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Val's Satin Black with Daly Red with titanium over cone 10 - This is a porcelain tumble with Val's black then Daly with Titanium over and then Val's again. *Val’s Satin Black* *cone **10* 20.00 g. -Soda Feldspar 2...
1 hour ago
Carter Gillies

Stu(pi)dio Potter - Anyone still out there?…. there…. ere…. eh? I just complained to Scott Cooper that I’m self absorbed enough to worry that the hollow echoes of my voice are...
4 hours ago
Tracey Broome Pottery

So many houses! - Mudfire Gallery has the preview page up for the House and Home Show. What a fun show this is!!!! I have never seen so many different interpretations of ho...
5 hours ago
Ron Philbeck

Door for my Wood Kiln - I don't have a wood kiln. But I may some day and if I do it will probably be a bourry box design*. If I do build that type of firebox I'll need a cool...
10 hours ago
Cynthia Bringle

wine goblets - Porcelain.......
10 hours ago
Fine Mess Pottery

New Pots! - Pots from the last firing!
11 hours ago
Wrestling with Garth

Wrestling with Garth, Post #2: Logic and Love in Twenty-first Century Pottery - “I am waiting for a twenty-first century raison d’être for studio pottery and still have not heard it from anyone.” “There is no longer a need for...
12 hours ago
Blue Starr Gallery

Aqua & Orange Painted Lady Lidded Box - Here's a sneak peak at the first painted lady. Now you can see a little of what was in my mind from my post about making some painted ladies. I thought...
12 hours ago
Karin Eriksson: Karin's Style Blog

do you want to work with me? - Bigger tools. I’m looking for a workshop assistant! Someone who wants to learn how to run a succesfull ceramics business - from designing and making to pri...
14 hours ago
Jenny Mendes

Hikari Shimoda -
14 hours ago
A Devonshire Pottery

Monday on Tuesday - Yesterday was along one - I finally left the workshop at 10pm. It was good though and I got a whole lot done. My intention was to make some teapots, but I ...
16 hours ago
A Plate A Day

856 - Source: West Elm
17 hours ago
m Kline

Taken with instagram - Taken with instagram
19 hours ago
homefry sketchbook

Pushing on Through... - Just a short bit... I'm off to work tomorrow...its my weekly commute back to where I work and once lived...and sort of still live a few days a week. The tr...
22 hours ago
Around and About with Bulldog Pottery

North Carolina Potters Conference Number 25 - Cynthia Bringle This coming weekend is the 25th Annual North Carolina Potters Conference at the Moring Arts Guild in Asheboro, NC. This year's conference ha...
1 day ago
bluegillpottery

Sometimes you just have to be flexible - I had a boy scout troupe coming last Thurs. evening to work on a project for their art badge, so I figured out what I thought we could accomplish in a l...
1 day ago
the modern pottery studio

clamlab: Ryota Aoki’s Katakuchi Pitchers at Tortoise - clamlab: Ryota Aoki’s Katakuchi Pitchers at Tortoise
1 day ago
Art Biz Blog

How Artists Can Harness the Power of Pinterest - Pinterest is a great way to showcase your best work to a targeted audience of artists, galleries, and potential customers. Here are some suggestions for ar...
1 day ago
PHOENIX

MATERIAL GUY - PART 2 - MONDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY 2012 COLOR THEORY - PART 2 A FEW PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ME ABOUT WHY I'M TALKING ABOUT COLOR THEORY AS IT DOESN'T REALLY RELATE TO TH...
1 day ago
ang design blog

sunday sunday.... - Ah yes.. it be market time again and gorgeous weather as predicted with a very strange thumping summer shower in the morning... but it cleared up and ...
1 day ago
This Week At St. Earth

February 26th, 2012 - strange loop
2 days ago
Dan Finnegan

"the Art of Earth"-the (fake) Trailer - You asked for it, so don't blame me! In response to the numerous (2) requests for a movie trailer I present to you for your viewing pleasure my very first ...
2 days ago
Kristen Kieffer

Workshops 2012 - As we start to dream of spring and make summer plans, I thought I would blog the dates for my upcoming workshops. This year started early with two-day demo...
2 days ago
Hannah McAndrew

South : North Divide? - Following on from the collaboration that was in the last blog post, here is something a bit different. This one has little to do with me other than these p...
2 days ago
Welcome To The Yard

Grad School: Week 27, Cellulose Hero, Cynicism, and Sincerity - "Barrett's connection to the old papers was becoming more than simply technical. It was emotional. He detected life in them. He once found the impri...
2 days ago
Jen Mecca

