Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Robert Harrison and Danielle O'Malley. In our interview we talk about the history and goals of the NCECA Green Task Force. The group works to educate and empower artists to engage in sustainability and environmental stewardship. For more information visit www.ncecagtf.com or visit the GTF booth at this year's conference.

To wrap up our miniseries on sustainability I'll be hosting a live podcast taping at this year's NCECA conference in Cincinatti on Friday March 17th at 2:30 in room 212. The panel Taking an Environmental Approach to Making features Marianne Chénard, and Green Task Force members Julia Galloway and Ché R. Ochtli. Drop by to experience this new interactive format for discussion at NCECA.

Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art is an on-line source for research and inspiration, featuring images of thousands of objects made by over 800 artists. www.Rosenfieldcollection.com.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Caroline Cheng. A noted artist and curator, Cheng has recently expanded her practice into environmental design through the Yi Design Group. The company turns recycled ceramic material from Jingdezhen into architectural products. In our interview we talk about launching a design start-up, addressing the issue of ceramic waste, and the evolution of The Pottery Workshop. Cheng is the Executive Director of the art center, which promotes ceramics throughout China, and has studios in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dali and Jingdezhen. For more information visit www.carolinecheng.com or www.yidesigngroup.com.

NCECA will be hosting their first ever podcast room at this year's conference in Cincinnati. Thursday March 16th and Friday March 17th there will be six hour-long live tapings of popular ceramic podcasts. I'll be hosting an episode titled Taking an Environmental Approach to Making with Marianne Chénard, Julia Galloway, and Ché R. Ochtli on Friday at 2:30 in room 212. Please drop in to experience this new interactive format for discussion at NCECA. For more information visit www.nceca.net.

Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art is an on-line source for research and inspiration, featuring images of thousands of objects made by over 800 artists. www.Rosenfieldcollection.com.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Courtney Martin. She uses resists to create strong geometric patterns on her forms. The blend of hard and soft edges is highlighted by her wood kiln, which lends the glazes a warm depth. In our interview we talk about learning pattern making from Mata Ortiz artists, hand building large forms, and expressing environmental values through the way she works. To see examples of her work, visit www.courtneymartinpottery.com.

NCECA will be hosting their first ever podcast room at this year's conference in Cincinnati. Thursday March 16th and Friday March 17th there will be six hour-long live tapings of popular ceramic podcasts. I'll be hosting an episode titled Taking an Environmental Approach to Making with Marianne Chénard, Julia Galloway, and Ché R. Ochtli on Friday at 2:30 in room 212.

Please drop in to experience this new interactive format for discussion at NCECA. For more information visit www.nceca.net.

Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art is an on-line source for research and inspiration, featuring images of thousands of objects made by over 800 artists. www.Rosenfieldcollection.com.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with En Iwamura. From his studio in Shigaraki, Japan he makes ceramic heads that reference traditional Haniwa tomb figures while using the aesthetics of Manga and Anime. In our interview we talk about developing his approach to cultural artifacts, essentializing the figure, and his time at the Archie Bray. For more information visit www.en-iwamura.com or his gallery Ross + Kramer.

NCECA will be hosting their first ever podcast room at this year's conference in Cincinnati. Thursday March 16th and Friday March 17th there will be six hour-long live tapings of popular ceramic podcasts. I'll be hosting an episode titled Taking an Environmental Approach to Making with Marianne Chénard, Julia Galloway, and Ché R. Ochtli on Friday at 2:30 in room 212. Please drop in to experience this new interactive format for discussion at NCECA. For more information visit www.nceca.net.

Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art is an on-line source for research and inspiration, featuring images of thousands of objects made by over 800 artists. www.Rosenfieldcollection.com.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Adero Willard. After many years as a studio potter, she has recently moved towards large scale sculptural vessels that incorporate dense overlapping patterns. In our interview we talk about matriarchal influences, how an object can hold power, and the exhibition Clay Holds Water, Water Holds Memory. Willard curated the show to highlight eighteen black women or non-binary artists for this year's NCECA conference. For more information visit www.aderowillard.com or www.clay-water-memory.com.

