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Sage Morgan | Episode 686
Sage Morgan is a studio potter living in the mountains of western North Carolina and she loves to look under rocks. Inspired by the forest floor and all things that inhabit it, you can find mushrooms and slugs as the center motif on pots to ceramic stones.
Daniel George | Episode 685
Daniel George was born in Gainesville Florida and attended UF in Gainesville and graduated with degrees in anthropology and Spanish in 2003. In the middle of college Daniel fell in love with clay when he took a ceramics for non-art-majors class and got his foot in the door of the clay department. Daniel spend 6 months in Central America and then moved to California. Daniel studied at Cal State North Ridge and graduated with an MA. Been a working artist since then. Daniel started an apparel company with Lino blocks printed on pieces of recycled t shirts and hand sewn them to hats and pockets on shirts. Daniel has also been learning to build surfboards in which builds each board from the foam of an old trashed board. Daniel had a show in Mar Vista called “Sticks and Mud” where he showed recycled surfboards and pots.
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Cabby Luxford | Episode 684
Cabby Luxford inspired by nature and it’s own transformative power on manmade and natural materials. For Cabby erosion, patina, decay, rust all sources of endless inspiration! Cabby loves experimenting with unusual techniques to produce something unique. Cabby throws her ceramics, using Japanese carving processes and fire unconventionally including raku and Indian smoke firing. Being an avid mudlarker (searching the muddy banks of a river for artifacts) Cabby often incorporates river finds in my work.
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Corinne Dziuba | Episode 683
Corinne Dzuba lives in Canada’s subarctic in Yellowknife, NT with her husband, Franz and 2 dogs, Timber and Reo. Corinne love of clay started shortly after moving to Yellowknife when she discovered there was a local guild offering pottery courses. After taking the first class of a beginner wheel throwing class Corinne fell in love with clay. She continued exploring clay as a pottery studio member at the guild taking workshops and eventually teaching classes. About 5 years ago Corinne built a home studio where she continues her journey with clay. Corinne’s work is mostly thrown functional pieces. Design for Corinne’s work is often inspired by the beautiful nature surrounding her such as the painted birch trees.
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Dawn Candy | Episode 682
Dawn Candy is an artist residing in Red Deer, Alberta. Dawn earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Lethbridge where she studied analytic philosophy and religious studies. Dawn then went on to study visual art at Red Deer College. Her work has been exhibited and collected internationally. Currently Dawn teaches community art classes in addition to making her pottery.
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Emily Daley | Episode 681
Emily Daley is a ceramicist working in Philadelphia. Emily makes functional pieces that are whimsical and feminine while being sophisticated and elegant. Emily uses her work to amplify her own voice, often calling attention to issues she cares about or bringing light to dark areas of her life through humor and sparkles.
They say a rising tide rises all boats. I think that is extra true when it comes to being a part of a co-op… even if it is very loosely formed. Emily gives us some insights into the loose co-op that she is a part of and how it helps her. If you would like to listen in to this conversation, click HERE.
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Hilda Carr | Episode 680
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Helen Beard | Episode 679
Helen Beard is an English ceramicist and illustrator. Helen trained at Edinburgh College of Art and later apprenticed to Edmund de Waal. She has led her own ceramic studio since 2004. In 2019, Helen launched her pottery range Helen Beard Dailyware which is now made in Stoke-on-Trent. Helen continues to make unique one-off pieces for exhibitions, commissions and collaborations.
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Tiffany Saw | Episode 668
Nine years ago Tiffany Saw touched clay for the first time and instantly fell in love. After spending years in NYC community studios learning to throw, Tiffany went to Jingdezhen, China to refine her carving techniques. Tiffany is inspired by traditional Chinese and Burmese imagery and loves spending hours carving her pots!
