Apparently we have survived November… I hope you are well. Amid all the excitement of politics, holidays and the flurry of making and selling before Christmas, there were plenty of potters blogging about all of it. Surely, you will find something you enjoy on some of the blogs below.
The Can’t Miss
What were the “must read” pottery blog posts during the past month?
- Pottery Making Blog: Clay Blog Review: October 2016
- meesh’s pottery: Decorating a Big Pig
- Zygote Blum: Raising the Bar
- Svend Bayer Pottery: Last firing at Duckpool
- Pic Works Pottery: Spring and Summer of 2016-Ceramics Monthly project
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Studio Pottery | Is Glenn Barkley Really the Worst Studio Potter in Australia?
- Pic Works Pottery: Trimming Chalice Stems
- Mea Rhee: Jack Reacher’s ideal coffee mug
- Big Ceramic Store: Coil Trees For Christmas or All Year Round
Process and Technique
What do pots look like during the process and how are they made?
- Carole Epp: movie day: Terry Davies
- Gary Jackson: Soda Kiln : Packed With Pots
- Gary Jackson: Make It Quick. Fill That Gap.
- Mea Rhee: Fun to be in a classroom again
- Zygote Blum: Just Playing Around
- Gillian McMillan — Rara Avis: Studio companions
- Jenni Ward: Prepping for an installation
- Tony Clennell: Sleeping with the Itch
- Gary Rith: Cute dogs and pots may not save the world, but they are fun!
- Barnbarroch Pottery: An Autumn of Bicycles
- Big Ceramic Store: Clay Cut-Out Snowman
- New Day Pottery: Handled Bowl
- Courtney Martin: Drawing patterns to made decals. I hope to print these
- Gary Jackson: Stamped Porcelain Dishes
- Gary Jackson: Trimmed & Signed
- Jenny Mendes: Good Day!
- Scott K Roberts: Working
- Patricia Griffin Ceramics: Jolly Mug-Mania is THIS Thursday!
- Carole Epp: technical tuesday: ????????????How to make a kohiki plate
- Jenny Mendes: The Devil is in the details….
Tips and Technical
How can I become a more efficient or knowledgeable potter?
- FetishGhost: WindowPane
- John Britt Pottery: Mashiko Plates
- Carol Clarkson: Kate Younger Clear Glaze Recipe
- NCECA Blog: micro Mondays: cone 8 reduction cool
- Big Ceramic Store: Handcraft Your Own Christmas Nativity Set
- Big Ceramic Store: Holiday Bottle Toppers
- Carol Clarkson: Making a Clay Angel Ornament
- Carol Clarkson: Glaze Hard As a Rock?/ How to flocculate…
Finished Work
Where can I see inspiring pottery?
- Gary Rith: a little more….
- Jenny Mendes: A few recent plates….& GO TRIBE!!
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Art + Design | “Nourish” Series Creates Dinnerware from Ashes of the Deceased
- Gary Rith: dragon cookie jars…
- Gary Rith: red dragon mugs, dragon bowls….
- FetishGhost: Dem Bones
- Terry Parker: Pottery Shards: February will be here before I know it!
- Zygote Blum: Editorializing
- Blog – Clay By Laura: Support Your Local….
- Zygote Blum: The Three Fallen
- Alex Cluck Pottery: New work for Artisan Fair @ Spooky Nook Sports, Manheim, PA… November 12th-13th
- Whynot Pottery: Yes, there was an
- Lori Buff: Urban Pots
- Gary Rith: dreaming of fish mugs…
- ang design blog: new shop…
- Whynot Pottery: Ms. B
- Pic Works Pottery: Spring and Summer of 2016
- Carole Epp: monday morning eye candy: Maureen Mills
- Pic Works Pottery: Spring and Summer of 2016, Revisiting bowls
- Barb Rogers: The vases have it!
- Earth Work: Successful experiments with dolomite glazes!
- Mea Rhee: Why would a potter take a metalsmithing class?
- Arryn Vogan: Lily Pool
- Jenny Mendes: four new plates
- Gary Jackson: Stamped & Soda-Fired Serving Bowls
- Acorn Pottery: Local Artist Show 2016
- Gary Rith: flying dragons!
- Gary Rith: an uptick in dragon futures….
- andy priestman: porcelain and stoneware lidded jars in the studio
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Art | A Survey of Louise Lawler’s Run-Ins with Contemporary Ceramic Art
- Nell Hazinski Ceramics: Woodfiring
- Shaun Hall’s Raku Ceramics Blogspot: Winter Show at Buckenham Galleries 2016
- Barb Rogers: A cute teapot!
- Marshall Colman: MODERNIST CERAMICS BY PICASSO, MIRÓ, LURÇAT AND THE BAYSWATER THREE
- Gary Jackson: Holiday Home Show : Day Two
- Carole Epp: emerging artist: Casey Hanrahan
- Zygote Blum: Compass Rose
- Kristen Kieffer: Shop New Work Online, Dec 1 at 1
- Il Vasaio A5f11: Teapots 2016
- Gillian McMillan — Rara Avis: Good firing
- Cynthia Cusick: Holiday season
- Gillian McMillan — Rara Avis: Those jugbirds
- Rachel Dorn: Glaze Firing with Oddballs
- Barb Rogers: What a coffee pot!
