Sawdust & Dirt: July 2011

The S/D Blog Roll

Dan Finnegan - Studio Pottery

Building a Kiln - A story has to start some where and this one starts in early March when Kevin Crowe and I arrived at the Penland School of Crafts to meet the 17 students ...
3 hours ago

musing about mud

Fueled by Wood @ Trax Gallery - Top L to R: Judith Duff, Jack Troy, John Dix, Nick Schwartz Bottom L to R: Judith Duff, Nick Schwartz "FUELED by WOOD" Through June 14, 2013 *JOHN DIX, J...
4 hours ago

Whynot Pottery Blog

Cream and - Sugar Pitchers and.......something new. 2 Piece large jar With lid... I feel a beer coming on, You? M
5 hours ago

m Kline

Tankard with wax resist painting just dipped in white slip (at... - Tankard with wax resist painting just dipped in white slip (at Kline Pottery)
10 hours ago

Gwyneth's Full Brew

Last Chance to See Families/Cities SHIFT at Susan Teller Gallery - *Cups of the Day #122* *Mixed Media on upcycled paper coffee cups * *Individual cups from "An Immigrants Dream of Home"* *at Susan Teller Gallery, For Ideas...
11 hours ago

Beats of Grimm's Studio

The Artist's Journey - Have you ever heard, "So you get to make art all day long....that doesn't sound too hard." ? Making pots or prints or films goes further than hobby. There ...
11 hours ago

Blue Starr Gallery

Image Transfer - Even in a tiny trailer at a campground my mind wanders to thoughts of clay and art. I picked up *The New Book of Image Transfer* at the library which out...
12 hours ago

Object Focus: The Bowl

Circulate: John Gill, An Amazing Bowl - [image: image] I love this wild John Gill bowl. It has a wonderful presence and looks like clouds of color having a conversation. It’s funny little legs el...
12 hours ago

the modern pottery studio

nicecupbro: francesc burgos - nicecupbro: francesc burgos
12 hours ago

Tony Clennell

Big Glaze Job - We're getting ready for take off in the new woodie. Kiln shelves and posts are all kiln washed. The interior of the kiln has been glazed with a wash of 65 ...
14 hours ago

Ceramic Arts Daily

How to Make a Small Simple Pitcher on the Potter’s Wheel - Today we are debuting another one of our DVDs that we shot on location in Bakersville, North Carolina, last summer: *Pouring Vessels: Making and Decorati...
14 hours ago

A plate a day.

1178 - *Artist: Ruan Hoffman*
15 hours ago

Carter Gillies

The Dangerous Inspiration of Icons - I think its probably human nature that we have people in our lives that set examples for us. We are inspired by the lives they lead and do our best to emul...
15 hours ago

Clay+Art+Travel

Cup of the day-20... - Linda Arbuckle
17 hours ago

ang design blog

Gulgong Road Trip pt1... - So here's the start of Gulgong video log, Road Trip baby they just go on and on.... anyhoo heres a few pics around this really old Goldmining town and home...
18 hours ago

Jenny Mendes

Astrid Yskout -
18 hours ago

jbf times

April 22 - Wednesday - Two piece pots - Wednesday I finished two pots by adding accents to them and made another two-piecer, going in a slightly different direction. As usual, I'm not sure where...
21 hours ago

Diving into the clay

art21: “There remains this belief that the work itself can have... - art21: “There remains this belief that the work itself can have an identity that can speak, whether it’s through beauty, or through ugliness, or what...
1 day ago

Fine Mess Pottery

Thursday Inspiration: Laurie Pollpeter Eskenazi - Laurie's vases were my favorites, but she makes all kinds of awesome stuff. Check it out here. Hat tip to Joanna Skolfield of Blarney Stone Pottery.
1 day ago

Michael Hunt and Naomi Dalglish

Akar Show - Our show at the Akar gallery opens on May 31. Make sure to hit up their website, www.akardesign.com, to see all the pieces available (including this one!...
1 day ago

Nice Cup Bro!

