Just like that, a quarter of 2016 has passed. Have no fear, the pottery bloggers are still going strong. There are a few stories and some content from NCECA making it’s way out into the world. There were some great videos shared this month, including some from the potters of periscope. Thanks to all the bloggers who take the time to share their thoughts, struggles, tips, process and more.
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The Can’t Miss
What were the “must read” pottery blog posts during the past month?
- The Potters Cast: Die As An Individual | Robin Hopper | Episode 195
- Joel Cherrico Pottery: We broke the Pottery World Record!!
- Lucia Pottery: Making Oval Pitchers
- NCECA Blog: Artists & Accounting, now online!
- Ariel Bowman Ceramics: The White Hart
- News – Pottery Making Info: Pottery Blog Series – Planning a Blog
Process and Technique
What do pots look like during the process and how are they made?
- The Smart Cat: Finished
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: Porcelain Spoon Rests
- Dirty Girl Clayworks: getting down to it
- Ariel Bowman Ceramics: Welcome to UF Ceramics
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: Two-Parters : Before & After
- Jenny Mendes: Mugshot Monday
- The Smart Cat: Too Much Mucha?
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: Another Teapot
- Whistle Creek: So Long Everybody
- weddwould: scratch and sniff
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Video | Watch Daniel Johnston add to his Large Jar Project
- BPracticalPottery: The Pineapple Project/ Proccess
- The Cloud Pottery: Fire on
- Alchemy of Clay: Determination time
- amanda m barr ceramics: Having arrived in the PNW
- Whistle Creek: I’ve Been Led Astray
- Kyle Carpenter Studio Pottery: #teapot
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: Bowl-A-Thon : Empty Bowls
- meesh’s pottery: The Oval, revisited.
- Creative with clay: Pottery by Charan Sachar: Behind the scenes… Making my knitted mugs
- Fine Mess Pottery: Ovals in my Dreams
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: Making Handles.
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: Making Mugs.
- Sawdust & Dirt: Stamping Yunomi
- Frogpondsrock…: I don’t remember handles being this much fun?
- Jenni Ward: Bone Series Update: work in progress
- NCECA Blog: It’s all about the process!
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: Stamped. Stamped… And Stamped Again.
- Alchemy of Clay: Cheese trays – in process
- meesh’s pottery: Kiln Fillers and Happy Birthdays
- Blue Starr Gallery: Spring Colors
- Courtney Martin Pottery: Handled bowl. Today I finished the last of the wet clay
- Scott K Roberts Pottery: Spring
- Jenny Mendes: new work
- Alchemy of Clay: Lady Bugs!
- paul the potter: This Potter is Back at the Wheel!
- HaldeBlog: Works-in-Progress Wednesday (03/23/16)
- Courtney Martin Pottery: Trays. This has been a hard week. John and I are strugg
- Fine Mess Pottery: All Those Butterdishes!
- Kyle Carpenter Studio Pottery: Cuttin’ feet! #stcroixpotterytour #828isgreat #studiopottery #ncclay #ncpottery #pottery #asheville
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: Textured Tile S&P Shakers
- Blog – Ron Philbeck Pottery: Getting Ready to Fire
- Scott K Roberts Pottery: A little further on….
- part time pottery: Finally a bloody update!
- Pinchpots: Firing at StarWorks, North Carolina
- musing about mud: movie day: Engobe ceramic decoration
- Pinchpots: Coiling and pinching in terracotta clay
- Scott K Roberts Pottery: Prints and Dishes
- Kitty’s Granada Studio: The Processes
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: Ikebana
- Hobby Potter – Ceramic Artist Tammy Jo Schoppet Official Blog: Making The Art of Justice Fundraiser Pieces – Pottery Wheel & Handbuilding
- Lucia Pottery: Making Ceramic Sugar Jars
Tips and Technical
How can I become a more efficient or knowledgeable potter?
- musing about mud: technical tuesday: Making a two piece plaster mold with John Britt
- April Noble Studio – Notes from the Journey: Majolica
- HAND EYE FOOT BRAIN: CADMIUM YELLOW NOT BANNED BY EU
- musing about mud: technical tuesday: Gold Luster Demo with Brett Kern
- Fine Mess Pottery: Trying Something New (Edit: Nope, no, I’m not)
- musing about mud: technical tuesday: Gold Luster Demonstration by Brett Kern
- potteryman: Talk and Tips
- Peter’s Pottery: A Cautionary Tale!
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: “Vintage” Clay
- Earth Work: The quest for a matt grey glaze continues..
Recent Work
Where can I see inspiring pottery?
