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The Potters CastReturn Of A Monster Maker | Kevin "Turkey" Merck | Episode 1276
Kevin "Turkey" Merck makes functional ceramic ware with a horror twist. Kevin's work is painstakingly handcrafted and custom glazed which makes each mug an…
The Potters CastCreativity And Creating | Anna Gadzhikurbanova | Episode 1275
Anna Gadzhikurbanova is a Russian ceramic artist whose work blends psychology and biology into biomorphic forms. Developing her practice across Tokyo and…
The Potters CastPlanning A Small Studio | Kerry Serritella | Episode 1274
Kerry Serritella is a CPA, wife, mom, and lifelong learner who discovered pottery as a much-needed creative escape from a stressful career and a newly emptying…
The Potters CastSeven Things About Glazing That Nobody Told Me | Katie Brentnal | Episode 1273
Katie Brentnal is the New Zealand potter and educator behind Katie B Ceramics, where she helps hobby potters understand their glazes and create results they…
The Potters CastRemembering Felicity | David Schlapobersky & Felicity Potter | Episode 1272
David Schlapobersky & Felicity Potter were on The Potters Cast way back in episode 82 in the very early, early days of the podcast. This is one of my favorite…
The Potters CastPrinting With Clay | Mitch Lyons | Episode 1271
Mitch Lyons had been on The Potters Cast back in 2017, episode 324. Less than a year later he had passed away. Mitch was a prolific maker, so much so that this…
The Potters CastIt's An Update | Clay Works Vancouver | Episode 1270
A year ago Jennifer and I took a leap and opened a community studio, Clay Works Vancouver. So many things have happened over this adventurous year so I thought…
The Potters CastPottery With Hope | Diane Eisenbach | Episode 1269
Diane Eisenbach is an artist-educator whose ceramic work often combines natural, figurative, and architectural elements. Diane received an MFA from San Diego…
The Potters CastNot Just Clay - Wild Clay | Amy Joy Hosterman | Episode 1268
Amy Joy Hosterman is the maker behind Stinky Cheese Ceramics in Loveland, Colorado, and has been traveling across the country researching, creating, and…
The Potters CastClay Gave Me Something To Live For And To Give To Others | Chris Bramble | Episode 1267
Chris Bramble is a London-born ceramic artist whose distinctive contemporary style seamlessly blends his African heritage with European influences, developed…
The Potters CastStolen Art | Trevor Foster | Episode 1266
Trevor Foster is an American ceramic artist based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Tevor's intricately sculpted porcelain vessels, tiles, and objects explore…
The Potters CastProject Reclaim | Alex Arden | Episode 1265
Alex Arden is a high school art and ceramics teacher with an MFA in Ceramic Arts and 19 years of experience guiding others in creative practice. After years…
The Potters CastAn Architect Became A Potter | Thuan Ton | Episode 1264
San Diego ceramicist Thuan Ton creates unique, handcrafted contemporary ceramics that blend artistic expression with thoughtful design. Inspired by form…
The Potters CastClay With Trey | Trey Foster | Episode 1263
Trey Foster is a high school ceramics teacher and potter from Southwest Virginia. Trey shares his love of ceramics and teaching on social media and has a line…
The Potters CastEliminating The Bottleneck | Grace Chaplin | Episode 1262
Muckware Ceramics are handmade pieces by Grace Chaplin in the Byron Bay Hinterland. Grace creates wheel-thrown forms with a focus on form and function. Each…
The Potters CastNot Precious But Going For Excellence | Kirsty Kash | Episode 1261
Kirsty Kash is a Winnipeg ceramic artist creating carved porcelain with sprawling floral designs inlaid with vibrant colour. Drawing on her musical background…
The Potters CastTwenty Years And Failed And Then Back Up Again | Joshua Simmons | Episode 1260
Joshua Simmons is the founder and potter behind The Goods Pottery, a small-batch ceramics studio dedicated to crafting intentional, functional pieces that…
The Potters CastHer Pots Look Soft | Lindsay Langsdale | Episode 1259
Lindsay Langsdale is a San Francisco ceramic artist and educator whose colorful and highly textured work explores storytelling, humor, and imagined characters…
The Potters CastSoda Without Soda and Wood Without Wood | Drew Herstam | Episode 1258
Drew Herstam is a functional potter based in Chicago, IL. Drew received a BA in studio art with a focus in ceramics from Goshen College in 2006. Drew is a…
The Potters CastShe Took A Break And Things Changed | Halley Quinn | Episode 1257
