When Architecture and Red Clay Have a Baby with Marc Digeros

Rachel DonnerApril 2, 2016

The utility of architecture and clay have long gone hand in hand. Some potters have taken inspiration from the hard lines and angular planes that surround us in...

Taking Clay Craftsmanship to the Next Level with Shawn Spangler

Rachel DonnerApril 1, 2016

In the digital age, potters can create completely handmade objects while taking inspiration and imagery from the industrial and digital technologies that are be...

Lindsey Hampton Shows Us Why Non-potters are Actually Better at Pottery

Justin CroweMarch 31, 2016

Lindsey Hampton is a designer who makes pottery - think hipster boutique production dinnerware. The forms are unrefined and amateur and the clay is the typical ...

A Quote By Ceramic Artist Dan McCarthy

Justin CroweMarch 29, 2016

Learn more about Dan McCarthy’s sarcastic ceramic art in CAN’s feature article HERE!...

Meet Dan McCarthy, A Rare Potter Who Made a Life in the Fine Art World

Justin CroweMarch 25, 2016

Dan McCarthy is one of the rare potters who has made a life in the fine art world – like an ugly duckling raised by a pack of wolves. The work is proudly anti-c...

Learn to Create Elegant Utility with Courtney Murphy

Rachel DonnerMarch 22, 2016

How can pottery be both very detailed and extremely simple in form and surface? An answer to this question can be derived from examining Courtney Murphy's pots....

Japanese Potter Norikazu Oe Collaborates with Earth and Fire

Justin CroweMarch 16, 2016

Following the traditional Japanese aesthetic, Norikazu Oe creates refined, minimal pots that are a true collaboration between maker and material. Nothing in Oe'...

Simplicity and Subtlety in Clay with Adam Gruetzmacher

Rachel DonnerMarch 15, 2016

Ceramic as a medium has such an extensive history that it can be difficult to separate oneself from historic forms, surfaces, materials, and firing techniques a...

Guest Blogging With Musing About Mud

Rachel DonnerMarch 14, 2016

We are very excited to announce that Ceramic Artists Now and Musing About Mud have teamed up! Carole Epp has graciously allowed us to take over Monday Morning E...

See 16 Contemporary Ceramic Artists in “Pour it Up” at Red Lodge Clay Center

Justin CroweMarch 12, 2016

  The newest exhibit at Red Lodge Clay Center is a survey of 16 working ceramic artists touching on a range of ideas including history, function, and co...

Learn How Doug Peltzman’s Pots Reintroduce Familiar Imagery into the World

Justin CroweMarch 11, 2016

Within Doug Peltzman's Pottery is a sense of comfort unique to the 21st-century. The New York artist takes in contemporary visual culture, abstracts it, and the...

A Quote by Ceramic Artist Doug Peltzman

CAN EditorMarch 11, 2016

Learn more about Doug Peltzman’s playful ceramic art in CAN’s feature article HERE!    ...

Functional Clay Textiles with Adero Willard

Rachel DonnerMarch 9, 2016

Potter's are makers by nature, which means they do so much more with their hands than just work with clay. Activities such as cooking, gardening, clothing makin...

Japanese Pottery by Takeshi Omura Gives Soul to Modern Tableware

Justin CroweMarch 8, 2016

Modern production dinnerware can be SO slick, embodying supreme functionality and the perfect frame to show off your beautiful meal... but it always feels like ...

Learn How to Pixelate Your Pottery with Shane Weaver

Rachel DonnerMarch 3, 2016

Often in ceramics we see potters draw imagery from flora and fauna or the abstract and non-representational to decorate their surfaces. Shane Weaver's functiona...

Learn About Being Playful in Pottery with Amanda Dobbratz

Rachel DonnerMarch 1, 2016

Commonly, potters who focus heavily on surface design come to the realization that they are more interested in being painters than ceramicists. The opposite is ...

Simplicity & Thoughtfulness in Utility with Jess Carter

Rachel DonnerFebruary 24, 2016

Knowing when it is best to use neutral tones and simple shapes during pottery making is a difficult art to master. Jess Carter has a clear sense of style that i...

Collaging the Ceramic Surface with Lydia Johnson

Rachel DonnerFebruary 23, 2016

Striking a balanced marriage between three-dimensional objects and two-dimensional designs can often be a challenging endeavor. A playful balance between dimens...

Jennifer Allen creates Handmade Nourishment at Schaller Gallery

Justin CroweFebruary 22, 2016

At Jennifer Allen's new exhibition titled Handmade Nourishment at Schaller Gallery you will witness a new level of refinement for the seasoned potter. Allen is ...

Learn How to Combine Cultures With Yoko Sekino-Bove

Rachel DonnerFebruary 18, 2016

Yoko Sekino-Bove has made a hobby out of translating one culture's language into another, using her limited vocabulary unite them. This hobby inspired her ceram...