OPPS! What the devil happened?! - A few weeks ago Amy Sanders and Ron Philbeck came by for a little "pottery chat" and we enjoyed some pizza, beer and Amy's world famous chocolate chip cook...
2 days ago
Ceramics Now Magazine

Fine Lines ’12, Jewelry by Yoshiko Yamamoto / Keiko Gallery, Boston, USA - [image: Fine Lines 12 exhibition, Jewelry by Yoshiko Yamamoto at Keiko Gallery, Boston, USA] *Fine Lines ’12, Jewelry by Yoshiko Yamamoto / Keiko Gallery,...
3 days ago
Sofia's Dad's Pots

Dharma Bum… - While I was off to Birmingham and Mom was working, Sofia was staying with my very best friend Keith and in an effort to keep her occupied for 2 days + they...
3 days ago
Diving into the clay

I try to keep on topic at Diving into the Clay, in deference to... - I try to keep on topic at Diving into the Clay, in deference to all you divers following along. But I follow a lot of science blogs here on Tumblr that I...
3 days ago
zen habits

An Autodidact’s Schedule - Post written by Leo Babauta. While I’m not as big on goals as I used to be, I do get excited about learning new things. A single blog post I read about mak...
4 days ago
Joy Tanner

Slippin' - Having fun with some thick white slip to comb or swipe textures through. The oval vase is a collaboration - Will threw the piece and I finished it o...
4 days ago
Support Your Local Potter

The road east. - I left Friday evening for the 1500 mile journey east to Baltimore for the ACC show. The packing, loading, and journey were uneventful and stress-free exc...
4 days ago
judi's kiln...musings about life in and out of the studio

Press - Press in the Two River Times today...A local newspaper....Cute article about 3 local female artists...and on their website HERE:
5 days ago
Ceramics In America

Color Variation in British China Glaze Plates - Please note that on the middle shelf are three examples of William Greatbatch's China glaze production which can be tightly dated to the 1775-1782 period. ...
5 days ago
evidence

Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley The... - Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley The National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Institution “Ceramics in the West suffer a certa...
5 days ago
jbf times

February 17 - More broken vessels - I am working on two of these sutured pots that have been dubbed "broken vessels". I like the name. These pots take a long time to make since I have to th...
5 days ago
Brad Tucker Pottery

Pitchers February 2012 -
1 week ago
Cynthia Guajardo: Colorado Art Studio

New Project - As part of my last semester of graduate school for landscape architecture, I’m required to take a class called Professional Practice. While the class aims ...
1 week ago
Australian Pottery

Shepparton Art Museum reopens - Last weekend Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) reopened to the public after an eight-month, $1.98 million redevelopment, with two large exhibition galleries on t...
1 week ago
a potter's archive

Sawdust & Dirt: An Afternoon at the Pottery - Sawdust & Dirt: An Afternoon at the Pottery
1 week ago
Brampton Pottery

Reliquary - A few years ago at Potfest the competition was entitled 'shrine or reliquary'. This was one of the ideas I played with at the time. However, I did nothing...
1 week ago
Lucy Fagella Pottery

In Memory of Graham… My Studio Dog - It’s been a very hard week here at Lucia Pottery. My beautiful little dachshund Graham suddenly got sick on Monday, and regretfully we had to put him down...
1 week ago
Gwyneth's Full Brew

Cup of the Day #100 and Last Call in the Flatiron Prow - *Cup of the Day #100* *Artist in her Cups* *Photo by Marianne Barcellona* On Saturday, February 18th at 4 pm, after five months, I called “last cups", ba...
1 week ago
Carolina Arts Unleashed

NC Pottery Center in Seagrove, NC, Announces Results of The Potter’s Palette Fundraiser - As I have said before – this is the kind of art auction fundraiser that I can get behind and support and it turns out to have been a very successful idea –...
1 week ago
Jeanette Manchester Harris

Eye Candy - A follow-up of the previous post, here's a website that is pure design a...
1 week ago
Josie Goes to Pot

Trax Opening - The Trax opening was GREAT. So many people, the chocolate brew was intense and almost all of my pieces sold. There are two little ones left. If you want t...
1 week ago
Euan The Potter

The Winter Beast - The stinging cold strikes my face as I open the shutters to the predawn light. It is snowing, again...still...I have never known so much snow. My first...
1 week ago
Pinchpots

Potsketch - I have just posted my contribution to the Clay Studio of Missoula's annual Potsketch fundraising auction. Once more I've gone back to a favourite theme - ...
2 weeks ago
Michael Mahan

