Latest Ceramic Podcast Episodes
Fire & Water Cooking and Travel Podcast - Virgin Voyages Cruise Line with Angela Garner
Fire and Water Cooking and Travel - The Fusion of Food, Cooking, and Travel - July 07, 2024 13:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJoin us for a conversation with West Coast of Florida Business Manager Angela Garner as we discuss all that Virgin Voyages cruise line offers on their All Adult Lady Ships! It is NOT What you may think! To find out more about Virgin Voyages, check them out HERE - https://bit.ly/3MCAxuu For t...
#258 - A new start for Bluebird Clay with Jordan Kloppe Pt 2
Wheel Talk - July 06, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsRyan and Becca are back with Jordan Kloppe, owner of Bluebird Clay, for part two of our discussion. He shares more about new product development, manufacturing challenges, experiences at pottery conferences (Clay Con West & NCECA), fulfilling orders efficiently, building a small pug mill, and th...
#257 - A new start for Bluebird Clay with Jordan Kloppe Pt 1
Wheel Talk - June 29, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsRyan and Becca introduce listeners to Jordan Kloppe, new owner of Bluebird Clay. Bluebird is a name that’s been around our industry for decades and are most known for manufacturing pugmills, clay mixers, and Soldner pottery wheels. Jordan shares his outsider perspective as he recently purchased ...
Fire & Water Cooking and Travel - Let's Talk About Cruising and All It Offers Today!
Fire and Water Cooking and Travel - The Fusion of Food, Cooking, and Travel - June 26, 2024 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsCruising has changed a lot over the last 20 years, with bigger and more impressive ships, more variety, more cruise lines, and just more of everything! In this episode I touch on some of biggest changes and where you can go now on a cruise ship. Of course I discuss how food has become one of the...
#256 - Moving out of a studio
Wheel Talk - June 22, 2024 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsRyan & Becca come ready to chat all about what's involved in moving out of a studio, no matter the size. I think we can all agree, moving sucks! Both have experience in moving to larger and smaller studios over the years. With Becca's recent move, she's got a lot to say about selling equipment, ...
#255 - Adapting to uncertain times with Link Henderson from Kentucky Mudworks (Pt 2)
Wheel Talk - June 15, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsRyan and Becca welcome back Link Henderson, the owner of Kentucky Mudworks and Dirty Girls Pottery Tools, for part two of our conversation from last week. They discuss switching to Shopify as a sales platform, running marketing campaigns/sales throughout the year, online and print resources for ...
515: Nick Lenker on sculpting his digital world into 3D
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast - June 13, 2024 12:37 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 252 ratingsNick Lenker draws from video games to make ceramic sculptures that seem to have jumped right out of a pixelated computer screen into real life. In our interview we talk about his process of building with slabs before applying custom decals, investigating memory through subject matter, and how Ph...
Ernest Scheyder on lithium, mining, and the politics behind going green.
Material Matters with Grant Gibson - June 10, 2024 05:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsErnest Scheyder is an author and senior correspondent for Reuters. His new book, The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives, looks at the impact of the green transition in the US – and, more particularly, the tensions over the increasing need to mine for metals to d...
Fire & Water Cooking and Travel - Mike LaCharite from the International Sous Vide Association
Fire and Water Cooking and Travel - The Fusion of Food, Cooking, and Travel - June 08, 2024 12:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsMike and I discuss the past, present, and future of the International Sous Vide Association. The ISVA is a group of sous vide lovers who help teach and spread the good news about this amazing cooking method. They have a few cool events coming up this year and next that involve trips to Paris, ...
#254 - Adapting to uncertain times with Link Henderson from Kentucky Mudworks (Pt 1)
Wheel Talk - June 08, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsRyan and Becca welcome back Link Henderson, the owner of Kentucky Mudworks and Dirty Girls Pottery Tools, for an in-depth conversation. They discuss the significant adjustments Link's businesses have made since their last chat 3 years ago, particularly in response to the uncertainty surrounding ...
514: Lisa Orr on developing psychedelic low-fire glazes
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast - June 06, 2024 17:48 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 252 ratingsLisa Orr started working with low-fire ceramics decades ago, moving through majolica before developing a unique psychedelic color palette. In our interview we talk about matching thermal expansion of clay and glaze, side stacking glaze wares, and developing aventurine glazes. www.lisaorr.com ...
Welcome Back to the Fire & Water Cooking and Travel Podcast!
Fire and Water Cooking and Travel - The Fusion of Food, Cooking, and Travel - June 01, 2024 17:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWelcome Back! I really did miss doing these podcasts, but I am so glad I will now have time to focus 100% on doing these things that I love! As you can see I will be adding travel as another focus to the show as I believe "Food and Travel go together like peas and carrots!" LOL! I look forward...
#253 - Becca's next challenge
Wheel Talk - June 01, 2024 14:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsRyan & Becca are back to chat about Becca's next challenge as she's made her way back east for the summer. She's planning ahead for diving head first into online teaching in clay. It's not something too foreign for her, but she's been planning for months (maybe even years) to get to this point. ...
513: Kathleen Clark on The White House China
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast - May 31, 2024 20:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 252 ratingsKathleen Clark is an award-winning photographer, whose career includes numerous exhibitions and serving as Photo Director for Los Angeles magazine and LA Weekly. Her series The White House China, depicts historical events from each American president presented on their formal state dinnerware. I...
Polished Performance: Mastering Business & Restoration with Donnie Gardner
Owner's Pride Podcast - May 29, 2024 20:12 - 1 hourJoin Dann "E" Williams on a captivating journey through the Ray Skillman Classic Cars Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana, featuring an exclusive tour led by master restorer Donnie Gardner. This episode of Owner's Pride Podcast offers a unique peek into the world of antique and classic car restorati...