NCECA will be hosting their first ever podcast room at this year's conference in Cincinnati. Thursday March 16th and Friday March 17th there will be six hour-long live tapings of popular ceramic podcasts. I'll be hosting an episode titled Taking an Environmental Approach to Making with Marianne Chénard, Julia Galloway, and Ché R. Ochtli on Friday at 2:30 in room 212.

Please drop in to experience this new interactive format for discussion at NCECA. For more information visit www.nceca.net.

Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art is an on-line source for research and inspiration, featuring images of thousands of objects made by over 800 artists. www.Rosenfieldcollection.com.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Wesley Brown. He combines thrown forms with thick slabs to make sculptures and pottery that feels monumental both in their emotion and scale. In our interview we talk about his methods of building, finding a unifying surface, and teaching at East Stroudsburg University, where he is a Fredrick Douglas Scholar. He has a show on display until March 3rd at ESU's Madelon Powers Gallery. To see examples of his work, visit www.wesleytbrown.com.

NCECA will be hosting their first ever podcast room at this year's conference in Cincinnati. Thursday March 16th and Friday March 17th there will be six hour-long live tapings of popular ceramic podcasts. I'll be hosting an episode titled Taking an Environmental Approach to Making with Marianne Chénard, Julia Galloway, and Ché R. Ochtli on Friday at 2:30 in room 212. Please drop in to experience this new interactive format for discussion at NCECA. For more information visit www.nceca.net.

Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art is an on-line source for research and inspiration, featuring images of thousands of objects made by over 800 artists. www.Rosenfieldcollection.com.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Kurt Anderson. His ceramics and paintings feature compositions of robots, animals, and human hybrids that are visually playful and filled with humor. In our interview we talk about color dynamics and trusting your aesthetic voice. To see examples of his work, visit @kurtandersonpottery on Instagram. To start the episode I talk with Rebecca Harvey, the new director of the Archie Bray Foundation, about the residency program at the Bray. The deadline for this year's residency applications is February 15th. To find out more visit www.archiebray.org/residencies.

NCECA will be hosting their first ever podcast room at this year's conference in Cincinnati. Thursday March 16th and Friday March 17th there will be six hour-long live tapings of popular ceramic podcasts. I'll be hosting an episode titled Taking an Environmental Approach to Making with Marianne Chénard, Julia Galloway, and Ché R. Ochtli on Friday at 2:30 in room 212. Please drop in to experience this new interactive format for discussion at NCECA. For more information visit www.nceca.net.

Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art is an on-line source for research and inspiration, featuring images of thousands of objects made by over 800 artists. www.Rosenfieldcollection.com.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Joey Quiñones. They use fibers and ceramics in their mixed-media sculpture to highlight the domestic and cultural histories of African and Caribbean Americans. In our interview we talk about their prior career as an English professor, the role of art in understanding identity, and the work they made while at the Kohler residency. To see examples of their work you can check them out on Instagram at @jquinones_art.

NCECA will be hosting their first ever podcast room at this year's conference in Cincinnati. Thursday March 16th and Friday March 17th there will be six hour-long live tapings of popular ceramic podcasts. I'll be hosting an episode titled Taking an Environmental Approach to Making with Marianne Chénard, Julia Galloway, and Ché R. Ochtli on Friday at 2:30 in room 212.

Please drop in to experience this new interactive format for discussion at NCECA. For more information visit www.nceca.net.

Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art is an on-line source for research and inspiration, featuring images of thousands of objects made by over 800 artists. www.Rosenfieldcollection.com.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Osa Atoe. She transitioned to clay a decade ago after spending years as a musician playing in bands and documenting the punk scene. Her functional forms are decorated with geometric patterns that break under flowing matte glazes in reference to the ever-changing shoreline of the Gulf Coast of Florida, where she lives. In our interview we talk about her path to clay, founding the Kaabo Clay Collective—a mutual aid organization for Black potters, and the documentary Vessels for the Human Spirit, which she is making about David MacDonald. For more information visit www.potterybyosa.com and www.kaaboclaycollective.com.

Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Lorna Meaden. From her studio in Durango, CO Lorna makes functional pottery that is decorated with geometric patterns that contrast breaking glazes over crisp incised lines. In our interview we talk about developing a local market, refining forms through repetition, and the challenge of making complicated multipart forms. To see examples of her work, visit www.lornameadenpottery.com.

Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com