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There is nothing else, I'd rather doooooooo. This week, Nancey speaks with artist Larissa Miller about intimacy and longing in the dream space. Larissa shares a dream story about reciprocated desire at an artist residency. Larissa is an artist and designer, born in Riverdale, GA, and raised in the Triad of North Carolina. Larissa earned her undergraduate degree in Consumer Apparel and Retail Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and recently completed her MFA in Fibers from Savannah College of Art and Design. She has won numerous awards including Fiber Art Now's Excellence in Fibers, the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Appalachian Visions Scholarship, and Penland School of Craft's Cynthia Bringle and Edwina Bringle Scholarship. She has been featured in Surface Design Journal and Fiber Art Now's magazine. She also has participated in Arrowmont School of Art's Winter Pentaculum residency and was recently chosen as one of SCAD's Presidential Alumni Atelier Ambassadors in Atlanta. Now based in Savannah, GA Larissa is focused on building her network through her development of new work. Follow Larissa's work on IG: ⁠@larissam_studio⁠ & ⁠@rissalarue_co⁠ Visit Larissa's website: ⁠https://www.rissalarueco.com/⁠ ⁠Magic & Makers: A Wonderland Celebration⁠⁠TENTH annual pop up pARTy at Cohen's Retreat⁠ Follow the Show on IG: ⁠@dreamingincolorpod⁠ Follow Nancey on ⁠Instagram ⁠& ⁠TikTok⁠: @nanceybprice Music by Dmitrii Kolesnikov from Pixabay

Growing up amongst the airbrushed t-shirts and dolphins of Destin, Florida, muralist TAYLOR SHAW learned how to hustle to make the most of the tourist season. Years of hard work in restaurants and side gigs honed many of the skills that have enabled Taylor to make a career creating site-specific murals which have become their own tourist attractions. But how Taylor got out of the kitchen, through an MFA program and into a custom van ready to install a 120-foot mural is a great yarn best told by Lazerchef himself. Find Taylor: Website:  www.lazerchef.studio Instagram:  @lazerchef Mentioned:DABSMYLA / Australian husband-and-wife visual artists (learn) “Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera: An Insider's History of the Florida-Alabama Coast,” Harvey H. Jackson (read) Invader / street artist (learn)   Austin Daily Press /  restaurant, Austin Texas (visit) “Steal Like An Artist,” Austin Kleon (read) Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts / Gatlinburg, Tennessee (explore) John C Campbell Folk School /Brasstown, North Carolina (visit) Penland School of Craft / Penland, North Carolina (explore)Doodle Grid method (explore) Justin Barker / artist, illustrator (learn) Montana Cans / artist-quality spray paint (learn) Dewey Destin's / seafood restaurant, Destin, Florida (visit) Find Me, Kristy Darnell Battani: Website:    https://www.kristybattani.com Instagram:  kristybattaniart Facebook:  kristybattaniart Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please take a moment to leave a rating and a comment: https://lovethepodcast.com/artishplunge   Music:"Surf Guitar Madness," Alexis Messier, Licensed by PremiumBeat.comSupport the show

Lockie Hunter holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College in Boston and has taught creative writing at Warren Wilson College. She serves as curator of the long-running Juniper Bends Reading Series Reading series and co-producer of the poetry and prose radio program Wordplay on 103.3 FM in Asheville. Her words have appeared in publications including The North Carolina Review, The Baltimore Review, Quarter After Eight, Hiram Poetry Review, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Slipstream, Brevity, Gulf Stream Literary Magazine, Arts & Opinion, New Plains Review and others. Lockie has received scholarships/grants from The North Carolina Arts Council and the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Her essays have been nominated for Best of the Net Awards and the John Burroughs Nature Essay Award.

