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  • New York Ceramics Fair and Metro Show - Review

    NYT > Ceramics and Pottery
    19 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Two small, idiosyncratic fairs, the New York Ceramics Fair and the Metro Show, are taking place in the city this weekend.

  • Flora - Gallery UP

    Jen Mecca's Pottery Blog
    13 Jan 2012 | 9:39 pm
    FLORAI got a nice email from the folks at Gallery Up the other day. They did a nice write about the show I'll be participating in with Jenni Brant. They even have an interactive blog where they asked up questions about our work and you can go in and read our responses. This gallery is right in the heart of downtown Rock Hill and although I travel there two days a week to teach at Winthrop, I sadly have to admit I don't get to any of their openings. I do however go on their site and "stalk" to see what shows they have coming up! If you get a chance, click here click on the name above and take…

  • I've been busy

    Bibbi Forsman
    Bibbi
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:17 am
    I've been busy doing one more sketch work for a competition. It is my ceramic wet dream, honestly, a swim bath, in Växjö. This time it didn't come true, fully, but I will get the chance to test some ideas in real life. I will make a part of the larger commission, in a mix of mosaic and tiles. Maria Ängkvist Klyvare will make the walls in the rehab swimming pool rooms. Not a bad choice! And I will keep on waiting for the total swim bath commission to come my way...To be part of a sketch commission like this feels like getting a grant and time to develop ideas. Morten Löbner Espersen have…

  • Best Intentions

    Josie Goes to Pot
    12 Jan 2012 | 11:39 am
    I love January.It is a time when I feel like I can re-group, take a breath and cook up projects for the coming year.This year I vowed to clean out my studio space and make it so shiny that the reflection off my gleaming surfaces would make Christa (who's area at fourth & clay is directly across from mine) wear her sunglasses. Well...that was the plan. I got distracted and it doesn't look like it's going to happen this month...maybe February???I am working on 5 little"chocolate bowls" for a show at TRAX which I feel very honored to be a participant in. I will post more about this event as the…

  • Feather bowls

    Brampton Pottery
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:04 pm
    Today I have been enjoying producing some more feather bowls. It's quite relaxing to return to something I've made many times before.I started the day with a swim and had a long lunch break at the local cafe where they do 'all day breakfast'. So I cann't say I've worked very hard today!
 
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  • Flora - Gallery UP

    13 Jan 2012 | 9:39 pm
    FLORAI got a nice email from the folks at Gallery Up the other day. They did a nice write about the show I'll be participating in with Jenni Brant. They even have an interactive blog where they asked up questions about our work and you can go in and read our responses. This gallery is right in the heart of downtown Rock Hill and although I travel there two days a week to teach at Winthrop, I sadly have to admit I don't get to any of their openings. I do however go on their site and "stalk" to see what shows they have coming up! If you get a chance, click here click on the name above and take…

  • Hanging out ...just thinking.

    10 Jan 2012 | 7:22 am
    Guess I should not really admit it but I'm just sitting here near the fire with a cup of coffee this morning trying to get up and going. There is a space in the corner of my mind that keep telling me over and over again that if I do something 17 times in a row, it will become a new habit.On Tuesday and Thursday this Fall my usual routine was getting up at 6:30, taking the kids to school and coming home and falling back into bed until 9 or so. If you use to read my blog you'd know that I work very late into the evening and last Fall, this was true again. I also teach every Tuesday and…

  • I have a couple of neat shows on the horizon!

    5 Jan 2012 | 8:28 pm
    I enjoy booking shows years advance because it gives me something to kick my "you know what" in gear! Honestly gallery shows make me want to come up with new items and ideas and hopefully in the next few weeks that is what I'll be doing. Here are some folks I'll be showing with in the next few months. Jenni Brant of Lincoln Nebraska will be showing with me at Gallery UP in Rock Hill, SC. Look at all that slip trailing she does!I was not familiar with Jenni's work but I understand she was in Ceramics Month in 2008 for an Emerging Artist write up. Its always fun to see and learn of new potters…

  • ITS WORKING...First post of 2012 and its working!!

