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Clay Blog Review: April 2017

May 1, 2017 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 1 Comment

Another Clay Blog Review! Below you’ll find the best pottery blogging from the past month. Enjoy!

Clay Blog Review: April 2017

The Can’t Miss

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

  • Pottery Making Blog: Clay Blog Review: March 2017
  • zephyrvalleypottery: Smoothing the rough spots
  • CARTER GILLIES POTTERY: Better pottery through accuracy and precision
  • Big Ceramic Store: Tips For Judging Base Thickness On Thrown Pots
  • Gary Jackson: Surface Decoration With Colored Slips
  • Big Ceramic Store: Slab And Coil Method Large Platters On The Potters Wheel
  • dicklehman: COLLECTED
  • Liz Crain Ceramics: Spouting Off

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Process and Technique

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

  • Gary Jackson: Bisque : Layer By Layer
  • Whynot Pottery: Last week
  • Jenny Mendes: heading towards the wood kiln!
  • Jenni Ward: Work in Progress: Umbels Update
  • Whynot Pottery: Spring is in the air
  • Gary Jackson: A Dirty Dozen
  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | Ben Jackel’s Enormous Ceramic Mortars, Cannons and 100-Ton Gun
  • Gary Jackson: Bowled Over
  • Gary Jackson: Even Less “Basic” Bowls
  • Jose Maria Mariscal: CRYSTALLINE GLAZES- VIDEO OF THE WORKSHOPS

  • Gary Jackson: Spin & Trim
  • Tony Clennell: Bullied, beaten and buggered
  • Big Ceramic Store: Kids Hand Project For Mother’s Day

Tips and Technical

How can I become a more efficient or knowledgeable potter?

  • Marshall Colman: ALCHEMY IN THE CERAMICS STUDIO
  • Big Ceramic Store: Make Your Own Ceramic Toothbrush Holder
  • Lori Watts: Pop Quiz!
  • Erin Carpenter Pottery: Turns out that supermarket produce bags are perfect for wrapping...
  • Carol Clarkson: Terra Sigllatta on Earthenware Clay
  • Carol Clarkson: Michael Sherrill Trimming Tool
  • John Britt Pottery: Francis Frosting cone 05
  • Ariel Bowman Ceramics: Material Research
  • Big Ceramic Store: Finishing Touches For Your Pots
  • Linda Starr: Stone Mountain Clay

Finished Work

Where can I see inspiring pottery?

  • Pots and pieces: NCECA In Review: Portland 2017. National Student Juried Exhibition, OCAC.
  • andy priestman: Photo
  • Barb Rogers: Bee looking for nectar
  • Céramique d’art – RSS: Objets d’art, pièces uniques, fait à la main
  • Linda Starr: Spring Colors and Positive Thinking
  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Spotted | Size Matters, Ceramic Curio, Serpentine Vessels and more!
  • Barb Rogers: Some cheerful cups
  • Gary Jackson: Empty Bowls : “First Slice” Fundraiser
  • Céramique d’art – RSS: Bol grès + Raku
  • John Bauman: Back In The Saddle Again
  • Jan Wallace Pottery: Back to Blogging – Bit of an update
  • Lori Buff: Fish Platter
  • Céramique d’art – RSS: Benoit Pouplard, artiste céramiste
  • Il Vasaio A5f11: Special plant pot 🙂
  • Barb Rogers: Cat and mouse teapot
  • Courtney Martin: Love this collab mug with @jasonbburnett #courtneymarti
  • andy priestman: Photo
  • Barb Rogers: Not your grandmother’s candy dish
  • Céramique d’art – RSS: Boite Raku
  • Kim Murton: Glaze fire
  • Jose Maria Mariscal: TEXTURAS
  • Tony Clennell: The Blood of Christ
  • Caroline in clay: Pottering along
  • Pots and pieces: NCECA In Review: Portland 2017. Concurrent Wood Firing Exhibitions: Ashes & Flux and Great Waves Over the Pacific.
  • Woodseats Pottery » Feed: New Handmade Mugs on Etsy. Copper Green and Light Blue Glazes look Great!
  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Spotted | Dumpster Diving and Candelabras at the Dallas Art Fair, Miart + SP-Arte
  • andy priestman: Photo
  • Whynot Pottery: Yes, they are Blue!
  • Kim Undseth Pottery – RSS: Back on Etsy
  • Shaun Hall’s Raku Ceramics Blogspot: Testing times…
  • Barb Rogers: More Bugs and Flowers !
  • Céramique d’art – RSS: Objet d’art céramique de Jean Couturier
  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | Lei Xue Ceramic Juxtaposition Featuring Looney Tunes
  • Acorn Pottery: the secret life of potters
  • Barb Rogers: Tea Bowls
  • Lori Buff: Dragons At Inman Park Festival
  • ANN TUBBS POTTERY STUDIO: What Comes Out of a Glaze Kiln?
  • Gillian McMillan — Rara Avis: Glaze results

Thoughts

What can I ponder while making pottery and ceramic art?

