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Many American potters tend to romanticize Japanese ceramics,  and are most familiar with its wood-fired aesthetics and traditions, its connection to Zen Buddhism and the Japanese Tea Ceremony, a highl

Every year NCECA’s jury process sifts through a plethora of candidates and distills six emerging artists to profile, promote, and present to delegates. Every year, I plan my return travel around getti

The history of modern and contemporary ceramics since World War II has been a period of explosive growth, buoyed by American confidence and an emergent audience and marketplace. Potters established st

The years 1852, 1984, and 2016 are all meaningful dates in a personal time line that helped shape the telling of this story. As we enter this time machine, the underlying circular story begins and end

A highly vitrified fritware casting slip, decorating slip, and compatible glazes that mature at come 04 help the Ramsays reduce energy costs without losing the appeal of red earthenware clay and a wid

These glazes work well on flat tiles as well as vessels, highlight texture well, and provide opportunities for varied surfaces in oxidation firings.

In August of 2016 I bought the old Madison County jail in Marshall, North Carolina, at auction with my three business partners Jody, Pete, and Weslee. (That’s me climbing the scaffolding in front of t

A visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, passages from Virginia Woolf or John Steinbeck novels, or an essay on still life might spark an idea. I look at design magazines, historica

Pleasant Hill Pottery was founded in 2000 by the late Tom Rohr and his wife Kathryn Finnerty. Tom and Kathryn built their studios and completed many improvements on the beautiful 10-acre property.

For his morning cup of coffee, Peter Beasecker usually reaches for a porcelain cup. It’s his personal preference for drinking and also for the functional work that he makes. “I have just always been a

With nearly half-a-dozen high-profile features already written about Canadian ceramic artist Steven Heinemann, and a plethora of reviews, collectors, and public recognition through awards, my interest

The 2016 National Student Juried Exhibition (NSJE), organized by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)  and curated by Liz Quackenbush and Lee Somers, not only marks a specifi

I first met Amy Kennedy in her modest, sun-drenched studio on the outskirts of Melbourne and was struck by her humble, gentle demeanor. It did not take long to recognize that her natural humility beli

In my first pass on this subject, “The Poetics of Analysis: why it is important to be able to speak and write about your work” (Ceramics Monthly, January 2011), I explored writing and speaking as path

Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

Throwing pots is a physical activity that often takes its toll on our bodies. To help lessen the impact, many of us make adjustments to the wheel-throwing process, the tools being used, and our body p