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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321: Tom Lauerman on rapid prototyping personal protective equipment for Penn State’s MASC initiative
April 08, 2020 22:06 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Tom Lauerman, an artist and educator who is working with a consortium of over 200 researchers to develop personal protective equipment for medical personnel during the COVID-19 outbreak. In our interview we talk about the evolution of PPE designs and how rapid prototyping using 3D printers has made daily progress possible. We also discuss the ideas behind Tom’s ceramic sculpture and his work as an educator at Penn Stat...
320: Jonathan Barnes on teaching art online and 3d printing medical protective equipment
April 05, 2020 23:04 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Jonathan Barnes, who teaches ceramics, printmaking and art appreciation at the St. Pete College Clearwater campus. In our interview we talk about responding to COVID-19 in the classroom and best practices for teaching art online. We also discuss his personal response to the pandemic, which has been to 3D print personal protective equipment for medical professionals in the Tampa Bay area. To find out more information on...
319: Kerianne Quick and Adam John Manley on their zine Craft Desert
March 24, 2020 13:06 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Kerianne Quick and Adam John Manley. Both are makers with studio practices steeped in craft, as well as professors of art in the Metals and Wood Departments at San Diego State University. In our interview we talk about their approach to materials, the concepts behind their recent bodies of work, and Craft Desert, a zine focused on craft in the Southwest that they co-edit. To find out more about the zine, visit www.craf...
318: Kelly Schnorr on effective teaching methods for high school students
March 12, 2020 16:47 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Kelly Schnorr. She is an artist and educator based in the San Diego area where she teaches ceramics at Coronado High School. We talk about time management, effective teaching methods for high school age students, and how to design a studio that can cycle through over one hundred and fifty students each day. In addition to her teaching Kelly makes ceramic sculpture about the consumption and disposability built into mode...
317: Brian Jones on refining your craft and staying present in the making process
March 06, 2020 15:22 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Brian Jones. His functional work explores line, color and mark making in earthenware. In 2011 he started The Jonescast, a podcast devoted to exploring what it means to be an artist while juggling life and work. This influential show ran for over sixty episodes and influenced a wave of ceramic related podcasts. For many years Brian has been making mugs for comedian Marc Maron, who gives them to the guests on his podcast...
316: Jordan Mcdonald on his love of Rosanjin and the Pots in Words project
February 29, 2020 00:36 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Jordan McDonald. Raised in the suburbs of Toronto, Jordan now lives in West Philadelphia where he makes functional pottery decorated with motifs drawn from historical painting and ceramics. To compliment his studio practice, he started the Pots in Words Instagram feed which features written descriptions of historical pots. He uses these as a jumping off point for imagination and innovation in his studio practice. In ou...
315: Sam Harvey on the fundamentals of running a successful gallery
February 14, 2020 13:48 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Sam Harvey. He came to Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley to take a workshop at Anderson Ranch in the mid 1990’s, which began a long relationship that continues to this day including time as a studio coordinator, a board member, and an instructor. His studio practice includes pinched vessels that are decorated with geometric shapes and works on paper. In addition to his studio practice he has been a gallery director for mo...
314: Louise Deroualle on using abstraction to convey emotion
February 05, 2020 23:48 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Louise Deroualle. After an early interest in functional work, Louise has shifted to landscape-oriented wall work and sculptures that reference seed pods. The work is unified by a lichen-like glaze technique that involves putting refractory slips over the top of fluid glazes. In our interview we talk about growing up in San Paulo, Brazil, turning towards abstraction to convey emotion, and managing interns in a bustling ...
313: Daniel Dallabrida on the intersection of grief, perseverance, and creativity
January 30, 2020 00:42 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Daniel Dallabrida. After a long career in public relations Dallabrida turned to art as a form of visual storytelling, narrating the opinions he could not express in the corporate world. He draws from his experience living through the AIDS crisis to create video, installations, and sculpture that illustrate the effect the disease had on San Francisco’s gay community. In our interview we talk about AIDS-related Multiple ...
312: HP Bloomer talks about balancing risk taking and loss rate in studio production
January 20, 2020 00:40 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with HP Bloomer. His functional ceramics are decorated with layers of pattern before being fired in atmospheric kilns to enhance their surfaces. In our interview we talk about how complexity in his making process keeps him engaged, learning to self-edit, and methods for pattern making. To find out more visit www.hpbloomer.com. For today’s AMACO Community Corkboard we have Clay for Australia, a global fundraising proje...
