Potters Council

04/04/2023

New Monoprinting on Clay Webinar with Lakyn Bowman

New Monoprinting on Clay Webinar with Lakyn Bowman

03/06/2023

Last Chance to Register for Stephen Phillips's Webinar!

Join Stephen Phillips on Tuesday, March 7th from 1–3pm EST as he shares the secrets to creating his beautiful, narrow-necked forms and decorating with tape resist and underglaze! In this 2-hour workshop, Phillips will discuss tips on throwing, collaring, and trimming, and how to create precise decoration in the bisque stage. This workshop will help you improve your success rate with tapered-bottle forms! Click the link to register: https://ceramics.zoom.us/webinar/register/5116781158973/WN_kBIQNuWgQmyQfBl2AF-9_A

09/28/2022

Join Amy Brummond on October 18, 2022, from 1–3pm EDT USA to learn how to handbuild a colorful, textured berry bowl using slabs. You'll learn how to approach the slab-building process using component parts. Additionally, you will learn how to use pattern, texture, and color to create vibrant and inviting surfaces that bring your work to life!

Register here: https://ceramics.zoom.us/webinar/register/9516643787695/WN_57EVNGjuTAKtT0ckXeioNA

08/23/2022

Come on a Talking Clay Field Trip to Bangkok, Thailand!

Join us as we visit with Chanakarn "Punch" Semachai in her studio on Tuesday, August 23rd from 8-9:15pm EDT. In this 75-minute workshop, we'll chat with Punch about her influences, how she uses clay and other materials as a tool for connection between cultures, about ceramics in Thailand, and much more! Click the link to register:
https://ceramics.zoom.us/webinar/register/7716601514232/WN_1oshtOhtTBOaV6depmPOhg

01/17/2022

Welcome to the new week!

@ KJAStudio



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hand thrown shallow mugs by KJA Studio - £20
handmade in Scotland

01/14/2022

Delfield, Pincu Willa Elise

The weekend is almost here!

Every Friday, ICAN debuts an ICAN Artist Portfolio highlight of the week. We randomly go through the ICAN Artist Portfolio pages and pick an Artist to share on our ICAN Facebook/Instagram account. Anyone can be highlighted, they just need to be an ICAN Member with an active portfolio!

Today's Artist Portfolio Spotlight of the Week is: Elise Willa Pincu Delfield

"My grandfather used to tell me not to go looking for love, it will come to me. Pottery making came to me at the University of Florida – and it was love at first touch. I had not taken art classes or considered myself capable of creating anything beautiful or useful before that first day at the wheel. Once that lump of clay took shape (and a horrible, lumpy shape it was) as a vessel to contain, I was hooked. I was in love and wanted nothing more than to spend my life working on making a better pot. 23 years later I am pretty proud of my work and still striving to make better pots.”

If you would like to visit their full portfolio, please click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ican-membership/artist/Delfield-Pincu-Willa-Elise

Studio Description: I strive to make comfortable and beautiful pots for the home that enhance the pleasure of food and the nourishment of the soul.Nature plays a large, inspirational role for both the design and decoration of my pottery. Primarily inspired by my local environment, I use a rich, red....

01/12/2022

Workshop from Home: Lindsay Scypta

New Webinar! Please join us Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 1–3pm for an interactive demonstration webinar with ! Lindsay will discuss planning surface design and how to customize tools for your ceramic canvas. She will throw and trim a pitcher form, followed by an exploration of layered patterns and textures to create a diverse composition, and so much more!

Click the link to register: https://ceramics.zoom.us/webinar/register/5816419271898/WN_5BbXfUciQCyM7fvaYIXndw

01/12/2022

Teaching and Learning Online

“Like many people, I was initially a skeptic of learning art techniques through online classes. My first introduction to online learning came as a graduate student at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I remember thinking then that online art classes would not be able to be taught successfully. Was I ever wrong!” Molly Hatch, from the September 2015 issue of .

Click here to read more of this article: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramics-monthly-article/Teaching-and-Learning-Online-135187

Like many people, I was initially a skeptic of learning art techniques through online classes. My first introduction to online learning came as a graduate student at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I remember thinking then that online art classes would not be able to be taught successfully. Was...

01/10/2022

Rise and Shine!





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Handmade, one of a kind, ceramic, mug, food safe. These can be used to drink out of or to hold your tooth brush/change/etc

01/07/2022

Kadlec, Pamela

Welcome to Friday!

