Finding a Job to be Free to Make as He Pleases | Travis Winters | Episode 476

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Travis Winters | Episode 476

Travis Winters is a ceramic artist and Programs Manager at Touchstone Center for Crafts.  Working primarily with animals and figures, Travis creates figures based on mundane day-to-day life, past struggles, and real people. An MFA graduate from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Travis exhibits work nationally and has shown at Baltimore Clayworks in Baltimore, MD, The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA, The Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA, The Baton Rouge Gallery in Baton Rouge, LA, and the AMOCA Museum in Pomona, CA. Travis was the Lormina Salter Fellowship Artist at Baltimore Clayworks, long term Resident at Odyssey Clayworks in Asheville, NC, a Kiln God Summer Resident at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in New Castle ME and a Short-Term Resident Artist at Red Lodge Clay Center in Red Lodge, MT.

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Making Marbled Clay | Zach Orenstein | Episode 475

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Zach Orenstein | Episode 475

Zach Orenstein has a communications major with a focus in Graphic Design. Zach is a Graphic Designer full time and potter by hobby. Zach has taught marbling workshops, was a TA at Haystack MtSchool, and a member of the MCA. Zach loves to cook and bake in during his freetime and when time permits, to travel the world.

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Avoiding the “Normal Job” | Josh Edgar | Episode 474

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Josh Edgar | Episode 474

Josh Edgar served in the U.S. Army for five years before beginning his journey into college in 2013, receiving his BFA in Ceramics from the MUW in 2017. Josh is primarily a wood fire potter, currently residing in Austin, TX. Josh tries to harness natural forces and aesthetics in his work, utilizing texture as a main component of his pieces.

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A Military Man Making Clay | Delvin Goode | Episode 472

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Delvin Goode | Episode 472

Delvin Goode has been doing pottery off and on for over 20 years. Delvin is currently pursuing a Master of Ceramics from Fort Hays State University, though he work in all types medium. Delvin is loving the process more and more each day.

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Building The Life You Want | Carly Gibran Hamid | Episode 471

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Carly Gibran Hamid | Episode 471

Carly Gibran Hamid graduated from Stetson University in 2003. She taught art in public schools for seven years, owned a small gallery, and has worked with several local art organizations. In 2015, she left teaching to become a full time studio artist. Carly works with porcelain, making functional and sculptural ceramics that are inspired by the natural world. She lives in DeLand, Florida with her husband and their two sons.

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Knowing When to Quit the Day Job | Kara Leigh Ford | Episode 470

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Kara Leigh Ford | Episode 470

Originally trained as a painter, Kara Leigh Ford is a potter working from her tiny garden studio in rural Somerset, UK. Kara predominantly makes tableware and larger art pieces. Growing up next to the ocean in Devon, England – Kara’s work is inspired by the ever changing textures and colour of her beloved coast.

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Getting Back Into Selling at Shows | Jeanette Zeis | Episode 469

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Jeanette Zeis | Episode 469

Jeanette Zeis is a functional and decorative potter, and has worked with clay for over 20 years. Using a variety of techniques, Jeanette continues to explore and evolve her studio pottery practice. Jeanette’s pottery line contains beautiful and original housewares- wonderfully crafted, with an eye for detail, and designed for everyday use while still being perfect for lovely displays. An admirer of vintage housewares, Jeanette’s color palette reflects a love for fiesta ware.

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A Halloween Special | Bryan Wilkerson | Episode 468

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Bryan Wilkerson | Episode 468

Bryan Wilkerson is a Tennessee Native and Professor of Art and Design at Roane State Community College. Bryan’s creative practices are focused primarily on Ceramics and Public Art but extends into design and drawing. Bryan’s work explores humor, craft, irony, and play through common symbolic references. Bryan is also the creator and director of the ArtMobile traveling gallery and pop up workshop space.

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“The Camera Won’t do the Work for You” | Dana Gabel | Episode 467

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Dana Gabel | Episode 467

Dana Gabel produces ceramic work that is functional with a sculptural flare. Born and raised in Bronx, NY she now resides Pennsylvania. After obtaining a BA in Visual Art she currently continues to refine her work, showing predominately in Northeastern Pennsylvania but also displaying work in parts of the U.S.

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