Books
The Smoky Visual History of Censers
From Mesoamerican rituals to royal Asian courts, Holy Smoke explores incense vessels and their rich network of makers, biotic substances, and knowledge.
ceramics
Interview
Artists Remember the Transformative Teachings of Toshiko Takaezu
The late artist’s unusual classes and apprentice program continue to inspire a mix of play and discipline in her former students’ practices.
Art
Woody De Othello Combines Sublimation and Supplication
The artist evokes a strong religious sensibility in his hybrid sculptures tempered by a welcome sense of humor.
Art
At the Skirball, Finding Common Ground Through Food and Ceramics
An artist and scholar duo hosted community meals with dishes made from water, tree ash, and clay from across the country, now on view at the Skirball Center.
Art
The Many Faces of Guadalajara's Famed Ceramics Studio
In the 1990s, Cerámica Suro began to seek out artists, offering its facility as the site for experimental collaborations in clay.
Art
Ali Cherri’s Muddy Affair
The artist retells the myth of Gilgamesh through a meditation on mud, a primordial material and source of timeless storytelling.
Art
A Ceramicist Who Defied Art Hierarchies
Ruth Duckworth’s legacy is an unwavering commitment to clay as a medium that expanded beyond the potter’s craft.
Art
Gravity-Defying Sculptures Shatter Traditional Notions of Pottery
Inspired by the Dutch tradition of Delft blue pottery that imitated Chinese porcelain, Patrick Bergsma incorporates handcrafted bonsai trees into his exploding works.
Art
The Living Legacy of Pueblo Potter Maria Martinez
The Sunbeam Indian Arts Gallery booths at the Santa Fe Indian Market tell the story of a six-generation family of potters, guided by the inerasable legacy of their matriarch.
Books
Marie Herwald Hermann Finds Poetry in Ceramics
And the Walls Became the World All Around provides an accessible visual language to understand Hermann’s ceramic work in book form.
Art
Raven Halfmoon's Monuments to Mothers
Sculpting voluptuous figures with richly dynamic surfaces creates a shared humanity between Halfmoon, the artwork, and the viewer.
Art
The Sculptor Making Art With Loved Ones' Ashes
Inspired by the three-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, Julian Stair's exhibition honors the lives of eight people with cinerary jars.