Natural ash on Decorated Pots - *Ash buildup works nicely here* Several pieces from my latest wood firing are pots that have been decorated by carving designs through a dark slip on a lig...
2 weeks ago
Michael Hunt and Naomi Dalglish

Pottery Jam at Hinckley Pottery - Join us for a demo in the D.C. area! www.hinckleypottery.com
3 weeks ago
Katie Parker: New Work

forever - After years of making and being inspired by wallpaper, I finally (and permanently) installed some in my front hallway. It was neither fast nor easy, but I...
3 weeks ago
Jordan Taylor

Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics - This piece is included in an exhibition of the Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, March 4-June 3 2012. March 4...
3 weeks ago
Meagan Chaney Studios

Low Fire Friday - Cassie's Bling (Guest artist Cassie Ryalls) - Two of Cassie's Souls - featuring Cassie's Bling Glaze This month's Low Fire Friday featured artist is Cassie Ryalls. Not only is Cassie an amazing cerami...
3 weeks ago
Mudheart

Today is one of those big ones age wise..... - Thought I would quickly go down to my favourite place today and take some photos to add to the morning pictures of family and gifts for my big 60! We...
3 weeks ago
Rough Ideas

Joan Lederman -- art + science - As a potter I confront the conflation of art and science on a daily level. On the wheel I balance centrifugal force, gravity and the plasticity of clay. When...
3 weeks ago
Bella Joy Pottery

Help A Girl Out - I finally got a new camera last week. My old camera was 7 years old! That means it time to explore photographing my work. I typically photograph my work w...
4 weeks ago
brown & round

Introducing #17 - Even though cattle are very social animals, you can usually pick a couple out of a mob that don't always stay with the herd. Some are a little less comm...
4 weeks ago
The Stoneware Blog

Rolled Rim Forms at 38ED221, The Joseph Baynham Pottery - Rolled Rim Forms at 38ED221 Mark M. Newell Georgia Archaeological Institute Research Manuscript #133 Acknowledgement is due to Betsy Bloomer, archival re...
4 weeks ago
Ayumi Horie Pottery

Private Lessons - Have you ever wanted dedicated one-on-one time with an educator to help hone your craft , pick their brain, and get honest feedback about your work? During...
4 weeks ago
Mashiko Pottery.

Kintaro's Ride in Mashiko - [image: Posted by Picasa]
5 weeks ago
Cinderelish

Curls of Clay - Here is a little peek inside the studio today. I went in early and trimmed this big bowl. I love the way the soft clay curls into ribbons. They almost loo...
5 weeks ago
Suite One Studio

Glaze Tests - Fresh from the kiln! I am working on new glazes for the new year and am very happy to share the first round of tests. These tiles range from a soft warm-...
1 month ago
Cousins in Clay

Ron Meyers at the Huntington Museum of Art - This is a video of Ron Meyers talking about his work at a 2010 Walter Gropius Master Art Series exhibition at the Huntington Museum of Art inWest Virgini...
1 month ago
John Bauman

Winterwood - The colors in a late winter woods are incredible. Like no other season. A drive-by view from the distance of the highway doesn't reveal them. You have to...
1 month ago
Molly Hatch Ceramics

A Day in the Life of Molly Hatch - * * Q&A: Ceramicist Molly Hatch by Anthropologie on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 3:07pm *A: *Let’s go back to the very beginning—how did you become a cerami...
1 month ago
MudStuffing Sketchbook

Clay360 Project - Happy new year! Back in production mode here at MudStuffing Industries. After such a great holiday season, I geeked out and bought a rad little camera, the...
1 month ago
Critique of a Critic: Rising to Garth Clark's Bait

Post # 22: Shifting Gears - The Pensieve One of my favorite JK Rowling contrivances in her Harry Potter series is the *pensieve*, which is of course a play on the word pensive, b...
1 month ago
Windy Ridge Pottery

Into 2012 - It's a New Year! Still no snow to play in, though. Joe and I had a glass of wine and brainstormed our plans for 2012 earlier this week. Be prepared for ...
1 month ago
Christa Assad

Demonstrating at NCECA 2012 – Seattle, WA - What an honor – I’ve been invited to demonstrate at this year’s national ceramic arts conference, NCECA, scheduled for March 28-31 in Seattle. I’ve been in...
1 month ago
Nine Toes Pottery

Cone 6...Wood! - Thanks to everyone who made it to last weekend's sale. It went great and lots of nice pots found nice homes. Now time for some R & R...after this weekend's...
2 months ago
Dean and Martin Pottery

Holiday Kiln Opening - Ho Ho Ho... it's time for our Christmas Holiday Kiln Opening! We have been busy making pots for the past few weeks for this special event. There will b...
2 months ago
Amy Sanders...................there there pottery

