Women Working with Clay 

at Carbondale Clay Center (www.carbondaleclay.org) in Carbondale, Colorado, July 19–August 16. 

1 Dara Hartman’s jar set, to 5 in. (12.7 cm) in height, porcelain, fired to cone 6, 2024.

2 Louise Deroualle’s Exploration of Resonances, 12½ in. (31.8 cm) in height, handbuilt red stoneware, terra sigillata, washes, fired to cone 6, 2023.

Kelsey Bowen

at In Tandem Gallery (www.intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, June 15–July 15. 

1 Kelsey Bowen’s Goat & Mittens, 8 in. (20.3 cm) in height, handbuilt B-Mix, underglazes, fired in oxidation to cone 6, mixed media. Photo: Silvia Palmer.

Best of 2024

at the Ohio Craft Museum (www.ohiocraft.org) in Columbus, Ohio, through July 6.

1 Alison Fawcett Lowery’s tea set, to 8 in. (20.3 cm) in height, porcelain, underglaze, glaze, luster, 2024. 2 Susan Mentrak’s I Do It, 14½ in. (36.8 cm) in height, coil-built stoneware/porcelain mix, stained slip, underglaze, oil paint, 2023.

3 Juliellen Byrne’s Leap, 37 in. (94 cm) in height, 2023. 4 Christopher St. John’s Rabbit Plate, 10 in. (25.4 cm) in diameter, earthenware, slips, glazes, 2023.

Picture Worlds: Greek, Maya, and Moche Pottery

at the Getty Villa Museum (www.getty.edu) in Pacific Palisades, California, through July 29. 

1 Cup with the Deeds of Theseus, attributed to the Codrus Painter, terra cotta, 440–430 BCE. The British Museum, London, 1859,0302.2. Photo: The Trustees of the British Museum.

2 Vessel in the Form of a Warrior Duck, terra cotta, mother of pearl inlay, 500-650 CE. Museo Arqueológico “Santiago Uceda Castillo.” Ministry of Culture of Peru. 3 Drinking Vessel with the Maize God and Other Supernaturals, ceramic, polychrome slip, 600–700 CE. Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey. Gift of Stephanie H. Bernheim and Leonard H. Bernheim Jr. in honor of Gillett G. Griffin, 2005-127.

Contemporary Hagi Ceramics

at Joan B Mirviss LTD (www.mirviss.com) in New York, New York, July 1–August 16. 

1 Kaneta Masanao’s Rock-like Vessel, 21¼ in. (54 cm) in length, stoneware, white Hagi glaze, 2023. Photo: Richard Goodbody. Courtesy of Joan B Mirviss LTD. 2 Shibuya Eiichi’s graduated black and white form, 23 in. (58.4 cm) in length, stoneware, glaze, 2023. Photo: Richard Goodbody. Courtesy of Joan B Mirviss LTD.

Donna Namnoum: Incarnation

at Boston Sculptors Gallery LaunchPad (www.BostonSculptors.com) in Boston, Massachusetts, June 13–July 14. 

1 Donna Namnoum’s Yellow Plaid Jar with Bronze Buds, 16¾ in. (42.5 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and assembled stoneware, underglaze, glaze, fired in oxidation to cone 5, 2023.

Nick Sevigney

at In Tandem Gallery (www.intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, June 26–July 26. 

1 Nick Sevigney’s vase, 8 in. (20.3 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and handbuilt porcelain, fired in oxidation to cone 6. Photo: Silvia Palmer.

Lee and Lo

at Radius Gallery (www.radiusgallery.com) in Missoula, Montana, June 7–July 20. 

1 Steven Young Lee’s vase, 8¾ in. (22 cm) in height, porcelain, fired to cone 10.

Anika Major

at In Tandem Gallery (www.intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, June 1–July 1. 

1 Anika Major’s berry bowl, 10 in. (25.4 cm) in length, wheel-thrown and altered porcelain, underglazes, image transfers, sgraffito, fired in oxidation to cone 6. Photo: Silvia Palmer.

Steven Montgomery

at Duane Reed Gallery (www.duanereedgallery.com) in St. Louis, Missouri, through June 29. 

1 Steven Montgomery’s Euclidean Cup with Portal, 6½ in. (16.5 cm) in height, earthenware, glaze, gold luster, oil paint, 2024.

Hyperrealism/Blurred Media

at Blue Spiral 1 (www.bluespiral1.com) in Asheville, North Carolina, July 5– August 28. 

1 Kenneth Baskin’s Mechanical Movements Roller #42, 18 in. (46 cm) in width, stoneware, 2023.

Flora/Fauna

at Carbondale Clay Center (www.carbondaleclay.org) in Carbondale, Colorado, June 14–July 12. 

1 Molly Altman’s Or just some human sleep, 26 in. (66 cm) in height, stoneware, porcelain, fired to cone 6, epoxy, 2024.

The Gifts to Him Who Overcomes (Revelation 2&3)

at The Bible House of Ceramic Art in Seoul, South Korea, through December 22. 

1 Dong Hee Suh’s The Morning Star (Revelation 2), 14 in. (36 cm) in height, earthenware, porcelain, 2023.

Pyrolysis

at Good Earth Pottery (www.goodearthpots.com) in Bellingham, Washington, June 22–July 11. 

1 Dwayne Sackey’s Mini Mug, 3½ in. (8.9 cm) in height, porcelain, glaze, wood-soda fired, 2024.2 Jesse Jones’ bowl, 6 in. (15.2 cm) in diameter, wheel-thrown White Rose Porcelain, fired in the Pleasant Hill Pottery Anagama for 108 hours, 2023.

3 Samuel Newman’s Titanium Magic Jar, 8 in. (20.3 cm) in height, White Rose Porcelain, fired for 108 hours in the Pleasant Hill Pottery Anagama, 2024.

Home is a Feeling, Not a Place

at Good Earth Pottery (www.goodearthpots.com) in Bellingham, Washington, July 13–August 1. 

1 Brecken Stockmar’s Heron Vase, porcelain, underglaze, glaze, fired to cone 6, 2024.

Small Favors

at The Clay Studio’s Jill Bonovitz Gallery (www.theclaystudio.org) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, through June 2. 

1 Logan Reynolds’ Tension Receptacle, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm) in height, earthenware. Photo: Courtesy of The Clay Studio. 2 Justin Rothshank’s teacup and pot, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm) in height, earthenware, underglaze, porcelain slip. Photo: Courtesy of The Clay Studio.

3 Bri Larsen’s Rainbow Cloud Demi Mug, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm) in height, porcelain, underglaze. Photo: Courtesy of The Clay Studio. 4 Sergei Isupov’s Sculpture V, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm) in height, porcelain. Photo: Courtesy of The Clay Studio.

5 Esther Mech’s Flowers And Bee Mini Mugs, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm) in height, porcelain, underglaze, gold luster. Photo: Courtesy of The Clay Studio.

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