Starting Out | Jordan Jones | Episode 217

Jordan Jones | Episode 217

Jordan Jones

Jordan Jones is a potter living in Freeland, WA who recently completed a 3-year apprenticeship with Robbie Lobell. She creates functional pottery in a home studio that she shares with her housemate Clovy Tsuchiya. Part-time, she glazes & fires kilns for Cook on Clay. Aside from clay, she enjoys animals and plants.

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Impact of Encouragement | Nick DeVries | Episode 216

Nick DeVries | Episode 216

Nick DeVries

Nick DeVries stampAfter graduating from St John University in 2001 with a major in art, Nick DeVries has worked as a production potter, taught classes at local art centers, and since 2011 he has pursued his studio work full time. Nick has exhibited his work nationally and maintains a studio in Minneapolis MN.Continue reading

Better Together | Jenn Gauer & Meghan Radick | Episode 215

Jenn Gauer & Meghan Radick | Episode 215

JAMPDX

JAMPDXJenn Gauer and Meghan Radick make pottery that is functional and lovely. Jenn uses a fine porcelain and throws the pieces on a potter’s wheel, and Meghan decorates them using cake decorating techniques. Each bowl, cup or vase feels great and looks elegant—this is art that you are meant to use and enjoy!Continue reading

Social Media Testing | Joseph Travis | Episode 214

Joseph Travis | Episode 214

Joseph Travis

Joseph Travis Sea and Sand at largeJoseph Travis is a maker of functional ceramic objects, which are either filmed or live streamed straight from the Red Fox Pottery Studio. Currently Joseph is updating his pottery portfolio and placing the rest into an archive. Digital Ceramics Researcher: Joseph is currently a research student within MIRIAD at Manchester Metropolitan University, researching how we can use e-learning to help teach traditional skills like ceramics.

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Giving Art | Kim Press | Episode 213

Kim Press | Episode 213

Kim Press

Kim Press Giveaway FlowersKim Press likes to think of her work as her story. Each piece of art that Kim makes is a feeling, a thought, or a small moment in her life that is screaming to get out. Kim loves that she can make things that are uniquely her own. In a time where you can have anything you desire delivered to your doorstep with the click of a button, Kim loves that she is able to create things that require time to make. For Kim, being a maker in a world run by machines is incredibly gratifying. Kim’s work is Kim’s story. Kim’s work is Kim.

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The Joy of Starting Over | Annie Chrietzberg | Episode 212

Annie Chrietzberg | Episode 212

Annie Chrietzberg

Annie Chrietzberg watering canAnnie Chrietzberg took her first ceramics class in 1991, and then went on to acquire both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Ceramics. In addition to making and selling work, she has written more than twenty articles for Pottery Making Illustrated, taught at the college level, and has given workshops around the country and in Canada.Continue reading

Drips That Touch The Soul | Branan Mercer| Episode 211

Branan Mercer| Episode 211

Branan Mercer

Branan Mercer Yellow-Orange with Black GlazeBranan Mercer graduated with a BFA in Ceramics from Auburn University in 2008. After graduation, he spent two years in St. Petersburg Florida as a resident artist at the Craftsman House Gallery and four years in Fairhope Alabama as Studio Manager and Instructor at The Kiln Studio and Gallery. Currently he resides in Birmingham Alabama where he is setting up a private studio.

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Makers and Sellers | Ceramic Showcase 2016 | Episode 210

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Ceramic Showcase 2016

The Ceramic Showcase in Portland Oregon in the largest ceramic showcase and sale in the United States. I am fortunate enough to live within a few minutes of the event. So I grabbed my recording equipment and headed down to the event. The work was amazing and the people are even better. Here are just a few examples of the great people and work that was found in the halls of the event.

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“There’s Always a Market” | Sikiu Perez | Episode 209

Sikiu Perez | Episode 209

Sikiu Perez

Sikiu Perez SproutSikiu Perez was born in Venezuela. At early age, Sikiu started art school, where her father worked teaching ceramics. While in Venezuela, Sikiu acquired an Advertising and Marketing degree. In 2001 Sikiu moved to The United States, where she now lives with her husband who built her studio on the shore of a beautiful lake.

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Art by Fuzzy | Brandon Schwartz | Episode 208

Brandon Schwartz | Episode 208

Brandon Schwartz

Brandon Schwartz YunomisBrandon Schwartz is a full time Title 1 teacher, husband and father. He is also a part time potter, photographer, and designer. He grew up in Brooklyn, MI, earned an Art Ed degree at Huntington University and currently lives and works near Goshen, IN. He is currently focused on wheel thrown, functional pottery fired to cone 6 in oxidation.

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