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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171: Bryan Hopkins on deconstructing the porcelain vessel
February 10, 2017 04:39 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Bryan Hopkins. A long-time porcelain vessel maker, he constructs his pieces leaving the seams and joinery visible. The effect hints at the history of refined porcelain production, while also showing the potential for future decay and deconstruction. He says of his love of material, “I have been using porcelain for about 20 years now, and am drawn to its physical qualities (strength, fragility, color, translucence) as w...
170: Jane Shellenbarger on ego-free teaching
February 04, 2017 20:28 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Jane Shellenbarger. Her ceramic studio practice utilizes atmospheric firing in the creation of functional pouring and containment vessels. She has been an educator for many years including teaching positions at the Kansas City Art Institute, Northern Michigan University and the School for American Crafts at Rochester Institute of Technology, where she is currently an assistant professor. In our interview we talk about ...
169: Laurie and Peter Pincus on developing complex mold systems
January 27, 2017 16:43 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Peter and Laurie Pincus. The couple live in Rochester, NY where they maintain a studio and Peter teaches at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Peter designs vessels that have up to 170 mold parts, which allow him to visually break the pieces into hundreds of small blocks of color. Beyond being a technical tour-de-force, the pieces often defy visual logic making the viewer question the three-dimensional nature of t...
168: Liz Quackenbush on maturing as an educator and an artist
January 20, 2017 16:42 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Liz Quackenbush. An artist since her teens, she spent decades refining the maijolica technique that allowed her to paint vivid imagery on her forms. Since then she has explored many methods for making functional pottery. She has also directed generations of students in her 20-year tenure as a professor of ceramics at Penn State University. In the interview we talk about maturing as an educator, searching for the origin...
167: Oesterritter, Peltzman, Allen and Schwartzkopf on Objective Clay
January 13, 2017 15:51 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with four members of Objective Clay, a cooperative group that originated after its members where presenters at the Utilitarian Clay Symposium. I talk with Lindsay Oesterritter, Doug Peltzman, Jen Allen, and Deb Schwartzkopf about being creative within parameters, defining the objectives of a twelve-member group, and what it’s like to present at a symposium in front of your heroes. For more information on Objective Clay plea...
166: Margaret Bohls on hand building meaningful pottery
January 12, 2017 23:43 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Margaret Bohls. She lives in Lincoln, NE where she teaches at the University of Nebraska. She maintains a studio practice making functional pottery that references the history of Asian and European ceramics. In the interview we talk about helping students understand the meaning of objects and the value of bucking current trends to find an authentic aesthetic. For more information on her work please visit www.margaretbo...
165: Louise Rosenfield on building a ceramic collection
January 11, 2017 22:38 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Louise Rosenfield. After many years as a ceramics maker she turned to collecting functional pottery, and now has one of the premier collections in the United States. In the interview we talk about how to make a content-rich functional object, building a collection, and how we can encourage new buyers to collect ceramics. To see images of the Rosenfield Collection visit www.rosenfieldcollection.com. This episode i...
164: Joy Tanner and Will Baker on setting up a studio
January 10, 2017 22:23 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBToday on Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I have an interview with Joy Tanner and Will Baker. Together they operate Wood Song Pottery in Bakersville, NC, making individual bodies of atmospheric-fired ceramics. In the interview we talk about being resident artists at the Odyssey Center, striking out to start their own studio, and leaning on the ceramic process for inspiration. For more information on Joy visit www.joytannerpottery.com. For more information on Will visit www.williambakerpottery.com...
163: Bill Griffith and Peter Beasecker on Utilitarian Clay
January 09, 2017 20:39 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I have an interview with Bill Griffith and Peter Beasecker. Together they coordinate the Utilitarian Clay Symposium, held every four years to celebrate utilitarian clay objects. In our interview we talk about the first UC held in 1992, the value of handmade in our time, and memorable presenter stories from past symposiums. For more information on Utilitarian Clay visit www.arrowmont.org. For more information on Bill please visit www.billgriffithclay.c...
