Newcastle artist creates bespoke ceramic service for Hunter businesses

Newcastle Herald Penelope Green September 1, 2020 Ali Sobel-Read's ceramics have long been inspired by her peripatetic lifestyle and surroundings. During her decade in New York, working as an educator with at-risk children in Harlem,…

Hacking the City: A New Model for Urban Renewal|New Republic

  HACKING THE CITY A NEW MODEL FOR URBAN RENEWAL BY GREG LINDSAY December 10, 2015 On a sunny morning in March, Marcus Westbury brandished his iPad as if it were a window into another world. The screen depicted the street we were…

Art in Newcastle

Saturday June 6th was a glorious day, a day worthy of getting those walking shoes on and pounding the pavement in search of art. And so I acquiesced. I ventured forth into that warm winter sunshine and perused Newcastle’s abundant art both…

Walter Magazine – Giving Thanks

Walter Magazine - November 2012
Ceramic Tiles

Textured Tiles that Tell a Story

Published in: Architects and Artisans February 14, 2011 Ali Sobel-Read is a self-taught artist who uses found objects to form lasting impressions in clay. In her travels to Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands, she collects remnants…

Travels with potteryali and family: Foreigners in a New Land

Published in: SWEA Bladet (Swedish magazine) May 2010 I imagine that most, if not all, of you who are reading this are experts at navigating and living in a new country and so can relate to our experiences living abroad.  It’s been…

Kevin och Pottery Ali

Published in: SWEA Bladet (Swedish Magazine) Jan 29, 2010 Bakom mig i kön till nationaldagens buffébord står ett trevligt amerikanskt par och man är ju nyfiken så jag börjar fundera. Vad har de för anknytning till Sverige? Vi…

Passion for pottery pays off

Passion for pottery pays off: Vases created by North Raleigh potter Ali Sobel-Read are going into a home featured on Sunday's episode of ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.'Jan 21, 2006 Published in: The News and Observer January 2006 Demorris…