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Connecting in Creativity: ViaClay

September 13, 2022

Anyone who has ever sat down at the wheel or the workbench with a block of clay knows the total absorption of the solitary creative experience. The intense focus of imagination erases time and funnels the senses toward the target of the created object. The potter can be a lone figure. These recent years of pandemic-forced isolation brought forth great productivity in many artists but have left many seeking the connections of community. Potter John Beck, of the Chicago suburb Oak Park, manages ViaClay, a new studio founded by Oak Park potter Gabe Tetrev, where a resurgence of shared gathering is bringing potters and students together.

Standard Ceramic Acquires Sculpture House Ceramics Division

July 06, 2022

Florida-based Sculpture House is a business with a long history in the greater New York area that traces a century old history through the tutelage of two families. By the end of this summer, Standard Ceramic’s Turnbull family will become the third line of craft-oriented businessmen to extend part of that tradition. Standard will acquire the Ceramics Division of Sculpture House as Bruner Barrie, the company’s CEO, moves closer to a full retirement.

Educator and Potter Scott Cornish to Adjudicate Student Exhibition

April 13, 2022

Each year Standard Ceramic Supply Company gives young art students in the Pittsburgh region an opportunity to showcase their work in an exhibition at Clay Place @ Standard. Sidelined by the recent pandemic, the show returns at the end of this month for a four-week run in the gallery. We are pleased to welcome Scott Cornish, from the Community College of Allegheny County’s (CCAC) South Campus, as our judge this year.