162: Live from Flower City with Metz, Briscoe, Finnegan and Aerni
December 21, 2016 20:30 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I have a live taping of the podcast featuring Matt Metz, Bob Briscoe, Dan Finnegan and Richard Aerni. Our wide-ranging discussion focuses on the invitational show/tour model for which multiple artists come together to attract a larger buying audience. Shows of this nature originated with The Old Church Pottery Invitational in 1975 and have grown to include more than a dozen events spread across the country. This discussion was taped in front of a live...
161: Patti Warashina on sculpting the human figure
December 10, 2016 17:18 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I talk with Patti Warashina. Her illustrious career in clay spans over five decades and includes more than three decades teaching at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her large-scale sculptures often show the human figure moving through imagined landscapes. In our interview we talk about her 1986 tour de force “A Procession” which depicts 76 figures representing Seattle’s burgeoning arts scene traveling over a bridge. We also discuss the benefi...
160: Carol Gouthro on her fascination with the microscopic world
December 01, 2016 22:50 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I talk with Carol Gouthro. Having worked in clay for almost forty years, Gouthro makes ceramic art that is inspired by the lush environment of the American Northwest. Seeds, blooms and other biomorphic elements create the feeling that her pieces might come alive and scurry across the table. In our interview we talk about falling in love with color, being fascinated with the microscopic world, and incorporating the influence of art history in her curre...
159: Deb Schwartzkopf on cultivating the perfect studio environment
November 03, 2016 19:38 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I talk with Deb Schwartzkopf. For more than a decade she lived from coast to coast, studying ceramics and taking part in artist-in-residence programs. Deb’s circuitous path to setting up her studio represents a trend many itinerant potters of her generation experience. Upon returning home to Seattle, WA she bought a home and built Rat City Studios, named after the neighborhood in which she lives. In our interview we talk about utilizing criticism from...
158: Brodeur, Helenske, and Howard on Pottery Northwest's residency program
October 27, 2016 23:24 - 1 hour - 57 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I talk with Alix Brodeur, Adam Helenske, and Isaac Howard. All three have been resident ceramic artists at Pottery Northwest within the last five years. In our conversation we talk about the creative benefit of working in an urban environment, developing a personal voice through atmospheric firing and making a living in Seattle. For more information on Alix Brodeur please visit www.alixalix.com. For more information on Adam Helenske please visit www.c...
157: James Lobb and Wally Bivins talk about the history of Pottery Northwest
October 27, 2016 15:26 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I talk with James Lobb and Wally Bivins. Both artists have long time ties to Pottery Northwest, having transitioned from artist-in-residence to staff members to executive directors. Wally was executive director from 2004-2015, when James took over the organization, which recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary. In our conversation we talk about creating a sense of ownership in a community art center, taking creative risks as an administrator and t...
156: Mark Del Vecchio on building a collector base for a gallery
October 14, 2016 13:45 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I talk with author and gallerist Mark Del Vecchio. In partnership with Garth Clark, he opened the Garth Clark Gallery in Los Angeles in 1981, before moving to New York in 1983 to direct their iconic West 57th Street location. For almost three decades he managed the gallery helping to promote and shape a generation of American ceramic artists. Del Vecchio has written numerous articles and published Postmodern Ceramic, a widely used ceramic text in art ...
155: Virgil Ortiz on reinterpreting the Pueblo Revolt
September 29, 2016 02:23 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler podcast I talk with multimedia artist Virgil Ortiz. Raised in Cochiti Pueblo, Ortiz learned to make traditional ceramic forms by watching older members of his family. As a teen his interest in sci-fi helped him branch out from pottery into figurative sculpture and narrative story telling. As his career in ceramics matured he has ventured in many other directions including writing movie scripts, designing contemporary fashion, and making multimedia ins...
