NOTICE regarding RedArt supply and clay color variation from current clay production. Cedar Heights Clay Company has been mining the RedArt clay from a different seam in their mine, internal testing has shown there may be a variation in the fired color of clay bodies containing this material. The following clay bodies may be affected 103, 104, 112, 119, 153, 205, 211, 214, 225, 259, 306, 308, 378, 417, 547, 760, 768, 800. While the physical properties of the clay remain within our acceptable specifications, changes in raw material chemistry and mineral composition may influence glaze interaction and final fired appearance. This change may or may not affect your production. We recommend customers perform production testing to confirm glaze fit, surface response, and finished fired color prior to use in regular manufacturing. Hopefully this is a short-term change and the bodies will be back to normal in the near future. We appreciate your understanding and will provide updates as additional information becomes available.

NCECA Exhibitions: Syd Carpenter: Musings on Place and Land

NCECA Exhibitions: Syd Carpenter: Musings on Place and Land

November 20, 2017

Philadelphia ceramic artist Syd Carpenter will sow a garden at Standard Ceramic in March.  Her organic sculptures will spring from the ground of the converted Color Department in an exhibit of pieces from her Places of Our Own series.

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Potter Brett Kern Plans Move to Pittsburgh

Potter Brett Kern Plans Move to Pittsburgh

October 17, 2017

At the age of two and a half, on the occasion of his sister’s birth, potter Brett Kern was given a gift that would foreshadow his ultimate life ethos: an inflatable, vinyl dinosaur...

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Deavron Dailey: Urban Explorer

Deavron Dailey: Urban Explorer

September 15, 2017

Detroit native Deavron Dailey follows a path that is guided by communities and landscapes that capture his attention, with a good dose of happenstance thrown in.  This mixed media artist arrived in Pittsburgh several years ago on what was intended to be a brief stop-over on a trip home to Detroit from Florida.

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