Episode No. 11 of the Art Throb Podcast features Stephen Wiggins a Lexington Printmaker who will talk about his work but primarily the commissioned series of panels for the VIA Creative public art bus shelter on the corner of Elm Tree Lane and Third Street.Stephen Wiggins was born and raised in Lexington on the Northside of Lexington near 7th Street.He has a BA in art studio from University of Kentucky,  Class of 2005, and an Associates Degree in Graphic Design from KCTCS, class of 2017. He is also a speedball art products demonstation artist, a Kentucky crafted artist and a Kentucky Guild of Arts and Craftsman member. His work focuses on fine art printmaking techniques including linocut, silkscreen, etching and lithography.  He also does Lego prints in his spare time and teaches and does public outreach for printmaking in Lexington and surrounding states.Stephen received the Visions Scholarship to do a residency as part of the Pentaculum program at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg Tennessee. He also received a full scholarship to take a class at Penland School of Arts and Crafts in Penland North Carolina.  He has presented on a panel of peers at the Southern Graphics Conference International 2022 in Madison Wisconsin.  He is married to Rebecca Wiggins and they have a two year old daughter named Margaret. Most recently his submission for replacement panels at the VIA Creative Public Art Bus Shelter on the corner of Elm Tree Lane and Third Street, was selected from an invitational call for site specific ideas and will soon be installed.Stephen submitted a series of five panels each depicting an African American individual with local historical significance especially to the east end neighborhood where the bus shelter is located.

So far, I've interviewed many guests within academia and I want to shift the focus on education from the degree-seeking track to a more community-based environment. My next guest brings life to these environments and is the Chief Program Officer at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Welcome Nick DeFord.   Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:   For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to Electric kilns, ...and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com   The Bray is actively committed to promoting, celebrating, and sustaining the ceramic arts through its residency program, education center, and gallery. www.archiebray.org

Lana Wilson is a studio potter who lives in Berkeley, California. Lana was recently introduced to us by a family member and we were immediately compelled by her extraordinary ceramics. Each piece expresses her unique vision of the world--they are organic, personal and beautiful.  She has given more than 150 workshops on the ancient pottery technique of handbuilding that involves creating forms without a pottery wheel at institutions including Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Penland School of Crafts, Mendocino Art Center, and Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts. She has taught workshops in Mexico, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. Lana has been featured in Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated magazines, and for twenty years she wrote a column for Clay Times magazine. Her work has been in more than 185 exhibitions and appears in over fourteen books. She is the author of Ceramics: Shape and Surface, which includes extensive instruction on the electric glazes she has developed. Lana is eighty years old. https://www.instagram.com/workwhileyouhavethelight/

Grant Benoit, Director of Education for Craft Alliance, stopped by to talk about some exhibits and the institution. ------  Grant Benoit (American, 1990) is an interdisciplinary artist who observes notions of memory through printmaking, sculpture, and craft methods.  In his practice, Benoit combines traditional printmedia with installation and sculpture to reinterpret the mechanics of memory in more human ways through the lens of the domestic space. Through printing wallpaper, he works through ideas of domesticity, place, and memory through a print practice that speaks to printmaking's industrial beginnings. ------ He received his Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Southern Illinois University in 2015, and his Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts from Spring Hill College in 2012.  Benoit exhibits nationally and internationally, most recently being selected to exhibit work at the Printmaking Center of New Jersey, DEMO Project in Springfield, IL,  Williamson Museum in Wirral, England, and Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL. Benoit was a 2016-17 Artist in Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and  the 2017-18 Community Artist at the Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts. He is a member of the 12 member collective, Good Children Gallery in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans. ------ 

Studio artist and instructor Jean Cheely has been working with fused glass techniques since 2001. She uses many approaches to transform “super cooled” liquid into art pieces. Jean is an award-winning artist who exhibits in juried glass competitions in the U.S and abroad. She has pursued her passion by studying under nationally known artists at numerous glass studios, including:  The Corning Museum of Glass Studio, Arrowmont School of Arts, Pittsburgh Glass and The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio. Currently she is an instructor at the NCSU Craft Center.Jean's work can be found on her website and  Cary Gallery of Artists, Cary, and the Tacoma Museum of Glass Museum Store,  Tacoma, WA.Website:  www.jeancheely.comJean's artist recommendations:    Lino Tagliapietra  - www.linotagliapietra.com    Mary Ann Scherr - gregg.arts.ncsu.edu/exhibitions/all-is-possible/    Louis Comfort Tiffany - www.tiffany.com     Support the show

