Tennessee Potter's Society
Tennessee Potter’s Society provides meetings to gather potters of all experience and skill levels for celebration, preservation, and education to ensure a strong community and sustainable industry for clay artists.
WHEN
Our next meeting is
Saturday, March 16, 2024
3:00-5:00
Bring a Bowl to donate to benefit Habitat for Humanity
WHERE
The Clay Lady’s Campus
1416 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37210
HOW
Due to the large attendance, we request you RSVP your intention to attend by emailing danielle@theclaylady.com
MEETINGS
The focus of our meetings center on how we as potters, which are usually solitary workers, are stronger together than apart. Community is important to sustain our industry.
We will have speakers, Q&A, table talk with specific topics and of course, networking and conversation!
Due to the large attendance, we request you RSVP your intention to attend by emailing danielle@theclaylady.com
DUES
Members will not be asked to pay monetary dues. However, there will be an ask at each meeting for a piece of your work to benefit our creative, non-profit, communities of Tennessee.
Come early to the meeting and participate in our Fall Bowl-A-Thon in our pottery studio from 9:00-3:00! Clay is provided! Bowls will be given to the Cooking on The Square event to benefit Habitat for Humanity.
SPEAKERS
Each meeting will have different potters with various experience and backgrounds sharing their experience as Tennessee Potters followed by conversation and collaboration!
Spring meeting presenters will be announced soon!
Our past speakers are also listed at the bottom.
Our August 19 Meeting Topic was informative and inspirational!
Blurred Lines: Traditional and Community Clay Education
Joseph McDaniel
At 30 years old, Joseph McDaniel has 25 years of teaching experience with his mom, The Clay Lady. He got a BFA from the Appalachian Center for Craft in 2017. Since then, he has been working full time as Operations Manager for The Campus, Mid-South Ceramic, and Opulence Glaze.
Joseph has developed the latest two lines of Opulence Glaze as well as many new colors for the other three. His knowledge in ceramic chemistry enhances not only Opulence Glaze but is consequential in all The Clay Lady’s Product lines.
A sought after teacher, Joseph’s Glaze and Kiln workshops are always filled! His studio students receive the best in clay education with his background in community education and his experience to receive his BFA.
Joseph adds a higher level of experience to The Clay Lady’s Campus with his teaching, research and development, business management and even Soda Kiln building!
Co-Panel Discussion
As pottery becomes more accessible and not just a unique skill to be learned from a master or university, Community Art Centers must evolve to offer the depth of knowledge to understand ceramics history, tradition, and craftsmanship. How can this bridge be built to balance both traditional and current trends?
What is the role of Community Art Centers as access to ceramics education has become more widespread than traditional master/apprentice or University education? How can self-taught or “social media taught” potters still gain the depth of knowledge to understand ceramics history, tradition, and craftmanship?
As pottery becomes not just a unique skill to be learned from a master or university, Community Art Centers must evolve to offer the lessons of traditional education in a community friendly format.
Join Danielle McDaniel ~ The Clay Lady (first generation) and Joseph McDaniel, BFA (second generation) as they discuss building the bridge at The Clay Lady’s Campus in Nashville, Tennessee that balances both traditional and current trends in their educational programs. To sustain our ceramics industry and evolve with the layman’s access to education, clay, and kilns, they will share their focused intention of creating an art community that is both skilled and informed while not losing the “fun” factor of community education.
Danielle McDaniel
Danielle McDaniel~The Clay Lady has dedicated her life to the transformative power of art by teaching clay to hundreds of thousands of children and ensuring clay would be taught in the classroom by educating art teachers The Clay Lady Way. She created The Clay Lady’s Campus, an art community in Nashville TN, which sees over 500 students and artists each week, filling studios and classrooms with enhancing, creative endeavors. For all ages, all levels and in all circumstances, Danielle~The Clay Lady has created a way for clay to be accessible to everyone via videos, books, seminars and The Campus.
Take What you Think, Take What you Feel, Mix It All Up and Make Something Real.