Halley Quinn is a Columbus, Ohio-based potter and graphic designer who founded Ice & Dust Pottery after receiving a grant from a tech startup to purchase her…
The Potters CastAdvice For A New Teacher | Paul Blais | Episode 1256
I am a new teacher of clay. A little over a year ago Jennifer and I opened a new community studio here in Vancouver, Washington called Clay Works of Vancouver…
The Potters CastWriting An App For Potters | Amy Noel | Episode 1255
Amy Noel is the owner and potter behind Wabi Scotia Pottery in Nova Scotia. After years of working part-time with young children, she turned her passion for…
The Potters CastA Booth For Markets | Kim Johnston | Episode 1254
Kim Johnston is a South Australian graphic designer and part-time ceramicist. Drawn to clay as a way to step away from the screen and reconnect with a more…
The Potters CastStarting A Community Studio | Jeffery Liang | Episode 1253
Jeffery Liang, a Taiwanese-American based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California is the founder of Spiffy Pottery Studio. With a background in fine arts…
The Potters CastA Flying Accident Led To Pottery | Hunter Vargo | Episode 1252
Hunter Vargo started Hucks Pottery shortly after a life changing crash while speed flying his parachute. As Hunter went through recovery tea had become a huge…
The Potters CastReels That Grab Attention | Nate Miller | Episode 1251
Nathaniel "Nate" Miller went full-time as a potter in 2026 after twenty years of filmmaking and video editing. Nate's Burbank, CA studio makes handcrafted…
The Potters CastProcreate For A Potter | Naomi Peterson | Episode 1250
Naomi Peterson creates cute objects that invite consideration beyond the inanimate. Naomi mixes bright colors and soft patterns with hard materials to…
The Potters CastIt's A "Real" Job | Nicole Kluba | Episode 1249
Nicole Kluba is the owner of Kluba Ceramics and lives in the town of Seagrove, North Carolina. Seagrove is a small, rural town which also happens to be the…
The Potters CastClay Con West | Joe & Emilie Bott | Episode 1248
Joe and Emilie Bott are the owners and operators of The Tilted Kiln and the creators of Clay Con West, which they founded in 2018. Joe and Emilie are…
The Potters CastWholesale On An Island | Esther Drone | Episode 1247
Esther Drone is a potter and ceramic artist based in Langford on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Esther has facilitated a variety of groups as a…
The Potters CastGetting Knocked Down and Keep on Going | Madison Smith | Episode 1246
Ceramics has granted Madison Smith the unwavering power to transform a simple pile of dirt into an external force of her subconscious. Madison creates…
The Potters CastA Photographer Became A Potter | Jordan Gale | Episode 1245
Jordan Gale is a ceramic artist working at the intersection of sculptural and functional pottery. Jordan's embrace of organic textures attempts to blur the…
The Potters CastMoon Jars | Yoon Hee Kim | Episode 1244
Yoon Hee Kim is a Korean ceramic artist and educator based in the United States. Through Yoon Lab Ceramics, Yoon creates contemporary Moon Jars inspired by…
The Potters CastDesign | Jordan Munro | Episode 1243
Jordan Munro. founder of High Country Art, is a ceramic artist based in rural Yellowhead County, Alberta. A graduate of Emily Carr University of Art + Design…
The Potters CastTo Be Inspired | Wade MacDonald | Episode 1242
Wade was born in Nashville, Tennessee and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan by former opera singers. Wade earned a BA from Western Michigan University and an MFA…
The Potters CastProduction Pottery By A Non-Production Potter | Michelle Grimm | Episode 1241
Michelle Grimm approaches clay with curiosity, experimentation, and patience. Shaping by hand, Michelle explores diverse glazing and firing techniques, often…
The Potters CastBrutalism Pottery | Jacqueline Wei | Episode 1240
Jacqueline Wei is a Los Angeles–based architect and part time ceramicist. Jacqueline established Wei.ware in 2018 as an extension of her architectural voice…
The Potters CastThe Person Of Abstract Ceramics | Karyn Gabriel | Episode 1239
Karyn Gabriel is a San Francisco Bay Area artist with a BFA from the University of Michigan and post-baccalaureate studies in ceramics at Oregon College of Art…
The Potters CastClay & Bugs Too! | Bethany Yorgason | Episode 1238
Bethany Yorgason is a ceramic and resin artist inspired by the natural world. With over a decade of experience in pottery and about 5 years with resin, Beth…
The Potters CastShe Moved To France And Is Starting Over | Michelle Rmadan | Episode 1237
Michelle "Meesh" Ramadan is a potter chasing joy, color, and expressive play in clay. After recently moving from her home studio in Melrose, MA to Montpellier…
