Studio Potter Journal

Happy Birthday to us! 🎂🏺 In the fall of 1971, Studio Potter journal began when members of the New Hampshire Potter’s Guild (pictured bottom right) discussed publishing a magazine, which led to the formation of a nonprofit organization called the Daniel Clark Foundation, named for an obscure colonial potter whose fame came principally from a diary he left upon his death in 1828. SP was officially recognized as a not-for-profit organization on September 13, 1972. The cover of the first issue was hand silk-screened and its modest twenty pages contained an eclectic mix of photographs and texts, including articles on apprenticeships, photo-resist decoration techniques, and homemade pugmills. With two-hundred pre-subscribers, this first release was an unpretentious beginning... Read more at https://studiopotter.org/about/history ⤴️ Link in Bio ⤴️ #studiopotterjournal #happypotterybirthday #potter @new_hampshire_potters_guild #gerrywilliams #ceramics https://www.instagram.com/p/B2WnOSDg3cT/?igshid=bru8x2ynkjf1

To celebrate the start of the school year, and say farewell to our hardworking summer intern, Christina Dabek (@christiedab), #studiopotterjournal is putting on a back-to-school back-issue sale!  Members can buy any available print back issue for a mere $5, rather than the usual $10. For non-members it's $8, instead of the normal $15. Nearly seventy-five different volumes of our hefty print issue journals spanning nearly fifty years of ceramics history are on sale. Click the link in our bio ⤴️ to read more, or go to studiopotter.org/archive to shop! Left image: Poster-cover of Vol.9, No. 1, 1980. (Yes, you can still buy that issue!) #ceramicsresearch #ceramicshistory #amazingarchives #studioceramics #studiopotter #summerceramicssale #ourintersareawesome https://www.instagram.com/p/B1zahtzgDu5/?igshid=1bwzqu2ace9xo

FOR SALE: Home and custom-built potter’s studio in the Lake Sunapee region of New Hampshire. It is the former property of Sam Wild, who was a studio potter in New Hampshire for almost fifty years. Contact @bhgmilestone, or follow this link to learn more: https://studiopotter.org/news/new-hampshire-home-and-studio-sale ... This is a sponsored post. Learn more about SP classified ads at studiopotter.org/support. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1WY8dMAfCE/?igshid=1kwyrh3mtw6f4

Nigerian potter Ladi Kwali’s exact birth day is not known, so today, in SP's #todayinceramicarthistory series, we remember her on the anniversary of her death, August 12, 1984. Kwali worked with Michael Cardew in the fifties and sixties at at the pottery he set up in Abuja, Nigeria, which was later renamed Ladi Kwali Pottery. She became well-known internationally and a decorated figure in Nigeria, even gracing the back of the 20 Naira bill. ... Read more at https://studiopotter.org/news/today-ceramic-art-history-ladi-kwali 🏺Link in bio⤴️🏺 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1F0whmASSx/?igshid=1qjdi9hv8m18p

Yup. We did it. Now SP is in your back pocket...all the time. 📚📲Full access to 48 years (and counting) of ceramics history is only $5/month. Link in bio⤴️🏺🥂🤓 https://www.instagram.com/p/B085xDVFJmj/?igshid=17hkjjoxwo84

Studio Potter journal is now published exclusively online in a new, digital journal section of our website and soon we’ll be adding multi-media content such as audio and video. Subscribers can read any SP article anytime, anywhere, from any device, and save a personalized list to read later, too. Three to four new articles will be published each month. The August articles are now online.   Subscribe now at the new, lower rate of just $5 per month! Brand new subscribers who sign up before August 31 get a free SP logo beanie hat! (excludes renewal subscribers)   This new format is a big change from how we’ve done things for the past forty-seven years, but what we do won’t change. We remain committed to fostering new dialogues and strengthening existing narratives through intellectual and critical discussions, in-depth storytelling, and personal interviews. https://www.instagram.com/p/B08zESeFBPN/?igshid=1jdjcbe24k3np

