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Have Fun Using Pots with Didem Mert’s Humor-infused Ceramic Design

Rachel DonnerJune 24, 2016

Humans are often intrigued by slight abnormalities in their surroundings; not the glaringly obvious, but the subtly strange. Didem Mert's ceramic design falls i...

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...

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...

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...

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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