Exploration, Experimentation and Examination in International Contemporary Ceramics
by Tanya DuttWhen one envisages a highly experimental and pioneering residency in the field of contemporary practices, one hardly imagines a rural village in central India or the kiln building techniques from Afri…
From the ground up: Terracotta way markers
The project sought ideas for sculptural way-markers that not only artistically complemented the environment but were ‘informative’, providing in one way or another insights about the route that users…
Paper Kiln
Due to the unlimited opportunities that working with clay offers, especially its inclusion of many of the elements of the plastic arts such as surface, form, pattern, colour, texture and space, it len…
Duality: An Appreciation of the Ceramics of Donna Polseno and Richard Hensley
by David W RomtvedtSitting on my desk are two ceramic pieces that I’ve been looking at off and on for several months. Prior to sitting on the desk the same two pots sat for many earlier months on the mantle in my office…
Utilitarian Clay VII Symposium
Community is rarely about place but, rather, more about people. With the advancement of technology and the internet humans across the planet can be connected to each other in real time. In 2016 a comm…
Sir Anthony Caro
In 1989 Caro stopped by and asked if I would consider doing a collaborative clay project with him in my studio. I was thrilled by the prospect and we started a couple of weeks later. He had hired a mo…