- Gary’s third pottery blog: just need flowers
- Rough Ideas: in the kitchen
- Gary’s third pottery blog: 2 amusing stash boxes….
- Down to the Earth Pottery: Ah, March Already!!!!
- Gary’s third pottery blog: if you dream of sharks…
- Blog – Art by Fuzzy: Last Call Show!
- Gary’s third pottery blog: bamboo-ish
- groszceramika: Czarek nowych koniec.
- ANN TUBBS POTTERY STUDIO: Soap Dishes
- Joel Cherrico Pottery: Mugs, Mountains and A World Record Attempt
- Gary’s third pottery blog: super bowl day
- Courtney Martin Pottery: This is the finished plate I made with my daughter. It’
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: Now That’s A Lot Of Tiles
- PATRICIA GRIFFIN CERAMICS – BLOG: It was a sell-out! Thank you!
- Blog – Clay By Laura: Playing Favorites
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Spotted | Graffiti Tile for the Home, Monochrome Still Lifes, and Weathered Tableware
- Courtney Martin Pottery: Place setting of my new work. I’m happy with how these
- Sawdust & Dirt: NCECA Bound Pottery Sans Potter: Sneak Peek
- Gary’s third pottery blog: from dreamy teasets to bunnies and sharks….
- Gaea Ceramic Bead and Art Studio Blog: Sweet Little Things…
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | Look Upon Kley’s Ceramics, Ye Mighty, and Despair!
- Gary’s third pottery blog: spring is springing….
- meesh’s pottery: The Inspirational House Guest
- Blog – Ron Philbeck Pottery: Pots from the Past. TBT. Early Earthenware
- Gary’s third pottery blog: slooooow and steady…..
- NCECA Blog: Cone Box Show
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibitions In Brief | NCECA at the Belger Arts Center
- Jenny Mendes: Atlanta 2016 ACC Fine Craft Show
- Stardust Pottery Blog: Spring Vegetable Garden Tags
- The Rabbit Muse: New pieces in the shop RIGHT NOW!
- andrewwiddis: 2 mugs in muggy weather.
- Anna’s Ceramics by Anna Ryland: Saturday Shelfie – March 2016
- Gary’s third pottery blog: spring = froggies and bunnies!
- ANN TUBBS POTTERY STUDIO: two more soap dishes
- Whynot Pottery Blog: Sunday Tiles
- Gary’s third pottery blog: not QUITE my birthday..
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | Daniel Johnston: Traditional Pots Reframed in a Brilliant Installation
- weddwould: Offerings
- The Cloud Pottery: Open fire
- Zygote Blum: Chasing FireFlies
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | “This is the Living Vessel” Curated by Anders Ruhwald
- HaldeBlog: Five recently restocked and new items at HaldeCraft
- The Cloud Pottery: Image
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | Kenji Uranishi chases down the ephemeral with “Momentary”
- Gary’s third pottery blog: dreaming of: BOATS
- Pinchpots: Firing results
- Gaea Ceramic Bead and Art Studio Blog: Hippity! Hoppity! and a Giveaway!
- Gary’s third pottery blog: 15 degrees on the first day of spring AND there are many many many ways to do flowers….
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | Hun-Chung Lee, “The Act of Artwork” demands Enjoyment
- Courtney Martin Pottery: Plates! #courtneymartinpottery #plates #smithsoniancraf
- Gary’s third pottery blog: what would a dragon eat for lunch?
- Rachel Dorn Ceramic Sculpture: Windows Alive Opening Reception March 25
- Clay and Ginger: These are the first 2 kitty ornaments and more designs to come….
- Alchemy of Clay: Those little vases
- Kim Murton: New batch for The Real Mother Goose
- Jose Maria Mariscal – Ceramicas Mariscal: cristalizaciones mate
- Gary’s third pottery blog: shells strike again….
- Tim Lake Ceramics: First pots from the new Workshop
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Exhibition | Samuel Johnson: “Half Light” at Ridgewater College, MN
- PATRICIA GRIFFIN CERAMICS – BLOG: New work at Ragged Point Inn
- Ellison Bay Pottery Studios – Pottery and Other Related Thoughts: We’re Having a WINTER Soup Mug SALE this FRIDAY 3/25 ONLY from 9am – 8pm, and there’s a secret surprise Thank You gift, too
- Kim Murton: Cups for the online OPA cup show
- Alchemy of Clay: Black Matte Glaze
- Blog – Ron Philbeck Pottery: New Pots and Video
- Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery: Stamped & Soda-Fired Teapot
- Gary’s third pottery blog: my Georgia O’ Keefe period….
