Evident Process: Coiling and Throwing
Envision a cabin or a woven basket: both are constructed in a linear manner and demonstrate a labor of love. … Read More
Tag: coil-built
Two Techniques for Sculpting Eyes in Clay
When sculpting the human head, Melisa Cadell starts with a thick cylinder so she is able to add volume and … Read More
2018 Emerging Artist: Kelsey Duncan
The people Kelsey Duncan portrays in his figurative sculptures are not often in the spotlight. His recent work focuses on … Read More
Balance and Counterpoint in Form and Surface
I first became interested in handbuilding while taking Gail Kendall’s workshop at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine. … Read More
Building a Jar
I had the opportunity to help build and decorate a large, traditional jar with French artist Pietro Bruzzi, who is … Read More
A Gradual Transition
After a few years, I dropped out of class, but continued taking workshops while still an active architect. My most … Read More
Coil Building Expressive Ceramic Sculpture
Ceramic sculptor Arthur Gonzalez was trained as a photorealist painter, but grew to dislike the control and predictability of that … Read More
Michelle Erickson: Projecting A Hypothetical Future; Reflecting on a Problematic Past
Historical allusion in ceramic form—whether spawned by desire to garner the prestige of predecessors through association (as in Neoclassicism) or … Read More
Studio Visit: Jesse Jones, Pleasant Hill, Oregon
Pleasant Hill Pottery was founded in 2000 by the late Tom Rohr and his wife Kathryn Finnerty. Tom and Kathryn … Read More
Weaving Your Way with Clay
Teaching a clay class in the Loveland parks and recreation program for the last 27 years has been gratifying to … Read More
