John Shirley studies Ceramic Design and wanted to take his porcelain work to a new level translucency and whiteness so that he can use the canvas  as a backdrop for soluble salt patterns. 
​He started to slip-cast bone china bowls.
His work is renown. ​

See recipes for Bone China on my clay recipes page

David Voorhees is working with porcelain, mostly on the potters wheel. He discussed his career and the art of his family with Antoinette in this online video interview. His wheel throwing tips and decorating techniques are reaching potters far and wide across the world in his online video pottery workshop. ​

With parents that were recognized for their watercolor and oil painting across North Carolina, it is no surprise that David uses his porcelain urns as a backdrop for ceramic decorating techniques. ​

Antoinette Badenhorst interviewed Connie Christensen during the recording of her online teapot workshop for TeachinArt. Connie demonstrates faceting techniques on the pottery wheel. She throws a teapot, sugar and creamer, tea bowl, two different types of covered jars with lids, and alters a serving tray in front of the camera. She concludes the workshop with detailed instructions on making and attaching a cane handle to a teapot. She also provides information on where to buy cane and how to prepare it for making handles. ​

Paul Lewing used to be a potter. He gradually evolved into a China Painter. He is also a painting artist that draws inspiration from nature. Paul was always more interested in decorating his work than making the actual clay objects. His career spans over 50+ years of teaching and making. He is one of TeachinArt Online School of Art's prestigious artists. His book about China Painting is the only one of its kind in the world, due to the fact that he broke away from traditional methods. 
This interview was recorded in the pottery studio of Antoinette when he presented his online class China Painting as a teaching artist for TeachinArt.

Marcia Selsor a Professor Emerita (Montana State University-Billings) is renown for many areas in ceramics. Over a span of 50+ years in clay there are few areas in pottery that Marcia did not cover. 
Lately she specialized in alternative firing techniques, a style that she developed further than the raku techniques with horses from earlier days. ​

What is alternative firing techniques. 
These firing techniques are mostly reduction firings in which smoke is formed when the fire is choked and forced to find oxygen from the porous clay work. 
Pit fire, saw dust firing, raku and barrel firing are a few names associated with alternative firing. 
​Marcia specializes in this online workshop with TeachinArt in obvara and raku techniques, while she show her students how to build a raku kiln. ​

“My pots are made to be used” says Nan.  When I interviewed Nan she told me about her life as a potter, her dedication to her students and where her career started. Nan studied in England when she were "accidentally" introduced to pottery. It was an instant passion. 
Nan worked and studied in England and Ireland before returning to the USA. Her life long career has an impact on students all over the USA and now that she also teaches with TeachinArt Online School of Art, her knowledge reaches far beyond American borders. ​