Monthly Archives: March 2011

Michael Simon: Evolution

Hey all! I was planning on posting this in a day or so, but Michael Kline just asked the question in a comment on the previous post. I just got off the phone with the folks at the Northern Clay … Continue reading

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Michael Simon: A Life in Pots

The following is an account of the current Michael Simon exhibition, A Life in Pots, at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis by my friend and clay colleague Theresa Cullen who was able to attend. The images are all generously … Continue reading

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What Ron Meyers said

In a lot of ways my timing has been on the edge of perfect. When I first discovered my love for clay Ron Meyers was still teaching at UGA. I started taking a non-credit night class while I was enrolled … Continue reading

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What I’ve been up to

I guess this blog doesn’t seem like most of the other pottery blogs out there, but I’m OK with that. I promise to have more pictures in the future, though, and I may even be less long winded and rant … Continue reading

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One of clay’s lessons

I think the first thing I really had to learn when I started out as a beginning potter was patience. There is a lot I could say here, but that’s not what I’m thinking about right now. Probably the second … Continue reading

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The need for hobbies

This is an issue I have been thinking about for some time now, and it is related to many of the things I have talked about in my other posts. I was moved to get these words out because of … Continue reading

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Teaching problem solving

The great potter/teacher/blogger Kelly Kessler has been asking some great questions in recent days. I found today’s post extremely provocative. In it she delves into the issue of artists finding their own truths. This is a complex issue and becomes … Continue reading

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