#107: Chris Staley

In this episode, Nick and Andy talk with renowned ceramic artist Chris Staley. You’ll be inspired with Chris's account of how he used failure, adversity, and humility as motivation to reach his goals and maintain his seemingly unstoppable quest to be a lifelong learner and creative. Chris's passion for his craft and teaching are truly motivational.

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Chris Staley 
https://arts.psu.edu/faculty/christopher-staley/ 
https://www.92y.org/instructor/chris-staley 
 
Penn State University 
https://arts.psu.edu/facilities/sova-ceramics-studio/ 
 
Kansas City Arts Institute 
https://kcai.edu/academics/majors/ceramics/ 
 
Ken Ferguson 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Ferguson_(ceramist) 
 
Form 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_and_form_(visual_arts)[Text Wrapping Break] 
Polyrhythms 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyrhythm 
 
John Cage 
https://www.johncage.org 
 
Minimalism 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism 
 
RISD Rhode Island School of Design 
https://www.risd.edu 
 
Joseph Campbell 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell 
 
Daniel Goleman 
https://www.danielgoleman.info/biography/ 
 
Emotional Intelligence  
https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Intelligence-Matter-More-Than/dp/055338371X 
 
Greenwich House Pottery  
https://www.greenwichhouse.org/pottery-about/home/ 
 
Edward O. Wilson 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._O._Wilson 
 
Henri Matisse 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Matisse 
 
United Mine Workers 
https://umwa.org 
 
FMC  
https://www.fmc.com/en 
 
Henry Thoreau 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau 
 
Garth Clark Gallery 
https://cfileonline.org/garth-clark/ 
 
Roberto Lugo 
http://robertolugostudio.com 

 
Rome Prize 
https://www.aarome.org/apply 
 
Mary Oliver 
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-oliver 
 
Wynton Marsalis  
https://wyntonmarsalis.org 
 
Norman Maclean 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Maclean 
 
Alfred University/Robert Turner 
https://www.alfred.edu/academics/graduate-programs/ceramic-art.cfm 
https://www.alfred.edu/about/alfred-stories/robert-turner.cfm