Every Friday, ICAN debuts an ICAN Artist Portfolio highlight of the week. We randomly go through the ICAN Artist Portfolio pages and pick an Artist to share on our ICAN Facebook/Instagram account. Anyone can be highlighted, they just need to be an ICAN Member with an active portfolio!

Today's Artist Portfolio Spotlight of the Week is: Pamela Kadlec

"Making functional pottery and using it in my kitchen and everyday life is just as rewarding as hunting over a dog I trained and dining on a meal I bagged with that dog. It’s a full circle kind of feeling, immensely satisfying and self-fulfilling."

If you would like to visit their full portfolio, please click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ican-membership/artist/Kadlec-Pamela

Artist Statement:Making functional pottery and using it in my kitchen and everyday life is just as rewarding as hunting over a dog I trained and dining on a meal I bagged with that dog. It’s a full circle kind of feeling, immensely satisfying and self-fulfilling.

01/05/2022

"I approach handbulding with a balance between form and surface in mind. I believe that this marriage is achieved when the form is dynamic and not merely in service of or inferior to the surface, and the surface is similarly not overwhelming the form." Ashley Kim, from the Mar/April 2019 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated magazine.

Click here to read more: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/pottery-making-illustrated/pottery-making-illustrated-article/Creating-Subtlety-and-Complexity

01/03/2022

Rise and shine!





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Veniss Mug by 😍 Due to the handmade nature of Freddie's mugs, each piece is completely unique. Some mugs feature painterly white brush strokes or blue accents, while others are rust toned - all equally gorgeous!

Shop online:
www.cambridgecrafts.co.uk/freddie-crossley

12/31/2021

Randall, Jeremy

Happy New Years Eve!

Every Friday, ICAN debuts an ICAN Artist Portfolio highlight of the week. We randomly go through the ICAN Artist Portfolio pages and pick an Artist to share on our ICAN Facebook/Instagram account. Anyone can be highlighted, they just need to be an ICAN Member with an active portfolio!

Today's Artist Portfolio Spotlight of the Week is: Jeremy Randall

"Familiarity evokes memory and I look to this association to present nostalgia through form. My reference to rural American architecture and antique rural implements places the viewer in a familiar setting which is layered with time, function and history while color creates celebration in these iconic objects. The vessel forms tie these objects back to the domestic space, enriching ones living environment while allowing for quiet contemplation and a reminder of a simpler time.”

If you would like to visit their full portfolio, please click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ican-membership/artist/Randall-Jeremy

Jeremy Randall has been making handbuilt earthenware pottery for over 20 years, and received his B.F.A. from Syracuse University and his M.F.A. in ceramics from the University of Florida. He currently lives in Tully, New York, where he owns and operates his studio/teaching business Rusty Wheel Potte...

12/29/2021

The Tangible and Intangible Tools for Making Art

“Art making entails an understanding of various techniques and applied skills. Initially, this activity is uncomfortably performed—often lacking in grace, ease, and certitude. However, with a faith-like sureness, the making becomes more effective over time and the maker more secure in the routineness of executing what they do.” Robert Piepenburg, from the September 2017 issue of .

Click here to read more of this article: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramics-monthly-article/The-Tangible-and-Intangible-Tools-for-Making-Art

Art making entails an understanding of various techniques and applied skills. Initially, this activity is uncomfortably performed—often lacking in grace, ease, and certitude. However, with a faith-like sureness, the making becomes more effective over time and the maker more secure in the routinene...

12/27/2021

Good morning!





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See more details at https://instagr.am/p/CXEQnB3r-_B/ - The Lucky Dip shop update will be live in a little over an hour. There's a bunch of standard pieces of pretty much every design (Swirly, Impulse, Peacock Eye, Pebble, Nautilus, Drippy Slip), but there are also a handful of test pieces.

This particular piece is an idea I had for a Valentine's Day Special (I'm not sure yet if this will be the final design) and there's just one mug in this style available.

It is possible to request a certain style of piece, but the selection is limited and allocated on a first come first served basis, so please don't order if you wouldn't be happy with a different piece. The standard shop will open as usual in January and all the normal pieces will be available to order directly then.

12/24/2021

Mardel, Claudia

The weekend is almost here!

