Events

December 14th, 2024, 12 - 4 pm
3709 37th Street
Mount Rainier, MD 20712

Please visit my studio and check recent work for sale. I’ll look forward to hosting visitors and enjoying great conversation with you all.

Other participating studios include:

Ampersand
Otis Street Arts Project
Washington Glass School
Orange Door Studio
Alonzo Davis
Portico
Brentwood Arts Exchanges

Joe Hicks Ceramics at Clay Festival
Sunday September 15, 2024
Brookland Arts Walk
Monroe Street, Brookland, DC

Fifth Annual DC Clay Festival Celebrating DMV Potters and Ceramic Artists

Hundreds of DMV residents will celebrate the amazing and creative talents of more than 25 DMV potters and ceramic artists at the fifth annual DC Clay Fest on Sunday, September 15, 2024, 11:00 - 4:00 pm. The featured artists will show and sell a variety of one-of-a-kind, functional, and decorative pieces. These outstanding potters and ceramic artists use a wide variety of surface treatments, techniques and styles to elicit different responses including joy, power, whimsy and energy from the viewers and users. The event will have free music and craft tables for all to enjoy.

Studios Participating in Open Studios

Joe Hicks Ceramics at
American Craft Made
Booth 738

Intersections of Fire

A Conversation About American Pottery, Bourbon, Fire, and Atmospheric Sciences
December 18, 1-3 pm
Attend via Zoom

Join us as we discover how potters and distillers navigate the serendipitous relationship that fire, earth, and the atmosphere contribute to the unique finishing characteristics of both bourbon whiskey and pottery. Panelists will discuss these interconnections, and how they relate to the current ceramics exhibition, Random Bourbon Encounters, at Portico Gallery. 

Panelists include Bourbon Steward Matt Weber, Climatologist Emerson LaJoie, and potters Michael Corigliano, and Joe Hicks. 

Directly following the talk, we will tour the Random Bourbon Encounters Exhibition at Portico Gallery.

 Location of Discussion:
miXt Food Hall
3809 Rhode Island Ave

Zoom Registration Here

Carbon Trap Shino Workshop
District Clay Center
September 18, 1 - 5 pm

Register Here

Join us for the return of our in-depth exploration with Joe Hicks of that most exciting and dynamic of glazes, CARBON TRAP SHINO.

During this half-day workshop on Saturday 9/18, participants will learn the mysteries of making, mixing, applying and firing Shino glazes. You will then glaze your work choosing between four Shino glazes and then load it into District Clay's reduction kiln for special carbon trap firing Saturday night.

You will also be invited to attend a special Kiln Opening on Tuesday, 9/21 to retrieve your pots and see and discuss the results of the firing.

Online Store

Peruse and purchase my most recent work online. The store contains the most recent and beautiful examples of functional pottery and larger vessels for interior decor. Shipping and curbside pick-up are available.

New Video: Firing Raku

Check out latest video of my most recent firing titled, Firing Raku. Follow along as I describe my process, and the new kiln design used for my latest raku ware.

Watch other videos at my Youtube Channel, Backyard Pots. There, you can find videos describing other processes related to locating and prepping local clay, and different firing strategies.