porcelain, crystalline glaze, fired to cone 10, 2014.

Nature, Sculpture, Abstraction, and Clay

at The Museum of Fine Art Boston (www.mfa.org) in Boston, Massachusetts, January 17, 2015–January 3, 2016.
1 Maija Grotell’s large vessel with platinum decoration, 15½ in. (39 cm) in height, unglazed blue stoneware with platinum luster glaze, circa 1942. Gift of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons in honor of Jules and Jeanette Aarons.
1 Maija Grotell’s large vessel with platinum decoration, 15½ in. (39 cm) in height, unglazed blue stoneware with platinum luster glaze, circa 1942. Gift of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons in honor of Jules and Jeanette Aarons.
2 Gertrud Amon Natzler and Otto Natzler’s gourd-shape vase form (No. J821), 11½ in. (29 cm) in height, ceramic, sulfur crater glaze, 1958. Gift of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons in honor of Jules and Jeanette Aarons.
2 Gertrud Amon Natzler and Otto Natzler’s gourd-shape vase form (No. J821), 11½ in. (29 cm) in height, ceramic, sulfur crater glaze, 1958. Gift of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons in honor of Jules and Jeanette Aarons.
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