Prepping For A Show | Peggy Quinn | Episode 1068

Peggy Quinn | Episode 1068

Peggy Quinn specializes in the creation of exquisite, one-of-a-kind, and limited quantity production craft pottery. Peggy’s unique pieces blend functionality with elegance, enhancing both living spaces, and everyday living. Each creation is meticulously handcrafted, showcasing Peggy’s expertise as a skilled potter and her unwavering passion for the art of pottery making.

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A Hobbiest Who What She Is Doing | Megan Shawkey | Episode 1067

Megan Shawkey | Episode 1067

Megan Shawkey is a potter in central North Carolina whose work focuses on a modern functional style. With over a decade of wheel throwing experience, her work explores themes of contrast through rounded forms with geometric surface design and bright bold glaze colors.

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Pottery In Retirement | Brenda Lee Barron | Episode 1066

Brenda Lee Barron | Episode 1066

Brenda Lee Barron is passionate about sharing her love of clay. Brenda loves to make functional items (wheel and handbuilding) to be used at your table whether it’s a meal for 1 or a gathering of 21. She is drawn to minimalist design because Brenda wants what you’re serving to be showcased on the white speckled plates, platters and bowls. You’ll sometimes find a touch of gold or a funky rim on her work.

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Does Social Media Actually Work? | Tim See | Episode 1065

Tim See | Episode 1065

Tim See began working in clay while an art student at Onondaga Community College and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics with Honors at Syracuse University in 2004. Tim’s work has been shown at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C, the Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY, the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY, and, at Baltimore Clayworks in Maryland – as well as many other galleries and shows. The work has been recognized with awards every year since 2003. Social media has provided Tim many platforms to communicate with more than 11,000 potters nationally and internationally. Since 2007, Tim has produced 92 educational videos on pottery that have been viewed almost 2 million times and attracted more that 13,000 subscribers.

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A Ceramic Painter | Amy Rae Hill | Episode 1064

Amy Rae Hill | Episode 1064

Amy Rae Hill is a ceramic painter who illustrates dramatic celestial scenes on pottery. After receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Western Washington University, Amy worked at a pottery painting studio to develop her current craft. Amy paints with low-fire pottery glaze on earthenware to create her pieces.

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Nerikomi Artist | Victoria Rickson | Episode 1063

Victoria Rickson | Episode 1063

Victoria Rickson is a Canadian ceramic artist based in San Francisco, specializing in nerikomi. With a BFA in Photography from Parsons School of Design, Victoria transitioned to pottery post graduation, mastering the technique of colored clay as a member of community studios. Victoria’s work balances precision with spontaneity, creating one-of-a-kind, color driven pieces.

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A Happy Maker | Lyndsey Roberts | Episode 1062

Lyndsey Roberts | Episode 1062

When Lyndsey Roberts was seven, her mother gifted her a toy potter’s wheel. That one gift sparked a bone deep, lifelong love for ceramics. Lyndsey went on to get her BFA in ceramics from UNCA, and has been doing her best to make her little seven year old self as proud as possible.

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Passion Over Production | Summer Brendlinger | Episode 1061

Summer Brendlinger | Episode 1061

Summer Brendlinger’s philosophy is centered on enriching everyday life through her pottery creations, aiming to bring joy and a handmade touch of artistry into people’s homes. Summer’s journey began in 1994 with a high school ceramics class. After a career in teaching, Summer returned to her passion for pottery, creating a studio in her backyard and teaching ceramics workshops at Talent Maker City.

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Saggar In An Electric Kiln | Alison Brannen | Episode 1060

Alison Brannen | Episode 1060

Award winning Toronto artist, Alison Brannen makes one of a kind hand made ceramics. A creative risk taker, educator and avid sailor, Alison can’t get enough of the wind and the fire! Inspired by her summer voyage on the Atlantic Ocean Alison creates dynamic patterns that ebb and flow along the surface of her beautiful organic vessels. Alison’s work has been exhibited in Canada and the USA, with Fusion Clay and Glass, the Art Gallery of Burlington, Clay and Glass Gallery Waterloo, Oeno Gallery and Craft Ontario among others. Alison teaches pottery and Kintsugi workshops in her downtown Toronto studio where she lives with her husband Craig and her two beach loving dogs Ruby and Tilly.

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Stencils and Ceramics | Meghan Yarnell | Episode 1059

Meghan Yarnell | Episode 1059

Meghan Yarnell grew up in Northwest Ohio. Many of her happiest childhood memories include the time she spent exploring the field, creek, and woods behind her home. She graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2005 with a degree in 3D studies and has been teaching art in the public school system ever since. She is currently working as a high school ceramics teacher in Perrysburg, Ohio where she maintains a home studio alongside her husband and three children.

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