In this episode, we talk about how to leverage John Cleese's concept of the Open Mode and the Closed Mode in our creative practices. The Open Mode is when you're experimenting, exploring, creating, and saying "yes" to possibilities. The Closed Mode is when you're being critical, strategic, time-sensitive, and outcomes-driven. We need both modes to thrive as creative people, but often times we depend too much on the Closed Mode as a way of operating. In this episode, I'll talk about what these two modes are, how to use them, and how to organize your day so you have more creative energy for the projects you really care about. Mentioned in this podcast: Sign up for our newsletter here. For in-person art workshops: Arrowmont School of Art, Gatlinburg, TN. John Cleese's talk, Creativity in Management. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/amightypractice/support

Tyler Quintin is a Korean American ceramic sculptor and vessel maker using clay to explore themes centered around identity. Tyler is currently wrapping up his residency at the Morean Center for Clay and will be beginning his next residency at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in June. 2022. http://ThePottersCast.com/843

Brian R. Jones grew up in Syracuse, NY and is now an artist living and working in Portland, OR. He has been a resident artist at Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, ME and The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, PA. He has earned degrees from The New York State College of Ceramics (BFA) and Southern Methodist University (MFA). He was a presenter at the Utilitarian Clay VI: Celebrate the Object at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in September 2012. In 2013, Jones was selected as an Emerging Artist by the National Council on the Education in the Ceramic Arts.

Nick DeFord, Program Director at Arrowmont in downtown Gatlinburg, joins us to talk about their community outreach, the classes taught at Arrowmont, and their Legacy program to teach traditional Appalachian arts and crafts throughout the region and nationwide.  #AppalachianArts #AppalachianCrafts #Arrowmont #GatlinburgTN