Exciting news! - No, I'm not pregnant again (although based on the past few years of my life, that would be a fair guess)! I have an instructional DVD coming out! The wonde...
2 months ago
jeanette zeis ceramics

Holiday Open Studio and Sale! - Join myself and TwoFour Manufacturing for a Studio Open House on Saturday, December 10th from noon - 9pm. Come take a peek at our shared studio space in ...
3 months ago
Kyle Carpenter Studio Pottery

- I've posted some pots to my ETSY shop for the Holidays. After my early December firing, I'll be posting many more. These pots all have some nice salty surf...
3 months ago
My Old Kentucky Blog

Ruvall - Guest Mix @ DI.FM (Dialogue Radioshow) 24 November 2011 - Ruvall - Guest Mix @ DI.FM (Dialogue Radioshow) 24 November 2011 by Ruvall DOWNLOAD
4 months ago
The Matter Factory

Datawall -
4 months ago
Ceramic Arts Daily

Wheel Throwing Video: Centering, Throwing and Trimming Tips From an Expert Potter - In this excerpt from Beginning to Throw on the Potter's Wheel, master potter Robin Hopper shares some tips for centering, throwing and trimming.
5 months ago
Kreeger Pottery Blog

New SIte/New Blog - Just in case you haven't updated your feed for my new site...check it out: - http://kreegerpottery.com/blog/ I've been blogging away as I've been work...
5 months ago
Eleanor Hendriks: StudioÉLAN

Starting Over - by Eleanor Things have changed here at StudioÉlan. And the changes are so big that it is like starting over. The vagaries of life have resulted in the loss...
6 months ago
Heidi Fahrenbacher

Blog moved - The blog has moved to Bella Joy Pottery Come check out the new blog! Thanks, Heidi
7 months ago
Clay Craft

Freemasons saving faith by encouraging diversity - Freemasons saving faith by encouraging diversity: "Freemasons saving faith by encouraging diversity Geoff Strong June 29, 2011 Freemasons saving faith by e...
8 months ago
Claydog

Could it be...? - Can an old storage shed find new life as a ceramic studio? In time, with a little help from my friends, it just might happen. Stay tuned.
8 months ago
Melt My Heart

New: At Schaller -
9 months ago
Josh Floyd's Potters World

Brush Valley Artists Open House - View Larger Map This is the map I promised. Ned Wert is located in Brush Valley, just near the post office. My place is off of Luciusboro Road between Old ...
9 months ago
Kathy Lin: Zen and Art of Potter's Wheel Maintenance

Works of 小光＠ -
9 months ago
Mountain House Studios

Birdhouses and he finally gets a hat! - *"Creativity takes courage." *-Henri Matisse * * This guy is finally finished! He certainly needed a hat. It's made with galvanized metal and painted. I'd...
9 months ago
Contemporary Art Porcelain

Venco Reassembled - Yesterday I got the Venco totally reassembled and tried to pug some stoneware clay through it. The first thing I encountered was that my little taping of t...
10 months ago
ceramic focus

for inspiration - lovely glasswork artist, anna torfs
1 year ago
heather knight ceramics @ Element Clay Studio

Recipe for Success - The whining blog that I read a few weeks ago, combined with a few other recent moments of clarity have led me to think a lot lately about what it takes to ...
1 year ago
Ceci's Art and other magical adventures

Happy Accident - I'm running low on a glaze so I'm in the studio mixing a bucket of glaze. I usually have music or the television on in my studio while I work. No problem....
1 year ago
Anne Smith

miniatures - I find myself deeply immersed these days in the "miniatures". These pieces are quite small, intimate and gem-like and are of course inspired by the wonde...
1 year ago
My Favorite Cups

Karl Borgeson - [image: Karl Borgeson] at Schaller Gallery website
1 year ago
Benjamin Gufford Pottery

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1 year ago
Beautiful earthenware ceramics, made to bring joy to your life: Noelle's Pretty Pots

Illustration Friday…Transportation - This is one of my favorite collage pieces and one that my husband swears is a thinly veiled self-portrait…let me know if you can see the resemblance! Anyw...
1 year ago
Alex Matisse

For real. - So this really is the last post. The link seemed to be bad that I supplied last time. For real. This is it. Come on over to alexmatisse.com and see whats h...
1 year ago
John Glick: Fresh Plums

Camera Review sites I use and trust - I have been reading camera reviews diligently for perhaps 8 years now. Like everyone who haunts these sites....one develops favorites. My reasons are based...
1 year ago
Centering

