Artist Q&A: Meet Susan Messer McBride
Ceramic Arts Network: What’s the best advice you’ve been given by a fellow maker, mentor, or teacher? How have you … Read More
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An Experienced Wood Firer Shares Wood Kiln Plans for a Small Instructional Wood Kiln
John Thies has been building, firing and maintaining large wood kilns for more than thirty years. For more than ten … Read More
Clay Wedging 101: A Great Way to Teach and Learn to Wedge Clay Properly
In ceramics there are many things that you have to practice over and over before things click. Wedging is one … Read More
How to Wedge Clay Properly
Learning how to wedge clay is a tricky skill to pick up when starting out in pottery. While the goal … Read More
Pottery Careers: Expert Insights into Making a Living as a Potter
For many of us in the Ceramic Arts Network community, making pottery is something we wished we were doing more … Read More
Artist Q&A: Meet Patrick Coughlin
Ceramics Monthly: Tell us about your studio space.
Patrick Coughlin: My studio, located in the heart of Fishtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, … Read More
A Great Idea to Help Teachers Keep Clay Out of the Drain!
Keeping clay out of your drains is a must for any ceramic artist. This can be a particular challenge for … Read More
Great Tips for Trimming Pottery Bowls
Love it or hate it, trimming pottery (sometimes called pottery turning) can transform a weighty Earth-bound pot into one that … Read More
Artist Q&A: Meet Gina DeSantis
Ceramics Monthly: What led you to combine your personal studio practice with a community studio offering classes?
Gina DeSantis: After finishing … Read More
Aquatic Inspiration
Pulling from the time he spends on rivers and streams, Mark Chuck makes vessels that capture the iridescence and movement … Read More