Since 1982, this motto has been said by The Clay Lady and her students in every class and workshop. It encompasses her philosophy surrounding the greatness and goodness of being an artist that goes beyond creating a clay project but asks the artist to consider the call that artists not only make beautiful things, but they are called to make the world a more beautiful place.
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Speakers from previous meetings:
Members
MEMBER | LOCATION | BUSINESS NAME | SOCIAL | WEBSITE | |
Adriane Smith | LaVergne | Clay & Company | hello@clayandcompany.net | clay_and_company | www.clayandcompany.net |
Aleta Chandler | ArtCurious Studio | Aleta@artcuriousshop.com | www.artcuriousstudio.com | ||
Alexia Abegg | Nashville | alexiamarcelleabegg@gmail.com | |||
Alexie Smith | Nashville | LXCeramics | alexie.smith78@gmail.com | youknowlexx | |
Alexis Colbert | Nashville | When Bunnies Fly | info@alexiscolbert.com | whenbunniesfly | www.alexiscolbert.com |
Alice Kate Torres | Nashville | Alice Kate Torres Ceramics | alicekatetorres@gmail.com | www.alicekatetorres.com | |
Alissa Goss | Nashville | alissa@agstudioshop.com | agstudio | www.agstudioshop.com | |
Amanda Mason | Ginkgo Pottery Studio | ginkgopotterystudio@gmail.com | |||
Anna Turner | aturner@dtccom.net | ||||
Anna Whitworth | From Earth to Art | Fromearth2art@aol.com | fromearthtoartpottery | www.fromearthtoart.org | |
Anne Wilkins | annemwilkins@gmail.com | ||||
Anne-Marie Narey | Nashville | Anne-Marie Narey Ceramics & Glass | anarey@artic.edu | corner_of_mischief | |
Ashely Claiborne | Nashville | RumCatClayworks@gmail.com | rumcatclayworks | ||
Asia Mathis | Nashville | asiamathis@icloud.com | |||
Audra Ladd | Nashville | Audra Ladd Studios | audraladd@gmail.com | ||
August Bremer | august.bremer@gmail.com | ||||
Avery Sledesky | asledesky@gmail.com | ||||
Barb Bates | bates.bb123@yahoo.com | ||||
Beth Barnard | Nashville | Beth Barnard Art | bethbarnardart@gmail.com | ||
Brad Henderson | Nashville | Old School Farm Pottery | brad@oldschoolfarm.org | oldschoolfarmpottery | |
Carly Swindell | carly.a.swindell@gmail.com | ||||
Cass Fagan | Fairview | Posh Porcelain | faganck@gmail.com | clay_and_company | www.clayandcompany.net |
Cass Minutillo | cassi.minutillo@gmail.com | ||||
Cassis Pitman | Nashville | cassis.pitman@gmail.com | |||
Cathy Power | claygirlcat@gmail.com | redhrdgirl | www.cathypower.com | ||
Chandler Al | chandler.anc@gmail.com | ||||
Chelsea Lingerfeldt | Nashville | Chelsea Faith Ceramics | hello@chelseafaith.com | chelseafaith | chelseafaith.com |
Cheryl Benus | Nashville | cheryleveclayworks@gmail.com | |||
Christine Roth | Clarksville | The Singing Gecko | skot2526@msn.com | ||
Claire Marie | claire.wachowiak@gmail.com | ||||
Claudette Tidwell | Nashville | claudt2002@aol.com | |||
Courtney Steck | Nashville | cabelson21@gmail.com | |||
Dan Gutzman | Hendersonville | Part of Me Pottery | partofmepottery@yahoo.com | ||
Dan Swindell | Nashville | Swindell Pottery | dcswindell@gmail.com | ||
Danielle McDaniel | Nashville | The Clay Lady | danielle@theclaylady.com | clayladycampus | theclayladystg.wpengine.com |
