What is the best way to learn about ceramics, about pots?
It is important to go to a strong school that promotes and develops the ceramic arts. What strikes me is that in many areas of the country strong craft activity often centers on a strong program at a university. That happened here in Minnesota and many of the students stayed and have continued their work, and are making a living by it. Clay is really the only one of the craft arts (taught at the university) that has caught on as a localized activity. In the late 1940s 1950s there was a wonderful jeweler who taught at the University, Phillip Morton. He had a lot to say with his jewelry. But that has all faded. Once there was a weaving program in the art department that had great excitement for a while but that too is gone. And glass faded in the late 1980s. My approach to teaching ceramics was not the most popular, or strongest in the development of the ceramics at that time. My approach was conservative. How do you see the state of ceramic arts growing today? Craft involvement has almo
