Welcome back to the Clay Blog Review, a monthly recap of the best pottery blogging on the web. If this is your first time, you can see last month’s CBR or the whole list.
The Can’t Miss
- Petr Novak explores Two natural clays.
- Objective Clay shares some instructions to Make your own SPRAY BOOTH.
- Carole Epp shares part 2 of Revisiting and Redefining Markets by Jill Foote-Hutton.
- Don’t forget to encourage your friends to shop local for handmade items! (Feel free to share the image below or use as you wish)
Process and Technique
- Gary Jackson shares work from his Monthly Holiday Ornament Challenge, makes casseroles that are not Oval, loads his Bisque Kiln, and makes Stamped Bowls. Plus more Ornaments.
- John Britt shares a New Kevin Crowe Movie.
- Barnbarroch Pottery says Shiver me Timbers and continues working.
- Steven Colby is making pottery, pottery, pottery…
- Lori Buff works on Travel Mugs.
- Ave Renee has some Emotimugs in progress!
- Tony Clennell asks who cares? and likes to turn up the volume.
- Rachel Dorn starts an Underglazing Marathon and then comes Glazing, Glazing, Glazing.
- Aaron Sober has some Otherwise inspiration and work while stopping at Two Sentences.
- Anna’s Ceramics is working on what’s Next.
- Keith Kreeger shows what is going on Behind the scenes.
- Kim Murton begins a New Project.
Tips and Technical
- Lisa Rogers posts some Decal Notes.
- Kathy Catlin wonders Why Such Variation In The Shino?
- Anna’s Ceramics shows some Equipment and frogs.
- Carole Epp shares videos: Make a $50 Pottery Wheel, Eric Boos demonstrates Sand Molding Clay Sculpture and How Was it Made? An Agate Teapot.
- Matt Fiske shares the Second Round of Oil Spot Glazes.
- John Britt sheds a little light on what to do When grandpa can’t see the cones…. and declares the Word of the Day to be spluttering.
- Cindy Douglass decides that This lid style is getting canned!
- Liz Crain Was Just Saying… something about reading material and cracked cups.
- Tony Clennell makes a confession and shares an idea to win the Battle of the Bulge.
Recent Work
- Whynot Pottery gives a peek at the November kiln.
- Ceramic Slip-Casting shares Building up Relationships (2013).
- Matt Fiske shows More Oilspot Action.
- Dawn Whitehand has work Fresh from the Kiln… and shares the Latest Kiln Offerings…
- Ann shows some work from an Earthenware firing 9/13.
- Mom Cave Pottery has done Lots of glazing.
- Nan Rothwell has New Pots! Shows Coming Up!
- Kristen Kieffer has New Work Now!
- Barb Rogers shows some of The sprial ware, tells What is at the Holiday Market and finishes Angels.
- Rachel Dorn is making So…many…bulbs!
- Tracey Broome thought this would be easy.
- Amy Sanders has New work at Lark and Key Gallery.
- Lucy Fagella shows French Salt Boxes and Ceramic Wall Baskets and a Wall Salt Box with Lid.
- Aaron Sober’s Radio Silence, Broken and work with Sendak on Human Nature.
- Emily Murphy shows what is happening In the studio and out of the studio and is ready for holiday sale time with New! foam soap dispensers.
- Molly Hatch prepares for the Etsy Shop Re-opening tomorrow! and has a VIDEO:
- Wallyware shows New Dog Dish Designs!
- Jemerick Art finishes some Late Fall Doubles.
- Round Rabbit has another Shop update and another Shop update.
- Liberty Stoneware has Kiln Firing Results!
- Gary Jackson says You’re Fired and has Mugs. Mugs. And More Mugs!!!
- Lisa W.B. Walker has work “A Table Shared” with Isabella and “A Table Shared” thanks to technology.
- Brandon “Fuzzy” Schwartz has 5 Reasons to Keep Making Pottery.
- Angela Walford is ready for marketing season…
- Petr Novak shares Gems number nineteen and twenty.
- Scott Cooper shares work from no. 55.
- Tony Clennell remembers Mum with some of his best pots.
- Kyle Houser has some new work.
- Clementina van der Walt shares THE STILL POINT IN THE TURNING WORLD – TEXTURED PLATES.
- Carter Gillies has fantastic New Pots for the Holidays!
- BPracticalPottery shares New Work!
- Joel Cherrico goes on a Pottery Business Trip.
Thoughts
- Carter Gillies has a number of great posts:
- John Bauman
- Tony Clennell ain’t ever satisfied!
- Dirty Girl Pottery considers The Role of an Artist and knows it is Time For A Change.
- Whitney Smith wants to be uncomfortable.
- Dahlhaus asks What does ‘handmade’ mean to me?
- Hannah McAndrew weighs in on ‘The Old Art and Craft Debate’.
- The Hopeful Potter questions the place/role of craft.
Interviews
- Kristen Kieffer is a Sherwin-Williams “Colorful Personality”
- Ben Carter interviews Chef Paul Berglund, Martha Grover and Meredith Host on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler podcast.
- Jen Allen Ceramics talks with Michael Kline: Potter of the Month.
- Brian R. Jones interviews Kathy King.
The Rest
- Brandon “Fuzzy” Schwartz shares some images and video of the Goertzen Wood Kiln.
- Marian Williams has a little Contemplation Time.
- Dennis Allen makes a Quick Trip, is Invaded and notices The Customer Experience.
- Heather Knight is Slowing Down.
- Cindy Douglass shares a A Saga of the Giffin Grip Platter Extender.
- Liz Crain looks at 500 Books and Two for the Desert Island.
- Tony Clennell is Building Character and knows a Four letter word starting with s.
- Scott Cooper is making a statement.
- John Britt shares the Graduate Rankings for Ceramics Programs and a Work Study Program at the Bascom Center for Visual Arts in Highlands NC Summer 2014, gives a peek at Homemade Plywood Glaze Chemical Bins and remembers Val Cushing.
- Meagan Chaney posts a Behind-the-Scenes Video via Artist-Alley.
- Whynot Pottery tells a Saturday story.
- Gary Jackson shows what his Talented Friend/Mother: Phyllis Jackson can do.
- Scott K Roberts takes A Look Back at Some Great Videos.
- Carole Epp remembers Val Cushing.
- Good Elephant Pottery sees that The Changes Keep Coming and The Little Photo Booth Made It Big.
- Neil Estrick joins the 12 Inch Cylinder Club.
- Wallyware proclaims You gotta see my new video!!!!!!!!
- Smart Cat has Standards?
- NCECA releases the Fall YouTube Playlist.
- Whitney Smith is making things happen.
- Carol Clarkson gives some tips for Using Social Media to Promote Your Work.
- Emma Smith share’s Tony’s response to How Long Does It Take?
- John Bauman has pottery poetry and remembers Jim Kemp.
- Euan Craig offers a Proposition on MINGEI and a description of daily life.
- Bfree Pottery has to finish pots by Icheon Master Hand: Lee Hyuang Gu.
- Emily Murphy lets us go Behind the scenes…
- Two Potters are beginning to expect the unexpected.
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