Doing the Right Things at the Right Place | Paul Jessop | Episode 174

Posted on December 29, 2015December 28, 2015 by Paul Blais

Paul Jessop | Episode 174

Paul Jessop started potting when he was twelve-years old. Paul’s first full time pottery gig started when he was eighteen. Eventually he gave up the potter’s life by the time he was twenty-three. For the next 20 years Paul spent his time selling ceramic tiles to architects and designers in central London. In 2008 Paul lost his job when he was made redundant. It was then that Paul returned to his first love and started Barrington Pottery. Paul is making “Simple Honest Pottery” based on traditional west country slip ware.

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Production Work that Produces Pottery and People | Di Marshall | Episode 173

Posted on December 24, 2015December 23, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Di Marshall | Episode 173

Di Marshall makes a brand of pottery dinnerware called Wonki Ware. Di started off with herself and one other potter 15 years ago and Di is now employing 60 potters. Di trained these potters up using the slab-rolling method of draping the clay over moulds. Wonki Ware is now world-wide suppliers of thier brand.

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Loving Work | Jeremy Randall | Episode 172

Posted on December 22, 2015December 21, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Jeremy Randall | Episode 172

Jeremy Randall

Jeremy Randall Ceramics was officially started in 2009, with energy placed on making, showing, and selling work nationally and internationally. Retail shows in the New England area have been a new venture with pleasant results, and being able to have personal interactions with my audience has been wonderful. Thank you for visiting, and hope to see you at a show or out in the ceramic world in the future.

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Starting Fresh | Allison Smiles | Episode 171

Posted on December 17, 2015December 16, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Allison Smiles | Episode 171

Alison Smiles currently shares a studio/small retail space in a small suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. Currently, Alison’s group is the only group independent ceramics studio in their city. Alison loves working with clay as it has also afforded her the opportunity to travel and connect with makers from all over the world.

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An Artful Expression of Emotions | Thomas Quayle | Episode 170

Posted on December 15, 2015December 14, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Thomas Quayle | Episode 170

Thomas Quayle graduated an Honours Degree from the National Art School in 2013. Since completing his studies Thomas has been a successful applicant to Bondi’s Sculpture by the Sea exhibition two years running as well as receiving the Clitheroe mentorship prize in 2014 through Sculpture by the sea. Thomas also attended a mentoring program in South Korea working with Korean artist Young-Sil Han.

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A Professor on Art | Martina Lantin | Episode 169

Posted on December 10, 2015December 14, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Martina Lantin | Episode 169

Selected as an Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly (2002), Martina Lantin received her MFA from NSCAD University. She has completed several residencies and her work has been recognized in numerous juried and invitational exhibitions internationally. Martina currently teaches at the Alberta College of Art and Design.

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Struggles Expressed In Art | Gunyoung Kim | Episode 168

Posted on December 8, 2015December 14, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Gunyoung Kim | Episode 128

Gunyoung Kim was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. She received her Bachelors of Fine Art in Ceramics from Kook-Min University in Korea in 2010 and her MFA from The Ohio State University in 2014 where she developed her studio practice and gained teaching experience. After graduate school, Gunyoung was the long-term ceramic artist-in-residence at Lawrence Art Center in Lawrence, Kansas. She is currently a short-term resident at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT.

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Turning Challenges into Opportunities | Sandra Torres | Episode 167

Posted on December 3, 2015December 14, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Sandra Torres | Episode 167

Originally trained as an architect, Sandra Torres eventually transferred her creative outlet into clay work. Sandra got started at an experimental studio in Mexico City, and then continued working in California in different studios.
Sandra traveled in Mexico and China to learn about traditional techniques. An apprenticeship with Pieter Stockmans in Belgium, had a great impact on her work. Later Sandra was an Artist in Residence at the ICSHU in Hungary and since then she has established her home studio in Ojai, CA.

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How Clay Found Me | Ronan Peterson | Episode 166

Posted on December 1, 2015November 30, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Ronan Peterson | Episode 166

Ronan Kyle Peterson grew up in Poplar, NC, a small community deep in the mountains of western North Carolina. Currently, Ronan maintains Nine Toes Pottery, a ceramics studio in Chapel Hill, NC, which produces highly decorative and functional earthenware vessels. His work is drawn from processes of growth and decay in the natural world and is translated into a ceramic comic book interpretation of both real and imagined phenomena.

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Old School and Relevant | Sam Scott | Episode 165

Posted on November 26, 2015November 25, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Sam Scott | Episode 165

Sam Scott has been a ceramic artist working in Shoreline, WA since 1968. After graduating from the University of Washington and setting up his studio in 1975, Sam has continued his studio practice and taught at area colleges. Sam’s work consists of three distinct styles including functional and non-functional objects.

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