Rethinking Plastic: Returning to Clay

Plastic has become an ever-present part of daily life. From takeout containers and grocery bags to soda bottles, it is now the default material through which we consume. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, humans produce more than 400

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Building a Palacio with Santiago Insignares Martínez

_{Installation shot of PALACIO | SGR Galería | Photo: Isabel Turga}

Santiago Insignares Martínez, from Colombia and currently based in Berlin, Germany, uses playfulness and what he identifies as "the toy" to point to some of the heavier, contradictory corners …

Worlds Within: Toshiko Takaezu

_{Toshiko Takaezu with works later combined in the Star Series (c. 1994–2001), including (from left to right) Sahu, Nommo, Emme Ya, Unas, and Po Tolo (Dark Companion), 1998 | Photo: Tom Grotta | Courtesy of}

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Mission Clay: Where Artists Dream Big


MISSION CLAY ART & INDUSTRY
4850 W. Buckeye Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85043

For over three decades, artists used factory pipe as a sort of three-dimensional blank canvas, mainly for carving and decorating with ceramic underglaze colors. Today, artists such as …

Monika Gass talks to Ebony Russell

MoCA/NY has partnered with New Ceramics, a European ceramics magazine, to bring readers one article from their print edition twice a year. The goal is to bridge and strengthen the global clay community by sharing knowledge, celebrating remarkable work

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The Crystalline Journey: An International Endeavor

This Clay + Tech feature is made possible with the support of L&L Kilns, a sponsor of MoCA/NY.

What are crystalline glazes? A very simple definition would suggest that any glaze that creates crystalline structures as a result of a

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