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#1256
August 20 · 35 min
Advice For A New Teacher | Paul Blais | Episode 1256
I am a new teacher of clay. A little over a year ago Jennifer and I opened a new community studio here in Vancouver, Washington called Clay Works of Vancouver. Because I wasn't a teacher, I went a good chunk of the year watching others teach all the classes. I started doing our one-off classes, Take It For A Spin, and Clay for Two classes. These are basic one-time events that are there just to dip the toe in the water and have fun. But then I was asked by a person if I would be willing to teach a beginner class. I said with total confidence that I would totally do it for her. And then I actually had to do it. So I asked for some advice from y'all. This episode is some of the advice I received. https://ThePottersCast.com/1256
#1255
August 18 · 56 min
Writing An App For Potters | Amy Noel | Episode 1255
Amy Noel is the owner and potter behind Wabi Scotia Pottery in Nova Scotia. After years of working part-time with young children, she turned her passion for clay into a full-time business. Today, she creates functional pottery, teaches classes, and has expanded her studio to include kiln rentals, helping others discover the joy and confidence that come from working with clay. https://ThePottersCast.com/1255
#1254
August 13 · 36 min
A Booth For Markets | Kim Johnston | Episode 1254
Kim Johnston is a South Australian graphic designer and part-time ceramicist. Drawn to clay as a way to step away from the screen and reconnect with a more hands-on creative process, Kim creates functional ceramics that celebrate everyday rituals. Through her work, Kim is exploring her artistic voice while building her ceramics practice. https://ThePottersCast.com/1254
#1253
August 11 · 50 min
Starting A Community Studio | Jeffery Liang | Episode 1253
Jeffery Liang, a Taiwanese-American based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California is the founder of Spiffy Pottery Studio. With a background in fine arts and industrial design, Jeff's strong desire to create is at the heart of his work. Hand-made pottery perfectly combines these two passions. Jeffery's journey into ceramics began in 2018 when he became a student at City College of San Francisco - Fort Mason Center. Jeffery quickly realized that pursuing ceramics was a path he wanted to develop further. A few months later, Jeffery began working at several pottery studios, both in San Francisco and his hometown of Taipei. In 2022, Jeff decided to take the leap and start his own venture, leading to the establishment of The Spiffy Studio. https://ThePottersCast.com/1253
#1252
August 6 · 32 min
A Flying Accident Led To Pottery | Hunter Vargo | Episode 1252
Hunter Vargo started Hucks Pottery shortly after a life changing crash while speed flying his parachute. As Hunter went through recovery tea had become a huge part of his daily routine. As it became apparent that Hunter's physical body wouldn't allow him to return to flying professionally it was time for him to pursue another interest. Teaware! https://ThePottersCast.com/1252
#1251
August 4 · 40 min
Reels That Grab Attention | Nate Miller | Episode 1251
Nathaniel "Nate" Miller went full-time as a potter in 2026 after twenty years of filmmaking and video editing. Nate's Burbank, CA studio makes handcrafted functional ceramic housewares with a playful taste of science fiction and futurism. https://ThePottersCast.com/1251
#1250
July 30 · 1 hr 1 min
Procreate For A Potter | Naomi Peterson | Episode 1250
Naomi Peterson creates cute objects that invite consideration beyond the inanimate. Naomi mixes bright colors and soft patterns with hard materials to investigate the emotive potential of functional things. Using her traditional ceramic background as a lens to view material and process, Naomi builds forms layer by layer, often integrating analog and digital methods. Naomi is a full-time ceramic artist based in Houston, TX. https://ThePottersCast.com/1250
#1249
July 28 · 49 min
It's A "Real" Job | Nicole Kluba | Episode 1249
Nicole Kluba is the owner of Kluba Ceramics and lives in the town of Seagrove, North Carolina. Seagrove is a small, rural town which also happens to be the pottery capital of the US. Nicole has grown up in Seagrove and has been exposed to pottery not only in the community, but in her family as well. Before Nicole began creating pottery full time in March 2024, she worked in emergency services for four and a half years until she left at age 23 to pursue pottery as a career. https://ThePottersCast.com/1249
#1248
July 23 · 56 min
Clay Con West | Joe & Emilie Bott | Episode 1248
Joe and Emilie Bott are the owners and operators of The Tilted Kiln and the creators of Clay Con West, which they founded in 2018. Joe and Emilie are passionate about bringing the clay community together through creativity, education, and connection. When they are not working in the studio or organizing events, Joe and Emilie enjoy spending time with their family and sharing their love of ceramics with others. https://ThePottersCast.com/1248
#1247
July 21 · 41 min
Wholesale On An Island | Esther Drone | Episode 1247
