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Sculptural Ceramics,  General Ceramics,  Southwest Native American Oriental,  Mexican pottery,  Teacher Resources,   Lesson Plans.

Sculptural Ceramics 

• David Stabley (one of my favorites!) Sculptural houses, wall tiles and more! Fun, whimsical work with painted and glazed patina. Be sure to click next to see all pages.  See also the work of Deb Fleck-Stabley  See more!

• Clay sculptural work of Sandy Skoglund. Clay forms positioned in surreal or fantasy 3 dimensional installations -- then photographed.

• Wesley Anderegg - social commentary, expressive busts, figurative work and more.

• Robert Arneson - some works that are online - Also see 
  Robert Arneson - Excellent site. See portrait work, objects and more. 

• Marvin Bartel - Functional - sculptural ceramics and more. Fish Tureen is my favorite. Visit the pottery gallery. Marvin's web site.

• Marika Bäumler - figurative terracotta and raku sculptures in a  
  poetic realistic style expressing a feeling of inner silence and transformation. Organic draped slab with other hand building methods. From Belgium.

• Peggy Bjerkan - Maskwoman Ceramic Masks. Be sure to visit all of the Portfolios and Past Lives. Read the Materials and Techniques to learn her secrets to the Prismacolor finish. From California.

• Clay at Caecarrog: Sculpture by Meri Wells and Ceramics and Sculpture by Steve Mattison. See Meri's fantastic creatures and Steve's abstract figures. From Wales.

• David Gilhooly  -  "Funky" sculpture ceramics - animals, food, planets and the FrogWorld. From California

• Marilyn Levine Ceramic sculptures of bags, boots, cups and more. American artist born in Canada.  Smithsonian interview.

• Val Lyle: Figurative Sculpture - Gestural Art - Organic draped slab forms in paper clay (this is firing paper  clay)

• Patz Fowle - whimsical animal sculptures, cars and more. From South Carolina.

• Brian Gartside - Sculptural ceramic forms and decorative platters.  New Zealand potter and ceramic artist. Ceramic Images and published articles, wall charts, posters. Glaze textures, surface design, paperclay, raku.

• Andy Goldschmidt Goldschmidt's ceramics are intent on finding connections between times and places, between peoples and cultures.
  
  
• Arthur Gonzales - Sculptural ceramics - figurative works and drawings. From Oakland, California.
  
  
• Marilee Hall Fun whimsical sculptural ceramics and traditional forms. Lively surface decoration.
  
  
• Graham Hay: Paper Clay and Paper Sculpture information From Australia. Organic sculptural forms. See Hay's Gallery  Work by other paper clay artists  Information
  
  
• Regina Heinz- draped slab
  
  
• Pamela Irving - ceramic artist from Australia. Mosaic sculptures and murals, sculptural vessels and more. Great fun!
  
  
• Gregg Luginbuhl Ceramics Professor at Bluffton College, Ohio. See Gregg's early work, sculptural fish and the Creation Series.
  
  
• Nick Mackman  Ceramic animal sculptures. Raku fired. Great for texture studies. From Okehampton, Devon UK.
  
  
• Linda Hansen Mau Ceramic slab Kimonos - sculptures - ceramic paper clay forms. Interesting article - Paper clay on Steel hardware cloth -by Linda
  
  
• Phil Mundt Sculptural - functional pieces --Raku fired. Hand built combined with wheel throw forms. More interesting work from various artists on Clayarts.com
  
  
• Tony Natsoulas - work is figurative, and also quite satirical. His Downtown Plaza Sculptures take an amusing look at suburban shopping centre culture, while other works critically analyze different aspects of society.
  
  
• Orly C. Nezer - A Touch of Clay - One of a kind ceramic sculpture - Figures, relief work, tiles and more. From New York.
  
  
• Jane Hankins - from Arkansas:  Lots of fun ideas for figurative work, busts and more....and also Character Vessels 
  
  
• Leslie Safarik Studios - Los Angeles, California.  Large Ceramic Sculptures - Whimsical figures and cats.
  
  
• Karen Shapiro - Pop Art - Larger than life raku objects from everyday life - Beverages, food, cosmetics, bath items and more.
  
  
• (Susan) Shapiro Studio "architectural" stiff slab constructions.
  
  
• Cheryl Tall  Clay sculptor from Escondido, California. Contemporary clay and mixed media sculpture - Large scale ceramic figures Inspired by Mythology and Pop Culture Themes. Cheryl is available for 2 day sculpture workshops and lectures (contact information on her site).
  
