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November 1994 1 Spencer L. Davis ..Publisher and Acting Editor Ruth C. Butler................Associate Editor Kim Nagorski................Assistant Editor Tess Galvin ........................ Editorial Assistant Randy Wax............................Art Director Mary Rushley..................Circulation Manager Mary E. Beaver .... Assistant Circulation Manager Connie Belcher.............. Advertising Manager Editorial, Advertising and Circulation Offices 1609 Northwest Boulevard Post Office Box 12788 Columbus, Ohio 43212-0788 (614) 488-8236 FAX (614) 488-4561 Ceramics Monthly (ISSN 0009-0328) is published monthly except July and August by Professional Publications, Inc., 1609 Northwest Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43212-0788. Second Class post age paid at Columbus, Ohio. Subscription Rates: One year $22, two years $40, three years $55. Add $10 per year for subscrip tions outside the U.S.A. In Canada, add GST (registration number R123994618). 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All rights reserved 2 CERAMICS MONTHLY November 1994 3 4 CERAMICS MONTHLY VOLUME 42, NUMBER 9 • NOVEMBER 1994 Feature Artides Waylande Gregory by Thomas Folk...................................................................................... 27 Oregon Showcase ’94.................................................................................................... 33 Ceramic Sculpture in Brazil......................................................................................... 36 Burlon Craig by Charles Zug.................................................................................................... 38 1994 Fletcher Challenge Award a review by Peter Gibbs .............................................. 45 Hilary LaForce................................................................................................................ 49 Sylvia Netzer’s Post-Toxic/Neo-Plastic a review by Ann Rothman ......................... 50 Burlon Craig An opening of North Car olina potter Burlon Craig’s kiln often re Mary Lou Deal ............................................................................................................... 52 sembles a wrestling match, with collectors jostling, shoving and fighting to grab one Their Own Voices ......................................................................................................... 53 of his pots, which now are priced at about Metamorphosis of a Small Business by Diane Hutchinson ......................................... 78 $100 a gallon. Struggling to sell his works for just 10C a gallon at one time (“I’ve Fifth Annual California Conference by Marilyn Moyle ............................................... 82 hauled it until the glazing wore off of it almost”), Craig is still amazed at his work’s Susan Low-Beer.............................................................................................................. 84 popularity: “I know it’s happening, but it’s just hard for me to believe yet,” he says. His story begins on page 38. Up Front 1994 Fletcher Challenge Award New Zealand’s latest Fletcher Challenge exhibi Robert Sanderson ........................................................................................................... 10 tion drew more entries than ever before. $ 1 Million Allotted for Ceramics Museum .............................................................. 10 “Driven by feeling,” judge Jindra Vikova Canadian Biennial ........................................................................................................... 10 looked for the secret or the mystery in each piece; see page 45. Dorothy Rissman ........................................................................................................... 12 Pre-Columbian Press Molds by Carol Ventura ................................................................. 12 Virginia Scotchie ............................................................................................................. 16 Mid-Atlantic Craft Show by Tom Supensky ........................................................................ 16 A Raku Retreat by Brother Don Smith ................................................................................... 18 New Hampshire League Annual ................................................................................. 18 Beverly Mayeri ................................................................................................................ 20 Paula Bastiaansen ........................................................................................................... 20 Ohio’s Best of 1994 .............................................................................................. ........ 20 Metamorphosis ofa Small Business “Com Departments mitted to impeccable craftsmanship,” Diane Hutchinson and father Robert Letters ......................................................... 8 Group Ceramics Exhibitions ..................... 66 Dittmer have worked to build a business Video ........................................................... 24 Ceramics in Multimedia Exhibitions ......... 68 that produces functional and architectural Call for Entries Fairs, Festivals and Sales .......................... 69 ware, plus offers design and mold-making International Exhibitions ............................ 57 Workshops ..................................................... 70 services to others; page 78. National Exhibitions ..................................... 57 International Events .................................... 74 Regional Exhibitions .................................... 58 Questions ................................................... 86 The cover Ceramistlcritic Sylvia Netzer Fairs, Festivals and Sales ............................. 58 Classified Advertising .............................. 88 with her installation “Post-Toxic/Neo- Suggestions ................................................ 62 Comment: Plastic” at the A.I.R. Gallery in New York Calendar Play, Ritual and Making Special City; a review of her work begins on page Conferences ................................................... 66 by George Kokis .................................... 90 50. Photo: David Lubarsky. Solo Exhibitions ........................................... 66 Index to Advertisers ................................. 96 November 1994 5 Letters Fringe Whining I find CM refreshing in its wide scope. The constant whining for “more of’ or “only” is from the fringes of the clayworking Andrea Fabrega Kudos population. All those who don’t write prob I recently caught up on my reading and ably enjoy seeing new things regardless of was absolutely amazed by the story about their own personal styles and tastes. Andrea Fabrega and her miniature porcelain Kellie Callahan, Yakima, Wash. artistry in the May issue. Her work is truly extraordinary; I was deeply moved by the Fragile Traditions beauty and variety of her pieces. I was also I work in a five-person co-op, which extremely impressed with the creativity and produces functional stoneware and porcelain. innovation that her work shows. Ceramics is We have no problem with the attention given an art form with thousands of years of history high-end “funk” objects, but really welcome behind it. Even after thousands of years, articles about Third World potteries. These wonderful new ideas, forms and glazes, in traditions are fragile and can be wiped out new combinations, are still being invented by overnight, as was the beautiful Guatemalan contemporary artists like Ms. Fabrega. tinaja by the introduction of a plastic copy. Thanks for a truly wonderful article! David Matthews, Lynn, Mass. James Grantsen, Littleton, Colo. Absolute Necessity Professionalism Ceramics Monthly