Every Friday, ICAN debuts an ICAN Artist Portfolio highlight of the week. We randomly go through the ICAN Artist Portfolio pages and pick an Artist to share on our ICAN Facebook/Instagram account. Anyone can be highlighted, they just need to be an ICAN Member with an active portfolio!

Today's Artist Portfolio Spotlight of the Week is: Claudia Mardel

"I mostly create functional ware and put intentions and prayers into each piece. I also love doing horse hair pottery! Both I love to offer as custom orders. I know so many people with horses who like the hair of their horses (alive or already transitioned) used and I treat each piece with respect.”

If you would like to visit their full portfolio, please click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ican-membership/artist/Mardel-Claudia

My little studio has the best views over the High Desert of New Mexico and I love working, playing and creating here looking over our horse pasture and the High Desert covered sparsely with sage and juniper. You are always welcome to stop by, just give me a quick call and the doors will be open.

12/22/2021

Delighting the Eye

“A pot’s inherent potency to enhance daily life—a simultaneous engagement of concept (utility), action, service, and aesthetic experience—is deeply compelling and challenging. Pots that nest in other pots, like my salt and pepper set, also appeal to my sensibility of thinking through and making pots that connect multiple forms and surfaces into one; like the walls of a home, that contain and embrace the internal multiple spaces.” Katrina Chaytor, Nov/Dec 2017 issue of .

Click here to read more of this article: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/pottery-making-illustrated/pottery-making-illustrated-article/Delighting-the-Eye

I gravitated toward handbuilding techniques during undergraduate school, discovering that they were the best choices for the forms I wanted to make. Inspiration for my pots comes from a variety of sources, from a European architectural frieze to a slip-cast Wedgwood teapot.

12/20/2021

Welcome to the holiday week! ❄️





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Neptune Mugs are inspired by the sideways gasses spinning around the blue Planet Neptune. They are so incredibly difficult to craft because two mugs must hang sideways in the 2280 degree F. kiln firing, counterbalanced, with all glazes melting perfectly together

Find this mug here: cosmicmugs.com/neptune-mug-with-a-blue-nebula-interior-roughly-16-18oz-size-sk5812/

12/17/2021

Crossan, Linda

Welcome to the weekend!

Every Friday, ICAN debuts an ICAN Artist Portfolio highlight of the week. We randomly go through the ICAN Artist Portfolio pages and pick an Artist to share on our ICAN Facebook/Instagram account. Anyone can be highlighted, they just need to be an ICAN Member with an active portfolio!

Today's Artist Portfolio Spotlight of the Week is: Linda Crossan

"I am most interested in surface, texture and shape. Shapes dictate surface and surface dictates texture. The development of my work has been influenced by the natural world and years spent painting, drawing, and creating art in other mediums."

If you would like to visit their full portfolio, please click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ican-membership/artist/Crossan-Linda

I am most interested in surface, texture and shape. Shapes dictate surface and surface dictates texture. The development of my work has been influenced by the natural world and years spent painting, drawing, and creating art in other mediums.

12/15/2021

Clay Culture: Neutral Hands and Wrists

"We can all learn to use our body in a more neutral position to keep ourselves healthy as well as to reduce or eliminate discomfort. Using awkward, non-neutral positions can fatigue our arms, hands, limbs, and joints. Maintaining a neutral posture is important; if you respect the way your body is designed to move while performing studio tasks, then you can minimize aches and pains." Serafine Lilien, from the November 2020 issue of Ceramics Monthly.

To read more of this issue, click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramics-monthly-article/Clay-Culture-Neutral-Hands-and-Wrists-255170

I have always had a passion for ceramics, but I had to stop throwing pots because my hands were in pain right after using the wheel. Now I can only handbuild. I developed a repetitive strain injury in my right hand and wrist from being a graphic designer and using a mouse too much. Because of this,....

12/13/2021

Good morning!





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12/10/2021

Check out the 2nd annual ICAN Holiday Cup Show gallery! There are still unique and one-of-a-kind cup available!

To visit the show, click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ican-membership/ICAN-Members-Juried-Exhibition-Opportunities

Images above: starting from top left to right, Ishara Sweeney, Chanakarn Semachai, Andres Montenegro, Sutherlin Santo, Jeff Walker, Andrew Matheson, Katy Ostronic, Margaret Seidenberg-Ellis, Shana Salaff.

12/10/2021

Fuller, Hayley

Welcome to Friday!