154: Christine McHorse on her evolution from traditional Pueblo pottery to sculpture
September 15, 2016 17:23 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with Christine McHorse. Over her nearly fifty-year career she has transitioned from making traditional Pueblo pottery to a body of complex sculptural vessels that are technical and aesthetic frontrunners. Made from local micaceous clay, her vessels have a midnight black appearance resulting from a post-firing reduction process. In the interview we talk about her introduction to traditional Pueblo clay methods by her mother-...
153: Field, Celani and Taylor talk about building community through Periscope
September 07, 2016 23:40 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with Adam Field, Neil Celani and Joe Taylor. Field and Celani are members of Clayscope, a collective that uses Periscope, and other social media platforms, to build ceramic community online. Taylor is a software engineer at Periscope, who also has a passion for making ceramics. In the interview we talk about the nuts and bolts of the live streaming app, the qualities that make a Periscope broadcast successful and how digita...
152: Garth Clark and Justin Crowe talk about trends in ceramic art and design
September 01, 2016 22:52 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with Garth Clark & Justin Crowe. The two are core staff members of CFile, an online ceramic journal covering “a global community of cutting-edge educators, ceramics creatives, critics, curators, collectors, dealers, and brilliant young techies.” Along with their role of championing avante-garde ceramics they are one of the few journalistic organizations that investigates the field of ceramics from a global multidisciplinary...
151: Justin Crowe on making viral art in the Internet Age
August 24, 2016 20:05 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with Justin Crowe. His current creative practice is split between designing functional ceramic wares and producing digital projects that exist solely online. In our interview we discuss his role in creating “The Selfie Arm”, a humorous critique of contemporary narcissism, which took on new meaning as it went viral on major media outlets CNN, MTV News, and The Huffington Post. For more information on Justin’s work visit www....
150: The ceramic figure with Carole Epp, Magda Gluszek, Jill Foote-Hutton and Tammy Marinuzzi
August 10, 2016 17:17 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBThis week on the podcast I have a panel discussion about the ceramic figure and story telling. Panelists Carole Epp, Magda Gluszek, Jill Foote-Hutton and Tammy Marinuzzi discuss character development, mining their personal history to create a story arc, and methods for drawing viewers into serious content through humorous or nostalgic subject matter. This episode was taped live at Floriopolis as part of the Gulf Coast State College Ceramic Symposium in Panama City, FL. Carole Epp is a ...
149: Kathy Erteman on straddling the art and design worlds
July 19, 2016 00:42 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with Kathy Erteman. Her ceramic vessels and architectural wall pieces read as modernist paintings that have been stretched into three-dimensional form. They have been shown internationally and are included in public collections such as the Renwick Gallery/Smithsonian Institute, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Taipei Museum of Fine Arts and SC Johnson Collection. In addition to her fine art work she has designed a variety ...
148: Jeni and Forrest Gard on socially engaged craft
July 08, 2016 04:41 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with Jeni and Forrest Gard. Founding members of the Socially Engaged Craft Collective both create ceramic objects that are used in performance based art that engages community. In the interview we talk about their history as makers, the core framework of socially engaged art, and the founding of the collective. For more information on their work please visit jenihansengard.com or forrestgard.com. You can find more informati...
147: Wood fire aesthetics with Christianson, Helland-Hansen, McKeachie-Johnston, and Oesteritter
June 23, 2016 21:48 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion on wood firing with Linda Christianson, Elisa Helland-Hansen, Jan McKeachie-Johnston, and Lindsay Oesteritter. We talk about how each artist came to wood firing, how they developed a personal aesthetic within the process, and how they critique their work after a firing. Linda Christianson is based in Lindstrom, MN. www.christiansonpottery.com. Elisa Helland-Hansen is based in Seimsfoss, Norway. www.elisahh.no. Jan McK...