- Gary’s third pottery blog: having been hacked…
- musing about mud: emerging artist: Kellsey Ronaghan
- John Bauman: Over The Waterfall
- John Bauman: Oak & Acorn
- Alchemy of Clay: 2 more vases torn and reassembled
- Earth Work: So where did this glaze go wrong?
- The Rabbit Muse: Shop update TOMORROW, Tuesday March 29th!
- Blog – Clay By Laura: I Gotta Be Me
- Little Brick House Clayworks: Kiln Fresh glass and porcelain discs
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Art | Johnson Tsang: “Karma III Battlefield” Reminds that Guns are for Killing
- John Bauman: 16 Miles On The Erie Canal
- Alchemy of Clay: Catawba Pottery Show
- Jenni Ward: Sketching Up A Plan | the dirt | Jenni Ward ceramic sculpture
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Video | “Ceramix” in the Netherlands Catches Up on the Last 100 Years
- Alchemy of Clay: Finished ladybug vases
- Gary’s third pottery blog: that wild thing the green and purple do together…
- Fine Mess Pottery: Three Vases, Four Bottles
- Blog – Ron Philbeck Pottery: Showroom Walkabout Preview Before the Spring Sale
- WALLYWARE: Super Cat! Trump Coffee! Ransom Note Art Pots! Lisa Prank Pins!
- Gary’s third pottery blog: burned at the stake…
- Jose Maria Mariscal – Ceramicas Mariscal: Fotos de la primera fira / quelques images du premier marché
- Whynot Pottery Blog: Salt Jars
Thoughts
What can I ponder while making pottery and ceramic art?
- Nell Hazinski | Pottery, Phoenixville, PA, Chester County: Reclaiming Personal Experience
- Teaching/Craft: Story Time
- CARTER GILLIES POTTERY: What motivates
- The Hopeful Potter: 06.03.16
- CARTER GILLIES POTTERY: Editing, creativity, and evolution
- CARTER GILLIES POTTERY: The doctrine of Yo
- Liz Crain Ceramics: Creative Deep Freeze and The Spring Thaw
- CARTER GILLIES POTTERY: Of building blocks and blockages
- John Bauman: Questions and Answers About Hope
- April Noble Studio – Notes from the Journey: Rejection
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Commentary | Robby Herbst: L.A. Artists and the “Squareness” of Clay
Interviews and Podcasts
What do potters have to say?
- The Potters Cast: Streamlining the Art | Paul Schneider | Episode 192
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Interview | This Week’s Pop-Up Shop Features Jeremy Brooks
- The Potters Cast: Saying Yes to Infinite Possibilities | Forrest Lesch Middelton | Episode 193
- The Potters Cast: Using the Time You’ve Got | Debra Oliva | Episode 194
- Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast: 136: Adam and Melissa Yungbluth on the St. Petersburg Art Scene
- NCECA Blog: Social Media Team for #nceca2016
- The Potters Cast: Big Pots by a Little Lady | Kate Johnston | Episode 196
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Interview | Carrie Reichardt on Her Revolutionary Tile
- The Potters Cast: Capitalism and Art | Daniel Johnston | Episode 197
- Blog – Art by Fuzzy: Elkhart Truth Article
- HaldeBlog: March Meet The Maker (Days 1-10)
- The Potters Cast: From Punker to Potter | Osa Atoe | Episode 199
- HaldeBlog: March Meet The Maker (days 11-20)
- The Potters Cast: Room Shows, World Records, Ceramics | NCECA | Episode 200
- Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast: 137: Kim Kirchman on staying engaged as an educator
- The Potters Cast: Business Made Easy | Stine Dulong | Episode 201
Opportunities
What’s out there for potters?
- musing about mud: Ceramic Studio Assistant/Residency
- musing about mud: Resident Artist Opportunity at IU Southeast Ceramics
- musing about mud: Residency Programs at Taos Clay Studio
- Pots and Tea: Call for Entries- Pottery Design Competition and Exhibition, 2016
- Clay Club: Job opportunity at Camp Cedar Cliff near Asheville
- musing about mud: call for artists: STROJICH FELLOWSHIP residency opportunity @ Medalta
- Bruce DEHNERT: Arrowmont Anagama Workshop
- PATRICIA GRIFFIN CERAMICS – BLOG: August workshop added to schedule
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Openings | IU Southeast Ceramics seeks Resident Artist
- Tony Clennell: Liven It UP!