    1 Jan 2012 | 11:59 am
    Guess all my blog needed was a new calendar year!!Imagine the shock today when I attempted to re-do my entire blog today! Around September after our big move I attempted to get on my blog a number of times and could not post a thing. You'll see by my last entry ( which I just uploaded) that September was my last post. For some reason Blogger locked me out and no matter who I asked, how many emails I sent I could not post a thing. Low and behold today I sat down to work on my website and just logged into my blogger account and finally posted the September "news"! I'm so blown over I really…

  • The Flexibility of it all...

    19 Sep 2011 | 1:00 pm
    ...and right before my eye's, I have a studio! We moved into our new home around the end of August and Joey and I quickly made the decision that I could not pot in the new garage. I didn't trust myself with the clean up or having the kiln in there so we quickly got into the car that weekend while the house was still overtaken with boxes, and we ordered a barn. It only took a week to get the building permit and figure out how big it needed to be. ( This is 16X16 with a concrete pad off the back for my kilns.) The workman showed up yesterday at 8am, completed it a 8pm and constructed the entire…
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    Bibbi Forsman

  • I've been busy

    Bibbi
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:17 am
    I've been busy doing one more sketch work for a competition. It is my ceramic wet dream, honestly, a swim bath, in Växjö. This time it didn't come true, fully, but I will get the chance to test some ideas in real life. I will make a part of the larger commission, in a mix of mosaic and tiles. Maria Ängkvist Klyvare will make the walls in the rehab swimming pool rooms. Not a bad choice! And I will keep on waiting for the total swim bath commission to come my way...To be part of a sketch commission like this feels like getting a grant and time to develop ideas. Morten Löbner Espersen have…

  • goodbye 2011 - welcome 2012

    Bibbi
    31 Dec 2011 | 10:52 am
    Some say 2011 was a crappy year but I don't really agree. A lot of confusion and energy much too fragmented in wrong directions, a lot of changes, yes, but not that bad after all. I welcome the new opportunities that the new year brings :) All the best for us all; Happy New Year! I wish for focus and clarity, joy and light. One highlight from 2011 above: a long walk in the woods up north a hot Midsummer Day. It's only half a year away. Fireworks by Cai Guo-Qiang: Black ceremony Exhibition at Arab Museum of Mosern art in Qatar

  • Happy holidays!

    Bibbi
    24 Dec 2011 | 3:26 am
    Wish you all a Christmas full of joy and peace and love! This year will be a city holiday, I look forward to relax a lot! And also find time to do all the little things that lie around waiting for attention. I wish you find the time to do what you need the most, too! Thank you so much Ida Lindberg for the supertasty knäck! If there was only one left i would have posted a photo...

  • about time for rabbits

    Bibbi
    12 Dec 2011 | 3:46 am
    So, this is one of the things I've been busy with, a commission for a nursing home for elderly people, with dementia. And it will keep me busy all spring, I'm so happy. It is an inner yard that was already planned by the landscape architects. It is accessible for wheel chairs, all the plants are in flowerbeds raised from the ground. I saw the drawing as a baroque garden and played around with the ornaments and elements. The yellow shapes will be made in mosaic, the same level as the plants. They can be seen from above as well and one can put a cup of coffee on top. I will make a blue ceramic…

  • Sad ladies

    Bibbi
    17 Oct 2011 | 9:32 am
    Friday evening was the big event "Kulturnatta" here in Göteborg, one big social and cultural happening all over the city all night. I stayed at one place only, very conveniant as so many friends passed by while I sat comfortably on my barstool :) Lots of Göteborg artists donated work that was all exhibited and sold to support "Faktum", a local magazine supporting the homeless. Read more here, and links to all artists: www.d-i-y.se/DIY/Medverkande_Konstnarer.html I am now the lucky owner of two very sad looking watercolor ladies by Amalia Kenamets. Alexandra Hedberg was there, both with…
 
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    Josie Goes to Pot

  • Best Intentions

    12 Jan 2012 | 11:39 am
    I love January.It is a time when I feel like I can re-group, take a breath and cook up projects for the coming year.This year I vowed to clean out my studio space and make it so shiny that the reflection off my gleaming surfaces would make Christa (who's area at fourth & clay is directly across from mine) wear her sunglasses. Well...that was the plan. I got distracted and it doesn't look like it's going to happen this month...maybe February???I am working on 5 little"chocolate bowls" for a show at TRAX which I feel very honored to be a participant in. I will post more about this event as the…

