Pottery

A New York Times article by Dana Covit about the growing hype surrounding ceramics, argues that “the magnetism of a good mug is hardly a new phenomenon” and I can’t help but agree. For a while I have wondered why my social feeds have gradually become concentrated with photos of…

Rupert Spira discusses the silence of objects and images, his time with Michael Cardew, and the transparency of the world. Voices of Silence Since reading Andre Malraux’s Les Voix du Silence as a student, I have often asked myself which objects or images truly merit the title. Would it be the condensed emptiness…

Exhibition at the New Orleans Museum of Art celebrates 1951 Mills College alumna, Katherine Choy By Mel Buchanan, RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts & Design, New Orleans Museum of Art An innovative artist in a number of mediums, Mills College graduate Katherine Choy (American, b. China, 1927–1958) developed ceramic work…

For thousands of years even before people settled down, ceramics were already an integral part of their lives. It revolutionized cooking and eating, food storage, craftsmanship and construction. And it made things possible that we now take for granted. It was a long way, lined with numerous discoveries and inventions…

So, here’s the issue… Anytime an artist uses a third party marketplace, they are going to lose control over many aspects of their business. As a former brick-and-mortar store owner, a seasoned show artists, and an invited artist to Walt Disney World, I am not stranger to operation fees. Etsy…

To a pot, coming to life Prompt of the day from Harnidh — Imagine you were a pottery wheel. What would you say to a pot coming to life? Prompt from The Alipore Post — A War Poem Dear pot, as you come to life, be prepared for a world…