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: C-Collect | Sales Results for Lord Richard and Lady Shelia Attenborough’s Picasso Collection
- Kim Murton: Pieces for the Flower Show-packing them up
- Zygote Blum: Compass Rose
- Marshall Colman: THE KENZAN BRAND OF PAINTED POTTERY
- Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke: Matte Crystalline Vase with Buttery Shade of Yellow
Thoughts
What can I ponder while making pottery and ceramic art?
- Tony Clennell: He said “No!”
- Ellison Bay Pottery Studios – News: What is Handmade Pottery Really Worth?
- CARTER GILLIES POTTERY: Does art even matter?
- CARTER GILLIES POTTERY: Understanding and Knowing
Interviews and Podcasts
What do potters have to say?
- The Potters Cast: Website for the Potter | Mallorie Terranova | Episode 262
- The Potters Cast: An Installation Artist Business | Gregory Miller | Episode 263
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Pop-Up Shop | José Sierra on Digging Clay at Age 14, Venezuela, Tatsusuke Kuriki
- Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast: 159: Deb Schwartzkopf on cultivating the perfect studio environment
- NCECA Blog: Spotlight: Brett Binford
- The Potters Cast: Pine Needles and Pottery | Hannie Goldgewicht | Episode 264
- The Potters Cast: Some Insights on Becoming a Professor | Ron Geibel | Episode 265
- The Potters Cast: Building a Brand | Bhairavi Naik | Episode 266
- The Potters Cast: Milking Workshop For All They’re Worth | Adam Field | Episode 267
- The Potters Cast: Having The Side-Hustle to Support The Art | Theo Uliano | Episode 268
- The Potters Cast: Climbing the Mountain of Business Step by Step | Patty Bilbro | Episode 269
- The Potters Cast: Build That Mail List | Connie Pike | Episode 270
Opportunities
What’s out there for potters?
- Carol Clarkson: Twin Cups National Juried Show
- Carole Epp: job posting- Assistant Professor, Tenure Track Position: Ceramic Art – Alfred University
- Lori Watts: Looking Ahead: Spring Soda Workshop At Watershed
- Carol Clarkson: SC Clay Conference 2017
- Carole Epp: GUEST ARTIST in RESIDENCE: Northcote Pottery Supplies
- Carole Epp: job posting: Senior Lecturer, Ceramics School of Art
- Carole Epp: SPECIAL CERAMICS STUDY @ NSCAD
- BPracticalPottery’s Blog: Residency: ACRE
- Carole Epp: job posting: Assistant Professor position in Ceramics
- Carole Epp: residency opportunity: Bonnie McComb Kreye Studio Residency
- Marian Williams: How To Make A Living From Your Ceramics: Malcolm Greenwood Workshop
- Carole Epp: call for entry: Last Call II
- Tony Clennell: Korean trip of a lifetime
- Tony Clennell: Dr. Yi’s Magical Mystery Tour to Korea
- Carole Epp: call for submissions: NCECA Prospectus For 2018 Concurrent Exhibition Proposals
The Rest
What else do potters blog about?
- The Cloud Pottery: Capital
- The Cloud Pottery: Magpie {49}
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: NewsFile | Chris Gustin, Co-Founder of Watershed, Accepted into ACC College of Fellows
- Tony Clennell: I’m on Meds again!
- Clay Club: Recap: November Clay Club at East Tennessee State University
- Tony Clennell: The same but different!
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Commentary | Garth Clark: Are Australian Ceramics at the Tipping Point?
- Carole Epp: movie day: ADAM SILVERMAN ceramics: Book Trailer
- Liz Crain Ceramics: Stuckism: An International Non-Movement
- Marshall Colman: FREEHAND PAINTED POTTERY
- Blog – objective clay: Holiday Sale Invited Artists
- Carole Epp: must read: Habiba El-Sayed: The Ceramic Artist Moulding The Pain of Muslims
- Gary Rith: LAST POST! Blogger changed things and it is a nuisance, find me here and THANKS! https://www.facebook.com/garyrithpottery/
- Carole Epp: movie day: Theaster Gates: How to revive a neighborhood: with imagination, beauty and art
- CFile – Contemporary Ceramic Art + Design: Ostracon Journal | Rehashing Modernism: Pitfalls of Popular Pots
- Zygote Blum: Yeah!
- Carol Clarkson: What kind of pottery sells at craft fairs?
- Tony Clennell: Conundrum
- Paul Chenoweth: Arrowmont Fire
- meesh’s pottery: A Potter’s Life During the Holidays
- Carole Epp: movie day: ??? ?? ?? ?? Cho Ming Shun ceramics interactive teapot
Thanks for reading!
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