Anna is a young and talented ceramics artist who just graduated from art school (DURING A PANDEMIC!). In this episode, we discuss Anna's experiences with ADHD and the side effects of medication (the choice between one's physical health and the ability to focus). We chat about managing social anxiety, what it feels like to work with clay, and many other fun things! Check it out!   Bio: Anna Wagner was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and has lived most of her life in Wichita, Kansas. In 2014, she moved to Arkansas to receive her Associates of General Studies at Arkansas State University - Beebe. From 2015 - 2020, she attended UCA and graduated with a BFA in emphasis in Ceramics. In undergrad, Anna received Internship Scholarships for artist Jason Briggs (2020) and the Clay Art Center (2019). Other scholarships include a one-week class scholarship for Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (2019), UCA Performance Scholarship (2018-2019), Wingate Foundation Scholarship (2018-2019), and Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship (2015-2019). The artist was awarded The Student of the Year (Spring 2020), Senior Show Exhibition Honors (Fall 2019), and Honorable Mention for the Annual Student Competitive (Spring 2019). She was interviewed for UCA Artist Spotlight on ESPN (2019) and was interviewed for the UCA Vortex Podcast (2019). Throughout academia, Anna was an active member of four of UCA's fine art clubs: Vice President in Clay Club (2018-2020); Sculpture Club (2017-2018); and BFA Critique Club (2018-2019). She and her peers brought multiple arts and professional development opportunities at UCA, such as: reaching out to artists and bringing community events like fundraisers, field trips, ceramic sales, pop-up shows, and public outreach. Anna volunteered and demoed for art events around Conway such as the Empathy Project (2019), Eco Arts Fest (2018), and Female Foundry iron pour (2018). She assisted and taught clay building and pottery throwing for her internship at the Clay Art Center in NY (2019), Downtown Conway (2019), Clay Club's Potluck (2018), and has taught a basic figurative drawing session for her Study Abroad group in Spain (2018). She has also assisted artists, such as interning Jason Briggs (2020), Adam Chau at the Clay Art Center gallery (2019), visiting artist Peter Pincus (2018), and visiting artist Ben Butler (2017). Artist Statement: My body of work stems from the perspective of someone dealing with ADHD and draws attention to the effects of taking Adderall mentally, socially, and physically. Since I began discussing my experiences a few years ago, I have gathered inspiration from those who have dealt with similar disabilities and medication side effects. With that I began illustrating these narratives through portraiture and some text. The functional ceramic shapes signify my personal struggles with medications that restrained my appetite. The looseness of the forms juxtaposes against the detailed renderings of the portraits; a constant battle between who I truly am verses who I wish to be. The individuals in my work are drained of color yet see and experience world of gaiety and distractions. Since childhood I have enjoyed the loud and vivid cartoons from comic books and television shows. These vibrant hues find their way to the vessel forms. The translation results in bright, colorful objects that seem to vibrate and hum with potential energy. Aiding in this perceived movement, I created forms from pieced together shapes sometimes making no sense as separate parts but finding their place as supports, feet, lids, or additions. This discombobulation can be said as well for anyone with invisible mental disabilities, finding their place and support in a community recognizing the struggles of those dealing with it. If the vessels are used in a utilitarian sense, the imagery or discussion with these portraits would be disrupted. Therefore, the function of these vessels is not the primary reason they are vessels, but rather used as an esthetic, similar to the repeated “?!” speech bubble referencing confusion. All to discuss the absence of a desire for food while taking Adderall. Some of the portraits chosen are of those who have dealt with learning disabilities and felt ‘othered' and outcasted in some way. The work is physically structured and presented as portraits of those who need a voice, filling the empty forms with stories, each one echoing my own.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Sam Harvey. He came to Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley to take a workshop at Anderson Ranch in the mid 1990’s, which began a long relationship that continues to this day including time as a studio coordinator, a board member, and an instructor. His studio practice includes pinched vessels that are decorated with geometric shapes and works on paper. In addition to his studio practice he has been a gallery director for more than a decade and has been instrumental in promoting ceramics in the Aspen, CO area. In our interview we talk about his relationship with Betty Woodman, surviving in the competitive Aspen art market, and what artists should focus on in order to have a successful career in ceramics. For information on Sam visit www.harveypreston.com/   On today’s AMACO Community Corkboard, Objective Clay is sponsoring two fully funded one-week scholarships for the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gaitlinburg, TN. The scholarships cover full tuition for a one-week workshop, lodging, meals, and a $300 stipend for travel or materials. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is midnight on February 15th, so apply today. For more information visit www.objectiveclay.com/scholarship.   The Tales of the Red Clay Rambler is made possible in part by STARworks, host of the 2020 WoodFire NC International Conference. The conference will kick off May 21st with two pre-conference events happening simultaneously in Asheville and Seagrove, where visiting artists will load and fire a variety of wood firing kilns. The main conference runs from May 28th to May 31st, 2020 at STARworks in Star, NC and features artists from around the world discussing the future of wood fired ceramics. For more information please visit www.WoodFireNC.com.

 Anne Bujold combines metalsmithing and blacksmithing techniques with alternative materials such as felt, ribbon, and plastics. In her sculpture, animals are agents examining the spaces between definitions, that fertile ground where new forms emerge.Bujold is currently the Artist-In-Residence for the Metals Department at the Appalachian Center for Craft in Smithville, TN. She received her MFA from the Craft and Material Studies Department at Virginia Commonwealth University (2018) and BFA from Oregon College of Art and Craft (2008). Previously based in Portland, Oregon, she operated Riveted Rabbit Studio, a custom metal fabrication business.Bujold has taught at Virginia Commonwealth University (VA), Oregon College of Art and Craft (OR), The Multnomah Art Center (OR), The Donkey Mill Art Center (HI), The Appalachian Center for Craft (TN), and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (TN). 

