Creating A Cohesive Collection | Ruthie Schulz | Episode 1195
The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft
Release Date: 01/20/2026
The Work & The Process | Shiyuan Xu | Episode 1197
The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft
Shiyuan Xu was born in China and is currently an assistant professor teaching at California State University, Chico. Shiyuan received her BA from China Academy of Art and an MFA from Arizona State University. Shiyuan has exhibited nationally and internationally and is the recipient of 2021 NCECA Emerging Artist and 2017 Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist.
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Working With Porcelain In Fort Collins | Adeline Engelstad | Episode 1196
The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft
Adeline Engelstad creates wheel-thrown porcelain luminaries, which are carved to translucency. They echo the gentle patterns of plants, fungi, and natural growth. Rooted in a family of artists, Adeline found her passion for porcelain in 2015. Adeline lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, and works in pottery part-time.
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Creating A Cohesive Collection | Ruthie Schulz | Episode 1195
The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft
Ruthie Schulz became a studio potter by accident, inspired by handmade ceramics she encountered in Spain and South America. After years of self-directed learning and mentorship, she transitioned from full-time potter to teacher, founding Twisted Clay Studio, now a thriving community ceramics space.
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A Swiss Potter | Niko Haese | Episode 1194
The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft
Niko Haese is a Swiss-based potter whose modern, minimalist work explores stacked forms and cohesive tableware sets. Originally rooted in handbuilding, Niko now works primarily on the wheel. Drawing on his background in filmmaking, Niko creates approachable pottery tutorials, helping beginners explore the craft and develop their own creative practice.
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Intuition & Making | Mon Martinez | Episode 1193
The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft
Mon Martinez is a Mexican ceramic artist dedicated to thoughtful making, material exploration, and the creation of emotional narratives through clay. Mon's work blends experimentation with glazes, sculptural form, and symbolic detail. Mon strives to create pieces that hold introspection, transformation, and a quiet sense of presence—artworks meant to be discovered intimately over time.
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An American In Japan | Michael Millan | Episode 1192
The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft
Michael Millam is back! Way back in episode 247 Michael had been a guest on the show. At the time Michael was a high school teacher here in the United States. But much has changed since then. Michael has since moved to Japan to be teacher there. In this episode of The Potters Cast we catch up with Michael to get the whole story on this new venture.
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They're Critters, Not Characters | Deanna Wong | Episode 1191
The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft
Deanna Wong, creator of Dwadlings Art, is a Chinese-American non-binary artist creating functional ceramics and large-scale murals featuring wiggly critter-filled illustrations. At an even five foot tall, Deanna could be described as "just a little guy" and also a "very long yardstick."
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Clay, An Extruder, & Furniture | Henry Kim | Episode 1190
The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft
HYUNUKO is the studio of ceramicist Henry Kim, blending function and fantasy through sculptural furniture, lighting, and vessels. Formerly Head of Ceramics at The Haas Brothers, Kim draws on themes of nature, sci-fi, and escapism to create narrative-driven works that blur the boundaries between fine art and design.
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A Vancouver Canada Maker | Jurga Hoffman | Episode 1189
The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft
Jurga Hoffman is a potter living in Vancouver, Canada. Jurga is a self-taught artist with a deep appreciation for color, texture, and detail. Her background in drawing rarely lets her leave surfaces untouched - she loves to carve, draw, and paint nature and animal inspired designs on her pots.
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A New Venture For A Scottish Maker | Robert Hunter | Episode 1188
The Potters Cast | Pottery | Ceramics | Art | Craft
Robert Hunter is a Scottish ceramicist based in Glasgow, soon to be relocating to Yorkshire in 2026. Robert's work is inspired by themes of time and place, using natural materials such as wild clay and his own developed ash glazes. Each piece reflects both his stage in life and the landscape around him. Having studied in Aberdeen, worked and learned in Mallorca, Spain, and completed a recent two-month residency at Starworks in North Carolina, Robert has travelled widely and gained insight from many great potters.
info_outlineRuthie Schulz became a studio potter by accident, inspired by handmade ceramics she encountered in Spain and South America. After years of self-directed learning and mentorship, she transitioned from full-time potter to teacher, founding Twisted Clay Studio, now a thriving community ceramics space.