Studio Potter

Reclaiming the Potter
By Erin L. Shafkind
What follows are some highlights from two evolving conversations with Courtney M. Leonard and Paul S. Briggs as they grapple with our roles as makers, educators, and culture shifters in this time of COVID-19, civil uprisings, and an impending election. Read More.
Duplicating Daniel
By Ashwini Bhat
There was an old index card box labeled “Deaccessioned, Missing, or Stolen Works” sitting on the top of a filing cabinet. I loved everything about that blend of categories... Read More.
Ceramics as a Means: An Exploratory Series into Surviving as an Artist
By Michaela Corinne
It all has to do with who the person is. It’s about you. It doesn't deal with the school. It doesn’t matter if it’s the pedigree or the bucket. If you don’t know why you’re there... there ain’t nothing I can say. Read More.
Centuries Collide
By Zach Tate
Haas doesn’t create traditional crockery or Asian ceramics, but he is informed by them. He isn’t making radical ephemeral sculpture, but he is informed by it. In the collide lies Haas and his evolution. Read More.
Looking into the Empty Vessel
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Making Room at the Table: An Institutional Response
By Jill Foote-Hutton
Rather than lean in to an oppositional response, the administrators who chose to be interviewed by Studio Potter here, have allowed themselves to be vulnerable by sharing their honest struggles as they grapple with systemic racism. Read More.
What I Have Learned About Myself
By Rachel Gomez, Caroline Trimmer, and Madeline Schulman
Studio Potter dedicates this story to all the teachers and students returning to the studio classroom this fall, whatever that may look like for you. Read More.

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Sep 1, 2020

Welcome to September everyone.

We’ve made it this far through 2020 – not unscathed, but we can see the year’s terminating horizon with a strange combination of trepidation and hope. I can’t imagine anyone would hazard a guess at this point about what lies around the corner, but we have... Read More

Studio Potter's 48th Birthday

Studio Potter turns forty-eight this month! We will be celebrating on social media and invite you all to join us to learn about how the journal has evolved in the past year. You can help us celebrate by GIVING A SUBSCRIPTION to your favorite ceramist. Also keep an eye out for updates about our GRANTS FOR APPRENTICESHIPS program. The application window will be open from October 1 – November 1. We are looking forward to a competitive round of submissions for this unique opportunity that awards $10,000 to mentor and apprentice teams around the country.

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