Sawdust & Dirt: NC Potters Conference

The S/D Blog Roll

Jenny Mendes

Have a happy Sunday!! Les Beaux Frères de PatrickSébastien le 15-02-2014 - H
1 hour ago
support your local potter

Steady slabbin' - I poured a slab yesterday for the new kiln. It's an 8x10 slab, enough room for the kiln and the apparatus for the oil burners. I've positioned the new ...
12 hours ago
Hannah McAndrew - slipware potter

International Women’s Day - Some of my inspirational international women. Lucie Rie. Rosa Parks. Hildegard von Bingen. Helen Keller. My mum. Tracey Chapman. Emmeline Pankhurst. Amanda...
13 hours ago
Fine Mess Pottery

Kiln Shelves on the Edge of Forever - If I had a time machine - let's say it's a single-use, like those little plastic cameras they leave on the tables at wedding receptions - three possibili...
14 hours ago
NCECA Blog

NCECA Awards: Honoring our exception members! - The last I checked – about 10 years ago – the entertainment industry had over 330 awards ceremonies every year. NCECA is somewhat more modest and circumspe...
14 hours ago
Clay Club

Clay Club - Wednesday March 12th 2014 at John Britt's Studio - Yo Clubbers, We are having the Clay Club this coming Wednesday at my studio from 6 - 8:0 p.m.: 154 Sparks Road Bakersville, NC 28705 I have 5 demonstrato...
16 hours ago
my mama's table

still life saturday with photographer nicky walsh - Nicky Walsh is a British photographer currently working out of Berlin, Germany. Her work can also be seen on Nicky&Max, a collaboration with styli...
16 hours ago
evidence

#2 of 100 - #2 of 100
19 hours ago
Lissa Hunter

Brown Sugar - Dropped my husband at the airport this morning and on the way home, the Rolling Stones came on the radio. “Brown Sugar”. Suddenly I was dancing in my sea...
20 hours ago
Blue Starr Gallery

The Ultimate Couch Potato & Mid Century Modern Furniture - Gary arrived home safely last night. He picked up a couple of coffee tables at the *Ocala ReStore* while he was in Florida. This first one is a riser tabl...
23 hours ago
musing about mud

emerging artist: Jessica Widmer - Artist Statement: My work is currently exploring Dominant and Submissive personalities in a way that explores sexuality along with storytelling. Who is t...
23 hours ago
Gary's third pottery blog

my rural roots? - (my mom, my dog, me) I don't consider myself a country person at all, I don't like bugs! I don't like MUD! Like Lou Reed said "When you're growing up i...
1 day ago
FetishGhost's Secret Studio

Borderlands - I have to admitt something. I've whole heartedly believed that catering to an Ethos of Perfection has always enabled me to live with comfortable illusion of...
1 day ago
Joy Tanner Pottery

Too busy for bloggin' - If you want to stay in tune with what I'm doing, the best place to find me is through my Instagram feed @joytannerpottery, or at my Facebook page: www.fac...
1 day ago
A plate a day.

1284 - *Artist: Paul Scott / Source: Ferrin Contemporary*
1 day ago
Carter Gillies

The trajectory of style - I just finished teaching a course at the community arts center that was hugely ambitious but probably not as immediately useful to the students as I had ho...
1 day ago
Whistle Creek

Back Again - Hi everyone. Thanks for stopping by. It has been an adventuresome week. The dog and I were driving up the highway yesterday when a State of Ohio dump truck...
1 day ago
Little Wren Pottery

Little Wren Pottery in Simply Knitting - You can find Little Wren Pottery in issue 118 of Simply Knitting! On page 75 you’ll find one of my ‘wool’ yarn bowls. It’s a beautifully styled feature I l...
1 day ago
zen habits

The Busy Person’s Guide to Reducing Stress - By Leo Babauta Stress is one of the biggest causes of health problems in many peoples’ lives: it can cause heart disease, depression, anxiety attacks, slee...
1 day ago
bluegillpottery

Swimming Bluegills - A new, smaller size of my Bluegill Plates. This is about right for a bread roll, a soap dish, little cache pot. Gosh these were fun to make!
1 day ago
Laurie Appleby-Williams - Blog

Terrible 3's - We are now officially in the terrible threes and it's been, well, pretty terrible. Oh, Rubes. She doesn't listen AT ALL. I can tell her something ten times...
2 days ago
homefry sketchbook

