Pairings 

at Carbondale Clay Center (www.carbondaleclay.org) in Carbondale, Colorado, through June 7. 

1 Sam Oliver’s footed mug, 3½ in. (8.9 cm) in width, earthenware, slip, glaze, fired to cone 1, luster accents, 2023.
1 Sam Oliver’s footed mug, 3½ in. (8.9 cm) in width, earthenware, slip, glaze, fired to cone 1, luster accents, 2023.
2 Laura Casas’ Snail Joy, 5 in. (12.7 cm) in height, pinched, coiled, and slab-built mid-range Earthenred stoneware, sgraffito, inlay, terra sigillata, hand burnished, underglaze, majolica, fired to cone 6, 2023.
2 Laura Casas’ Snail Joy, 5 in. (12.7 cm) in height, pinched, coiled, and slab-built mid-range Earthenred stoneware, sgraffito, inlay, terra sigillata, hand burnished, underglaze, majolica, fired to cone 6, 2023.

3 Casey Beck’s mug, 5 in. (12.7 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and altered white stoneware, soda fired to cone 10, 2023.
3 Casey Beck’s mug, 5 in. (12.7 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and altered white stoneware, soda fired to cone 10, 2023.

Dow Redcorn

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

1 Dow Redcorn’s short mugs, 5 in. (12.7 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and altered stoneware, underglaze, clear gloss or matte glaze, fired to cone 7. Photo: Silvia Palmer.
1 Dow Redcorn’s short mugs, 5 in. (12.7 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and altered stoneware, underglaze, clear gloss or matte glaze, fired to cone 7. Photo: Silvia Palmer.

Heather Hietala

at Momentum Gallery (momentumgallery.com) in Asheville, North Carolina, May 9–June 22. 

1 Heather Hietala’s Letting Go, 221/2 in. (57 cm) in length, handbuilt and wood-fired stoneware, underglaze, upcycled glass, 2023. Photo: Steve Mann, Blackbox Photography.
1 Heather Hietala’s Letting Go, 221/2 in. (57 cm) in length, handbuilt and wood-fired stoneware, underglaze, upcycled glass, 2023. Photo: Steve Mann, Blackbox Photography.

2 Heather Hietala’s Coming Home, 32 in. (81.3 cm) in height, handbuilt and wood-fired stoneware, underglaze, steel stitches, willow, waxed linen, 2024. Photo: Steve Mann, Blackbox Photography.
2 Heather Hietala’s Coming Home, 32 in. (81.3 cm) in height, handbuilt and wood-fired stoneware, underglaze, steel stitches, willow, waxed linen, 2024. Photo: Steve Mann, Blackbox Photography.

25th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition in Loving Memory of Darlene Williams

at San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (www.samfa.org/ceramic-competition-invitational) in San Angelo, Texas, through June 23. 

1 Janet Burner’s Rupestrian Fauna, 23½ in. (59.7 cm) in height, wheel-thrown stoneware clay, sgraffito, underglazes, black wax, fired in reduction to cone 10, 2024. Photo: Suzi McGregor.
1 Janet Burner’s Rupestrian Fauna, 23½ in. (59.7 cm) in height, wheel-thrown stoneware clay, sgraffito, underglazes, black wax, fired in reduction to cone 10, 2024. Photo: Suzi McGregor.

Cosmic Connection: Ken Matsuzaki

at Pucker Gallery (www.puckergallery.com) in Boston, Massachusetts, May 11–June 23. 

1 Ken Matsuzaki’s tetsuki bowl with handle, 10 in. (25 cm) in length, stoneware, yohen natural-ash glaze, 2021. Photo: Kan Matsuzaki.
1 Ken Matsuzaki’s tetsuki bowl with handle, 10 in. (25 cm) in length, stoneware, yohen natural-ash glaze, 2021. Photo: Kan Matsuzaki.
2 Ken Matsuzaki’s toukaiseki vase, 15¼ in. (39 cm) in height, stoneware, yohen natural-ash glaze, wooden base, 2022. Photo: John Davenport.
2 Ken Matsuzaki’s toukaiseki vase, 15¼ in. (39 cm) in height, stoneware, yohen natural-ash glaze, wooden base, 2022. Photo: John Davenport.

Empty Air

at William King Museum (www.williamkingmuseum.org) in Abingdon, Virginia, through August 18. 

1 Maggie Connolly’s Wood Fire Bud Vase, 3 in. (7.6 cm) in height, handbuilt porcelain, glaze, wood fired to cone 10, 2023.
1 Maggie Connolly’s Wood Fire Bud Vase, 3 in. (7.6 cm) in height, handbuilt porcelain, glaze, wood fired to cone 10, 2023.

