Trade Secret – Details, episodes & analysis

I’m back with a special live episode of Trade Secret. This episode was recorded live in Richmond for this year’s NCECA conference and features guest host David Jones talking to panelists Bri Murphy and Del Harrow. Thank you to NCECA for coproducing the episode, to Cole Collier for running sound, and to the wonderful audience that came out for this dialogue on technology.

Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

Bray Clay www.archiebrayclay.com

Here’s the episode that budding ceramic artists are probably waiting to hear - the inside scoop on how a gallery is run and how you can get in to one. The short answer is that there aren’t hard and fast rules to this. It might be more important though to hear the story of how a gallery actually gets started and what kind of person has the ambition to build one. Today’s guest tells us about the impetus of Companion Gallery. Welcome Eric Botbyl.

Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:

For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to Electric kilns, ...and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

The Bray is actively committed to promoting, celebrating, and sustaining the ceramic arts through its residency program, education center, and gallery. www.archiebray.org

How does historical research help us understand ceramics? Sequoia Miller uses his knowledge of ceramic history to inform his present scholarship, and shape his role as Deputy Director/Chief Curator of the Gardiner Museum in Toronto, Canada.

Today’s episode is brought to you by AMACO Brent. For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to Electric kilns, ...and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

We often do research in school, but what about when we leave academia and enter the field of ceramics. In this episode Paul Scott talks about how he integrates research into his artwork and how his artwork fuels deeper investigation.

Today’s episode is brought to you by AMACO Brent. For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to Electric kilns, ...and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

Pottery might be a passion, but maybe not a full-time pursuit. On this episode of Trade Secret Adam talks with professor Mike Stumbras about teaching at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, making pottery, and how he is combining the two.

Today’s episode is brought to you by AMACO Brent. For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to Electric kilns, ...and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

This season Adam leads us through the ways people work in the field of ceramics. He talks to a wide range of guests from individual makers, to architects using ceramics, to founders of art organizations. We start the season looking at two potters who approach their art from very different angles. In this interview California potter Didem Mert tells us about the business of making pots and the journey she took to get there.

Today’s episode is brought to you by AMACO Brent. For the past 100 years, AMACO Brent has been creating ceramic supplies for our community ranging from underglazes to Electric kilns, ...and they have no plans of slowing down. www.amaco.com

On season two of Trade Secret host Adam Chau delves into the professions of the field from makers to curators, and everyone in between. Look for new weekly episodes starting Feb. 28th. For more info visit www.brickyardnetwork.org/tradesecret.

Today’s bonus episode features an interview with sound artist Allen West. In his conversation with Adam, they discuss composing the theme song for Trade Secret and his approach to making music.

How do we decide if a work is a magnum opus (the best single work of an artist)? Different cultures have varied language on mastery such as living treasures. Glenn Adamson and Steve Lee talk about their views on material mastery and how history has developed a system to designate an artist’s “best” piece. 

Skutt is a proud sponsor of Trade Secret. Skutt Ceramic Products has been manufacturing equipment for Potters since 1953. Skutt’s reputation as a pioneer in innovative kiln design continues with the 4th generation of this family-owned Business. Their KilnMaster Touchscreen controller offers a sleek, smartphone like interface, that is intuitive and packed with powerful tools that allow potters to easily program, diagnose and remotely monitor their kilns. With 5 dedicated kiln technicians on staff and the most comprehensive network of distributors across the globe, you can be assured that Skutt will be there for you before and after the sale. For more information on their line of kilns visit www.skutt.com.

What is the difference between a database and a network? Do all databases function the same? Do all networks utilize similar tools? Natalia Arbelaez (The Color Network) and Brian Harper (Artaxis) talk about the beginnings of gathering artists around a common thread and the growth of their organizations. 

Skutt is a proud sponsor of Trade Secret. Skutt Ceramic Products has been manufacturing equipment for Potters since 1953. Skutt’s reputation as a pioneer in innovative kiln design continues with the 4th generation of this family-owned Business. Their KilnMaster Touchscreen controller offers a sleek, smartphone like interface, that is intuitive and packed with powerful tools that allow potters to easily program, diagnose and remotely monitor their kilns. With 5 dedicated kiln technicians on staff and the most comprehensive network of distributors across the globe, you can be assured that Skutt will be there for you before and after the sale. For more information on their line of kilns visit www.skutt.com.