The Kiln Sitters
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Live from NCECA - The Modern Potter
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are back and happy to bring you a live recording that happened at the 2023 NCECA conference in Richmond, VA. Today's episode features a conversatio...
Live from the New Clay Conference
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are back from our hiatus to bring you a live recording that happened at the 2023 New Clay Conference in Ottawa, ON. Carole and Marianne talk with p...
Rise and Grind with Natalie Waddell
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To wrap up season 2, Brendan Tang talks with Toronto based artist Natalie Waddell. They make functional work and describe themselves as a maker of thi...
Cilia Sawadogo on her journey from animation to clay
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Kiln Sitters Marianne sits down with Cilia Sawadogo, a renowned animation and film artist who is taking on the medium of ceramics. Ci...
Chad Berg on creative growth on the prairies
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our host Carole Epp didn't travel far for today's episode where she sits down with Chad Berg of Saskatoon Clayworks. The two chat about the health of ...
The Kiln Sitters answer your questions about education
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we open up The Kiln Sitters mail bag for a special episode on education. The gang talk about being an international student, studio options afte...
Heidi Mckenzie on her multi-media approach to making
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Brendan sits down with Heidi McKenzie, a Toronto-based mixed media artist. In their conversation they talk about Mckenzie's ceramic pr...
Wai-Yant Li on playfulness, resilience, and long-lasting significance
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode Marianne talks with Wai-Yant Li, a professional ceramist living in Montreal QC, about many aspects of being a full-time ceramic art...
Artist makes plans and then life happens with Toni Losey
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode Brendan sits down with Toni Losey, a ceramic artist based on the east coast of Canada. They chat about the not so straight forw...
Julie Mackinnon on creating opportunity, community, and beauty on Salt Spring Island
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Kiln Sitters, Carole sits down with Julie Mackinnon to discuss the incredible work she does as a master maker for over 20 years, and ...
Paul Guidera on uncharted waters, monsters and intuitive making
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the kiln sitters, Marianne sits down with Montreal based artist Paul Guidera to talk about his practice, his current residency experience...
KC Adams live at the Canadian Clay Symposium
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan sits down with visual artist KC Adams, during the Canadian Clay Symposium held at the Shadbolt Centre in Burnaby British Columbia. In their co...
Susannah Montague on her rich symbolism of life and death
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode Carole sits down with Susannah Montague, to discuss her incredible career as a sculptor utilizing the clay medium to visually t...
Live from NCECA: Sci-fi, Game Play, and World-Building in Art
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show Brendan co-hosts a panel with Virgil Ortiz and Justin Paik Reese (The Shot Callers), and special guest P. J. Anderson on the influence...
Live from NCECA: Sustainable Ceramics
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show Marianne co-hosts a panel with Ben Carter (Tales of a Red Clay Rambler), and special guests Julia Galloway and Ché R. Ochtli on takin...
Corps Territoire with Ito Laila LeFrançois
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, Marianne talks with the multidisciplinary artist Ito Laila LeFrançois. They discuss how their relationship with natural space...
Outpost Ceramic Sculptor Clint Neufeld
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Clint sit down next to Clint's two cubic foot wood fired test kiln to chat about his path in the world of ceramics. They cover topics rang...
Toluwalope Toludare on his path to Winnipeg and his lifelong journey in clay
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carole sits down this week with Toluwalope to chat about his contribution to the field of ceramic art and his extensive research of materials. His imp...
Amélie Proulx on material transformation
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Kiln sitters, Marianne sits down with the amazing Québec city artist Amélie Proulx. They dive into material transformation and Amé...
The balancing act of an emerging artist with Shaun Mallonga
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan sits down with a former student of his Shaun Mallonga, to catch up on all of his artistic endeavors. They cover conversations around education...
Isabel Ochoa and James Clarke-Hicks on their move from architecture to 3d printed ceramics
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode join Carole as she chats with Isabel Ochoa and James Clarke-Hicks of OCH Ceramics. They talk about how they went from studying arch...
Mérida Anderson on ceramics, food, and fashion
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode our host Marianne sits down with Montreal based multi talent artist Mérida Anderson. Join them for this ceramic heart to heart abo...
Leandra Brandson on expanding into new mediums
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Brendan sits down with emerging artist Leandra Brandson. Their conversation explores the ups and downs of being a young emerging ceramic ar...
Inspirations Studios with Susan Lavoie, Lindsay Gravelle and Gudrun Olafsdottir
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Carole sits down with Susan Lavoie, Lindsay Gravelle and Gudrun Olafsdottir of Inspirations Studios. Since 1994, this Toronto-based craft co...
New Clay Conference with Sarah Pike, Grace Han and Sami Tsang
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Carole and Marianne come together to converse with artists Sami Tsang, Grace Han, and Sarah Pike about their experience as pre...
Catch up with Carole, Marianne, and Brendan
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we launch Season 2 with our hosts Marianne Chénard, Carole Epp, and Brendan Tang talking about their summer travels and a few upcoming even...
We're back for season 2!
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marianne Chénard, Carole Epp, and Brendan Tang are back for season two of The Kiln Sitters. We are excited to continue our exploration of Canadian ce...
Host round table to wrap up Season 1
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we wrap up Season 1 with a panel discussion featuring our hosts Marianne Chénard, Carole Epp, and Brendan Tang. They talk about the diversi...
The Kiln Sitters Live! Vol. 1
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have the first live episode of The Kiln Sitters. Our hosts answer listener questions about making a career in Canada, the survival of dig...
Yanik Potvin on his research-based approach to ceramics
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's interview is a blend of French and English, and speaks to the hybridity explored in our guest's work. Marianne Chénard talks with Yanik P...
Japneet Kaur and Enas Satir on vulnerability and storytelling
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Kiln Sitters, Carole sits down with Toronto based artists Japneet Kaur and Enas Satir to talk about storytelling in clay, as well as ...
Mary Fox on creating a legacy
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Kiln sitters, Brendan sits down with the incredibly talented Mary Fox, an artist based on Vancouver Island in the town of Ladysmith....
Catherine Auriol on L'Art de la Table
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
L'Art de la Table translates as the art for the table, which beautifully describes the symbiosis of food as art that is Catherine Auriol's ceramic wor...
Pottery is Political with Judy Chartrand
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, host Carole Epp sits down with one of her all-time Canadian clay heroes Judy Chartrand. This is a conversation 20 years in the mak...
Gailan Ngan on developing a relationship with material
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Working in ceramics can be an ever evolving thing. For some of us we luck out with how we want to work in the material early, while for others it is a...
Koen De Winter on designing for industry
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Design is often a word that emerges in conversation when talking about ceramic objects. In this week's episode, Marianne sits down with internationall...
Cathy Terepocki and Heather Braun Dahl chat about sustaining their careers in clay
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're all seeking balance in our lives, looking for signs that we're on the right path creatively and professionally. This week the sitters had some l...
Vin Arora on making ceramics for restaurants
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by this week's interview with Vin Arora, the sitters gathered around the flat-top wood kiln to chat about their clay journeys. Brendan met Vi...
Host roundtable with Marianne Chénard, Carole Epp, and Brendan Tang
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this inaugural episode of The Kiln Sitters our hosts share stories about their upbringings, ceramic education, and love for Canadian ceramics. The...
The Kiln Sitters Season One Trailer
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marianne Chénard, Carole Epp and Brendan Tang sit down with artists and makers of all ages from across Canada to shed light on the contemporary ceram...