Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast
526 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 252 ratingsTales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast features weekly interviews with ceramic artists from around the world. Host Ben Carter talks with potters, sculptors, and designers about their creative practice. www.talesofaredclayrambler.com
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367: Juan Barroso on using pointillism to tell immigration stories
April 01, 2021 23:43 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Juan Barroso. His ceramic forms are decorated with finely painted pointillist images of family members and objects that link to childhood memories and immigrant narratives. In our interview we talk about taking the “handyman” approach to art making, how pointillism stands as a metaphor for labor, and how art is a conduit for expressing emotion. To see examples of Juan’s work visit www.juanbarrosoart.com. I want t...
366: Wendy Gers on curatorial activism
March 25, 2021 22:59 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with curator and scholar Wendy Gers. She has curated numerous international exhibitions including the First Central China International Ceramics Biennale in 2016 and the Taiwan Ceramics Biennale in 2014. In our interview we talk about the dynamics of curating, the award-winning exhibition Post Colonialism?, and how ceramic studios might join the Green movement by applying best practices for environmental management. To see ...
365: Mark Shapiro on 19th-century potter Thomas Commeraw
March 17, 2021 23:12 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Mark Shapiro. He is a noted potter and author of ceramic history based in western Massachusetts. In this interview we focus on his research into Thomas Commeraw, one of the most important potters working in New York City in the early 1800’s. We discuss the iconic Oyster jars that are attributed to his studio, his political and religious life within the African American community, and his participation in a tumultuous c...
364: Natalia Arbelaez on activating ceramics through performance
March 11, 2021 16:19 - 54 minutes - 35 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Natalia Arbelaez. Her terracotta sculptures often involve figures interacting with one another or conveying emotion with their facial expressions. She draws from her Colombian family’s immigration story to tell a larger cultural history of hybridization that is a result of migration. In our interview we talk about activating ceramic objects through performance, and the research and art making she has been doing around ...
363: Brett Kern on drawing from pop culture nostalgia to create his sculptures
March 04, 2021 20:25 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Brett Kern. His ceramic sculptures of dinosaurs and spacemen are tied to his love of collectable toys and pop culture nostalgia. In our interview we talk about making slip cast molds from the inflatables he creates, dealing with flippers who buy his work to resell on eBay, and his recent exhibition The Lost World. The yearlong exhibition at the Erie Art Museum featured sculptures of Rocky, E.T., and other 1980’s icons ...
362: Masa Sasaki on making a living as a potter
February 24, 2021 01:21 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Masa Sasaki. His functional pots are decorated with vibrant color schemes emphasizing motifs of deer, one-eyed aliens and punctuation marks, forming a cryptic biography for the viewer to decode. In the interview we talk about the meaning behind his symbols, how previous professions helped build skills for his ceramic career and developing a market for his work. To see examples of his pots, visit www.masasasakiceramics....
361: In Tribute: Christine McHorse on her evolution from traditional Pueblo pottery to sculpture
February 21, 2021 14:10 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBNoted Navajo sculptor and ceramic artist Christine McHorse died earlier this week. She was born in 1948 in Morenci, Arizona and started working full-time in the arts after attending the Institute of American Indian Arts in Sante Fe in the 1960’s. At the school she met her husband Joel and learned to make ceramics in the Pueblo style from his family. After more than two decades selling at the Santa Fe Indian Market, she transitioned into a style of sculptural vessels that drew national and in...
360: Jessica Putnam Phillips on using art to personalize military experience
February 19, 2021 00:23 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Jessica Putnam Phillips. Jessica creates objects that are decorated with depictions of women in combat situations juxtaposed against floral patterns from historical dinnerware. She uses the pairing to question and contrast the role women play in both domestic and public service. In our interview we talk about using art to personalize military experience, how creative work can help service members deal with stress-relat...
359. Mandy Kolahi on guiding an inclusive community studio through a pandemic
February 11, 2021 20:13 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Mandy Kolahi. She co-founded POT, a community studio in Los Angeles, to create a safe space for artists of color and other marginalized groups to work in ceramics. In our interview we talk about how the founding principles of equality guided the growth of the studio, how they have pivoted their programming since the pandemic, and how studios like POT can break the opportunity cycle for the next generation of artists. F...
358. Larissa Warren on the Wild Women and Wild Clay of Tamborine Mountain
February 05, 2021 15:11 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Larissa Warren. She is based in Tamborine Mountain in southeast Queensland, Australia where she uses the Nerikomi process to make ceramic vessels that reference geological strata. In addition to her ceramic practice, she has been researching the raw clays that are native to her surrounding area and the potters that have used them dating back to the 1940’s including the Morris sisters, Doris Aagaard, and Frances Carnegi...