311: Louise Cort on forty years of ceramic research and museum curation
January 11, 2020 01:18 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Louise Cort. After traveling to Japan on an exchange program in high school, Louise developed a love for everyday functional objects. This fascination led her to a PHD in ceramic history from Oxford and then onto nearly fifty years of research and curatorial work in museums. Forty of those years was spent working for the Smithsonian Institution's Freer and Sackler Galleries, where she was the curator of ceramics. In th...
310: Ryan Greenheck on generating financial opportunities through invitational group sales
December 19, 2019 17:40 - 1 hour - 65 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Ryan Greenheck. His functional ceramics are influenced by European slipware and Chinese porcelain traditions. He maintains a studio in Philadelphia, PA and has been instrumental in starting invitational sales of functional ceramics in urban environments in the North East of the United States. In our interview we talk about evolving in the studio with the help of your peers, curating a sale to meet the needs of a commun...
309: Stephanie Kantor on how bathing culture inspires her sculpture
December 12, 2019 13:12 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Stephanie Kantor. In her most recent body of work Stephanie explores myths surrounding water through multiple series of ceramic sculpture and painting. In our interview we talk about the relative values of art-making materials, how experiencing a Turkish hammam sparked her interest in bathing culture, and her time as a Zeldin fellow at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia. To see examples of her work visit www.stephaniekant...
308: Fall Fund Drive: Peltz, Dehnert, and Vettoso on the history and impact of the Old Church Pottery Show
November 26, 2019 22:57 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I speak with Aysha Peltz, Bruce Dehnert, and Lisa Vettoso, the organizers of the 45th annual Old Church Pottery Show. The event started in 1975 as a fundraiser for the Art School at Old Church in Demarest, NJ and quickly grew into one of the premier yearly sales of studio ceramics in the United States. In the interview we talk about the legacy of sale founders Karen Karnes and Mikhail Zakin, the curating process for choosing artists, and the g...
307: Fall Fund Drive: Michael Connelly on converting former industrial spaces into a creative hub in Philadelphia
November 21, 2019 18:04 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Michael Connelly. In his Phoenixville, PA studio he makes functional pottery balancing highly engineered forms and expressive line work. In our interview we talk about creating the bones of a strong ceramic form, converting former industrial spaces into creative space in the Brewerytown neighborhood of Philadelphia, and finding work/life balance. To see examples of his work visit www.connellypottery.com. For today’s ...
306: Fall Fund Drive: James Whiting on creating a healthy studio environment and new music from The Painted Horses
November 13, 2019 21:06 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with ceramic artist James Whiting. After living in Japan for many years he developed a love for ceramics that guided him into his own studio practice. James makes hand built vessels that are finished with nerikomi, embossing, and other compelling surface techniques. He is also the director of the Berkeley Potter’s Studio, which has grown from 25 to 425 members during his tenure. In the interview we talk about best practices...
305: Fall Fund Drive: Sandy Simon on how the internet changed the way pots are sold
November 07, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with potter and gallery owner Sandy Simon. She was a student of Warren MacKenzie’s at the University of Minnesota in the late 1960’s where she developed a studio practice of making utilitarian pots that continues to this day. In 1994 Sandy opened Trax Gallery in Berkeley, CA and has used the space to champion functional pottery. In our interview we talk about balancing form and decoration to create a unified pot, best pract...
304: Fall Fund Drive: Wayne Higby on his teaching career and the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum
November 01, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Wayne Higby. He came to Alfred University as an associate professor of ceramics in 1973. He continues to teach there to this day, along with maintaining an active studio practice and a recent appointment as the director of the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum. In our interview we talk about the importance of what Higby calls “witnessing” in his teaching, the five lenses of critique, and the founding of the Alfred Ceramic Art ...
303: Sam Chung on developing novel methods for altering porcelain
October 25, 2019 02:29 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Sam Chung. In his recent porcelain vessels, Chung references Korean folk-art motifs in both form and surface. In our interview we talk about the transitions in technique and content he has made in his career, his methods for altering ceramic forms, and the impact that loss has on personal identity. Chung is based in Tempe, Arizona where he is a professor at Arizona State University. Chung currently has a solo show on d...
302: Sophie Aguilera Lester on her ceramic still lifes and Lindsay Oesterritter on Mastering Kilns and Firing
October 18, 2019 13:23 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Sophie Aguilera Lester. Her ceramic sculpture is autobiographical in nature with a strong reference to historical Spanish painting. In our interview we talk about being a set designer for theater, her interest in the still life, and the art scene in Barcelona, where she has lived for most of her adult life. For more information visit www.sophieaguilera.com. To start the episode, I talk with Lindsay Oesterritter about h...