146: Kansas City Urban Potters on the goals of their group
June 11, 2016 18:43 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with the founding members of the Kansas City Urban Potters. The group of seven artists banded together in Kansas City, MO in 2014 with the purpose of expanding “visibility of contemporary studio pottery to local and regional audiences through invitational exhibitions, public lectures and community-based events.” The group includes Chandra Debuse, Jana Evans, Meredith Host, Alex Watson, Erica Iman, Rain Harris and Paul Donne...
145: Jayson Lawfer on determining value in the secondary market
June 03, 2016 06:02 - 1 hour - 60 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with art dealer Jayson Lawfer. Trained as a potter, Jayson brings a maker’s touch to his role as gallery director of The Nevica Project. Under his direction the Chicago-based gallery focuses on primary and secondary market sales for fine art and craft, including the work of Michael Lucero, Richard Serra, Shoji Hamada, and many more. In the interview we talk about his transition into the gallery world, how to value an object...
144: Namita Wiggers and Michael Strand on Across the Table, Across the Land
May 21, 2016 20:13 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with Namita Wiggers and Michael Strand. I talk with the duo of curators about their project for the recent 50th anniversary of NCECA- Across the Table, Across the Land. Taking place over the better part of the year the project encouraged the public to submit both object and event-based works around the idea of ceramics, food and community. The project culminated with an exhibition at the Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansa...
143: Wesley Anderegg on using humor to address the dark side of life
May 12, 2016 05:04 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with figurative sculptor Wesley Anderegg. Based in the Santa Rita Hills of northern Santa Barbara County, Anderegg uses ceramic figures to weaves narratives that are both primal and complex in their approach to emotion. His simplified ceramic forms are placed in tableaus that range from the mythical to the mundane in order to show the full range of the human experience. In the interview we talk about using humor to address ...
142: Roberto Lugo on mixing hip hop aesthetics into the ceramic canon
May 06, 2016 04:59 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with multimedia artist Roberto Lugo. His current body of ceramic vessels uses portraiture, graffiti inspired patterns, and hip hop aesthetics to investigate notions of personal identity and belonging. He currently has an exhibition at the Wexler Gallery titled Defacing Adversity: The life and times of Roberto Lugo. The show listing perfectly describes the intent of Roberto’s work. “By combining graffiti, hip hop, history, p...
141: Holly Hanessian talks with Michael Eden about ceramics in the age of digital manufacturing
April 28, 2016 19:44 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion between guest host Holly Hanessian and British artist Michael Eden. During his MPhil research at the Royal College of Art Eden set out to merge digital technology with the craft skills he used during his previous experience as a potter.The resulting objects and research sit at the intersection of craft, design and art. In his recent work he reimagines culturally familiar objects, before using digital manufacturing to produc...
140: Allen, Schwartzkopf, and Godfrey talk about the emergence of the "online pot"
April 22, 2016 16:32 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a panel discussion with Jen Allen, Deb Schwartzkopf, and Steve Godfrey. The trio’s ceramic roots go back to Alaska, where Jen and Deb were students of Steve’s at the University of Alaska Anchorage in the early 2000’s. In the interview we talk about how the student teacher relationship evolves, harnessing the inner critic, and the emergence of the “online pot”. For more information on Steve please visit www.uaa.alaska.edu. For more infor...
139: In Tribute: Joel Magen on California Studio Pottery
April 15, 2016 05:16 - 1 hour - 63 MBThis week on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Joel Magen. His recent passing was a huge shock to the clay community in Northern California. One of the few potters in the area to offer an apprenticeship, Joel helped educate dozens of potters at his Dark Horse Pottery in Davenport, CA. In our 2014 interview we talked about Marguerite Wildenhain's influence on California studio pottery, how ceramics fit into the back-to-the-land movement of the 1960's, and the ev...