SP contributor @rrael just did something incredible. After you read below, follow him, and read the interview for more on his approach to "borderlands": https://studiopotter.org/architecture-borderlands Link also in bio⤴️ Repost @rrael • • • • • • One of the most incredible experiences of my and @vasfsf’s career bringing to life the conceptual drawings of the Teetertotter Wall from 2009 in an event filled with joy, excitement, and togetherness at the borderwall. The wall became a literal fulcrum for U.S. - Mexico relations and children and adults were connected in meaningful ways on both sides with the recognition that the actions that take place on one side have a direct consequence on the other side. Amazing thanks to everyone who made this event possible like Omar Rios @colectivo.chopeke for collaborating with us, the guys at Taller Herrería in #CiudadJuarez for their fine craftsmanship, @anateresafernandez for encouragement and support, and everyone who showed up on both sides including the beautiful families from Colonia Anapra, and @kerrydoyle2010, @kateggreen , @ersela_kripa , @stphn_mllr , @wakawaffles, @chris_inabox and many others (you know who you are). #raelsanfratello #borderwallasarchitecture https://www.instagram.com/p/B0kWKzRAHrt/?igshid=rgxaif9lzcg0

🍻🏺#hopsandpots🏺🍻 is next weekend @projectart01026 during the @hilltown6potterytour! Get your tickets early, save that $5 for an extra beer or raffle tickets! Link to tickets in bio⤴️ (at Cummington, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0D9xLagyF0/?igshid=ltii24225zqi

Congrats to the SP Grants for Apprenticeship award winners! In this inaugural year, competition for the GAP grants was fierce. Twenty applications vied for five, $10,000 grants. A committee of professionals assessed the applications through a rigorous scoring process. Congratulations to the following groups of mentor potters and their apprentices! Look for updates on their work throughout the year on our news page and on social media by following @thestudiopotter. Learn more about the GAP program at https://www.studiopotter.org/apprenticeship-grants. Top Left: Naomi Dalglish and Michael Hunt, Bandana Pottery (right) (@bandanapottery), and apprentice Devin O’Connor (left) (@devinoco) Bottom Left: Kevin Crowe, Tye River Pottery (right) and apprentice Samuel Deering (left) (@spottedhorse_pottery) Top Right: Steve Theberge (right) (@stevethebergeceramics) and apprentice Nuri On (left)(@__nurio) Bottom Right: Simon Levin, Mill Creek Pottery (not pictured) (@woodfire), and apprentices Daniel Pfohl (left) (@pfohlpottery) and Brian Chen (right) (@brianchenpottery) Center: Ryan Greenheck (right) (@ryanjgreenheck) and apprentice Megan Deninno (left) (@meganfrancis.d) #grantsforapprenticeships #studiopotterjournal #apprenticeship #pottery #ceramics #mentorship https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz03fGMgBGb/?igshid=6syeu1ararqm

Read about this exhibition in the #studiopotterjournal current issue! https://studiopotter.org/paper-clay-illuminated-journey-exhibition Repost @asuartmuseum • • • • • • "Particle and Wave: PaperClay Illuminated" [now open] at the Ceramics Research Center! Featuring works created by international artists who incorporate paper pulp and organic fibers into their clay, resulting in increased strength, lighter weight and a wide range of visual forms. ✨Free admission✨ @cimattiantonella @peterheldappraisals @loriettanelson ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸 Antonella Cimatti, 2017, Porcelain Paperclay. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #particleandwave #paperclay #ceramics #fiberclay #tempearts #contemporaryart #museum #asuartmuseum https://www.instagram.com/p/BzG10DcAnrp/?igshid=l1u6kvw4szl4

SP Author @lilyfein is part of a local studio tour @hilltownopenstudiotour in Western Massachusetts this weekend...if you're in the area, visit her @projectart01026 and pick up some free SP swag! Check out Lily's article here: https://studiopotter.org/regional-perspectives-and-pottery-tours-vol-46-no-1 (or click link in bio!). (at Project Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzDu8TBgKiS/?igshid=1ruvaz5hgfyif