357: Jason Sandy on Mudlarking the Thames River
January 29, 2021 13:38 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Jason Sandy. He is a modern-day mudlark searching the foreshore of the Thames River in London. In our interview we talk about the history of London as a riverside city, the wide variety of objects that are found in the anaerobic mud of the Thames, and what these objects tell us about the eras they came from. We also discuss his newly published book Thames Mudlarking: Searching for London’s Lost Treasures. To find out m...
356: Deb Schwartzkopf on her book Creative Pottery
January 23, 2021 22:29 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Deb Schwartzkopf. She recently released a best-selling book on ceramics titled Creative Pottery. In our interview we talk about writing the book, using templates to help construct asymmetrical shapes, and using bisque molds to make multi-part ceramics forms. We also discuss how she shifted to teaching online as her home city of Seattle shut down due to COVID and how she has implemented diversity, equity, and inclusion ...
355: Kate Roberts on the ephemeral nature of her sculpture
January 14, 2021 15:42 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Kate Roberts. Roberts often uses unfired clay to create sculptures of topiaries, gates, and landscapes that feel both ancient and temporary, like they might slip out of existence right before your eyes. In our interview we talk about the influence of literature on her work and the risks and rewards of building site-specific installations. Kate has an exhibition titled After Image on display now until February 5th at th...
354: George Rodriguez on sculpture, personal identity, and community building
January 08, 2021 15:11 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with George Rodriguez. He creates ceramic sculptures decorated with vibrant low relief patterns that explore themes of personal identity and community building. In our interview we talk about the influence of the Bonderman Travel Fellowship, which funded his travel to twenty-six countries, and how this shaped his understanding of culture. We also discuss the logistics of building large ceramic sculpture, how adornment can i...
353: Fall Fund Drive: Natania Hume on selling small batch wholesale through home stores
December 22, 2020 23:50 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Natania Hume. She is a potter and educator who splits time between teaching at a private school in Massachusetts and making pots in her studio in Vermont. In our interview we talk about selling small batch wholesale ceramics through home stores, looking for subtleties of color and form within minimalism, and using daily rituals to find work/life balance. To see examples of her work visit www.slow-studio.com. Hey ...
352: Fall Fund Drive: Marty Gross on the Mingei Film Archive
December 17, 2020 23:30 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Marty Gross about the Mingei Film Archive. We talk about how a gift from Bernard Leach started him on a decades long project to collect and restore videos surrounding the Mingei movement. In our interview we also talk about his methods for digitizing reel to reel films, understanding the impact of D.T. Suzuki on Soetsu Yanagi, and how these videos reshape the way we think about Shoji Hamada and other Mingei leaders. To...
351: Fall Fund Drive: The Studio Potter goes digital as it approaches fifty years of storytelling
December 10, 2020 23:12 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview about the Studio Potter with Jill Foote-Hutton and Jessica Detweiler. Established in 1972 the Studio Potter has been active in documenting the growth of American studio ceramics. In our interview we discuss the move into a digital format for the journal and the opportunities this presents for the organization. We also discuss equity in organizations, nonprofit funding options, and the Grants for Apprenticeship program. For ...
350: Fall Fund Drive: Bill Brouillard on our reverence for technology
November 28, 2020 14:25 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Bill Brouillard. He came to clay in the 1970’s and has had a variety of positions including being a resident artist at the Penland School and teaching for many decades at the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA). In our interview we talk about the value of team teaching, which he did with Judith Salomon at CIA for over thirty years, and his most recent body of work relating our faith in technology to a secular religion. To...
349: Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy on increasing the visibility of artists of color
November 20, 2020 00:09 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy. She is a curator and writer focusing on the intersection of craft and contemporary art, with a particular interest in increasing the visibility of artists of color. She is currently the Assistant Curator at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), New York, where she has helped organize over twenty exhibitions, while also managing MAD’s Burke Prize for contemporary art. In our interview we talk...
348: Graham Taylor on heritage pottery and experimental archeology
November 12, 2020 18:09 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Graham Taylor. Taylor’s historical ceramic reproductions are featured in cultural institutions forming a gateway for viewers to understand the methods, techniques, and lives of past civilizations. In our interview we talk about his training in the Cardew lineage and how this led him to manage the Kolonyama pottery in Lesotho for many years, how working with archeologists has influenced his understanding of historical c...
