For a Healthy Relationship, Let the Kiln have the Last Word
byShawn Ireland’s exciting partnership with clay involves struggle and surrender. “It challenges me … but being open to where it will take me keeps…
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Kitchenware was Crucial in Her Potter’s Evolution
byCathey Bolton’s hands are muddy as she chats with customers in her Waynesville gallery Art on Depot. They often tour the rainbow of mugs,…
You Can’t Fall Off the Edge of a Rounded Vessel
byAfter a career as a massage therapist, Lucy Clark touched clay for the first time at age 45. And that was it. “Clay is…
Radiologist Delights in Creating Tools that Aren’t for Dire Situations
byDr. Paul M. Silverman’s house is full of the tools he remembers in his father’s basement. Rusty and worn wrenches of all shapes and…
If it Can’t Be Hand Built, it’s Not on this Potter’s Horizon
byEarlham College in Richmond, Indiana, wasn’t particularly known for its art department. But it happened to have a great ceramics professor when Matt Jones…
It Takes Two to Tango, But only a Single Epiphany to Dip out of Functional Ceramics
byWhen he took an Argentine tango class, Eric Knoche says he felt as though he was seeing the true nature of the world for…
One, Two, Three
byOne looks mischievous. Another seems grumpy. A third merely considers the viewer, eyes locked, demanding honesty or an explanation. Animals in art have always…
The Couple That Clays Together … Gets to Quit Their Day Jobs
byWhoever warned that spouses shouldn’t work together was brooding about cubicles, not clay wheels. Ann and Sandy Batton create harmoniously in a studio next…
It’s a Trial By Fire — and That’s After the Kiln Does Its Work
byRaku pottery is an ancient Japanese art form that requires a meticulous process. But the final step is pure chance, and for Steven Forbes-deSoule,…
Their Love Story is the Glaze on a Successful Ceramics Empire
byRob Mangum first got clay under his fingernails in the 1970s while helping his parents with their business, Mangum Pottery of Turkey Knob, in…