More studio notes and other items of interest for Core Clay members, including a heart-wrenching appeal for a mudbug to come and take home the kitties on the third floor.

Your correspondent delivers an on-the-scene report from the Spring Pottery Fair, where Cincinnati's pottery heads laughed at the all ... day ... rain ... and found treasures everywhere.

Spring Fair is this Saturday! Also, artist in residence Autumn McKay describes her experience at this year's NCECA.

Tracy Iliff, longtime organizer of the Spring Pottery Fair, stops by "Clay at Our Core" to drop all the details of this amazing event. More than 40 ceramic artists from around Cincinnati will show you what they've got, and you will find yourself compelled to bring it all home with you.

You don't have to imagine the car trip to Salt Lake City with Laura Davis, Erika NJ Allen and Hannah Bundschuh. It really happened, to go to NCECA, and the Cult Pastor explains her revelations along the way.

"Clay at Our Core" takes you across the Ohio River to talk with Austin Deal, the programming director at the Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center, a cool place with a rich history in Covington.

Core Clay teachers Aaron Kent and Mike O'Neal team up for a three-week class that will show you how to make transfers with the silk-screening process and then apply the transfers to your pots. Another skill for your tool kit!

About six months ago, Core Clay stalwarts Sam Jayne and Saya Amend brainstormed on how to make clay more accessible, no matter what you bring to the wheel or the worktable. One big result: They've compiled a handbook on best practices, and it's free to anyone who wants it.

Last week's optimism about the pug mill was short-lived, but Hannah Bundschuh brings an update on the repairs, and we think this time, it'll take. For now.

The Cult Pastor and Vern Lash tell the tale of the pug mill.