322: Kate Johnston on developing design rules to guide one’s work in the studio

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an
interview with Kate Johnston. She uses local materials to make
highly decorated pots that are fired in a wood kiln outside of
Seagrove, NC. Her work is boldly patterned with botanical imagery
drawn from art deco design. In our interview we talk about
developing design rules to guide one’s work in the studio, the
romance of NC pottery traditions, techniques for making large
pots, and the benefits of competition and cooperation in a
tight-knit pottery community like Seagrove. To see examples of
her work visit www.katejohnstonpottery.com. You can also find out
more about Kate’s newly opened studio and gallery at
www.thetrianglestudio.com.


 


On today’s AMACO Community Corkboard we have the Craft Emergency
Relief Fund. CERF+ was started by artists for artists in the
craft community as a grassroots mutual aid effort in 1985 and has
since emerged as the leading nonprofit organization that uniquely
focuses on safeguarding artists’ livelihoods. To find out more
about emergency relief, career protection tools and other
resources visit www.cerfplus.org.


 


I want to give a shout out to KC Clay Guild for sponsoring this
episode of the podcast. KC Clay Guild has been supporting ceramic
artists and providing a space to work in Kansas City, Missouri
since 1988. I encourage you to apply for the 11th Annual KC Clay
Guild Teabowl National before their June 26th deadline. Sam Chung
is this year’s juror and prizes include purchase and equipment
awards, as well as gift certificates totaling over $1000. Find
out more and apply today at www.kcclayguild.org/apply.


 


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