  
• Cary Lathan Weigand - beautiful earthenware figures - with inspiration from Asian philosophies and Shamanism - focusing on awareness of mind, spirit, and environment. 
  
  
• James Watkins - An Observation of Nature "His ideas come from intense observations of nature, dreams and recollections of personal experiences." Professor - Texas Tech University
  
  

• Juanita Wolfe- Whimsical slab sculpture - inspired by
  Southwestern and South American influences.
  
  

• Beth Cavener Stichter - Sculptural Ceramics. The sculptures she creates "focus on human psychology, stripped of context and rationalization, and articulated through animal and human forms." (teachers may want to select images for student viewing) 
  
  

• Studio Hots Pot   Sculptural and traditional ceramics by Annemarie Han.
  
  

• Beatrice Wood Studio Find out about this wonderful woman who made pottery up until her death at 105 years old.
  
  

• George E. Ohr Meet the "Mad Potter of Biloxi". George E. Ohr proclaimed himself "Greatest art potter on Earth". Ohr creations feature incredibly thin walls, and he hand-molded pieces giving them a sculptured look.  Ohr pottery was made in Biloxi, Mississippi, from 1883 to 1918
  
  

• Mark Ferri - Interesting face sculpture - mask like (distortion- emotions. Some traditional forms, too.
  
  

• Sana Musasama - African America Woman - has sculptural houses, tree forms, garden series and more. Very richly textured pieces.
  
  

• Ceramic Sculpture  Enter Gallery to view the recent works of Peter Callas, Claude Champy, Ewen Henderson, Richard Hirsch, Takao Okazaki, Don Reitz, Paul Soldner, Peter Voulkos and others. Much to see on this site! Slide shows, archives, links, more!
  
  

• The Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art
  
  

• Virtual Ceramics Exhibit Statements by the organizers, jurors and artists along with brief resumes and digitized photos of the selected work comprise this electronic exhibition.
  

• 1997 CerCoN Ceramics Exhibit
  
  

• Artcyclopedia- Ceramicists  
  Renaissance:  Andrea della Robbia    Luca della Robbia
  
  

• Links to Ceramic Artists (ClayStation) Comprehensive list of links to Ceramic Artists - potters & sculptors.
  
  

• Sculptural Ceramics - Clay Art Web Guide (Vicki Hardin) Your gateway for ceramic information on the web with 43 themed categories and over 1007 links. Sponsored by Vicki Hardin Fine Ceramics. See Sculptural Vessels 

Ceramic Vessels - Functional Ceramics

• Tom Abel Cracked Clay - Expressionism in clay. Hand-built. Organic freeform vessels from textured slabs. Tom is from Minnesota.
  
  

• David Dotter - Large functional ceramic vessels with an organic look - altered forms described as "architectural". From Texas.
  
  

• Jan Eckardt Butler- Janimals - Beautiful Sgrafitto porcelain and whimsical animal ornaments. Oklahoma artist.
  
  

• Minerva Chango - from Venezuela. Altered tea pots, organic forms and spiritual bottles. Wheel thrown and slab built forms.
  
  

• Steven Forbes-deSoule Raku pottery from North Carolina ceramic artist. Lidded vessels, altered bowls and more.
  
  

• Ed Gray - Michigan artist of Native American descent. History of clay, pit firing and smoke firing.
  
  

• Diana Lang Kelly - Illinois artist. Large free form coil vessels.
  
  

• James Klueg - Social Comment in clay. Slab vessels with text and graphics. Minnesota artist/professor.
  
  

• Dick Lehman Pottery - wood fired, saggar fired and side fired.
  Beautiful work! Goshen, Indiana artist. 
  
  

• Alex Mandli - Pit fired and Saggar Fire Ceramics. Interesting hand made paper and Days of the Dead art. Racine, Wisconsin artist.
  
  

• Masuo Ojima - Japanese born, living in Los Angeles. Original handcrafted ceramic art. Eastern and Western influences are combined to inspire a unique blend of purity of form and subtlety. Some sculptures.
  
  

• Vicki Hardin Clay Art Pottery - Pit fired raku coil pots - traditional forms. See FAQ  
  
  

• David Pier - Functional pottery - handbuilt and altered wheel thrown - futuristic forms. See 360º views of some vessels.
  
