Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

Not ready for graduate school? Not interested in the traditional academic model? Want to be part of group of like-minded people eager to develop their work and skills? A new program in Minneapolis may be just the thing for you.

One of the things that struck me as I experienced the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference this spring, was a possible trending in engagement with geometry and pattern

A true tour-de-force in ceramics, whether it’s online, in the studio, or out in the community at large, Field is aware of his role as an educator, artist, and advocate for the ceramic arts.

For our inaugural readership-wide contest, we asked you to show us your creative process, from the drawing board (or screen, or photo, or finger painting, or found object) to the finished piece in jus

Learn how Virtual Clay, a real-time online lecture series, is helping to supplement schools and other types of ceramics programs by giving them access to talks and workshops led by some of the world’s leading figures in contemporary ceramics.

Pottery on Wheels (POW!) is the result of a group of artists wanting to be part of something dynamic, interactive, and fun that would spark learning and make clay visible in new places.

The Mobile Anagama is a modular kiln that must be assembled to be fired and disassembled and packed back into itself for travel. With a team, the kiln can be assembled in 1½ hours, loaded in 3 hours,

Whether it’s cooking, serving, or hijacking utensils to make studio tasks easier, ceramic artists are naturals in the kitchen. Here’s a kitchen tip you’ll be surprised you didn’t think of yourself.

First we’ll discuss the general physical/optical phenomenon that makes a glaze matte. To understand matte, we need to understand gloss. Glossy glazes are those that reflect light in a “specular,” cohe

Underfired glazes are usually matte and dry and can feel rough. Some gloss glazes seem like they were properly fired until you either look closely or use the object. For example, if you were to drink

Images from current and upcoming exhibitions.

Hatch shares her exploration of a number of video-based teaching platforms.

Matthew Groves shares some of the low-fire glaze recipes and firing tips that he uses on both his figurative sculptures and functional vessels.

Kimberlee Joy Roth shares her cone 6–10 oxidation and reduction glaze recipes for matte and shiny glazes.

Villar Rojas’ enormous installations resemble archeological sites with artifacts in various states of preservation. The accumulated, seemingly fossilized forms made of unfired clay convey complex obse

The growth patterns of hostas, succulents, and other garden plants along with the variety of pots required for different social gatherings inspire Tonsgard’s sculptural stacks and installations of fun

Erickson creates sculptural compositions made up of her dinnerware, and likens the process to a game, with the rules defined by the space, the story, and the concepts that inspired the work.

First, prepare your model. Mine is carved from insulating foam that’s first cut out using a template and a hot wire foam cutting tool. A separate form is cut out for the slip reservoir (1–2) and held