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Experience Logan Wall’s Vision-Bending Geometric Pottery Designs

Rachel DonnerMarch 11, 2018

Logan Wall is a ceramic designer who focuses on playful handcrafted geometric pottery. She earned her BFA from the University of North Florida in 2015 and has s...

Brent Pafford’s Salt-handled POPJCTs Slowly Erode and Dry the Skin with Each Touch

Rachel DonnerMarch 2, 2018

In modern society, most young people can no longer be represented by a woodfired mug in the classic country potter style. We need something with bling, charm, a...

Lindsay Rogers Negotiates a Profound Collaboration Between Meals and Pots

Rachel DonnerFebruary 22, 2018

Like churning your own butter or baking your own bread, there is often something magical about truly making things from scratch. This self-made satisfaction is ...

Find Out How Mike Gesiakowski Explores Degrading Memories Through Ceramics

Justin CroweJune 30, 2016

Mike Gesiakowski is a ceramic artist taking on big ideas through pottery. His work explores passing time and its relationship to the moment that we as individua...

Learn How to Layer Vessels on Vessels with Ashley Young

Rachel DonnerMay 29, 2016

A vessel is defined as a hollow container and in the human experience, we are constantly shifting between the use of various vessels. There are the daily ritual...

Quote From Ceramic Artist Joe Pintz

Rachel DonnerApril 14, 2016

Learn more about Joe Pintz in our full-length post HERE!!...

Secret Subtleties in Precise Pots by Melissa Mencini

Rachel DonnerApril 13, 2016

Many potters also make sculptural work and it can be quite obvious that both the sculptures and pots came from the same hand. Melissa Mencini makes crisp pots w...

Strict Utility Gives Meaning to Pottery by Joe Pintz

Rachel DonnerApril 12, 2016

Joe Pintz bases both his functional pots and his sculptural objects on everyday, hands-on usable items. This translates into his pottery by way of extremely sim...

A Quote From Artist Shawn Spangler

Rachel DonnerApril 7, 2016

Learn more about Shawn Spangler in our full-length post HERE! ...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Pottery

Experience Logan Wall’s Vision-Bending Geometric Pottery Designs

Download Our FREE Guide to the Top 10 Pottery Exhibitions at NCECA 2018

Justin Donofrio’s Pottery Keeps us Conscious of How We Move Through the World

Design

Experience Logan Wall’s Vision-Bending Geometric Pottery Designs

See Su Nao Home’s Stunning Black Glaze That Changes Over Time

A Modern Tea Set Design Reimagining Korean Tea Ceremony Rituals

Art

Nick Weddell Uses Familiarity as a Tool to Deconstruct What You Believe In

Jessika Edgar’s Ceramic Art Puts Threatening Feelings in Protective Bubbles at Santa Fe Clay

See Sarah Pschorn’s Ceramic Art Running From Expectations

Exhibitions

Cyber-connected ClayScope Exhibition Launches with Support from Twitter

AKAR’s Yunomi Invitational Isn’t about TeaBowls… It’s WAY more Interesting

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

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Experience Logan Wall’s Vision-Bending Geometric Pottery Designs

Brent Pafford’s Salt-handled POPJCTs Slowly Erode and Dry the Skin with Each Touch

Lindsay Rogers Negotiates a Profound Collaboration Between Meals and Pots

Find Out How Mike Gesiakowski Explores Degrading Memories Through Ceramics

Learn How to Layer Vessels on Vessels with Ashley Young

Quote From Ceramic Artist Joe Pintz

Secret Subtleties in Precise Pots by Melissa Mencini

Strict Utility Gives Meaning to Pottery by Joe Pintz

A Quote From Artist Shawn Spangler

Taking Clay Craftsmanship to the Next Level with Shawn Spangler

Learn to Create Elegant Utility with Courtney Murphy

Simplicity and Subtlety in Clay with Adam Gruetzmacher

Learn How to Pixelate Your Pottery with Shane Weaver

Learn About Being Playful in Pottery with Amanda Dobbratz

Simplicity & Thoughtfulness in Utility with Jess Carter