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Robert Hunter is a Scottish ceramicist based in Glasgow, soon to be relocating to Yorkshire in 2026. Robert's work is inspired by themes of time and place, using natural materials such as wild clay and his own developed ash glazes. Each piece reflects both his stage in life and the landscape around him. Having studied in Aberdeen, worked and learned in Mallorca, Spain, and completed a recent two-month residency at Starworks in North Carolina, Robert has travelled widely and gained insight from many great potters. https://ThePottersCast.com/1188
Ashley and Caleb Morford are the partners in clay behind ClayMateOfTheYear. Ashley is the start of the process in that she is the one who makes the work. Caleb, who has a tatoo practice, then steps in and adds his creative flare as the surface with a nod to his tattoo designs. https://ThePottersCast.com/1187
Rebecca Gerendasy has been a creator all her life, and clay is her first love. Majoring in sculpture in college, she later built a career as a video journalist and filmmaker before returning to clay full-time. Focused on hand-building, Rebecca draws inspiration from her surroundings and human nature, looking for the magic in the everyday and bringing it to life with expression, color and surface illustration in her figurative and functional ceramics. https://ThePottersCast.com/1186
Originally from New Jersey, Marianne Robilotta moved to Montana in 2015 to pursue pottery full-time. Although she received a degree in Ceramics, Marianne considers herself self-taught. Focusing on production, Marianne strives to produce large quantities of consistent pieces while retaining the craftsmanship and artistic expression of a studio potter. https://ThePottersCast.com/1185
Jenny Palmer is a Vancouver-born artist and potter based on Vancouver Island. An Emily Carr graduate (BFA, 2008) in Photography, Jenny spent years working her way through breweries and children's art studios before running a home-based childcare program. In 2019, she discovered clay and began exploring pottery as a creative outlet in the evenings. When Covid hit, the world slowed down and that pause helped push Jenny to grow her late night pottery hobby into something bigger. Working from her cozy home studio, she creates vibrant, textural, functional stoneware that brings color, warmth, and joy to everyday life, reflecting her love of process, play, and the beauty of handmade craft. https://ThePottersCast.com/1184
Laura Williams is a UK born, US based ceramic artist whose practice explores material, narrative, color, and play. Laura studied ceramics at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and has worked as a ceramics educator for the last decade. Laura co-founded the Chicago Ceramics Crawl after teaching at many of Chicago's community art centers. The tour aims to connect and celebrate the city's clay community. Laura is interested in the way clay records our every choice... throw lines, finger prints, brush strokes, and sometimes our moods. https://ThePottersCast.com/1183
Marcello and Miki Massoni are the co-founders of Gaya Ceramic and Gaya Ceramic Arts Center in Ubud, Bali. Their work blends Italian sensibility with Balinese craft, creating refined tableware, installations, artworks, and sustainable design projects. Through studio production, education, and collaboration, they celebrate clay as a living, tactile language of beauty, culture, and community. https://ThePottersCast.com/1182
Stacie Forest is a potter who accidentally fell into clay, and now can't seem to wash it off. What started as mugs and bowls quickly turned into a zoo of whimsical and mythical creatures. Stacie loves exploring, teaching, and writing about the deep metaphor found in the connection of clay to creator. https://ThePottersCast.com/1181
Dan McCabe is a Chicago based potter and high school art teacher. Dan's work is largely functional ceramic pieces painted with a bold base layer of underglazes, then glazed and adorned with sepia tone decals of both his drawings and assorted vintage decals. Dan's work is busy and layered and teaming with life; intended on celebrating being alive! Bumping into clay at college, Dan's donned muddy paws for nearly 25 years now. https://ThePottersCast.com/1180
Peggy Twist is a ceramic artist working out of her home studio in western Massachusetts. Sgraffito is Peggy's primary decorating technique on both white and brown stoneware. Peggy thinks of herself as both a functional potter and ceramic artist. Crafting functional forms and imagining and executing her ideas with thoughtful consideration for its purpose and beauty. https://ThePottersCast.com/1179
