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  • Hitomi Shibata’s wood-fired sculpture. 22” H each.
    Carrying Fire Across the Ocean: Our Wood-Firing Journey
    Hitomi Shibata
    It was there that I was profoundly struck by the raw beauty of traditional Shigaraki ware, crafted from the region's coarse, untamed clay and fired in ancient anagama kilns and noborigama kilns. This powerful encounter confirmed my commitment to ceramics as a profession, setting me on a path to explore my own artistic voice as a potter, though the exact direction was still unclear. This month's FREE article. Read More.
  • Grace Hampton
    Studio Potter – The Podcast
    This month, Studio Potter features archival audio – This audio was summarized by Gerry Williams and published under Grace Hampton's name in Volume 10, Number 2, June 1982. The title of her entry was “Black Crafts,” a section of the series “Mississippi Trace,” which highlights several ceramists living and working in Mississippi. To follow Studio Potter – The Podcast, simply subscribe or follow on your favorite podcast platform, such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. Then, sit back, relax, and enjoy new episodes as they are released. Happy listening. Read More.
  • “Call Me In The Morning So I Can Tell You I Love You.” Stoneware, anagama, Reitz Ranch, 2024. In the collection of Julie Armstrong.
    Fire It Until It Breaks
    Heidi Kreitchet
    My relationship to wood firing has evolved as my role within the firing community has shifted. Learning to let go and give the reins to younger artists has been an interesting experience. I am still doing the work, but now I am also watching others take the lead. I can sit back, drink a cold beverage, and laugh with another old friend while the crew runs circles around me. Being at a wood kiln is my favorite place to be. Read More.
  • Linda Christianson
    Embracing the Squish – An Interview with Linda Christianson
    Hamish Jackson
    When you talk about this soft quality, I right away ask what other ways things appear soft? Because you're talking about the appearance of it. I think of volume, of glass blowers, of breathing volume in. When things look overly pregnant, overly ripe, or plump. Putting that curve a little lower, or a little higher. Something a little unexpected can give it a softness. Fatty glazes! Read More.
  • James L. Tanner
    In Memoriam – James L. Tanner
    Keith Luebke (he/him/his)
    His close friend and colleague, Roy Strassberg, said, “He was a printmaker, a painter, a ceramist, a glassblower, and a sculptor; he was really that kind of unique, almost a Renaissance man artist. He was smart and articulate and brave. Especially brave.” Read More.
  • Antra Sinha
    Merging of Influences
    Antra Sinha
    The totality of all these varied experiences with so many artists, firings, and kiln designs has given me the confidence to contribute to the ever-evolving train kiln design. Sandeep Manchekar reached out to me after learning about the success of the Bhasma Express built by Khanjan Dalal. He initially was considering an anagama, but Khanjan and I persuaded him to employ the train kiln design because of its superior efficiency. Read More.
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