  • Top Ten List -2011

    31 Dec 2011 | 10:09 am
    I love reading top ten lists this time of year. I thought I would create my own of artist's work and show's I saw that have delighted and inspired me this past year...I hope your Holidays were fun and that 2012 brings happiness, creative joy and peacefulness to you all.Ruth Gurvich Her work amazes me, it is so beautiful it gives me goose bumps...is it paper or porcelain?Betty Woodman Always at the top of my list.Ann Van Hoey So thin and tranparent..these pieces make me hold my breath.Yayoi Kusama It's hard to discribe how touching the exhibit we saw of her work was at the Centre Pompidou,…

  • A Little Break

    21 Dec 2011 | 8:23 am
    My table at fourth & clay is clean. I will not touch clay for at least another week.No more retail until the next open studio. WHEW....it was fun but a little break is necessary. Time now to cozy in with family and friends. Time to make cookies and snow globes with the grand-kidlets, go shopping with the daughters, celebrate my son's 40th birthday (yikees), have hot toddies with my husband and to share in the cooking of several feasts. Time to enjoy this beautiful Holiday Season.I hope you all are able to take a little break too and that you have the happiest Holidays.

  • PARTY TIME

    2 Dec 2011 | 9:31 am
    This week I have been preparing for the fourth & clay Holiday Show and PARTY.This year's theme "DESSERT".... yum.The party is always a blast, great art, funky music by our "house band" FRONTJUNK, cheap wine and good people. This year the artists are bringing a dessert to share so get ready for a sugar rush.Please join me and 23 amazing clay artists:

  • Thanksgiving

    24 Nov 2011 | 9:51 am
    As we prepare for this wonderful holiday,I give thanks for my great family and friends.We are getting ready to prepare a feast and I am remembering one I had in France...theabove is a picture of an amazing salad I had in a the little outdoor cafe, l'Estiminet Cantine in the Marche Enfant Rouge.Happy Turkey Day Everybody....Let the Holidays begin!
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    Brampton Pottery

  • Feather bowls

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:04 pm
    Today I have been enjoying producing some more feather bowls. It's quite relaxing to return to something I've made many times before.I started the day with a swim and had a long lunch break at the local cafe where they do 'all day breakfast'. So I cann't say I've worked very hard today!

  • New year

    24 Jan 2012 | 3:18 am
    I am still busy potting but I have not had time to blog! At the moment my daughter is home from China where she and her husband are learning Mandarin and teaching. We hadn't seen her for two and a half years so there are plenty of things to catch up on. There are also pub lunches and coffee breaks and meeting up with friends.I decided to make a reliquary for myself. The lid fitted perfectly but to save space in the kiln I fired the lid and base separately. Now I know not to do that in future as they both wrapped.The bowls below are from a batch that I fired recently. I usually make thing in…

  • Song lyrics

    15 Dec 2011 | 3:56 pm
    I am working on these shallow bowls at the moment. My damp cupboard is full of work under polythene and I am amazed that each bowl is taking me a day to decorate.I am trying to think of song lyrics to run around the rim of these bowls. I would like to have love songs that include birds and bees or seasons. I think the songs need to be familiar to people so that they can recall the song as they read the words. When I do a pottery fair it's amazing how many people stop and read all the words. Of course they don't always buy any pots but at least I think they have enjoyed looking at them.There…

  • Getting ready for Farnham Art in Clay

    17 Nov 2011 | 3:39 pm
    It's been a busy week with finishing work and loads of glazing. At last I have almost everything glazed - there is hardly a bisque pot left in the studio. I won't be amassing work to glaze again it was not a good way of working. Though strangely, with my studio now full of glazed work, it does look as though I have produced quite a large stock of work, especially as my work is so time consuming.Last Saturday I visited The British Museum. The tile at the top is a medieval one that I particularly like. The pots are all out of the kiln this morning. I used a grogged clay for these which I don't…

  • Finished work

    11 Nov 2011 | 6:32 am
    I have been busy glazing I knew that this was going to happen as you can only bisque fire for so long before it all catches up with you.Anyway here are a few of the 'fish' bowls. They are beginning to look a bit too neat. On the second one down I splashed some underglaze to make it look a little more 'active' and less tight.Art in Clay opens in Farnham in a week so I am busy getting ready for that. Check out the link there are plenty of wonderful potters to see.As I have just come to the end of weeks of work now is a good time to take stock of where to go from here. I have been doing some…
 
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    Tracey Broome Pottery

  • YUM!