Michael Pappas - Michael Pappas
1 day ago

evidence

Stoneware with Black Glaze Korean Joseon Dynasty 15th... - Stoneware with Black Glaze Korean Joseon Dynasty 15th Century - h.17.0 cm This flask expresses an intense composition. The mouth is small and tight...
1 day ago

zen habits

The Little Book of Contentment - ‘He who is contented is rich.’ ~Lao Tzu By Leo Babauta One of the most important things I’ve learned in the last 7 years has been how to find contentment. ...
1 day ago

Gary's third pottery blog

of cowboys, ponies and barns! - GIDDYUP! I post at least once a day, as you know all too well, except for when I don't! I don't think I will bother Friday morning, for reasons that will ...
1 day ago

FIRED UP

A NOTE ON SEVILLE'S CERAMIC TRADITION - This is a large 19th century dish, about 60cm in diameter, from Seville, which was used in the kitchen. It's typical of many dishes of the period, vigor...
1 day ago

my mama's table

thank you food & wine! - for salad course: 10" dinner plate in blue/ivory ocean wave for main course: 11.5" serving platter in beachstone for dessert: 7.5" plate in ivory (pictured...
2 days ago

jeanette zeis ceramics

For the vegans- keychains for (almost) free. - This weekend there is an event in the beautiful city of Portland, OR that I wish I was attending. The Vida Vegan Con. A conference for vegan bloggers. ...
2 days ago

Clay Club

Leach Wheel FOR SALE $600 - This is most likely a Denton Vars treadle wheel, he is Warren Mackenzies brother in law and he built these style wheels for some time. This wheel was pur...
2 days ago

good elephant pottery

The New Kiln's Name - The new kiln landed on my driveway on May 16. On May 18, it was moved into the studio. I wrangled up some free labor to help me [...]
2 days ago

Art Biz Blog

16 Ways to Demonstrate Your Art Has Value - Sometimes we get sloppy and forget that everything we do and say around our work affects how others perceive it. You teach people how to treat you and your...
2 days ago

Charan Sachar: Creative w/ Clay

Making a bust for the first time - As several of you reading my blog know that my work is very influenced by fabrics. I do tend to make something functional and have done my sculptural danc...
2 days ago

An old handyman's hobby and life. 爺っちゃんの道楽と生きざま

My cycling road、Hata to Asamiya. 畑から朝宮への道。 - This road is from Hata to Asamiya.I like this road for my cycling.畑から朝宮への道です。サイクリングロードとして、好きな道です。Click here
3 days ago

Whistle Creek

AS THE KILN COOLS - It has been a little while since I have posted because there hasn't been much to talk about. After Spring Fair, I threw myself into the unexpected task of ...
3 days ago

CLEMENTINA CERAMICS

GOOD FOOD AND WINE SHOW - In an exciting collaboration showcasing the local talents of award winning Quivertree Publications and acclaimed ceramic artist Clementina van der Walt, a we...
3 days ago

Hatchville Pottery

One young woman, one cup, one year at school - My friend Tracey Broome's most recent blog post (go to "A Potter's Life for Me" on the right side of this page) made me smile. Tracey's talented musician/f...
3 days ago

meesh's pottery

Time Warp Tuesday! - Yes, it's none other than potter Gary Rith, when he was living in NH and a member of the NH Potters Guild! Gary does this thing called "Time Warp Tuesday"...
3 days ago

Tracey Broome Pottery

An Important companion - Our kitchen/dining table is probably the most used piece of furniture in our house. I bought this antique English pine farm table before Wesley was born,...
4 days ago

Rachel Wood Ceramics

Back To Blighty - It's weird being back. I feel neither Here nor There. In fact, I think I'd prefer to be There. Flight OZ521 from Seoul, Korea, to Heathrow landed on May 9 ...
4 days ago

Pottery by Adero

Flower arrangement forms - New forms are exciting, but take a long time. Teaching at Holyoke is over this week, so I'm looking forward to time in the studio and in the garden.
4 days ago

Welcome To The Yard

Grad School Week 91 - Gregory Ferrand and David Foster Wallace - * "*Life is a hard thing, full of sweat and pain. Throughout life we work, plan and make strategies to overcome the bleakness of our existence in order to ...
4 days ago

Meagan Chaney Studios

Hard Ware 2013 National Ceramics Exhibition - Honored to be part of such an outstanding exhibit! Opening reception this Friday at the Hill County Arts Foundation. If you're in the Ingram, TX area, pl...
5 days ago

