Incredible Product Photography
Every image on http://www.factory20.com is a carefully composed still life. I've chosen some of my favorites here but even I became overwhelmed by the sheer volume of fantastic finds in their shop....
View ArticleCeramic Inspiration: Darcy Badiali
Beautiful (and enormous!) wheel thrown sculptural vessels by Darcy Badiali See the full gallery on Posterous Permalink | Leave a comment »
View ArticleLatest addition to the hanging air plant pod family!
Please welcome the latest addition to my hanging air plant pod family! Gorgeous green glaze breaks to brown and gray/green, even a mirror-like finish in areas. I couldn’t be more pleased with the...
View ArticleCeramic Love: Jane Wheeler
I've been a fan of Jane Wheeler's work for a long time now and try and check out her site to see what she's been up to every few months. Make sure you browse her whole site, talk about selling a...
View ArticleCeramic Love: Derek Davis
I love the gorgeous interplay of colors achieved by British Studio Potter Derek Davis (1926-2008) in this enormous piece. It shouldn't come as a surprise because he was originally trained as a...
View ArticleSome of my favorite portraits around the web
1st series: Adam from Owl City, Photographer Irwin Barbé, early image of Danish Ceramicist Arne Bang. 2nd Slide: La Metà from Flickr See the full gallery on Posterous Permalink | Leave a comment »
View ArticleBeau Seul
Thought this video by Photographer Irwin Barbé deserved it's own post, I keep watching it over and over. Gorgeous.</object> Permalink | Leave a comment »
View ArticleCeramic Inspiration: Clyde Burt
::::::::POST UPDATE :::::::::: You've probably seen my note below where I referred to Clyde Burt's work as employing wax resist, which I had gleaned from another website but I am honored to have been...
View ArticleCeramic Inspiration with a dash of envy
WOW. I've posted about Stan Bitters' work before but had to include this beautiful find courtesy Ready For the House. I've been moving from all white to black in my glazes so this bit of inspiration...
View ArticleContemporary Ceramics: Who i'de buy right now.
...besides my own work of course! I recently had a client express how difficult it is to find fantastic and innovative ceramic designs, which I hadn't thought much about until I really started paying...
View ArticleBabaghuri Ceramics
I'm in love with these simple and gorgeous ceramic forms molded from gourds and coconuts by Tokyo based Jurgen Lehl under the Babaghuri label. The firing process subtly shapes the hand crafted pieces...
View ArticleWho do I collect?
Rose Cabat is the one ceramic artist I passionately collect. Her small vessels are so exquisite, each delicate pieces covered in a silky soft matte glaze of her own making. I really admire her passion...
View ArticleNaked Clay Series: Jennifer Lee
I recently had a happy accident happen in the studio where a piece of lighter clay got trapped in the dark slip I was using to pour my hanging air plant pods which turned out to be a beautiful...
View ArticleNaked Clay Series: Ban Kajitani
It's weird how things start jumping out at you when you're looking for them. That's what happened with Ban Kajitani's work for me. I was browsing around on ebay and found a Nerikome piece by him and...
View ArticleNaked Clay Series: Jeanette Crofts
I found three gorgeous clays that happened to be displayed next to each other with enticing names like birch, hickory and firethorn so I can start my own naked clay project! Which brings me to the...
View ArticleLucio Fontana Abstract Ceramic Sculpture
I've been obsessed with Lucio Fontana's abstract ceramic sculpture after being introduced to it by Ready for the House. The uncontrolled energy and minimalist color schemes take my breath away. Even...
View ArticleNaked Clay Series: Mike Moran
I've been working on some new large platters that could double as wall pieces so I thought I would do a web search to see what was already out there thus discovering Artist Mike Moran's incredible...
View ArticleCeramic Love: Shard Pottery
A few months ago I came across Frank Matranga's incredible vase (last two images) and was brought back to thinking about it when flipping through a book at the studio to discover the shard vases...
View ArticleFeelie Collection Update
I've added a couple feelies by Rose Cabat to my collection over the past months. I'm loving the blue, lavender, green set but the second set needs more color for my taste...i'm thinking maybe a...
View ArticleWhere have you been?
Alright, you probably think i've totally abandoned my blog for the past few months but i've actually found a site that seems to be working better for me. I've found that pinterest is a bit more suited...
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