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Clay Blog Review: October 2012

November 4, 2012 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 1 Comment

Highlighting the best in pottery blogging… in case you missed something!

Clay Blog Review - October

Clay Blog Review – October

Process and Technique

  • Bfree Pottery slips cups.
  • Kelly Lynn Daniels talks Paper Clay.
  • Lucy Fagella makes an apple baker:

  • Lori Watts uses a Sling Mold, shares a Seated Lid Demo and uses The Quarter Trick to make cake stands.
  • Amy Huacani is Glazing.
  • LaPella Art talks Efficiency and Passion.
  • Raven Hill Pottery works on the Backwater Bay collection.
  • Tim Compton is also creating a new Dinner set.
  • Angela Walford trims and slips and glazes.
  • Melanie Sherman says it’s Almost midterm.
  • Kings Creek Pottery shares some tips from a Hayne Bayless conference.
  • Linda Starr shares some Clay Bloopers.
  • Karatsu Pots has New pots and clay, also Cups, Plates, Small Group Show.
  • Brandon Phillips has new pots in progress.
  • Ron Philbeck adds Lots of drawing to pots and Slips a large dish:

  • also, check out the video: Drawing on Leather hard Pots.
  • Whynot Pottery tells About the stamp and adds some color.
  • Tracey Broome makes houses with Doors and Drawers.
  • Doug Fitch decorates with Slip:

  • Gary Jackson prepares clay and uses it and makes Textured Slabs.
  • Christine makes some Monster Dishes.
  • Tony Clennell makes teapots how he wants.
  • Barbara Rogers shows a Greenware Mad Hatter.
  • Blaine M. Avery is Decorating pots.
  • FetishGhost shares a video of Washing the Fiddler:
  • Carole Epp shares a video of Ken Matsuzaki throwing chawans.

Tips and Technical

  • Meagan Chaney lets Guest Artist Martina Lantin share two low fire recipes.
  • FetishGhost shares a cone 10 white Slip.
  • Ron Philbeck has you covered if you ever wondered How to slip a chicken and explores Hydro Abrasion:

  • Glaze Recipe Sharing posts an Orange Ochre Stoneware Body, DK’s Stoneware Body and Deep Red ^6 Stoneware.
  • Carole Epp shares a link explaining the art of firing beads.
  • Graciela Testa Lynt shows her Best New Studio Tool.
  • Ivan Wozniak shares information about Burnishing unfired clay pottery.
  • Marian Williams gets Great Advice on Spraying Glazes from Loren Lukens.
  • Michael Mahan discovers that Cone 6 ‘electric glaze’ fires nicely at 10-14.

Recent Work

  • Rae Dunn makes porcelain leaves.
  • Dirty Girl has new works for fall.
  • Hollis Engley shows Wood pots under grey skies.
  • Tracey Broome learns to say goodbye and finishes some Beach Houses. She is a super star.
  • Whynot Pottery finishes pots for the open house.
  • Phil Rogers posts some finished Wood Fired pots.
  • Amy Woo works with Porcelain.
  • Bfree Pottery shares pots from a recent fire.
  • Kyle Houser adds some pots to the Etsy shop.
  • Dan Finnegan unloads the kiln and gives us a First Taste.
  • Kitty Shepherd’s extremely detailed decorating is Finished.
  • Round Rabbit cranks out more jewelry.
  • Ron Philbeck shares A few new pots and a video of Finished Leaf Platters and other pots:

  • Lisa has a beautiful kiln opening.
  • Barbara Rogers shows work that have Gone to new homes.
  • Gary Jackson Puts A Bird On It.
  • Ann has results from a glaze fire.
  • DirtKicker Pottery shows Covered Butter Dishes.
  • The Createniks finish Another Batch of Freshness.
  • Ben Carter shows some New work.
  • Yolande Clark posts New Etsy Items.
  • Liberty Stoneware gives us a peek Opening the Kiln.
  • Raven Hill Pottery presents The Moon Collection.
  • Patricia Griffin has a new series called Falling Leaves.
  • Bulldog Pottery shows a Glorious Pottery Firing.
  • Lori Watts shows Pots from the Last Firing.
  • Kyle Houser gives a Recap of new work.
  • Bella Joy Pottery gets some new work out of the kiln.
  • Scott Cooper tells us that firing 51 went well.

Thoughts

  • Dahlhaus shares thoughts on the Studio Magazine article, working with large retailers, and ‘craft’ becoming mainstream.
  • Bridget Fairbank posts a Manifesto of Sorts.

Interviews

  • Ben Carter and Ceramic artist and educator Shoji Satake.
  • Connie Norman interviews Nancy Utterback.
  • Hannah McAndrew answers questions from an email interview.
  • Ben Carter interviews Takeshi Yasuda.

The Rest

  • Diane Puckett on Dust Control.
  • Ivan Wozniak explains How to Choose a Pottery Class.
  • Lisa shows her Studio Love.
  • Diving into the Clay finds some interesting imagery.
  • Carole Epp shares a sculpture video by Lacey Hawkins:

What goes up from Lacey Hawkinson on Vimeo.

  •  Aaron Sober tells us How to be a Successful Potter.
  • DirtKicker Pottery notices some Etsy Changes.
  • Karatsu Pots is Saving space.
  • Bella Joy Pottery offers instructions on Gift Wrapping.
  • Scott Cooper pretends to be a graphic designer.
  • Kristen Kieffer shares a Facebook Guide so you can see posts from pages you’ve liked.
  • Carter Gillies shares a video: What if money was no object?:

  • He also modifies a Charles Bukowski piece: So you want to be a potter?

So there it is… a little later than usual due to holiday festivities and a personal project that I was working on. One small change in format: the Interviews have their very own section since there seem to be at least a handful every month.

Thanks for checking in!

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  1. Marian Williams says

    November 26, 2012 at 11:41 pm

    We sure to check out my blog!
    Thanks,
    Marian

    Reply

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