The Fizz

  • Thank You for Your Feedback: taking a shit for a walk

    by Laurie Steer
    Laurie, Nobody gives a fuck how making pots makes you feel. Your pots are shit. Simon Dear Simon, After months of fishing I’ve finally got a bite....

  • I Have Feelings: an ancient mammal in the modern world.

    by Laurie Steer
    Hello Laurie, If a machine could make a better pot than you, would you still bother? Probably not.   Simon Dear Simon, Yes, actually I would.  I’m...

  • While the World Burns: the quiet necessity of making

    by Laurie Steer
    Dear Laurie, The world is going to shit. Roxy   Dear Roxy, Thank goodness.  Without shit we’d have no fertiliser and therefore no growth, personal ...

  • Going in Circles — The illusion of control

    by Laurie Steer
    Kia Ora Laurie How do you centre clay on a potter's wheel? Best, Eleanor    Dear Eleanor, I write to you today from an enormous spinning rock circl...

  • A Flock of Turds: thoughts on archaeology

    by Laurie Steer
    Dear Laurie,  Doesn't it give you existential dread knowing your weird mugs will outlive our civilization and be dug up by confused future archeolo...

  • You Can't Dance in a Cupboard: a case against safety

    by Laurie Steer
    Dear Laurie, Would you rather someone broke one of your pots using it or kept it untouched in a cupboard forever? Cheers, Michael   Dear Mike, You ...

  • The Genitals of Spring: Flowers in the home.

    by Laurie Steer
    Dear Laurie, Why do we put flowers in vases? Love Ashley Dear Ashley, The easy answer is that we want to bring the beauty of the garden indoors. A...

  • Dirty Work: on fucking a stranger in the sand dunes

    by Laurie Steer
    Hi Laurie, Is wood-firing actually a superior way to fire clay, or is it just an excuse for a bunch of hairy isolationists to burn pine, drink beer...

  • The Desert Road: the weather inside.

    by Laurie Steer
    Dear Laurie, If every ceramic object vanished overnight, what would we miss first? Regards, Roger Dear Roger, The Toilet Bowl.  XL ps Although I r...

  • The Residue of Wonder: On art, artifacts and impermanence.

    by Laurie Steer
    Dear Laurie,  If the ultimate destination of all our labor is just archeological landfill, why bother trying to make art at all?  Ethan   Dear Etha...

  • Pass Me My Towel, Robot: An optimistic guide to automation.

    by Laurie Steer
    Hi Laurie, What are you going to do when robots take your job? Caroline Dear Caroline, The robots have already taken my job but it's ok because I ...

  • Tea Time: Confessions of a reluctant revolutionary.

    by Laurie Steer
    Hi Laurie, Is hand making pottery an act of radical anti-capitalist rebellion, or is it just another luxury hobby for rich people who can’t do yoga...