Passion for Pagodas
Like yoga and meditation, clay has always been a part of my spiritual practice. Creating ceramic vessels allows me to … Read More
Tag: environment
Going Industrial: A Potter Shares his Experience with Mass Ceramic Production
Why would someone who has spent most of his adult life pursuing excellence in handmade pottery enthusiastically pursue mass ceramic … Read More
Spotlight: Empowered
The People’s Pottery Project was established to provide vital creative, transferable skills and resources to formerly incarcerated women, trans, and … Read More
Laurent Craste Re-viewing History: Subversion and Abuse
Laurent Craste combines the opulent forms of 18th century European aristocratic and court porcelain with symbolic motifs and contemporary images … Read More
Implied Dynamics: The Ceramic Sculpture of Kenneth Baskin
Through a focus on mechanical components and fragmented systems, Kenneth Baskin explores the tension between suggested motion and balance, careworn … Read More
Studio Visit: Iggy Sumnik, Detroit, Michigan
Situated on a canal in Detroit, Michigan, a former boathouse serves as the small but efficient work space for ceramic … Read More
How to Manage the Clay Drying Process
The clay drying process is one of the most crucial parts of the ceramic process to get right. Not paying … Read More
Spotlight: Skin of the Vessel
Inspired by the landscape of the Southwest and the ability of music to spark memory, James Watkins experiments with materials … 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
From the Editor: March 2021
In Ceramics Monthly’s annual focus on atmospheric firing, we explore the experiences of artists who use wood firing, reduction firing, … Read More