  

• Jan Schachter - Traditional forms. Functional - Salt fired stoneware. From California.
  
  

• Margaret Hsu Stout - vessels and slab forms with dragon motif - added and pierced decoration. Artist born in Taiwan. 
  
  

• Heidi Bekebrede - Cuteware Whimsical pottery - some sculptures and wall art.
  
  

• Mia Tyson - slab built vessels with sgraffito decoration - black on white and some black on terra-cotta. From North Carolina.
  

Ceramics Sites—General

• Ceramic Tips - answers to over 70 common problems/questions.
  
  
• Ceramics Today - Web portal -  comprehensive independent ceramics site. See A to Z listing of web links. Check here for Paperclay links.
  
  
• Claystation.com This site has links to History of Ceramics (click Resources -- then Ceramics Art History Guide),  Technical Advice. A must see site! by Andy Clift
  
  
• Contemporary Craft: Ceramics - Images from Arkansas Art Center. Many innovative teapot ideas to inspire (do a keyword search - 70 images) . Search for ceramics.
  
  
• White House Collection of American Crafts   Ceramics
  
  

• WWW- Virtual Library- Ceramic Arts 
  
  

• Clay Artists - From I Love Clay Directory Vicki Hardin Clay Art Web Site 
  
  

• Ceramics Monthly Magazine Click "current issue" to see images.
  
  

• Rufford Craft Center - England  - lots of artists for you to browse. History and Essays are of interest.
  
  

• Desert Dragon Pottery  The work of Michelle Lowe (ArtsEdTalk List member) and Cyndi Salter. Lots of information on projects, kilns and more. Check out FAQ for book recommendations and Internet resources.  Chair Project: Hands that Hurt to Hands that Heal.   Additional Chairs from "Domestic Violence Awareness Month"
  
  

• Clay Times® Magazine  See Reference section -- Different types of clay and digging and preparing your own clay.
  
  

• Claynet: International page—List of sites from all over the world.
  

• Mosaic Matters- Online Magazine  See Mosaic history, tips and tricks, materials and more. Check the Gallery!
  
  

• The Joy of Shards Mosaics Resource - Hundreds of pages of mosaics information - more than 500 original pictures! History - How to's - Galleries - links and more! compiled by Rod.
  
  

• Tiles on the Web--links -- provides a focus for Web resources to further appreciation of ceramic tiles as artistic media, historical artifacts, and architectural elements.
  

• Peter Powning- Ceramics and glass

Oriental Ceramics - China - Japan - Korea

• Chinese Ceramics - brief history. Chinese Ceramics 5000 BC to present (no images) - Historical Timeline (has some images)
  
  
• Ancient Chinese Ceramics - commercial site - but has nice examples. 
  
  
• Chinese Ceramics - Online exhibit - Pacific Asia Museum. Resources for teachers.
  
  
• Guthe Collection of Chinese Vases - 12 rooms of images - no information given - brief information on the collection. From University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology.
  
  
• Japanese Ceramics - Occidental College  site by Morgan Pitelka
  
  
• Japanese Pottery e-Yakimono, a learning center devoted to Japanese pottery. Yakimono means fired thing.  See Suzuki Goro - Ceramic chairs and more - chair example
  
  
• Korean Pottery -Find out about the different styles of Korean pottery.  Click on images within the text to see more from that particular period. Be sure to click on the galleries to see more examples. See representative artists of Korean pottery. More images of Celadon Jars 
  

Southwest Indian Pottery - Pre-Columbian - Mexican

• Glossary of Pueblo Pottery Terms
  
  

• Millicent Rogers Museum 
  
  

• American Indian Pottery Links to information, history and images
  
  

• Contemporary Southwest Native American Pottery drawing on traditional forms - 4 Peaks Native American Gallery.
  
  

• Native Pottery Link - Guide to Native American Pueblo Pottery and Storytellers from Hopi, Navajo, Taos, Jemez, Acoma, Kansas/Kickapoo, Santa Clara, Isleta, Choctaw and the Village of Mata Ortiz, Mexico (commercial site). Includes essay on pottery traditions.
  
  

• Pueblo Pottery (commercial site) Good source for pottery from the Acoma, Hopi, Jemez, San Ildefonso, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Zia, Zuni and other Pueblo peoples.
  
