{"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":"Peter Beard: A UK-based ceramic sculptor","slug":"peter-beard-a-uk-based-ceramic-sculptor","published_at":"2025-10-10T07:00:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colour-and-ceramics-6773134/peter-beard-a-uk-based-ceramic-sculptor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colour-and-ceramics-6773134","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/colour/2263017","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/232060/2263017/colour/2025_10_09_17_36_45_2d8a7c59-1018-4c68-beb4-6c45520fa389.mp3","summary":"Today's podcast introduces Peter Beard. Peter first discovered clay as a kid, and that early fascination never really left him. While studying industrial and furniture design at Ravensbourne College of Art in London, he found himself spending more and more time in the ceramics department. After graduating, he helped set up a pottery in Scotland making domestic stoneware, and not long after, opened his own studio in Kent where sculpture became his main focus. These days, Peter works from his studio in Leamington Spa, creating stoneware pieces that are both thrown and hand-built. He fires in oxidation to around 1280°C, building up layers of coloured clays and matte glazes, using wax resist and surface grinding to reveal these intricate, textured patterns underneath. He’s also worked in bronze and stone, and has been exhibiting his work since the mid-70s, both in Britain and internationally. What I love most about Peter’s approach is how design precision meets quiet emotion. Each piece feels carefully considered but deeply human. You can find his work on his website at https://peterbeard.co.uk/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/peterbeardceramics/","meta_description":"Today's podcast introduces Peter Beard. Peter first discovered clay as a kid, and that early fascination never really left him. While studying industrial…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3277,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/colour-and-ceramics-6773134/episodes/peter-beard-a-uk-based-ceramic-sculptor/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/peter-beard-a-uk-based-ceramic-sculptor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}