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The Potters Cast

Processing Wild Clay | Richard Wright | Episode 1231

The Potters Cast

Paul Blais

Careers, Visual Arts, Business, Arts

4.9590 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Richard Wright has made pots for 30 years. Living in Lenoir North Carolina, Richard is a full time potter. Previously a Physical Therapist, Richard continues to use his hands but in a more craft centered way. Richard's work is considered Catawba Valley traditional pottery, where the potters use native clay with an attention to form. Richard lives with his wife of 29 yrs, has 3 children, and lives in a home from the 1800s.

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0:00.0

This is the Potter's Cast.

0:01.9

A podcast home for potters everywhere.

0:05.4

It's a community of potters dedicated to grow their business.

0:08.8

We're picking up where the art degree ends.

0:11.1

I'm your host, Paul Blaze.

0:14.0

Howdy and welcome to episode number 1,231 of the Potter's cast.

0:21.7

Have you ever been scrolling through Instagram and you run across these amazing pieces of work that it's hand-built, but it's got this incredible texture on there, whether it's a leaf pattern or a bird or whatever the texture happens to be. I've always loved that. And we had on

0:43.6

the potter's class, Carly Gibran, who taught how to do that with lino cuts and making textured

0:53.4

slabs. And we did that for the potter's class. And,

0:58.1

you know, we still have that. It's available. We did that recording, I think it was last year.

1:03.7

And that recording is still available. So if you've been wanting to add textures to your work

1:08.5

with lino cuts, then check it out, you know, because it's,

1:12.3

it's an incredible class that you can still be able to join. So it's over at the pottersclass.com

1:18.6

and you just scroll down a little bit. You'll see Carly Gibran's class. It's called

1:22.0

Handbuilding with lino cut textured slabs. Super great class.

1:29.7

And Carly is an incredible artist.

1:36.0

So someone totally worth following, but also someone that is a great person to be able to learn from because her work is absolutely incredible.

1:38.5

I've got cups in my cupboard that I use on the regular that are from Carly because

1:43.8

we just love her work.

1:45.1

So, yeah, check that out.

1:46.9

We've got Richard Wright coming on the show today.

1:50.1

And a big part of what we talk about in this conversation is the process of turning wild clay

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