Ceramics Monthly Articles (Simple)

Through an exacting and psychological use of striking colors and complex surfaces paired with minimal, flowing form, Kvapil creates objects that are charged, expressive, and dramatic.

Ludick’s loose, exuberant drawing style and color palette—products of his training in illustration—have led to equally successful series of studio-made ceramics and collaborations with design firms an

The sky as an inverted bowl, a vast concavity beneath which life plays out moments of triumph, pathos, and the prosaic alike, is an ancient metaphor that is as useful to reflection on the multiple fun

Starting up a studio in an expensive city like Seattle can be a real challenge. Meet two community-oriented artists who made it happen using innovative tools like Kickstarter and old fashioned hard wo

Working with clay is empowering. Budding clay artists participating in classes at addiction recovery programs started by Baltimore Clayworks are learning this first hand.

The life and legacy of artist, designer, and business woman, Edith Heath is a legendary tale with a new chapter being added by the creative, and capable, hands of a new generation.

Kyle and Kelly Phelps are identical twins, ceramic artists, and studio mates. They also create work together, and do so (mostly) harmoniously at that, we might add.

That time when you opened the kiln and all the pots were speckled with a crawling glaze...here’s why it happened and how to avoid it next time.

Tall, narrow chucks can make trimming easier because they actually fit inside the pot, saving rims from globs of smashed clay. This technique will make finishing pots a whole lot more fun once you get

Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

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.