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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

A highly vitrified fritware casting slip, decorating slip, and compatible glazes that mature at come 04 help the Ramsays reduce energy costs without losing the appeal of red earthenware clay and a wid

These glazes work well on flat tiles as well as vessels, highlight texture well, and provide opportunities for varied surfaces in oxidation firings.

In August of 2016 I bought the old Madison County jail in Marshall, North Carolina, at auction with my three business partners Jody, Pete, and Weslee. (That’s me climbing the scaffolding in front of t

A visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, passages from Virginia Woolf or John Steinbeck novels, or an essay on still life might spark an idea. I look at design magazines, historica

Pleasant Hill Pottery was founded in 2000 by the late Tom Rohr and his wife Kathryn Finnerty. Tom and Kathryn built their studios and completed many improvements on the beautiful 10-acre property.

For his morning cup of coffee, Peter Beasecker usually reaches for a porcelain cup. It’s his personal preference for drinking and also for the functional work that he makes. “I have just always been a