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:52 pm
    don't ask....... 1400 steps to get here :)btw, I thought yesterday was Friday, now I'm taking a break haha! back next week

  • weekend music

    26 Jan 2012 | 1:22 pm
    taking a little break for the weekend, here's a beautiful song to start it off!!

  • mid week.....

    25 Jan 2012 | 4:02 pm
    Good day in the studio today. I woke up to several orders in my inbox, from blog readers, thank you very much! I have the sheep and stars made, I'll probably fire the kiln at the end of the week. I have about 15 houses made and several to put together tomorrow. Thank you Jesus for this warm weather!!Does any one object to me using the word "Jesus".........

  • Chatham Artists Guild

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:39 am
    The Chatham Artists Guild is now accepting applications for new artists. I have once again nodded my head in the wrong direction and agreed to be on the board, so my first duty as a board member is to put the word out for interested Chatham County artists. If you know any, send them to the websitewww.chathamartistsguild.orgApplications are due March 15, 2012This beautiful piece of jewelry is by one of the membersRoberta Marasca

  • So proud of this kid

    24 Jan 2012 | 9:10 pm
    This is Porter Robinson. I just came across this video on youtube. He was Wesley's best friend in 7th-9th grade and then he started writing electronic dance music, they sort of grew apart and now he is traveling all over the world performing at raves and music festivals. I can't believe this kid used to eat supper at my house and now just look at him! I am so proud of what he is doing with his life and he is just 19!!!!What was I doing when I was 19? Probably worrying about getting a tan and some new shoes haha!Follow your passion, look where it could get you!!
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    A Devonshire Pottery

  • Keith Maskell

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:24 am
    I took Luke to his college interview yesterday. During the day I was remembering back to when I was his age and my Dad took me to my interview in Derby. I recall being very nervous, but was soon put at ease by Keith Maskell, who was the head of the course. He chatted about the poorly-made, lumpy pots that I had taken with me, in the kind, encouraging manner, for which I grew to know him, before offering me a place. I was greatly saddened when I got home last night, to receive the news that he has just passed away. He was a sweet, gentle man and a fine and ever-enthusiastic teacher. He…

  • Wednesday

    25 Jan 2012 | 6:46 pm
    A day of turning and decorating today. Tomorrow I'll not be in the workshop as I have to drive Luke to Winchester for a college interview. Here's a short snippet of today's action.Back soon

  • Tuesday's pictures, Wednesday's words

    25 Jan 2012 | 4:11 am
    Hello allI should have been at work ages ago, but here I am blogging instead. I'm tired today, Marky Mark came up last night and we worked late. Here's what's been going on.I've been busily making domestic wares for the exhibitions in Tokyo. These are some basins, which I'll be slipping today. I haven't made pots for food in a long time. I'm missing making big jugs - that'll be next week's task.These are drinking bowls that I made yesterday. I'll go through them today and eliminate the dodgy ones. It was fun making these as they were thrown 'off the hump', rather than weighing out individual…

  • Friday

    20 Jan 2012 | 6:42 pm
    Just in from the pub after the opening night of the panto, which went really well. Same again tomorrow night. Here's a video of some stuff that happened today, which I'm pleased to say does not include any footage of this evening's performance, with my solo rendition of thisIt does however show Different Dave wiring in my new lights in the 'showroom' - now I can sell pots after dark. It also shows my friend Heather decorating a wassail pot that she's made during the last week. Bedtime for me now. Happy weekends everybody.