138: Kari Radasch on the color of emotion
April 09, 2016 05:17 - 44 minutes - 41 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Kari Radasch. Known for her vibrant earthenware pottery, Kari is a prolific artist that has produced multiple varied, and successful, bodies of work in the last decade. Her current focus is to convey joy through vibrant surface design. She maintains a studio practice in Westbrook, ME in addition to teaching at the Maine College of Art in Portland, ME. In the interview we talk about transitioning through aesthetic i...
137: Kim Kirchman on staying engaged as an educator
March 30, 2016 12:46 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Kim Kirchman. A long time potter and educator, Kim is a professor of art at St. Petersburg College. Her recent altered vessel forms are decorated with underglaze drawings of botanical patterns that reference the lush environment of the Tampa Bay area. In the interview we talk about keeping it fresh in the classroom, the origins of the Tampa Tour de Clay, and how she utilized her aesthetic training to remodel homes and ...
136: Adam and Melissa Yungbluth on the St. Petersburg Art Scene
March 14, 2016 05:06 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with artist couple Adam and Melissa Yungbluth. Based in St. Petersburg, FL they both have an active studio practice making functional ceramic vessels. In addition to the studio, Melissa is the assistant curator of exhibitions at the Morean Center for Art and Adam manages studio operations at the Morean Center for Clay. In the interview we talk about the history of the art scene in St. Petersburg, the rise of nerd culture, a...
135: In Tribute: Nina Hole on her monolithic wood fired sculptures
February 25, 2016 18:13 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBEarlier this week Danish ceramic artist Nina Hole passed away. I had the great fortune to interview her in her home in 2012. She was a bright light in the ceramic community and a force of nature with her monolithic wood fired sculptures. In this episode you will hear our conversation rebroadcast in tribute to her contributions to the field of ceramics. With the help of building teams she constructed towering forms that were fired in place and unveiled at their peak temperature. Her "fire s...
134 pt.1: Indie-Folk band The Painted Horses on building off the success of their first album
February 17, 2016 04:30 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with indie-folk band The Painted Horses. Singers Denys Kozakis and Natosha Wengreen provide vocal harmonies for the band’s airy sound, while Jon Payne and Alex Bice supply upbeat rhythms that balance out the touch of melancholy that pervades their music. In the interview we talk about collaborative song writing, deciding when to give up a day job and building off the success of their first album. In addition to the intervie...
134 pt. 2: The Painted Horses Live in studio
February 17, 2016 04:12 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an live studio recording with Santa Cruz indie-folk band The Painted Horses. Singers Denys Kozakis and Natosha Wengreen provide the vocal harmonies for the bands airy sound, while Jon Payne and Alex Bice supply upbeat rhythms that balance out the touch of melancholy that pervades their music. The Horses play tunes from their debut album Ponderosa Pines, which can be found on iTunes, Spotify and other music services. To find out more abo...
133: Chris Staley on developing emotional intelligence
February 06, 2016 08:06 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Chris Staley. A celebrated ceramic artist and educator, Staley has been a professor at Penn State University since 1990. In the interview we talk about Abraham Maslow’s four stages of learning, redefining success and developing emotional intelligence in college students. For more information of Chris please visit www.chrisstaleyartist.com. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by the Arrowmont School of Arts and...
132: Jacques Kauffman on architecture that reduces green house gases
January 28, 2016 22:09 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Jacques Kauffman. He uses ceramic bricks to build large-scale installation and sculpture. In the interview we talk about his philosophy of making, the influence of his time working in Rwanda, and his role in developing bioactive architecture that reduces green house gases in urban environments. Jacques has recently retired from being the head of ceramics at the Ecole d‘arts appliqués in Vevey, Switzerland and is the p...
131: Nell on rock n' roll aesthetics and making boundryless art
December 18, 2015 23:59 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Nell. A Sydney based jack-of-all-trades, Nell makes mixed media installation, digital work, fashion and ceramic sculpture. Her art mixes humor and rock n’ roll aesthetics to playfully subvert cultural structures. In the interview we talk about AC/DC, Buddhism and shifts in Arts funding in Australia. For more information on Nell please visit www.roslynoxley9.com.au. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by the Au...
