Branding for Pottery | Vipoo Srivilasa | Episode 81

Posted on February 3, 2015February 2, 2015 by Paul Blais

Vipoo Srivilasa | Episode 81

A Thai born, Melbourne-based artist, curator and arts activist, Vipoo Srivilasa works predominantly in ceramics, exploring culture shifts and migration experiences. His work is a playful blend of historical Figurative and Decorative art practices with a healthy dose of Contemporary Culture.

Using blue and white colour, he creates complex narratives through highly decorated images applied to the surfaces of ceramic forms. His work requires an intimacy in which the key elements of the drama are often found in unusual places within the forms themselves.

Vipoo has exhibited internationally and loves creating opportunities for artists to collaborate through community based art projects. His work is held in various public art collections including The National Gallery of Australia.

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The Son of a Potter | Gerry Wedd | Episode 80

Posted on January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Gerry Wedd | Episode 80

Gerry Wedd was born at McLaren Vale, South Australia, in 1957. He pots and surfs in Port Eliott, South Australia. He completed an MVA (ceramics) in 2009. In 1998 he won the Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award and in 2009 his work was in the Havana Bienal.

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PIMP Marketing Pottery | Hadrian Mendoza | Episode 79

Posted on January 27, 2015July 19, 2022 by Paul Blais

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Hadrian Mendoza | Episode 79

Hadrian Mendoza is a Filipino potter based in Virginia, USA. Hadrian has exhibited his works internationally and are in collections throughout the world. Since 2009, Hadrian has started a network of contemporary Southeast Asian ceramic artists.

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An Indonesian Artist | Nia Gautama | Episode 78

Posted on January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Nia Gautama | Episode 78

Nia Gautama

Nia Gautama is a ceramic artist who resides in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, and currently pursuing her MFA degree in Visual Art at Bandung Institute of Technology. Since early 2000, she has actively exhibited both at home and abroad.

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Cook on Clay | Robbie Lobell | Episode 77

Posted on January 20, 2015January 20, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Robbie Lobell | Episode 77

Robbie Lobell lives and works on Whidbey Island in Northwest Washington. Lobell is the co-founder, designer, and maker of Cook on Clays high-fire flameproof cooking pots. Cook on Clay, committed to sustainable local economies and food systems, collaborates with farmers, chefs, home cooks, and restaurants across the country. Lobell’s pots reside in kitchens and on tables across North America and beyond. Her work is featured in magazines and books about utilitarian pottery, cooking vessels, and making pots.

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“Ceramics Isn’t Art.” Wrong! | James Seet | Episode 76

Posted on January 15, 2015January 15, 2015 by Paul Blais

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James Seet | Episode 76

James finds it essential to tell stories through his art. As an art director, he uses ceramics as a canvas by incorporating illustrations into his work. He has a flair for theatrics and adopts a whimsical style that is sometimes satirical, which he hopes will tickle emotions and generate conversations.

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Marketing and Selling Pottery | Ben Carter | Episode 75

Posted on January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Ben Carter | Episode 75

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I Choose Clay | John George Larson | Episode 74

Posted on January 8, 2015January 8, 2015 by Paul Blais

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John George Larson | Episode 74

John George Larson is a painter and wood fire ceramic artist from southwest Minnesota. He discovered clay at age fourteen as a means of expression and as an alternative way of exploring fundamental physics. He has studied at Utah State University and under contemporary ceramist Oh Hyang Jong in South Korea. John fires an Anagama kiln and maintains his studio in Milan Minnesota. He uses Porcelain and Native clays with other indigenous materials to create his works which can be found in national and international collections.

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A Carefree Approach to Marketing | Re Jin Lee | Episode 73

Posted on January 6, 2015January 5, 2015 by Paul Blais

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Re Jin Lee | Episode 73

Re Jin (RJ) Lee’s company, Bailey Doesn’t Bark is a Brooklyn based design studio offering functional ceramics made by hand by RJ since 2008.

RJ was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil to South Korean parents. This combination of cultures has had a great influence in RJ’s design aesthetics.

After receiving a BA in Fashion Design and design certificates from Central Saint Martins, London College of Design and Istituto Europeu di Design, RJ moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue her career in fashion design and styling.

Through fashion and a move to New York city RJ discovered her passion for home and product design. Like RJ’s Brazilian and Korean heritage, fashion has had a major influence in her design aesthetics and also the way she creates and presents her collections.

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Big Boy Pottery | Nicholas Bernard | Episode 72

Posted on December 30, 2014December 29, 2014 by Paul Blais

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Nicholas Bernard | Episode 72

To Nicholas Bernard, form is everything. Nick stretches clay to make canvases for decoration. Texture, pattern and color are successful additions when the shapes are impeccable. My inspirations are many, from the classic forms of antiquity to the simple, graceful pots made by indigenous peoples and the work of modern studio potters. Nick’s current body of work deals mostly with simple clean form. Handles and other flourishes are being added again after a four year hiatus. Dramatic color and subtle texture accentuate what Nick hopes is a mastery of the traditional vessel form.

Nick makes earthenware, with layers of textured slip, colored slips and oxides. Multiple gas or electric firings in oxidation to cone 03 or approximately 2000F.

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