Paine Falls..........

the crap show we call art......... - Warning! A rant is coming and it isn't for the faint of heart. Spending most of my Spring on the road and neglecting my usual Spring activities I've ha...
5 days ago

This Week At St. Earth

May 19th, 2013 - time's up!
5 days ago

Willow Ave Pottery & Homestead

The new girls are here! - It was so exciting! Shearing day was on Friday, as was Alpaca Delivery Day. Sally brought her goats over to be sheared, and while we were shearing the ll...
5 days ago

This Day in Pottery History

Winds of Change - Industrial Revolution era Stoke-on-Trent master potters ruled the world. Their unimaginably ingenious capacity for organization and innovation was matched ...
5 days ago

Pinchpots

San Francisco 2013 - [image: Self portrait - Robert Arneson][image: P1060758][image: P1060754][image: P1060765][image: Calder on the roof terrace][image: Calder interpreted by ...
5 days 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...
6 days ago

Past Imperfect, The Art of Inventive Repair

Porcelain blue & white jug, c.1785 - Chinese porcelain baluster-form hot milk jug with sparrow beak spout, made in the mid to late 18th century during the Qianlong Period (1736-1795). Delicate...
6 days ago

Tossing Ashes

up and over... - ... whew. now, on to the next thing. Hanging Woman: raku, found objects, goldleaf, jute of course, you don't want to hear about all the self-inflicted-ar...
1 week ago

walking the cow

Baby Love - Babies getting some milk-love
1 week ago

barbara donovan

May In The Studio And Rookie Mistakes - oh my barbara..... Phbbbt.....Rookie mistakes have left me with a stupid number of seconds this month. There is crawling, rough edges, and wee bubbles that...
1 week ago

Nine Toes Pottery

Happy Sprummer 2013! - Happy Spring! ...and Summer is just around the corner... It's high time for the Nine Toes Pottery 2013 Sprummer Sale! *You are invited to this year's s...
1 week ago

Pottery Making Blog

Argil Alert Generally Stays Away from Politics - Vote For Your Favorite Emerging Artist A contest by Ceramic Arts Daily (and shared by Carole Epp) lets you pick your favorite emerging artist of 2013. Rock...
1 week ago

objective clay

Potters' Favorite Pots - Potters' Favorite Pots by A. Blair Clemo In September myself and my fellow potters here at Objective Clay had the great fortune to participate in the Ut...
1 week ago

Australian Pottery

Recently added biographies - Here are the biographies I’ve added to the online catalogue since December: Peter Accadia Janet Barriskill Hilda Barron Braemore-Carstens Gabrielle Brunsdo...
1 week ago

Christa Assad

Hess/Assad at artMRKT San Francisco Opening this THURS night - Streetwise 2013, a Collaboration Jessica Hess (hand painted acrylic) and Christa Assad (wheel-thrown porcelain) Represented by: Abmeyer + Wood , artMRKT bo...
1 week ago

Lucy Fagella Pottery

Studio Entrance in Spring - I can show you a photo… but I wish I could somehow fill your sense of smell with the sweet scent of lilacs that permeate my studio entrance. The weather ...
1 week 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...
1 week ago

Steven Colby: potter

‘i want to put it in my mouth…’ - fresh off the road following a wonderful week in Austin, TX. it was a treat to spend time with The Art of the Pot, our hosts, new friends and old & the cit...
1 week ago

Molly Hatch Ceramics

Meet the Maker: Molly Hatch on Apartment Therapy! - Apartment Therapy is one of those iconic blogs that has been adding great content since the beginning. I am honored to be featured today in the "Meet the M...
1 week ago

Art of the Pot

Thank You!!! - [image: thumb] Thank You All! We hope you enjoyed the 2013 AotP Studio Tour as much as we did! We had an amazing group of guest artists this year and your...
1 week ago

Little Wren Pottery

Chai tea loaf - Tea loaf is a really traditional British recipe, sometimes you can find it in cook books as ‘brack’ which is its Irish name. When I was younger I never rea...
1 week ago

Michael Mahan

Tavern Mugs - Tavern Mugs dryingI got a request the other day to make 12 "tavern mugs" for a fundraiser. They want them to hold 16 ounces - a pint. So, I made some of m...
1 week ago

