Clay Blog Review: February 2013

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.

• Ann Tubbs shows her process for making slab-built oval forms: part 1, part 2, part 3.
• Lori Buff shares some videos about throwing a Teapot, a Lid and a Knob :

• Lori Watts explains trimming in a new Pottery Basics video:

• Patricia Bridges shares her New Video about using a small glaze sprayer:

Process and Technique

•  Gary Jackson is like a Bowl altering magician, makes handles, more Stamping, applies Slip, gets Bowled Over and works on Wall Pocket Vases.
• Jeanette Zeis works on Teapots 4-6 and 7-10.
• Doug Fitch is moving Onward and upwards, makes pots and decorates them. It is great to have him back at the blog! Wishing you all the best Mr. Fitch.
• Kyle Houser has his Head in the clouds…, is up to his elbows in Process and Progress and has to take a few Sick Days.
• Liberty Stoneware has some Blank Slates to decorate.
• Tracey Broome has thrown some Bowls and Cylinders.
• Barb Rogers is making a Mama Dragon mask.
• Hannah McAndrew slips some plates but drops some jugs. Splat!
• FetishGhost shares a Memory of FireFlies, a video of Ken Matsuzaki – Throwing Chawans:

• Jemerick Pottery is working on pots For Baltimore.
• BFree Pottery is working on a press molded handle and Diner style mugs.
• Whynot Pottery is Long on thoughts, short on time.
• Sandy Miller is Falling down the Pho hole……..
• Michael Kline gets a Grip on some mugs.
• Paul Jessop has pics of pots in progress.
• Aaron Sober has a fantastic platter in progress.
• Kris Paul shows some new ceramic projects.
• Don at GassWorks Pottery starts a series of throwing videos:

• DirtKicker Pottery shows a Square baking dish technique.
• Mary Camin does a little Clay Sketching.
• Tony Clennell makes Some (for market) and some for himself and has a Bad hair/handle? day.
• Barb Jensen is working on Custom Sea Shells Tile.
• Angela Walford got her printing on.
• Luke Langholz recaps his Valen-Birth-Presi-National Pancake Day (and other days in February).
• Alex Cluck has Pendants in Progress.
• Carole Epp shares a video of Mitch Lyons handbuilding without a seam:

•  GretaMichelle Joachim has sculptural Work in Progress.
• Graciela Testa Lynt tells us What’s going on.
• Ben Carter has photos from a Julia Galloway Workshop.

Tips and Technical

• Carter Gillies wants to know: Does crazing drive you crazy?
• Adam Field offers one of his most useful tools: an Adjustable Height table.
• John Britt shares a link to his article on Ceramic Stains.
• Patricia Bridges shares some info about Cleaning the Bottoms of Pots.
• Tracey Broome shares what she uses to fire raku beads.
• John Britt continues to improve our vocabulary: Striking, Hikidashi.
• Lori Watts shares some info and a link about firing and Burners and BTUs.
• Carol Epp shares a CAD tip: Auto trim tape as a resist.
• Lori Buff explains the process of Changing The Elements.
• Ivan Wozniak gives an overview of Digital printing of ceramics.
• Lucy Fagella realizes it’s time for Kiln Repair.
• Scott Cooper relays some info he got from John Britt.
• Sue Pariseau shares some Lessons Learned from the last firing.
• David Worsley shares some glaze recipes which he’ll be using.
• The Whynot Pottery is using a New Clay Body.
• Matt Fiske shares the combination of Soda Fired Tenmoku Glazes and Soda Fired Shop Glaze Tests.

Recent Work

• Lapella Art has new press molded trays for the skully cups.
• Patricia Griffin shows a few pieces from her new collection of work and New work at Freehand Gallery and New work at Studios on the Park.
• Stone Lotus Pottery is ready for Valentine’s Day.
• FetishGhost shows Line-up 1 and Line-up 2 of new work.
• Brandon Schwartz shares some work from last year.
• Linda Starr Got Green and has Colored Slip Painted Plates, Cabin and Critter Platters, Fern Platters, Random Color and a Tea Tray for Tea Bowls.
• Wallyware has some new crazy mugs.
• Dahlhaus gives us something completely different.
• Ronan Kyle Peterson has a Cone 6 wood-a-bration!
• Judi Tavill has New work.
• Whynot Pottery is Getting ready for spring.
• Dennis Allen has Black and Blue results.
• Jackie Sedlock shows us what’s new in the shop.
• Michael Douglas has new work and Its Electric and part 2 and part 3.
• Jeanette Zeis is obsessed with Ceramic spoons and works on a Lace Cake Stand commission.
• Round Rabbit has an Extra shop update and another Extra Shop Update.
• Ron Philbeck helps us Catch up with his recent work and shows work from a kiln programming mishap and some Trailed Pots and some New(er) Trailed Pots.
• Molly Hatch shows us her Marathon installations.
• Jemerick Art gives us a peek at what’s inside the Baltimore Firings.
• Sue Pariseau shows us what was in the February 2013 Wood fire.
• Kim Murton will send this work Off to Real Mother Goose Gallery.
• Lori Watts shows some Pots from the Firing!
• Alex Cluck finished some intricate pendants in November.
• Paul Jessop finishes some Slipware Jugs.
• Jerry Wedd Puts the cute in Charcuterie.
• Sandy Miller has a little Hammer time. (No, Not That Hammer Time)