- Creative with clay: Pottery by Charan Sachar: Workshop
- musing about mud: call for entry: Southern MISS Ceramics National
- John Britt Pottery: John Britt – Cone 6 Ceramic Glaze Discussion/ Weekend
- Nell Hazinski | Pottery, Phoenixville, PA, Chester County: Nerikomi Workshop offered in June
- musing about mud: Harvard Ceramics looking for a new Artist-in-Residence
- musing about mud: call for entry: Medalta’s Annual International Exhibition
- Tony Clennell: Two of my favs
- musing about mud: call for entry: KC Clay Guild Teabowl National
- musing about mud: Carole Epp Workshop: Narrative & Controversy 7 May 2016
- musing about mud: 2016 WORKSHOPS @ MEDALTA
- musing about mud: To-k?n Digital Gallery – get involved – two open calls.
- musing about mud: Join Ben Carter, Jill Foote-Hutton, Magda Gluszek and Myself in Florida this APRIL!!!
- musing about mud: TONS of upcoming opportunities @ MEDALTA for international artists at all stages of their careers.
- musing about mud: Ceramic Studio Practice and Arts Publishing Internship
- NCECA Blog: Apply Yourself!
- musing about mud: call for entry: Toronto Potters 2016 Biennial Exhibition
The Rest
What else do potters blog about?
- CARTER GILLIES POTTERY: Galleries, your work, and your money
- Clay Club: Crimson Laurel Gallery moving to Micaville
- NCECA Blog: Inside NCECA Vol 2, No 16 – The NCECA App
- News – Pottery Making Info: Clay Blog Review: February 2016
- DirtKicker PoTTerY: time in a bottle
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Oddity | Businessman’s “China House” Built from 400 million Shards
- Clay Club: Yancey Times Journal on Crimson Laurel Gallery and related ceramic businesses moving to Micaville
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Commentary | “While the Night is Still Young:” Garth Clark on the Future of Ceramics
- Ellison Bay Pottery Studios – Pottery and Other Related Thoughts: Making Enough Pottery for the Season and Preparing the Soil for Planting in Door County
- NCECA Blog: Officially Announcing the 2016 Emerging Artists
- ang design blog: my new website…
- Blog – Art by Fuzzy: The Price of Fame (Interviews!)
- Frogpondsrock…: Livestreaming ALL the things.
- NCECA Blog: Awards & Honors
- musing about mud: monday morning eye candy is being taken over….
- Blog – Ron Philbeck Pottery: NC Potters Conference 2016
- Jenni Ward: NEW: Create with Clay Instructional Book!
- Skye wood fire: Shiny new raku kiln
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Video | Svend Bayer: “Potter,” from the Goldmark Gallery
- NCECA Blog: Shapers of the Field at Leedy Voulkos
- Tony Clennell: Size Matters!
- Frogpondsrock…: One Hundred Mugs in One Hundred Days
- Whynot Pottery Blog: Take a walk
- Diving into the clay: History of Jingdezhen & porcelain
- Tony Clennell: Putting your head in the mouth of a crocodile.
Making pots for a living is a bit like putting your head in the mouth of crocodile. You gotta be stupid enough to do it and trust it will all work out just fine.
- Blog – Clay By Laura: If At First You Don’t Succeed…
- Shambhala Pottery: Photographing your pottery
- musing about mud: movie day: The Handmade Table by Shannon Garson
- Brampton Pottery: Pottery and Politics
- NCECA Blog: The Awkward Dance
- Tony Clennell: For meat ya can’t beat!
- Bruce DEHNERT: Ceramics Monthly 2016
- Carol Clarkson Pottery Blog: Moving a Studio Building
- HAND EYE FOOT BRAIN: A WINDOW INTO POTTERY ON THE LONDON UNDERGROUND
- Blog – Clay By Laura: Time To Grow
- Blogs … & Life its own self | Chris Campbell: Throwing Class – done!
- good elephant pottery – blog: Fog. Lights.
- meesh’s pottery: Art from Nature
- John Bauman: A Light From Nowhere
- Clay Club: Beyond the Basics: Tea bowls, cups and Yunomis (Promo)
- NCECA Blog: Making it: Artist and Entrepreneur
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Public Art | A Social Clay Experiment trades Handshakes across South Africa
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Introducing the New cfile.library! Try it FREE Today
- John Britt Pottery: Beyond the Basics: Tumblers, Cups and Yunomis (Promo)
- Centered – Focus on Clay and Creativity: The Colors of Deep and the Sisters of the Traveling Mug
Thanks for visiting! If you know other pottery blogs that should be included I would love to hear from you.
Great list thanks for sharing!