Dan Swindell | Nashville | dcswindell@gmail.com | |||
Debbie Copley | Debbie@dc-pottery.com | ||||
Dena Hershkowitz | dena1025@comcast.net | ||||
Devi Sanford | Nashville | Devi Sanford Photography | devi@devisanford.com | ||
Donna Rizzo | Charlotte | Rizzo Raku | rizzoraku@gmail.com | www.donnarizzo.com | |
Elizabeth Martin | Nashivlle | Chapel Studios | elizabeth.d.martin05@gmail.com | ||
Emilee Martin | Nashville | Mineral Haus | emilee@shopmineralhaus.com | mineral.haus | www.shopmineralhaus.com |
Emilia McCann | Nashville | West America Pottery | emilia.c.mccann@gmail.com | westamericapottery | westamericapottery.com |
Emma Elliott | emma.boyd.elliott@gmail.com | ||||
Emoke Pulay | Nashville | emokekat@yahoo.com | emoke_pulay | ||
Ginny Smith | virginia0571@att.net | ||||
Hayden Butler | Nashville | Hayden’s Pottery Shop | thepotter@haydenspotteryshop.com | haydenspotteryshop | |
Heide Weidner | Cookeville | Pine Hill Pottery | hzweidner@gmail.com | ||
Holly Bouman | hfb ceramics | hfbceramics@gmail.com | www.hfbceramics.com | ||
Ingrid Alexander | iialexa49@gmail.com | ||||
Isha El | goddessofwisdom222@gmail.com | ||||
Jane Yackley | Nashville | Jyack Pots | janekyackley@gmail.com | jyackpots | |
Jenn Beresford | jenn_beresford | ||||
Jenna Beth Walker | Nashville | jennabethw@gmail.com | |||
Jenni Kelly | Rockwood | Kelly Pottery | jennisculpts@yahoo.com | ||
Jennifer Dutton | jduttondesign@gmail.com | ||||
Jessica Russell | Dickson | Studio Ember | jtrussell27@gmail.com | sudtio.ember | www.studio-ember.com |
Jill Anderson | Nashville | Feral Pottery Co. | drjillelizabeth@gmail.com | ||
Jill Sink | jdsink@comcast.net | ||||
Joanie Curry | Nashville | Curry & Clay | curryjoans@gmail.com | backyardpotter | |
JoAnn Velez | |||||
Joseph McDaniel | Nashville | joseph@midsouthceramics.com | |||
Joshua Wagner | Nashville | Round Table Pottery | jodadesign@gmail.com | roundtablepottery | |
Judith Kenigson Kristy | jkinterp@gmail.com | ||||
Julie Cummings | College Grove | juliegc4@gmail.com | pottersgrovestudio | ||
Julie Filson | Nashville | juliesglazedgallery@gmail.com | |||
June Callahan | Franklin | june369@outlook.com | |||
Karen Kupelian | klkupelian@gmail.com | ||||
Kathy Hussey | Nashville | Kathy Hussey Pottery | kathy@kathyhussey.com | ||
Kathy& Martin O’Donnell | Franklin | odonnell5661@gmail.com | |||
Kelly Carter | Nashville | ke.carter@me.com | |||
Kelsey Klein | 2000kelseyk@gmail.com | ||||
Kerby Wilkes | Nashville | kerbywilkes@gmail.com | |||
Kristen Frenzel | kristenfrenzel@yahoo.com | kristen_frenzel | |||
Leah Looper | leah.looper@pcsstn.com | ||||
Leah Quazi | Nashville | LeeBee Pottery | leebeequa@gmail.com | leebeepottery | |
Leam Lescheck | lescheckleam@gmail.com | ||||
Lee Marshall | Silver Ridge Pottery | lmarsh1220@aol.com | www.silverridgepottery.com | ||
Linda Crossan | Franklin | Crowsthree Studio | lcrossan@comcast.net | crowsthreestudio.com | |
Lisa Brown | maulebrown@bellsouth.net | ||||
Lola Duff | Nashville | loladuff22@gmail.com | |||
Malinda Brafford | malmorgan7@gmail.com | ||||
Marilee Hall | Marileehall1@gmail.com | ||||
Martha Duff | Nashville | marthabduff@gmail.com | |||
Mary Margaret Ulderich | Camden | Ulderich Pottery | ulderichmm@live.com | ||