Based in Denver, Frankie Toan (they/them/theirs) is an artist working mostly with craft and DIY materials and techniques to create large plush sculptures, interactive works, and immersive installations. Frankie holds a BFA in Craft/Material studies from Virginia Commonwealth University, with a minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s studies. Their current body of work consists of elongated or engorged body parts tied, arranged, and installed in conversation with each other, creating fantasy bodies. Frankie has participated in many group shows and collaborations nationwide. Recent projects include a commission for Meow Wolf’s Kaleidoscape immersive ride at Elitch Gardens and their public art installation “Public Body” for "Between Us Alleys"- a public art intervention project in downtown Denver. They have had residencies at RedLine (CO) and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (TN) among other places. The books mentioned in the interview they are currently reading are Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin and Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown and Wussy Magazine. One of the articles mentioned in the interview about queer gardening is Queer Undergrowth, by Jow Crowdy and Queer Gardens: Mary Delany's Flowers and Friendships, by Lisa L. Moore Upcoming Shows: Harvest Moon show at Claude Haus, Denver CO 9/14 Voting Booth, installation at Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Colorado, September-December 2019 (exact dates TBA) Altar(er) Hex, The Temple, Denver, CO 10/31/2019- 1/3/2020 Pulling a Thread, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY October 11/1/2019-12/12/2019

Aysha Peltz’s pottery explores imagined space, scale and the poetic properties of the ceramic medium. She is a studio potter and faculty at Bennington College in Vermont. Aysha and her husband, Todd Wahlstrom, also own and operate StudioPro Bats. Aysha has taught at a number of schools and art centers including: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and the Kansas City Art Institute. Aysha's work is in many collections including Huntington Museum of Art, where she received the Walter Gropius Master Award. Aysha received her BFA and MFA from Alfred University.

Lydia Johnson is a ceramic artist and designer who works full time in her studio in Manchester, Connecticut. Lydia's work has been exhibited across the country at galleries such as The Clay Studio, Northern Clay Center, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Lillstreet Gallery, and Artstream Nomadic Gallery. Lydia was the recipient of the 2017 Individual Artist Fellowship from the Tennessee Arts Commission. This spring, Lydia will be a demonstrating artist at the Florida Heat symposium and showing work in Tokyo, Japan, and at the Architectural Design Digest show in New York City.

Anna Johnson is a jewelry artist based in Asheville, North Carolina. Her compositions consist largely of found objects mixed with semi-precious and precious materials. Anna’s work is heavily influenced by nature, cultural ideas of value, and environmental preservation. Anna’s work is exhibited internationally and has received several recognitions, including being named as “30 Exceptional Craftspeople Under the Age of 30” (2016) by American Craft Week, and by American Craft Magazine as one of 15 exceptional artists using unusual materials (2015). Additionally, her work has been featured in numerous publications, including Cast: Art and Objects (2017). She has taught at Penland School of Crafts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and Haywood Community College. Anna received her BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. What you’ll learn in this episode: What to consider if you’re thinking about becoming a full-time jewelry artist, and the benefits and drawbacks of working in your own studio. A preview of Asheville, NC’s thriving and diverse arts and jewelry community. How Anna incorporates bones and other natural elements into her jewelry. How social media and the internet have changed the way artists make a living and promote their work. How to contact Anna Johnson: Website: www.annajohnsonjewelry.com Instagram @annajohnsonjewelry Upcoming shows: ACC Baltimore (February) ACC Atlanta (March) Smithsonian Craft Show (April)

