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4 CERAMICS MON TI-ILY MONTHLY

Volume 23, Number 8 October 1975

Letters to the Editor ...... 6 Itinerary ...... 13

Answers to Questions ...... 17 Suggestions from Our Readers ...... 19 Pity the Poor Potter by William C. Alexander ...... 23 The Ceramic Bells of Paolo Soleri by Elena Karina-Canavier ...... 24

Objects and Crafts ...... 28 A Pottery in Thailand by Jerrilynn C. Polissar ...... 30 Functional Ceramics 1975 ...... 36 Scripps College Exhibition ...... 44 The Camera & the Craftsman ...... / 46 Early New England Potters by Suzanne Amanda ..... 48 Sculpture at Evanston ...... 52 The Handle by Robert Fournier ...... 53 Architectural Commissions by Don Lewis ...... 56 Portable Containers by Erik Gronborg ...... 58 Nepheline Syenite Glazes by Richard Behrens ...... 59 CeramActivities ...... 87 New Books ...... 89 -+e - Index to Advertisers ...... 90 .fo+ On Our Cover "1200," a stoneware form by Dick Hay, Brazil, Indiana, o ÷ received the Indianapolis Museum of Art grand prize in "Objects and Crafts 1975." Other prize winners in this exhibition of works by Indiana craftsmen are featured ?#t4 on pages 30 and 31.

Publisher and Acting Editor: Sp~Nc~ L. DArts Managing Editor: W[LLt^SZ C. HC'NT Copy Editor: Do~xa WOLFZXS,~RG~R Art Director: ROS~RT L. CRWAOC~ Circulation Manager: M~RY RUS~L~Y Advertising Manager: Cox~z¢ BeLCheR Editorial, Advertising, and Circulation Of/ices: 1609 Northwest Bh'd., P.O. Box 12448, Columbus, Ohio 43212. (614) 488-8236. West Coast Advertising Representative: Joseph Mervish Asso- ciates, 4721 Laurel Canyon, Suite 211, North Hollywood, California 91607. (213) 877-7556 Copyright 1975 Pro[essional Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.

C~R~.CS .~.IONTIIIV is published monthly" except July and August by Pmf~ional Publications. Ine g I. Davis. Pres P S Elner`'. See.: 1609 Northwest BI,d. Columbus, Ohio 43212. Correspondence con~erni.~ sub- scripti~,ns, re.lepta|s, aIld cha.Te of address should he mailed to the Circulation Department, C~RAMlCs Mnx FIIL~. I~.X 12448, Columbus. Ohio 13212. Se(ond Class postage paid at Athen~, Ohio. t'.s ~. Suh~riptions: O.e `'ear $8: 'I',~ years $I4: Thr~ yea~ $19. Add $1 per ".ear outside u,s.~. The articles irl each issue of C~M~cs ~'.~[~NrHI5 are indexed in the Art Index and the Reader,' Guide t~ I'(..d~al I.iterature. Mic.~fi[m copie~ are a,ailable to subscrib~e~ from L'ni~er~t~ Microfihus. 300 N Zeel. Rd. Aim .~.rl,or. Michigan 41~1C~ Manu~(ripts and illustrations dealing ~ith ~era.d~ art a(tl~ die, are ~,,'h,,me :,nd ~,ill he l(,ns~dered fi~r publicati~.. A l~klet is a~adable ~ithout cost to p~tential authors, des(zihi.~ pr,,- ~edure~ for die preparation and submission at a manuscript. Send manu~cripls and corresixmdence al~,.~ thelll ! to zhe Editor. (:~R^~IC~ ~.'|OSrHLY, Box 12148, Columbus. Ohio 43212

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SALT GLAZING WITH BORAX flood to illuminate pottery evenly. Al- flood illumination. There are two ways I In reference to "Throwing a Hanging though this would work highly success- solve this and still achieve the even illu- Planter," in the June 1975 issue, the article fully with black-and-white film, it poses mination suggested by the article. One brings up some interesting characteristics of some problems in color. Different light way is to eliminate the sunlight and just salt glazing with borax. Additions of borax sources have different color temperatures use two photofloods--one stationary (to to the salt lower the temperature at which and therefore must be considered when provide illuminatiion and highlights) and glass or glaze forming occurs, but converse- choosing color film. I've found that when one waved (to provide fill light and ly do not increase the orange peel texture. I've mixed indirect sunlight (from an un- eliminate harsh shadows). With this sys- It does form more of a smooth glaze surface shaded window) and tungsten light (pho- tem I also use tungsten-balanced film on the exposed clay body. Borax introduced toflood) that there is a minor, but notice- (High-Speed Ektachrome, Tungsten, ASA into the kiln atmosphere alone or in a able, difference in colors between areas 125) or daylight-balanced film with a No. mixture with salt affects the future firings. high in sunlight and areas high in photo- Continued on Page 9 Unvolatilized material lingers in the kiln firebox and walls and might react again in the next firing. Jell Zamek Great Barrington, Mass.

IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING Your profi]es on potters are most interesting but in some cases the explanation of their techniques leaves something to be desired. They don't seem to be telling the whole story. It's like giving a recipe and leaving out one of the ingredients. This may be for the potter's protection but it's rather frustrating to get all fired up (par- don the pun) about trying something and then find there is inadequate information on it! In spite of this, nobody's perfect--I love your magazine. Violet Roth Livonia, Mich.

ADVICE FOR NON-PHOTOGRAPHERS The Ruth Chin article ("Photographing Ceramics," June 1975 CM) presents some interesting information and helpful suggestions for a non-photographer wanting to make a photographic record of his pottery. But as a photographer doing portfolio work for several local potters, I noted some ambiguities and inaccuracies in the article which could cause beginning photographers a great deal of wasted time and money. First was the suggestion that "for color slides Kodachrome II, Daylight, ASA rating 25 is recommended." In fact, Ko- dachrome II is no longer produced and, at least on the West Coast, is almost im- possible to find. Kodak replaced that film with Kodachrome 25, which has the same ASA rating. This new film seems to give even better color reproduction and, if anything, is finer grained. Second was the mention of buying film in bulk lengths (50-foot rolls or 100-foot rolls). This might tend to confuse non- photographers for a couple of reasons. Even though buying film in bulk is less CREATIVITY COMES EASIER expensive per picture than factory-packed rolls, to use bulk film you would need a True creativity is never easy, but it's a lot easier for the ceramist supply of reusable cassettes and a bulk who uses Mayco Colors. That's one of many reasons why the most film loader, a completely light-tight dark- exacting craftsmen as well as beginners prefer Mayco's quality room, or a light-tight film changing Glazes, Underglazes, One Strokes or Accents. They're homog- bag .... Add this additional cost to the enized for extra smoothness and easy firing at Cone 06. And now Mayco Colors has developed a line of glazes containing no lead fact that the potter wishing pictures of at alll Safe for use in schools and hospitals. Send for your free his work has little need for tremendous chart of America's finest colors/ amounts of film and it is easy to see that o bulk loading should not really be considered by the beginner. MAYCO COLORS The third point involves the suggestion 20800 Dearborn Street Chatsworth, Calif. 9131f ° Dealerships Available of mixing indirect sunlight and photo-

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8 CERAMICS MONTHLY LETTERS Continued /rom Page 6 80B filter which provides true colors with tungsten lighting. The second way to achieve even lighting without mixing light inexpensive light to throw sources is to build an How tent. The tent is a lightweight frame of wood or metal over which translucent material (even an old white sheet) is poRery stretched. With a side left open to photo- graph through, the tent is lighted from the outside by either sunlight or tungsten wheel the camera is loaded on the light (make sure with film properly balanced for the light source). The translucent material diffuses explained in clear language and the light to provide a shadowless subject. A final suggestion for beginning photog- illustrated with over 250 explicit photographs raphers would be to learn from experience and to not let frustrations get the better of you. Bob ]ones Many books on pottery try to cover too much Salem, Ore. material and, as a consequence, cover nothing THE SEPTEMBER CM really adequately. POTTERY ON THE WHEEL Thanks especially for the excerpt from one purpose, and one purpose only: to teach Bernard Palissy's memoirs--an inspiring has change of pace. One disappointment: I the beginning potter everything about throwing really missed titles and other descriptive ceramic shapes (see Table o/Contents below). on the items you pictured information a perfectly symmetrical from the NCECA Invitational. But in "Throwing"-shaping general, September was super. pot from a solid piece of clay with the aid of a Cohen Rena potter's wheel-is a rhythmic process, a dialogue Columbus, Ohic This betwcen the potter and the clay, with the hands as the link. READERS' COMMENTS new book dissects the throwing process in c' .... the magazine is progressing I think photographs for each ste nicely despite negative comments by some provides close-up readers. Your portfolios on contemporary So thorough, so precise, so well organiz, and help give a ceramics are very good is POTTERY ON THE WHEEL by Elsbe the magazine as a whole. balance to be regarded Mike Hichman S. Woody that it will come to Venice, Calif. an absolutely essential text for all novi, potters. I teach High School ceramics; we need large, clear black-and-white pictures of for bulletin good ceramic forms (9x12) TABLEOFCONTENTS board displays--not the wacky, junky stuff featuring lately. Rccentcring the Shaping D Coil Throwing your magazine has been I. Introduction V. Throwing Specific !I. Basic Shapes and Rim Finishing Sorry about that, but you have slipped. Raising the Wall i!i. Trimming Forms Techniques and Covers Shirley Tarr A. Tools and Shaping A. Trimming Upside A. Jars Notes on Finish- Down Seats for Covers Calif. Wedging Covers Thrown Northridge, B. Throwing ing a Pot Cylindrical Cylindrical Shapes Cutting and Lift- Shapes Right Side Up Covers Thrown Centering ing the Pot Off Carving a Foot magazine and would like the C. Throwing Open Open Shapes Upside Down We enjoy your Dropping VI. Wheels pieces, Hole Shapes B. Trimming Right to see more photos of hand-thrown Up the Centering Side Up VII. Appendix Opening A. Clay and Clay less abstract art. Deborah Johns Clay Dropping the C. Trimming in a but Hole Chuck Bodies Fla. Cleaning the Forming North Miami, Bottom Opening Up the IV. Specialized B. Clay Throwing Techniques 'oodcn Bats Techniques C. Glazes and Have enjoyed the past year's issues, but tcking the A. Throwing off the Glazing those who criticize ce- Bottom Hump D. Kilns and Firing disagree with aising the Wall B. Throwing Large VHI. Glossary do not turn them on. Some- Pots IX. Bibliographical ramics which Note times one should study a work which C. Section Throwing prompts "why" rather than "how." Roberta Roberts n m San Antonio, Tex. m m m m m m m m mm m m,m mm mm mm mm mm Farrar, Straus& Glroux Dept. CM1075 Please ask for glaze formulas from pot- 19 Union Square West, New York, N.Y. 10003 enough to offer. ~'lease send me POTTERY ON THE WHEEL as indicated below ters that are generous sales tax). I may return the book(s) postpaid '~please add applicable for Robert Epping vithin 10 days for a complete refund. Check or money order Oshawa, Ont. is enclosed. --copy(ies) clothbound @ $15 -----copy(ies) paperbound @ $6.95 I m Share your thoughts with other CM read. Came ! quip, query, comment, or ad. ers--be they | vice. All letters must be signed, but names Paperback $6.95; Address m on request. Address: The now at your bookstore, will be withheld State Zip m Editor, CERAMICS MONTHLY, Box 12448, or use coupon to order. City ~ m mll mm mm mm ~ mm~mm.dl Columbus, Ohio 43212. ~ m m m m mllll mll m N ~m mm ~ ~ ~ ~ m mm

