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  • Details of cups from 365 piece installation “A Year and A Day” in the gallery. Image courtesy of Ty and Chey.
    What A Cup Can Hold
    Aubrey Sloan
    In the art world, conceptual work makes sense to people, but using functional objects as the vessel for concept helps me to connect with all of the people whom the work is about, who the work is for, to people who are important to me, and the people who raised me.  This month's FREE article. Read More.
  • Lily Williams
    Work is Work: Putting a Damper on Burnout and Exploitation in the Wood-firing World
    Lily Williams
    Some people have stepped away due to not feeling like their labor was being reciprocated equally, and the strain on the infrastructure is evident. Someone has to make sure the kitchen stays clean, the trash cans are emptied, and the various piles of junk are periodically purged and sorted. When funds and resources are already limited, who’s going to help fight the mold, spread the woodchips, and build the cabin?  Read More.
  • Photograph courtesy of Katie Goode Donaldson
    Brick by Brick
    Jules Pierce and Daniel Clauson
    We structure these wood firings to be collective and communicative in hopes of removing archetypal modes of hierarchy within kiln spaces. Everyone who is in attendance has abundant knowledge of ceramics; therefore, no singular person is taking the kiln on its journey. Everyone is making decisions and discussing continuations. As facilitators of a firing, we become tone-setters. Leading through how we set the expectations of care and response, we can adjust the tone of how we fire together. We want a crew that is listened to, heard, respected, and safe, where anyone can speak, sing, advise, and laugh. Read More.
  • Kiln Unloading
    The Great Firing
    Ian Russell-McCoy
    The deeper aim of this question – of gatekeeping – I think is also about something we all know as a truth about this niche world. It is built on the bones of an older set of rules and social contracts; if you behave in a certain way and kowtow to a sometimes strict, sometimes loosely defined, and largely chauvinist power system, you can occupy space and fire yours and others' pots. The “who participates” and “who benefits” more often in our generation are rightfully bringing this into question because of the recent past. Read More.
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September 1, 2026
In This Issue - Firing Forward

Across the region of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, aging kiln sites tucked into forests, valleys, and coastal hillsides have become defining landmarks for generations of potters. A new generation of atmospheric potters is inheriting the responsibility of stewarding… Read More

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Every ceramics community has its own rhythm. Some are built around universities or longstanding studios. Others begin with a single workshop, a handful of people, and the willingness to keep showing up. Ours began with an invitation. Before any of us thought of ourselves as ceramicists… Read More

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Happy 250th anniversary to the United States. Two hundred and fifty years is certainly a remarkable milestone in the life of a nation. And yet, anniversaries have a way of reminding me that time is measured differently depending on where we stand. As I write this, I have one foot in… Read More

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