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Artaxis ConversationsS1-EP7 | Artaxis Conversations | Mini-Series | Project: Cup with Artist Samuel JohnsonFor the grand finale of the Project: Cup’s Studio Visit series, we got a sneak peak into the home studio of potter and painter, Samuel Johnson. Sam’s studio practice is rooted in the thoughtful creation of functional vessels. He throws and hand builds on a low-momentum kick wheel, which engages the body in a different way than weighted kick wheels or electric wheels. The rhythm of this style of throwing, including the sensitivity to pressure and speed, is a delight to witness. That attention to the subtle interactions between object and user isn’t just apparent in the st...
2024-04-2019 min
Artaxis ConversationsS1-EP6 | Artaxis Conversations | Mini-Series | Project: Cup with Artist Sunyoung ParkProject: Cup snuck into the studio of Sunyoung Park! Sunyoung’s early life and education was in Korea. There, historical ceramic objects were part of the everyday and an interest in art shaped her education. Sunyoung discusses the process for re-imagining everyday inspirations in her work and the transitions that she experienced as an international student and artist in residence. We laughed so much during this conversation - here are a few snippets (sans laughter) from Sunyoung: “Sometimes, I find myself lost in surreal thoughts while working with clay. Initially, my thoughts are grounded in reality, but they...
2024-04-2034 min
Artaxis ConversationsS1-EP5 | Artaxis Conversations | Mini-Series | Project: Cup with Artist Elaine Buss & Natasha HoveyToday Project: Cup are in the studio of current Charlotte Street Resident, Elaine Buss. Elaine’s work explores ambiguity and the nondescript, specifically in relation to the sensory, ineffable, and intangible experience of inhabiting a human body. Her inspirations include: anthropological forms, ancient grinding stones and/or the qualities of stone, and sacred architecture.In response to questions about the material experimentation and staying attuned the nuances in the work, Elaine offered:“I really feel like an alchemist. I have rules but then I just forget the rules and go for it. I let myself do t...
2024-04-2039 min
Artaxis ConversationsS1-EP4 | Artaxis Conversations | Mini-Series | Project: Cup with Artist Kyla Strid & Chef Louis Wigen-ToccalinoThis Studio Visit Project: Cup took us to the renovated studio of @kylastrid to speak with her and her husband, Louis Wigen-Toccalino. Their first conversation was an argument about cups. For years Kyla produced cups for Decade in Lawrence, KS. Louis is now the owner/baker/chef/mastermind behind @cellar.door.cafe .Kyla says: If you want to learn about your cups and what their lifespan will be, put them in a commercial setting. It’s condensing a lot of use into a short time. With each series I made I learned so much. In addition to th...
2024-04-2031 min
Artaxis ConversationsS1-EP3 | Artaxis Conversations | Mini-Series | Project: Cup with Artist Momoko Usami-Cotter & Veronica WatkinsProject: Cup took a road trip outside of the city to meet with Momoko Usami-Cotter at her studio and home. Momoko, her husband Josh Cotter (artist/cartoonist), their two kids and two goats live on family land in a rural area about 20 minutes from Marysville, Mo. Her inspirations are wide reaching and her practice includes making work of all different scales. We spent time walking a recently established path from the studio that she often walks to gather inspiration (and objects!) for her work and discussing the risks, rewards, and reasons for making sculptural and functional work with such...
2024-04-2028 min
Artaxis ConversationsS1-EP2 | Artaxis Conversations | Mini-Series | Project: Cup with Artist Paul DonnellyProject: Cup visited the studio of KC Urban Potters founding member, and Artaxis member, Paul Donnelly for an extra-special studio visit. Pictured here are some images of Paul in his studio (shared with fellow artists, Rain Harris and Kate Schroeder) in Midtown, Kansas City. Paul brought a special cup made by Lee Rexrode to talk about.Paul explains:“This is the first piece of functional pottery that I ever owned. I won this. It was part of a Christmas raffle that Lee Rexrode, my teacher, would have at his house. At the time, I wasn’t tha...