Take a Class! - Howdy, Thought I would mention that I am teaching three classes this upcoming term at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. If you are in the Pittsburgh ar...
2 days ago
Jeanette Manchester Harris

Christa Assad - Christa Assad needs help. This talented potter has had a disastrous house fire and has been injured in the process. Her friends have arranged this websit...
2 days ago
Whynot Pottery Blog

Blowing into spring - Many, many, many folks will talk about the winter of 2014. This has been a winter for the record books with below average temperatures becoming the new n...
2 days ago
judi's kiln...musings about life in and out of the studio

RFHHS Foundation Spring Cocktail Party - *Spring is * *REALLY COMING!!!!* *I promise!* JOIN US! Friday, May 2nd "On The Water" at The Martello Home 21A North Ward Avenue Rumson 7-10pm $75 per pe...
2 days ago
Pottery Making Blog

Clay Blog Review: February 2014 - Back at it! All apologies for the tardiness of this post. I’d like to blame it on February being so short but really I’ve just been busy with other proje...
3 days ago
ang design blog

the first of 2014... - The first of 2014 and may there be many more... Saturday started early with the light up of the pilots well before brekky time, then on with the checking ...
3 days ago
Nice Cup Bro!

freundly: Well known and respected ceramic artist, Christa... - freundly: Well known and respected ceramic artist, Christa Assad, needs our help. A recent fire left her with a broken back, homeless and unable to work ...
3 days ago
m Kline

Time to rally for Christa, folks! If you haven’t heard,... - Time to rally for Christa, folks! If you haven’t heard, Christa Assad, one if the most dynamic potters out there, broke her back a month ago trying to ge...
3 days ago
Ayumi Horie Pottery

Raffle for Christa Assad - A month ago, Christa Assad, a fellow potter, broke her back when she jumped off of her second story porch while escaping her house that was burning down. S...
3 days ago
Charlotte Hupfield Ceramics

New Stockist :: CDS Gallery - I am very excited to now be showing a selection of my work at the Claire Danielle Sherriff Gallery in Cotesbach, Leicestershire. CDS Gallery & Studio is si...
3 days ago
Tracey Broome Pottery

Tea, beads, monks, chickens - It continues to be cold, I continue my dormancy, waiting for Spring, waiting for warm...... drinking tea, baking bread, making soups, I made a few necklac...
3 days ago
Art Biz Blog

Turn On Your Cell Phones - What if, instead of worrying about everyone with a cell phone camera in front of your art, you encouraged taking photos and sharing? Don’t dismiss this rig...
3 days ago
CFile Foundation

Commentary | Smashing Ai Weiwei’s Pot Round Two: The Defense Fund - I wrote about this earlier and the post drew a huge audience. I thought that that was that but another […] The post Commentary | Smashing Ai Weiwei’s Pot...
4 days ago
createniks

Throwing Spiky Mug Lids off the Hump -
4 days ago
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: Carter Pottery

Lisa Orr on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast - This week on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with ceramic artist Lisa Orr. Based in Austin, TX she makes colorful earthenwa...
4 days ago
Brampton Pottery

Jugs - Here are the templates for the pot I've been working on today. Sometimes the drawings on my pots are quite naturalistic. But for this I wanted a simple s...
4 days ago
Steven Colby: potter

you don’t own me… -
4 days ago
Rovin Ceramics News

Teapot Tuesday 3.4.2014 - Teapot Tuesday with Jeff Campana Warm up on this Teapot Tuesday with this stunning piece by Jeff Campana! Mr. Campana's work is unique because of his unus...
4 days ago
A Devonshire Pottery

Chubby jugs - I made fat bellied 8lb jugs yesterday. Off to Reading today to take Joe, my younger boy for a university interview, then to my parents'. Back soon
5 days ago
Dan Finnegan - Studio Pottery

Pottery Economics pt. 1 - This little teapot sits tucked into a corner of my kitchen counter, always ready, willing and able to brew just the right amount of tea to get my day start...
5 days ago
meesh's pottery

What do you say... - when someone asks if you can do better on price? That's what happened to me this weekend. A very nice woman came into our gallery. She spent a lot of time ...
5 days ago
Tony Clennell

Show me your best, America! - It is my great pleasure to be jarred between John Neely and Linda Christianson on the table of Allison and Blair's home. I see Allison and Blair peering ov...
5 days ago
FIRED UP

MANUALS FOR POTTERS - A comment often made by 20th century studio potters is that they embarked upon their craft without any books to guide them. George Cox’s "Pottery for Arti...
5 days ago
tw@se

