Making pottery requires great fortitude and courage. In 2012 we switched from our earthenware clay body to a stoneware clay body, which would support the studio in developing a line of functional pottery over time. Concurrently, the new stoneware clay body would sustain Ephraim’s existing and...
The Historic Marblehead Pottery Marblehead Pottery, named after the small harbor town, Marblehead, Massachusetts, originated in 1904 as a small operation that served as art therapy for the patients in the local sanitarium. However, in 1905, Arthur Baggs purchased the pottery and turned it into a...
Sometimes the holy grail of making successful art involves marrying bold design with simplicity. We think about the elements of design all day, every day in the studio. Here are some of the lessons we have learned over the years for achieving great design in ceramics: It is important to notice...
1. We are human. Our work will always reflect our uniqueness. Creating at this level is incredibly challenging...and rewarding. Each loss is actually a lesson gained, not a chink in our armor. [video width="854" height="480"...
A Reverence for the Past "Victory Falls" is an awe-inspiring feat of ceramic art. At Ephraim Pottery we have great reverence for the past masters and have drawn so much inspiration from their art pottery. In this piece, Grueby and Teco Pottery were both influential. Artist, Kevin Hicks,...
I have been working in the lab, making glazes at Ephraim, for a little over a year now. The lab is this space apart at the studio and the work that goes on here ebbs and flows like waves in an ocean. The discovery process for designing new glazes unfolds in utterly exciting and all-encompassing...
Becky Hansen - Celebrating 10 years at Ephraim Pottery What inspired you to create a Fuchsia vase for your ten year anniversary? Becky's fuchsias at home Each summer, it has become a tradition for me to place a fuchsia plant outside of my door to welcome me into my home each afternoon when I get...
Earth Day Vase - 2017 Edition (recycled glaze) $218, with $20 per vase donated to The Alliance for the Great Lakes. June update: We had enough recycled glaze to create 46 Earth Day vases. That means that together we have raised $920 for the Alliance for the Great Lakes! Thank you! Two years ago,...
In 2012, on a leap of faith, Kevin Hicks, owner of Ephraim Pottery, opened Ephraim Pottery West Coast Gallery in Cambria, CA. California’s Central Coast enchanted him and the beauty - so different from our Wisconsin surrounds - continually inspires us. The locals have been so warm, inviting, and...
