Marching on! A great month for green, pottery conferences, college basketball and, of course, pottery blogging! Below you will find some of the best content from the clay blogs. If you missed it, you can read the collection from last month.
Thanks to all the clay bloggers for all the great content that you share!
The Can’t Miss
- Marian Williams shows How To Make A Pottery Banding Wheel and finds How To Figure Out How Much Clay You Need.
- The Createniks are Throwing Spiky Mug Lids off the Hump.
- Gary Jackson works with Marbled Clay.
- Shawna Mayo Barnes gives some tips about Making Paper Clay.
- Michael Kline lets Guest Blogger: Rob Haugen of Olympic Kilns tell about installing a new electric kiln. And part two.
- John Britt shares an Egyptian Faience demo by Amy Waller.
- John Britt also shares demo videos: Squaring a Vase- Will Baker, Miniature Teapots and Ceramic Luminaries – John Britt.
- Ivan Wozniak gives some advice about How to Choose Your Pottery Clay Body.
- Linda Starr shares some tips for Making Slip & Easy Hump Molds.
- Good Elephant Pottery knows the secrets for Throwing multiples, without losing your mind.
- Whitney Smith shares some signs of burnout.
Process and Technique
- Tony Clennell is Preparing for class and tells us who is Da man.
- Lori Buff is making some Swirling Pottery.
- Margaret Brampton is making Jugs.
- Patricia Bridges says that March feels like January.
- Gary Jackson Saw A Video On YouTube… and shows A Day Of Detailing.
- Doug Fitch is making Chubby jugs, Monday waffle, The big tapered jug with crazy decoration, Friday blog, Jars and lids.
- Nina Roberts has some new wheel projects.
- Gerry Wedd is working on Surf sgraffitto, West North West.
- Christine has More bisc pots and still none glazed – but nearly there.
- Dawn Whitehand is Pit Firing on the Beach at the Lorne Sculpture Biennale.
- Michael Mahan works with Iron-rich Clay and Trees for Wood Kiln.
- Whynot Pottery is all over the place and Mr. Doubt comes for a visit.
- Hannah McAndrew has videos: First week of March, Slipware and sunshine in the second week of March.
- Shawna Mayo Barnes shows her work on a Horse Treasure Box – Part I.
- Melissa is Falling in Love With Play.
- Michael Kline explores Contrasts and Scale and shows Some Painted Pots.
- Liberty Stoneware continues the 52 Form Project – Weeks 9 and 10.
- Patricia Griffin shows a few pots In the works… March is blooming!
- Barb Rogers is Trying new techniques for a tree.
- Cynthia Cusick shows Thought and action in the studio.
- Russell Wrankle Gets to Work.
- Blue Hen Pottery knows what to do If at first you don’t succeed…
- FetishGhost: Bowling Green.
- Linda Starr shares some River Birch Inspiration.
- Jeffrey R. Guin considers the Next plate–M.C. Escher.
- Michele Hastings is Back at it and Glazing on a Sunday afternoon…
- Rachel Dorn is (Still) Finishing More Sabbatical Work.
- Becky is Almost done!
- Bulldog Pottery has Vases on the Table.
- The Hopeful Potter shares a revelation on 31.03.14.
Tips and Technical
- Cindy Douglass explains What Makes A Glaze.
- Anna Did not need bigger hammer.
- Michael Kline gives a three step Handle How To.
- Lori Watts shows The Veil Lifted: The Magic of the Bisque.
- Lee Love explains Sponging Bisque.
- Liberty Stoneware shows off some Improvisation.
- Gary Jackson shares Glaze Test Results and Another Batch of Glaze Tests.
- Linda Starr presents the King Pin.
- Lori Buff uses The Right Tools For The Job.
- Karatsu Pots is Aging pots.
- Shawna Mayo Barnes wars of The Dangers of Manganese…
- Peter explains Red and green from the same glaze.
Recent Work
- Michele Hastings says Yay for New Pots!
- Gary Rith: talking tiny teapots…. and speaking of teapots… and pot dump.
- Wild Iris has Flowers, Birds, and an Elephant.
- Angela Walford shares the first of 2014.
- Whynot Pottery is Blowing into spring.
- Barb Rogers shows A small tree.
- Dennis Allen is Back Again.
- Peter shows off the Blue Crystals.
- FetishGhost reaches the Borderlands.
- Georgia Harvey: Transmute!
- Jeffrey R. Guin finishes the Lichtenstein Plate.
- Lee Love shares some From his McKnight “55 Chawan” show for his 55th Year (five years ago), with 5 more recent bowls.
- Laura Farrow unleashes eyeballs in space…
- Round Rabbit has a Shop Update and another Shop update.
- Kyle Houser is happy with old dog/old tricks.
- Marian Williams shares a post about French Butter Keepers.
- Patricia Bridges knows It’s all about the BUTTER.
- Lisa W. B. Walker has Food and Pottery for St Patrick’s Day.
- Dawn Whitehand has Pit Fired Sculptures.
- Jose Maria Mariscal: Mas carbonaciones.
- Dan Finnegan: And Now, for Something Completely Different!