Megha Rodriguez | megha@higherhumanity.com | ||||
Melanie Moran | Nashville | melanie.s.moran@gmail.com | |||
Melissa McKee | Nashville | melissadmckee@gmail.com | |||
Melissa Trace | Nashville | tracemelissa@yahoo.com | |||
Merideth Holder | Nashville | Merideth Holder Pottery | merideth.walter@gmail.com | merideth.holder | www.meridthholder.com |
Michael Tackeff | michael.tackeff@gmail.com | ||||
Michelle Coker | Nashville | annamichellecoker@gmail.com | |||
Namir Rivera | namir_rivera@yahoo.com | ||||
Nancy Castle | finleys5@yahoo.com | ||||
Patrick Green | Cookesville | Misty Mountain Studios | patrick.green@volstate.edu | ||
Philip Woodard | Westmoreland | Philip Woodard Art | philipwoodardart@gmail.com | ||
Ralph DiPalma | Nashville | ralph.dipalma@comcast.net | |||
Rachel Kirby | Nashville | rachel.kirby96@gmail.com | |||
Rebecca Jacobs | Nashville | rebeccaajacobs@hotmail.com | |||
Rebekah Tran | rebekahjtran@gmail.com | ||||
Robbie Lustig | Nashville | Ceramics by Robbie | rjl209@aol.com | ||
Roy Overcast | Nashville | roy@royovercast.com | |||
Sandrine Hope | Clarksville | French Frog Pottery | frenchfrogpottery@gmail.com | www.frenchfrogpottery.com | |
Sarah Bollinger | Nashville | Slow Life Pottery | bollinger.se@gmail.com | slowlifepottery | |
Sarah Ferguson | Fairview | souchee@gmail.com | |||
Sarah Forno | Fairview | sarahforno@gmail.com | |||
Sarah Hearn | Nashville | sarahwhearn@gmail.com | |||
Sarah Humphreys | sarahbhumphreys@gmail.com | sbhumphreysart | www.sarahbyrdhumphreys.com | ||
Sharla Williams | dsbwilliams@yahoo.com | ||||
Sherry Whitten | sherry@thewhittens.net | ||||
Susan Fuller | Black Eyed Susan Pottery | suecfuller1994@gmail.com | |||
Susan Lawless | Clarksville | Susan Lawless Ceramics | slawless01@att.net | susanlawlessceramics | www.susanlawlessceramics.com |
Susan DeMay | Nashville | Made by DeMay | susandemay@gmail.com | www.susandemay.com | |
Susan Jackson | Nashville | sandjjackson@msn.com | |||
Suzanne Bingham | Nashville | Essbee Pottery | Suzanne@essbeepottery.com | ||
Tami Archer | Nashville | tami@midsouthceramics.com | |||
Tammy Gentuso | Nashville | Studio Gentuso | tsgentuso@yahoo.com | tammygentuso, Nashville_clayscape | www.studiogentuso.com |
Terrie Ponder Watch | Cardinal Lake Pottery | terrie@cardinallakepottery.com | cardinallakepottery | www.cardinallakepottery.com | |
Thomas Svitek | thomas.svitek@gmail.com | ||||
Theresa Alley | theresamarie827@gmail.com | ||||
Timothy Weber | Kingston Springs | T Weber Pottery | tweberpottery@gmail.com | ||
Tina Atkinson | Nashville | Art with Dr. A | dr.tinaatkinson@gmail.com | ||
Tish Witkin | tish92610@aim.com | ||||
Tom Turnbull | Nashville | turnbullpottery@gmail.com | |||
Tom Rice | Tom Rice Pottery | tomrice03@yahoo.com | |||
Treva Gordon | Nashville | The Wish Farm | treva@trevamusic.com | trevab, thewishfarm | www.thewishfarm.com |
Victoria May | Nashville | hvbmay@icloud.com | |||
Virginia Wiley | wileyvf@comcast.net |
CONTACT
danielle@theclaylady.com
Danielle McDaniel~The Clay Lady
2022-2024 Representative of Tennessee Potter’s Society
615-242-0346
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