Playing In The Mud, How Much Fun Is That?

Playing In The Mud, How Much Fun Is That?

Just one of the unique opportunities offered by the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach, Alabama, is a hands-on experience at a potter’s wheel. Resident artist Abby Leach guided Phyllis through the process. A fist-size piece of clay is cut, like cheese, from a large...
Baking Stoneware Is Like Baking A Chocolate Cake…

Baking Stoneware Is Like Baking A Chocolate Cake…

All the ingredients are recyclable but, like a chocolate cake, once the piece is into the oven there is no turning back. In 2015, Louisville Stoneware, Louisville, Kentucky, celebrates 200 years of transforming clay into versatile, functional art.      In 1815,...