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An interview with several American ceramists, including Nick Lenker, Jami Porter Lara and Anita Fields is presented. Among the issues they discussed include what drew them to the medium of clay, their preferred pottery techniques, and calls for change, seeking to raise awareness of social, political, and environmental issues through their art.

The article offers information on glaze firing that is required to hold liquid for earthenware, like fired clay pottery. It reports that potters apply a layer of glaze to the bisqueware, leave it to dry, then load it in the kiln for its final step, glaze firing. The glazed item is carefully loaded into the kiln for the glaze firing.

The article offers information on pottery skills, characteristics and primitive methods of Dusun Tindal, a sub-group of Kadazan Dusun tribe in Malaysia. Topics included potter Kantiam Binti Setan who uses hand tools such as bamboo rods split in half, round and smooth river stones, and wooden paddles; traditional Malay pottery which is created as unglazed and plain forms by people who adopted Islam; and the patterns engraved on wooden paddle which are either geometric shapes or natural motifs.

The article offers information on how to make a ceramic plate. Topics mention including the creation of texture through dragging of the dynamic tool across the clay which create zigzag and waves, challenges in achieving a symmetrical rim and applying the underglazed technique in the finishing touch.

The article offers information on how to test the addition of red clay to other materials to develop a glaze. Topics mention including using red clay as a primary ingredient to observe the melting processes of the clay, combined materials to develop a slip and using the guidelines for stable/durable glazes established by John Hesselberth and Ron Roy.

The article discusses the effects of iron and soluble salt content in the drying, bisque, or glaze firing stages of clay art. It examines the action of the soluble salts to the surface of the clay with the evaporating water that can reveal a hard-discolored crust on the fired ware. It also cites the creation of a mechanical disruption of the clay with the soluble salt migration.

The article presents insights regarding her approach to reclaiming clay using a middle-sized bucket on wheels, pan-sized plaster slabs and monitoring. Topics discussed include the importance of clay trimmings as component of the approach, removal of fine particles by wheel throwing, and the benefits of reclaimed clay.

An interview with Kari Radasch, a ceramic artist is presented. Topics mention including the factors which attracted her to the work using red clay and lo-temperature firing, her favorite part of the process when making her work and specific adaptations to her clay and glazing designs with durability and ease of use in mind.

The article describes the functional and ceremonial usages of pottery that are found in Oregon, Mexico and New Mexico. Topics discussed include an overview of various types of indigenous pottery, differences in pottery terminology as explained by potter John Dodero and the historical background on the use of clay and pots. The materials, design and technique in creating pottery are mentioned.