130: Jane Sawyer on developing an individual sense of touch after apprenticeship training
December 18, 2015 03:06 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Jane Sawyer. Trained as an art educator before completing two traditional apprenticeships, Jane has developed a body of work that utilizes finger swipes and brushwork to decorate the surfaces of her slipware pots. In addition to her studio practice she is the director of the Slow Clay Center, which offers classes and workshops in Melbourne, Australia. In the interview we talk about her training in Australia and Japan, ...
129: Pepai and Milyika Carroll on Ernabella history and the role Tjukurpa plays in Anangu art
December 17, 2015 00:33 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Pepai and Milyika Carroll. The Carrolls are accomplished ceramic artists and painters who work at the Ernabella Arts Center. A core part of the Pukatja Community, the art center is nestled into the eastern end of the Musgrave Ranges of South Australia. Established in 1948, Ernabella Arts is Australia’s oldest continuously running Indigenous Art Center. In the interview we talk about Ernabella history and the role Tjuku...
128: Kate Dunn and Fiona Fell on the changing landscape of art education in Australia
December 15, 2015 23:51 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with ceramic artists Kate Dunn and Fiona Fell. Both are educators and makers utilizing digital technologies in the creation of their artwork. In the interview we talk about ongoing changes in the Australian educational system, collaboration as a method for making ceramics, and the ontology of objects. Kate Dunn is a lecturer at UNSW Art & Design specializing in practiced-based research that investigates experimental digita...
127: Shannon Garson on the influence of drawing on her porcelain vessels
December 15, 2015 01:09 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Australian potter Shannon Garson. Her porcelain vessels are covered with sgraffito and oxide drawings inspired by the marginalized ecosystems of the littoral zone of seaside Queensland, such as shorelines, rock pools and coastal wallum scrub. In addition to domestic wares Garson has been mixing food, music and vessels into a performance piece/event called The Handmade Table. To see a video about the piece please visit ...
126: Andrew Stephenson on determining the value of labor in handmade pottery
December 10, 2015 18:37 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Andrew Stephenson. Educated both in academic settings and a formal apprenticeship, Andrew makes wood fired functional wares that are decorated with slip trailing and traditional glazes. Over the course of the last two and half years Andrew has been tracking and using analytics to determine the exact value of his labor. In the interview we talk about analytic based pricing, building a wood kiln for firing large-scale po...
125: Bandana Pottery- Michael Hunt and Naomi Dalglish on influence and innovation
December 02, 2015 22:24 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Michael Hunt and Naomi Dalglish, a pottery-making couple living in the small Western, NC community of Bandana. They draw from Korean folk traditions and contemporary Mingei aesthetics to make utilitarian wood fired pottery. In the interview we talk about synthesizing influences, the value of working as a team, and their love for pottery that develops a patina of use over time. For more information please visit www.band...
124: Timm Muth on powering an art center with green energy
November 19, 2015 23:40 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Timm Muth. With over 30 years experience in the energy industry, Timm has helped design and manage nuclear facilities, fossil fuel stations, hydropower, solar and wind power installations, and biomass resources. In the interview we talk about his time at the Jackson County Green Energy Park, which uses landfill gas to power its ceramic, glass and metal studios. For more information on Timm or the JCGEP’s artist-in-resi...
123: Live from Asheville: Green energy and the sustainable studio
November 10, 2015 22:39 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a panel discussion about green energy and sustainable studio practices with Gabriel Kline, Kent Mclaughlin, and Erica Schneider. In our wide-ranging conversation we talk about balancing financial investment with long-term environmental safety, utilizing free recycled fuel sources to fire kilns, and best practices for establishing a waste free studio. This episode was taped in front of a live studio audience at the Odyssey Center for Cer...