Clay Blog Review: July 2017

Welcome to the Clay Blog Review, where we will look at the past month’s best pottery blogging. Thanks for supporting this site and all the great blogs below.

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The Can’t Miss

What were the “must read” pottery blog posts during the past month?

• John Bauman: Steamin’
• fetishghost: Stepping Stones
• fetishghost: BangCock
• Marshall Colman: ATTACHING HANDLES TO MUGS
• Marshall Colman: HOW TO TURN A FOOT-RING ON A BOWL
• Sparano Arts » Feed: If one wall is good, 2 are better?
• Gary Jackson: Bowls On Purpose… With a Decorative Flair
• Pottery Making Blog: 12 Tips for Making Pots
• Rachel Dorn: Recycling a Large Batch of Clay without a Pugmill
• Sparano Arts » Feed: How to close a shape, but more importantly why!
• Glynnis Lessing: Wedging: it’s not about air bubbles!

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Process and Technique

What do pots look like during the process and how are they made?

• Gary Jackson: Textured Tiles
• Linda Starr: Replenishing Pendant Supplies
• John Bauman: Living Still
• Courtney Martin: New platter, work in progress. #courtneymartinpottery #
• Tony Clennell: Man Talk
• Gary Jackson: Accents
• Gary Jackson: Mugs : Another Batch
• Kim Murton: Painting lips, beards and eyes
• Rachel Dorn: Patriot Bulbs in Progress
• Tony Clennell: Born to be Wild
• Tony Clennell: Easy Money
• Marshall Colman: THE RIGHT METHOD FOR POTTERY MAKING

• Jenni Ward: Catching Up with Multiple Works in Progress
• Big Ceramic Store: Upright Pottery Spoon Rest Project
• Rachel Dorn: Texturing Pods
• Gary Jackson: Even Less Than “Basic” Bowls
• Tony Clennell: Coffee Culture
• Claying Thoughts: Clay Pyramid Lamp
• Tony Clennell: All Gawds Little Creatures
• Kim Murton: In the studio today
• Whynot Pottery: Last week it was
• Big Ceramic Store: Barn Swallows For The Wall
• Gary Jackson: Mugshot Monday

Tips and Technical

How can I become a more efficient or knowledgeable potter?

• Rachel Dorn: Text on Bulbs and Mugs
• Sparano Arts » Feed: Plates, done quickly and simply
• fetishghost: SAG Cone 6-7 Shino
• Liz Crain Ceramics: An E-Mail With Everything I Know About Cold Finishes
• Sparano Arts » Feed: Everyone loves a chip n’dip
• Handbuilder’s Magazine » Free Blog Category Feed: Clay Tools Storage DIY Solution
• Porcelain By Antoinette Badenhorst – Blog Details: Differences  between various kinds of  porcelain.

Finished Work

Where can I see inspiring pottery?

• Linda Starr: Leaf Pendant Tic Tac Toe
• meesh’s pottery: Seeing Stars
• Shaun Hall’s Raku Ceramics Blogspot: More Chawans
• Barb Rogers: The Monarchs were hiding
• andy priestman: Photo
• CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | Paola Paronetto’s ‘Cartocci’ Sculptures of Paper + Clay
• Nell Hazinski Ceramics: June Nerikomi Workshop Pots
• CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Spotted | Drunken Cannonball! Tricky Ceramics, Spiral Vessels and more!
• Tony Clennell: Free Hot Dog
• Earth Work: Further developments with texture
• fetishghost: Before and After
• Rachel Dorn: Fun with Decals
• Blog – Clay By Laura: RFP = Request For Pottery!
• CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Design | Hella Jongerius Exhibition ‘Breathing Colour’ Explores ‘Unstable’ Color
• Barb Rogers: Stained bust of Kali
• Barb Rogers: Tiny Vases
• Courtney Martin: Place setting. #courtneymartinpottery #placesetting #pl
• Emily Schroeder Willis: Show is up!
• BHClaysmith – Atom: Finished Frustum Cups
• John Bauman: First Firing For Minnesota
• Whynot Pottery: Just a few tiles
• CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Auction | Featured Item! Daniel Johnston’s Stunning Large Lidded Vessel
• John Bauman: Getting Ready
• Gary Jackson: Stamped Porcelain Vases : ArtReach Fundraiser
• HaldeBlog: Five HaldeCraft Yarn Bowl styles
• Céramique d’art – RSS: Saladier et pichet, tournés, fait main
• Dawn Whitehand: Come See What I Have Been Up To In The Studio!
• Fetishghost Studios: Sunday Weekly Ketchup 
• Barb Rogers: Pale flowers and leaves
• Blog – Clay By Laura: Lagniappe – A Little Something Goes A Long Way
• Shaun Hall’s Raku Ceramics Blogspot: Flawed gems
• CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | A Psychoanalysis, Brad Miller’s ‘Stones & Object Relations Theory’
• CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Pop-Up Shop | Arnie Zimmerman on Being the Artist in the Factory
• Naomi Linehan: Personalisation (Ceramic clouds)
• (title unknown): And the most current firing…
• CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | Universal and Sublime: The Vessels of Magdalene Odundo
• HaldeBlog: Five current HaldeCraft mugs
• Céramique d’art – RSS: Poterie d’art
• Barb Rogers: Summertime joy
• Whynot Pottery: Firing in July
• Lori Buff: Chun Blue Mug