Every Friday, ICAN debuts an ICAN Artist Portfolio highlight of the week. We randomly go through the ICAN Artist Portfolio pages and pick an Artist to share on our ICAN Facebook/Instagram account. Anyone can be highlighted, they just need to be an ICAN Member with an active portfolio!

Today's Artist Portfolio Spotlight of the Week is: Hayley Fuller

"I create contemporary organic sculptures inspired by the beauty and intricacy of nature. The natural soft rock qualities of the clay are left unglazed for natural effects or burnished and smoked. I also like to experiment with copper mat glaze."

If you would like to visit their full portfolio, please click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ican-membership/artist/Fuller-Hayley

Artist Statement: I create contemporary organic sculptures inspired by the beauty and intricacy of nature. The natural soft rock qualities of the clay are left unglazed for natural effects or burnished and smoked. I also like to experiment with copper mat glaze.

12/08/2021

A Well Wrapped Surface

"Glazing is only one of the many ways to create new surfaces on ceramic forms. Many times as potters, I believe we simply put too much emphasis on finding and formulating new glazes or altering current glazes to enhance our work. I know this was a common trap for me as I’ve worked through the years. I’ve combatted this problem by using techniques I’ve learned from other art mediums and applying them to my ceramic pieces. One of my favorite methods is what I refer to as slip transferring." David Self, from the Mar/Apr 2015 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated magazine.

To read more of this article, click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/pottery-making-illustrated/pottery-making-illustrated-article/A-Well-Wrapped-Surface

Glazing is only one of the many ways to create new surfaces on ceramic forms. Many times as potters, I believe we simply put too much emphasis on finding and formulating new glazes or altering current glazes to enhance our work. I know this was a common trap for me as I’ve worked through the years...

12/06/2021

Rise and shine!





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Mermaid Mugs made with black clay. Makes for a matte glaze.
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12/03/2021

Burdick, Stefanie

Welcome to the weekend!

Every Friday, ICAN debuts an ICAN Artist Portfolio highlight of the week. We randomly go through the ICAN Artist Portfolio pages and pick an Artist to share on our ICAN Facebook/Instagram account. Anyone can be highlighted, they just need to be an ICAN Member with an active portfolio!

Today's Artist Portfolio Spotlight of the Week is: Stefanie Burdick

"I wish to convey a sense of breath and volume in my work that is there from the moment of conception. A frozen moment in time. My work is extremely figurative and animated in its language, and I am after that movement. When you take the work home I want you to feel a direct relationship with the work, as if it is holding its breath and cannot wait to tell you something."

If you would like to visit their full portfolio, please click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ican-membership/artist/burdick-stefanie

Check out her winning cup in the 2nd Annual ICAN Holiday Cup Show Gallery: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/Contests/ICANOnlineExhibition/ICAN-Online-Juried-Show-Exhibition-Archives-198456/2nd-annual-ican-cup-show-gallery

Artist PortfolioI wish to convey a sense of breath and volume in my work that is there from the moment of conception. A frozen moment in time. My work is extremely figurative and animated in its language, and I am after that movement. When you take the work home I want you to feel a direct relations...

12/01/2021

Digital By Design

"Digital technology seems to fit into design perfectly because setting up files, exporting to machinery, and having a hands-off approach to fabrication seem removed from intuitive and on-the-spot decision making. In the translation from machine to object there is an area that needs to be explored further because it allows for alteration to the finished piece. The following artists illustrate this idea as well as expand on their experiences in blending the nexus of art, craft, and design." Adam Chau, from the January 2018 issue of Ceramics Monthly.

Click here to read more of the article: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramics-monthly-article/Digital-By-Design-172451

Over the last few years I have seen a large paradigm shift for how ceramic technology (and interest in technology) is talked about and used. While industrial design is becoming more established within the university system in the US, ceramic programs across the country are also adopting ceramic desi...

11/29/2021

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11/29/2021

Welcome to a new week!





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handmade ceramic mug
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11/26/2021

Get that special gift for the special potter in your life and save 60%!

Shop the sales in the CAN shop! All ICAN members can combine their 20% discount with the Black Friday 40% discount! That is 60% of savings!

Use the code BLACK40 to get your discount. Valid until 11/29/21 at 11:59 PM EST USA.

Link to the shop: https://mycan.ceramicartsnetwork.org/s/shop

11/26/2021

Welcome to the weekend!

