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Be in conversation with your self, your materials, your process, one and all. And welcome the off-centered moments in your life, of which there
Read MoreWhether or not we make work in the image of ourselves has no place in our thinking, but rather if we recognize ourselves in our work. There is no
Read MoreMy students and I went to The Met Museum on a “field trip,” wandering their galleries in search of exquisitely baked vessels and
Read MoreToday’s sherd travels to Kutch, India, to catch a glimpse traditional methods of pottery making, as it was in 1997. Interestingly enough, the
Read MoreThis week’s sherd is a video from the Jewish Museum in London, focusing on three ceramists at work: Antonia Salmon, Ray Silverman, and Janet
Read MoreHave I got a treat for you this week from Jingdezhen, China. Today’s sherd looks at what 500 kg can do when people work collaboratively: I watch
Read MoreRuminating on the intimate connection between making wares, and who will use them, I thought of ceramist John Christie from Scotland, and his
Read MoreIt’s not difficult to imagine how important the harnessing of fire and clay has been to the development of clans, societies, and cultures.
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