301: Naomi Clement on how finding her grandparents love letters spurred her interest in cursive text
October 10, 2019 18:38 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Naomi Clement. In her current body of work, she decorates functional pots with layers of abstracted text and loosely painted underglazes. The richness of her surfaces encourages the viewer to decipher the text and search for a larger narrative. In our interview we talk about the role pottery plays in daily rituals of observation and how finding her grandparents love letters spurred her interest in cursive text. To find...
300: Listener mailbag to celebrate our 300th episode!
October 03, 2019 17:28 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a special mailbag episode consisting of questions sent in from listeners. My wife Melissa comes on to cohost the show and we discuss topics including historical influences, bloopers from past seasons, and thoughts about how the #MeToo movement might affect ceramic history. On this milestone I want to send a special thank you to my listeners who have supported the show along the way. I couldn’t have done this without you. AMACO Communi...
299: Matt Ziemke on building engaging surfaces through multiple firings and Doug Peltzman on the Hudson Valley Pottery Tour
September 26, 2019 12:28 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Matt Ziemke. He abstracts the physical landscape to create planar structures that are covered with pattern and glaze. In our interview we talk about the effect technology has on the brain, working with the language of cartography, and building engaging surfaces through multiple firings. We also talk about his love of mountaineering and reaching higher elevations. For more information visit www.mattziemke.com. AMA...
298: Mary Cale Wilson on using art to confront the inequities of history in the American South
September 19, 2019 19:51 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Mary Cale Wilson. Through her multifaceted art practice, which includes sculpture, vessel making, and painting, Wilson explores ideas of womanhood and labor. In our interview we talk about using art to reconcile personal privilege, developing a personal iconography, and the ideas behind her installation Betrayal at Ebenezer. Wilson is currently living in San Diego, CA where she is teaching ceramics at San Diego State U...
297: Brooks Oliver on using 3d printing as a prototyping tool for slip cast vessels
September 12, 2019 16:55 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Brooks Oliver. His refined ceramic vessels draw from the sleek aesthetics of design while maintaining the scale and proportions of handmade studio ceramics. In our interview we talk about using the 3d printer as a prototyping tool, developing a personal sense of color, and the growth of the Dallas Pottery Invitational. For more information on Brooks visit www.brooksoliver.com. For more information on the DPI visit www....
296: Ann Shaner on teaching in public schools, the early days of the Archie Bray Foundation, and her marriage to David Shaner
September 05, 2019 23:21 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Ann Shaner. Along with her husband David Shaner, she was instrumental in the success of the Archie Bray Foundation during the late 1960’s. In our interview we talk about teaching 35 years in the public schools, her time at the Archie Bray Foundation, and moving to Big Fork, MT, where she and David raised their four kids. To read more about Ann’s experience check out the “Wives” article she and Gertrude Ferguson wrote i...
295: Shalene Valenzuela on using slip cast domestic objects as a canvas for painting
August 29, 2019 13:20 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Shalene Valenzuela. Her slip cast sculptures feature underglaze paintings of women in domestic situations. In our interview we talk about the influence of mid-century advertising and film, creating humorous visual narratives that question women’s perception of themselves in our society, and balancing her studio life with her role as an arts administrator. Shalene is based in Missoula, MT, where she has an active studio...
294: Audry Deal-McEver and Jenn Cole compare the art fair circuit to selling in galleries
July 18, 2019 16:07 - 1 hour - 64 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Audry Deal-McEver and Jenn Cole. Both are studio potters making heavily patterned work in the greater Nashville, TN area. In the interview we talk about the fine line between appropriation and inspiration when referencing the patterns of other cultures, working in galleries, and developing confidence in the value of your own work. Both are members of Influx, a ceramic group that hosts exhibitions and events that educat...
293: Danielle McDaniel on creating “The Clay Lady Way”
July 13, 2019 21:18 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Danielle McDaniel. In 1982 she started teaching in the public schools of middle Tennessee focusing on short ceramic workshops that encourage creativity and confidence in children. As demand for her workshops grew, she developed “The Clay Lady Way,” an education program for teachers that includes videos, books, and ceramic curriculum. In our interview we talk about how secondary education changed during her career and e...
292: Josh Deweese on a life in clay in Montana
July 04, 2019 03:17 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Josh Deweese. His undulating functional forms are embellished with curvilineal handles and decorated with fluid high-fire glazes. In our interview we talk about the influence of his artistic family, developing a leadership style, and using local materials to enhance his glazes. Josh was the Resident Director of the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts from 1992-2006 and is now an Associate Professor of Art at Mo...
