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Clay Blog Review: March 2012

April 2, 2012 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 1 Comment

Reviewing the clay blogs during the month of March, in case you missed something good.

Process and Technique

Doug Fitch continues his studio video journal: part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Tracey Broome shares tools and tips and enjoys the sounds of silence.
Lisa shares some tricks and inspiration.
Michael Mahan has been busy throwing:

Carter Gillies talks about making each pot individually and his bootylicious mugs.
Gary Jackson shows some step-by-step stamping and has Amy Higgason drop by for a surface decoration demo and packs up the kiln.
Lori Watts makes 102 mugs in 84 hours and one handled serving bowls.
Scott Cooper posts some greenware photos and a few more.
Linda Starr tries thicker plates, a cat named Boris and a not so rickety cart.
Potter Jo explains rolling the rim and leaves the throwing lines.
Dan Finnegan shares what’s in the studio and some knob news and has a good week.
Ben Carter talks Kohiki and shares a video about decorating with underglazes and sgraffito.

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Clay Blog Review – February 2012

March 2, 2012 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz Leave a Comment

Another great month for the pottery blogs. A few big names in the world of pottery have started blogs and are now part of the Clay Blog Review. And some of the pioneers are still going strong. Thanks to all bloggers for the pottery information that they share!

Process and Techniques

Gary Jackson alters bowls, stamps bowls, continues a class demo, demos ovals, and reviews a two day workshop.
Liberty Stoneware throws bigger pieces, adds handles and takes up a teapot challenge.
Alex Cluck works on a huge pitcher.
Hannah McAndrew is throwing and slipping, starts flapping, and fires up the kiln
A number of blogs share a 2 hour(!) workshop demo by Ron Meyers and Michael Simon:

Karen Mahoney has a nice tutorial about screen printing on clay.
Lucy Fagella attaches handles to teapots.
Togeii fires the noborigama. Check previous posts for full process.
DirtKicker Pottery makes wheelthrown/handbuilt business card holders.
Karatsu Pots makes handles… with diapers? and makes more pots
Lori Watts designs lines of work,
Ollie Pots shares the basics of the firing process.
Doug Fitch has bowls, jugs, slip and a nice, steady stream of short video updates. Awesome!
Scott Cooper posts a progress report.
Paul Jessop has some pancheon troubles,
Mom Cave Pottery starts a fern resist and continues.
John Britt pulls handles and makes plates on a plaster bat:

Trista Hudzick Reynolds is back in business with pots in progress.
Diving into the Clay shares a video of throwing a tagine.
Tony and Sheila Clennell are back at the wheel and decorating and getting away.
Barnbarroch Pottery is drying out boats.
Jemerick Art shows of new work by Steve.
Aaron Sober shows the process of decorating a platter.
Bfree Pottery develops new forms.
Dan Finnegan has big fun, starts new tiles and presents his first attempt at film.
Lorri Buff also goes big.
Joy Tanner has some hand carved bowls.
Michael Kline gives the video camera a whirl to show an afternoon at the pottery:

Kelly Lynn Daniels jumps on the 12×12 bandwagon.
Ann Tubbs shows how to print on glazed ware.
Deb Thuman has a variety of work in progress and even more.
Hollis Engley needs a rest from so much throwing.
John Britt shares another informative video about firing with horse hair and fuming:

Charles Hughes works smarter after finding some custom cutters.
Ron Philbeck shares a circle divider and some of his pots in progress (with good discussion):

Ron also uses his new ribs, turns some feet, slips a jar and describes his small runs.
Catherine White talks art+science and sees the unseen.
Tracey Broome takes a break from dragon slaying and describes her routine and tools.
Pottery by Lisa trims a bowl with a unique rim.
Robin Hopper shares some info about slipware pottery and more slipware.

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Clay Blog Review – January 2012

February 2, 2012 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 1 Comment

Back at it in the year 2012. Slightly reorganized and still looking for the best blog posts from the past month.

Process and Techniques

FetishGhost shares a video of Jessica Fong cutting a foot ring by hand and decorating a platter.

DirtKicker Pottery extrudes handles with a pugger.
Lorri Buff has a video of throwing sets.

Liz Crain repairs a broken handle.
Mea Rhee shows how her graphic design experience helps her as a potter.
Paul Jessop has work in progress… and more.
Luke Langholz also has work in progress and bowls in progress and more.
Hannah McAndrew is slip trailing and working on jugs and more jugs.
Lorri Watts makes a big bowl into something unique and shows the steps she used to make a flower brick.
Gary Jackson stamps mugs and ovals and talks about his signature.
Kyle Houser works on cups and wants feedback.
Jemarick Art shows work on an orchid pot… and another.
Cinderelish shares a short clip of trimming a large bowl.
Liberty Stoneware has images and videos of working on not-milkpans and shows off the “evil” pugmill.

Carole Epp shares a video about Max Cheprack’s extrusions.
Raven Hill Pottery prepares for Valentine’s Day.
Barnbarroch Pottery is working on boats, more boats… a little further along.
Marian Williams shares notes on glazing and firing.
Doug Fitch works on bowls and decorates jugs and makes bigger pots.
Linda Starr shares a pit fire pictorial and shows how she makes a pedestal bowl and admits sometimes things don’t turn out how she planned.
Michael Kline explains a slightly revised plan for his daily routine.
Art by Fuzzy has some images of work in progress.
Amy Manson shares a link to a collaborative carving experiment.
Lucy Fagella shows how parts come together to make a teapot.
Potter Jo tests plant imprints.
Lisa talks about her colanders.
Dawn Whitehand has a slideshow of her saggar bonfire firing.
Michael Mahan works on race awards and has video of throwing a bowl.
Ang Walford has new pots, stamps and handles.
Bfree pottery works with decals.
Keith begins the Clay 360 project (video).

Video of Cynthia Bringle throwing a goblet.
Mom Cave Pottery has an app for trying glaze ideas.

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