Killing The Dream - March 2nd, 2014
6 days ago
jbf times

2014-03-02 - Sunday - Breakfast - Lately I've been eating eggs for breakfast more often. I cook them lots of different ways, but recently I have found some great egg recipes on budgetbytes...
6 days ago
Tossing Ashes

up to stuff... - some making and glazing... nice and slow. lolling in sunbeams with dogs... when possible. and lots more l.i.s.t.e.n.i.n.g...
6 days ago
Past Imperfect, The Art of Inventive Repair

“Sailor’s Farewell” Sunderland jug, c.1830 - This small pottery jug, decorated with black transfer prints and verses of the popular Sailors Farewell, was made in Sunderland, England, in the early to m...
6 days ago
Sofia's Dad's Pots

Nuke The Old Uke/Alabamy Clay… - The bug got a new uke. It’s a bit of a step up from her pink beginner’s uke and it’s wooden. Regardless of appearance, it sounds better… A friend told me t...
1 week ago
clay mouse studio

Maag merupakan organ yag sensitif - Ada banyak hal yang membuat kita merasa canggung ketika beaktifitas . Bukan hanya aspek ekologi seperti kondisi situs kesehatan , iklim , dan setiap indiv...
1 week ago
Paine Falls..........

Roll'n with the pottery express....... - It's March 1st and we are bracing for yet another blast. I have never been so happy to be home sipping coffee and watching chickens. The show at the DeCo...
1 week ago
good elephant pottery

Indelible - Opening this weekend at Baltimore Clayworks ....IndelibleMarch 1 - April 12, 2014An exhibition of sgraffitto, mishima, and other techniques which create de...
1 week ago
A Love Affair With Clay

How To Make A Pottery Banding Wheel – Cheap – Excellent! - One of the critical tools when spraying glazes onto your pots is a really good turntable – one that spins easily and keeps spinning! These can be expensi...
1 week ago
Carolina Arts Unleashed

The March 2014 Issue of “Carolina Arts” is Now Ready to Download - The March 2014 issue of Carolina Arts is up on our website at (www.carolinaarts.com) – all 73 pages of it. I’m sure Winter is running out of gas for us in ...
1 week ago
Josie Goes to Pot

Morocco Inspiried - I wondered how my Oct trip to Fez and Marrakesh was going to affect my work..... I have struggled for years to try to make silk screen transfer printing ...
1 week ago
Courtney Martin Pottery

Transition - Today I wrapped up the green ware stage and started to glaze. I love this transition. Cleaning the clay off the tables, getting out the glaze buckets, taki...
1 week ago
Marcia Tani Paul

A Taste for Tacos - In the middle of a very cold Winter -- A big plate of (almost) Tacos. Tasty Pork Carnitas on Quesadillas, with Taco fixings, beans, lettuce and salsa. All ...
1 week ago
Ceramic Arts Daily

Stephen Jepson - I will travel to your studio and share techniques with you that will dramatically improve your throwing in a very short time. “I have been to several comme...
1 week ago
CLEMENTINA CERAMICS

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS - I am currently exhibiting at three different events, the Design Indaba, the Artisan's Guild and the 101 Ceramics exhibition at the Castle of Good Hope. These...
1 week ago
cynthiabringlepottery

NCECA 2014 - I am honored to be presenting the closing lecture this year .. Sat March 22 Milwaukee ...
1 week ago
Molly Hatch Ceramics

Molly Hatch's Physic Garden in Atlanta Journal - I just wanted to share with you a recent piece in the Atlanta Journal about my upcoming installation for the High Museum--I am getting excited for the long...
1 week ago
Kristen Kieffer

Florida Heat Surface 2014 Pictorial - The Florida Heat Surface 2014 presenters (left to right) outside St. Pete Clay: Michael Kline, Kristen Kieffer (me), Julia Galloway, Forrest Lesch-Middleto...
1 week ago
Ceramics Now Magazine

Gunhild Rudjord and Nils Erik Gjerdevik / Copenhagen Ceramics, Denmark - [image: Gunhild Rudjord and Nils Erik Gjerdevik at Copenhagen Ceramics] *Gunhild Rudjord and Nils Erik Gjerdevik / Copenhagen Ceramics, Denmark* *February ...
1 week ago
Matthew Blakely

Building upper body strength - As the rain seemed to have stopped for a while I made the most of being able to work outside preparing wood (splitting by hand as my wood splitter has fru...
1 week ago
Hatchville Pottery

