Ohio Clay

Mostly studio notes but also the reading of a story from the New York Times last week about the first act of artistic restitution for work by enslaved people. Also: Didn't we just talk about what to throw into the reclaim buckets? You made Emily Hobart sad.

Welcome (back), Rebecca! The freshly minted BFA from the University of Cincinnati returns to the studio a fully made employee, and she talks about her journey from ballet to clay. Also, best wishes to Hannah and Luke as they prepare to marry on Halloween.

Updates on the holiday firing schedule, the parking situation around Core Clay and more. Even poor little "Clay at Our Core" got swallowed in the AWS outage.

In which Cult Pastor Laura Davis and her fact-finding team visit the Indiana Clay conference to learn what can be done to make an Ohio Clay conference a real good time. Laura interviews the organizers and participants of what a statewide gathering is a necessary component of a potter's practice. Also, Anne reminds that your pots are lonely sitting on the pickup shelves.

Robyn Singerman's vision of a members' show for October came into focus with "Enchanted Arts," and it is beguiling! Also, Anne gives a TED talk about the scraps buckets.

Core Clay's newest artist in residence, Libby Brown, shares her background (Defiance, Ohio!) and her first impressions of our happy little playground. Also, Anne gives an update on the studio kitties.

Cincinnati potter Mathew Arnold pulls in nearly 500,000 followers across his social media channels who watch his explorations of tape resist in pottery to build mazes that testify to Mathew Arnold, engineer. Also, please donate to the Frit Kitty GoFundMe.

Laura Davis reports on her road trip to East Liverpool, Ohio, home of Mason Stains, which Core Clay stocks in all the beautiful colors. Also, Anne unveils the deeper purpose to the upcoming Enchanted Arts Market and Show in the Mason Gallery.

Core Clay's three-week classes really stretch potters such as Zig Main, a studio member who took Vern Lash's pet portraits class and discovered the sculptor within. Also, Anne points out that you need not have taken Emily Hobart's jewelry-making class to appreciate a New York jeweler's collaboration with a German porcelain maker that is only 278 years old.

With the epic members' show coming up in October, we can all use a little instruction or refresher on a much-maligned task of pottery: pricing. Here to save the day are Cult Pastor Laura Davis and Mason Gallery Director Robyn McKellen to go over the steps to a fair price. They also talk about how valuable even this task can be to your progress as an artist. Also: Anne says come get your pots from the pickup shelves.