Ohio Clay

Friend of the podcast and Core Clay artist in residence Hannah Bundschuh is getting married on Halloween. And every potter knows what that means: Yes, she's making the wedding favors. In this episode, Hannah walks through the process of building these keepsakes from a special day.

Longtime Cincinnati-area potter Sarah Horn, a longtime friend of Core Clay and a teacher of more than 20 years, is on an artist's residency in the studio. She talks about how she planned what she wanted to accomplish with the dedicated slice of time.

Most potters think they don't have whatever it takes to pass on the art form. London Glover got over that imposter syndrome and has found a place at the instructor's wheel for Core Clay's Date Night. She finds that she's learning a lot, too.

Studio member Kendall Taylor discusses with Anne how she balances her pottery practice, where she does enough to show at markets, with her studies to be a veterinarian. It's nice to be young with a lot of energy.

Maybe you came to the studio just to handbuild, or the learn the wheel. Studio Member Sara Petticrew discussed the value of pushing past the comfortable to find something new within yourself as a potter. Featuring Wilda the kitty.

It's a privilege to hold after-hour access to Core Clay. Cult Pastor Laura Davis explains the evolution of the policy over the studio's 20 years, and where it stands today. Plus, she says new stuff is coming in soon!

In which "Clay at Our Core" conducts the exit interview for "Vibes Manager" S. Buganski, who is leaving Core Clay after four years to dive into the bubbling waters of graduate school. Potluck 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 27!

If you've been using the Core Clay house glazes, you noticed that the supply got thin through the winter and early spring. Glaze Boss Mason Deane explains it all in this episode and talks about their four-week class starting in June on making your own glazes.

More studio notes and other items of interest for Core Clay members, including a heart-wrenching appeal for a mudbug to come and take home the kitties on the third floor.

Your correspondent delivers an on-the-scene report from the Spring Pottery Fair, where Cincinnati's pottery heads laughed at the all ... day ... rain ... and found treasures everywhere.

Spring Fair is this Saturday! Also, artist in residence Autumn McKay describes her experience at this year's NCECA.

Tracy Iliff, longtime organizer of the Spring Pottery Fair, stops by "Clay at Our Core" to drop all the details of this amazing event. More than 40 ceramic artists from around Cincinnati will show you what they've got, and you will find yourself compelled to bring it all home with you.

You don't have to imagine the car trip to Salt Lake City with Laura Davis, Erika NJ Allen and Hannah Bundschuh. It really happened, to go to NCECA, and the Cult Pastor explains her revelations along the way.

"Clay at Our Core" takes you across the Ohio River to talk with Austin Deal, the programming director at the Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center, a cool place with a rich history in Covington.

Core Clay teachers Aaron Kent and Mike O'Neal team up for a three-week class that will show you how to make transfers with the silk-screening process and then apply the transfers to your pots. Another skill for your tool kit!

About six months ago, Core Clay stalwarts Sam Jayne and Saya Amend brainstormed on how to make clay more accessible, no matter what you bring to the wheel or the worktable. One big result: They've compiled a handbook on best practices, and it's free to anyone who wants it.

Last week's optimism about the pug mill was short-lived, but Hannah Bundschuh brings an update on the repairs, and we think this time, it'll take. For now.

The Cult Pastor and Vern Lash tell the tale of the pug mill.

The newest employee at Core Clay, Emrys Falco, shares with "Clay at Our Core" how they came to clay: "It saved my life." The power of art in one person's life.

Abby Fadel of Goshen, Kentucky, is the current DAAP co-op student at Core Clay from the University of Cincinnati. She's doing a lot of cleaning at the moment, but she's glad to be here.

In which Anne ruminates about QuickBooks taking over the world, but also reminds that a Core Clay gift certificate is always a welcome gift for a mudbug.

Core Clay's own Vern Lash discusses her pet portrait class (closed now, but running again in July!) and muses on the meaning of sculpture for her.

No artist interview, but updates on the pug mill, the washing machine and the new slate of "next step" classes at Core Clay.

Core Clay's own Sam Buganski and Sam Jayne discuss their collaborative show, "Looking," opening Saturday, Feb. 1. in the Mason Gallery. It's about seeing seen, and about being there for each other.

Studio member Cassandra Jones, blind since before she was 10, has developed a practice at Core Clay to find the artist inside her.