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Tokyo University of the Arts’ Professor Ryo Mikami is a master of the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi. In addition to making his own clays and glazes using local materials, he also makes his own kana,

In 2005, I was an art director and potter so I was heavily involved with administration at the time, as well as making pottery. I have been making ever since but not as a full-time endeavor.

Cone 3 clay and slip recipes shared by Zak Helenske and high-fire flashing slips and glazes for atmospheric firings shared by Chris Chaney and Kirk Jackson.

Naomi Clement, Stephanie Galli, and Travis Winters share their clay, casting slip, and glaze recipes.

Dufala makes works that combine his strong interest in drawing and ceramic assemblage—utilizing handbuilt and cast parts—with a complex, multi-step, monoprint-transfer process to achieve objects of re

My pottery is located in an old, cream-colored brick building that housed horses and carts for a butter, egg, and cheese business established in the 1880s. Sue Messer and I bought the building in 1999

There is no sign marking the entrance to Twante Pottery Village in Myanmar, but when you cross the village boundary it’s clear you’ve arrived. Brick kilns begin to emerge from the bamboo-thatched huts

The effect created on building façades and the interiors of holy spaces using intricately painted ceramic tiles made in the kashi tradition in Pakistan is one of ornate beauty and grandeur. The produc

Each spring, we are usually working on the Emerging Artists issue right around the same time that we are attending the annual National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference. Bey

Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

The 20 artists whose works are included on the following pages exemplify the depth and breadth of exploration as well as the vibrant expression of ideas prevalent in our field right now.

My pots are made from parts that I cut from leather-hard slabs using templates. I started using templates as a way to teach myself how to create new forms out of slabs. I draw the form on tag board or

There are three phases of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Many substances that are solid at room temperature can be heated up until they melt to become a liquid, and then heated still further until th

The members of The Philadelphia Potters (TPP) joined together to promote the creativity, diversity, and excellence of functional pottery being made in Philadelphia, and within our extended community o

The H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, Tulane University’s women’s coordinate college, established the Newcomb Pottery in New Orleans, Louisiana, 25 years before women had the right to vote. From the

Historical allusion in ceramic form—whether spawned by desire to garner the prestige of predecessors through association (as in Neoclassicism) or by a less-calculated admiration for venerable objects—

Planning a wood firing? Shocked by the price of wood? Check with your local dump, arborists, and cabinet makers to see if they can help out. I am the Artist Programming Manager at the Morean Center fo

Kilns are vented primarily to protect the health of people around the kiln. An additional benefit is that a vented kiln produces cleaner firings, ultimately contributing to brighter glaze colors and f

Within the ceramics ecosystem, something quite extraordinary happened last June in Toronto, Canada. Five Korean Masters—Kim Seong-Tae who specializes in five-layered slip carving; You Yong-Chul, renow