Spotlight: A Sense of Calm
Since being featured as a Working Potter in 2014, Yasha Butler has shifted the focus of her studio practice to … Read More
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Call for Entries: June/July/August 2021
Deadlines for exhibitions, fairs, and festivals. … Read More
Throwing Tall Pots: Philosophy, Theory, and Practice
Tall pots are not necessarily big pots. Rather, they are forms that are several times higher than they are wide. … Read More
In the Studio: Creativity Vacations
What is a creativity vacation? Rather than a pause on your creativity, it’s an opportunity for expanding and exercising it … Read More
The New World of Crystalline Glazes: Developing Beautiful Crystals in Reduction
It used to be thought that crystalline glazes were only possible in an oxidation atmosphere. But as many more potters … Read More
Clay Culture: Haptek Lab
Clare Olsen, Errol Willett, and Linda Zhang
Studying traditional methods of ceramic building and sculpture, this team of architects and designers worked to explore the potential of … Read More
Ceramic Stains: The Easy Way to Create All the Colors of the Rainbow on Your Pottery
Nowadays, ceramic artists are spoiled. It wasn’t that long ago that getting the colors and surfaces you wanted took a … Read More
Marty Gross and the Mingei Film Archive
Preserving historical films that document the techniques and way of life of potters in Japan, Korea, China, and Southeast Asia … Read More
Studio Visit: Grove Vale Ceramics, East Dulwich, London, England
Ceramic artists Lise Herud Braten, Karine Hilaire, Elza Jaszczuk, and Amanda-Sue Rope work under the roof of Grove Vale Ceramics, … Read More
A Super Simple Analogy to Help You Understand Glaze Structure
Understanding glaze structure isn’t hard. Ceramic glazes consist of three main components: glass formers, fluxes, and refractories. If you can … Read More