The blog is back ... and an international show of clay this summer - Hello to both my blog readers. I'm kidding about that (I think), but only barely. It's been eight months since the last post. But I'm doing a little mouth-t...
1 week ago
BPracticalPottery's Blog

Exhibition: Edible Provisions - February 13 – February 24, 2014 Opening reception February 12 @ 530 – 7PM NSCAD Port Loggia Bridget Fairbank is a Nova Scotian food activist concerned abo...
1 week ago
Studio KotoKoto

Furuta Oribe: His Ceramic Legacy (Part 2) - Read Furuta Oribe: His Ceramic Legacy (Part 1) -> Furuta Oribe, (1544-1615) famed military man and tea master, lived in a fascinating time during Japan’s...
1 week ago
Ron Philbeck

Week's End and 2 Videos - Here I am again. Ha. What? I know I'm a fickle blogger. It's not like the old days when I'd post 2-3 times a DAY! Crazy. I just need to get on here and ...
1 week ago
Welcome To The Yard

New Work, Lightning, and Lightning Bugs - "The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug" -Mark Twain
1 week ago
This Day in Pottery History

Adam Smith Wasn’t Always Right - In economics, success and growth walk hand in hand. Except when they don’t. George Henderson’s Dorchester Pottery Works in Dorchester, MA started as a la...
1 week ago
Katie Parker: New Work

horror vacui - I have been working on series of tumblers for the last couple of weeks - finally using all my hoarded decals. The image is of our dog Chewy with a nod to ...
2 weeks ago
Euan The Potter

A Visit to Oz in May - THE LIFE OF CLAY: The lessons of 25 years in Japan A Demonstration and Talk by Euan Craig Thursday 29 May 2014; 10am – 1pm Ceramics Department @ Nat...
2 weeks ago
jen allen ceramics

Sunshine Cobb: Potter of the Month - I am honored to announce that the Potter of the Month for February is the exceptionally radiant and remarkably gifted Sunshine Cobb! I first met Sunshine i...
2 weeks ago
Floydpots

Parkersburg Art Center Pottery Class - I know it's been a lonnnnnnnng time since I've posted to my Blog. Things have really changed in the last couple of years. Anyway, I'll save you the details ...
2 weeks ago
John Bauman

I'll Be Sure - I find this video over-the-top charming. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd_O7KElujc First, I loved 60s pop. Absolutely loved it. I listened to AM radio ...
2 weeks ago
Australian Pottery

Another mystery potter solved - Mystery potter #41 turns out to be (I hope) Ray Blaber.
2 weeks ago
Willow Ave Pottery & Homestead

Allll winter! Blue Ribbon Foundation 2014. - It's been cold, and windy, and cold some more. Every season seems to have a theme. This winter: sub zero temperatures and wind. We haven't had the snowf...
2 weeks ago
Gwyneth's Full Brew

Gallery and Coffee Hopping: a Day Out on Orchard Street - *Cup of the Day #118* *Reconfigured Cup by Gwyneth Leech* *India ink, white ink and Encaustic* *on used paper coffee cup* This winter just doesn't qui...
3 weeks ago
Lilith Rockett Ceramics

American Craft Council show in Baltimore, booth #828….come... - American Craft Council show in Baltimore, booth #828….come visit me and check out the new work!
3 weeks ago
Diving into the clay

pazulama: Evolution Door by Klemens Torggler via... - pazulama: Evolution Door by Klemens Torggler via Hajohinta Part of the work of the contemporary potter is to manage two streams. The role and influenc...
3 weeks ago
the modern pottery studio

weed-craft: Works by Brian Giniewski - weed-craft: Works by Brian Giniewski
3 weeks ago
Beats of Grimm's Studio

A Penny For Your Thoughts - Check out the new work on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/JRFstudio
4 weeks ago
Around and About with Bulldog Pottery

News Alert - Watertower cleaning for "Cousins in Clay" - Water tower landmark for Bulldog Pottery, Seagrove, NCIt was a chilly weekend, and neither winter ice, or snow would stop the Montgomery County water tow...
4 weeks ago
teapots teapots teapots

Chocolate teapot - In 2009 I was contracted to make a chocolate teapot for a leading chocolate manufacturer, when Kraft purchased the company in January 2010 the contract wa...
4 weeks ago
Nine Toes Pottery

