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Rachel Bultman | Episode 426
Rachel Bultman is a wife, mother and full-time potter based in Alaska. Rachel has a background in oil painting and now creates functional pottery with detailed, hand painted surface designs. Rachel and her husband blur the line between production potter and studio potter by producing a large number of pieces while focusing on modern, artistic design.
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Christina Gola | Episode 425
Christina “Christy” “Golawas born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit. Chtisty attend Michigan State University and graduated in 2013 with a BS in Packaging Science and a BFA in Studio Art specializing in Ceramics. Christy currently lives in Southeast Wisconsin where she works as a Packaging Engineer and maintains a long distance relationship with her studio. Christy can often be found driving to Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago on the weekends to work in the community studio and painting pots at home during the weeknights.
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Forrest Middelton, Erin McGuiness, Lane McNab | Episode 424
Forrest Middelton, Erin McGuiness, Lane McNab, & Paul Blais
When I was teaching a workshop at Clay by the Bay in San Francisco, a couple ceramic artist and a designer got together with me to talk about what it would look like for ceramicists to team up with designers to help promoter ceramic work. Our two artist were Forrest Middelton and Erin McGuiness and our designer was Lane McNab. All three of our guests work in and around the Bay area.
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Brooke Peiffer | Episode 423
Brooke Peiffer is a lifelong Michigan resident. Brooke recieved her BFA from Michigan State University, where she discovered a love of clay. Brooke’s functional work is inspired by the richly textured forests, plants, and beaches of her home state, whereas Brooke’s sculptural work stems from her own internal narrative. Brooke passes her love of clay on to her students, as a teacher of high school ceramics for the last 16 years.
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Todd Wahlstrom | Episode 422
Todd Wahlstrom lives in Whitingham, Vermont with his wife, and potter, Aysha Peltz and their two daughters. Aysha and Todd share a detached studio building a short walk from their home. Todd’s work time is split between making and selling pots and operating StudioPro, a small manufacturing business designing and producing throwing bats and other tools for potters.
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Lyndsay Meiklem Dean | Episode 421
Lyndsay Meiklem Dean is, The Vegan Potter. Lyndsay discovered her passion for clay the moment she sat down at a potter’s wheel more than two decades ago. Lyndsay is the owner of Meiklem Kiln Works, which for the past 15 yrs, has offered community clay and art classes to all ages. Lyndsay is a full-time-working potter and instructor who is passionate about sharing her love for the medium with others. Her work can be found in more than a dozen retailers in the US, Canada, and as well as in Lyndsay’s online shop. Lyndsay works with stoneware clay and a variety of glazes to create functional pottery for the everyday foodie.
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Cornelia Carey | Episode 420
Cornelia Carey has served as the executive director of CERF+ since 1995. She is the co-Chair and founding member of the National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response, an initiative to improve emergency preparedness and response in the arts sector. Before her tenure at CERF+, Cornelia ran programs supporting artists and cultural institutions at the Vermont Arts Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. She has served on boards and review panels for foundations, state arts councils, and the National Endowment for the Arts. She lives with her husband and daughter on their farm in Calais, VT.
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Maryan & Dan Pelland | Episode 419
Maryan Pelland is a former professional writer. She went over to the clay side six years ago and never turned back. She and husband/partner, Dan, a photographer/engineer, make work in their home studio, work in a community studio, and publish an online magazine for potters, Handbuilders Monthly.
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Bob Lansing | Episode 418
Bob Lansing is a contemporary traditional potter of the Dinē Nation. Bob’s pottery is thrown on the wheel and then coated with layers of colored slip. Each piece is etched with Bob’s designs that help express traditional stories with a contemporary flare.
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Kameron Robinson | Episode 417
Kameron Robinson is the Director of East Side Studios, an art studio in Anderson, Indiana that focuses on workshops, studio spaces, and community engagement. Through his work at East Side Studios, Kameron develops original artwork, teaches ceramic workshops, invests in the studios artists at the space, and works on community initiatives.