Millinery Meet-up will be hosted again in September 2018.  The event was founded by Jan Wutkowski and Diane Shagott in 2014 and this year returns with four days of extraordinary millinery instruction from leading milliners around the world held on the campus of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. The teaching line up includes Edwina Ibbotson, Galina Kofod, De Hoedenmaker with Dirk-Jan Kortschot and Marcel De Leeuw, Louise Macdoanld, Phillip Rhodes and Lina Stein.  All based within the beautiful Tennessee campus the Millinery Meet-up market place will bring together millinery suppliers from across the globe including Judith M Millinery Supplies, Lily M Millinery Supplies, Hat Blocks Australia, Hat Boxes USA, Lisa Farrell Millinery and Hatmaker Millinery Supplies. With a full immersion experience Millinery Meet-up provides the opportunity to live and play amongst hat making for the week. Dorms are conveniently located to dining and class rooms.  The teaching friendly classrooms are surrounded by beautiful fall foliage with a short walk for saltwater taffy. For full details visit the Millinery Meet-up website at http://www.millinerymeetup.com/ We hope you have enjoyed listening to this podcast today.  There a few ways in which you can support us to continue to bring milliners making content for milliners. The future of Millinery.Info looks to continue to provide quality industry relevant information and discussions.  Your support helps bring more content of this quality.  We are working towards growing a larger international coverage through images of millinery events and podcast interviews with leaders within the industry.  Donate through Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/millineryinfo or share this page with a friend via email or on social media.

Nick DeFord is an artist, educator, and arts administrator who resides in Knoxville, TN. He received his MFA from Arizona State University, and a MS and BFA from the University of Tennessee. He exhibits nationally, with recent exhibitions at the Coastal Carolina University, The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, University of Mississippi, Lindenwood University and this spring in 2018 at East Tennessee State University. He has had artwork or writing published in Surface Design Journal, Elephant Magazine, Hayden Ferry Review, and Willow Springs. Currently, Nick is the Program Director at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Tennessee, and works on his fiber art practice from his home studio.Nick's website: www.nickdeford.comInstagram @nick_defordMore about the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts: arrowmont.orgInstagram: @arrowmont_schoolMore about Pentaculum:https://www.arrowmont.org/events/arrowmont-pentaculum/Don't forget to Rate AND Review us on iTunes!Find Perceived Value:perceivedvaluepodcast.comInstagram + Facebook: @perceivedvalueFind your Host:sarahrachelbrown.comInstagram: @sarahrachelbrownThe music you hear on Perceived Value is by the Seattle group Song Sparrow Research. All You Need to Know off of their album Sympathetic Buzz.Find them on Spotify!

