Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

In this issue, we look at a number of ways artists have pursued leaner, greener studio practices along with investing in a community and building an audience. Pursuing and, perhaps more importantly,

I first noticed Mahima Singh’s work on the Pottery Northwest (PNW) kiln-room shelves. I was halfway through my residency there, and unloading a kiln one morning to make room for my firing later that d

Marek Cecula, long a mainstay of the contemporary New York City ceramics scene when he was head of ceramics at Parsons School of Design for 21 years, left New York in 2004 and now lives in his native

Sumiko and Kaname Takada share the clays, slips, and glazes they use on their earthenware and stoneware bodies of work.

For me, both bodies of artwork are equally satisfying because they feed off of and inform each other. They both offer me what I need in my studio practice in regards to research and inspiration.

I was in the room when Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates delivered his keynote speech at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2014. A

A professor reflects on the overwhelming importance of focusing on both what one can give and the honor of humility. In a small midwestern town there’s a university. It’s located somewhere within a r

In the current climate, inclusivity and working to break down or remove obstacles to participation, expression, and open dialog are more important than ever. Art helps people slow down, feel and expre

My work starts with patterns made with slips and glazes. The shape, scale, colors, and textures of my pieces are chosen to complement and enhance the patterns. Double-walled bowls are one of my favori

I was born and raised in Nagoya, located in a region rich in the ceramics culture and tradition of Japan. Seto, arguably the most famous town for ceramics in Japan, is a mere 30-minute train ride from

Pioneer Pottery is situated on the banks of the East Rosebud River in the foothills of the majestic Beartooth mountains, near the tiny community of Roscoe in south central Montana. Our 15×25-foot work

Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

I began the interview for this article with an apology to Nathan Murray, a man of mixed race, for any racial ignorance on my part. As a white woman, I felt both inadequate and self-conscious about try

How often are artists mindful of the parameters with which they’re working? Many are not conscious choices and are purely based on habitual motions or subconscious aesthetic ideals that the artists po

Dylan Beck has ascended this past decade to pace-setter status in merging the use of technological tools and concepts with traditional ceramics processes. His steady rise to recognition in the field h