  • Wednesday and Thursday

    20 Jan 2012 | 2:57 am
    I'm running a bit behind with these videos. Here's what happened on Wednesday.......and Thursday.Happy Friday everybody!
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    Around and About with Bulldog Pottery

  • What is New

    11 Jan 2012 | 3:35 pm
    Happy New Year! Our pottery wheels have yet to turn, but we have been actively working in other areas of our lives.  Enjoying a little of our hobbies, catching up on our domestic life, organizing, and cooking. A few detailed activities: cutting scrub trees down around our pond and yellow cottage, planting the rest of the daffodil bulbs, beginning to move our office and computer to a new room, cleaning up areas of our studio that are truly out of control (as opposed to just chronically messy), packing and shipping our pottery to new homes, and enjoying the quite time of winter.  We…

  • Bulldog Pottery Holiday Weekend

    21 Dec 2011 | 11:15 am
    Bruce and Max peaking into the kiln Maxwell and Bruce are peaking into the kiln. At this stage the kiln is hot and slowly taking the bricks off the door helps cool it down so we can unload. If we didn't do this, the kiln would probably not be ready to unload for another day, on top of the 40 hour wait to this point.  We posted this image on our facebook page, and Mountain Cousin Michael Kline wrote some funny ha ha's. We want to share a little pottery humor with you.Michael Kline writes: "We (Mark Shapiro and I) always had this battery of tests: (he is referring to; when…

  • And They're Out

    16 Dec 2011 | 6:44 pm
    All of the pots are unloaded and out of the kiln. We transported them down to our studio. The troops are out in full force tonight polishing up the pottery. Tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn we will be setting up the pieces in our studio. More pictures soon.Cheers!

  • A little Peak

    16 Dec 2011 | 10:50 am
    Maxwell and Bruce taking a peak at the results of the firing.We are slowly unbricking the door, to let the hot air out. Stay Tuned for the "After" picture later today.

  • Can you Come Out to Play Today

    14 Dec 2011 | 12:47 pm
    Bruce preparing a bit of glaze with MaxwellThe kiln is full and firing as I write this.  We are a bit ahead of our usual firing schedule which is a good thing because it means (cross your fingers) that we will be able to turn it off at a decent hour this evening. We have been steadily glazing our pottery since we last checked in. We are relieved, happy, restfully tired, excited, and filled with anticipation for what will come out and thrilled that we have completed this cycle.Bruce added a new color combo to his pots, he is working off of a test tile so we are hoping that this…
 
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    Clay Club

  • St. Petersbug, Floridaaaaahhhh

    24 Jan 2012 | 7:53 pm
    I had a great time demonstrating at the Highwater Clays - St Pete, Knowledge Clinic last weekend.Not only because the weather was ideal & I got to swim in the ocean, but because I got to visit a very cool studio & meet some friendly clay people.The Train Station is a super-sweet place. St. Petersburg Clay Company offers workshops, studio rental & Artist's Residencies. They've got an impressive kiln yard and are hosting a wood fire workshop Feb 11-22 with: Don Reitz, Matt Long, John Balistreri, Chris Gustin, BrendaLichman and Ted Adler

  • Lake Eden Art Festival

    24 Jan 2012 | 7:13 pm
    LEAF: CALL FOR ARTISTS!The Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) is calling all handcraft artists to apply for our 2012 Festivals!55 exhibitors/festival will be chosen by jury, open to all media.Booth Fee: $360Spring Festival Dates – May 10-13Fall Festival Dates – Oct 18-21LEAF is an award-winning non-profit Music and Arts Festival located in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina.ATTENDANCE: 6,500/day.APPLICATION DEADLINE for SPRING: January 30thAPPLICATION DEADLINE for FALL: June 15thVisit us online for our Juried Fair Exhibitor Prospectus and to…

  • Brent Wheel FOR SALE -2012 SOLD

    22 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm
    I have a Brent C potters wheel for sale with a worktable. The wheel is in excellent condition (1998). The worktable is on 2 wheels & moves easily if you need to, but is stable while in use. The table also has a removable production arm - the actual metal arm also moves out of the way when you aren't using it.The wheel and table:  $550 SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!If interested, please contact me at my email address below.ThanksJudy Shreve