  

• More Southwest pottery Internet Lesson and Southwest Native American Art Resources. See Pre-Columbian Art page for Mayan, Incan and other cultures.  The African Links page has several links to African pottery. Pre-Columbian Effigy Vessels  Moche Vessels
  
  

• Meaning of Mimbres Images - see Legends in Clay  - - see Legends in Clay  - - see Legends in Clay  - - see Legends in Clay  - - see Legends in Clay  - Mimbres pottery replicas from museum collections using authentic methods.  Good resource information on the Research Page for teachers and students. By Randy and Marlyn Werner
  
  

• Children of Clay, by Rina Swentzell, photos by Bill Stern; Lerner Publications, c. 1992 (book).
  
  

• Cloth and Clay: Communicating Culture This is an excellent site from the Textile Museum of Canada and Gardiner  Museum of Ceramic Art. Let the Objects Speak gives you detailed information about selected works in the exhibit. Learn who made the piece, why and what they mean. Explore the region. Learn how the art is made. Resources for teachers - see more from the collection - high quality images. Interdisciplinary activities.
  
  

• Mexican Ceramics - Mata Ortiz, Casa Grandes and more.

• Oaxacan Pottery Traditional Ware of Southern Mexico

Teacher Resources - Ceramics History - and Tutorials

• Ceramics History -Tutorial Illustrates the history of ceramics from pre-historic thru modern times. Presents Greek and Roman, Chinese, Pre-Columbian and more. A valuable resource. Site by Victor Bryant. Alternate URL.
  
  

• World Ceramics Explore and learn about the many ways ceramics have been made and used throughout the world. Features twelve works from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
  
  

• Ceramics and Pottery A good basic introduction to ceramics. Gives lesson plans, glossary and puzzles, Internet resources, student gallery and more. Site by Kerry Marquis
  
  

• JH Pottery Tutorial Page Step by step instructions for hand building techniques.
  
  

• Learning to Throw by Marvin Bartel. Step by step photographs and instruction (see contents). See more tips for working with clay.
  
  

• Resources for Hand building Techniques from Claystation.com
  
  

• "Orton Firing Tips" –help with glazing problems
  
  

• Marvin Bartel- Ceramic artist and professor at Goshen College. Lots of information for potters, lessons plans, ceramics links and more.
  
  

• Hazards in working with clay- M. Bartel, Ed. D., Goshen College
  
  

• Learning to Throw Step by step instructions by Marvin Bartel, Goshen College
  
  

• Helpful Hints for Potters  Potter's Wheel Speed Limit, Firing Stacks of Greenware Plates, Setting the cone packs in the kiln., Preventing Stuck Lids with Lid Wax, Ways to Prevent Warping/Cracking of Slabs
  
  

• East Valley Supply  Epoxy putty that works just like potters clay and is excellent for repairing broken ceramics after firing.

LESSON PLANS

A Vessel into History - High School Lessons from Getty. Four lessons examining objects in the Getty Collection.

Ceramics Lessons and Links to various cultures-- by Mr. Shiner  

Ceramics Lessons by Dr. Marvin Bartel.  See Expressionism in clay.

Ceramics Lessons from Skutt   Duncan Lesson Plans  Creating sacred and ritual masks

AMACO Lesson Plans These Lesson Plans are in pdf format and are best viewed with Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later.

Ceramics Sculpture Lesson- Robert Arneson. Students will create a three-dimensional relief sculpture of a face showing emotion. Utah Museum of Fine Art. See work by Arneson

Ceramics Ideas Page - for middle school and elementary

Hands On Crafts  Fun Interactive site for kids where you can make a virtual coil pot, throw a pot on the wheel and decorate a face jug. Instructions also given for making a coil pot at home. Partnership project between the Mint Museums and the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (PLCMC). 

Learning the Arts - Navajo Pottery  By Faith Clover and Alan Jim Based upon a 1996-98 research project conducted by the authors at the Leupp Public School in Leupp Arizona.

Pottery Basics - Site by Kerry Marquis. Instructions for hand building techniques. Sample projects. Handouts, vocabulary ceramics history and more.

Rodin: Sculpting Hands- Utah Museum of Fine Arts

How to make a clay whistle - with drawings of steps. 
Making a Clay Whistle - with photographs of steps. Here is another source for the lesson - Ceramics Today
See some wonderful sculptural whistles from Whistle Press.
Middle School Lesson Plan - some examples

Build a Raku Kiln Designed by Frank Colson - The space-age firing concept of the "Rocky Raku kiln" allows you to load your kiln flameless every time.

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