RESOURCES

• Green Ceramics - Exploring Environmental Practices lecture by Dr Wendy Gers, 2021.

• Yuliya Makliuk's digital booklet, A Greener Pottery: A Step-by-Step Guide to Sustainable Ceramic Studio Practice, 2022.

• Robert Harrison's book, Sustainable Ceramics, American Ceramic Society, 2013.

• Craft Scotland presents Sustainable ceramics with Kevin Morris, 2018.

• (Re)Crafting Sustainable Practices into Contemporary Ceramic Art and Design by Dr Wendy Gers. Keynote Address for the International Conference; Theories and Practices of Art and Design: Sociocultural, Economic and Political Contexts, HSE Art & Design School, Moscow, Russia, 2021.

• Sustainable Ceramics lecture by Nancy Selvage, 2012 & updated Sustainable Ceramics slides by Nancy Selvage, 2021.

• Visit myclimate.org or nativeenergy.com to explore carbon footprint calculators.

• Gallery and art world calculator.

• Exhibitions’ carbon footprints, The Art Newspaper, 2022.

• Amanda English. Climate Change and a Circular Economy: Challenges Facing Ceramicists. BA (Honours) Thesis. University of Hertfordshire, 2020.

• Denise Joyal. Aesthetics and Environment, Kilns and Carbon. Ceramics Monthly, Feb. 2011. pp.48-53.

• Simon Leach. Video with thoughts on raw glazing & once firing, 2017.

• Julia Galloway.  Research notes on firing via gas, wood, electric, soda and salt, alternative fuels, biodiesel & solar energy.

• David Morrison Pike. Wood firing as a carbon neutral activity, 2010.

• Ching-Lin Lu, Tai-shen Huang & Fang-Lin. The Intersection of Potters and Environmental Sustainability - Pottery Glaze Cases, 2018. 

• Dr Richard Tarrant. Essay on Greener Kilns, 2021.

Interactive Materials Map: Where do Materials come from? Collaboration with Julia Galloway’s students at the University of Montana in Missoula, and Matthew Limb, PHD candidate at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Future Materials Bank - Supporting the transition towards a more sustainable art practice.

Julia Galloway's research notes on mining and frits.

Materiom - An open database of regenerative materials - what they're made of, how they're made, and their performance properties.

• Basic introduction to a Safe and Healthy studio and hazards in the studio.

• Overview of Pottery Safety in Schools.

• Matthew Fechser, Victor Alaves, Rodney Larson, and Darrah Sleeth Evaluation of Respirable Crystalline Silica in High School Ceramics Classrooms, 2014.

• Recommended short courses by Tim Thornton on Occupational Health and Security.

NCECA Green Task Force website

Art, Climate, Transition

The UN 's 17 Sustainable Development Goals  https://sdgs.un.org/goals 

• Burleigh Pottery, UK. Environmental Policy.

• British Ceramics Confederation. Ceramic Sector Joint Industry - Government Industrial Decarbonisation and Energy Efficiency Roadmap Action Plan, 2017.

• European Commission. Best Available Techniques in the Ceramic Manufacturing Industry,  2007.

• World Bank Group. Environmental, health, and safety guidelines for ceramic tile and sanitary ware manufacturing, 2007.

• Creative Carbon Scotland. Developing your Environmental Policy.

• Artsadmin, UK. Environmental policy and action plan.

• Sustainable Business Toolkit. How to write and environmental policy?

• Deb Schwartzkopf presents a brief video on up recycling clay glaze waste.

• Liz Duarte shares Paver Bricks: Considerations for How to Handle Studio Waste.

• Also, check out this informative blog post about reclaiming glaze.

Julia Galloway's research notes on shipping.

Sara Howard's booklet, Circular Ceramics, 2021.

Katie Treggiden's book, Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure, 2020.

Julia Galloway's research notes on ceramics and waste.

• Water & sediment reclaim sink device, the Cink.

• Julia Galloway's research notes on water.

• Mud Matters, curated monthly webinars by Dr Wendy Gers, exploring sustainability, professional development and reducing our environmental impact with international artists and experts.

• Green Week, Moreley College, London, 2021.

• Dan Barber (Chef) & Gregg Moore (Potter), interviewed by Glenn Adamson, Design in Dialogue webinar.
  Inspiring discussion with Dan Barber, a leading voice on local food and sustainability and the ceramist Gregg Moore. They discuss circular design and craftsmanship drawing on the materiality of the farm landscape to provide a deeply thoughtful and aesthetically resolved dining experience.

• Outrage and Optimism - Climate change podcast

• International Wild Clay Research Project (IWCRP), University of Montana, Wild Clays in Montana.

• The Wild Pigment Project promotes ecological balance and regenerative economies through a passion for wild pigments, their places of origin, and their cultural histories.

• Matt Levy, Takuro Shibata, Hitomi Shibata's book, Wild Clay:Creating Ceramics and Glazes from Natural and Found Resources, 2022.

   

• Craft Scotland recommends  3 ways to be more sustainable in your craft, 2019.

• Chrysalis Arts Development A Guide for Artists to Greening Art Practices &  Greening Arts Practice Resources & Links.

• Creative Carbon Scotland’s Guides to Climate Policy, Adapting cultural business models for climate change and Adapting our Culture toolkit, 2021

• PACT - Partners for Arts Climate Targets.