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After more than a decade of shuffling from studio to studio with each change in job or residency, Melissa Mencini has planted her practice, with a dedicated studio space and kiln shed right in her bac

For this group of artists, the strong sense of community developed through collaboratively making work has proven more important than the resulting objects.

If consistency is something you’re looking for in your mugs, having plaster forms for both your mug body and your handle will make life much easier. The two of us at SVEN Ceramics make more than 1000

Ceramic artists’ careers can consist of many different components that shift in prominence and relevance over time. One option that has started to factor as a larger percentage of annual income for a

Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

Wesley Brown describes the shifts major depressive disorder caused in his life and studio. Seeking help and piecing himself back together have led to a new body of work that is reflective of his life

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

Dick Lehman, Lisa Orr, and Stephanie Wilhelm embrace the more-is-more approach with the help of these glaze recipes.

Do you ever wonder how a glaze can completely change color with the adjustment of a single ingredient? Take a deeper look at some of the causes, using the transition from tenmoku to tomato-red glazes.

Bottom-heavy, wheel-thrown forms or those with long necks pose a particular challenge when it comes time for trimming. Simplify the task with this versatile system.

Facets and undercuts inevitably lead to complicated molds when slip casting. Walk through the process, step by step, of creating and using a five-part mold for a clean-lined, city-inspired pouring ves

An exhibition of work by a number of sculptors and potters at the CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark in Middelfart, Denmark, explores physical ceramic objects in the age of online images and virtual e

These two Greenlandic artists share a focus on expressing their Inuit heritage through the forms and materials of their respective ceramic vessels, sculptures, and tile murals.

After spending 40 years focused on form, Andrew Matheson has shifted to exploring a variety of decoration techniques on the surfaces of his blue-and-white and shino-glazed pots.

From the pit-fired surfaces of African pottery to the simple lines of classical Greek forms, Boyan Moskov harmonizes a range of influences to create minimal, dramatic sculptural vessels.

Prue Venables’ nuanced and meticulous work stems from her experiences as both a musician and potter, her travels and observations of various cultures, and her focus on the way things interact.

Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

On a spontaneous visit after noticing the handmade vessels that decorated Flatdogs Camp, Craig Hinshaw met Eness Ngulube, a Zambian potter who shared her practice and perspective on pottery in her com

A Bay Area studio in a community makerspace, complete with a boldly customized and branded kiln shed, serves as the workspace for sculptor Ashwini Bhat.

From brown to bling, the spectrum of ceramic aesthetics—and possibilities—is vast, rich terrain at the disposal of artists of every generation working today.