Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

The artists featured in this issue embody that curiosity. Whether or not they utilize mixed media, each has challenged conventions, experimented, followed their intuition, and committed to their vision and their work.

The Dutch design platform Fabrikaat is developing a method to make the ceramic industry more sustainable.

Our collaboration has become our main practice, as it requires most of our time in design and production. We still maintain individual interests, though they often unfold in different directions.

Art making can be a way to impress beyond the outside of the self. A way to claim “I am here!” A mark, an impression, clay lends itself so easily to this. As does a variety of the media Mitchell chooses.

Vinyl electrical tape and a fine-point Sharpie will change your life.

Selected from more than 530 entries, the 23 ceramic pieces that follow show bold steps forward in their use of material, color, surface, form, gesture, or scale.

At the time, we were both working full-time jobs but were completely obsessed with pottery. What had started as a hobby was quickly becoming something we wanted to take more seriously, so we built our larch-clad studio ourselves.

From his creative, collaborative beginnings in team sports and amateur filmmaking, all the way to his ceramic accomplishments, Perry Haas has been remixing existing methodologies and feats, adding his own ideas and flair.

Learn how to build the Benyo Booth, a collapsible display system designed by artists for artists.

Why do some pots have white crystals on their surface? If you are in ceramics long enough, eventually the effects of soluble salts in clay bodies and glazes will be observed.

Deadlines for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals.

My creations blend sculptural and functional elements, inspired by my Korean cultural heritage and the mystical aspects of ceramics. I draw inspiration from Korean fairy tales, folk beliefs, and superstitions.

It’s not often you walk into an exhibition at the National Conference for the Education of Ceramic Arts (NCECA) where all the overhead lights are off, and the only illumination comes from the work itself.

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions.

My pottery-making cycles tend to ebb and flow as needed, with upticks occurring as deadlines approach.

Focusing on efficiency, consistency, and growth, their days are divided between the production-based and invisible work of being self-employed artists.

Because the studio is also my home, there is little separation between living and working, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

When I began on this journey, it was going against what I perceived to be my better judgment. It is often programmed into us by society that making a living as an artist is nigh impossible, and I was subject to this lack of self-belief.