Moon Do Bang
Earlier this year I interviewed Byung Sik Moon, a successful artist who runs Moon Do Bang, a pottery located in … Read More
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Clay with insufficient plasticity—tends to fragment during forming. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
The Tangible and Intangible Tools for Making Art
Art making entails an understanding of various techniques and applied skills. Initially, this activity is uncomfortably performed—often lacking in grace, … Read More
Deconstruct and Reassemble to Discover a New Form
My Yonic Double Seed Server evolved from thoughts about seeds, their inner and outer hulls, and the shapes of seed … Read More
In the Studio: Finding Perspective
After undergraduate school, I began considering what my studio practice could look like. I identified myself as a potter using … Read More
In the Studio: Make Your Own Kiln Setters
When I first moved to Northfield, Minnesota, I found a wonderfully tight-knit community of potters. At that time, I was … Read More
Clay Culture: Are Kilns Obsolete?
Environmentally-friendly method of manufacturing ceramics may reduce companies carbon footprint, and render kilns obsolete for some applications and products.
The way … Read More
Wood Firing: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The ceramic scholar, Philip Rawson, gave the keynote address at the Iowa Wood Firing Conference in 1991, and compared contemporary … Read More
A Mirage of Before: Bouke de Vries
When I saw them, the first four images of Bouke de Vries’ lecture (presented at 2016’s New York Ceramics and … Read More
Tips and Tools: Processing Wood
Wood firing is an arduous task. One way to help reduce the time and labor it takes to process wood … Read More
Newcomb Pottery: “All Good Work is Handwork”
The H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, Tulane University’s women’s coordinate college, established the Newcomb Pottery in New Orleans, Louisiana, 25 … Read More
