Making It / Ceramic Wood Fired Kiln Firing / Ike Vega
Ike Vega (Artist of the Day Apr. 16) sent me these great photos of the firing of the Anagama wood fired kiln. The entire firing and cooling process takes almost three weeks! I really appreciate him...
View ArticleArtist of the Day / Tom Jaszczak / Montana
“I am currently working in Montana, balancing two bodies of work. All the work in my shop is either fired in a kiln fueled by wood, which results in a very unique surface. Or it is fired in a soda...
View ArticleMaking It / Paul Barbera / New York City
I’m posting a link to Paul’s site because he has done something like what I’m trying to do with my Making It category. But, he has been photographing artist’s whole environments, and has had a book...
View ArticleArtists of the Day / John Martelle and Liz Vercruysse / Herman, Nebraska
Ceramics is one of my favorite art forms, and one of the oldest in human history. I particularly like wood fired work, the most primitive of firing methods. It feels that one can see and touch all of...
View ArticleArtist of the Day / JIMMY EDDINGS / Algoma, WI
Ceramics was my first love as an artist, and it took me about 25 years to realize that I don’t have the patience, or attention to the necessary technical details to be very good at it. And, maybe not...
View ArticleArtist of the Day / Mort Cohn / Berkeley, CA
Mort Cohn is a wonderful artist and person. He and his wife, Yuko, also have a beautiful, peaceful cottage for rent on their property in Berkeley....
View ArticleArtist of the Day / Chris Antemann
These are not your grandma’s small mass produced porcelain figurines! “All works are porcelain with decals and luster, designed and executed by the artist in her studio.” “My primary focus is...
View ArticleArtist of the Day / Eva Hild / Sweden
As someone who had enough difficulty firing flat 12″ clay slabs without breaking or distorting them, Eva’s work is truly amazing. “My sculptures are bodies, exposed to pressure and movements. On one...
View ArticleArtist of the Day / Roberto dos Santos Goncalves / Venezuela
Roberto’s blog http://robertodossantos4net.wordpress.com/ is in Spanish, but will be translated for you. Stoneware, wood and glass. Stoneware Glass Sculpture – Fused glass, enamels and brass....
View ArticleArtist of the Day / Chris Lawley / Wales
I love Chris’ statement so much that I might have posted it even without the evidence of his interesting work. “Rusting, corroding and disintegrating found metal objects inspire my practice. As the...
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