The Fiscardo Wreck

 

Enormous Roman Shipwreck Found Off Greek Island

One of the things I love about being a potter (side note: I start a lot of sentences that way) is how it connects me to history. People have been making things out of clay for tens of thousands of years. The oldest known piece of fired clay is estimated to be 27,000 years old!
With that in mind, I'm interested in stories that highlight the role ceramics has played in human history, like this one: Enormous Roman Shipwreck Found Off Greek Island

We don't know the name of the ship that went down; it's called the Fiscardo Wreck for its location at the northeastern tip of the island of Kefalonia, close to the entrance to the...[read more]

An Opportunity!

 ...for the right person. 
The Northern Clay Center, an institution in the ceramics world for decades, is seeking an executive director. 

I taught at NCC in the 90s. It was an amazing organization then & it has only gotten better. I was (briefly!) tempted to apply for this myself until I remembered that A) I'm probably not qualified and B) I no longer live in Minnesota. (Even then I was like, but I could work remotely? Briefly.)

Anyway, maybe you are qualified, and do live in Minnesota, or are at a life stage when moving is a reasonable possibility. If so, here's your chance! I am the tiniest bit jealous of you. Briefly. 

Unload The Kiln With Me!

I think we can all agree that the best part of being a potter is unloading the kiln; the reward for all our hard work. This post is to offer you two opportunities to unload with me!

First, paid subscribers to my Patreon page get access to the unloading video! When I can get out of my own way, I like to do that live; yesterday the technology defeated me, and I just took a video & posted it after the fact. Your paid subscription also gets you first choice of items out of the kiln, and discount codes. 

And second, I'm going to unload a glaze firing on day one of the Maine Pottery Tour. The tour is May 3rd & 4th this year. The lead up to the tour is crazy, I always have a lot to do even without throwing a firing into the mix, but I find people really enjoy being a part of the aspect - see also "best part of being a potter." I'll open the kiln at 11 am. 

I hope you can make it on the tour! But if you can't (or even if you can!), there's always Patreon.