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Making Pots Together | Brian & Naomi Menkis | Episode 1209
Mar 1000:45:27Tap to summarizeBrian and Naomi Menkis are husband and wife potters who make wheel thrown, functional, and beautiful forms for daily enjoyment. Firing in both oxidation and wood/soda kilns they explore the receptivity of clay to the mark of the potter – from its ability to take the subtlest impression of a delicate flower to the way it records the path of a flame through the kiln. https://ThePottersCast.com/1209
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Culture On Ceramics | Tracie Griffith Tso | Episode 1208
Mar 500:45:22Tap to summarizeTracie Griffith Tso works in her studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Featured works include a hand-built koi pitcher with maple and bamboo painting on rice paper; a stoneware bamboo pomegranate platter with birds symbolizing longevity, resilience, and abundance, cone 6, electric-fired; and a brown stoneware giant panda teapot with bamboo blossom and sculpted detail, cone 6, electric-fired. https://ThePottersCast.com/1208
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Five Avenues To Mentor | Amber Faktor | Episode 1207
Mar 300:47:24Tap to summarizeAmber Faktor is the sensitive-souled ceramicist behind Sunfish Studio. Over a decade ago Amber traded city life for clay, coastlines, and the grounding rhythms of island life. When Amber is not making pots, teaching workshops, or mentoring fellow tender-hearted makers, she's likely puttering on her little homestead beside the sea. https://ThePottersCast.com/1207
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Doing Public Installations | Diamando Koutsellis | Episode 1206
Feb 2600:42:42Tap to summarizeDiamando Koutsellis is an Australian artist with a 30-year career in public art, exhibition practice, and community collaboration. Working nationally and internationally with diverse and marginalised communities, she creates inclusive, site-responsive artworks. Diamando now leads The Australian Ceramics Association, producing The Journal of Australian Ceramics. The organisation supports over 1,500 members by connecting, elevating, and promoting Australian ceramics, while Diamando continues her own active arts practice. https://ThePottersCast.com/1206
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It's Kind Of Like Falling In Love | Janelle Peterson | Episode 1205
Feb 2400:52:08Tap to summarizeAlbany, Western Australia artist Janelle Peterson creates whimsical, sometimes melancholy doll like sculptures of animals, robots, figurative lamps, and budgerigars. Rooted in childhood imagination, her characters wander gentle storybook worlds where little birds guide the lost, affirming self worth, protection, and the freedom to be uniquely oneself. https://ThePottersCast.com/1205
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BuschKraft Tools: A New Way Of Doing Tools | Nicholei Bucsh | Episode 1204
Feb 1900:41:05Tap to summarizeNicholai Busch is a potter and the founder of BuschKraft in San Diego, California. Stoneware and porcelain pieces balance function with modern design and are often finished with carving, slip, or illustration inspired by ceramic art traditions from around the world. Beyond ceramics, BuschKraft designs and produces high-quality pottery tools. https://ThePottersCast.com/1204
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The Great Pottery Throwdown Winner 2025 | James Stanley Watson | Episode 1203
Feb 1700:40:19Tap to summarizeJames Stanley Watson is a Belfast-based ceramic artist known for his playful, characterful creations and his appearance on The Great Pottery Throw Down. A former cake maker turned full-time potter, James finds joy in storytelling through clay, exploring themes of place, memory, and transformation. https://ThePottersCast.com/1203
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Fango: A Studio In Spain | Daniele Perillo | Episode 1202
Feb 1200:45:07Tap to summarizeDaniele Perillo is an Italian potter and the creative force behind Fango, a studio dedicated to contemporary ceramics located in Spain. Daniele's work blends traditional craftsmanship with modern forms, emphasizing texture, earth tones, and functional design. Through handmade collections and workshops, Daniele celebrates clay's expressive potential and slow, intentional making in every piece. https://ThePottersCast.com/1202
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A Pro And His Thoughts | Haakon Lenzi | Episode 1157
Aug 12, 202501:03:20Tap to summarizeHaakon Lenzi is a lifelong New Yorker. Haakon maintains an active studio practice out of his East Harlem studio, where he produces his signature “Lenziware” pottery. https://ThePottersCast.com/1157
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Ceramivirus & Thoughts on Teaching | Evgenii Pokidaev | Episode 1156
Aug 7, 202500:42:24Tap to summarizeEvgenii Pokidaev, born in Siberia, Russia is traveling the world and doing pottery. In addition to making pottery, Evgenii also teaches pottery throwing online in which he teaches starting with the very basics and students from around the world. https://ThePottersCast.com/1156
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