A podcast about ceramics and cone 6 absorption rates in a modern world.
Get ready to fall in love with Nicki Green! In this episode guest co-host Thomas Mueller tells Cammi all about his trip to the Venice Biennale and they talk about images and experiences. THEN Cammi and Tom talk to sculptor, Nicki Green about the process of making.
In this blast of an episode, Cammi welcomes her best Words With Friends friend, Thomas Mueller as her guest cohost, they catch up about summer and they talk to Fabio Fernandez, director of Greenwich House Pottery about how it started and how it’s going.
Back at it, in this episode, Cammi answers a question from Rob Lorenz, owner of Riverside Pottery, located right on the Mississippi. And, Gus and Cammi talk to Bari Ziperstein, ICON.
In this episode, Gus is getting ready for Nada and Cammi is working on dumb shit. The talk to artist, Erin Smith about her amazing work and getting out of grad school.
In this episode, Cammi and Gus talk about Gus and a glaze quest, Cammi breaks all of her work and answer a listener’s question, or do they? They get to sit down, in person, with the brilliant, hilarious, illustrator and ceramicsist, Michelle Im. Prepare to be inspired.
You can check out Michelle’s work on IG here and see her website here.
If you can, always ask a bunch of people that have never met and only have ceramics in common to hang out. In these two part EPIC episodes, Cammi and Gus interview Wade Tullier and Christopher (@kidtofer) Gale. A week prior, Cammi and Gus were living their normal, sad/boring lives when both Wade and Christopher messaged them saying they were going to be in NYC. So, tight on scheduling, Gus had the brilliant idea to have them both on the podcast at the same time. We think it t went great.
Wade Tullier is an artist living and working in Detroit, MI. You can see his work here and his IG here. He was recently included in the Clay Pop show at Jeffery Deitch.
Christopher Gale is an artist and illustrator living and working on Oakland, CA. You can check his work out and follow him on IG here. Chris has done projects for Red Bull, Vice Magazine, and wired.com.
In this episode, Cammi and Gus catch up and then they talk to Eun-Ha Paek. Eun-Ha studied animation at RISD and, later, started working with ceramics. She, now, has expanded her practice into other materials and it’s amazing. Her work truly bridges digital and handmade. You can check her out on IG and her website. This episode is so fun.
In this episode, Cammi and Gustav answer customer questions and there’s some great mop information. They also talk to art photographer specialist, Maggie Nimkin about photographing ceramics. Maggie has been photographing art for the past forty years and helps Cammi and Gus with professional and personal problems. You can see her work at maggienimkin.com.
In this episode, Cammi and Gus remember it’s the one year anniversary of The Ceramics Podcast. Then, they talk to Thomas Mueller, LA based artist and Professor at the University of Southern California. They meant to talk about making glazes vs. buying glazes but ended up talking about pedagogy, living life, and of course, ceramics. You can see Tom’s work here and follow him on IG at @thomaspmueller.
In this thrilling episode, Cammi and Gus talk about dying in your studio and talk to the owner of BKLYN CLAY, Jennifer Waverek. It’s so fun. Jen began her career as a designer and fell in love with ceramics when she took a class at Greenwich House Pottery. Eventually, she decided to open her own community studio and it changed the game.
In this episode Gus and Cammi talk about kilns, Instagram, and New York City. They get the opportunity to talk to Herb Tam, curator at the Museum of Chinese in America, @herbtam and Lu Zhang, artist and Instructor at Greenwich House Pottery. Over quarantine they started a Virtual Studio Visit Loop project where they interviewed artists from all over the country.
In this episode, Cammi and Gus catch each other up on studio practices, Gus is obsessed with white Mason stain, and have a conversation with artist Katie Coughlin. Katie, a native New Yorker, works in clay but also uses mixed materials and craft practices to make her amazing pieces. You can see Katie’s work here.
On this podcast, Gus and Cammi answer listener questions, for better or worse, then talk with Kyle Scott Lee. He's primarily a potter who uses the surfaces as a canvas. Kyle is known for his big color, big brushstrokes and incredibly small neck vases. He tells us about managing studio, his business and so. many. jobs. You can see his work here and on ig @ceramicmeltdown.
In this exciting episode, Cammi and Gus discuss what not making art is like and THEN interview Alex Reed. Cammi and Gus were looking for a West Coast Correspondent for the podcast and, boom, Alex Reed shows up. This is a great interview with Alex, who is an artist and product designer. You can see his work here.
In this episode, Cammi and Gus discuss playing guitar (random) and talk to sculptor, Snow Yu, from the porcelain capital of the world, Jingdezhen, China. They talk about ceramics, grad school critique and making work in the US. You can check out Snow’s sculpture at snowyu.net.
Right before her Armory Show debut, Cammi and Gus had the chance to spend an hour with Rebecca and her dog, Rayla. While Rebecca did most of the talking, it was clear Rayla was the star of the show. Rebecca is an artist and instructor.
You can check out Rebecca’s work at www.rebexman.com and trust Cammi and Gus, it’s worth it.
This episode features artist, curator and instructor, Adams Puryear. He tells us how he manages the busy life of Adams Puryear. Cammi and Gus talk about the allure of decal printers, putting a picture on your ceramics. .
Check out Adams Puyear’s website: http://adamspuryear.net
