Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

Thin coils of porcelain are modelled piece by piece with a wooden stick on a balloon. I start at the bottom of the bowl and slowly work toward the top edge. Sometimes I draw the pattern I want to foll

I love how everything is constantly changing. People continue to find innovative ways to challenge themselves and their studio practices. I once had an undergraduate professor, Tim Mather, remind me t

I come up with the forms by fabricating a story. I’ll start with a single strong emotion or a memory that weighs persistently on my thoughts. I work to build a narrative that plays on these ideas, cho

This year we had over 300 submissions to the annual Emerging Artist competition from artists around the world. The 20 artists chosen as this year’s finalists skillfully use a variety of techniques to

In 1980, Jeff and Donna Diehl bought an abandoned two-room schoolhouse and transformed the building into an ideal live/work space for two artists. Since then, several additions, including a kiln room,

Images from current and upcoming exhibitions.

Then I started making stuff and realized I had to store it somewhere. I’ll fast forward and get to the solution. This tip is not for high-volume output nor large pieces of work, but works best for a h

First, I want to say that I hope everyone is safe and healthy, and that the same is true of your loved ones. The entire staff is thinking of all of our fellow members of the ceramics community during

The Cahokia represented one of the most social and political peoples of prehistoric North America. It is through their pots that we learn how these early people lived and thrived on the fertile land n

Janvier and Gustaf Miller reflect on their decades-long careers working in clay, sculpture, and painting, from longevity to shifts in focus.

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

Dedicate some time this summer to learning new techniques and interacting with other artists at a workshop. We’ve gathered information on opportunities all over the US and abroad in this annual guide.

Lisa York and Trevor Youngberg share recipes that they use on their wood-fired vessels.

A slotted firebrick for firing flat test tiles and a wooden rack for handling them outside the kiln function in tandem to keep glaze tests organized in this potter’s studio.

You may know about crystalline glazes, but are you aware of microcrystalline glazes? These consist of smaller crystals with subtle changes in surface color and texture. And, the best thing is they don

Foundational experiences from Carly Slade’s upbringing in a blue-collar family that valued hand work pervade her sculptures, which focus on vehicles and architecture in working-class communities.

Struck by the complexity of a cup given as a gift, Dick Lehman packed it away lest it influence him too much, and eventually lost track of it. The image he recalls of this vessel, however, has evolved

A combination of lost access to gas kilns due to a studio closure and limited funds led Boris Robinson to build a DIY downdraft gas kiln using an old electric kiln. He shares the process and final des

After moving frequently, both early in life and for his job, Graeme Anderson visited rural Lightning Ridge in New South Wales, Australia. Feeling a connection, he moved there permanently and started m

Meg Beaudoin had been working for 20 years as a psychologist and psychoanalyst when she took a ceramics class and immediately felt a connection with clay. After many more classes and workshops and a s