Thoughts

What can I ponder while making pottery and ceramic art?

HaldeBlog: Lessons Learned
John Bauman: Orchard Talk

Interviews and Podcasts

What do potters have to say?

• The Potters Cast: A Lovely Story of Life with Clay | Pippin Drysdale | Episode 332
• Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast: 186: Jessica Brandl on the influence of Gothic novels and dark humor
• The Potters Cast: Frank is a Man I Need to Thank | Frank James Fisher | Episode 333
• Handbuilder’s Magazine » Free Blog Category Feed: Developing Fresh Pottery Ideas Is Part of Your Ceramics Work
• The Potters Cast: Saying “I Belong” as an Artist | Lisa McGrath | Episode 334
• Blog – objective clay: A conversation between Emily Schroeder Willis & Shawn Spangler
• The Potters Cast: “Live With Your Work” | Marina Temkin | Episode 335
• Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast: 187: Red Star Resident panel extravaganza with Olsen, Daniels, Iyoda, Connell and Lin
• The Potters Cast: “Follow That Lead” | Betsy Williams | Episode 336
• Bella Joy Pottery: Kalamazoo Lively Arts-Bella Joy Pottery
• Bella Joy Pottery: CraftSanity Podcast-Bella Joy Pottery
• The Potters Cast: Old Dog Learning New Tricks | Brad Miller | Episode 337
• Kristen Kieffer: Potter of the Month
• The Potters Cast: Pivoting to Clay | Courtney Murphy | Episode 338
• The Potters Cast: Firefighter Turns Potter | Frank Nemick | Episode 339
• Blog – objective clay: A conversation between Jen Allen & Emily Schroeder Willis

Opportunities

What’s out there for potters?

• Handbuilder’s Magazine » Free Blog Category Feed: Incredible Pottery Seminar, Cheap!
• Clay Club: Call for artists for “Cups in Common” exhibition at Clayworks in Charlotte
• Bungart Studios: Brush Making Workshop

The Rest

What else do potters blog about?

• CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | The Berlin Painter Lands First Solo Show – Thousands of Years Later
• Handbuilder’s Magazine » Free Blog Category Feed: Finding Pottery Ideas and Inspiration
• Whynot Pottery: July 2017
• Jose Maria Mariscal: Shoji Hamada- Shinsaku Hamada- Tomoo Hamada
• CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: The WHY Question | Delving into the Disappearance of the UK’s Ceramics Ed Programs
• Tony Clennell: 3 certain ways to lose money

Until today the 3 sure ways to lose money were-

1.     Gambling is probably the quickest.

2.     Women probably the most pleasurable.

3.     Wood firing pottery probably the most certain.

• Gary Jackson: Handmade Pottery Aprons
• Clay Club: Recap: July Clay Club at Andy Palmer’s studio in Bakersville
• Carol Clarkson: Taking Inventory of Your Artwork
• Carol Clarkson: Get Busy, Start Creating
• Tony Clennell: Hand Job
• Tony Clennell: Going out on a limb
• CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: NewsFile | Crusty Protestors, NEA Moolah, Subversive Ceramics and more!
• zephyrvalleypottery: I’m down with O.P.P!