Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

Cutting-edge fabrication tools have upgraded this potter’s production of the sponge stamps he uses to apply glaze and wax resist to surfaces.

As ceramic artists we commonly focus more on the colorants than the other ingredients in a glaze recipe. But, maybe we should also be paying attention to kaolin’s effect on clear glaze bases, causing

Edna Oliver makes ceramic sculpture that is meant to be touched and heard, as well as seen. Her biomorphic forms spark creativity and playfulness as articulated joints enable viewers to alter their st

An exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California, explored the topic of animals as subject matter in Japanese art from the 6th century to the present, and how those dep

Alisa Liskin Clausen shares the fired results of testing six matte base glazes from the Ceramics Monthly archives and numerous color variations and identifies some of the key ingredients that explain

Jill Giller’s early experiences as a student teacher in the Navajo Nation’s Rough Rock Demonstration School led her to forge lifelong friendships and professional relationships with Native American ce

A lack of established guidelines for standard workshop compensation in the US makes it difficult for both artists and institutions to negotiate equitable pay. Kristen Kieffer aims to change that by st

Brian Somerville has acquired quite a few skills through his experience as a sculptor and through various building-focused jobs. Now, in addition to making his large-scale figures, he has put his spec

The team of artists at Heath Ceramics’ experimental clay studio talk about the creative opportunities and responsibilities that are involved in transforming new ideas and designs into finished forms.

Efficient upgrades of her workspace, solar panels to provide electricity, and a post office within biking distance have allowed Lucy Fagella to make her everyday studio practice more sustainable.

The most efficient way to pack and transport ware to and from sales and fairs for each maker is usually determined by trial and error. Neil Estrick describes his preferred methods, as well as the fact

A group of potters came together to create an affordable group studio for ceramic artists in Honolulu. Since its inception, the guild has adapted to meet members’ needs, grow the community, and distri

Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

The Japanese also named a delicate little potter’s tool after it that is used to gauge the depth and width of a wheel-thrown piece of pottery and facilitate throwing multiple forms of the same size. M

This issue approaches the business side of ceramics from a number of angles. After all, artists’ experiences, skill sets, locations, and goals vary as widely as the objects they make.

For Mike Helke, self-assigned limitations on process, tools, and time in the studio served to generate ideas and questions in his creative practice.

Information on submitting work for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals.

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Morean Center for Clay's 2018–2019 resident artists and Seth Guzovsky, one of Shockoe Bottom Clay's gallery artists, share recipes they use on their pots and sculpture.

This simple clay body is just as suitable for student work as it is for the forming, firing, and post-firing demands of elaborate figurative sculptures.