I realise now that episode 1 of season 1 also started with the institution of ‘school’ in some ways , but oh well, at least I’m consistent! Ep 1 is talking about craft schools, mainly, but also what it means to have a craft education. What’s i

Episode 2: Do The Work

Nov 6th, 2023 22m 31s

Episode two is about DOING THE WORK y’all! And that means slowing down, decentring yourself, centring the community, challenging the status quo and constantly reflecting on your organisational structures and being open to your blind spots. This

Outro: Until Next Time

Nov 6th, 2023 1m 10s

Until next time! This is a beginning, a jumping off point, a carrion cry to all those interested in clay as a force for good. Keep following, keep listening, lots more to [email protected]

Episode 5: The Leaky Boat of Capitalism

Nov 6th, 2023 25m 52s

VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN! Let’s end with a bit of hope and imagine together what we might build together. If we start to shift our creativity towards communities and away from capitalism. It’s a long road ahead, but we’ve got to start somewhere! In

Episode 3: Voices at the Table

Nov 6th, 2023 24m 27s

So, this one doesn’t really mention clay, but allow me some poetic licence and imagine for a moment that clay is also land (which it is). I’m ashamed to say that the Land Back movement was not something I’d really engaged with or had even heard

A Manifesto: To You and Clay and Beyond

Nov 6th, 2023 5m 1s

I'll let this one stand on its own - a little something from my current phd, to end on an intent for the future. To You and Clay and Beyond.

Episode 4: We Are Dreamers

Nov 6th, 2023 21m 58s

Episode 4 is about positioning this work within traditional practices and rooting it in grassroot, activist, community organising. Speaking to Les Monarcas de Barro (the butterflies of mud), this amazing organisation talks to me about immigrati

Intro: Clay Commons Season Two

Nov 6th, 2023 2m 45s

It’s finally here! Welcome to the second season of Clay Commons! I’ve gone for something a bit different with this one so let me explain a bit. I maaaaay have mentioned the incredible few months in Summer 2022 that I spent travelling up and dow

Episode 6: Clay Work

Oct 20th, 2021 49m 55s

In conclusion to the first season of Clay Commons, we hear again from some of the contributors of other episodes, as well as a few new voices. We’ve heard a lot about the issues facing individuals and the ceramics discipline at large, and in th

Episode 5: Accountability and Racial Equity

Oct 13th, 2021 50m 13s

We’re already over a year post the murder of George Floyd, and the global reckoning this atrocious act sparked, but really, how much can we say has changed? This podcast has taken a while to come out, so we’re not as up-to-date as we could be,

Episode 4: Combating Mindsets of Decline

Oct 6th, 2021 59m 42s

In Episode 4, we’re meeting some amazing people who are literally transforming lives in very real and tangible ways. It might seem ludicrous to think that a previously incarcerated person, or an undocumented immigrant, or someone forced to use

Episode 3: Body Soul and Mind

Sep 29th, 2021 47m 56s

Episode 3 is out and we’re delving deeper into the role of the artist in society, and specifically clay as a tool to support those in mental health crisis, with disability and those effected by dementia. There’s a long history of art therapy an

Episode 2: Open Studio

Sep 22nd, 2021 43m 21s

Leading on from themes of education and the decline in university courses in Episode One, Episode Two looks at alternatives to formal education and the rise of open studios and independent art schools. We meet some of the leading pottery studio

Episode 1: After-School Special

Sep 15th, 2021 47m 48s

In Episode 1 we ask the question: where has all the clay gone? In the UK, we've gone from a kiln in every school and over 30 BA specialist courses to just 2 in the space of about 30 years. Speaking to veteran educators who have lived through th

Clay Commons Trailer

Aug 16th, 2021 2m 23s

Clay Commons: A podcast about community ceramics and clay as force for goodClay Commons is a six-part podcast hosted by artist and educator Eva Masterman, launching in August 2021, with a new episode released weekly. Join Eva and a host of arti

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