October 1975 9 The New Craftool "Heavies" Heavy-duty potter's wheels, t,.O ranging from ½ HP to 1 HP. Variable speed from 0 to C) 240 rpm with high torque even at low range. All have these features: • Permanent magnet motor "O with solid state speed control. O • Precision machined wheelhead with concen- "-1 i tric circles for easy centering, and removable bat pins to hold Craftool pressed wood bats. mitt • Large polyethylene splash pan removes for quick O cleanout. 10" Electric Variable 3-Station Variable Speed • Lightweight, unbreakable Speed Potter's Wheel -'~ Potter's Wheel Unit I[~ foot pedal presets to Ball UL approved--safe for class- Three 15700 wheels mount- maintain any desired Ik, speed without continuous room use. g ed on a heavy steel frame _ ~ IV foot pressure. • • Variable speed solves space problems in 0 to 200 O9 • Lit on/off switch with • rpm studios and classrooms. 6" protective rubber boot -- shelf for • Gear-driven -- no slippage tool storage. Multi- moisture can't pass t.I outlet box on the unit through or give potter -- high torque ~ provides wheels with a handy =< a shock. O • 10" aluminum wheel head t4# • power source. Maintenance-free; no with concentric circles for parts to oil or grease. easy centering • One year factory ~1~ guarantee. • Lightweight, unbreakable (1) foot pedal -- presets to Model No. 15780 . .$695.95 maintain anydesired speed ½ HP 12" Variable Speed tJ# without continuous foot ~V Potter's Wheel With pressure ~1) a main frame of heavy gauge plate steel covered • Removable unbreakable with an unbreakable char- plastic cleanout pan; carry coal Lexan housing, and to sink for emptying heavy duty 2" tubular steel legs. The ½ HP permanent %V • Legs come with the unit: magnet motor with solid remove them and the pot- state speed control operates qF ter's wheel can rest on a a gear driven transmission which is permanently bench or table sealed. • Portable -- weighs under 23 Ibs. Stores easily Model No. 15700 . .$199.95 Model No. 15753- Optional Sit-Down Stand ...... $39.95

