Spotlight: Reflect
Previous Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist Alberto Bustos reflects on how his creative focus has expanded in recent years with influences … Read More
Tag: global
Clay Culture: Biosolid Bricks
Using biosolids—the product of wastewater treatment that often ends up in landfills—in the formation of bricks not only diverts waste, … Read More
Clay Culture: Tiling Coral Reef
Strides to restore coral reefs that have been bleached or destroyed are being aided by ceramics and engineering. Artificial reef … Read More
Like Father Like Daughter: Ngozi Omeje
Through large-scale installations composed of thousands of tiny elements suspended on monofilament, Ngozi Omeje tells layered stories of personal and … Read More
Heidi McKenzie: Mixed Clay and Color
Explorations of her own cultural hybridity and family history inform Heidi McKenzie’s choice of clays, forms, and surfaces in the … Read More
The Clay Siblings’ Project
Gerald A. Brown and Mike Tavares
This expanding network of young artists connects with students at high schools and community centers through hands-on clay workshops. Teaching … Read More
Clay Culture: From Toilet to Pipeline
Adding recycled ceramic waste (like bricks and sanitary ware) as aggregate in concrete production may be one way to make … Read More
Playing with Fire: Ceramics of the Extraordinary
A group exhibition at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, combines beauty and craftsmanship with risk taking … Read More
From the Editor: September 2020
This is a complex, difficult, and important time to be an artist. Globally, humanity is reckoning with paradigm shifts in … Read More
Working Potter: Kurt Anderson
After discovering his affinity for working with clay in his 30s, Kurt Anderson worked part time for potter Jeff Shapiro, … Read More
