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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 ...

Undeniably Beautiful Pots Achieved Through Creative Parameters by Tadamasa Yamamoto

Justin CroweFebruary 27, 2016

American trendy-pottery has an aesthetic - bright, bold, illustrated, high-gloss or bare-clay, with decoration on the bottom. This is all fun and dandy, but whe...

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...

Exploration of Craft & Women’s Work by Katriona Drijber

Rachel DonnerFebruary 16, 2016

Katriona Drijber creates functional pottery focused on combining pattern swatches with animal imagery. She has multiple bodies of work that explore form and sur...

Claire Prenton’s Ornamental Clay Creations Balance Form and Function

Rachel DonnerFebruary 15, 2016

Claire Prenton's ornamental clay creations are highly embellished works that balance the line between form and function. She hand-builds each item before placin...

Learn About the Visual Vocabulary of Joseph Kraft

Rachel DonnerFebruary 14, 2016

Joseph Kraft uses a visual vocabulary to reference drawing and architecture within each piece. He has a diverse body of work that includes functional ceramics, ...

Tom Budzak’s Historically Inspired Pottery Takes on the Human Figure

Justin CroweFebruary 14, 2016

Ceramic artist Tom Budzak creates historically-inspired vessels altered slightly for an out-of-place feel. His large jar forms and floral imagery reference Chin...

Complex Ceramic Forms Created by Deb Schwartzkopf

Rachel DonnerFebruary 11, 2016

Deb Schwartzkopf was born in Seattle, Washington. She recieved her BA focused in ceramics at the University of Alaska where she also worked for several professi...

See Alison Reintjes’ Patterned Pottery Steeped in History

Justin CroweFebruary 10, 2016

Ceramic artist Alison Reintjes is recognized for her focus on small cylindrical forms and tesselating triangular patterns. Her work is influenced by non-western...

Explore Sensual Kitchenware by Gwendolyn Yoppolo

Rachel DonnerFebruary 9, 2016

Ceramic artist Gwendolyn Yoppolo makes functional ceramics in order to bring pause and human connection to our everyday lives. Many of her pieces are made to be...

Learn How Seth Charles Pot’s Embrace Wabi-sabi Philosophy

Justin CroweFebruary 6, 2016

Ceramic artist Seth Charles understands his craft from start to finish. The marks he makes when throwing or attaching handles are done in a calculated way that ...

Enter the Curious World of Ceramic Artist Grace Sheese

Justin CroweFebruary 6, 2016

Grace Sheese's work looks like someone reached into a cartoon world and pulled a chunk into our reality. Her pieces are painting first, and pots second. She cre...

Learn Why Focusing on Just 3 Objects Makes Jana Evans Pottery Outstanding

Justin CroweFebruary 6, 2016

Specialization is the key to being the best at your discipline. Living and breathing just one style, technique, color, texture, or object. This is hard in the r...

Everyday Humor With Playful Contemporary Pottery by Chandra Debuse

Rachel DonnerFebruary 2, 2016

Chandra Debuse first found clay at a community clay studio as a cathartic outlet for her emotionally trying job, at a shelter for abused women and children. As ...

Designs by Emily Schroeder Willis Refocus the Pottery Experience

Justin CroweFebruary 1, 2016

Ceramic artist Emily Schroeder Willis has an acute awareness of subtly - in color, texture, and form - narrowing the focus of the user and encouraging even mor...

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

pottery

Japanese Pottery by Takeshi Omura Gives Soul to Modern Tableware

Learn How to Pixelate Your Pottery with Shane Weaver

Learn About Being Playful in Pottery with Amanda Dobbratz

Undeniably Beautiful Pots Achieved Through Creative Parameters by Tadamasa Yamamoto

Simplicity & Thoughtfulness in Utility with Jess Carter

Collaging the Ceramic Surface with Lydia Johnson

Jennifer Allen creates Handmade Nourishment at Schaller Gallery

Learn How to Combine Cultures With Yoko Sekino-Bove

Exploration of Craft & Women’s Work by Katriona Drijber

Claire Prenton’s Ornamental Clay Creations Balance Form and Function

Learn About the Visual Vocabulary of Joseph Kraft

Tom Budzak’s Historically Inspired Pottery Takes on the Human Figure

Complex Ceramic Forms Created by Deb Schwartzkopf

See Alison Reintjes’ Patterned Pottery Steeped in History

Explore Sensual Kitchenware by Gwendolyn Yoppolo

Learn How Seth Charles Pot’s Embrace Wabi-sabi Philosophy

Enter the Curious World of Ceramic Artist Grace Sheese

Learn Why Focusing on Just 3 Objects Makes Jana Evans Pottery Outstanding

Everyday Humor With Playful Contemporary Pottery by Chandra Debuse

Designs by Emily Schroeder Willis Refocus the Pottery Experience