Degradation (and Mechanism) of Kanthal APM Heating Elements through Electric Kiln Firing
by Craig Caudill , Ryan CoppageUnder a somewhat wide definition, kilns have been around for roughly 20,000 years, with the oldest known pottery dating back to the ancient Near East1 Modern kilns turn clay into food-safe and usable…
Corresponding with landscape: my journey during the Aberystwyth Artistic Residency
I couldn’t resist exploring the area and have been there many times, in my most recent expedition as a resident artist at Aberystwyth Art Centre. In this essay, I aim to narrate my journey during this…
Typography in Contemporary Turkish Ceramic Art
The documented relationship between ceramic art and typography can be traced from the creation of Sumerian tablets dating from 8000 B.C., to contemporary artworks. Due to clay’s malleability, it is co…
Picasso a Ceramicist? Absolutely.
by Léopold L. FoulemFew people are unaware of who Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) is. However, many do not know that he was one of the major ceramicists of the twentieth century. Without a doubt, he is the first artist to radi…
In Praise of Small Pots
Walking through the Louvre for the first time I am reminded that artists have always used scale to impress. I am confronted by the physicality of paintings I have known all my life as reproductions. D…
The Visibility of Ceramics in Nigeria: A Review
Appreciation of ceramics spans beyond the finished product; it also involves the process. The concepts of temporality and ephemerality becomes central to the art. Instances of materials that have been…