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
371: Janet Koplos on criticism and What Makes a Potter
370: Ryan Wilson Kelly on using humor as an entry point for narrative sculpture
369: Cassils on the body as both material and tool in performance art
368: Paul Greenhalgh on how ceramics shaped civilization
367: Juan Barroso on using pointillism to tell immigration stories
366: Wendy Gers on curatorial activism
365: Mark Shapiro on 19th-century potter Thomas Commeraw
364: Natalia Arbelaez on activating ceramics through performance
363: Brett Kern on drawing from pop culture nostalgia to create his sculptures
362: Masa Sasaki on making a living as a potter
361: In Tribute: Christine McHorse on her evolution from traditional Pueblo pottery to sculpture
360: Jessica Putnam Phillips on using art to personalize military experience
359. Mandy Kolahi on guiding an inclusive community studio through a pandemic
358. Larissa Warren on the Wild Women and Wild Clay of Tamborine Mountain
357: Jason Sandy on Mudlarking the Thames River
356: Deb Schwartzkopf on her book Creative Pottery
355: Kate Roberts on the ephemeral nature of her sculpture
354: George Rodriguez on sculpture, personal identity, and community building
353: Fall Fund Drive: Natania Hume on selling small batch wholesale through home stores
352: Fall Fund Drive: Marty Gross on the Mingei Film Archive
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