{"podcast":{"title":"Colour and Ceramics","slug":"colour-and-ceramics-6773134","podcast_index_feed_id":6773134,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/colour/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/colour","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/colour/20231204_101226_866d2437219b5c52f3805db66dbb8329.jpg","author":"Bob Acton","episode_count":54,"summary":"Colour affects peoples’ emotional reactions and mood. In ceramics, the artist uses colour to imbue something other than that communicated from the form itself. This podcast explores the entire spectrum of colour, the psychology of colour, and how to use colour to communicate in ceramics. Bob will not only interview top ceramic artists from around the world but also artists using other mediums who use colour in their work. Look for a new podcast every two weeks. Bob can be contacted through his website at https://bobactonceramics.com/podcast or via the Colour and Ceramics Podcast Instagram page at https://instagram.com/colourandceramics","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T16:19:15.394368+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colour-and-ceramics-6773134"},"episode":{"title":"Carmen D'Apollonio: Sculptor, lamp maker, and designer.","slug":"carmen-d-apollonio-sculptor-lamp-maker-and-designer","published_at":"2025-07-09T08:00:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colour-and-ceramics-6773134/carmen-d-apollonio-sculptor-lamp-maker-and-designer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colour-and-ceramics-6773134","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/colour/2106549","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/232060/2106549/colour/2025_07_08_17_53_12_fa1ccff9-d753-4306-8ea4-42f3556856c6.mp3","summary":"Today’s featured artist is Carmen D’Apollonio , sculptor who explores everything from abstraction to figuration in her ceramic practice. Self-taught in ceramics, Carmen creates sculptural lighting and vessels that fuse craftsmanship with functionality, often infused with humour. As she puts it, “My work is simple; it often gives way to humor. As if clay had its way of being, its own personality.” Carmen began her creative career as an art director for short films and commercials in the 90s. She then worked alongside artist Urs Fischer for over a decade before launching her own fashion brand, Ikou Tschuss, in 2006, combining modern textiles with traditional artistry. Since 2014, she’s been working out of her own studio in Los Angeles. Her process begins with sketching, then sculpting the clay form, allowing the piece to evolve along the way. Titles like “I Wish You Were Beautiful” and “Here Comes the Light” hint at her playful, open-ended approach to artmaking. Today, Carmen continues to create from her Los Angeles studio, bringing clay to life with humour, honesty, and a touch of poetic storytelling. You can find her work at her website here https://carmendapollonio.com/ and her Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/carmendapollonio","meta_description":"Today’s featured artist is Carmen D’Apollonio , sculptor who explores everything from abstraction to figuration in her ceramic practice. Self-taught in ce…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1864,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/colour-and-ceramics-6773134/episodes/carmen-d-apollonio-sculptor-lamp-maker-and-designer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colour-and-ceramics-6773134/carmen-d-apollonio-sculptor-lamp-maker-and-designer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}