Clay At Our Core: A Pottery Podcast

Jan 27 2025 123 ep. 23 mins 6
Clay At Our Core: A Pottery Podcast artwork

Life in a Cincinnati pottery studio as its owner, ceramic artists and friends walk their clay paths. Will things break? Of course. It’s a pottery studio.

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Episode 123: The Sams and the art of "Looking"

Jan 27 2025 26 mins  
Core Clay's own Sam Buganski and Sam Jayne discuss their collaborative show, "Looking," opening Saturday, Feb. 1. in the Mason Gallery. It's about seeing seen, and about being there for each other.

Episode 122: The insight of Cassandra Jones

Jan 13 2025 21 mins  
Studio member Cassandra Jones, blind since before she was 10, has developed a practice at Core Clay to find the artist inside her.

Episode 121: Laura Davis, how did you do this?

Jan 06 2025 27 mins  
Core Clay turns 20 years old in 2025, and the podcast kicks off a yearlong commemoration of all the people who make the studio such an amazing place. That means you, mudbug.

Episode 120: The dancing threads of Lex Jahne

Dec 23 2024 25 mins  
A longtime pal of the Cult Pastor, Lex Jahne is a fiber artist in Cincinnati who just had a trunk show in the Mason Gallery. She offers some times on how to make those kinds of shows work for the artist .

Episode 119: Ken Lay and the restoration of discovery

Dec 16 2024 23 mins  
Studio member Ken Lay came to Core Clay earlier this year with more than passing knowledge about ceramics. But his hobby was restoration. Now he's discovering how to make ceramic art himself.

Episode 118: White couch in a pottery studio:

Dec 09 2024 7 mins  
Catching up on some stray threads: why is Wrapped so weird, who puts a white couch in a pottery studio, some studio notes. Also, the gallery looks amazing. (Note: White couch pictured is for entertainment purposes only, not illustrative of couch discussed .)

Episode 117: Russ Laycock, factotum

Dec 02 2024 24 mins  
A longtime friend of the Cult Pastor, Russ Laycock is a Cincinnati contractor who has given his expert touch to our home in peace-loving Norwood. He built our lovely podcasting studio in the old cash vault.

Episode 116: The art of Emily Hobart's ceramic jewelry

Nov 25 2024 21 mins  
Core Clay studio manager Emily Hobart has a passion for making ceramic jewelry. She's teaching a three-week course on the skill and technique of this form. Also, you can see her work in the Mason Gallery Store.

Episode 115: Pugging with love from Hannah and Vern

Nov 18 2024 22 mins  
Recycling our midfire clay is a massively labor-intensive process, but Hannah Bundschuh and Vern Lash make it look easy. But it's not.

Episode 114: Gallery Director Robyn Singerman

Nov 11 2024 24 mins  
Robyn Singerman explains what's happening to the Mason Gallery of Crafts and Fine Arts and the gallery store. The goal: Make the corner of Montgomery Road and Hudson Avenue in peace-loving Norwood THE arts destination.