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Ceramic ollas (pronounced oh-yahs) have been used for thousands of years as an efficient irrigation system in arid lands agriculture. They are making somewhat of a comeback in small-scale gardens because they are easy to make as DIY projects and they’re effective. In honor of Earth Day 2021, I thought I’d provide some information onContinue reading “Ollas: Ceramics Used in Agriculture”

Lorna is a Colorado-based artist who produces soda fired porcelain ware. Her work is intimate, nuanced and subtle. Work to be held in one’s hand and slowly spun around to fully appreciate the gradation of color, the detailed markings, the exquisite texture of object. Lorna’s stated goal is to integrate the form and surface ofContinue reading “Lorna Meaden – Artist Profile”

The Museo Larco in Lima, Peru, has an extensive collection of Moche pottery. Moche pottery, made in what is now Peru from about 150-800 AD, is fantastically creative and well worth exploring. Moche potters used molds extensively to create vessels in the shapes of animals, vegetables & plant forms, faces, and humans engaged in aContinue reading “Museo Larco: Moche Pottery”

Jami Porter Lara’s work is inspired by plastic water bottles used by immigrants who walk across the Southwestern US border into the United States from Mexico. Her work is stark, simple, focused and elegant. To me it speaks of the land from whence it springs, and of the people who inhabit that land (even temporarily).Continue reading “Jami Porter Lara – Artist Profile”

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has an extensive collection of ceramics from around the world. I’m just beginning to explore its collection online. The museum seems to have an extensive collection of ancient ceramic vessels from Central and South American cultures. As a first pass, I used the museum’s collection search toolContinue reading “Los Angeles County Museum of Art”

Maggie Curtis produces a variety of architectural ceramics, including custom-built ridge tiles, capitals, garden sculpture, embossed tiles and friezes. Maggie started off as an art teacher with a side business as a studio potter. She was first exposed to architectural ceramics in 2000, when she needed to replace roof tiles on her own home. HerContinue reading “Maggie Curtis – Artist Profile”

The Everson Museum of Art has an extensive ceramics collection. How can a member of the public best access that collection? An earlier post described the Everson’s blog and how users can leverage that blog to access parts of the collection. This post covers three additional online resources offered by the Everson: Object Study Sessions,Continue reading “Exploring the Everson Museum (Part 2: Virtual Events)”

Set in the rolling hills of Tuscany, La Meridiana International School of Ceramics offers a full range of ceramics courses and residency programs for students at all levels. La Meridiana is open, and studios have been adapted to meet up-to-date COVID safety standards. La Meridiana currently has 28 different courses & programs listed for 2021,Continue reading “La Meridiana School of Ceramics”

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As a follow up to an earlier post on technologies being used to create 3D models and visualizations of ceramics, I found 30 models of ancient Greek pottery created for the Museo Arqeologico Nacional in Madrid, Spain. The quality of the 3D models is outstanding. Here are a few static screenshots indicative of the detailContinue reading “Museo Arqeologico Nacional (Madrid): 3D Models of Classical Greek Ceramics”

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Ben Carter produces the podcast “Tales of a Red Clay Rambler,” in which he interviews ceramic artists from around the world. Ben is now up to episode 360, so he’s amassed a rich treasure of conversations with different potters doing different things. I asked Ben about the origin of his podcast, what intrigues him aboutContinue reading “Ben Carter: The Red Clay Rambler”