Esther Drone is a potter and ceramic artist based in Langford on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Esther has facilitated a variety of groups as a pottery instructor. Esther's work is predominately functional and is currently available in a variety of shops in the Greater Victoria area. https://ThePottersCast.com/1247
#1246
July 16 · 43 min
Getting Knocked Down and Keep on Going | Madison Smith | Episode 1246
Ceramics has granted Madison Smith the unwavering power to transform a simple pile of dirt into an external force of her subconscious. Madison creates sculptures to connect to her disorderly childhood and construct wares to spread joy. Madison's overall themes include the magic of childlike wonder and the undeniable reality of the life she has been forced to reckon with. https://ThePottersCast.com/1246
#1244
July 14 · 51 min
A Photographer Became A Potter | Jordan Gale | Episode 1245
Jordan Gale is a ceramic artist working at the intersection of sculptural and functional pottery. Jordan's embrace of organic textures attempts to blur the line between utility and expressive form. Born and raised in Eastern Iowa, Jordan attended the University of Iowa, where he was introduced to pottery. Jordan currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon. https://ThePottersCast.com/1245
#1244
July 9 · 45 min
Moon Jars | Yoon Hee Kim | Episode 1244
Yoon Hee Kim is a Korean ceramic artist and educator based in the United States. Through Yoon Lab Ceramics, Yoon creates contemporary Moon Jars inspired by Korean heritage and nature. Yoon teaches wheel throwing internationally and online, helping potters create taller, stronger forms while sharing the mindfulness found through making. https://ThePottersCast.com/1244
#1243
July 7 · 58 min
Design | Jordan Munro | Episode 1243
Jordan Munro. founder of High Country Art, is a ceramic artist based in rural Yellowhead County, Alberta. A graduate of Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Munro creates wheel-thrown pottery decorated with hand-drawn and screen printed imagery inspired by animals, landscape, and rural life, fired in a natural gas kiln. https://ThePottersCast.com/1243
July 2 · 44 min
To Be Inspired | Wade MacDonald | Episode 1242
Wade was born in Nashville, Tennessee and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan by former opera singers. Wade earned a BA from Western Michigan University and an MFA in ceramics from Michigan State University. Wade has exhibited internationally and received the NCECA Emerging Artist award in 2018. He teaches at The University of Alabama. https://ThePottersCast.com/1242
#1241
June 30 · 41 min
Production Pottery By A Non-Production Potter | Michelle Grimm | Episode 1241
Michelle Grimm approaches clay with curiosity, experimentation, and patience. Shaping by hand, Michelle explores diverse glazing and firing techniques, often incorporating organic materials and research. Embracing unpredictability, Michelle's work balances control and surrender. The resulting vessels—both functional and sculptural—are original forms that reflect a connection to nature, history, and the elemental forces of making. https://ThePottersCast.com/1241
#1240
June 25 · 36 min
Brutalism Pottery | Jacqueline Wei | Episode 1240
Jacqueline Wei is a Los Angeles–based architect and part time ceramicist. Jacqueline established Wei.ware in 2018 as an extension of her architectural voice. Influenced by brutalism, Jacqueline's ceramic work explores structure and sensory experience through intentional studies of form, scale, and texture, translating architectural ideas into tactile objects. https://ThePottersCast.com/1240
#1239
June 24 · 54 min
The Person Of Abstract Ceramics | Karyn Gabriel | Episode 1239
Karyn Gabriel is a San Francisco Bay Area artist with a BFA from the University of Michigan and post-baccalaureate studies in ceramics at Oregon College of Art and Craft. Grounded in pattern as a visual language, Karyn's sculptures are inspired by structural references from architecture to textile construction. Pared down, elemental forms expose a slightly brutal beauty while emphasizing the interplay between surface and structure. https://ThePottersCast.com/1239
June 18 · 29 min
Clay & Bugs Too! | Bethany Yorgason | Episode 1238
Bethany Yorgason is a ceramic and resin artist inspired by the natural world. With over a decade of experience in pottery and about 5 years with resin, Beth found it so profoundly interesting and amazing to preserve nature through incorporating real flowers, insects, and organic textures into her work. Beth loves creating pieces that are slightly unsettling, but in a way that you can't help but see the beauty in it —each one completely unique. https://ThePottersCast.com/1238
June 16 · 58 min
She Moved To France And Is Starting Over | Michelle Rmadan | Episode 1237
Michelle "Meesh" Ramadan is a potter chasing joy, color, and expressive play in clay. After recently moving from her home studio in Melrose, MA to Montpellier, France, Michelle is navigating the adventure of rebuilding her ceramics practice and letting curiosity lead the way. Michelle loves teaching, throwing big bowls, tiny vases, and sculpting whimsical pinch-pot sculptures. https://ThePottersCast.com/1237

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