Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast
Arts:Visual Arts
Today on the show I talk with artist and Plinth gallery owner Jonathan Kaplan. Over more than fifty years in ceramics he has worked as a studio potter, manufacturer of commercial ceramics, and gallery owner. In our interview we talk about investing in yourself, knowing when change is needed to avoid burnout, and how Kaplan approaches geometric forms through mold making. His book The Mold-Making Manual weaves personal narrative into practical mold making skills and was just released by the American Ceramics Society in 2024. For more information visit www.plinthgallery.com.
I’m excited to have a live taping of the show at this year’s NCECA conference. Thursday March 21st at 2:30pm Lisa Giuliani and Brian Kakas will join me to talk about the Changing landscape of ceramic education. Directly following at 4:00pm guest Red Clay Rambler host Malene Barnett will record Clay Roots: Exploring Ceramics Across the Black Diaspora - From Africa to the Caribbean and the Americas.
Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:
The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art www.Rosenfieldcollection.com
Bray Clay www.archiebrayclay.com
295: Shalene Valenzuela on using slip cast domestic objects as a canvas for painting
294: Audry Deal-McEver and Jenn Cole compare the art fair circuit to selling in galleries
293: Danielle McDaniel on creating “The Clay Lady Way”
292: Josh Deweese on a life in clay in Montana
291: Mallory Wetherell on how parenting and politics have changed her studio practice
290: Chris Staley and Kyle Johns on the intersection of boredom, expectation and creativity
289: Joanna Powell on her recent show “Lay me in a hot bed and try not to drown”
288: Nick Danielson on using CAD to design templates for hand-built pots
287: Chip Clawson on casting architectural-scale concrete sculptures
286: Diane Charnov on shifting from political speech writing to art criticism
285: Chip Clawson on the history of the Archie Bray Foundation
284: Perry Haas on embracing the challenge of a new body of work
283: David Peters on working with Montana’s raw ceramic materials
282: Steven Young Lee on his recent exhibition at the Portland Art Museum
281: Giselle Hicks on a personal search for beauty
280: Scott Barnim on his forty-year career in clay and his passion for reduced luster ceramics
279: Hamilton Potters Guild members talk about trends in ceramics and how the rising cost of housing affects potters
278: Paul Briggs on the intersection of spirituality, creativity and social justice
277: Kate Fisher talks with Mikey Walsh about being both an artist and a mother
276: Kate Fisher on motherhood, making and endurance sports
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