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Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

To help keep my studio clean, I took a trip to my local home improvement store, bought $18 worth of snap-together plastic gutter parts, and spent an hour at home adding a scrap trap to my work table.

Successful artistic collaborations can take many forms, but the core similarity is that they all result in stronger bonds between the participants and an outcome (whether an object, event, exhibition,

deadlines for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals

You can rent linens and chairs for formal, fine dining events, so why not handmade pottery? As an affordable alternative to buying, Careen Stoll has found renting out her porcelain wares to be a savvy

Several of the artists featured in this issue share their clay, slip, and glaze recipes formulated for low-fire, mid-range, and high-fire use.

Harnessing the power of social media, Didem Mert has been testing the potential for selling work from a single image that pops up in your feed. Scroll past it again a few hours later, and you might se

Choosing a clay body to fit your personal aesthetic plus all of your glaze, kiln, and customer needs can be overwhelming. Here is some practical science to help you choose more wisely.

The form and surfaces of Paul Ide’s skirted jars combine his interests in worn surfaces and layered graffiti with a love of writing and drawing.

An exhibition of ancient ceramics from Teotihuacan, Mexico, was recently on view at the de Young Museum in San Francisco and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Calling upon artists to engage the London, Ontario, community, this massive mosaic project celebrates Canada’s 150th anniversary and its diversity.

A focus on rhythm, proportion, and mathematical pattern coalesce in Eva Zethraeus’ sculptures composed of variations in accumulated, repeated forms.

Two concentrated periods of making allowed Tom Bartel to distill his color palette, use of pattern, and subversive cultural references, yielding mysterious but familiar figures.

Following her interests and taking opportunities as they arose led Sue Scobie from a career in science and environmental policy to life as a ceramic artist.

Mining both the aesthetics and cultural context of nerikomi, Japanese-born Canadian artist Eiko Maeda uses this intricate technique to create delicate and elegant vessels that echo the beauty of the n

Sara Truman has come to see that a successful career in ceramics is not a straight trajectory along a single path. It’s important to recognize how far you’ve come, celebrate what you’ve accomplished,

This teacher, gallery co-owner, and potter has taken a three-pronged approach to working professionally in ceramics. While rewarding overall, the demands of each job keep Mark Errol’s hands full.

AnT Sculpture and Design is a collaborative team creating public art and architectural ceramics with brick and tile. We (Alexis Gregg and Tanner Coleman) started the company in 2012 after four years a

The recent retrospective “Julie & Tyrone Larson: 52 Years in Clay” at the Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, revealed an impressive range in style and technique. The carefull

As students learn, they seek ways to move out old work and make room for the new. Once everyone in the family has a pencil cup, coffee mug, and a toothbrush holder, my students at the Indianapolis Art