Joy Tanner Pottery

Breaking ground - Well, not quite yet. Studio plans have just begun. It seems a daunting task since we have never built anything before. So getting started is the hard part...
1 week ago

Lissa Hunter

Good Works - There are things that one does not think about until asked. What do you want for Christmas? Who is the best rock’n'roll singer of all time? How do you ...
1 week ago

Sofia's Dad's Pots

Cool May Day… - For my 500th post I’d like to start by kvetching about the endless “special” days… you’ve heard it before, Mother’s day, Derby Day, Memorial Day, Valentine...
1 week ago

Around and About with Bulldog Pottery

Making Pottery in the Bulldog Studio - Bruce Attaching a Handle onto his Pitcher We have been working steadily here at Bulldog Pottery. Many pots made, now to get them dry and load them into the ...
1 week ago

Kelly Lynn Daniels

Art Success! - Tonight finds me super, duper exhausted. For the first time in many years I have taken my brand new soda fired pottery out to a small local art fair. By loc...
1 week ago

FetishGhost's Secret Studio

Richard Serra on challenging artistic tradition -
2 weeks ago

Cynthia Guajardo: Colorado Art Studio

Potential New Studio - Now that I’m working in my studio again, it has become painfully aware to me that I lack sufficient space to make some of the work that I’d really like... ...
2 weeks ago

Courtney Martin Pottery

New Images! - Hi Y’all, I know you’ve been anxiously awaiting images from the last firing, and here they are! plate. serving bowls. diamond mugs. yumoni. You can see m...
2 weeks ago

Hannah McAndrew - slipware potter

Minnesota Pottery Tour - Here I am in the so far sunny and warm lands of Minnesota, specifically the St. Croix Valley. I am here for the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour which happens...
2 weeks 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...
2 weeks ago

Matthew Blakely

To the floor - Making the most of this good weather and am interspersing preparing new clay bodies with more work on the kiln. Here it is.... ......up to floor level in th...
2 weeks ago

Katie Parker: New Work

so close - I don't want to reveal everything just yet... *The Living Room* exhibition opens at the CAC on May 17th.
2 weeks ago

BPracticalPottery's Blog

The Badlands is where I’ve been. - Now can you find Lisa?
2 weeks ago

Carolina Arts Unleashed

Springtime is Time to Hit the Quilt Trails in North and South Carolina - During cooler times we were receiving info about developments in SC’s Quilt Trails. Info on the expansion of the trails in SC comes in spurts, so we tend t...
2 weeks ago

teapots teapots teapots

Roger Michell - A new teapot Swan with Leda by the eminently illustrious Roger Michell
2 weeks ago

support your local potter

Firing Schedule - I posted on facebook awhile back and referenced a new firing schedule and some folks have asked about it. Given that I am sick and have nothing to do I th...
2 weeks ago

Kristen Kieffer

Needlework as Influence - Fashion (from all eras, Elizabethan to Couture) has been a long-time influence for my work. The structure and detail of clothing inspire my own functional ...
2 weeks ago

Alazan Ceramics

Photos from The Spring Show & Sale at The Craft Guild of Dallas - A solution of roughly 6.5 lbs of salt dissolved in nearly boiling water was sprayed into the kiln in increments, primarily through the rear ports located a...
2 weeks ago

Cousins in Clay

David MacDonald - "Cousins in Clay" - Seagrove, NC - June 1 & 2 - *David MacDonald* will be one of our guest clay cousins for this years "Cousins in Clay" at Bulldog Pottery in Seagrove, NC. He is an emeritus professo...
3 weeks ago

Poore Pots

Kid President - I’ve been following the videos and postings of Kid President for a while now. Robby Novak and his brother Brad Montague started making these videos as a fu...
3 weeks ago

jen allen ceramics

Peter Brondz: Potter of the Month - Just off the Seward Highway south of Anchorage, tucked in the woods next to an active salmon stream, you’ll find a hidden gem of a place: Peter Brondz’s po...
3 weeks 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 ...
3 weeks ago

bluegillpottery

Bluegill plates, a new addition to my fish line - Teal/light grey with saffron stripes Dark grey/blue/saffron with red spot Blue/aqua/light grey with red spot Green/saffron Dark grey/greenwith red spot...
3 weeks ago

