
We welcome another month of our Pots for Membership program! Each month, Studio Potter features a small selection of artists and their work, which is available for sale in our online store for thirty days only. In exchange for the sale of their piece, the artist (or a chosen beneficiary) will... Read More


Boundaries and Borders, Volume 45, Number 2, Summer/Fall 2017
To write about boundaries or borders is not necessarily to compose a travelogue of an exotic journey. As a child, my passport was a magical object that held my identity fast in its pages. It continues to be a powerful document... Read More


In his article “The Spice of Life,” from Volume 33, Number 2, Summer/Fall 2005, Mark Pharis examines the role of the contemporary functional potter. He begins by presenting the differences between contemporary potters and our predecessors, and argues that it is nearly impossible to “reasonably... Read More


Ben Carter, host of the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler podcast, interviewed Pharis at home in the spring of 2015 and... Read More


We offer a big thanks to our readers for the overwhelmingly positive response to our new Pots for Membership program! We were amazed (but not entirely surprised) that all the pieces sold out within just a few hours of our first news post!
Please read about this month's artists and see... Read More



Since Western Massachusetts is our home, the staff members at Studio Potter take special pride in supporting the rich and varied community of artists here. We make a point to fill our homes with pots from local ceramists, and attend shows, gallery receptions, and open studio events as... Read More

We are pleased to present the first installment of our new and improved Pots for Membership Program, in which Studio Potter will feature a small selection of artists and their work, available for sale in our online store for thirty days only. In exchange for the sale of their piece, the artists... Read More


I've been to several events this fall including the Utilitarian Clay VII symposium at Arrowmont, the International Woodfire... Read More


Join us in Easthampton, Massachusetts at our new digs in the Eastworks Building on Nov. 5-6 for our fall open house! We have invited... Read More
