In my opinion, bad art might be forms and elements that communicate poorly. In this episode, I talk about taking the work from a design in your sketchbook to creating a clay prototype of your form. I discuss what bad art might be and a few topics concerning the many elements that might be included in a form you create. I then go into some of the philosophy about these design concepts. 

The podcast mentioned where Dennis Allen talks about his throwing stick.
Clay At Our Core: A Pottery Podcast - Episode 59: Dennis Allen plays music, does woodworking, plays with clay.

Potters, who create production work and create elements on their forms to make the production of forms be more efficient:

Florian Gadsby 
Simon Leach
Bill van Gilder
Amy Palatnick

Books Mentioned:


A Potter's Book. by Bernard Leach
Basic Visual Concepts and Principles: For Artists, Architects and Designers. by Charles Wallschlaeger & Cynthia Snyder
Functional Pottery: Form and Aesthetic in Pots of Purpose. By Robin Hopper
     Making Marks
    The Ceramic Spectrum
Surface Decoration for Ceramics: A Creative Guide for the Contemporary Maker. By Claire Ireland