Sawdust & Dirt

a pottery blog by north carolina potter michael kline

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 Don Pilcher
"About Time"
"So I've Concluded..." 
"Back by Popular & Unpopular Demand"
"Criticism"
"Put In My Place"
 
Ellen Denker
Back @cha, Shapiro (and Adamson by association)
Binns, Alfred, and the Development of Studio Ceramics in America
Anna Potters Delivered “Sermons in Stoneware”
Temperance-minded Potters
Book Review: Salt-Glazed Stoneware in Early America
Karen Karnes: A Chosen Path
 

Mark Shapiro
A Parochial Mess? The End of Something? 
2010 NCECA Report: Ezra Shales and Keytexts 
2010 NCECA Report: Glenn Adamson Pt. 1 
2010 NCECA Report: Glenn Adamson Pt.2 
1990 essay excerpt 
A Chosen Path

  

Martin Tatarka
Summer Reading: Dave The Potter

Simon Levin
Love Handles
Dinosaurs
Boxing
Rabbits
Just Add Grog
NCECA 2011: Conference Prep
NCECA 2011: From The Floor
NCECA 2011: Senior Moment
Plankin' (video)
Dedication (video)

Terry Gess
Take, Make, or Break

 









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    1 day ago
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    2 days ago
  • Nice Cup Bro!
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  • evidence
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  • my mama's table
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    3 days ago
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    4 days ago
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    4 days ago
  • Tracey Broome Pottery
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    5 days ago
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    5 days ago
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  • Paine Falls..........
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    5 days ago
  • This Week At St. Earth
    May 19th, 2013 - time's up!
    6 days ago
  • Willow Ave Pottery & Homestead
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    6 days ago
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  • The Casting Floor
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    1 week ago
  • Past Imperfect, The Art of Inventive Repair
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  • Tossing Ashes
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    1 week ago
  • walking the cow
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  • barbara donovan
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    1 week ago
  • Christa Assad
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    1 week ago
  • Lucy Fagella Pottery
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    1 week ago
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    1 week ago
  • Steven Colby: potter
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    1 week ago
  • Molly Hatch Ceramics
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    1 week ago
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    1 week ago
  • Little Wren Pottery
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    1 week ago
  • Michael Mahan
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    1 week ago
  • Joy Tanner Pottery
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    1 week ago
  • Lissa Hunter
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    1 week ago
  • Sofia's Dad's Pots
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    1 week ago
  • Around and About with Bulldog Pottery
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    1 week ago
  • Kelly Lynn Daniels
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    2 weeks ago
  • FetishGhost's Secret Studio
    Richard Serra on challenging artistic tradition -
    2 weeks ago
  • Cynthia Guajardo: Colorado Art Studio
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    2 weeks ago
  • Courtney Martin Pottery
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    2 weeks ago
  • Hannah McAndrew - slipware potter
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    2 weeks ago
  • MATT GRIMMITT - SLIPWARE POTTERY
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    2 weeks ago
  • Matthew Blakely
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    2 weeks ago
  • Katie Parker: New Work
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    2 weeks ago
  • BPracticalPottery's Blog
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    2 weeks ago
  • Carolina Arts Unleashed
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    2 weeks ago
  • teapots teapots teapots
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    2 weeks ago
  • support your local potter
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    2 weeks ago
  • Kristen Kieffer
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    2 weeks ago
  • Alazan Ceramics
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    3 weeks ago
  • Cousins in Clay
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    3 weeks ago
  • Poore Pots
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    3 weeks ago
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    3 weeks ago
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    3 weeks ago
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    3 weeks ago
  • Josie Goes to Pot
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    3 weeks ago
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    3 weeks ago
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    4 weeks ago
  • cynthiabringlepottery
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    4 weeks ago
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    4 weeks ago
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    4 weeks ago
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    4 weeks ago
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    4 weeks ago
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    5 weeks ago
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    5 weeks ago
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    5 weeks ago
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    5 weeks ago
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    1 month ago
  • Rough Ideas
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    1 month ago
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    1 month ago
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    1 month ago
  • Ayumi Horie Pottery
    Workshop at the Museum of Contemporary Craft -
    1 month ago
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    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
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    1 month ago
  • The Matter Factory
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    1 month ago
  • Julia Walther - rolling weblog
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    1 month ago
  • Amy Sanders...................there there pottery
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    2 months ago
  • a potter's archive
    Jeff Oestrich @ Schaller Gallery -
    2 months ago
  • Centering
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    2 months ago
  • Benjamin Gufford Pottery
    Benjamin Gufford Pottery - Benjamin Gufford Pottery
    2 months ago
  • Today, Not @ St. Earth
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    2 months ago
  • Wecome to the Potluck |
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    2 months ago
  • pinchpotaday
    Day 59 - Pierced luminary White clay and salmon color clay [image: image]
    2 months ago
  • Suite One Studio
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    3 months ago
  • My Old Kentucky Blog
    Ruval - Burn Studio Residency - Burn studios residency by Ruval on Mixcloud
    3 months ago
  • DIRT
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    3 months ago
  • DeBuse-On-The-Loose
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    3 months ago
  • Brad Tucker Pottery
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    4 months ago
  • Patia Davis Pots
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    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
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    5 months ago
  • The Stoneware Blog
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    5 months ago
  • Andrew Langille Pottery
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    6 months ago
  • Euan Craig
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    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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