Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

With her third American show of rolled, coiled, pinched, and cut porcelain, prominent Canadian artist Alwyn O’Brien continued to prove that a container—or bucket, to use her term—can still act as a po

Letter From the Editor

Mallory’s large-scale, wheel-thrown, and handbuilt sculptures dominated her recent exhibition at Abmeyer+Wood Fine Art in Seattle, Washington.

Working full time as a potter is a dream for a lot of people, and a reality for only some. It's not an easy career path, even if it is a rewarding and creative one.

Check out the recipes and processes from Gail Nichols' book, "Soda, Clay and Fire," that inspired Carolanne Currier.

Ann Mallory shares recipes for layering glazes that give her sculptural surfaces depth and complexity.

Get ready for summer workshop season by trying out a few shop glazes used in workshop studios around the US and Canada. For more recipes from workshop venues, check out the digital edition of this iss

Inspired by Doc Edgerton’s famous action photograph of a splash in motion, Peltz shows how she reinterprets the image to make fluid-like bowls and platters.

After retiring from a career at the Food and Drug Administration, Currier focused full time on an earlier interest in art, and a newfound interest in clay. Her experience with careful, methodical rese

Hilton taught environmental science, astronomy, and oceanography for eight years before switching to a career in clay.

With the help of an encouraging support system, two exceptional university ceramics departments, two artist residencies, and a desire to follow her heart, DeBuse was able to quit her job in non-profit

Switching from a career in environmental engineering to working as a potter was one of the best, and hardest, decisions Aquillano has ever made.

Converting his garage into a tidy, well organized, and customized work space has helped Budzak fit more studio time into his ever-changing work schedule.

Pots, food, and friends have always been a good combination. We were recently reminded of this when ceramic artist and cook Sebastian Moh and gallery owner Susie Bowman combined a dinner and dishes ma

Akio Takamori reflects on how size matters and his relationship to the figural form.

Ready to learn something new? Plan a summer escape to recharge your creativity with the help of our handy annual summer workshops guide.

Want to get organized in the studio? Try this easy-to-build pegboard tip to get your tools out of the water bucket and up where you can see them and reach them with ease.

In response to a reader question, we tackle the science behind calcining kaolin. We also add in a few tips about calcining your own materials along with why and how to use them in recipes.

A solo exhibition of Stellacccio’s totemic sculptures was recently on view at Du Mois Gallery in New Orleans, Louisiana.

We all have clay in common. We find it at different times, sometimes early on, sometimes as a second career, and sometimes as our retirement gig. I have found that artists whose work most intrigues me