The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft

Jim Fazio started his career as educator after graduating from Illinois State University in 2012. Jim has been teaching for the past seven years and currently teaches Ceramics at a public high school in Illinois. "Ceramic Jim" started as a YouTube channel in March of 2018. Its original purpose was to provide support and enrichment opportunities for Jim's ceramics students but as his passion for video grew, Jim rediscovered his first love: Ceramics. Jim specialize in colored porcelain. Though not a full-time studio potter, Jim is making pots and is doing so with intent and precision and is producing quality work of which Jim is proud of.

Direct download: Episode_653_Jim_Fazio.mp3
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Supatra Marsh is the maker behind BLANK EARTH Ceramics. Supatra's pottery takes inspiration from Asian ceramics and traditional handmade processes. Supatra specializes in ‘kurinuki’, the Japanese art of making slowly, carving pottery from a lump of clay to produce unique, one-of-a-kind pots.

Direct download: Episode_652_Supatra_Marsh.mp3
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Tom Guell of BlueGuell Pottery is a hobby potter living on the farmland of rural Wisconsin.  Like many other hobby potters, Tom is trying to find the balance of juggling a full time job, spending time with his family, building a small pottery business, and pursuing other hobbies.

Direct download: Episode_651_Tom_Guell.mp3
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Diana Kersey is a visual artist working exclusively in clay, from small studio pieces to large architectural installations. Diana's public works have been commissioned by the City of San Antonio, VIA Metropolitan Transit, The San Antonio River Authority, and the City of Harlingen. Diana just completed a large private commission (over 650 square feet) for a new office tower in San Antonio, Texas. Diana earned an MFA in ceramics from Washington State University in 1997, and a BFA in drawing from Texas Tech University in 1994. She serves on the faculty at Northwest Vista College and owns and operates Kersey Ceramics LLC.

Direct download: Episode_650_Diana_Kersey.mp3
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Steve Irvine decided on his 16th birthday to spend his life as a potter. After 3 years as a ceramic major at Sheridan College Steve started his full-time pottery business at age 21 in an old church on the Bruce Peninsula in S. Ontario in 1974. Functional and one of a kind pieces sold through galleries and shops. This past year Steve has changed directions in his work from cone 10 reduction to cone 6 oxidation.

Direct download: Episode_649_Steve_Irvine.mp3
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Michelle Ettrick's ceramic sculptures and vessels present stories and memories about her childhood, family, and her time and struggles as a homeless and disabled person. Michelle uses surface imagery to function as a diary to record people, places, and events. Drawings, Sgraffito, screen printing, and laser decals are used to create the portraits and or narratives on the surfaces to start conversation among the viewers. Weather Michelle draws flowers, animals, or people their is a story or memory on why she chose the drawing.

Direct download: Episode_648_Michelle_Ettrick.mp3
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Stephen Phillips was born August 2, 1988 and raised in the small town of Crawford, MS. His pursuit for ceramics began when he attended EMCC. He received his B.F.A. in ceramics from MUW in 2013. In 2015, Stephen established Stephen’s Potter House Productions, a small studio space in his hometown.

Direct download: Episode_647_Stephen_Phillips.mp3
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Jaimie Gusman Nagle is a poet and potter living in Kaaawa, Hawaii. Jaimie has an MFA from the University of Washington and a PhD from the University of Hawaii. She is the author of the book of poems, Anyjar (Black Radish Books, 2017). Jamie makes functional art under business name Icky Love Pottery in her garage studio and teaches workshops (when there isn't a pandemic) when she isn't mom-ing to her two little kids.

Direct download: Episode_646_Jamie_Nagle.mp3
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Enas Satir is a Sudanese artist, based in Toronto, Canada. Enas' work is often inspired by the beauty and complexity of her country, Sudan. Enas' work revolves around issues of Africanism, racism, and offers a critical lens on socio-cultural attitudes.

Direct download: Episode_645_Enas_Satir.mp3
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Taylor  Robenalt attended Southern Methodist University for her BFA in bronze casting and stone carving. Taylor then discovered her love for ceramics and decided to study at the University of South Florida to receive a post baccalaureate. Taylor received a graduate assistantship at the University of Georgia where she accomplished her MFA in ceramics in May 2011. Currently Taylor is employed by Ringling College of Art and Design and has taught at State College of Florida, Auburn University, and Columbus State University as an adjunct ceramic professor.

Direct download: Episode_644_Taylor_Robenalt.mp3
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