2024-04-2028 min
Artaxis ConversationsS1-EP1 | Artaxis Conversations | Mini-Series | Project: Cup with Artist Twiggy CercyProject: Cup visited artist, Twiggy Cercy, in the beautiful small town of Oskaloosa, KS at their home and studio. Twiggy's work takes on many forms - from ceramic sculpture and functional pottery, to wearables and performance.During our studio visit and conversation, Twiggy offered:"What if I just started doing all the things that people tell me I couldn't do?...It started turning into these weird amalgamations of forms and colors and patterns and texture that started to tell a story about the intervention of myself and the society that I was raised in...It...
2024-04-2021 min
Artaxis ConversationsTeaser! Artaxis Conversations | Mini-Series | Project: Cup with Artist Twiggy CercyProject: Cup visited artist, Twiggy Cercy, in the beautiful small town of Oskaloosa, KS at their home and studio. Twiggy's work takes on many forms - from ceramic sculpture and functional pottery, to wearables and performance.During our studio visit and conversation, Twiggy offered:"What if I just started doing all the things that people tell me I couldn't do?...It started turning into these weird amalgamations of forms and colors and patterns and texture that started to tell a story about the intervention of myself and the society that I was raised in...It...
2024-04-1300 min
Trade SecretThe Database & The Network with Natalia Arbelaez and Brian HarperWhat is the difference between a database and a network? Do all databases function the same? Do all networks utilize similar tools? Natalia Arbelaez (The Color Network) and Brian Harper (Artaxis) talk about the beginnings of gathering artists around a common thread and the growth of their organizations. Skutt is a proud sponsor of Trade Secret. Skutt Ceramic Products has been manufacturing equipment for Potters since 1953. Skutt’s reputation as a pioneer in innovative kiln design continues with the 4th generation of this family-owned Business. Their KilnMaster Touchscreen controller offers a sleek, smartphone like interface, that...
2021-11-0156 minTrade SecretThe Mentorship – Gerald Brown and Angelik Vizcarrondo-LaboyWhat are the benefits of mentorship? Adam Chau talks with Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy and Gerald Brown about the Curatorial Fellowship with Artaxis and The Color Network. In June 2021, Gerald Brown curated the five-person virtual exhibit Speaking with Precision.
2021-09-1443 min
The MaterialistsMinisode 6 - Eventually Everything Connects: Conversation with ceramic artist, Chris PickettThe Materialists are….
Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region)
Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region)
For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/
We would like to thank….
The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State Park. For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ For More info about the Crystal River Archaeological State Park please visit t...
2020-05-2222 min
The MaterialistsMinisode 3 - Storytelling in the Round: Conversation with potter, Donna FlaneryThe Materialists are….
Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region)
Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region)
For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/
We would like to thank….
The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State Park. For more info on USF Anthro Department please visit their website at https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/ For More info about the Crystal River Archaeological State Park please visit t...
2020-05-0119 min
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcastKelly Schnorr on effective teaching method for high school studentsToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an interview with Kelly Schnorr. She is an artist and educator based in the San Diego area where she teaches ceramics at Coronado High School. We talk about time management, effective teaching methods for high school age students, and how to design a studio that can cycle through over one hundred and fifty students each day. In addition to her teaching Kelly makes ceramic sculpture about the consumption and disposability built into modern capitalist societies. You can see examples of her work at https://artaxis.org/kelly-schnorr/.
2020-03-1250 min
CAA ConversationsBrian Harper // Samuel Johnson // Building for the Greater Good: Artaxis OrganizationBrian Harper is the founder and executive director of Artaxis, a non-profit arts organization, and associate professor and Head of Ceramics at Indiana University Southeast.
Samuel Johnson is a visual artist working in ceramics and oil. He’s on the Advisory Board of Artaxis, is a professor of art at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, and is a great admirer of a Brian Harper, who is the real brains behind the organization.
2019-11-0137 min
The Potters CastA Professor's Journey | Samuel Johnson | Episode 240Samuel Johnson was born on the Eastern prairie of the Red River Valley in 1973. After studying painting and ceramics at the University of Minnesota at Morris, he served a three and half year apprenticeship in pottery under Richard Bresnahan. In 2000, he was invited as a guest of Denmark’s Design School to study Scandinavian Ceramic design in Copenhagen; while also working at the International Ceramic Center in Skaelskor and as an assistant in private porcelain studios. After working for a short period in a studio in New York, he traveled to Japan as a studio guest of Koie Ryoji. In...
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