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From studio life to garden projects, from chickens to making pottery, read about our experiences at Rat City Studios! Everyone at the studio writes for the blog on many topics.  The common thread is clay and our shared experience here at Rat City Studios.

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Search these drop down archives to the right by overall theme/ category or more specific tag words from each article.

Subject Catagories
  • "Leg Up" - RCS Alum Award
  • Events
  • In the Kitchen
  • Process
  • Professional Development
  • Rat City Family
  • Studio Maintenance
  • Thinking it Through
  • Travel
  • Yard and Critters
  • Year End Review
 
Subject Tag Words
  • Assistant Writing
  • Assistantship
  • Bright Ideas
  • Clay Process
  • Glaze
  • Greener Studio
  • Seattle
  • Visiting Artist
  • Workshops

July 30, 2020

Conversation and Collaboration with Juan Barroso

July 30, 2020/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Conversation and Collaboration with Juan Barroso

An Interview with Juan Barroso

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July 30, 2020/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Thinking it Through
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May 21, 2019

Visiting Artist: Joseph Wilkinson

May 21, 2019/ Rat City Studios/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Visiting Artist: Joseph Wilkinson

Read about visiting artist Joe Wilkinson and hear what he has to say about his work and exploration in clay.

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May 21, 2019/ Rat City Studios/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Thinking it Through, Rat City Family
Visiting Artist
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February 27, 2018

Reflection on Jordan Jones’ Time as a Visiting Artist

February 27, 2018/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Reflection on Jordan Jones’ Time as a Visiting Artist

Whidbey Island Potter, Jordan Jones joined us last October as a resident artist. Check out our Q&A with her and read about what our week looked like!

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February 27, 2018/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Thinking it Through, Rat City Family
Visiting Artist
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December 12, 2017

Gratitude and Education

December 12, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Gratitude and Education

As a past assistant, Canne Holladay writes about her experience at Rat City Studios.

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December 12, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Thinking it Through
Assistant Writing
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August 19, 2017

State of the Studio: Summer 2017

August 19, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
State of the Studio: Summer 2017

Canne Holladay and Vanessa Norris are on to the next step in their journey! Read about what they are upto next and thoughts about their clay work.

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August 19, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Thinking it Through, Rat City Family
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April 24, 2017

Pots and Poetry: Two Halves to a Whole

April 24, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Pots and Poetry: Two Halves to a Whole

About a year ago, I rekindled my relationship with writing through the avenue of poetry. When I write, I am able to reach further into what is on my mind both in and outside the studio.

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April 24, 2017/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Thinking it Through
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October 26, 2016

A Brief Answer...

October 26, 2016/ Rat City Studios/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
A Brief Answer...

...to the Question of What We Do with Our Art Degrees

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October 26, 2016/ Rat City Studios/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Thinking it Through
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October 26, 2016

Changes & Challenge: Part One “Canne Falling”

October 26, 2016/ Rat City Studios/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Changes & Challenge: Part One “Canne Falling”

How do you adjust and accept challenge in your life?

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October 26, 2016/ Rat City Studios/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Thinking it Through
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October 03, 2016

Epic Trailer Rebuild- Part 1: Offer, Research, Rethink

October 03, 2016/ Ceramistas Seattle/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Epic Trailer Rebuild- Part 1: Offer, Research, Rethink

Rickie Barnett takes us on an adventure as he takes apart the 1963 Aloha Camper Trailer...

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October 03, 2016/ Ceramistas Seattle/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Thinking it Through
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September 17, 2016

Queens of the Yard

September 17, 2016/ Ceramistas Seattle/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Queens of the Yard

Naming the Kilns at Rat City Studios!

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September 17, 2016/ Ceramistas Seattle/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
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June 06, 2016

State of the Studio Address: Summer 2016

June 06, 2016/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
State of the Studio Address: Summer 2016

Ceramistas Seattle Studio Assistants share their thoughts and recent work during this time of honing in and transitions.  

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June 06, 2016/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Thinking it Through
Assistant Writing, Assistantship
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May 05, 2016

Turn Your Waste into Want

May 05, 2016/ Ceramistas Seattle/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Turn Your Waste into Want

By Rickie Barnett

What do you do with your glaze waste? Rather than putting it down the drain, try this!

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May 05, 2016/ Ceramistas Seattle/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Thinking it Through, Studio Maintenance
Greener Studio, Clay Process
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March 11, 2016

How To Stretch Your Canvass

March 11, 2016/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
How To Stretch Your Canvass

By Tilly Troelstrup

How to stretch your canvass. No, that’s not a typo. This post is not about the kind of canvas on at least one of the studio tables you own. This is about another canvas, your body. Join me in stretching to maintain the health of your body.  Follow along with images and descriptive captions.

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March 11, 2016/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Process, Thinking it Through
Assistant Writing
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December 28, 2015

The Cup Shelf

December 28, 2015/ Ceramistas Seattle/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
The Cup Shelf

By Jake Fetterman

The importance of having handmade things is something that I think about on a daily basis. The feel of them, looking at them, trying to understand the context in which they were made are all a part of the use and my relationship with the object. 

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December 28, 2015/ Ceramistas Seattle/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
In the Kitchen, Thinking it Through
Assistant Writing
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August 26, 2014

Initial Impressions of Seattle

August 26, 2014/ Ceramistas Seattle/ Deborah Schwartzkopf
Initial Impressions of Seattle

By Becca Headline & Stephen Ruby

Becca and Stephen moved to Seattle from Minnesota and California, respectively, and these are their first impressions.

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August 26, 2014/ Ceramistas Seattle/ Deborah Schwartzkopf/
Travel, Thinking it Through
Assistant Writing, Seattle
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Rat City Studios

Rat City Studios is an open creative clay studio that provides a supportive environment for makers working independently in clay and artists who seek to take the next step down their paths as potters. We support artists at many levels through experiential learning and shared experience.

Learn about our sister studio, Rain City Clay, for clay classes and group learning.

Creative Pottery:  Publish Date - June 2020

Creative Pottery:
Publish Date - June 2020

Interview: Episode 356 with Ben Carter

Interview: Episode 356 with Ben Carter

Artist of the Year Award Article (Link…)

Artist of the Year Award Article (Link…)

Rat City Studios, where we live, work, garden, and make pottery is on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle,
The Duwamish People, past and present. We are long term-visitors and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.