Carl Mankert is a ceramic artist working in Chicago and Malmo, Sweden. His work ranges from functional terracotta gardenware to decorative raku and mosaics. The work often explores themes of emigration and immigration, belonging and blending in. His company, Chicago Kiln Service, Inc. provides sales and service of studio equipment. https://ThePottersCast.com/1178
Michael Dickey is a Brooklyn-based ceramic artist whose sculptural earthenware explores texture, muted palettes and geometric form. A painterly thinker with a BFA from Colorado State University, Michael creates layered surfaces on his vessels to reflect urban rhythm and calm abstraction. Michael's work bridges craft and contemporary art with quiet intensity. https://ThePottersCast.com/1177
The Clay People, Lynn Beach and Mary Schloss are a mother-daughter pottery duo from the Saskatchewan prairies. Lynn and Mary do not use a wheel, but instead make all their pieces using slab and hand building techniques. They first found their love of pottery in 2016 and officially became "The Clay People" in 2018. https://ThePottersCast.com/1176
Gabriel Kline is the director of Odyssey ClayWorks in Asheville, NC. In addition to making large scale pots, Gabriel works with Veterans, recovery groups, and at-risk youth. He is also a founding member of the Loud Jackey Society (L.J.S.) at NCECA. Bill Collins, PhD, is a professor of chemistry at Fort Lewis College in Colorado. He joined the college in 2011. With a background in synthetic organic and materials chemistry, his research focuses on developing and analyzing chemically durable glasses for ceramic applications, bringing a rigorous scientific approach to the testing and formulation of food-safe glazes. He is a co-author of Amazing Glaze Food-Safe Recipes. Before joining Fort Lewis, Dr. Collins was a postdoctoral fellow at MIT, studying graphene and carbon nanotube chemistry. He lives in Durango, Colorado. https://ThePottersCast.com/1175
Amy Breed, the artist behind Spacecat Ceramics, makes weird and whimsical monsters. Each is one-of-a-kind — a little odd and a lot joyful, like they escaped from a dream and fell into a cartoon. Every monster gets a name and a story before heading out into the world to find their forever place. https://ThePottersCast.com/1174
Amy Henson is a ceramic artist exploring figurative hand-built functional forms. Amy's concepts blend maternal feminism, pest animals, and fantastical beasts. A 2022 MFA graduate from UNT, Amy exhibits nationally, teaches in the Dallas area, and helps lead Garland Creates. Amy lives with her family and two cats in Garland, TX. https://ThePottersCast.com/1173
Doug Jeppesen earned a BA in Art History and a BFA in Art with an emphasis in ceramics from the University of Tulsa, and MFA from Northern Illinois University. Specializing in wood firing, Doug's work has appeared in numerous national juried and invitational exhibitions across the United States and he was a panel member during the International Wood Firing Conference hosted by Northern Arizona University, and at the 2nd European Wood Fire Conference hosted by Guladagergaard International Ceramic Research Center in Skaelskor Denmark. https://ThePottersCast.com/1172
Khalil Jannah is chasing giants. Khalil makes big pots that seem to defy the laws of physics and boggle the imagination. In 2025 Khalil captured to world record for the largest vase. And though not a Chinese national, Khalil has been recognized as a Jingdezhen Master. Over his eleven years of wheel work, Khalil makes human-sized bottle, has an impressive demonstration record, and fulfils massive restaurant orders. https://ThePottersCast.com/1171
Michael Magliochetti is a ceramic artist based in Seattle, Washington. Michael's work blends craft with curiosity, exploring functional and sculptural clay forms through wheel throwing and hand building. Influenced by modern design, architectural motifs, and art history, Michael experiments with wheel throwing, glazing, and contemporary surface techniques. https://ThePottersCast.com/1170
Sela Stazzone's love for pottery started in high school and quickly became an obsession in college. Sela fell in love with the medium, getting her hands dirty, and spending hours on end creating fine and functional art. She took a ceramics course while studying abroad in Florence, Italy which reignited Sela's love for the craft and pushed her to purchase a wheel when she returned home. Before she knew it, Sela had so much pottery and wanted to share it with others. https://ThePottersCast.com/1169
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Wonderful episode, many thanks 🌻
Love to listen to this podcast while making in my pottery studio.