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Making Desert Work | Samirah Steinmeyer | Episode 431

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Samirah Steinmeyer | Episode 431

Samirah Steinmeyer began her small batch pottery business, Seedling Clayworks, in 2012. She has a bachelors degree in fine arts and a masters degree in landscape architecture. Her mother, a ceramics teacher, taught Samirah the basics of wheel throwing and hand building. She has been learning new techniques, improving her skills through practice and developing designs ever since. Landscapes, especially public lands, are her primary source of inspiration.

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An Art Diet | Tony Young | Episode 430

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Tony Young | Episode 430

Tony Young is a high school art instructor in Ohio. Tony recently ventured into the world of cup making and he slipcasts his Tumblers and throws his mugs on the wheel. Many of Tony’s finishes are inspired by graffiti and his recent travels abroad. Tony is interested in recreating textures, layering bold text and imagery, while mixing in elements of my own design work. I like to work in sections, but am constantly experimenting trying to push the medium.

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Capturing Webs & Water On Clay | Angela White | Episode 429

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Angela White | Episode 429

“Whether working in clay, fabric, or found objects, my practice regularly engages with and supports me in learning the nature of and possibilities within “free” materials around me. I am drawn to looking closely and discovering the raw and profoundly resonant power of the unseen and unassuming.” —Angela White

Angela White received her MFA in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and BFA in Ceramics from the University of Akron, Myers School of Art, Akron, Ohio.

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Doing a Collaboration Project | Jerri Puerner & Jeff Ham | Episode 428

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Jerri Puerner & Jeff Ham | Episode 428

Ceramic artists Jerri Puerner and Jeff Ham teamed up in 2018 to make a plate a day and post works in progress and finished pieces on Instagram at @365.plates.

They maintain studio space at the Grand Rapids Pottery in Michigan.

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Following the Experimental Course | Janene Waudby | Episode 427

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Janene Waudby | Episode 427

Janene Waudby lives and works in the Highlands of Scotland.  Janene’s work is inspired by the natural colors and textures of the Scottish landscape.   Janene throws her work on the wheel before burnishing and smokefiring.   The vessels are classically proportioned, and shaped in a way which optimizes the spectacular smoke effects.

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Insights on Being a Full-Time Potter | Rachel Bultman | Episode 426

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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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Finding Your Audience | Christina Gola | Episode 425

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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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Working With a Designer | Forrest Middelton, Erin McGuiness, Lane McNab | Episode 424

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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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Looking for the Sweet Spot | Brooke Peiffer | Episode 423

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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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A Maker & Manufacturer | Todd Wahlstrom | Episode 422

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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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