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If you want to have a successful experience selling your work, starting a community studio, or taking on a large project for the first time, it helps to have a business plan. If you want to be a full-

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One of the most interesting aspects of eutectics isn’t how they melt, but how they solidify. When a eutectic mixture cools from the molten state, the individual components all stay molten together unt

Within one session or over the years, we can work our backs, limbs, and joints in positions that can cause stress and strain. Maintaining a neutral posture is important because if you respect the way

Everything is relative! I am thinking this as I sit down to write about the loss of a piece of pottery and the heartbreak it brings. And with the political, economic, environmental, and social news ea

As a full-time working potter since 1976, I have had my share of successes and failures over four decades of making and selling functional wares. Here are some tips and examples from my experience.

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Social media is a big part of our world these days. It has been a huge boom for many emerging artists who are building networks, trying to share new work, and maybe, just maybe, trying to make some sa

Another generation of American clay artists is approaching age-out—the end of their careers. Because it’s our first time to retire, we may not know how to do it. We could benefit from a few more posit

Sanctuary. I used to associate the word with church, all stained glass and high ceilings. It evoked thoughts of Victor Hugo’s hunchbacked bell-ringer Quasimodo valiantly rescuing the gypsy Esmeralda f

I visited George Rodriguez in his studio shortly before his 2017 solo show for Foster/White Gallery in Seattle, Washington. A piece that stood out amongst his sculptures was The Venus. A couple of wee

Funding in the arts is a constant topic of discussion for many, especially for individual artists, independent galleries, museums, and community art centers. Even though a rare few are self funded, mo

Global warming’s effect on the planet has been a driving theme in Joan Takayama-Ogawa’s creative career for more than a quarter century. Her past work is best described as exquisitely crafted sculptur

It’s the middle of winter. You’ve just unloaded a very toasty (hot) kiln to get ready for a show after weeks of long days working with wet clay, abrasive bisque, and buckets of glaze. Your skin needs

One of the things that really excited me when I started to work with porcelain was how lightweight my pieces could become. The desire to roll ever-thinner slabs for my cups also came with some issues.

My ceramic work acts as a portrait of daily life. The porcelain forms are illustrated with narrative drawings and observations of my local environment. By showing details of the day that can often be

“Experience keeps a hard school but we shall learn in no other.” These words, reportedly uttered by a bystander upon the opening of one of the first kilns ever fired at the Leach Pottery..."

My wife, Amanda, and I bought this property in 2009 from the Hurley family, who were descendents of the original homesteaders going back to 1840. The original farmhouse still stands to this day, altho

The story of drawn or painted pictorial images on ceramic forms is not new. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City houses a collection of early historic ceramic pieces with hand-painted image

Calandra Beller Diesel, Mark Cortright, and Autumn Higgins share recipes for the underglazes and glazes they use in their work.