414: Chris Baskin and Dwayne Nii-Teiko Sackey on apprenticeship during Covid

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I talk with
Portland-based potters Chris Baskin and Dwayne Nii-Teiko Sackey.
We talk about choosing a firing that fits your aesthetic, the
benefits of apprenticeship, and how Sackey’s time with Baskin
shifted forms during Covid. We also discuss the Studio Potter’s
Grants for Apprenticeship, which helped fund and structure their
yearlong apprenticeship. For more info visit www.chrisbaskin.com,
www.dwaynesackey.com, and
www.studiopotter.org/apprenticeship-grants.


 


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The Tales of the Red Clay Rambler is made possible in part by
STARworks, host of the 2022 WoodFire NC International Conference.
The conference will kick off May 21st with two pre-conference
events happening simultaneously in Asheville and Seagrove, where
visiting artists will load and fire a variety of wood firing
kilns. The main conference runs from May 26th to May 29th, 2022
at STARworks in Star, NC and features artists from around the
world discussing the future of wood fired ceramics. For more
information, please visit www.woodfirenc.com.


 


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


 


Skutt Ceramic Products has been manufacturing equipment for
potters since 1953. Their KilnMaster Touchscreen controller
offers a sleek, smartphone-like interface that is intuitive and
packed with powerful tools that allow potters to easily program,
diagnose, and remotely monitor their kilns. www.skutt.com.