We round up our favorite gift ideas to get you and your favorite artist inspired for 2017. Check out our lovely sponsor, ArtSnacks and use coupon code "artsupplyposse" when you subscribe to their awesome monthly art supplies subscription service to get 10% off your first month. Turducken Pen Addict Ep 231 Fashionable Friday: Gift Guide Arrowmont lost two buildings in fire Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts The Jealous Curator Ep. 77 : Your Inner Critic Is a Great Big Jerk with Lisa Congdon Gifts to Inspire BOOKS Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk Shut Your Monkey How to be an Illustrator Foundations in Comic Book from SCAD Creative Essentials Graphic Artist's Guild Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines The Artist’s Way by Margaret Cameron Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up Outfoxed by Dylan Meconis Blankets by Craig Thompson Adult content Eisner Awards Movies Pixar shorts Papereman Sanjay’s Super Team Magazine Subscriptions Sift Flow Uppercase Juxtapoz NSFW MollieMakes Selvedge Subscription services ArtSnacks Comixology Creative Bug Skillshare Blackwing Volumes Field Notes Gifts to Get Creative Sketchbook Ep 1 Sharpie art pen Fineliner Ep 4 Sharpie Permanent markers Colored pencil Ep 8 Watercolor Pencils Ep 9 Unusual Pencils Ep 10 Copic Sketch Markers Ep 22 Brush Pens Ep 5 Watercolor sets Ep 2 Cotman 12-color set Faber-Castell Clic-and-Go WaterCup Mini mister set of 3 Pentel Aquash waterbrush set BlueQ Raw Materials Pouch Things You Could Make CW Pencils Nock Co Skylab Letterpress Coptic stitch is my favorite, but is a little involved Easier binding option, no sewing Teesha Moore Amazing 16-page Journal Note: Product links are provided for convenience and to provide accurate product information and descriptions. We recommend that you shop around for best prices and purchase from your favorite vendors. When possible, we encourage you to support your local, independent art supply and stationery stores.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I talk with James Lobb and Wally Bivins. Both artists have long time ties to Pottery Northwest, having transitioned from artist-in-residence to staff members to executive directors. Wally was executive director from 2004-2015, when James took over the organization, which recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary. In our conversation we talk about creating a sense of ownership in a community art center, taking creative risks as an administrator and the history of the Seattle-based organization. For more information on James and Wally please visit www.potterynorthwest.org.   This episode of podcast is sponsored by the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN -- Enriching lives through art since 1945 by providing life-changing, inspiring, and invigorating opportunities for people of all skill levels. Explore your creativity immersed in Arrowmont's multi-discipline craft workshops ranging between fiber arts, woodworking, metals, ceramics and much more. What will you create in 2017? A sneak peek of Arrowmont workshops is now online at arrowmont.org. Browse topics and instructors to start planning your workshop with early registration opening November 1. You can register by phone at 865-436-5860 or visit arrowmont.org.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler I talk with Alix Brodeur, Adam Helenske, and Isaac Howard. All three have been resident ceramic artists at Pottery Northwest within the last five years. In our conversation we talk about the creative benefit of working in an urban environment, developing a personal voice through atmospheric firing and making a living in Seattle. For more information on Alix Brodeur please visit www.alixalix.com. For more information on Adam Helenske please visit www.circleofartstudios.com. For more information on Isaac Howard please visit www.iehoward.com. For more information on Pottery Northwest please visit www.potterynorthwest.org.   This episode of podcast is sponsored by the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN -- Enriching lives through art since 1945 by providing life-changing, inspiring, and invigorating opportunities for people of all skill levels. Explore your creativity immersed in Arrowmont's multi-discipline craft workshops ranging between fiber arts, woodworking, metals, ceramics and much more. What will you create in 2017? A sneak peek of Arrowmont workshops is now online at arrowmont.org. Browse topics and instructors to start planning your workshop with early registration opening November 1. You can register by phone at 865-436-5860 or visit arrowmont.org.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with Justin Crowe. His current creative practice is split between designing functional ceramic wares and producing digital projects that exist solely online. In our interview we discuss his role in creating “The Selfie Arm”, a humorous critique of contemporary narcissism, which took on new meaning as it went viral on major media outlets CNN, MTV News, and The Huffington Post. For more information on Justin’s work visit www.justincrowestudio.com. Crowe is also the Director of Operations for the online ceramic publication CFILE. You can find out more about CFILE at www.cfileonline.org.   This episode of Tales of the Red Clay Rambler is sponsored by the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN -- Enriching lives through art since 1945 by providing life-changing, inspiring, and invigorating opportunities for people of all skill levels. There’s still time to register for the year’s Legacy weekend happening September 8-11. This unique workshop experience celebrates the craft, culture and heritage of the region during one of the most beautiful times of the year. Appalachian history, culture and economic life are explored in workshops featuring local artists, musicians and storytellers. Register today at Arrowmont.org.

This week on the podcast I have a panel discussion about the ceramic figure and story telling. Panelists Carole Epp, Magda Gluszek, Jill Foote-Hutton and Tammy Marinuzzi discuss character development, mining their personal history to create a story arc, and methods for drawing viewers into serious content through humorous or nostalgic subject matter. This episode was taped live at Floriopolis as part of the Gulf Coast State College Ceramic Symposium in Panama City, FL.   Carole Epp is a studio artist based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In addition to her studio work she is the editor of the popular ceramic blog Musing about Mud. For more information visit www.caroleepp.com. Magda Gluszek is a sculptor based in Show Low, Arizona. She is a faculty member and gallery director at Northland Pioneer College. For more information visit www.missmagdag.com. Jill Foote-Hutton is an artist and community arts educator based in Minneapolis, MN. She is the Head of Education and Artist Services Programs at the Northern Clay Center. For more information please visit www.whistlepigtales.com. Tammy Marinuzzi is a studio artist based in Panama City, FL. She is a Professor of Art at Gulf Coast State College. For more information please visit www.tammymarinuzzi.com.   This episode of Tales of the Red Clay Rambler is sponsored by Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN -- Enriching lives through art since 1945 by providing life-changing, inspiring, and invigorating opportunities for people of all skill levels. Experience fall in the Smoky Mountains immersed in Arrowmont's multi-discipline craft workshops ranging between fiber arts, woodworking, metals, ceramics and much more. Combine wheel-thrown and hand built forms with Shadow May, fire in Arrowmont’s manibigama wood kiln with Josh Copus, or join Justin Rothshank for a workshop on image transfer on ceramics. Take this opportunity to “experience the unexpected”, and join this unique educational environment. Learn more about Arrowmont scholarship opportunities and their fall workshop sessions at www.Arrowmont.org.  