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10 CERAMICS MONTHLY 1 HP 14" Variable Speed Gear-Driven Potter's Wheel The ultimate step up in the Craftool Potter's Wheel line. This is our most powerful, most exacting unit. Capable of throwing better than 100 Ibs. of clay, this unit de- livers maximum power and torque from its 1 HP permanent magnet motor at even the slowest speeds. Designed for the perfection- ist who insists on precise control and power even 1/2 HP 14" Variable when working on the largest pieces. A Speed Potter's Wheel =!= super heavy duty 10:1 ball bearing worm gear --i-- A heavy duty professional reduction system absolutely potter's wheel that will cen- "U eliminates slippage. The 14" I,J ter better than 50 Ibs. of clay Ik# heavy duty machined wheel- while maintaining high tor- head is permanently mount- que even at low range. Ideal 1 HP 14" Variable Speed ed on an arbor consisting of for the professional potter double row Potter's Wheel sealed ball bear- who does large work (14" ~i ings. This arbor absorbs the wheelhead) or for continu- • The heaviest poly-v-drive • thrusts and weight of the • ous classroom use. Unit has • wheel in our line. Centers • loaded throwing head, and • a Poly-V-Drive belt for posi- 100 Ibs. of clay. Designed n is carefully mounted on the tive no-slip vibration-free for the most demanding pot- il~ heavy ~" steel chassis. The transmission. Double row ter or the heaviest-duty stu- output shaft of the arbor is tlJ permanently sealed ball i~ dio jobs, this powerful ultra connected to the output I~ bearings support the rein- v precision unit will give years shaft of the gearbox via a Ak forced throwing head. Heavy I~P of maintenance-free service. coupling -- thus eliminating reinforced ~6" steel plate i==l- The body of this wheel is all gearbox vibration and re- construction forms main I~ constructed of heavy ~6" I moving all strain from the chassis. Integrally welded plate. Unit has a Poly-V- gearbox bearings--insuring motor and controller hous- =ll Drive belt for positive no- long life. Welded heavyplate ing completely encloses all slip vibration-free transmis- II steel housing completelyen- electrical and moving parts llJ# sion. Double row perman- closes motor, gear transmis- -- yet readily accessible ently sealed ball bearings sion and controller as well cover plate for motor hous- support the reinforced 14" as all electrical and moving ing quickly removes. Belt throwing head. Belt tension ~==m parts, yet readily accessible tension is easily adjusted by is easily adjusted by a hea- cover plates to motor hous- ,IF a heavy gauge sliding motor vy gauge sliding motor ing and gear train quickly mount plate. Table top is mount plate. Table top is remove. Table top is quick- quick cleaning polyethylene; I~ quick cleaning molded poly- cleaning molded polyethy- v edge has raised rim to pre- ethylene, edge has raised lene; edge has a raised rim I~ vent spills. I~ rim to prevent spills. --~ to prevent spills. ~--, u ml 0wl (!) jim (!)nil

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The Craftool Potter's THE CRAFTOOL COMPANY, INC. Wheels are illustrated 1421 WEST 240th STREET • HARBOR CITY, CALIFORNIA 90710 I "-~%i,.~, ~, I and described in our Please send me the new Craftool brochure on Potter's ..P~_~.~I~ ~ latest brochure entitled Wheels & related Ceramics Equipment. (If a teacher, please use school I -~ _ _~ll "Craftool Ceramics address). _=t~ttO0~.~ Equipment." In it, we NAME I~j~ I~'~ ~ also show our new Clay ~ / Extruder, Slab Rollers, Banding Wheels, Vibro-Sieve, SCHOOL Potter's Tools, Bats, Clay Cabinets and Ceramic Shop Furniture. Write ADDRESS for it by sending in the handy coupon. CITY, STATE, ZIP.

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12 CERAMICS MONTHLY ITINERARY Send your show announcements early: Miami Convention Center, is open to all Show, juried, offers $4,000 in awards. Re- "Where to Show," three months ahead o[ craftsmen. Cash awards. Submit three quires three slides of work. Fee. Write: entry deadline; "Where to Go," at least slides of work along with application by Bob Green, Chamber of Commerce, P.O. six weeks before opening. Direct in/orma- November 24. Fee: $5.00 non-refundable Box 12710, Pensacola 32574. The Non- tion to Itinerary, CERAMICS MONTHLY, due with application; $15 fee if accepted. Juried Arts and Crafts Show will present Box 12448, Columbus, Ohio 43212. Write: City of Miami Beach Fine Arts $2,000 in awards. Write: R. Boyles at Board, P.O. Bin 39000, Miami Beach above address. 33139. WHERE TO SHOW LOUISIANA, BATON ROUGE CALIFORNIA, BAKERSFIELD FLORIDA, PENSACOLA October 19-November 16 30th Annual Gulf Coast Festival Exhibit for Professional November 24-December 24 5th Annual October 24-26 Great Louisiana State Art two exhibitions open to to all Louisiana residents Christmasse Art Faire is open to all artists '75 is featuring Artists is open The Outdoor Art and Craft on Page 15 and craftsmen. Fee: $15; no limit on en- all craftsmen. Continued tries. 20% commission. Entry deadline: November 15. Write: 5th Annual Christ- masse Art Faire, 115 Quincy St., Bakers- field 93305.