Every Friday, ICAN debuts an ICAN Artist Portfolio highlight of the week. We randomly go through the ICAN Artist Portfolio pages and pick an Artist to share on our ICAN Facebook/Instagram account. Anyone can be highlighted, they just need to be an ICAN Member with an active portfolio!

Today's Artist Portfolio Spotlight of the Week is: Skylor Swann

"My creative process evolved from a deeply ingrained need to know things. My lust for learning comes in waves; when subjects grab my attention, I read up incessantly, make aesthetic associations to the information absorbed. Snagged bits of visual information are used in conjunction with geometric abstraction to create natural forms. Which, in turn, are arranged in environmental tropes. Whether arranged or independent my work explores areas of biology, astrology, cartography, quantum mechanics, sacred geometry, the human condition, and their affiliated implications."

If you would like to visit their full portfolio, please click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ican-membership/artist/swann-skylor

Check out her winning cup in the 2nd Annual ICAN Holiday Cup Show Gallery: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/Contests/ICANOnlineExhibition/ICAN-Online-Juried-Show-Exhibition-Archives-198456/2nd-annual-ican-cup-show-gallery

11/24/2021

Pentalobe Plate and Mollusk Set

"I’m drawn to making pots because of their role as intimate domestic objects. They’re part of the stage set of everyday meals and special occasions, framing the food and drink that we consume. In doing so, pottery helps to shape the way we think and feel, ultimately affecting who we become." Sean Scott from the Jan/Feb 2019 issue of Pottery Making Illustrated magazine.

To read more of this article, click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/pottery-making-illustrated/pottery-making-illustrated-article/Pentalobe-Plate-and-Mollusk-Set

The inspiration for the pentalobe plate and mollusk set came primarily from my direct experiences with the natural environment. As a child, I spent countless hours at the beach or in the bays at low tide collecting shells. As an adult, I’ve been an avid gardener and love to grow squash, gourds, an...

11/22/2021

Good morning!



Jibbijug
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Rusted Ceramic Mug. handmade www.jibbijug.com

11/20/2021

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Take advantage of your ICAN members-only savings and receive:
· 50% off Domestic Next Day / Deferred
· 30% off Ground Commercial / Residential
· 50% off International Exports & 40% off Imports
· Up to 50% off on additional services.
· Plus, UPS Smart Pickup® service is free.

Join ICAN and get shipping discounts today!
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11/17/2021

ceramicartsnetwork.org

"In his essay, “The Symmetrical Universe,” American physicist Alan Lightman explores why human beings are drawn to symmetry. According to Lightman, “symmetry represents order, and we crave order in this strange universe.” Examples of symmetry in nature are all around us. Consider the mirror image of a butterfly’s wings or the precise uniformity found in each point on a snowflake. Lightman considers why bees build hives comprised of hexagons rather than more organic shapes, noting that economy is the driv-ing force behind the shape. Hexagons lie flat against each other leaving no gaps, allowing the bees to work in a more orderly and efficient manner. It’s this same sense of economy that drives Andy Bissonnette as he creates the intricately ordered patterns on his blackware raku ceramic vessels." Susan McHenry, from the March 2021 issue of Ceramics Monthly.

To read more of this issue, click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramics-monthly-article/Andy-Bissonnette-Seeking-Order-in-Symmetry

11/15/2021

Rise and Shine!





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11/12/2021

Matheson, Andrew

The weekend is here!

Every Friday, ICAN debuts an ICAN Artist Portfolio highlight of the week. We randomly go through the ICAN Artist Portfolio pages and pick an Artist to share on our ICAN Facebook/Instagram account. Anyone can be highlighted, they just need to be an ICAN Member with an active portfolio!

Today's Artist Portfolio Spotlight of the Week is: Andrew Matheson

"Stoneware and Porcelain thrown or handbuilt reduction cone 10. Functional or sculptural, some with a tree landscape theme. Porcelain pieces have a blue and white slip decoration by a variety of techniques. Glazes influenced by classic recipes."

If you would like to visit their full portfolio, please click here: https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ican-membership/artist/Matheson-Andrew

Artist Statement: Stoneware and Porcelain thrown or handbuilt reduction cone 10. Functional or sculptural, some with a tree landscape theme. Porcelain pieces have a blue and white slip decoration by a variety of techniques. Glazes influenced by classic recipes.