- Gerry Wedd: The Greatest.
- Wallyware Goes Gluten-Free! + New Astrology Mugs!!!!
- Nina Roberts shares Mugs, handles and a new favourite glaze.
- Paul Jessop shares A Quick Blog Pot update and a Jug Update.
- Newfoundout Potter tries to Get Rid of Curves!
- Liberty Stoneware shares Kiln Firing Results and Show.
- Rachel Dorn is shooting “Slides” of Sabbatical Work.
Thoughts
- Kate Plows: Te Adoro, Newness.
- Carter Gillies:
- Will wallflower artists have their day in the sun?
- The trajectory of style.
- Ultimate Pottery Death Match.
- Throwing with intention and the Aikido of pottery.
- The podiatry of making pots.
- Teaching this old dog a few new tricks, pt. 1
- Old dog, new tricks, pt. 2
- Show them your tricks, pt. 3
- Tricky business and other tricks of the trade, pt. 4
- Susan Cain on how to overcome the fear of putting yourself out there.
- Glynt Pottery asks What is it with breaking pots?
- Dirty Girl Pottery is Creating with Ease
- Tony Clennell says Be narrow!
- Whitney Smith is never starving.
- The Hopeful Potter: 20.03.14.
- Dan Finnegan: To NCECA or not to NCECA, that is the question…
- John Bauman sees Straight Rows, Crooked Branches.
Interviews
- Ben Carter talks to Lisa Orr and Sid Luck.
- Jen Allen Ceramics interviews Emily Schroeder Willis: Potter of the Month.
- Studio Break talks to Tim Kowalczyk, Joseph Jenner, Lauren Turk.
The Rest
- Jim Gottuso: Nuke The Old Uke/Alabamy Clay…
- Rachel Dorn considers the Adjustments and Impacts of a Heavy Teaching Load
- Paul Jessop proclaims 2014 The Biggest Year of our Lives
- Ben Carter shares Highlights from the Florida Heat Surface Conference 2014.
- Inge Nielsen tells us that the Wheel and kiln arrived.
- Shawna Mayo Barnes: Cleaning My Pugmill – Part 1 and Part II. Also, Sunday Ceramics 1 – The Blogging Clay Community and Dreams, Goals, Ambitions. She is also writing a book and Gathering of information…
- Dan Finnegan teaches Pottery Economics pt. 1.
- Scott Cooper is Killing The Dream.
- Cindy Bracker remembers Past Masters.
- Lori Watts shows us Kiln Shelves on the Edge of Forever and shares Joy-Zings and Murmurs.
- Tracey Broome wants to Spend less, Earn more….. and is included in the 1000 Beads Lark book.
- Liz Crain writes about The Apron.
- The Hopeful Potter shares a favorite book.
- Michael Kline goes to One Conference After Another and shares a video of Gary Vaynerchuk:
- Lori Buff gives some tips for Installing a Kiln Sitter Part 1 and Juried vs Non-juried Shows.
- Wallyware says It’s a wrap! Now you can see my new video.
- Lisa Walker finds Potters in local schools.
- Liberty Stoneware shares some old Earthenware Kiln Furniture and offers the opportunity to Help Raise Their Barn!
- Tony Clennell shares his view of Low Hanging Fruit. He is also writing a book: Stuck in the Mud.
- Diane McNeil answers the question: How Do You Throw Goblets?
- Debra Chronister: Material to Ethereal: Meanderings on Yoga, Bombs, Claydust and Stardust.
- Brandon Phillips wants you to Kickstart his kiln and shares a Kickstarter Update.
- Carole Epp likes The Clayer E-Course: Part two and shares a video of movie day: Theaster Gates Soul Manufacturing Corp.
- Lucy Fagella shares an Ode to a Cup.
- Gary Jackson shows off the New Tool Selections from NCECA and finds A Spinning Mosaic of Patterns. Also shares Saga Keramik : A Silent Film and his Mom’s Handmade Pottery Aprons.
- Brandon “Fuzzy” Schwartz loves his Pottery Ribs by Troy Bungart and is Making His Own Stamps.
- Carter Gillies says goodbye to Don Reitz and knows he is still Making a difference……
- John Britt also says RIP Don Reitz.
- Carole Epp says Rest in Peace Don Reitz as well.
- Lori Watts hopes To Honor an Inspiration: Don Rietz.
- NCECA remembers Don Reitz.
- Tony Clennell pays tribute by remembering A perfectly good box of clay and his friend John.
- Carol Clarkson found the Lorri Acott / On-Line Sculpture Class.
- Michael Mahan: Waiting is killing me, but I need the rest.
- Scott K. Roberts shares the Nic Collins Video from Goldmark Art:
- June Perry shares a Mesmerizing video.
- Barb Rogers explains the nightmare.
- Jeanette Manchester Harris is reading about Selling.
- Ayumie Horie shares a guide to using instagram for studio artists.
- FetishGhost shares a video about Pablo Picasso.
Thanks for sticking around! If you have anything to add or another great clay blog that I should know about, leave a comment or drop me a line. Have a great April!
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