Josie Goes to Pot

Getting Hacked and Getting Happy - Getting my email account hacked was bad enough but when I logged into this site and saw my blog had been hacked as well that was CRAZY. I wonder where els...
3 weeks ago

Avery Pottery and Tileworks

Before And After - The last post was of pots as they were decorated and being loaded in the kiln, here are some of the same pots finished after the firing! The opening went ...
3 weeks ago

John Bauman

What A Lovely Life! - When I was a potter Had my kick wheel spinning ‘round Pulled my clay straight from the ground Sold pots priced by the pound And life was good When I was a...
3 weeks 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...
4 weeks ago

cynthiabringlepottery

Penland Auction Aug 9-10 ,2013 - My donation for this year . What I think is handy for every kitchen .. Mixing bowl . batter bowl ,colander ,utensil holder ,juicer , butter dish ,salt ce...
4 weeks 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...
4 weeks ago

Bella Joy Pottery

Bella Joy Pottery Sale - Bella Joy Pottery Sale Things have been slow around the studio. I haven’t made anything since early March, but my online store is stocked. So I’m having ...
4 weeks ago

homefry sketchbook

Mermaids, Hula Girls and Glaze Failures... - As most potters know, there is nothing quite as frustrating as opening the lid or unbricking the door of your kiln only to find...dunh,dunh,dunhhh... glaz...
4 weeks ago

Lilith Rockett Ceramics

Hello from the Smithsonian Craft Show! Come see me in booth 204... - Hello from the Smithsonian Craft Show! Come see me in booth 204 if you’re in Washington DC this week.
4 weeks 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...
4 weeks ago

Jeanette Manchester Harris

Return to the Land of Rain - We made it back to the Northwest and I'm finally beginning to wade out of the laundry and to find the beginnings of peace and order. On the way north, our...
4 weeks ago

Julie Crosby Pottery

My Next Event: The Smithsonian Craft Show - Next week, April 25-28, I will be at the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington DC. I am busy packing up the latest kiln load of pots and look forward to sho...
5 weeks ago

A Devonshire Pottery

More pictures from Mashiko - Hello all I took many photographs while I was away, these were all taken at Tomoo Hamada's place. The kiln doesn't have a conventional chimney, it ...
5 weeks ago

Brampton Pottery

My studio - I thought you might like to join me in my pottery today. The studio is bijou so you'll have to squeeze in. Have a peek into the corner! The laptop is jus...
1 month ago

Rough Ideas

daffodil days - This morning driving through Upperville, Virginia I noticed it was time for the daffodil show. I asked a friend who is a member of the garden club if s...
1 month ago

PHOENIX

ANOTHER ULTIMATUM! - TIME TO QUIT! My medical team have again told me that I have to keep off the keyboard! So I regret to announce that this will be my last posting of this bl...
1 month 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 ...
1 month ago

Ayumi Horie Pottery

Workshop at the Museum of Contemporary Craft -
1 month ago

judi's kiln...musings about life in and out of the studio

Tortured by White? Switch to Brown! - After intense torture from my white clay...aka cone 6 porcelain... I am switching back to yummy chewy gooey staining chocolate brown stoneware goodness for ...
1 month ago

this artist's life

temporary hiatus - I have not posted in a while, and I apologize to my loyal readers who keep checking my blog and seeing nothing new. I see you in my stats, and it jabs me w...
1 month ago

Ceramics Now Magazine

Editorial - Issue 2, 2013 - [image: Vasi Hirdo Editor at Ceramics Now Magazine] Although the number of contemporary ceramic artists is relatively small, the capacity of ceramics to ...
1 month ago

The Matter Factory

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1 month ago

Julia Walther - rolling weblog

Blessed Unrest - “There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this express...
1 month ago

Amy Sanders...................there there pottery

Pottery talk - As an artist, one of my favorite things to do is to totally nerd out and talk pots with someone who is equally passionate about them. Well, Ron Philbeck an...
2 months ago

a potter's archive

Jeff Oestrich @ Schaller Gallery -
2 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...
2 months ago

