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Clay Blog Review: February 2013

March 1, 2013 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz Leave a Comment

Highlighting the best in pottery blogging each month. In case you missed something!

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The Can’t Miss

Carole Epp shoots a video of Ben Carter @ Red Lodge Clay Center. He’s decorating:

Gary Jackson shares his process for making New Stamps and then tries a Kieffer inspired stamp technique.
DirtKicker Pottery Throws Pitchers and adds Spouts and Handles.
Dick Lehman explains some of his figurative work and shares a museum’s worth of finished pots.

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Clay Blog Review: January 2013

February 3, 2013 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 3 Comments

Welcome 2013! Here you’ll find the first Clay Blog Review of the year. For new readers, this monthly column lists the most interesting, inspiring, or educational information from blogs by potters and ceramic artists. (If you haven’t checked it yet, see the top pottery blogs of 2012.)

Clay Blog Review January 2013

The Can’t Miss

A new section for a new year that includes the “best” posts of the month (in the humble opinion of one guy).

Molly Hatch shares her Process: House Numbers.
Whynot Pottery Blog has a series of images: Throwing a small lid.
Patricia Bridges shares 6 Tips on Stencils.
Lori Watts presents a stacking jars tutorial: Part 1, Part 2.
Gary Jackson gives us Twelve Tricks to Avoid Simple Round Bowls (not that there’s anything wrong with simple round bowls), makes New Stamps, and considers WWKKD?
Emily Reason shares some clips of Beth Kendall working with soft slabs at the Red Lodge Clay Center: Part 1, Part 2.
John Britt makes a video: Glazing a Plate (idea to implimentation to variation).
Carol Epp shares a video of Ben Carter decorating pots at the RLCC:

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Clay Blog Review: December 2012

January 1, 2013 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz Leave a Comment

The last CBR to cap off 2012! Thanks for reading and/or contributing over the past year. Be on the lookout for the Top Pottery Blogs of the Year… coming soon.