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By utilizing readily available tools and materials such as stainless steel, a brass rod, and a drill, you can create an affordable and versatile solution for customizing textures and cutting pots directly off the wheel.

My work tends to focus on identity, with a specific interest in the internet’s role in navigating and defining identity.

Objects have the power to convey narrative—they tell stories of their making and materialize thought, and they express the fundamental issues with which the maker is concerned.

Tasked with reviewing the artwork shared by over 840 applicants to this year’s Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist contest, we, the editorial staff, are amazed by the talent of the ceramics community.

Through collaborations like The Cycling Podcast and strategic marketing efforts, she has built a successful career while staying true to her inspirations and passions.

Researchers investigated how ceramic glazes used in teapots and cups could impact the health benefits of tea, finding that some glazes may reduce the tea’s antioxidants depending on their composition.

Images from current and upcoming exhibitions

I needed a method to securely grip the pot’s exterior while dipping it into the glaze, ensuring a smooth application without noticeable marks.

Personally, I find the Emerging Artist issue, with a snapshot feature of each artist, to be especially invigorating.

Kaabo Clay Collective, founded by Nigerian-American ceramic artist Osa Atoe, has emerged as a vital network for Black ceramic artists worldwide.

Want to try a different firing type, learn some new glazing techniques, meet fellow ceramic artists, or just get away and immerse yourself in a week or two of all-day hands-on clay making? A summer workshop might be just the thing.

Olivia Tani shares step-by-step drop-mold instructions covering everything from slab preparation to bisque firing, resulting in a durable and customizable tool for handbuilding and wheel-throwing practices.

Corwyn Lund’s work and practice embrace serendipity and intuitive engagement of process while reflecting on existential concerns, including the potential for nuclear catastrophe and the impacts of climate change.

Finding a clear glaze recipe that fires with few flaws can be tough. Learn some of the factors that affect the transparency of a glaze, and an easy solution to a common cause of cloudy clears.

Sarah Gross uses color and the malleability of clay to convey complex narratives, inviting viewers to contemplate the boundaries and transitions between opposing concepts, presenting alternative perspectives on societal issues and human experiences.

Nan Coffin’s decades of experience working as a potter has provided ample insight into establishing a business and adjusting it to life as needed. Her practice today prioritizes efficiency.

With conceptual roots in the effects of climate change on ecosystems, Sarah Conti merges sculptural techniques and function in objects that incorporate birds into their structures and adornment.

Deadlines for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals.

Gasworks NYC, founded by Cor Garcia-Held and Emiliano Garcia, is a workspace and residency program that seeks to maintain a studio that is driven by community, sincerity, and care.

Henry Crissman and Virginia Torrence of Ceramics School and Nan Coffin share the slip and glaze recipes they rely on in their studio practices for consistent results.