Donna Polseno's guest appearances

Donna Polseno

Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcast

Artemis Speaks

OwlTail

Dara Hartman

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I talk with Donna Polseno and Dara Hartman. Polseno is the founding director of the Women Working with Clay Symposium and Hartman now co-directs the yearly gathering. In our interview we talk about equity across different eras and how storytelling can empower and unify a group. We also discuss their relationship through apprenticeship and studio practices. To register for this year’s symposium happening June 13th -15th visit  www.hollins.edu or follow them on Instagram.   Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:   The Tales of the Red Clay Rambler is made possible in part by STARworks, host of the 2022 WoodFire NC International Conference. The conference will kick off May 21st with two pre-conference events happening simultaneously in Asheville and Seagrove, where visiting artists will load and fire a variety of wood firing kilns. The main conference runs from May 26th to May 29th, 2022 at STARworks in Star, NC and features artists from around the world discussing the future of wood fired ceramics. For more information, please visit www.woodfirenc.com.   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   Skutt Ceramic Products has been manufacturing equipment for potters since 1953. 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. www.skutt.com.

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I talk with Donna Polseno and Dara Hartman. Polseno is the founding director of the Women Working with Clay Symposium and Hartman now co-directs the yearly gathering. In our interview we talk about equity across different eras and how storytelling can empower and unify a group. We also discuss their relationship through apprenticeship and studio practices. To register for this year’s symposium happening June 13th -15th visit <a href="https://hollins.edu/academics/workshops-online-writing-courses/women-working-with-clay-symposium/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> www.hollins.edu</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/women_working_with_clay_symp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow them on Instagram</a>.   Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors: The Tales of the Red Clay Rambler is made possible in part by STARworks, host of the 2022 WoodFire NC International Conference. The conference will kick off May 21st with two pre-conference events happening simultaneously in Asheville and Seagrove, where visiting artists will load and fire a variety of wood firing kilns. The main conference runs from May 26th to May 29th, 2022 at STARworks in Star, NC and features artists from around the world discussing the future of wood fired ceramics. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.woodfirenc.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.woodfirenc.com</a>. 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. <a href="http://www.amaco.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.amaco.com</a> Skutt Ceramic Products has been manufacturing equipment for potters since 1953. 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. <a href="http://www.skutt.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.skutt.com</a>.

413: Donna Polseno and Dara Hartman on the Women Working with Clay Symposium

Richard Hensley

Donna Polsenso &amp; Richard HensleyWelcome to our podcast. Today I will be interviewing a dynamic couple who have influenced the world of ceramics for over half a century. Donna Polseno and Richard Hensley met in graduate school and moved to Floyd, Virginia's isolated rural mountain community. Donna is our current cover artist for the 2021 Artemis Journal. Building their kiln in an old barn, they began their career attracting friends and colleagues settling in the community. This congregation of potters established a local studio art tour still thriving today, known as the 16Hands.Side-by-side, Donna Polseno and Rick Hensley have fostered a conversation as we advance about the continuum of the artistic medium of clay stretching a half a century. Currently, they have an art show at Hollins University's Eleanor Wilson Museum. This show is a testimony to the power of a pair and, when in synch, can produce a compelling collection of works and a beautiful marriage.

Donna Polsenso &amp; Richard Hensley Welcome to our podcast. Today I will be interviewing a dynamic couple who have influenced the world of ceramics for over half a century. Donna Polseno and Richard Hensley met in graduate school and moved to Floyd, Virginia's isolated rural mountain community. Donna is our current cover artist for the 2021 Artemis Journal.  Building their kiln in an old barn, they began their career attracting friends and colleagues settling in the community. This congregation of potters established a local studio art tour still thriving today, known as the 16Hands. Side-by-side, Donna Polseno and Rick Hensley have fostered a conversation as we advance about the continuum of the artistic medium of clay stretching a half a century. Currently, they have an art show at Hollins University's Eleanor Wilson Museum. This show is a testimony to the power of a pair and, when in synch, can produce a compelling collection of works and a beautiful marriage.

Donna Polseno and Richard Hensley, Ceramic Artists

Donna Polseno is a sculptor and potter living in the mountains of southwest Virginia. Donna will be featured on our next 2021 Artemis cover to be released in June. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and has been honored with 2 NEA Artist Fellowships and a Virginia Museum Artists Grant. Donna has shown her work in major exhibitions in museums and galleries, nationally and internationally. Her work has been published in many books and magazines. Donna has taught seminars at many schools including  Penland School, Haystack Mountain School, Anderson Ranch, Jingdezhen University in China, La Meridiana School of Ceramics in Italy. She lives and works part-time in a small village in Italy. She was a ceramics instructor at Hollins University for 15 years, where she created and still directs the "Women Working With Clay" Symposium.  

Donna Polseno is a sculptor and potter living in the mountains of southwest Virginia. Donna will be featured on our next 2021 Artemis cover to be released in June.  She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and has been honored with 2 NEA Artist Fellowships and a Virginia Museum Artists Grant. Donna has shown her work in major exhibitions in museums and galleries, nationally and internationally. Her work has been published in many books and magazines.  Donna has taught seminars at many schools including  Penland School, Haystack Mountain School, Anderson Ranch, Jingdezhen University in China, La Meridiana School of Ceramics in Italy. She lives and works part-time in a small village in Italy. She was a ceramics instructor at Hollins University for 15 years, where she created and still directs the "Women Working With Clay" Symposium.