Robyn Singerman's vision of a members' show for October came into focus with "Enchanted Arts," and it is beguiling! Also, Anne gives a TED talk about the scraps buckets.
Cincinnati potter Mathew Arnold pulls in nearly 500,000 followers across his social media channels who watch his explorations of tape resist in pottery to build mazes that testify to Mathew Arnold, engineer. Also, please donate to the Frit Kitty GoFundMe.
Core Clay's three-week classes really stretch potters such as Zig Main, a studio member who took Vern Lash's pet portraits class and discovered the sculptor within. Also, Anne points out that you need not have taken Emily Hobart's jewelry-making class to appreciate a New York jeweler's collaboration with a German porcelain maker that is only 278 years old.
With the epic members' show coming up in October, we can all use a little instruction or refresher on a much-maligned task of pottery: pricing. Here to save the day are Cult Pastor Laura Davis and Mason Gallery Director Robyn McKellen to go over the steps to a fair price. They also talk about how valuable even this task can be to your progress as an artist. Also: Anne says come get your pots from the pickup shelves.
Artist in residence Hannah Bundschuh describes the work that went into her solo show in the Mason Gallery: "Inevitability." Plus, Anne says: Come get your art off the pickup shelves. Please.
As a Xavier University student, Kari Armbruster lived in the neighborhood of peace-loving Norwood, Ohio, that Core Clay now calls home. Now Kari is a Core Clay potter, and she tells "Clay at Our Core" of how her clay practice informed her decision to run this year for the Cincinnati school board. Also, Anne gets to say the word sesquicentennial. Twice.
An exit interview with Sam Jayne, who in two years at Core Clay has performed great acts of transformation to make the place a better studio for everyone. We shall miss him so much, but we wish him well on the new path ahead.
Friend of the podcast and Core Clay artist in residence Hannah Bundschuh is getting married on Halloween. And every potter knows what that means: Yes, she's making the wedding favors. In this episode, Hannah walks through the process of building these keepsakes from a special day.
Longtime Cincinnati-area potter Sarah Horn, a longtime friend of Core Clay and a teacher of more than 20 years, is on an artist's residency in the studio. She talks about how she planned what she wanted to accomplish with the dedicated slice of time.
Most potters think they don't have whatever it takes to pass on the art form. London Glover got over that imposter syndrome and has found a place at the instructor's wheel for Core Clay's Date Night. She finds that she's learning a lot, too.
Studio member Kendall Taylor discusses with Anne how she balances her pottery practice, where she does enough to show at markets, with her studies to be a veterinarian. It's nice to be young with a lot of energy.
Maybe you came to the studio just to handbuild, or the learn the wheel. Studio Member Sara Petticrew discussed the value of pushing past the comfortable to find something new within yourself as a potter. Featuring Wilda the kitty.
It's a privilege to hold after-hour access to Core Clay. Cult Pastor Laura Davis explains the evolution of the policy over the studio's 20 years, and where it stands today. Plus, she says new stuff is coming in soon!
In which "Clay at Our Core" conducts the exit interview for "Vibes Manager" S. Buganski, who is leaving Core Clay after four years to dive into the bubbling waters of graduate school. Potluck 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 27!
If you've been using the Core Clay house glazes, you noticed that the supply got thin through the winter and early spring. Glaze Boss Mason Deane explains it all in this episode and talks about their four-week class starting in June on making your own glazes.
Your correspondent delivers an on-the-scene report from the Spring Pottery Fair, where Cincinnati's pottery heads laughed at the all ... day ... rain ... and found treasures everywhere.
Spring Fair is this Saturday! Also, artist in residence Autumn McKay describes her experience at this year's NCECA.
Tracy Iliff, longtime organizer of the Spring Pottery Fair, stops by "Clay at Our Core" to drop all the details of this amazing event. More than 40 ceramic artists from around Cincinnati will show you what they've got, and you will find yourself compelled to bring it all home with you.
You don't have to imagine the car trip to Salt Lake City with Laura Davis, Erika NJ Allen and Hannah Bundschuh. It really happened, to go to NCECA, and the Cult Pastor explains her revelations along the way.
"Clay at Our Core" takes you across the Ohio River to talk with Austin Deal, the programming director at the Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center, a cool place with a rich history in Covington.