Cold and Early 2014 - Nine Toes Pottery Goings-Ons(Hope everyone is happy and well into a healthy 2014!) Things are (or were, when I started this announcement) cold and snowy h...
4 weeks ago
adriana christianson

good stuff from my #Claysistas - So, Ive been looking for some extra shelving for my 'showroom' and TODAY came across the BESTEST shelf !! Found this one in my local Op Shop /Thrift Store) ...
4 weeks ago
Alazan Ceramics

Dreaming of Spring and Dallas Pottery Invitational 2013 - Did I mention what a terrible blogger I am? I’m currently catching up so I can stay on top of the spring pottery events this year. Last April, as per usual...
4 weeks ago
Lucy Fagella Pottery

A Little Video on Throwing an Urn - While my son was home during college break he made a little video of me making my classic urn form. Filed under: cremation urns, videos Tagged: ceramic urn...
5 weeks ago
Arrowmont Residents

2014 Surface Forums - A few weeks back we were lucky enough to hosted three surface forums at the Arrowmont campus. Unfortunately I (HP) didn’t really get to spend as much time ...
5 weeks ago
Louis KatzThailand 2014 | หลุยส์/w0it/HS0ZGJ/ประเทศไทย2557/2014

Din Phao, Din Phao: ดินเผาดินเผา - Dankwean Dinpaw , the sales area on the road is hurting. Based on quick appearances……..There has been an incredible building of sales malls. People are sti...
1 month ago
pinchpotaday

Lidia Boševski workshop - painting with clay - Last year in October I attended first organized workshop at Lidia Boševski atelier. I meet Lidia two years ago and from the first moment I fell in love wit...
1 month ago
this artist's life

a new page - When some people want to change something in their life, they may buy a membership at the gym, join a like-minded group, enroll in a class, or get a therap...
1 month ago
Pinchpots

Arranging the exhibition "The Rough with the Smooth" - Seen from outside on the street
1 month ago
jeanette zeis ceramics

Update and a SALE! - First things first. If you pop over to my* website*- I am having a SALE on ready-to-ship items. I have lots of one-offs and some general stock available ri...
1 month ago
Gunda Stewart

Thinking About Handles - The new year is always a good time to take a look at what you do. See what you like, what you don't like and make some changes. Right now I'm thinking a...
1 month ago
Cousins in Clay

"Cousins in Clay" Seagrove at Bulldog Pottery - "Cousins in Clay" Seagrove, May 31-June 1, 2014, Bulldog Pottery, NC Our Honored Clay Cousins are Dan Anderson and Blair Clemo *"Cousins in Clay"* *May ...
1 month ago
objective clay

Happy New Year! - As I have been working on my calendar for the year it has been overwhelming looking at the year to come as a whole. All the to do lists are already pil...
1 month ago
Christa Assad

The New York Ceramics Fair, Jan. 22-26, 2014 - Excited to be a part of this, thanks to Ferrin Contemporary! New Yorkers and ceramic enthusiasts, print this invitation and present at entrance for one fre...
1 month ago
Clay DISH

Great Article! Fail Fast, Fail Often: How Losing Can Help You Win By Ryan Babineau The Daily Beast - Last Monday, a good friend shared this article on Facebook. As a maker, teacher and arts administrator, this article sums up so much of what I learned in s...
1 month ago
JoAnn F. Axford

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1 month ago
Amy Sanders...................there there pottery

Red Earth exhibit - An exhibit coming up at the Cornelius Arts Center will feature earthenware and stoneware works of mine from January 10-February 28th. The opening is this F...
2 months ago
Rachel Wood Ceramics

Carpo Diem - ...starting from tomorrow! I can't believe it's such a long time since my last post. Time has whizzed by. As I sit and question what on earth I've been do...
2 months ago
Rough Ideas

#21 winter solstice 2013 - Today marks the shortest day of the year. We can focus again on the gentle increase of daylight. Remember, when the light seems short and the chilly air gets...
2 months ago
Glynnis Lessing

Hand-built plates by Kip O’Krongly - Just a few of the women potters of Northfield were able to gather at Kip O’Krongly’s studio this past week to watch her demonstrate how she makes her wonde...
2 months ago
Pottery Blog

Happy Holidays! - The business side of my holiday season is winding down now, and the personal side of the holiday season is revving up for me! I’m giving my self a little ...
2 months ago
Avery Pottery and Tileworks

Etsy Shop Update! - I've been working on listing pots in My Etsy Shop so take a look! There is sill plenty of time for me to get pots shipped out in time for Christmas. Every ...
2 months ago
Michael Hunt and Naomi Dalglish

