The Teacher That Quit to Become a Full-Time Potter | Andrew Linderman | Episode 528
The Potters Cast
Paul Blais
4.9 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2019
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Andrew Linderman is a studio potter and former high school chemistry teacher. Originally from the Twin Cities, Andrew currently living and working in Milwaukee, WI. Andrew makes functional pots to make the best moments in life better, to make the mundane moments more enjoyable, and to make the difficult moments more bearable. Andrew uses his background in chemistry to create glazes that are enhanced by the firing process in which he produces his pots. Recently, Andrew has also explored how the wood-firing process affects the surfaces of his pots. Andrew continually strives to create work in which the functionality of a piece is enhanced by its aesthetic and tactile qualities. Andrew graduated from Luther College (Decorah, IA) in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry. Andrew has learned his art and craft primarily from George Lowe during his undergraduate studies, S.C. Rolf post-graduation and wood firing from Simon Levin.. Linderman also teaches classes at Cream City Clay in Milwaukee, WI.
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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. |
| 0:14.1 | Ho-ha! |
| 0:14.8 | It's episode number 528 of the Potter's cast. |
| 0:19.0 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:20.5 | Welcome to the show. i just had a successful |
| 0:24.9 | kiln opening party at my house it was unbelievable we had a good time and it look it's it's my |
| 0:33.3 | electric kiln but there was me my wife and my daughter We all had stuff in the kiln. And so we just |
| 0:40.1 | had a little party. We fired it yesterday, let it cool down overnight, and then waited until, |
| 0:47.4 | you know, everybody got off of work. And then we had dinner and then a little bit of a party. |
| 0:52.7 | And it was phenomenal. And then right after that man i got to tell |
| 0:58.1 | you one of my favorite tools is the studio sander by forest middleton that it is just phenomenal i took a bunch |
| 1:08.8 | of plates and a bunch of cups and I sanded them off, you know, |
| 1:13.7 | just right then a whole kiln load, you know, like a 1027 kiln load. And man, just smooth as can be. |
| 1:21.0 | I love, love, love that tool. If you don't sand your bottoms, well, let me put it this way. I think pots should have their |
| 1:30.1 | bottoms sanded because it just makes a difference, a huge difference. I remember one time I brought |
| 1:36.0 | some pots over to someone's house and I set them down from the look at and when they picked them up, |
| 1:41.2 | the table had been scratched and I was so mortified. I said never again. So I feel |
| 1:48.8 | the bottoms of my pots and I like the sand them so they feel smooth. So that's what I did. And then also |
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