  • Mea Rhee: Indulgence
  • this artist’s life: grief and creativity
  • Tony Clennell: Living Your Life Generously

Interviews and Podcasts

What do potters have to say?

  • The Potters Cast: A Good Look at Etsy | Karrita Renzelman | Episode 306
  • The Potters Cast: From Professor to Proprietor | Brian Giniewski | Episode 307
  • The Potters Cast: Chillin’ with Justin | Justin Reese | Episode 309
  • The Potters Cast: Lunch With Sculptors | Francoise LeClerc & Michelle Gregor | Episode 310
  • The Potters Cast: The Jonescast is Casting Again | Brian R Jones | Episode 311
  • Courtney Martin: @brianrjones interviewed me for his podcast last week.
  • Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast: 178: Graham Marks on his transition from ceramics to acupuncture
  • The Potters Cast: Making a Glassy Foot | Paul Ide | Episode 312
  • Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast: 179: Live from NCECA- Omnus Terra panel with Garson, Fahey, Wedd and Blume
  • The Potters Cast: A Walk Through the Event | OPA | Episode 313

Opportunities

What’s out there for potters?

  • Carol Clarkson: Artist Residencies with Deadlines
  • Clay Club: Northern Clay Center artist opportunities
  • Carol Clarkson: “Serve It Up 2017” Call for Entries

The Rest

What else do potters blog about?

  • Mea Rhee: Fast-Motion Booth Setup
  • WALLYWARE: Musk-mania 2.0
  • Blog – Clay By Laura: Out With The Old
  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Library | Read C-Folio 1 for FREE: Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran
  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: NewsFile | A Ceramic Playground, a Remarkable Exhibition, Revealing Research and more
  • Liz Crain Ceramics: Thinking Inside the Box
  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Art | Rijksstudio Award – Delft Eyes, Madam Butter Dish, a Soupy Battle Scene and more
  • Dan Finnegan: Firing Ruminations
  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Art | Anton Alverez’s ‘The Extruder’ and its Structured Improvisation

  • Pots and Paint: Setting Up the New Studio
  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Books | Live Form: Women, Ceramics and Community by Jenni Sorkin
  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Video | Easing into the Weekend with Relaxing Studio/Process Videos
  • Tony Clennell: The Last Supper
  • Carol Clarkson: Step Inside My Studio
  • Rachel Dorn: Janice
  • Jenny Mendes:

  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: NewsFile | A Century of Piss, Artist Housing, NEA Rally and more!
  • The Potters Cast: Remembering | Robin Hopper | Episode 308
  • Tony Clennell: Out of the closet
  • NCECA Blog: Robin Hopper Remembered
  • Tony Clennell: Support your local artist’s!
  • inspirations: Journées de Métiers d’Art 2017 à l’ancienne Poterie * Meno amat? dienos 2017 senojoje Keramikos gamykloje
  • NCECA Blog: John Glick Remembered (1938-2017)
  • Stardust Pottery Blog: Cindy’s Hammer Of Ceramic Doom
  • shin shin: Good plan?
  • Big Ceramic Store: The Potter’s Wheel – Which One Is Right For You
  • Kristen Kieffer: Remembering A Mentor: John Glick
  • Tony Clennell: Finding a tear
  • Pots and pieces: Kiln Opening at Mark Hewitt’s Pottery, Firing Elle, Spring 2017
  • Marshall Colman: SHAPING CERAMICS: FROM LUCIE RIE TO EDMUND DE WAAL
  • CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Video | Ceramics Abroad, from Mali to Japan to a Viking Village

  • Whynot Pottery: A little bit of everything
  • Tony Clennell: The Man is in the House
  • Blog – Kara Leigh Ford Ceramics: Two Years earning a living as a Full Time Potter…

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  1. Lori Buff says

    May 4, 2017 at 11:37 am

    Thanks for including my blog on this list and thanks for all your hard work creating the list.

    Reply

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