Benjamin Gufford Pottery

Benjamin Gufford Pottery - Benjamin Gufford Pottery
2 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...
2 months ago

Wecome to the Potluck |

cedar plank salmon - spicy cedar plank salmon
2 months ago

pinchpotaday

Day 59 - Pierced luminary White clay and salmon color clay [image: image]
2 months 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 ...
3 months ago

My Old Kentucky Blog

Ruval - Burn Studio Residency - Burn studios residency by Ruval on Mixcloud
3 months 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...
3 months ago

DeBuse-On-The-Loose

How-to: Custom Texture Mats - Anyone who has been to one of my workshops knows how much love I have for craft foam. Not only is it available in bright colors, but you can purchase it...
3 months ago

Brad Tucker Pottery

My Favorite Teapots - Being a tea drinker in the morning I get very attached to the vessel that is going to convey the brew to the cup. These teapots from my collection are part...
4 months ago

Patia Davis Pots

Tile Art - A very interesting Exhibition; and I'm delighted to making tiles to show. **** See our website www.tinsmiths.co.uk for news of events, exhibitions or ...
4 months ago

Mike's Pots

Blogsy Test - [image: Posted with Blogsy]Posted with Blogsy
4 months ago

Euan The Potter

White Christmas - The garden and fields outside the windows are a study in black and white, as I light the wood stove in the early morning gloom. Snow flakes flurry bef...
5 months ago

Gary's third pottery blog

garyrith -
5 months ago

Pottery Blog

how-to: make your own colorful t-shirt with freezer paper stencils - I’ve been busy in the studio this week. Packing up and shipping pots from my Etsy Shop (still having my $5 shipping sale!). Throwing mugs to replenish my v...
5 months ago

The Stoneware Blog

Of Cats and Dogs - It’s a cat and dog thing – which is why something remarkable happened this last weekend at a symposium called “Unmasking the Mysteries of Face Jugs” held a...
5 months ago

Andrew Langille Pottery

Second Annual Open Studio Sale - Hey folks, I hope to see you here!
6 months ago

Euan Craig

AWAITING NEW WORKS! - Thank you for visiting this blog! All of my recent work is current awaiting the start of my exhibition at Ebiya Gallery in Nihombashi, Tokyo, which begins ...
6 months 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...
6 months ago

Cinderelish

- I am excited to have five of my tumblers included in Cup: The Intimate Object VIII at the Charlie Cummings Gallery. The show is live online right now. h...
6 months 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...
7 months ago

Clay Craft

Svend Bayer ‘Large Jar (334)’ | Goldmark - Svend Bayer ‘Large Jar (334)’ | Goldmark:
8 months ago

Jordan Taylor

Clark and DelVecchio Installation - I am honored to have had the opportunity to install this work in the Santa Fe home of Garth Clark and Mark DelVecchio. The installation pictured was comple...
8 months ago

Floydpots

New Pots on ETSY!!! - *I've listed a few new mugs in my ETSY Shop! Take a look!*
8 months 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...
8 months ago

Kyle Carpenter Studio Pottery

Treasure map - "Zella" 12 year old Jack Russell
8 months ago

East Fork Pottery

350 degrees -
9 months 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...
9 months 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...
9 months 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...
10 months 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

JoAnn F. Axford

"How do you do that?????" - *"How do you do that"* is a frequent question I hear at shows and openings of my work. After describing how I throw the forms on the potter's wheel and ...
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. ...
1 year ago

Mashiko Pottery.

Kintaro's Ride in Mashiko - [image: Posted by Picasa]
1 year 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 year 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...
1 year ago

Heidi Fahrenbacher: Bella Joy Pottery

Blog moved - The blog has moved to Bella Joy Pottery Come check out the new blog! Thanks, Heidi
1 year 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.
1 year 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
2 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 ...
2 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....
2 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...
2 years ago

My Favorite Cups

Karl Borgeson - [image: Karl Borgeson] at Schaller Gallery website
2 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...
2 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...
2 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...
2 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...
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...
3 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...
3 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...
3 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!
3 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...
3 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...
3 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 ...
4 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...
4 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...
4 years ago

Gone2pot's Weblog

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4 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

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Sawdust & Dirt

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Mountain Cousins, Aug 26 and 27, Bakersville, NC