454: Adero Willard on Clay Holds Water, Water Holds Memory

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an
interview with Adero Willard. After many years as a studio
potter, she has recently moved towards large scale sculptural
vessels that incorporate dense overlapping patterns. In our
interview we talk about matriarchal influences, how an object can
hold power, and the exhibition Clay Holds Water, Water Holds
Memory. Willard curated the show to highlight eighteen black
women or non-binary artists for this year’s NCECA conference. For
more information visit www.aderowillard.com or
www.clay-water-memory.com.


 


NCECA will be hosting their first ever podcast room at this
year’s conference in Cincinnati. Thursday March 16th and Friday
March 17th there will be six hour-long live tapings of popular
ceramic podcasts. I’ll be hosting an episode titled Taking an
Environmental Approach to Making with Marianne Chénard, Julia
Galloway, and Ché R. Ochtli on Friday at 2:30 in room 212.


Please drop in to experience this new interactive format for
discussion at NCECA. For more information visit
www.nceca.net. 


 


Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:


 


For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic
supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to electric
kilns, and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com


 


The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art is an on-line
source for research and inspiration, featuring images of
thousands of objects made by over 800 artists.
www.Rosenfieldcollection.com.