317: Brian Jones on refining your craft and staying present in the making process

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an
interview with Brian Jones. His functional work explores line,
color and mark making in earthenware. In 2011 he started The
Jonescast, a podcast devoted to exploring what it means to be an
artist while juggling life and work. This influential show ran
for over sixty episodes and influenced a wave of ceramic related
podcasts. For many years Brian has been making mugs for comedian
Marc Maron, who gives them to the guests on his podcast WTF with
Marc Maron and sells them to his audience. In our interview we
talk about refining your craft and staying present in the making
process, the role of podcasting in documenting the field of
ceramics, and learning how to be more empathetic. To see examples
of his work visit www.brianrjones.com. 


 


 


On today’s AMACO Community Corkboard with have the Southern
Crossings Pottery Festival happening this weekend March 6&7th
in Louisville, KY. The festival features a weekend of ceramic
events including a Cups and Cocktails opening, a potter’s market,
and an empty bowls event to support food distribution on the
weekends for impoverished children across America. For more
information visit the festival website at www.sxpf.org.


 


 


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