291: Mallory Wetherell on how parenting and politics have changed her studio practice
June 26, 2019 14:14 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Mallory Wetherell. Her ceramic vessels are decorated with crisp drawings of symbolic elements, such as hair, internal organs, and clothing, which create a biographical sketch of her daily life. In our interview we talk about teaching in a rural environment, how an early interest in prosthetic design and medical drawing shapes her aesthetic, and how politics and parenting have changed her studio practice. For more infor...
290: Chris Staley and Kyle Johns on the intersection of boredom, expectation and creativity
June 21, 2019 21:14 - 58 minutes - 135 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Chris Staley and Kyle Johns. Both were artists-in-residence for the month of May at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT. During the month Staley was making a new body of sculptural vessels and Johns continued his exploration of keyless mold systems for slip cast vessels. In our interview we talk about suspending judgement when making, how boredom can create space for new ideas, and learning to use social media in ...
289: Joanna Powell on her recent show “Lay me in a hot bed and try not to drown”
June 12, 2019 14:54 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Joanna Powell. Her work spans many genres including ceramic sculpture, painting, and photography. In our interview we talk about her visual editing process, women’s beautification rituals, and the themes within her recent exhibition, “Lay me in a hot bed and try not to drown.” The show is up at Greenwich House Pottery’s Jane Hartsook Gallery until June 14th. For more information on Joanna visit www.joannapowellstudio.c...
288: Nick Danielson on using CAD to design templates for hand-built pots
June 06, 2019 14:31 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Nick Danielson. After an early interest in conceptual sculpture, Nick has been solely focused on making functional pottery for the last eight years. His work is an aesthetic blend of Korean Buncheong ware, color from contemporary graphic design, and the angular nature of computer aided drafting (CAD), which he uses to design the work. In our interview we talk about studying in Korea, balancing historical and contempora...
287: Chip Clawson on casting architectural-scale concrete sculptures
May 30, 2019 03:26 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Chip Clawson. In recent years he has been focused on making sculptural forms that are cast from concrete and adorned with ceramic embellishments. His piece, “Ode to Edward James,” features multiple twenty-foot columns that are bisected by horizontal cloud-like forms. In our interview we talk about planning large-scale sculptural works, the influence of Edward James’ “Las Pozas,” and Clawson’s time creating public art w...
286: Diane Charnov on shifting from political speech writing to art criticism
May 24, 2019 02:51 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Diane Charnov, this year’s Jentel Critic at the Archie Bray Foundation. After an early career as a political speech writer Diane has been focused for the last decade on art criticism and journalism. In our interview we talk about shifting between persuasive writing and journalism, funny moments from speeches gone awry, and how artists and institutions can better advocate for themselves. In addition to her writing, Dian...
285: Chip Clawson on the history of the Archie Bray Foundation
May 15, 2019 02:32 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an audio tour of the Archie Bray Foundation with Chip Clawson. Chip worked for the organization for over 35 years and has compiled much of its history from its inception as the Western Clay Manufacturing Company in the 1880’s to the ceramic arts foundation that exists today. On our tour we visit the former brick and tile factories, as well as the beehive kilns that fired the wares. For more information on the Archie Bray Foundation visi...
284: Perry Haas on embracing the challenge of a new body of work
May 10, 2019 02:50 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Perry Haas. He builds softly undulating vessels that are designed to pick up the fly ash that floats through the wood kilns he fires. His recent work is made with a speckled clay body that obscures the silhouette of the forms, blending the exterior and interior spaces into the same visual plane. In our interview we talk about being patient with yourself when starting a new body of work, the Montana residency circuit an...
283: David Peters on working with Montana’s raw ceramic materials
May 08, 2019 23:21 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with David Peters. While studying at Utah State University, David discovered a passion for using “wild” ceramic materials to make functional pottery. For the past twelve years he has focused on developing clay and glaze formulas from ceramic materials dug in the mountains of Central Montana. In our interview we talk about the geology of Montana, how to test and adapt raw materials for studio use, and sorting through critici...
282: Steven Young Lee on his recent exhibition at the Portland Art Museum
May 03, 2019 16:21 - 1 hour - 60 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Steven Young Lee. Growing up in Chicago the son of immigrant Korean parents, Steve turned to pop culture as a touchstone for belonging. His current body of work blends contemporary and historical references on ceramic vessels, including a recently completed large-scale plate installation. In our interview we talk about early 80’s TV heroes, how social media affects the aesthetics of globalism, and the process of making...