35. Horse Box SOLD - Animal Box, hand-built, 4.5x2x4.5. local clay, fired in a large thai shaped wood kiln. Return to Exhibition
2 months ago
Julie Crosby Pottery

Stay Calm and Get Free Shipping - So here we are, two weeks before Christmas and things are revving up. If you’re like me and get glassy eyed from the sensation overload of crowded stores a...
2 months ago
Bella Joy Pottery

Ann Arbor Art Center - In September, I received an order from the Ann Arbor Art Center, which was fantastic. It was so large that I had to double check with Amy, the manager of...
2 months ago
barbara donovan

Yet Another Very Small Fundraiser - Hey all. It is time for another very small fundraiser. I hadn't planned to do this now. I wanted to relocate these very small fundraising events to th...
3 months ago
Daniel Johnston Pottery

December Kiln Opening - *Kiln Opening * *December 7th 9am - 5pm* *December 8th noon -5pm* This is the second firing of my new kiln. Here are a few of my favorite pots. ...
3 months ago
Cinderelish

Happy Holidays - [image: http://www.etsy.com/listing/171312709/big-blue-bowl-with-black-and-white?ref=shop_home_active] As many of you may know, I have spent the last year w...
3 months ago
Pottery by Adero

New Cups for the holiday season on Etsy!!! - If you can't make it to Craft Boston this winter follow me at my Etsy Shop, Pottery by Adero Willard . All work is available for purchase, and I will be u...
3 months ago
Euan Craig

EUAN CRAIG EXHIBITION at EBIYA GALLERY, TOKYO - I'd like to inform you of my 20th Anniversary Exhibition at EBIYA BIJUTSUTEN in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. 今年で20回目を迎える、海老屋美術店での個展のご案内をお知らせいたします。 ...
3 months ago
Meagan Chaney Studios

Behind-the-Scenes Video via Artist-Alley - Curious about my clay hand-building process? Or just want to snoop and see what the inside of my studio looks like? The great, local gallery I'm a member o...
3 months ago
Demo Notes

The Ink I Use - Here is the ink I use to do my brushwork in my sketchbook, paper plates, etc. I buy it at the local Penland School Store. But you can find it here.
3 months ago
walking the cow

specialists - “Akin to the idea that time is money is the concept, less spoken by as commonly assumed, that we may be adequately represented by money. The giving of mone...
3 months ago
Patia Davis Pots

- Making has been gathering apace for this Wobage Christmas Exhibition....As the pots get fired, its all now in the lap of the gods!! Please come and join u...
3 months ago
Kelly Lynn Daniels

Grad School Adventures - Excuse the absence, I'm in grad school dontcha know? For the most part I have been posting updates to my Facebook page. I am not entirely certain why I haven...
3 months ago
Charan Sachar: Creative w/ Clay

New Hobby?.... Knitting - It has been a busy year and it continues to be busy and it is at times like this that I feel I need another hobby.... really? The way I see it, when I work...
4 months ago
Poore Pots

soda firing #1 - Today I’m firing the salt/soda kiln here at the Boulder Potters Guild with my friends Lauren McNitt and Cris Conklin. This is the first time I’ve fired a g...
4 months ago
DeBuse-On-The-Loose

Surface Design Workshop - Last weekend I led a workshop at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts investigating surface design on pottery. The course was developed by Linda Arbuckle ...
4 months ago
PHOENIX

INTO THE SUNSET! - HI, ALL MY READERS, WHEREVER YOU MAY BE, THIS IS MY LAST BLOG. I'VE ENJOYED DOING THIS BLOG OVER THE LAST 22 MONTHS. IT GAVE ME A GREAT OPPORTUNITY ...
4 months ago
Jordan Taylor

Grad School Work - [image: Confluence Project] Confluence Project: I have been awarded a seed grant from RISD (Graduate Studies Grant 2013), and site approval from the City...
4 months ago
Michael Mahan

Working Toward another Good Firing - Decorating another large vase for wood firing I've got an upcoming show in Pensacola Florida the first weekend in November. The Great Gulfcoast Arts Fest...
4 months ago
Art of the Pot

AotP + at Southwestern University - We’re honored to be exhibiting at the Sarofim School of Fine Arts at Southwestern University. The show opens Thursday 10/10 with a reception from 4:30pm u...
4 months ago
Object Focus: The Bowl

