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Clay Blog Review: September 2012

October 4, 2012 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz 2 Comments

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

Process and Technique

Kyle Houser works with decals and sgraffito.
Mea Rhee has been a workaholic.
Joel Cherico talks about Glazing and throws off the hump.
Hannah McAndrew and her slip trailers against the world.
Rachel Dorn shares some Recent Studio Pictures and starts to epoxy.
John Britt shares a video of Dorothy Feibleman’s Nerikomi:

Jeffrey Guin adds some Terra Sigilatta.
Jerry Wedd is Jammin’ and gets scared.

Clay Blog Review: August 2012

September 3, 2012 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz Leave a Comment

Highlighting the best clay blogging of the past month. In case you missed something!

clay blog review - August 2012

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Process and Technique

Behind the scenes views or explanations of how the pots are made.

Gary Jackson makes unique bowls, shares a demo, adds handles, platter demo x2, and gets even more obsessive.
Doug Fitch shares videos of cleaning up, handles, decorating and slip trailing:

Kyle Houser shows off some new forms: pour-overs (for coffee).
D. Michael Coffee cranks out 100 teacups.

Clay Blog Review: July 2012

August 3, 2012 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz Leave a Comment

Highlighting the best of the ceramics and pottery blogs over the past month. In case you missed something.

Process and Technique

Paul Jessop has a lot of pots in progress.
Jeanette Manchester Harris finds some momentary inspiration.
DirtKicker Pottery tells of reglazing a fired piece of pottery,
Emily Murphy shows how she makes square plates on the wheel.
Hannah McAndrew finishes lots of pots.
Jerry works on mug sets.
Carole Epp shares a video of throwing a pitcher:

Clay Blog Review – April 2012

May 4, 2012 by Brandon "Fuzzy" Schwartz Leave a Comment

A recap of the best in pottery blogging… in case you missed something.

Process and Techniques

Carter Gillies is studiously interluding.
Carole Epp shares a video of Jaime Hayon tablewares.
Michael Mahan takes a “break” and throws a large platter:

Michael Kline adds braided rope texture to plates.
Yolande Clark and family fire the kiln.
Doug Fitch shares more videos: Th to M, Tues, Thurs, Firing and workshopping, T and W, and Friday.
Scott Cooper reaches the end of the making cycle.
Woodfirer makes a lot of pinched bowls and some with insects.
Ariel Bowman shows of the new studio and some impressive animal sculptures in progress.
Ron Philbeck (video master) catches us up on what he’s working on, makes fun pots, gets ready to bisque, mixes amber glaze, talks about glaze and gets ready for a sale.

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.