347: Jennifer Ling Datchuk on understanding identity and womanhood
November 05, 2020 15:43 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Jennifer Ling Datchuk. She was raised in a bicultural household and makes sculpture, installation, and performance art that address identity and womanhood. In our interview we talk about the role hair and self-objectification play in her performance art, working in Jingdezhen, and how her understanding of identity changes through art making. She is based in San Antonio, TX, where she teaches at the Southwest School of ...
346: Bob Batchelor on the rise, fall and rebirth of Rookwood Pottery
October 28, 2020 18:03 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with cultural historian Bob Batchelor. He has written on diverse subjects ranging from comic icon Stan Lee to prohibition era bourbon boss George Remus and has recently published an illustrated history of Rookwood Pottery. In our interview we talk about the life and work of founder Maria Longworth Nichols Storer, the role star decorators like Kitaro Shirayamadani played in the success of the company, and the effect the Grea...
345: Audra Doughty on adapting community-based education to the COVID era
October 22, 2020 18:13 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Audra Doughty. She has used her business Mud Queen Pottery to create a thriving community of ceramic enthusiasts in the Harrisburg, PA area. After Pennsylvania reopened in-person businesses she adapted her classroom to make it safe for students to learn in-person while social distancing. In our interview we talk about renovating a farmhouse barn into an art center, taking risks to expand her business, and tips for crea...
344: Lindsay Montgomery on the subversive nature of her Maiolica ceramics
October 15, 2020 16:23 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Lindsay Montgomery. Her Italian inspired maiolica ceramics function as narrative paintings highlighting the social ills of our time including topics of environmental degradation, the patriarchy, and wealth inequality. Drawing from ceramics and paintings of the early Renaissance she often uses demonic figures and hellscapes to create a sense of impending doom. In our interview we talk about her love of the dark side of ...
343: Celebrate Clay Week 2020 with Walter Ostrom on the conceptual potential of pottery
October 08, 2020 21:57 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Walter Ostrom. Originally recorded in the summer of 2015 this interview is being rebroadcast in celebration of Clay Week. I made a playlist featuring five archival releases that relate to the themes of Clay Week. This episode fits with Teaching Tuesday. Through his almost forty-year teaching career at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design he upheld functional ceramics as a conceptually rich medium that deserved equ...
342: Ann Carrington on upcycling found objects to create sculpture
October 01, 2020 17:12 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Ann Carrington. Based in Margate, UK, Ann makes sculpture using tin cans, flatware, and other metal objects that reference the peculiarities of British material and popular culture. I first saw her work last year when I saw one of her bouquets made from dozens of spoons shaped into delicate floral shapes. In our interview we talk about being a part of a creative squatter community in London early in her career, her int...
341: Jamie Bates Slone on using the figure to represent mental states
September 18, 2020 13:13 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Jamie Bates Slone. She draws from her own experience with mental illness to create figurative sculpture that addresses disease and resilience. In our interview we talk about the psychology of color, how body positioning in sculpture can create empathy, and being a role model for young women. Slone is an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, which has a department of three professors dedicated to teaching f...
340: Sara Truman on building relationships and increasing student investment in a high school ceramic program
September 10, 2020 14:48 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Sara Truman. After teaching in a variety of classroom environments she has been focused for the past seven years on being a high school ceramics teacher. In our interview we talk about mentoring students inside and outside of the classroom, the founding of the Intersections think tank for K-12 art educators, and starting a community-based studio to serve Gainesville, FL. To see examples of her work and more information...
339: Sharif Bey on the power of art to sustain and connect communities
September 04, 2020 12:35 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Sharif Bey. Bey has extensive experience in ceramics/sculpture, art community programming, and art teacher training, all of which he utilizes in his role as an associate professor of Art Education at Syracuse University. His recent work includes figurative sculpture and large-scale ceramic necklaces that address identity and adornment. In our interview we talk about helping teachers prepare for K-12 classrooms, balanci...
339: Sharif Bey on the power of art to sustain and connect communities
September 04, 2020 12:35 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Sharif Bey. Bey has extensive experience in ceramics/sculpture, art community programming and art teacher training, which he utilizes in his role as an associate professor of Art Education at Syracuse University. His recent work includes figurative sculpture and large-scale ceramic necklaces that address identity and adornment. In our interview we talk about helping teachers prepare for K-12 classrooms, balancing theor...
