Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

Richard and Emily James’ collaborative work for a recent exhibition has spurred a future of working together to build both a shared life and body of work.

Large enough to house up to eight people and support a range of creative studios, The Glastonbury Collective is a Northwest Detroit hub for art, ecology, and communal living.

Championing his fellow wood-fire potters started small for Joel Huff, but has since grown into a state-wide movement connecting and uplifting Georgia potters and their work.

Founded over 120 years ago, Pewabic is a Detroit institution providing a living connection to its historic pottery through community workshops, public lectures, and studio programming.

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

After experimenting with different methods, I found a simple, inexpensive, long-lasting solution: PVC couplings and commercial floor tiles.

The artists featured in this issue have experienced the power and strength of collaboration and community, many of whom call Detroit, the host city of this year’s NCECA conference, home.

A turntable in motion turns Daniel Young Kim’s ceramic vessel into a hypnotic experience, merging the mechanics of early cinema with contemporary ceramic processes.

By integrating industrial ceramic waste into traditional Jaipur Blue Pottery, Disharee Mathur worked with local artisans to make use of what was abundant in order for the practice to thrive rather than merely survive.

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

Tucked away in a lush, rural setting, Dominique Ostuni’s studio and porcelain work celebrate the small treasures in life: flowers in bloom, brilliant color, ripe produce, and shared moments.

Naoko Fukumaru, a master conservator, draws on Japanese kintsugi techniques to create visible gold repairs, which honor imperfection, storytelling, and healing while redefining her own identity.

Inspired by Japanese cast-iron tea kettles, Josh Scott explores form, proportion, and surface through iterative throwing, altering, and surrendering to the unpredictability of atmospheric firing.

Va-Bene Fiatsi, a Ghanaian performance artist, uses clay as a spiritual and political medium.

Farraday Newsome and Tiffany A. Fairall break down the art catalog process from documenting an exhibition to layout design, to sourcing printers and binders, to the satisfaction of holding a finished copy.

Chris Gustin’s exhibition, “Wild Things,” balances monumental vessels with themes of spirituality, sensuality, organic abstraction, and the expressiveness of wood firing.

Joe Thompson details mug handle design, explaining how shape, size, space, leverage, and friction affect comfort and stability. He urges ergonomic considerations while showing how thoughtful handle choices can balance function and aesthetics.

While silicon carbide builds rich, textural surfaces, it can dull the brilliance of accompanying stains. Find out how the addition of a common flocculant can retain hue saturation in your foaming glazes.

Adapted pipettes, grip tape, and an applicator tip make up the key components of an inexpensive and ergonomic underglaze applicator built to mimic delicate tattoo lines.