#todayinceramicarthistory time! The official opening of the Victoria & Albert Museum by Queen Victoria was on June 20, 1857. And, 2019 is the 120th anniversary of the renaming of the museum from the South Kensington Museum to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The V&A has one of the most extensive ceramics collections in the world. In April 2018, our editor visited the museum for a day--an insultingly small amount of time to spend there--and filmed this video. Any ceramist could easily spend a week, a month, even a year studying their vast collection. For that, one would need to apply to the V&A's professional residency program. V&A residency alumna, Clare Twomey's work is featured in Studio Potter, Volume 34, Number 1, 2005. Follow link in bio! @vamuseum https://www.instagram.com/p/By8YoCZApAG/?igshid=16ympenfbpup3

Happy Father's Day!  For many potters, fathers have been influential to their sense of craftsmanship. In James Watkins's article, "Reflections on Legacy," in Volume 42, No. 1, 2014, he discusses his familial legacy. Click the link in our bio or below to read the full article. "My father and maternal grandfather hand-crafted farm tools and modified farm equipment to meet their needs. My father cut trees from the farm and hauled coal from the mines to sell during the winter. He built a hydraulic system for his flat-bed truck from parts that he found at a junk yard, and turned it into a dump truck so that unloading the wood and coal would be easier. Every day they sought creative solutions to the challenges of providing for their families in an adverse social environment." Photo: James C. Watkins. "Double-Walled Basket," 2013. Saggar-fired with Cone 04 glaze, 16 x 14 in. Photograph by Jon Thompson. https://studiopotter.org/reflections-legacy #fathersday2019 #generation #legacy #pottersfathers https://www.instagram.com/p/BywWaakAQdy/?igshid=1igli47ruy45h

It's Writing Tip Tuesday! For this second post in our new monthly series, Writing Tip Tuesday, we’ll discuss the Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma. Click the link below or in our bio to read more and check out the TED Ed video on the serial comma. https://studiopotter.org/news/writing-tip-tuesday-no-2 #writingtiptuesday #serialcomma #potterauthors #potterswhopen #writeforSP #pottery #ceramics #studiopotterjournal https://www.instagram.com/p/ByldTcHA2k6/?igshid=1b2d2hggs3gd2

It's #yunomi time @clayakar! Each year, the yunomi show artists can generously elect to donate a portion of sales to Studio Potter. In 2014, editor emerita Mary Barringer (@marybarringerstudio) interviewed owners Jigna and Sanjay Jani (pictured) about their lives as architects, designers, gallerists, lovers of all things ceramic, and how the yunomi show came to be. See https://studiopotter.org/sanjay-and-jigna-jani-interview or click the link in our bio ⬆️! #studiopotterjournal #akaryunomiinvitational #yunomi #akarclay #clayakar #thestudiopotter https://www.instagram.com/p/ByGQDyWAVZy/?igshid=14y07bmw5djez

Studio Potter journal underwriters support excellence in writing and publishing in ceramics. Thanks to @eutectic_gallery @fullercraft @theoriginalhiroller @baileypottery @emojugs @artaxis @cornellstudiosupply @kilnshelf and @dhaynebayless for your support! #writingandpublishing #studiopotterjournal #ceramics #supportceramicart https://www.instagram.com/p/BxxJpx5D4UY/?igshid=lf13gsvowklo

Studio Potter journal underwriters support excellence in writing and publishing in ceramics. Thanks to @amacobrent @skuttkilns @watershedceramics @asuartmuseum @jrothshank @plinthgallery, and @flxpotterytour for your support! #writingandpublishing #studiopotterjournal #ceramics #supportceramicart https://www.instagram.com/p/BxxJMIDjFd_/?igshid=1l5r6nvie0he3