by Mark Shapiro | Jul 19, 2016 | Featured, remembrances
Karen Karnes passed peacefully at home on July 12th, 2016. She was a towering figure of the postwar studio pottery movement, pioneering salt-glazing in the 1960s and wood-firing in the 1980s. Her work opened undreamed of possibilities of expression for the handmade...
by Keith Williams | Jun 8, 2016 | Featured, remembrances
Having now spent several days in Gary Erickson’s studio and apartment as I help the family in closing out Gary’s professional life I find myself immersed not only in his work, but also in my memories of his life. I met Gary in 1992 when my new school, Concordia...
by Cindy Bracker, Communications Director | Jan 31, 2016 | Featured, remembrances
RIP Dr. Daum. You were a HUGE asset to our region and to the world of artists working with clay. Dr. Daum lost a battle with cancer on December 28. Cary and I drove to Sedalia last night for the opening of a couple of shows at the Daum Museum. I’m color blind...
by Cindy Bracker, Communications Director | Jan 22, 2016 | Featured, Kansas City, Member Opportunities, remembrances
Lots of folks have been asking me about this ride, and I am thrilled to be able to say that Women’s Free State Racing, which was the team Glenda raced with, will be hosting the ride. (If you missed the initial post about this ride, you can check that out here)...
by Cindy Bracker, Communications Director | Aug 14, 2015 | 2015 Conference, Featured, online programming, remembrances
As the 2014 NCECA conference started in Milwaukee, the news of Don Reitz’s passing on March 19 at his home in Clarkdale, Arizona, sent rippling shock waves throughout the audience and beyond. He was 84 and throughout his six-decade career, he continued to push...
by Joyce Jablonski | Aug 11, 2015 | Featured, remembrances
I met the iconic Phillip Cornelius in the 80’s during my graduate studies at the University of Texas, San Antonio while I was an intern resident artist at the former Southwest Craft Center. Phil came to the Center as a visiting artist for one month when he guided me...
