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Clay Blog Review: June 2012

July 2, 2012 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 1 Comment

A monthly recap of the best pottery blogs on the ‘net. Now with more imagery!

Process and Technique

  • Michael Mahan has pieces for the next firing and makes (not) a sink.
  • Tony Clennell gets a handle on it and is slipping (literally and figuratively?)
  • Doug Fitch makes pots and makes videos of making pots: two, six, three, three.
  • Kelly Lynn Daniels shows how she used an EZ Screen for image creation.
  • Kourtney Stone works with fabric dipped in slip.
  • Hollis Engley pieces together the shards.
  • Kristen Kieffer gets time to play and goes retro:
kristen kieffer: double walled basket

kristen kieffer: double walled basket

  • Amy Huacani shows how to write on bowls.
  • Lori Watts shows how she made the pot “of her dreams“
  • Modern Pottery Studio shares a video of the Manos Pottery Studio.
  • Jemerick Art gets ready for the big trip.
  • Karatsu Pots works on a big pot and shares images from a workshop.
  • Melissa at the Ceramic Shop makes napkin rings and a ladle.
  • Whynot Pottery is working on the wheel.
  • Rachel Dorn tells of her buffer week.
  • Luke Langholz shows some pots in progress and some bowls.
  • Ben Carter decorates some fence jars:
ben carter: fence jar

ben carter: fence jar

  • Rae Dunn has an army of work in progress.
  • Lucy Fagella takes a break and works on her biodegradable urns.
  • Ron Philbeck is getting in the groove.
  • Mariko A. Brown has new works in process.
  • FetishGhost tries some new knobs.
  • Michael Kline keeps the brushes limber on some paper plates and shares a very short video.
  • Hobby Potter is glazing.
  • John Britt shares a video demo by Phil Rogers:

Phil Rogers ‘Throwing Demonstration’ from goldmarkart.com

  • Barbara Rogers turns a failed bowl into a fluted bowl.
  • King’s Creek Pottery has a brain fart and considers re-firing.
  • Gerry Wedd has pieces ready to glaze.

Tips and Technical

  • Meagan Chaney shares a low fire Lizard Skin recipe.
  • Whynot Pottery offers some tips about materials going wrong.
  • Glaze Recipe Sharing: ^6 Frog Pond Green, ^6 Satin Cream/Rust, Sybil’s Black Stain.
  • Jake Johnson shares two ways to make holes and shows how to bisque “the big ones“.
  • Marian Williams suggests a chamois tip.
marian williams: chamois float

marian williams: chamois float

(Also seem to work: cork, empty film canisters, anything small that floats.)
  • Lori Watts offers a solution to foaming kiln shelves.
  • Kings Creek Pottery has a hot mess of high iron. (They’re not that bad)
  • The Hopeful Potter solves a glaze problem.
  • FetishGhost finds sprig stars on the ground. (No snickering here!)

Recent Work

  • Dahlhaus has some bluetiful work:
heather braun-dahl: teapot and cups

heather braun-dahl: teapot and cups (photo by curtis hildebrand)

  • Jeanette Manchester Harris shows salt and pepper pieces.
  • Barnbarroch has new pots for spring fling.
  • Sue Pariseau has mostly bowls and bottles.
  • Wild Iris has stackable mugs.
  • Daria Claiborne has a variety of new work.
  • Linda Starr finished some woven baskets (but they’re made of clay!)
  • Barbara Rogers has a variety of work ready for market.
  • Catherine White has a series of summer solstice posts. Here’s another. (Nice pottery, photos and words).
  • Hollis Engley shows off some cups and bowls.
  • Round Rabbit always has colorful jewelry.
  • Jemerick Art finishes most of the landscape pots.
  • Angela Walford shows some gnarly marbling.
angela walford: marbled bowl

angela walford: marbled bowl

  • Michael Mahan shows results from a successful firing.
  • Whynot Pottery has a few teapots.
  • Art by Fuzzy finally has results from a ^6 glaze firing.
  • Clementina Ceramics goes all white over charcoal clay.
  • Rae Dunn has some nice black bouteilles.
  • FetishGhost collaborates with Jessica Fong.
  • Sequoia Miller previews the Etsy shop.
  • Lori Watts is relieved after a successful firing.

Thoughts

  • Carter Gillies (Maybe this section should just be called “What has Carter Been Thinking?”)
    • The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Potter
    • The Darwinian Fate of Dreams
    • How Vulnerability Saves the World
  • Scott Cooper gets in on the Dreams discussion.
  • The Hopeful Potter considers the book Thinking Through Craft and ponders some more.
  • Sophie Milne over thinks making pots similar to other people’s pots.
  • Joel Cherico has Laura Fuller guest post about abstract expressionism.

The Rest

  • Ron Philbeck gets tired of pots, draws on T-shirts. (Okay, he still works on pots too.)
  • Lori Watts digs up some treatment for sore wrists.
  • D. Michael Coffee offers a close up of an artist scam.
  • Liberty Stoneware goes on a pug mill adventure.
  • Brian Jones presents Jonescast #20 with Lisa Conway.
  • Ben Carter has podcasts of his own, this one with Janet DeBoos, another with Shon Klose and Svetlana Bunic.
  • Jesse Lu Bain shares an interview with Linda Fahey.
  • Pottery by Lisa shares 10 surprises/lessons about studio potter life.
  • Bella Joy Pottery shows the number one reason to insure your wares.
  • FetishGhost shows the mudheads while firing the kiln and sets up a dungeon photo booth.
  • DirtKicker Pottery adds some nature to the pottery photos.
  • Mea Rhee shares a secret to selling pottery.
  • Lori Buff has guest author Denise Gabbard share 15 marketing tips for artists and starts discussions about bookkeeping and card readers.
  • Liz Crain looks at money and venues.
  • Aaron Sober talks about healthcare.
  • Woodfirer has images of kiln building and more kiln building. (Check the blog for more.)
  • Liberty Stoneware shares photos of old kiln site artifacts.
  • Dan Finnegan’s studio is under attack! (Raccoons AND clay eating mice?!?)
  • Gary Jackson tells of his TV experience and explains how Facebook is getting greedy and what you can do about it.
  • Tracey Broome: down with Facebook, stick with the blog (agreed!) and she shares the pottery of her Maine trip.
  • Sophie Milne goes through a range of emotions after discovering her creative path has crossed another’s.
  • Marian Williams shows how to make a banding wheel from a bike tire and shares an article about developing your style by Lana Wilson. Also, is not a terrorist but wears undies on her head.
  • Scott Cooper shares a handful of interesting items including a NYT article.
  • John Britt shares an article about pricing craft and a link to a 3D printing blog.
  • Brandon Phillips shares a film about MN Potters.

  • Carole Epp shares a movie about slip casting at the Emma Bridgewater Factory.
  • The NCECA blog tells of a trip to China.
  • Karen Mahoney has an interesting floor for the new studio and a way to keep it clean.
  • DirtKicker Pottery has an interesting kiln monitor.
  • Rachel Dorn learns about fused glass.

Thanks to all the bloggers for all their hard work and willingness to share. If you know of a great blog or post from the past month that should be added leave a comment.

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