338: Guillermo Cuellar on Mingei and the challenge of restarting his pottery in a new country
August 26, 2020 14:25 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Guillermo Cuellar. In 1986 he established a pottery outside of Caracas, Venezuela, which he ran for sixteen years before deciding to relocate to Shafer, Minnesota. In our interview we talk about his time working with the World Wildlife Fund, developing a market for his ceramics in Venezuela and the United States, and the influence of Warren Mackenzie. To find out more visit www.guillermopottery.com. This episode ...
337: Mike Cinelli on using color triads from comic books to create visual punch
August 21, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Mike Cinelli. He blends the aesthetics of sci-fi with Greek myths to create pottery with rich aged surfaces. In our interview we talk about parenting in the time of COVID, developing design rules to give creativity structure, and using color triads from comic books to create visual punch on the surface of pots. To see examples of Mike’s work, check out his upcoming show at www.companiongallery.com. On today’s...
336: Diana Benavidez on the art and politics of her piñatas
August 14, 2020 19:40 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Diana Benavidez, who builds piñatas that reflect her binational identity as an artist in the San Diego/Tijuana border region. She often places her work in installation formats with multimedia and technological aspects that help her craft stories about place and culture. In our interview we talk about growing up on both sides of the border, the history of piñatas, and the effect surveillance has on the border region. Fo...
335: Christy S. Coleman on the role museums play in shaping public understanding of history
August 07, 2020 13:57 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with public historian and museum executive Christy S. Coleman. Her museum career started at seventeen portraying enslaved women at Colonial Williamsburg in their living history educational program. She went on to be the Director of Historic Programs before becoming the CEO of multiple institutions including the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, MI, and the American Civil War Museum in Richmond...
334: Betty Turbo on digital illustration and using humor to carry a message
July 31, 2020 15:44 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Agnes Barton-Sabo, also known as Betty Turbo. Her humorous, vivid illustrations meld advertisements for food and daily necessities with social justice messages and words of encouragement. In our interview we talk about taking up papier-mâché sculpture during the pandemic, design tips she learned while working at Hatch Show Print, and how image making can support social justice movements. To see examples of her work vis...
333: Ashleigh Christelis on integrating self-care into a creative life
July 23, 2020 18:52 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Ashleigh Christelis. Based in Johannesburg, SA Christelis’s career includes a variety of ceramic bodies of work and long-term teaching of ceramic classes in her local community. In the interview we talk about learning through apprenticeship, how COVID 19 has affected Johannesburg, and balancing work with the need for rest and self-care. We also address the complications of living with rheumatoid arthritis and bipolar d...
332: Mitchell Spain on addressing environmentalism through satirical imagery
July 16, 2020 18:17 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Mitchell Spain. Through meticulous craftsmanship he makes functional objects that appear to be rusted tin cans and farm detritus that has been stuck in a family barn since the Great Depression. In our interview we talk about addressing environmentalism through satirical imagery, refining a glaze that mimics rust, and how the pandemic has shifted his art practice. Mitchell’s work will be featured in the exhibition Mo Fa...
331: Carleigh Queenth on the quest for porcelain in 18th-century Europe
July 09, 2020 17:49 - 54 minutes - 38.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Carleigh Queenth. Through her position as the specialist head of European ceramics and glass at the Christie’s Auction House in New York City, she researches, documents, and facilitates the sale of historical porcelain. In our interview we talk about the sale cycle of an auction house, the European quest for porcelain, and the factory system used for making the first European porcelains. For more information on Carleig...
330: Adam Chau on digital calligraphy and the paradox of the anonymous selfie
June 30, 2020 17:59 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Adam Chau. Blending the machinery of industry with an interest in handcraft, Adam has created a digital calligraphy process which he uses to decorate tiles and vessels. In our interview we talk about developing mechanical mark-making processes, his Screenshot series investigating our evolving relationship with mobile devices, and his most recent show Sent, which revolves around the paradox of the anonymous selfie. To f...
329: Dr. Melissa Weimer on Addiction Medicine
June 26, 2020 13:35 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Dr. Melissa Weimer. She has worked at local, state, and national levels to improve access to evidence-based treatments for patients with substance use disorder. In addition to her role treating patients, she is an experienced educator who teaches health care students and professionals in order to increase the addiction medicine workforce. In our interview we talk about the disease model for addiction, how substance use...