281: Giselle Hicks on a personal search for beauty
May 01, 2019 14:54 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Giselle Hicks. Her minimalist vessels combine simple glazes with refined forms to highlight the process marks of her coil-building process. After reading Elaine Scarry’s On Beauty and Being Just, Hicks has embraced the decorative function of her work, focusing on a quest for personal beauty. In our interview we talk about her experience selling through interior designers and how her transition between sculptural and fu...
280: Scott Barnim on his forty-year career in clay and his passion for reduced luster ceramics
April 26, 2019 02:14 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Scott Barnim. Based in Dundas, Ontario, Barnim has been a potter for over 40 years. In his early career he made traditional salt ware pottery, but later became interested in surface decoration after doing a master’s degree at the University of Wales. His studio production now includes highly decorated stoneware, low fire reduced luster ceramics and cobalt transfer ware. In our interview we talk about the nuts and bolts...
279: Hamilton Potters Guild members talk about trends in ceramics and how the rising cost of housing affects potters
April 23, 2019 23:35 - 1 hour - 61 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a panel discussion with members of the Hamilton Potters Guild. Emma Smith, Greg Voison, Melissa Schooley and Scott Barnim talk about their experience being potters in the Ontario region and the benefits of being in a guild. We also talk about building a wood kiln on a land lease property, following trends versus “selling out” your aesthetic, and how the rising cost of housing affects potters. To find out more about the guild visit www.h...
278: Paul Briggs on the intersection of spirituality, creativity and social justice
April 19, 2019 01:52 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Paul Briggs. During his multifaceted career Paul has been a professor, minister, and artist. While in the ministry he became engaged with social justice work, which influenced his recent body of work “Cell Personae.” The collection of sculptures deals with the effect mass incarceration has on black lives. In the interview we talk about the research Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi did into flow states, what we can learn spiritu...
277: Kate Fisher talks with Mikey Walsh about being both an artist and a mother
April 17, 2019 02:47 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview that Kate Fisher conducted with ceramic artist Mikey Walsh in 2014. The interview is part of Fisher’s interactive project, “Both Artist and Mother”, which addresses the issues working mothers face as they navigate their lives. In the interview they talk about dealing with the “shouldness” of time management and advice for women who desire to blend familial and career goals. To find out more about the project and hear other ...
276: Kate Fisher on motherhood, making and endurance sports
April 16, 2019 03:02 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Kate Fisher. Her recent body of functional pottery draws from a visual analysis of her domestic landscape, including kid’s toys, tools and other familial paraphernalia. In the interview we talk about the parallels between endurance sports and potting, the types of support working mothers need to be active in their studios, and her ceramic outreach project “Both Artist and Mother.” To find out more about Kate visit www....
275: Live from CWU: Residency Reflections with Amanda Salov, Iva Haas, Seth Charles, and Amanda Bury
April 13, 2019 16:40 - 1 hour - 70 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a live episode featuring Amanda Salov, Iva Haas, Seth Charles, and Amanda Bury. The panel share their experience being resident artists and developing a career in ceramics. In the interview we also talk about how to write a successful application, managing long distance relationships with friends and family, and what makes a good residency. The discussion was taped live at Central Washington University as part of the Residency Reflectio...
274: Stuart Gair, Kyle Johns, and Kelly Stevenson on pushing yourself to take aesthetic risks in the studio
March 27, 2019 00:48 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have the final episode of a miniseries featuring current resident artists at the Archie Bray Foundation. In this episode Stuart Gair, Kyle Johns, and Kelly Stevenson talk about transitioning to full time studio work after graduate school, pushing themselves to take risks in the studio, and the value of working at the Archie Bray Foundation. To see images of their work, visit www.archiebray.org. Ceramic Materials Workshop is a proud spo...
273: Richard James, Kelsey Duncan and Iva Haas on how a creative practice can shift the maker’s world view
March 22, 2019 15:47 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have the second in a series of discussions with current resident artists at the Archie Bray Foundation. In this episode Richard James, Kelsey Duncan and Iva Haas talk about building a character study for figurative sculpture, the choice to improvise or not in the creative process, and how a creative practice can shift the maker’s world view. To see images of their work, visit www.archiebray.org. Ceramic Materials Workshop is a proud sp...
272: Jessica Brandl, Yoonjee Kwak and Christina Erives on creating narrative art based on family history
March 21, 2019 14:12 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have the first in a series of discussions with current resident artists at the Archie Bray Foundation. In this episode Jessica Brandl, Yoonjee Kwak and Christina Erives talk about using humor to shape their aesthetic, creating narrative works that relate to the personal mythologies of their families, and their experience as resident artists in academic institutions and art centers. To see images of their work, visit www.archiebray.org. ...