Once winter rains set in, clay soils become saturated and hard to handle. They won’t dry out until mid-spring, when they can bake hard. This sounds dire – but clay soils have the advantage of being ...

KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) - In rural Preston County, West Virginia, potter Mel Sword’s house is located at the end of a gravel road, near a road called “Wildflower Way” and a creek that feeds into the ...

The second phase of the pond build focuses on digging and shaping the core trench in dense, wet clay. After adjusting the ...

This exhibition presents a selection of letters, writings, photographs, interviews and other primary sources documenting American artists working in clay. The Archives of American Art?s focus on clay ...