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March 1991 1 William C. Hunt.......................................Editor Ruth C. Butler..........................Associate Editor Robert L. Creager............................Art Director Kim S. Nagorski ...................Editorial Assistant Shawn R. Hiller...........................Staff Assistant Mary Rushley...................Circulation Manager Mary E. Beaver................ Circulation Assistant Connie Belcher.................Advertising Manager Spencer L. Davis.................................Publisher Editorial, Advertising and Circulation Offices 1609 Northwest Boulevard Box 12448, Columbus, Ohio 43212 (614) 488-8236 FAX (614) 488-4561 Ceramics Monthly (ISSN 0009-0328) is pub lished monthly except July and August by Professional Publications, Inc., 1609 North west Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43212. Second Class postage paid at Columbus, Ohio. Subscription Rates: One year $20, two years $36, three years $50. Add $8 per year for subscriptions outside the U.S.A. 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All rights reserved 2 Ceramics Monthly March 1991 3 4 Ceramics Monthly V olume 39, N umber 3 • March 1991 Feature Articles The Ceramic Work Center of Hollandby Nancy Frommer LaPointe.... 22 Photographing Ceramics Revisitedby Glenn Rand..................................26 Ann Roberts...........................................................................................29 Janet Mansfield Australian potter/au- Stenciled Imageryby Patrick Siler ........................................................... 30 thor/editor Janet Mansfield wants her wood-fired and salt-glazed pots “to depict Crystal Glazes in Reduction!by Thomas S. Carroll.................................. 35 all the turbulent forces of the firing, en riched by the heat and vapors”; see Jane Hamlyn’s profile of Mansfield on page 44. Biennale Orlandi................................................................................... 38 Philadelphia Clay..................................................................................40 The Ceramic Work Center of Holland Backed by the Netherlands government, this expanding facility provides space andLow-Fire Highlights..............................................................................42 materials for ambitious projects by ceram ists from around the world; see page 22 for Janet Mansfield a look at this international gathering place. Toward an Australian Aestheticby Jane Hamlyn........................................... 44 with The Full Flavor of Salt by Janet Mansfield............................................................ 46 Red Firecracker Glazes Reduction firing usually inhibits crystal growth, but cooking Blending Intuition and Logicby Nan Smith .............................................49 oil dripped into an electric kiln after it has cooled to 1500°F produces reduced crys talline glazes; see page 35 for process in Secure Wall Hangingsby Thomas Hubert..................................................80 formation (complete with recipes). Cone 6 Casting Slips Slip Casting, Part 3 by Gerald Rowan.......................................................... 82 Up Front Sandra Johnstone, 1936-1991 ................. 12 Porcelain by Six........................................16 Endowment’s Loss Is States’ Gain.......... 12 Federal Protection for Art........................ 16 Treasure Boxes........................................ 12 Susan Low-Beer...................................... 16 Figurative Clay........................................ 12 Curtis and Suzan Benzie.......................... 18 Pipe Sculpture Symposium Charitable Deductions............................. 18 by Sandra Johnstone........................... 14 Moscow Treasures................................... 18 Stenciled Imagery Working with paper stencils gives Pullman, Washington, ce ramist Patrick Siler the ability to try various arrangements before applying thick slip imagery to stoneware walls, plates and geo Departments metric sculpture; page 30. Letters ............................................. 8 Suggestions.................................... 78 The cover Florida mixed-media artist Call for Entries ............................. 54 Classified Advertising...................84 Nan Smith provides an intimate view of her current work, from its forming and Questions....................................... 59 Comment: Reviving Craftsmanship decorating processes to its reason for be Calendar .........................................60 by William Hunt................................. 86 ing, in “Blending Intuition and Logic”; see page 49. Photo: Allen Cheuvront. New Books ................................... 72 Index to Advertisers..................... 88 March 1991 5 Letters ics. I believe this is already clearly indicated. a special appreciation for the differences in People are beginning to ask for soup bowls. politics, culture and technical problems as Constance Berdan Sherman seen through the eyes of a potter. Garrison, N.Y. Also, the article on building a heat ex changer into the kiln is a truly exciting CM’s Format Changes concept. Thanks. As a frequent contributor to News and Stephen Plant Editor’s Fault Retrospect, let me congratulate CM on Revelstoke, B.C. The review of Nobuo Mitsunashi’s work moving the personal achievements of artists Canada by Derek Jones in the December issue is by Up Front where they belong! far the worst example of fustian that I’ve Linda Mau In-depth Profiles Inspiring seen in many years. Such phrases as “con Saratoga, Calif. I often feel that CM does not probe its crete imagery upon abstract forms,” “geo subjects with enough depth—sparking my logic and architectonic,” “form dichotomies,” Just wanted to say I love the new layout. avid interest, but not satisfying my curiosity. “objects of meditative study,” “escape the Could never figure out why CM put what’sI am highly educated and CM is the only analytic mindset,” “lose his objective andgoing on in the back of the magazine. monthly magazine of its kind (to my knowl subjective individuality and tap into a more My only suggestion: In Calendar, list the edge) available to me. I feel that more detail universal psyche,” “point out dualities thatartists’ names in bold, and the state andand thorough treatment in your articles exist about us and within us,” etc., as well astown in regular type. I read those listings to would benefit everyone. the unbelievably pompous reference in see who is doing what, and that’s hard to I appreciate efforts to minimize subscrib which Jones sniffs haughtily that the spot the way it is. ers’ costs. However, I feel that the majority “uninitiated viewers are perhaps less able to Jolyon Hofsted of CM’s readers would be willing to pay up appreciate,” make the whole piece laugh Shady, N.Y. to $10 more per year for articles that were able in its pretentiousness. twice as long and juicy! I’m not even talking As bombastic as this writing is, I fault the The new format with the short articles technical information (although this is good, responsible editor more than the author. Up Front is refreshing. It’s nice to read too)...simply more details about featured Proper editorial control should never letabout individual potters, their shows, andpotters’ lives and work habits. Small details such a self-important piece be published. ceramic news at the beginning of the maga are not only interesting; they can be inspir The relative merit or lack thereof of the zine, before being fed by the main articles. ing. artist’s work is lost in the clutter of the Up Front is a tasty appetizer, rather than a Pamela Merritt claptrap. Surely readers ofCeramics Monthly stale leftover. North Egremont, Mass. deserve

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