The Potters CastRunning A Studio In A Small Town | Shelby Trahan | Episode 1236
Shelby Trahan is the owner of Jacques' Pottery Shop in her hometown of Welsh, Louisiana. Shelby graduated from McNeese State University in 2018 with a…
The Potters CastPartners In Pots | Robert Rivett & Debbie Too | Episode 1235
Rob and Debbie Rivett are a collaboration between thrower and artist making contemporary wheel thrown porcelain slipware. Rob enjoys the challenges that…
The Potters CastA Soda Potter | Carter Pasma | Episode 1233
Carter Pasma is a potter and educator currently working as the studio manager at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Carter earned his BFA in ceramics from…
The Potters CastA Creative In Ireland | Elisa Dalle Molle | Episode 1232
Elisa Dalle Molle began pottery during a challenging time, finding calm and connection through clay. After moving to Ireland in 2020, Elisa launched a…
The Potters CastProcessing Wild Clay | Richard Wright | Episode 1231
Richard Wright has made pots for 30 years. Living in Lenoir North Carolina, Richard is a full time potter. Previously a Physical Therapist, Richard continues…
The Potters CastShe's In Tasmania | Chloe Abla Baigent | Episode 1230
Chloe Abla Baigent is a self-taught ceramicist based in Tasmania, Australia. Combining her horticultural career with her creativity in clay, she designs and…
The Potters CastResistance Art | Melisa of MWYPottery | Episode 1229
Melisa of MWY Pottery is a cancer physician, researcher, ceramic artist, and immigrant. As a side saunterer (like a side hustler, but without the hustle), she…
The Potters CastShe Hid Under Her Table | Lucy Be | Episode 1228
Lucy Be is a full-time potter based in the Northern Rivers of Australia, creating ceramic tableware rooted in tradition and layered with intricate patterning…
The Potters CastNot That, But This | Jessica Bottalico | Episode 1227
Living and working in Beacon, NY, Jessica Bottalico completed her BFA at MICA and MFA at Rutgers University. Jessica's exhibitions include Schweinfurth Art…
The Potters CastA Chat With The President of OPA | Noah W Smith | Episode 1226
Noah W. Smith is an artist, educator, and community leader based in Portland Oregon. Noah creates work focused on material expression and experimentation in…
The Potters CastPartnering In A Booth | Julianna Dunning & Torrey Dasmann | Episode 1225
Julianna Dunning & Torrey Dasmann were potters at the Ceramic Showcase and they were sharing their booth and it proved to be very helpful for the both of them…
The Potters CastConversations About The Booth | Ceramic Showcase 2026 | Episode 1224
Ceramic Showcase, put on by Oregon Potters Association, is by far one of the largest ceramic focused shows in North America. It spans 3 days and is attended by…
The Potters CastA Teacher And A Maker | Andrew Sartorius | Episode 1223
Andrew Sartorius is a wood and soda fire potter living in Germantown, New York. Andrew grew up in West Virginia, found his passion for clay working in rural…
The Potters CastFrom Passion To Profit | Bex Walker | Episode 1222
Bex Walker is a UK-based potter and founder of Throw to Fire. Bex creates wheel-thrown ceramics from stained clay, characterized by a contemporary aesthetic…
The Potters CastMaking The Most Of An Apprenticeship | Anthony Carrillo | Episode 1221
Anthony Carrillo began his pottery journey in San Diego, CA and is now apprenticing with Simon Levin in Illinois. Anthony's past year has been centered around…
The Potters CastThe Potter's Plan | Carine Belloc | Episode 1220
Former textile engineer and yoga teacher, Carine Belloc discovered her calling in ceramics inspired by feminine cycles, seasons, and nature. Creating handmade…
The Potters CastSlip Casting With Hundreds of Pieces | Joris Link | Episode 1219
Joris Link is a Netherlands-based ceramic artist known for his refined craftsmanship and contemporary approach to slipcasting porcelain. Joris' work blends…
The Potters CastThe Impact of NCECA | Erin Shafkind | Episode 1218
Erin Shafkind is an artist, writer, and educator living in Seattle, WA. Erin studied art and earned a BA and teaching certificate at California State…
The Potters CastNot My Hobby | An NCECA Popup | Episode 1217
One of the great things ab0ut NCECA what happens after NCECA is shut down for the day. All around the city potters have gotten together to do their own special…
The Potters CastFive Glaze | Rainy Bray & Ella Watson | Episode 1216
Ella Watson and Rainy Bray set out on a mission to make glazes more accessible... Founded by studio owner Rainy and glaze scientist Ella, Five Glaze combines…