  • Digital Craft Photography workshop Feb 5, 2012

    22 Jan 2012 | 9:48 am
    Tired of workshops that are about the teacher and not about YOU??If you want to improve your photography in one day.... and in a fun environment...and with a delicious lunch...this is the workshop for you!Digital Craft Photography WorkshopJohn Britt Pottery StudioSunday  February 5, 2012One day, hands on class on basic craft photography.Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.$85.00 (includes digital photographs of 2 pieces and a delicious lunch).Joy Tanner and John Britt will conduct a one day, hands on class on how to take digital photographs of your three dimensional…

  • Barred Owl

    21 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Saw this cool Barred Owl on the way home!
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    Art Pottery Blog

  • Cowan Pottery

    Donna McGill
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:18 pm
    Cowan Pottery was in business for a brief period of time; specifically, between 1912 and 1931. That’s not to say, however, that this Ohio art pottery company didn’t leave a lasting impression – it most certainly did. Founded by R. Guy Cowan, an Ohio native, Cowan Pottery began as a tiny studio with only a few kilns and with Cowan serving as the owner, artist, designer, bookkeeper and so on. Despite what was surely an exhausting effort, Cowan produced many art pottery pieces and tile designs. By 1917, Cowan was enjoying the fruits of his hard work with many awards for his art…

  • Just Art Pottery Bargain Bin

    Donna McGill
    10 Jan 2012 | 11:57 pm
    Have you checked out the great finds in our Bargain Bin? This is a great opportunity to add to your art pottery collection or if you’re new to this particular art sector, it’s the best place to start. Check out a few of the latest additions to the bin - Drawn to the more whimsical side of American art pottery? Then the Abingdon Pottery cookie jar is probably just what you’re looking for. This sweet Miss Muffet, who’s resting on her tuffet, dates back to 1949-1950 and is mint condition. The bottom is marked and this cookie jar measures 9 1/2″ tall and 8 1/4″…

  • Avoid Buying Fake Roseville Pottery

    Donna McGill
    1 Jan 2012 | 5:23 pm
    One major reason people avoid collecting American art pottery is because they fear not being able to differentiate between fakes and true Roseville Pottery. The truth is, some of the fake Roseville pieces have a sense of authenticity that makes it difficult to tell apart from true Roseville Pottery. Aside from getting your collection appraised (which we always strongly encourage), you may never know for sure. Then again, there are those who see the beauty and would still purchase it, even if it were a fake, so that Collection of Roseville Baneda they could display it in their home.

  • The Talent Behind the Grueby Pottery Name

    Donna McGill
    18 Dec 2011 | 4:38 pm
    Most American art pottery companies, especially at the turn of the century and then again during the Great Depression were all too familiar with cultivating talent, only to lose that talent to the competition or because the talent was needed elsewhere – even if that “elsewhere” had little to do with the art pottery sector. This week, we take a look at some of the best talent that at one time or another called Grueby Pottery their employer. We start with none other than William Henry Grueby. Grueby hadn’t shown much of an infinity for tiles or other art pottery in his…

  • Rookwood Pottery’s Mississippi Connection

    Donna McGill
    12 Dec 2011 | 3:00 am
    Rookwood Pottery is truly one of those American classics – not only in terms of art pottery, but in its totality as a business model. It survived the Great Depression when companies around the nation were folding. It’s undergone many changes in ownership, barely missed being sold to international buyers and through it all, the talent that is Rookwood Pottery continued to turn out some of those most beautiful collections the art pottery community has ever known.  What many people don’t know is that Rookwood Pottery temporarily relocated to Starkville, Mississippi in 1959. The ownership…
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    Joy Tanner Pottery

  • Photography Workshop

    Joy Tanner
    2 Jan 2012 | 4:21 pm
    Join us for a repeat round of DIY craft photography workshops taught by John Britt and myself.  We are offering two separate one-day classes, February 4 or 5th. These fill quickly, so please sign up soon! Digital Craft Photography Workshop Saturday February 4, 2012 One day, hands on class on basic craft photography. Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. $85.00 (includes digital photographs of 2 pieces and a delicious lunch). Joy Tanner and John Britt will conduct a one day, hands on class on how to take digital photographs of your three dimensional ceramics/crafts using a simple, low tech…

  • Winter Cup Show

    Joy Tanner
    9 Dec 2011 | 3:28 pm
    Come find a cup of joy at this beautiful cup exhibit of WNC potters at the Clingman Cafe, in the River Arts District in Asheville, NC. If you're stopping in for a cup of coffee there's a great lineup of handmade cups for sale!  This show will be up through the end of January and holds a diverse collection of cups and mugs from the hands of over twenty WNC ceramic artists.  Most are studio potters here in the River District, with a few tucked into studios a little further outside of town.  As you peruse the shelves you will find delicate porcelain teacups, sturdy wood-fired mugs…

  • Holiday Tour and Sale!