CALIFORNIA, REDLANDS October 12-30 7th Annual Many Media Mini, sponsored by Redlands Art Associ- ation, is open to artists in all media (except photography), residing in California. Work must be 15 inches or less in any direction. Entry deadline: October 3 and 4. Artists may submit up to three entries: $3.00 per entry. Juried. Exhibition held at Redlands Art Association Gallery, 12 East Vine Street. COLORADO, PUEBLO November 9-22 15th Annual Own Your Own Art Show is open to all craftsmen who are residents of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Ne- vada, and Arizona. Juried. Entry form and work due by November 1. Fee; 25% commission. Write: Art Department, Univer- sity of Southern Colorado, Pueblo 81001. CONNECTICUT, HARTFORD December 5-7 "Christmas Crafts Expo" includes ceramics. Slides or photos, and entry forms due by November 5. Fee. Write: Rudy Kowalczyk, P.O. Box 274, Farmington, Connecticut 06032. FLORIDA, CLEARWATER November 8 Young Artist Expo '75 is open to all artists who are 17 to 30 years of age. Entry forms due by October 21. Fee. Write: Bruce Campbell, Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, 222 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Clearwater 33516. FLORIDA, COCOA BEACH November 28-30 12th Annual Space Coast Art Show is open to all craftsmen. Fee. Entry deadline: October 30. Write: Space Coast Art Festival, P.O. Box 135, Cocoa Beach 32931. FLORIDAj HALLANDALE November 28-30 Fall Art Festival is open to all artists and will be held at Gulfstream Race Track. Cash awards. Fee. Entry deadline is November 14. Write: Hallandale Chamber of Commerce, Box 249, Hallandale 33009. FLORIDA, MIAMI BEACH February 6-8, 1976 Second Annual Mi- ami Beach Festival of the Arts, at the

October 1975 13 Pottery heels !

Alpine wheels have been designed by pottery craftsmen to meet the requirements of professional ceramists, schools, universities, and art institutions. A wide selection of models range from the centuries old "Kick Wheel," to the electronically controlled models with variable speed and constant torque.

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14 CERAMICS MONTHLY ITINERARY Valley Arts and Crafts Expo is open to all WHERE TO GO Brownsville Art Continued /tom Page 13 craftsmen. Sponsored by ALABAMA, MOBILE League, the event will be held at Friend- through October 5 "Chinese Export who are professional artists. Awards. Entry ship Garden Pavilion. Fee. Entry forms Porcelain," selections from the Reeves 30. forms and work due by October 6. Write: due October 15. Work due October Collection, Smithsonian traveling exhibi- 3404, Louisiana Department of Art, Historical Write: Mrs. Tencha Sloss, P.O. Box tion; at the Mobile Art Gallery. and Cultural Preservation, Old State Capi- Brownsville 78520. tol, Baton Rouge 70801. ALABAMA, TUSCALOOSA WISCONSIN, WEST ALLIS November 1-30 "Contemporary Crafts LOUISIANA, SHREVEPORT November 1-2 Wisconsin Fall Festival of of the Americas" exhibition; at the Uni- or older. March 6-21, 1976 Shreveport Parks Arts is open to all artists 18 years versity of Alabama. artist and Recreation National 1976 is open to Five slides and r6sum6 from each Festival of MESA artists in all media. Juried. Cash awards. required. Write: Wisconsin ARIZONA, South 68th Trails Creative Fee: $i0 for 3 entries; $I.00 each addi- Arts, Dennis R. Hill, 1655 October 16-18 Apache on Page 63 tional entry (no limit). Slides and entr Street, West AIlis 53214. Continued forms due January 2. Write: Gwen Nor- worthy, R.S. Barnwell Garden and Art Center, 501 Clyde Fant Memorial Park- way, Shreveport 71101. MICHIGAN, FLINT November 2l-]anuary 1l, 1976 The New and Impro 43rd Flint Area Exhibition, sponsored by the Flint Institute of Arts, is open to artists in the Greater Flint, Midland, Bay City, and Saginaw areas; Art Institute members who live outside of the area; and Art Institute faculty. Media include ceramics and enameling. Entry forms ac- precious metal applicator: cepted between October 11-19. Write: Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley Street, Flint 49503. A stroke of genius fc NEw JERSEY, POMONA November 23-December 5 The Second the hobbyist. Annual Ceramics Invitational, sponsored by Stockton State College, is open to all craftsmen who deal with clay as a sculptural Make your creations shine medium. Jury by slides; due October 12. unique Cerama-Pen. For information, write: Bob Clark, Arts, Hanovia's Stockton State College, Pomona 08240. filled with real gold or platinum NEw YORK, JAMAICA let you splendidly decorate or s November 15-December 23 Artist-Crafts- men Juried Exhibition and Sale is open to your ceramics or china easi all craftsmen residing in New York State. for scrc Limit of three entries. Works will be re- neatly, precisely; ideal ceived in person at the Jamaica Arts Center work. Disposable; with extra ti on November 10; 20% commission. Write: Ann Loeb, Jamaica Arts Center, 161-04 An absolute stroke of geniu., Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica 11432. Available at your local Hanovi, OHIO, ATHENS November 7-December 7 The Ohio De- distributor. If you don't know hi., signer Craftsmen South Eastern Regional be happy to tell Show, at the Trisolini Gallery, Ohio Uni- name we will versity. Juried. Write: Doreen Pallini, Rt. you...just drop us a line. 1, Athens 45701. Hanovia Liquid Gold, Engelhard : OHIO, DAYTON November 16-December 13 The Ohio Industries Division, 1 W. Central I Designer Craftsmen Southwest Regional Show will be held at the University of Ave., E. Newark, N.J. 07029. Dayton library. Juried. Write: George Hageman, 65 Emmet St., Dayton 45405. OHIO, YOUNOSTO~VN January ll-February 29, 1976 28th Annual Ohio Ceramic and Sculpture Show is open to present and former residents of Ohio. Juried. Purchase awards. Entry deadline is December 14. Write: Secre- tary, Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Avenue, Youngstown 44502. V TEXAS, BROWNSVILLE 1400-H October 31-November 2 Rio Grande