A good start. - I've got my Shane Mickey mug and I'm enjoying an early morning java with summer rapidly leaving the mountains, replaced by the crisp air of fall. I look ou...
1 year ago
Mike's Pots

Bad Blogger - It's been a while since I've posted anything. It's been a busy time here...mostly due to my 'real job'. Periods like this make me appreciate even more the ...
1 year ago
Euan Craig

SAKE CHOKO (Set of two) - This pair of sake cups were fired last week in my wood kiln. The one on the right was at the fire face and shows beautiful carbon trapping under the orang...
1 year ago
350 reasons quilt

the names-- a bestiary for the oil spill - I meant to write something here for Earth day updating everyone about the quilt, but time seems to be escaping my life continuously. These last few weeks...
1 year ago
Erm...

Secret Santa secretly delivers. - A parcel arrived yesterday. It was my secret santa, which arrived from Australia! Thanks Ang - it's brilliant. Thank you. I've read a lot about your sh...
2 years ago
MATT GRIMMITT - SLIPWARE POTTERY

On the move - So I have a new home for now, I started this blog on June 12th 2007 under the heading "Pots for the Kitchen from the Kitchen" and at the time I had been m...
2 years ago
Jer...Who...What...Ware?

Field Trip!!! - Tomorrow a group of us from our potter's guild is going to visit the Freer Gallery, part of the Smithsonian Institution. A guild member has arranged for us...
2 years ago
Gary's third pottery blog

rock on - Post number one, eh?
2 years ago
Gary Rith Pottery Blog

bye bye bloggy! out of memory.... - This is this blog's last post. *I had to reset everything: Please follow* this link to my new blog :) (pottery by Gary Rith) I wanted something EXTRA GR...
2 years ago
Dragonfly Clay

Finally, part 2 - A serving platter. A uterus. Mugs with more anatomy lessons. Porcelain lanterns with definitions of the word woman on them. The creative work that I w...
2 years ago
clay mouse studio

New blog for Patricia Griffin! - I have a new blog address. Please visit me at my new place and see what's new in the studio! PatriciaGriffinStudio.com Thanks so much!
2 years ago
Design - Realized

Reorganization. - Sorry to have been absent for so long. Last September, my job description abruptly changed from project architect to project manager. I did a fantastic job...
2 years ago
Julie Rozman: design-realized

Reorganization. - Sorry to have been absent for so long. Last September, my job description abruptly changed from project architect to project manager. I did a fantastic job...
2 years ago
Crafters of Khnum

Progress report... - I don't have much to show yet, but I thought I would give a progress report. Our last bronze pour was April 1st, and it went very well. It was a pretty lar...
2 years ago
Elaine Spallone Pottery

- Tygris Spring 2003- March 10, 2009 In memory of Sweet Tygris. These were some of the very last photos, named by Becky, Soft Paw. Because her sister Euphrat...
2 years ago
News From Roan Mountain

I’ve Moved - Hello Friends, Thanks for checking in…just a reminder that I’ve moved the blog to a new location. It’s easy, you can find it here. Thanks to those of you w...
2 years ago
Apartment 51 Pottery

Please update your bookmarks, I'm moving - New address: http://apartment51pottery.blogspot.com Mochaware is a specialty of mine, but I sign all of my pots Apartment 51. I'll occasionally again post ...
3 years ago
Anne Webb: Webb Pottery Studio

My Blog has Moved - http://www.webbpottery.com/blog/ Saying goodbye to wordpress.com for now. I’ve made the plunge and moved my blog to a hosted site. I’m still tweaking my ga...
3 years ago
bandana pottery

Lee Kang Hyo - We are finally back home in NC. We did some family visiting after getting back in the country but now we are really home! It feels good! However, we still...
3 years ago
Gusstiffpottery

Triple Ocarina - GROOOOVEY
3 years ago
Emily Murphy: Pottery Blog

One Day Sale! 20% off Everything! - Last minute holiday shopping? Have you been thinking about getting a new mug for yourself? Do you need another serving bowl for Christmas dinner? Your proc...
3 years ago
Gone2pot's Weblog

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3 years ago
Forum - Salt/Soda Firing

B-Mix Wood Clay - Just wanted to put out there that this clay throws nice, flashes beautifully in wood, but bleaches out in salt/soda without a slip, great with a slip. Also...
3 years ago
Critical Ceramics

Pictures from our show at NCECA 2008 (Pittsburgh, PA) - Here are some shots (thanks, Scott Minugh!) of our show in March. It was in the Ellis School Armory, along with many others. Those of you who attended NC...
3 years ago

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