328: Thoughts on anti-racism and fighting white supremacy
June 22, 2020 20:24 - 8 minutes - 8.01 MBOn today’s episode, I talk about the need for the ceramic community, myself included, to be actively antiracist in our actions. As we make changes to create a more inclusive ceramic community for Black, Indigenous and artists of color I encourage you to consider Dr. King’s words on the dangers of the white moderate and the hesitance to take up the fight for social justice in favor of slow reforms. The time for change is now. “First, I must confess that over the past few years I have be...
327: Isaac Scott on black representation in public spaces and photographing protests
June 15, 2020 13:10 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Isaac Scott. His ceramic vessels and sculpture draw from hip hop, pop culture, and politics, and are inspired by historical cultures that communicated their values through symbolic leadership figures, such as pharaohs and Gods. He uses silk screens, stencils, and painting to create images of political figures, musicians, artists, and self-portraits that create modern myths. In our interview we talk about the power of m...
326: Andrei Taraschuk on the beautiful world of Art Bots
May 21, 2020 22:42 - 48 minutes - 66 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Andrei Taraschuk. Using computer skills from his day job as a software engineer, Taraschuk creates and manages a fleet of art bots that post images of art across Twitter, Facebook, and other social media. In our interview we talk about the structure of an art bot, which social media platforms have responded best to bots, and why we need art in our daily lives. To find out more about Andrei visit www.offtheeasel.com, wh...
326: Spring Fund Drive: Andrei Taraschuk on the beautiful world of Art Bots
May 21, 2020 22:42 - 48 minutes - 66 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Andrei Taraschuk. Using computer skills from his day job as a software engineer, Taraschuk creates and manages a fleet of art bots that post images of art across Twitter, Facebook, and other social media. In our interview we talk about the structure of an art bot, which social media platforms have responded best to bots, and why we need art in our daily lives. To find out more about Andrei visit www.offtheeasel.com, wh...
325: Tim Kowalczyk on his trompe l'oeil ceramics
May 15, 2020 19:16 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Tim Kowalczyk. His trompe l’oeil ceramic vessels mimic cardboard, Styrofoam, and other normally disposable industrial materials. In our interview we talk about the building process for making trompe l’oeil objects, the symbiotic benefits of being loyal to a gallery, and his web series “Critiquing with Kids.” To find out more about Tim visit www.timsceramics.com. On today’s AMACO Community Corkboard we have the Hi...
325: Spring Fund Drive: Tim Kowalczyk on his trompe l'oeil ceramics
May 15, 2020 19:16 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Tim Kowalczyk. His trompe l’oeil ceramic vessels mimic cardboard, Styrofoam, and other normally disposable industrial materials. In our interview we talk about the building process for making trompe l’oeil objects, the symbiotic benefits of being loyal to a gallery, and his web series “Critiquing with Kids.” To find out more about Tim visit www.timsceramics.com. On today’s AMACO Community Corkboard we have the Hi...
324: Resources for artists in the COVID era with Carrie Cleveland from Cerf+
May 06, 2020 23:38 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Carrie Cleveland. She works in disaster-preparedness education and outreach for the Craft Emergency Relief Fund. CERF+ was started by artists for artists in the craft community in 1985 and has since emerged as the leading nonprofit organization that uniquely focuses on safeguarding artists’ livelihoods. In our interview we talk about the Cares Act legislation and resources available to artists to help with the financia...
324: Spring Fund Drive: Resources for artists in the COVID era with Carrie Cleveland from Cerf+
May 06, 2020 23:38 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Carrie Cleveland. She works in disaster-preparedness education and outreach for the Craft Emergency Relief Fund. CERF+ was started by artists for artists in the craft community in 1985 and has since emerged as the leading nonprofit organization that uniquely focuses on safeguarding artists’ livelihoods. In our interview we talk about the Cares Act legislation and resources available to artists to help with the financia...
323: Justin Rothshank on low temperature soda firing
April 24, 2020 12:33 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Justin Rothshank. Working from his home studio in Goshen, IN Justin has been making functional pottery and experimenting with low-temperature firing techniques for many years. He recently published his first full-length book Low Fire Soda, which outlines his experimentation and development of atmospheric-fired earthenware. In our interview we talk about the advantages of switching to low temperature firing, the dynamic...
322: Kate Johnston on developing design rules to guide one’s work in the studio
April 17, 2020 17:33 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Kate Johnston. She uses local materials to make highly decorated pots that are fired in a wood kiln outside of Seagrove, NC. Her work is boldly patterned with botanical imagery drawn from art deco design. In our interview we talk about developing design rules to guide one’s work in the studio, the romance of NC pottery traditions, techniques for making large pots, and the benefits of competition and cooperation in a ti...