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16 CERAratCS MONTr~t,V Answers to qUESTIONS Conducted by the CM Technical Staff 1 am interested in information about lithophanes. Can you 0.65%, K20--2.28% , NaoO--0.07%, ignition 1oss--9.81%. p;o~:ide some basic da'.a about their production and his- Hanover is available from Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company, tory?--J.W. 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California 90071. A lithophane is a thin, translucent porcelain object with images designed in intaglio and illuminated with light trans- q I recently moved from a seacoast state to a mountain loca- mitted through the clay body. The density and thickness of the tion, and find that there is a significant difference in my body determine the amount of light passing through a specific glazes. Could the change in atmospheric pressure be affecting section of the image. While also known as "Berlin transparen- them or is there some other problem?--T.L. cies," lithophanes have appeared throughout Europe as early as The pressure change from sea level to high altitude is not the second decade of the 19th century, and most are figurative sufficient to affect most glazes, but the significant change which in design and quite realistic in style. resulted from your new geographical location is in the composi- Originating usually with a wax carving from which a piaster tion of the atmosphere. Of importance is the amount of moisture mold is taken, lithophanes may also result from an original present during firing, which can affect both cone and glaze, plaster or bisque "master" as in the case of those produced by depending upon the materials used to compose them. Changes Wedgwood. Finishing techniques for lithophanes span a variety in the mineral content of the water supply can also have a of methods; both glazed and unglazed have been produced. noticeable effect, and high-altitude firing can change the draft While usually associated with true porcelain, they may be made characteristics of fuel-burning kilns. in other clays, both colored and uncolored, provided that the associated translucency is sufficient. Lithophanes are usually If a recipe states that rutile is to be used, does it mean with their application as decorative panels in ]ampshades. granular or powdered?--L.L. In past issues of CERAMICS MONTHLY, I have noted a peri- Powdered ruffle is usually intended unless otherwise noted. odic reference to Hanover ball clay, but find that this material is not available from ceramics suppliers. Can you identify All subscriber inquiries are given individual attention at CM; the source of this clay, and provide a chemical analysis?~M..iI. and, out of the many received, those of general interest are Hanover ball clay is a medium fine grained, siliceous Maryland selected for answer in this column. Direct your inquiries to the ball clay with the following analysis: SiO~--62.03%, A1oO~-- Questions Editor, CERA3IICS MONTHLY, Box 12448, Columbus, 21.22%, FeoO:~--3.27%, TiO_o--1.12%, CaO--0.05%, MgO-- Ohio 43212. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

