pottery resources

American Craft Council

This site provides information and resources for both the craft world and the general public in text and images. Visitors to the site will find information regarding the Council's principal programs: American Craft magazine, a comprehensive library of 20th-century American craft, and a full schedule of juried retail and wholesale markets.

Americans for the Arts

A national organization supporting arts and culture through resource and public policy development, information services, public awareness and education.

Buyer's Market of American Craft

Make your living as a full-time artist by exhibiting at the Buyers Market of American Craft. Establish important gallery contacts and learn from experienced exhibitors.

CeramicsWeb

A useful resource on all aspects of pottery and ceramics - featuring glaze formulas, glaze calculation software, and links to the vast network of ceramic and pottery-related sites on the web.

CERF

The Craft Emergency Relief Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening and sustaining the careers of craft artists across the United States. CERF accomplishes its mission through direct financial and educational assistance to craft artists, including emergency relief assistance, business development support, and resources and referrals on topics such as health, safety, and insurance. CERF also advocates for the interests of craft artists.

Clayart

The ceramic arts discussion list which allows you to exchange messages with fellow potters across the globe! An outstanding resource for all aspects of pottery and claywork.

Glazebase

The complete online index of glaze formulas for all types of firing. Search for what you need by color, cone, firing conditions and more.

Guild Sourcebooks

These books are long-standing, prominent wellsprings of ideas, inspiration and resources and reach a vital audience of art and design professionals and enthusiasts. www.guild.com.

Nineteenth-Century Pottery and Porcelain in Canada

From the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The collections of the History Division of the Canadian Museum of Civilization include some 4,000 ceramic items. The richest concentration of wares is from the nineteenth century, when industrial pottery-making reached new heights in both technical accomplishment and mass production. The items in the GALLERY illustrate the types of ceramic wares used in Canada at that time.

NCECA (National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts)

A non-profit professional organization whose purpose is to stimulate, promote, and improve education in the ceramic arts. Be sure to look into details of NCECA's annual conference.

Potters for Peace

Potters for Peace is an organization that seeks to build an independent, nonprofit, international network of potters concerned with peace and justice issues. This concern is maintained principally through interchanges involving potters of the (overdeveloped) North and (underdeveloped) South. PFP aims to provide socially responsible assistance to pottery groups and individuals in their search for stability and improvement of ceramic production, and in the preservation of their cultural inheritance.

Randy Smith

Randy shares plans for making a kickwheel, which can be made for about $100. He also shows a method of electrically powering the wheel, and plans for a Leach-style treadle wheel. Plans can be dowloaded and include necessary illustrations.

Tile Information

The Web site for handmade and historic tiles since 1995.

MSDS Research

If you're looking for material safety data sheets, go here.

World Wide Arts Resources

An online registry of arts information.