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Gaining business skills can be difficult. Springboard for the Arts, a non-profit arts-services organization, has made it easier with their Work of Art Toolkit, which can be used by individual artists,

I live in Brooklyn, but not in the hip, happening Brooklyn most people think of. My neighborhood is a bit far off the beaten path, and somewhat far removed—both geographically and culturally—from the

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Whether you studied ceramics in college, attended community classes, are self taught, or learned via an apprenticeship/from a mentor, it’s likely that business and marketing skills were not part of th

When potters put down roots in a neighborhood, they can make a lasting impact on the community. Our studio building is located in a historic district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, close to the art m

In 1998 my husband and I bought a 150-year-old farmhouse in the historic town of Lovettsville, Virginia, located about an hour outside of Washington, DC. The following spring we built the original 16×

Over the last several years I have entered the world of the craft show. The craft show, for me, is a constant emotional roller coaster. I pay a fee to rent a 10×10-foot booth space, typically outside,

Thinking of change, or at least the changing landscape for artists and how they approach finding markets and exposure for their work, is a dance that is performed on countless stages, each offering th

Our life and values are strongly rooted in self-reliance, so when Kevin and I began working in clay we resisted investing in studio equipment. Instead, we invested time and spent a year and a half dev

This morning’s conversation went a little like this: [me] “You’re going to want to build up your bisque stock, so when orders come in online, you can glaze them and fill the order faster.” [emerging a

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