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18 CERAMICS MONTHLY SUGGESTIONS [roiiz ol.lr readers MAKE GROG or sponging so that colorant remains only in crevices and Floor sweepings from a busy studio can often be used to make texture. These inexpensive substitutes for conventional clay stains a variety of sizes of grog. After bisque firing the sweepings in a are then sealed on the surface of ware with a spray coating of greenware bowl to burn out impurities and organic matter, clear acrylic. --Gay Davis, Clearwater, Fla. screen them to the desired particle sizes. --Kelly Hogan, Annapolis, Md. TENNIS ANYONE? Tennis balls, slit and attached to a cutting wire, will prevent GLAZING PLANTERS the wire from getting lost or reprocessed in the pug mill. To plug the holes in planters when applying glaze, I use a --Eric $lac Ausland, San Anselmo, Calif. variety of sizes of corks obtained from a winemaking supply shop. The corks are more convenient for this purpose than wads DIP GLAZING of soft clay, and also reusable. An inverted trash can lid is ideal for dip glazing the lips of --Lonnie Tosch, Edmonds, Wash. wide bowls or other forms too large to fit in conventional glaze containers. --Barry Ramsay, Decatur, Ill. BEAD FIRING MEASURING TECHNIQUE To fire Egyptian paste beads without stringing them on I have found the following method helpful for quickly mea- Nichrome wire, try placing them on a bisque tile sprinkled with suring equal amounts of clay for production throwing. Center a layer of dry whiting. The beads fire shiny on all surfaces with- a large quantity of clay and proceed as if throwing off the hump. out sticking. --Elizabeth Clarkson, Randallstown, Aid. Instead of opening each centered portion, cut it free from the hump and set it aside, continuing the process until all the clay PLASTIC CONTAINERS has been used. --Lee McKeown, Hayward, Calif. For airtight plastic containers to store chemicals or glazes, inquire at a fish market about empty fish-shipping tubs. They FIREPLACE TONGS hold about two gallons of liquid and are wide enough (about When unloading a hot kiln, I grasp pots with fireplace log twelve inches in diameter) for dip glazing large bowls and holders; they are also excellent for raku. shallow forms. --Debi Hinlicky, South River, N.J. --Kent Schlick, Huntington Beach, Calif.

SUBSTITUTES FOR STAINS PLANTER HOLES For an imitation wood look on unglazed decorative or sculp- To fabricate a tool for determining the placement of holes tural pieces, apply wood stain to the fired ware. Other effects in the rims of hanging planters, arrange three sticks (popsicle can be produced by painting surfaces with tempera and rinsing Continued on Page 21

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20 CERAMICS MONTHLY SUGGESTIONS Continued from Page 19 length or longer) at 120 ° angles and glue them to a small block of wood. This lightweight device can be rested on rims without distorting ware, and it is suitable for use on both large and small forms. --Norma Frederick, Orchard Lake, Mich. USE FOR PLASTIC WRAP When throwing an addition on a leather-hard pot, e.g., adding a stem to a goblet, I wrap the surface of the ware with thin plastic wrap, cutting a hole over the area where I am working. This keeps the remainder of the pot from absorbing excess slip and throwing lubricant which can cause cracking or deforming. --Gail King, Toronto, Ont. REPAIR TECHNIQUE To patch cracks in bisqueware, fill them with a paste of equal parts grog and clay (passed through a 50-mesh screen), moistened with sodium silicate. Work the mixture thoroughly into cracks and allow to dry before glazing and firing. IDick Crockett, W. Covina, Calif.

KILN CONSTRUCTION For easy removal of an arch form when constructing a kiln, base the form on a 3-inch thick slab of firm foam rubber. When the brick is in place, the arch template can easily be removed by pressing it down slightly into the foam. --Rick Berman, Atlanta, Ga.

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by I,~71LLIAM C. ALEXAI~'DER

HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED the fact that history treats collector, (the archaeologist) is probably the only person the potter with less esteem than any other craftsman? in the world who is thankful for trash." There is nothing Well, it's true and it seems downright unfair. dearer to the archaeologist's heart than a 2000-year-old Metalsmiths and weavers are scandalously lucky be- trash pile. Pottery shards, of course, take a preeminent cause the historical remains of their efforts are usually position here because they are so damnably durable. All limited to objects which wind up in the tombs of those dreadful mistakes you have so carefully buried will, pharaohs and kings and are, thus, just the sort of thing someday, be dug up, reassembled, and exhibited as you would like to be remembered by. The other things "characteristic of the 20th century." Even worse is the they make, the ones that don't quite come up to the mark, fact that you probably wrote your name in the wet clay usually don't survive longer than the craftsman himself. and everyone will know that you did it. If a weaver cuts a piece from the loom and discovers Just in case you doubt my word, examine the photo that it has a fatal flaw, he can simply wrap the evidence accompanying this article. It shows a neck fragment in the daily news and deposit it in the nearest garbage from a jug which was dug out in Augst, Switzerland, can, thereby preserving his reputation for all time. and dates from about the 1st century A.D. After going With metalsmiths the story is somewhat different, but to all the trouble of throwing and trimming and pulling the result is much the same. A jeweler may spend weeks a handle with four ridges (count 'era--four), some idiot or months on one piece which, in his preconceiving put the handle on wrong side out! Every other example mind's eye, will be one of the masterpieces of all time . . . of this kind of handle has the ridges on the outside. but the final result is dreadful. Obviously he has a dilem- Now an archaeologist is never satisfied to simply note ma. He can't just fling a batch of rubies and gold on a fact and let it alone; he has to know why. Moreover, the rubbish heap, nor does he want to display a piece many archaeologists have imaginations and senses of which will be the ruination of his good name. So, he invention that would put Homer to shame. You can pries out the stones and remelts the metal. Even if one imagine the speculations this piece could stir up. slips by him, it will probably be melted down in the next Perhaps it is proof that trade routes to south France war to pay for cannonballs. were established about that time. A new shipment of But pity the poor potter. A fired pot has about the wine had just arrived, and the old boy was in his cups. same durability as the Rock of Gibraltar. You can smash it must have been one whale of a party, because the piece it and scatter the pieces, but short of grinding up the even got fired before he noticed it. shards and using them as grog, you can't completely You see how it goes. There are other possibilities, but get rid of them. Sooner or later, they wind up in the city they are all equally damaging to the memory and repu- dump where they are covered by other refuse and lle tation of the unfortunate soul who pulled that handle. quietly awaiting the shovel of some as yet unborn Pity the poor potter! archaeologist. Don Watson, the noted archaeologist of the American WILLIAM C. ALEXANDER is on the ceramics faculty Southwest once said, "Except for the professional garbage of Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.

