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  • Samuel Harley
    Two Apprenticeships
    Samuel Harley
    "Not all the lessons learned in an apprenticeship will be applicable directly to your own work, but the ability to work closely with a craftsperson who knows the trade inside and out changed how I thought about not only the craft itself, but the life that surrounds it. Like any vocation, living a life of craft requires sacrifices and pain and uncertainty in times so hostile to the arts. It is worth it to seek that depth, that connection to something material, and apprenticeship was the way I found that depth." This month's FREE article! Read More.
  • Frank James Fisher
    Electric Raku Kiln?
    Frank James Fisher
    A growing subculture of raku artists is using unaltered electric kilns for their firings. Some may have arrived at the method through careful consideration of the kiln’s capabilities, while others, like me, may have simply turned to the nearest available kiln in a moment of urgency. However the path begins, the results suggest that the long-standing fears surrounding electric raku firing may be more rooted in caution and habit than in actual experience. Read More.
  • Olena A. Ellis, Volatility Oil Cans
    Your One Wild and Precious Clay Life
    Olena Ellis
    After much thought, I decided to create my own version of an MFA. Although I do not have a degree to show for it I have acquired technical skills, knowledge, and a phenomenal clay community. Read More.
  • George McCauley
    Embracing the Squish – An Interview with George McCauley
    Hamish Jackson
    Well, you know, I'm a blue collar worker. I do have an education. I have an MFA, but I come from a family of carpenters. Until about thirty years ago, I had two professions. I made pots and I did carpentry. I was always a self-employed carpenter. Read More.
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