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January Focus: A Life in Clay

For many of us, clay is a lifestyle as much as—if not more than—a job. We know it's tough to make a living with clay even in good economic times, and with the downturn in the economy, that hill gets more and more steep all the time. But we also know that a life of creative endeavor has economic feast as well as famine. The three sculptors featured in this month's focus address issues of business, personal motivation, influence, planning and lifestyle. They have seen the feast and the famine—and they have work through both.

Even if clay is your avocation rather than your vocation, my bet is that it's still a big part of your life—an increasingly more necessary one these days. So get in the studio, make something that makes you happy, and share it with someone.—Sherman Hall, Editor

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January Focus Articles:
	Work and Play: The Sculptor's Life Three sculptors (Doug Herren, Mark Chatterley and John Brickels) discuss their approaches to making art, surviving as artists and their best advice for those wishing to do the same.
	Residencies and Fellowships 2009 It’s time again for our annual comprehensive listing of facilities and organizations offering studio space and professional-development opportunities for ceramic artists.
January Features:
	Beyond the Pale: Emily Rossheim and Tom Marrinson Pass the Torch by Judy Seckler Pottery apprenticeships are somewhat rare these days; even more rare is an apprenticeship intended to pass a business from one potter to another. monthly methods A Tango of Texture
	The MFA Factor: University of Colorado, Boulder In this installment of the graduate program profiles, we visit the Rocky Mountains and the interdisciplinary program at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
	From Two Dimensions to Three: Where Tile and Sculpture Meet by Niel Amon Building a complex geometric form to be clad in tiles requires a lot of planning, a lot of problem solving and a lot of tile! recipes slip and glazes for cast tile.
	Architextiles: Peter Shire Goes Public by Judy Seckler Branching out into mixed media, an artist builds a career in public art. with Hot Rod Public Art by Peter Shire
	Masanao Kaneta by Kelvin Bradford A contemporary Japanese master of Hagi ware brings the tradition into the 21st century. recipes Hagi Glazes