Ohio Clay

In which we hear Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “The Song of the Potter.” For our patron saint, Nicholaus Haar Westerkamp.

How studio member Noah Desch married his clay skills and his cooking skills. Also: details on the Nicholaus Westerkamp memorial Dec. 28 at Core Clay.

Studio member Nick Robson balances her weekdays as a senior at Wyoming High School and her weekends as a Core Clay member. Also: Nicholaus Westerkamp.

Like many new potters, Cosmo Philpott says his practice teaches him the virtue of patience.

Back at Core Clay, Hannah Bundschuh is a ray of sunshine and a clay-pugging machine.

When Jean-François Paquay is in his native Brussels, Belgium, he has a solitary art practice. When in Cincinnati, though, he throws in the community of Core Clay.

Phil Tworek, retired from landscape architecture, has come to clay, and he says he sees some parallels to the practices.

An all-studio notes episode on an eternal verity, and the answer to the question: Where are all the big towels?

What Carla has learned about clay, and about herself, during her residency at Core Clay.

Gallery Director Sam Buganski explains the reasons that no matter how shy, an artist needs to step into the marketplace. You learn a lot from the experience, Sam says, no matter how much or how little you sell.

The child of Iranian immigrants, a native of Morgantown, West Virginia, tells her story of her clay journey and how the path led to peace-loving Norwood.

An art teacher in Cincinnati, Miranda Dyson found in Core Clay a place where questions are a part of the atmosphere.

We’re always glad whenever Dennis Allen comes to peace-loving Norwood to share his insight into the clay practice.

The Cult Pastor explains that reasons that Core Clay is swapping out formulations in the glaze kitchen. It’s quite a fascinating business story.

Studio member Aaron Kent describes his singular artistic journey and what makes him want to work in clay.

Shanna Stryker is a Cincinnati primary care doctor and a potter. She talks about one discipline can help inform the other.

Pottery connects us to other people. And the past. The Core Clay studio manager recalls her grandmother as a painter at a pottery in Davon, England.

Accomplished in so many ways, Emily Kendall thought she’d give wheel-throwing a try. It was not what she expected.

Sam Jayne joined Core Clay this year as a teacher and studio assistant. His advice: Take a chemistry class.

Melissa Jose is a production potter who works out of her house and explains how she makes her space work for her.

At Core Clay, our sinks keep your clay journey flowing. Come along and listen to the task of keeping the water collections as good as possible for you.

Our studio stalwart talks about how she came to clay and bought herself a kiln.

Sharing shelves with another ceramic artist requires a foundation of friendship. Erin Saul and Emily Harmon describe the harmonious world on their shelves. Also: the story of Trinity!

Teaching others tolove clay “makes me feel awesome,” Vern says.

Our new yearlong artist in residence brings his big pots and his baseball knowledge to the studio.