Here are 15 thoughts to ponder as the 2012 New Year starts.

Who actually "owns" a glaze formula, clay body or ceramic process?

American studio pottery has replaced American pottery manufacturing.

or How I Learned to Make Glaze Testing Work for Me

More students, artists, and working potters are joining the ceramics community, but the marketplace of buyers and collectors does not seem to be growing at the same rate.

The economic downturn has affected many individuals in the ceramics industry, but everyone has a different story to share.

Showing your work means taking a risk-but it also means better exposure to a wider audience.

Many people espoused certain lifestyle choices when choosing to be potters, without knowing how taxing and hard it might be-especially on family life.

We have taken a big risk. We are self-employed; we make things of great beauty and utility that, really, most people don’t need. You can’t eat a pitcher or a mug.

After returning home and having the exhilaration of being so immersed in clay-related activities for such an intense time, I have three questions.