Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

At first glance, Stephen Heywood’s emphatically industrial wheel-thrown ceramic vessels appear quite the opposite of everything we might associate with handcrafted pottery. These small-scale works see

I currently make my work in Rabbit Creek Studio in Anchorage, Alaska. The studio is owned by my friend, Kim Nelson, and is built onto the back of her home. I pay a modest monthly rental fee for a work

Collecting handmade ceramics is, in part, about the connections we establish with the pots in our homes. The meaning builds over time with ownership and use, but it begins with the maker and the story

Anyone who has visited our home would safely conclude that we love ceramic pots. Our collection is eclectic and ranges from the flamboyant to the reserved. We have many pots whose beauty lie in their

After 20 minutes’ ride along the Monongahela River, the bus pulled up to what our guide proudly identified as the first and last functioning steel mill around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This relic of a

Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

I attended the 2017 Sculptural Objects, Functional Art (SOFA) Expo in Chicago in November 2017 to talk to gallerists and artists, spend time feasting my eyes on ceramics, and discover potential articl

Your little, pricey, two-gram bottle of gold luster has arrived and you can’t wait to slather that bling all over your piece, right? You’ve got your respirator and gloves on, your brushes ready, and t

Deadlines for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals

I switched from porcelain to earthenware during my first semester of graduate school at the University of Nebraska. The department was moving to a new building and the only kilns available were elect

Looking for some new low-fire glazes? Want to try out a cone 3 firing? Start your investigation with these recipes from artists who contributed to this issue, as well as one of our 2018 Emerging Artis

A museum employee once told me how they used foam to pack valuable Chinese ceramic artwork for shipping across the globe. I have practiced this technique several times and it works nicely.

Chun originated over a thousand years ago in China, first reported in the Song Dynasty, as Jun Ware. While many chuns have been created with soft blues to reds, purples, and greens, modern chuns seem

My work is always fired to cone 6 in oxidation and I build glazes that include 20–25% red clay and mature at cone 6. This article could be very short, because red clay melts well before cone 6. That w

Over time, several forms developed on which this textured red clay and white slip combination worked well. Unfortunately, I felt my thrown plates fell short. The surface felt shallow, as if throwing a

The journey took place on a wet and wintery English day. By the time the sculptures arrived at their destination, it was dark and the ground was rain-sodden. Unceremoniously, the hefty metal objects w

Color produces profound effects on people. It can raise our excitement, calm us down, or make us feel a little queasy. Colors can transport us to a memory and bring about associations from our experie

Her friends say Zablocki looks like her characters. She laughs, “You know, the woman with the long nose?” Her imaginary world seems a mix of the Carmen Cru comic strips by Lelong, and Belleville Rende

Candice Methe’s story as a ceramic artist exemplifies the satisfactions and struggles of working within the tradition of vessel making in an era where advancing technology reshapes our daily lives and

Readership-wide contest focuses on all manner of drinking vessels, from functional to sculptural. The editors had a hard time choosing the artists to include in this section, as there were many great