Meet the Maker

Go behind the scenes with artists to learn about their approach, see their studio, and hear their stories!

Meet the Maker

Meet the Maker: Avesha DeWolfe

For today’s Meet the Maker we’re checking out Avesha Dewolfe (She/Her) of Spiral Tide Pottery. Based out of East Lothian, Scotland, Avesha has been working in ceramics since she was ten years old when her mother surprised her with a kick-wheel class for her birthday. Talk about a lifelong love

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Eric Louis: Traditional Acoma Horsehair Pottery

Traditional Acoma pottery has been made in the Acoma Pueblo area of New Mexico for centuries. The pottery is easily recognized due to its thin walls and the intricate geometric designs painted on the exteriors. Eric Louis grew up in Acoma Pueblo learning how to make this type of pottery.

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Brad Tries Pottery | Bon Appétit

Join Brad from Bon Appétit at Keith Kreeger Studios in Austin, Texas as he learns how to make ceramics, from wedging clay and using a wheel to glazing and firing. Spoiler alert: Brad actually makes a decently useable bowl.

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Anna Whitehouse: Sketching in Clay #100bottles100days

On 1st January 2018, Ceramic Artist Anna Whitehouse began a project to make 1 bottle a day for 100 days. Using a 2 part press mould she created a plain bottle every morning to be her blank canvas for the day. This process allowed her to push new ideas quickly

Rolling Clay with Keith
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Rolling Clay with Keith

Rolling Clay with Keith – a cover of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” – by Keith Brymer Jones.

Toshiko Takaezu developed her signature “closed form” after sealing her pots, she found her identity as an artist.Read on to know more about her life.
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Toshiko Takaezu

About Toshiko Takaezu Toshiko Takaezu was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She traveled to Japan, where she studied Zen Buddhism and the techniques of traditional Japanese pottery, which influenced her work. Takaezu treated life with a sense of wholesomeness and oneness with nature; everything she did was to improve and discover herself. She

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Chris Dunn – Pit Firing Pottery

Chris Dunn, Wellington-based potter and ceramicist shows us how he creates his beautiful pit-fired pottery. Want to try Pit firing yourself? Check out the books on Pit Firing (affiliate link) This video was made as part of ‘CREATIVE: I AM’, an online series of interviews with inspiring local artists and creators

Phil Rodgers Pottery
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Phil Rogers Pottery

Phil Rogers – Potter. Watch his beautiful 33 minute documentary ‘Drawing in the Air’ here. Watch Now!

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The Big Pottery Book List
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The Big Pottery Book List

When you have the right pottery book, creating with clay can be freeing and amazing. You can create anything that you can imagine. However, it

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