Video Bowl: Geoffrey Mann, (UK), Cross-Fire, Natural Occurrence... - *Video Bowl: **Geoffrey **Mann*, (UK), *Cross-Fire, Natural Occurrence Series*, 2010, 1:39 minutes *Video Bowl,* a component of *Object Focus: The Bowl, ...
5 months ago
An old handyman's hobby and life. 爺っちゃんの道楽と生きざま

Shigaraki Shiho Kanzaki's new vase. 新信楽花入 - Hello, everybody!I would show you my Shigaraki flower vase on the blog.You can see the detail of my Shigaraki flower vase from now.This style is difference...
5 months ago
a potter's archive

Julia Galloway's Library of Cups -
5 months ago
Linda Arbuckle Blog

First Slip-stencilled Cups! - I’m off tomorrow to the American Pottery Festival at Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis. I’ll talk with MN potter Kip O’Krongley about her use of a die cutt...
5 months ago
Clay+Art+Travel

It's been a while... - ...since I last posted to the blog. Not sure why exactly, except to say that travel and then the start of school seemed to dominate the daily landscape. ...
5 months ago
Julia Walther - rolling weblog

Oversensitive - "...I'm very sensitive and, you know, my parents used to say, John, you're oversensitive. And, you know, you know what I can say to them now or what I said...
6 months ago
Brad Tucker Pottery

From The Most Recent Firing - Here are just a few pictures I took of some pots I unloaded on August 8th. Teapot with incised lines and layered ash glazes and slips ...
6 months ago
Cynthia Guajardo: Colorado Art Studio

By: Sarah Regan Snavely » Darn bunnies (continued). - [...] Cynthia, you had it [...]
8 months ago
The Stoneware Blog

The Baynham Money Bank - Figure 1: The Baynham money bank The area used by the City of Augusta to dump its trash throughout the past several centuries, until the early ...
8 months ago
The Casting Floor

Looking Back (and up, and forward, etc.) - I finally got copies of the pictures that Kohler took before the end of the residency. If you look at these photos and at the computer model (previous post...
9 months ago
we swim with the fishes

An unsmooth travel debacle smoothed out by Design Sponge - Right now I should be having a cuppa with friends in Dublin, Ireland. Instead I had a more typical stand-by ticket kind of day with much travel hiccups...
9 months ago
MATT GRIMMITT - SLIPWARE POTTERY

The most effective online payday loans - The great half concerning trying over internet for loans of this nature is that you just are ready to compare lenders before applying. they're all out ther...
10 months ago
windy ridge pottery

Clay in May at Windy Ridge Pottery - Hi Everyone, Don't be fooled into thinking our absence from blogging has meant we haven't been in the studio. We just finished our spring firing, and have ...
10 months ago
Eleanor Hendriks: StudioÉLAN

A Fun Little Fairy House Box - by Eleanor Hendriks Soft slab construction Fairy House Box -yes the roof/lid is removable! Funny little window Out of focus eye stalk/ chimne...
10 months ago
Blog - Ron Philbeck Pottery

Video of Latest Pots - Hi Folks, It's been awhile. I shot a video last night after I unloaded my kiln. I am really loving the work I'm making right now. Have a look at the v...
10 months ago
MUDHEART POTTERY BLOG

Pots, my trusty mate, the dog & my inspirational beach - Big week bisque/glaze and I feel like a potter again. The kiln worked well but climbed a little too high in the soak so where there should have bee...
10 months ago
Thrown Together

Meet Ron Philbeck - Ron Philbeck started making pots in 1992 after he returned to his home town of Shelby, NC. For the most part, he benefitted from lots of help from other ...
11 months ago
The Matter Factory

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11 months ago
Centering

Bowls part 3 - I have known Shawn Ireland for a long time and I love his concentration on Italian folk forms. I had initially been drawn to him by his paintings, his ski...
11 months ago
Benjamin Gufford Pottery

Benjamin Gufford Pottery - Benjamin Gufford Pottery
11 months ago
Today, Not @ St. Earth

a postscript - “Thank you to the sun, I owe you one.” – lou shoes & sweaters ∞ Dear Michael, Ron, Brandon & Kyle, It was great meeting you face to face, getting to know y...
1 year ago
Wecome to the Potluck |

cedar plank salmon - spicy cedar plank salmon
1 year ago
Suite One Studio

- Jeweled and Gem What do you think of my new jewel toned glazes? They're pretty luscious aren't they? Or at least thats what comes to my mind when I look ...
1 year ago
My Old Kentucky Blog

Ruval - Burn Studio Residency - Burn studios residency by Ruval on Mixcloud
1 year ago
DIRT