    Joy Tanner
    2 Dec 2011 | 9:49 am
    This weekend there are a few great spots you can come and see my work.  Today through Sunday is the Toe River Arts Council Studio Tour, where you can come visit Will's and my studio and see our wood fired pots at the Energy XChange in Burnsville, NC.  For more info:  www.toeriverarts.org On your way into town, stop in to the Burnsville TRAC Gallery and you can see my exhibit, Pots and Paintings before you head out on the studio tour. Also, I'm showing in Asheville on Saturday at the Southern Highlands Holiday Sale at the Folk Art Center.  Show is 10-4 pm.  For more…

  • Online Pottery Sale!

    Joy Tanner
    22 Nov 2011 | 9:06 am
    I've been adding some great new pots, as well as this Bark Basket, to my online shop, and I will continue to add more all week long.  Please consider shifting your shopping to buying handmade!

  • Clayworks Workshop

    Joy Tanner
    15 Nov 2011 | 7:49 pm
     I'm teaching a workshop this Saturday in Charlotte at Clayworks. It's a busy time of year with shows, workshops, our upcoming studio tour, and new pots I'm selling on Etsy! It's go go go!  Wheel Throwing Workshop with Joy Tanner “It’s all in the details” Saturday November 19, 2011 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hosted by Clayworks 4506 Monroe Road Charlotte, NC 28205 Fee: $75 To Register contact Adrienne Dellinger 704.344.0795 or adellinger@clayworksinc.org In this one day workshop, Joy Tanner will demonstrate several wheel thrown and altered functional pots. Particular emphasis will be…
 
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  • Public Poetry Winter Series Reading

    4 Jan 2012 | 9:03 am
    Public Poetry will be ringing in 2012 with a new Winter Series at Park Place Regional Library on Saturday, January 7 at 2:00 PM. I will be one of the featured poets reading at this event. According to the press release:"In addition to the featured poets - Outspoken Bean, Radames Ortiz, Loueva Smith and Randall Watson - we're delighted to have Ad Deum Dance Company (dance video) as our special guest at the start, as well as a talented student poet joining us."The event will take place at:Saturday, January 7, 2012Park Place Regional Library, 8145 Park Place, Houston, Texas 77017Time: 2:00 –…

  • Poem for the Holiday Blog Tour 2011

    3 Dec 2011 | 12:22 pm
    I know I'm suppose to share a poem about the holidays for this Holiday Blog Tour 2011 but I have never been good at writing poetry centered around a theme. But one thing the holidays are about besides presents is family. One of the most important members of my family was my grandmother. My grandmother was the matriarch and she loomed over us like a humid summer in Houston. She was big part in our lives, in my life. Don't get me wrong, she had her faults, plenty of them but she had her good ones too. For example, she showed me how to be man. On Sundays, she would sit in her rocking chair with…

  • Holiday Blog Tour 2011 Begins

    2 Dec 2011 | 10:52 am
    I'm very excited to announce that the Holiday Blog Tour 2011 with 23 writers ranging from established to emerging writers has begun. You can read some up-and-coming, some bestselling and some soon-to-be best selling authors. And they'll get you in the holiday spirit!We have something for everyone, from poets to fiction writers and some memoir folks are coming to party too.And if you're a really good reader, some will have a present for you. And if you're a super good reader, and read all the stories, there's a present for you, too. But you have to wait until the end.First one up is Julia…

