Ceramic sculpture

Anne & Jim Bailey's visit to the exhibit

Bravo to everyone who guessed this Mystery Pot correctly! Thank you to all who participated in our contest; we hope you enjoyed the challenge! We were impressed that so many of you were able to identify the maker of this piece.

After a few days in London Jim and I ventured off by train to Paris. It’s a comfortable and convenient way to get there and when we arrived the city was just bustling with people. After so many lock-downs in Paris the joy in the air was palpable. We found ourselves smiling and laughing along with everyone we passed. The sound and sight of children playing freely without masks was emotionally overwhelming and reminded us of how much Covid has affected us all. Read more...

Wayne Higby is an acclaimed ceramic artist, beloved Professor of Ceramic Art at Alfred University, and Director of the Alfred University Ceramic Museum. Wayne Higby was born in 1943 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He received his BFA from the University of Colorado/Boulder in 1966. The landscapes of his youth were a lasting influence in his life and work.

Today on the Bailey Blog we'll show you how to create ceramic animals! In this five minute video we'll demonstrate making an animal figurine from start to finish. You'll see how we do everything from forming the clay to applying glaze and firing in a test kiln. And, we'll be sharing our material choices with you so you can be ready to put this project to use with your class or at home! This project would be excellent for children or young adults. We hope you enjoy! 

The potter's life as lived by Gerry Williams was exceptional. Gerry Williams will always be remembered for his outstanding contributions to the field of ceramics.

Forty years of innovative ceramic work began with functional earthenware made with red clay he dug from New Hampshire's mudflats. Always changing and evolving, his lifetime body of work includes red earthenware, porcelain, and stoneware; gas-fired and wood-fired; functional ware, sculptural forms, wall plagues, and bold political sculpture. His original research in wet fire technique and his photo resist technique were groundbreaking.

Co-founding both Studio Potter and Phoenix Workshops with his wife Julie in 1972, the Williams were able to share Gerry's love of and enthusiasm for our humble medium worldwide. A potter's life well lived, indeed.

“That was the nice thing about clay,” he said. “If you didn’t like the way something really was, you could always fix it up,”

The exuberant, playful work of David James Gilhooly made him an international sensation in the late 60s through the early 80s. His whimsical ceramic creations began with animals, including zebras and anteaters, and then there were frogs, lots and lots of frogs.

by Jim Bailey

I first met Betty Woodman in 1971 in Antella, Italy. Betty and her husband George had just recently bought a small, stone house perched on a hillside overlooking olive groves with dreamlike Florence in the distance. Betty's studio was under the house. It was very simple and small with a treadle wheel and basic shelving.

Watch the video and discover how to use the Standard Extruder

The Bailey Standard Extruder allows you to create uniform clay forms in a wide variety of shapes. So whether you are working to produce multiples, on one-of-a-kind assemblages, or leading a class of students in a hand-building project, this tool will help you produce an assortment of shapes to build with.