Adjustable Heights - In a recent article for the February issue of Ceramics Monthly, I discuss one of my most useful tools in my studio, my adjustable height work table. To vi...
1 year ago
Mike's Pots

Blogsy Test - [image: Posted with Blogsy]Posted with Blogsy
1 year ago
Gary's third pottery blog

garyrith -
1 year ago
Andrew Langille Pottery

Second Annual Open Studio Sale - Hey folks, I hope to see you here!
1 year ago
clark woodfired pottery//the forge studio

New Works - These pieces will be exhibited in the upcoming show Lee and I are participating in, at Gallery 78, in Fredericton, NB. River of Fire: Wood Fired Pottery o...
1 year ago
Glaze Tectonics

Deciding what to do - I started blogging about these platters a while ago, as a way of introducing folks to more work from this series. Unfortunately, readership is non-existant...
1 year ago
Clay Craft

Svend Bayer ‘Large Jar (334)’ | Goldmark - Svend Bayer ‘Large Jar (334)’ | Goldmark:
1 year ago
farmin on the ground

- Sorry to miss last week,just had a busy one.Fall smells are in the air,that vaguely tannic odor that lingers in the cool shadow of trees,where the temperat...
1 year ago
Kyle Carpenter Studio Pottery

Treasure map - "Zella" 12 year old Jack Russell
1 year ago
East Fork Pottery

350 degrees -
1 year ago
Wrestling with Garth

Post # 7: Wrestling with Glenn, part 2: Industry and Craft - My intention here is not to pick on Glenn Adamson, but his willingness to call factory produced objects like slip cast diner mugs and toilets *craft*has s...
1 year ago
Karin Eriksson: Karin's Style Blog

the best impression - Fika at the summer house. During the weeks when I’m in the shop I meet so many people, södermalm where my shop is located seems inundated with tourists. Fr...
1 year ago
Among the artists

Things I learned from my grandfather - I know these blog things are supposed to be all light and airy. I know I shouldn't whine on any sort of public forum. I know I'm being indulgent, but a g...
1 year ago
MudStuffing Sketchbook

Clay 360: Day 20: Yell Fire! -
1 year ago
Dean and Martin Pottery

In the studio... - We have been working on new forms and designs for the spring season. As for my work I have been using Starworks Okeewemee Medium clay for my thrown and a...
1 year ago
Melt My Heart

Studio: Preparing for Art of the Pot -
1 year ago
350 reasons quilt

The quilt has a new home! - Hello friends, We've created a new home on the web for the 350 Reasons quilt. You can read all about the quilt, and see the gallery of squares (in progress)...
1 year ago
Jen Mecca's Pottery Blog

So much to say...but so little time.. - This Saturday and Sunday the Thrown Together crew will be having their Spring sale. From what I've seen of all my fellow "pottery pals" ....they'll have so...
1 year 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. ...
2 years ago
Mashiko Pottery.

Kintaro's Ride in Mashiko - [image: Posted by Picasa]
2 years 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...
2 years 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...
2 years ago
Heidi Fahrenbacher: Bella Joy Pottery

Blog moved - The blog has moved to Bella Joy Pottery Come check out the new blog! Thanks, Heidi
2 years 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.
2 years ago
Kathy Lin: Zen and Art of Potter's Wheel Maintenance

Works of 小光＠ -
2 years 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...
2 years ago
Mountain House Studios

Manfaat Anti Aging Dari Latihan Peregangan | Mengapa Otot peregangan? - Dalam program latihan banyak, baik itu angkat berat untuk membangun dan mengencangkan otot atau latihan cardio vaskular untuk meningkatkan stamina dan unt...
2 years ago
ceramic focus

for inspiration - lovely glasswork artist, anna torfs
3 years 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 ...
3 years 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....
3 years 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...
3 years ago
My Favorite Cups

Karl Borgeson - [image: Karl Borgeson] at Schaller Gallery website
3 years 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...
3 years 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...
3 years 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...
3 years ago
Chrys Bonnay-Lewis

Artist Statement & Bio - Artist Statement: It is my Grandmother’s ladylike traditions that influence my current body of work. She had a penchant for beautiful objects and set an e...
3 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...
4 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...
4 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...
4 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...
4 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...
4 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...
4 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...
4 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...
4 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 ...
5 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...
5 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...
5 years ago
Gone2pot's Weblog

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5 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...
5 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...
5 years ago
Journal - Diana Fayt

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Saturday, March 6, 2010

NC Potters Conference