The Artful Table

at Radius Gallery (www.radiusgallery.com) in Missoula, Montana, May 3–June 4. 

1 Courtney Murphy’s two plates, to 10¼ in (26 cm) in width, earthenware, fired in oxidation to cone 01, 2023.
1 Courtney Murphy’s two plates, to 10¼ in (26 cm) in width, earthenware, fired in oxidation to cone 01, 2023.

Tendril

at The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU (icavcu.org) in Richmond, Virginia, through June 9. 

1 Patrice Renee Washington’s Bloodstone (left) and Onyx Peak (right) (installation view), to 3 ft. (0.9 m) in height, ceramic, luster, stainless steel, concrete, 2024. Photo: David Hale, courtesy of Marinaro Gallery, New York.
1 Patrice Renee Washington’s Bloodstone (left) and Onyx Peak (right) (installation view), to 3 ft. (0.9 m) in height, ceramic, luster, stainless steel, concrete, 2024. Photo: David Hale, courtesy of Marinaro Gallery, New York.

Pen Pals: New Ceramics and Collaborations by Carly Slade and Tim Kowalczyk

at Companion Gallery (www.companiongallery.com) in Humboldt, Tennessee, through June 30. 

1 Carly Slade and Tim Kowalczyk’s USPS Salt & Pepper Shaker Collaboration, 5½ in. (13.9 cm) in height, slip-cast porcelain, handbuilt stoneware, Amaco underglaze, glaze, fired to cone 6, 2024. Photo: Companion Gallery.
1 Carly Slade and Tim Kowalczyk’s USPS Salt & Pepper Shaker Collaboration, 5½ in. (13.9 cm) in height, slip-cast porcelain, handbuilt stoneware, Amaco underglaze, glaze, fired to cone 6, 2024. Photo: Companion Gallery.

Clay 24

at Blue Spiral 1 (www.bluespiral1.com) in Asheville, North Carolina, May 3–June 26. 

1 Lisa Belsky’s Crochet Leaf Vessel 2, 10 in. (25 cm) in width, porcelain, 2023.
1 Lisa Belsky’s Crochet Leaf Vessel 2, 10 in. (25 cm) in width, porcelain, 2023.
2 Rickie Barnett’s You Best Not Be Out There Painting That There Dog, 20 in. (50.8 cm) in height, ceramic.
2 Rickie Barnett’s You Best Not Be Out There Painting That There Dog, 20 in. (50.8 cm) in height, ceramic.

3 Peter Olson’s Untitled Series, ceramic, overglaze, original photography, hand coloring.
3 Peter Olson’s Untitled Series, ceramic, overglaze, original photography, hand coloring.

Black & Gold: Traditional and Contemporary Japanese and Chinese Ceramics

at Crocker Art Museum (www.crockerart.org) in Sacramento, California, through October 31. 

1 Covered Bowl, Lai Nam Thong ware, 9 in. (22.9 cm) in width, porcelain, overglaze enamels, gold, Chinese, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Crocker Art Museum, gift from Doris Duke’s Southeast Asian Art Collection, 2003.53.20.a-.b.
1 Covered Bowl, Lai Nam Thong ware, 9 in. (22.9 cm) in width, porcelain, overglaze enamels, gold, Chinese, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Crocker Art Museum, gift from Doris Duke’s Southeast Asian Art Collection, 2003.53.20.a-.b.

2 Tsuboi Asuka’s Vertical Sculpture in the Form of a Knotted Piece of Fabric “Capital Woman Festival”, 29½ in. (75 cm) in height, stoneware, clay slip, enamel, 2008. Loan from The Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics.
2 Tsuboi Asuka’s Vertical Sculpture in the Form of a Knotted Piece of Fabric “Capital Woman Festival”, 29½ in. (75 cm) in height, stoneware, clay slip, enamel, 2008. Loan from The Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics.

3 Hattori Makiko’s Sitting Silently, 16⅞ in. (42.9 cm) in diameter, porcelain, 2009. Crocker Art Museum, gift of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz, 2019.79.1.
3 Hattori Makiko’s Sitting Silently, 16⅞ in. (42.9 cm) in diameter, porcelain, 2009. Crocker Art Museum, gift of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz, 2019.79.1.
4 Amphora with Two Handles, 13 in. (33 cm) in height, earthenware, Chinese, Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE). Crocker Art Museum, gift of Gary Smith, 2021.90.1.
4 Amphora with Two Handles, 13 in. (33 cm) in height, earthenware, Chinese, Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE). Crocker Art Museum, gift of Gary Smith, 2021.90.1.

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