#252 - Making pottery for restaurants with Bethany Kramer from Bethany Rose Pottery
Wheel Talk - May 25, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsRyan & Becca are happy to be joined by Bethany Kramer from Bethany Rose Pottery to answer all of our questions about working on orders with restaurants. Bethany has been working with various local and regional restaurants over nearly the last decade, finding success as she's grown. We're happy t...
512: Fund Drive: Live from NCECA with Lisa Giuliani and Brian Kakas
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast - May 23, 2024 16:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 252 ratingsToday on the show I’m joined by Brian Kakas and Lisa Giuliani for a discussion about the changing landscape of ceramic education. In the interview we talk about demographic shifts and closures in higher education, craft school education, and helping an arts community survive after a core institu...
Adi Toch on why she buries copper.
Material Matters with Grant Gibson - May 23, 2024 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsAdi Toch is one of the world’s most fascinating metal artists, who over the years has buried her pieces for months on end before digging them up, and even made them react to sound. She has also taken part in collaborations with furniture makers and glass artists. Adi has work in the permanent ...
#251 - What can you do when sales are slow?
Wheel Talk - May 18, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsRyan & Becca discuss how they think about adjusting their business & finances when sales are harder to come by. We've seen slower sales to start the year online, at shows, and general sentiment around folks having less disposable income. We hope you get some valuable takeaways to get yourself p...
511: Fund Drive: Stephanie Seguin on tactile learning
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast - May 14, 2024 17:48 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 252 ratingsStephanie Seguin is a functional potter based in Helena, MT, where she makes table and service ware. She is also the education manager at the Archie Bray Foundation where she has helped shape the education program as the organization has emerged from the pandemic. In our interview we talk about ...
Human Nature's Jonathan Smales on mining the Anthropocene, and building in timber and Hempcrete at The Phoenix.
Material Matters with Grant Gibson - May 14, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsJonathan Smales is a housing developer like few others. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of Human Nature, whose new project, The Phoenix, on the outskirts of Lewes, East Sussex in the UK, has just won planning permission. What makes the development different? The Phoenix will contai...
#250 - Finding the right shows
Wheel Talk - May 11, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsRyan & Becca go in deep on finding shows early in your selling career. Becca plays interviewer on this one to ask Ryan all about his early shows, what he hopes to get sales-wise these days at a show, and how the progression has evolved year to year. There's also some discussion about where and h...
510: Fund Drive: Judi Tavill on blending drawing with sculpture
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast - May 10, 2024 19:22 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 252 ratingsJudi Tavill has had a broad career in the arts starting in fashion and now creating biomorphic ceramic sculpture. In our interview we talk about her career in fashion, blending drawing with sculpture, and preparing for her upcoming solo show at the Ivy Brown Gallery. Entanglements will open May ...
Bert Frank's Adam Yeats on manufacturing in post-Brexit Britain.
Material Matters with Grant Gibson - May 07, 2024 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsAdam Yeats is co-founder and managing director of Bert Frank, one of the UK’s leading lighting companies. Yeats started the brand with designer, Robbie Llewellyn, in 2013. Since then it has gone from strength to strength, opening a showroom in London’s Clerkenwell in 2019, exhibiting at home and...
#249 - Calculated risk-taking
Wheel Talk - May 04, 2024 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsRyan & Becca are back together once again to discuss risk taking in our businesses. What's the most risk we've taken lately, how do we think through risks we're willing to take, how having a support system influences our decisions, and how do we prepare ourselves when something doesn't go right....
509: Fund Drive: Brian Chen on the anatomy of his forms
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast - May 02, 2024 23:57 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 252 ratingsToday on the show I talk with Brian Chen. He makes sculptural and functional forms that reference architecture and biomechanics. In our interview we talk about how a tennis injury led him to study anatomy, creating sculptures that nest within themselves, and refining a form through repetition. T...
Shine on the Farm: Doug McKee's Journey from Fields to Fame
Owner's Pride Podcast - May 02, 2024 13:34 - 45 minutesIn this episode of Behind the Buffer, presented by Owner's Pride Podcast, we spotlight Doug McKee of McKee's Mobile Detailing. Originating from a farming background with aspirations in sports, Doug found his calling in auto detailing. His business specializes in visiting tractors and farm equi...
Ptolemy Mann on colour, weaving, and painting.
Material Matters with Grant Gibson - April 30, 2024 03:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 40 ratingsPtolemy Mann is a British artist who came to widespread attention with her woven textile pieces, often stretched across a frame and notable for her extraordinary use of colour. More recently, her practice shifted and she has turned to painting on paper with fascinating – and inevitably colourf...
#248 - Is your price right? with Isaac Shue and Heidi Fahrenbacher
Wheel Talk - April 27, 2024 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsRyan & Becca have the whole crew here today, joined by Heidi Fahrenbacher from Bella Joy Pottery and Isaac Shue from Gallery Mostaza. They talk a lot more about our hot topic as of late: pricing. Heidi continues where we left off last time to ask Ryan about his approach to pricing and digging in...
508: Clay Roots: Exploring Ceramics Across the Black Diaspora with Malene Barnett, Lydia Thompson, Ashlyn Pope, and David Macdonald
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast - April 26, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 252 ratingsJoin guest host Malene Barnett as she talks with Lydia Thompson, Ashlyn Pope, and David Macdonald about the rich tapestry of ceramics across the Black Diaspora. From the ancestral lands of Africa, to the vibrant Caribbean and the diverse cultures of African Americans, join the panel as they expl...