Thoughts

•  Dennis Allen asks What If?
  
• Liz Crain talks about Things to Steal From Your Paracosm and Better Tools.
• FetishGhost shares Chris Staley’s video – God and Art:

• Carter Gillies
  • Are you in the mood for art?
  • The creative art of forgetting and other irrationality
  • Your pot is an uncooked noodle
  • Adventures through the Looking Glass….
  • A belated Valentine’s Day post and story of True Love
  • Curious Gravity: The Astrophysics of Expertise
  • The illusion of control
  • Why everyone who disagrees with you is right
• Aaron Sober offers A Dose of Truth, Whitman, and Ford.
• Michael Kline shares some thoughts about Future Pottery, some links and Chris Staley’s video – Beauty:

• Kelly Kessler writes of Resistance (and the three gunas).
• Bfree Pottery asks how do i fit in? how do you?
• Carole Epp shares a Guest post by Carter Gillies.
• Cynthia Cusick shares Turning points and time lines.

Interviews

• Ben Carter – Ceramic sculptor Amanda Small and Ceramic Artist and Educator Bill Griffith.
• Brian Jones – Victoria Christen!
• Connie Norman – Jonathan Kaplan – Plinth Gallery Artist Interview Part 2

The Rest

• Amy Huacani talks about Sales and the Square.
• Patricia Bridges does some Shopping and shares a video about 3D printing:

• Tracey Broome describes being A Beginner… again asks Is this fair and shares some Journal Pages.
  
• Brandon Schwartz has a Clean Studio and a Slab Roller.
• Ben Carter is in the movies! and Uses pressure to become a better teacher. He also helps with Understanding our digital relationships.
• Kelly Lynn Daniels has a Micro Ceramics Studio.
• Good Elephant Pottery is Officially Fire Retardant and has two different displays.
• Emily Reason uses No-wrap packing.
• Charles Hughes describes The Leap to Wholesale.
• Paul Kowalchuk shares some Jack Troy Poetry.
• Lori Watts tells us What’s Up (on her dry erase board) and realizes the kiln gods are real.
• Dawn Whitehand does some Makeshift Papermaking and takes A Day Trip to Pompeii.
• Melissa of Raging Bowl is Terrified and compares two shows: NYIGF vs. BMAC.
• Michael Kline shoots Videos, discusses Frontier-Ware, shares a video about Liking Mistakes and asks if the pottery blog is archaic. (possibly? maybe the same could be said about pottery itself? POTTERY BLOGZ 4 LIFE!)
• Kings Creek Pottery gives us a look inside the Shipping Station.
• Kelly Kessler shares an Obituary for Janet Mansfield.
• Rachel Dorn thinks about her Elementary Clay Outreach.
• Carole Epp finds some kickstarter projects – Forrest Lesch-Middelton and Cook on Clay and shares a worthy cause: Adopt a Potter presented by Lisa Hammond

• Kieth Kreeger unveils a New Logo.
• Scott Cooper describes a trip to the Klinehaus.
• Pottery by Lisa encourages you to Be Curious, Not Judgmental.
• Diane McNeil has some good news: It’s Cool Again to be ‘Made in America’.
• Tony Clennell realizes his handles look like Pee Bags.
• Jim Gottuso describes the Alabama Clay Conference in photos.
• John Britt shares an article about Boycotting Art Auctions.
• Gary Jackson has famous Stamped Bowls.

As you can see, there is no shortage of pottery blog content in the shortest month of the year. Thanks to all the pottery bloggers for their hard work and sharing so much. As always, if you see any mistakes or want to add something that has been overlooked, it is highly encouraged. Thanks for reading!