Winter Warmers Invitational Cup Show

at Good Earth Pottery (goodearthpots.com) in Bellingham, Washington, through January 31. 

1 Pradnya Venegurkar’s mug, 5¼ in. (13.3 cm) in height, handbuilt porcelain, 2025. 2 Chris Hosbach’s mug, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm) in height, stoneware, 2025.

Chronometry

at Carbondale Clay Center (carbondaleclay.org) in Carbondale, Colorado, January 12–February 20.

1 Lauren Mayer’s All Possible Definitions of the Past, 20 in. (50.8 cm) in height, colored porcelain, glaze, material castoffs from in-progress work, fired in oxidation to cone 10, cherry frame, 2022. 2 Lauren Mayer’s Areolate, 11 in. (27.9 cm) in height, porcelain, glaze, material castoffs from in-progress work, fired in oxidation to cone 10, 2023.

Syd Carpenter: Planting in Place, Time, and Memory

at Woodmere (woodmereartmuseum.org) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 24– May 24.

1 Syd Carpenter’s Inez Faust, 28 in. (71.1 cm) in height, clay, watercolor, graphite, 2009. Photo: Jack Ramsdale. 2 Syd Carpenter’s Frank Portrait, 15 in. (38.1 cm) in height, clay, watercolor, 2007. Photo: Jack Ramsdale.

3 Syd Carpenter’s A Snake without a Head is Just a Rope, 4 ft. 9 in. (1.5 m) in height, earthenware, glaze, 1994. (Philadelphia Museum of Art: Purchased with funds contributed by The Women’s Committee and the Craft Show Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1995-19-1 © Syd Carpenter.) Photo: Jack Ramsdale.

4 Syd Carpenter’s Untitled, 20 in. (50.8 cm) in width, ceramic, glaze. (Collection of Danny Simmons). Photo: Jack Ramsdale.

Teapots XI

at Baltimore Clayworks (baltimoreclayworks.org) in Baltimore, Maryland, January 10–March 7. 

1 Jason Wang’s Titanium Yellow Orange Teapot, 5 in. (12.7 cm) in height, wheel-thrown white stoneware, flashing slip, glaze, fired to cone 10 in a soda kiln, 2025.

2 Sarah Peters’ Wondergrrrl Teapot, 15 in. (38.1 cm) in height, slip-cast terra cotta, underglaze, glaze, 2023.

3 Ray Brown’s teapot, 8 in. (20.3 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and carved cone-6 porcelain, oxide and underglaze inlay, sand-blast etch and relief, vinyl resist, glaze, decal, luster, 2025.

4 Robert Kokenyesi’s Coral Reef Teapot No. 1, 6 in. (15.2 cm) in height, low-fire ceramic, 2025.

Ben Eberle

at In Tandem Gallery (intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, through January 4. 

1 Ben Eberle’s Amber Rain Vessel, 14 in. (35.6 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and embossed porcelain, fired in a wood-soda kiln, 2024. 2 Ben Eberle’s teapot, 10 in. (25.4 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and embossed stoneware, fired in a wood-soda kiln, 2025.

Motif | Line | Colour

at Blackwell–the Arts & Crafts house (blackwell.org.uk) in Bowness-on-Windermere, UK, through April 11. 

1 Frances Priest’s Broken Elipse Series, 187/8 in. (48 cm) in height, slab-built ceramic, oxide, 2003. Photo: Shannon Tofts.

Ethereal

at Schaller Gallery (schallergallery.com) in Baroda, Michigan, March 11, 2025–ongoing.

1 Justine Allison’s vessels, to 8 in. (20.3 cm) in height, handbuilt porcelain. Photo: Lauren Kemp.

Giving Tuesday

at Schaller Gallery (schallergallery.com) in Baroda, Michigan, December 2, 2025– ongoing. 

1 Elliott Kayser’s Guinea Tri-Vase, 12 in. (30.4 cm) in width, handbuilt stoneware, fired in a soda kiln. Photo: Lauren Kemp.

2 Anthony Schaller’s plate, 7 in. (17.8 cm) in diameter, wheel-thrown white stoneware, iron flakes, fired to cone 10, 2025. Photo: Lauren Kemp.

The Hands of a Potter

at Schaller Gallery (schallergallery.com) in Baroda, Michigan, November 4, 2025–ongoing. 

5 Guillermo Cuellar’s serving plate, 12¼ in. (31.1 cm) in diameter, wheel-thrown stoneware, Nuka glaze, black glaze, fired in reduction. Photo: Lauren Kemp.

 

 

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