  • Dagoberto Gilb Book Signing Tonight in Houston

    17 Nov 2011 | 12:41 pm
    Author Dagoberto Gilb will have a book signing for his new book "BEFORE THE END, AFTER THE BEGINNING" in Houston at Barnes & Nobles, Thursday, November 17, 2011. The event is hosted by Nuestra Palabra founder Tony Diaz, publisher of AztecMuse Magazine and features performances by Nuestra Palabra Discoveries and poets - Radames Ortiz, Lupe Mendez and Jasmine Mendez.Pulitzer-prize winning Richard Ford says the stories in BEFORE THE END, AFTER THE BEGINNING, are “quirky, confronting, intense, often darkly funny stories” which nevertheless reveal a “sense of profound human longing and a…

  • Interview on the Front Row Radio Show @ Noon Today

    29 Jun 2011 | 11:20 am
    Today at noon on The Front Row radio show, poet Loueva Smith and me will be featured guests. We will read some poetry and talk about our upcoming reading this Saturday at the Kendall Branch of the Houston Public Library for the Public Poetry reading series. To listen tune in to 91.7 KUHA FM or listen on the website.Here is a description of the show. "Wednesday, we focus on the International Festival-Institute at Round Top. We hear a concert performance by last year’s Texas Festival Orchestra, and speak with conductor JoAnn Falletta who talks about the concert she’ll direct this Saturday…
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  • Top 10 Clay Blogs – 2011

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    7 Jan 2012 | 11:11 pm
    Another great year for the pottery blogs!  The following is an attempt to highlight some of the best* blogs written by potters and ceramic artists.  Congratulations to those that made the list and thank you for putting so much time and effort into your blog.    And… on with the list! 10. From the Ground Up From the Ground Up Blog Platform – Blogger Total 2011 posts – 88 This blog by Michael Mahan out of Seagrove, NC has been online since 2008. Michael produces a variety of work, from electric fired functional ware to more artistic wood or pit fired pieces. He has a lot…

  • Clay Blog Review – December 2011

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    1 Jan 2012 | 9:10 pm
    Reviewing the month in clay blogging.  The last Review of 2011!  Happy New Year. Technical, Techniques, Tips Lori Buff shows a useful kitchen tool and shares her first demo video: wheel throwing a decanter: The Clay Club discusses Green Chrome Oxide and Chromium Oxide. Bridges Pottery Blog shares the basic tools of the trade. Diving Into the Clay found this video of throwin’ and trailin’: John Britt shares a ^10 Ice Crackle glaze recipe, three ^10 recipes and the results they produced, Jeanette Manchester Harris shares her technique for making a palm frond dish. A couple blogs…

  • Pottery Making Info – A year in review: 2011

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    31 Dec 2011 | 10:12 pm
    Pottery Making Info is two years old tomorrow!  So it seems like a good time to look back and remember the high points from the past year in case you missed something important. New Features Re-designed: Before and After The site has had some major updates over the past year.  The most noticeable is probably the design of the site which was updated in August.  New logo, new color scheme, slightly different layout, other fun features. There were a few new features added to the Pottery Making Blog.  One, called Pottery Chatter, was short lived in it’s attempt to highlight some of…

  • Speckled Clay Social Media Icons

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    15 Dec 2011 | 10:07 pm
    The Speckled Clay Social Media Icons are now available! Speckled Clay Social Media Icons What better time than the holiday season to share these fantastic little clay tiles.  Each icon comes in both jpg and png file formats in the following sizes: 16×16, 32×32, 64×64 and 128×128 pixels.  Originally, these were made for links at the bottom of each page here at Pottery Making Info.  But there are plenty of other people that work with clay on the web so now YOU can add them to your site, free of charge!  Just download the Clay Icons zip file and unzip it.  Then choose…

  • Clay Blog Review – November 2011

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    1 Dec 2011 | 10:56 pm
    The best in clay blogging from the past month: Technical, Techniques, Tips A nice pictorial demonstration of the slab and paddle technique by KaratsuPots, and construction images of a kiln from start to finish. John Britt shares ^10 glaze samples and recipes: Rutile 11, Mutsuo Black, shares an article about Snowflake Crackle glaze, and videos a throwing demonstration. View the process to make a press mold out of plaster at Jemerick Art. Tracey Broom shows her diy bead tree that she uses to fire beads and pendants and shares a turquoise glaze recipe for raku. See video of a workshop demo:…
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