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a discussion with Kathy Erteman. Her ceramic vessels and architectural wall pieces read as modernist paintings that have been stretched into three-dimensional form. They have been shown internationally and are included in public collections such as the Renwick Gallery/Smithsonian Institute, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Taipei Museum of Fine Arts and SC Johnson Collection. In addition to her fine art work she has designed a variety of ceramic wares for Tiffany, Dansk and Crate & Barrel.   In the interview we talk about modernism, her experience designing for industry and her ongoing relationship with Nixi Potters from the remote mountains of Yunnan, China. For more information about Kathy please visit www.kathyerteman.com.   This episode of Tales of the Red Clay Rambler is sponsored by Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN -- Enriching lives through art since 1945 by providing life-changing, inspiring, and invigorating opportunities for people of all skill levels. Experience fall in the Smoky Mountains immersed in Arrowmont’s multi-discipline craft workshops ranging between fiber arts, woodworking, metals, ceramics and much more. Explore wheel-thrown forms with Bryce Brisco, challenge the concept of atmospheric fired pottery with James Tingey, or join Randy Johnston for a one-week workshop on various handbuilding techniques. Take this opportunity to “experience the unexpected”, and join this unique educational environment. Learn more about Arrowmont scholarship opportunities and their fall workshop sessions at Arrowmont.org

Pop Quiz: How do you move a 200 year old cabin? The Answer: Very carefully! This month, one of the most important historic buildings in Gatlinburg found a new home. As reported in the Sevier News Messenger, the famous Ogle Cabin said goodbye to its former location next to the Arrowmont School of Arts and […] The post Historic Ogle Cabin Finds New Home at Gatlinburg Welcome Center appeared first on Visit My Smokies.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Chris Staley. A celebrated ceramic artist and educator, Staley has been a professor at Penn State University since 1990. In the interview we talk about Abraham Maslow’s four stages of learning, redefining success and developing emotional intelligence in college students. For more information of Chris please visit www.chrisstaleyartist.com.   This episode of the podcast is sponsored by the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. The school is now accepting submissions for their Educational Assistantship Program, which provides people with limited financial resources the opportunity to take classes at Arrowmont. Act fast! Deadline for submission is March 1st, 2016. Applications and further details regarding submission materials and requirements can be found at arrowmont.slideroom.com.

Diana Fayt’s primary medium is clay and refers to her one of a kind ceramic pieces as “etchings in clay.” Drawing on her background as a painter, sculptor, printmaker and clayer, her surfaces are alive with strange and exotic stories. When Diana is not working in clay, you can find her drawing in her sketchbook, carving rubber blocks or scheming about the next online ecourse she is going to teach. Diana also divides her time designing ceramics, teaching technique and inspiring creativity in workshops around the world. Her roster of clients include, Anthropologie, Heath Ceramics and Terrain. She’s taught workshops at destinations such as, Clay Push, Austraila, Arrowmont School of Crafts, Santa Fe Clay and Metchosin School of the Arts, online, at creativebug.com and via her self-created online e-course, The Clayer. Diana is a graduate of the California College of the Arts. After thirty years of calling San Francisco home, Diana recently left the big city for the Sierra Nevada foothills with her sweet pooch, Louie