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r' l.i, t The Ceramic Bells Finished bells Dang /rom the ~ast ~oncretc ,eiling. of Paolo Soleri b$ ELENA KARINA-CANAVIER

l~a,,l,~ .%, ', r; ARCHITECT/CRAFTSMAN PAOLO SOLERI is widely recog- nized for his revolutionary designs of futuristic cities self-contained in single buildings or units. At his Cosanti Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona, Soleri has for a nun> ber of years been implementing his ideas on arcology, a term coined to describe tile synthesis of architecture and ecology representative of his work. As one means of helping to financially realize his arcological concepts, he produces and sells a line of prinlitive-looking wind bells. some slip cast in clay and ruggedly carved, others cast in bronze. Studio layout and forming processes at Cosanti are geared toward the staff rather than scheduled by the mechanical necessities of the media. For example, clay bells and conelike clappers have no undercuts, thus facilitating slip casting in simple 1- and 2-piece molds: this design also eliminates trimming and fettling, and permits bells to be relnoved from molds at the con- venience of tile ceramist. Soleri now does only the in- clsed carving of the bells as his work on Arcosanti, his proposed city of the future, takes an increasing amount ~ h ¸

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of time. In keeping with the concept of expedient ware, the slip is directed via paddle pump into the rows processes, bells are left unglazed and finished in a single of molds arranged on a low troughlike wall encircling Cone 4 firing. the island. On one side of the casting area is the large Studio and sales area lie in the central hub of the gas kiln used for firing the bells; on the other side is the Cosanti complex of earth-cast concrete shell structures. packing and shipping complex, isolated from production This nucleus of free-form buildings also contains draft- yet sufficiently close that one individual can oversee ing rooms, offices, and residences for the Soleri family, all phases of the work. Both over-the-counter sales and staff, and students. orders for distribution across the country are handled at Most of the structures seem to be at various levels this location. below ground so that the entire complex cannot be per- Throughout his career as an architect, visionary, and ceived at once. Starting with the parking area, the ceramist, Paolo Soleri has made few concessions to visitor sees a low mound with a gently ascending ramp. mechanization. Production at Cosanti follows the same One may happen to notice Soleri and a group of stu- economy and efficiency of design which is evident in dents tamping earth into sculptural shapes which will his architecture, and in all areas there is an expedient, subsequently be covered with reinforced concrete to vet people-oriented utilization of resources. form the ceiling and walls of a new building; the earth is later removed, leaving the hollowed shell as a giant li~ e-in sculpture. As the ramp descends into the large module which ELENA NARINA-CANAVIER houses the ceramics studio, the path is lined with various i~ crafts coordinator in the visual pieces of Cosanti ware. Finished bells are hung from the arts program o/ the National En- domed ceiling and casually displayed on stepped con- dowment [or the Arts, Washing- crete shelves. In the central work area the path diverges ton, D.C. As a painter, print- around the slip-casting island where large tubs of 20- to maker, and ceramist, her work 100-gallon capacities store prepared slip. For forming has been shown widely.

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Left Cast and drained two-piece bell molds dr), [acing away ]rom the low-lying sun.

Right A completed cast bell and clapper with metal wind vane, 8 x 15~/~ inches, which retails/or about thirty dollars. Firing, mold structure, and decoration cooperate to make this form an individual eeen though east.

Below Cardboard protects east molds (in the foreground) from the sun. Portholes and door in the background lead to the main office.

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OBJECTS AND CRAFTS 1975, an exhibition of works by Indiana craftsmen, was on display for five weeks during July and August, in tile third floor galleries of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. From 250 entries in clay, wood, fiber, and metals, juror Paul J. Smith, director of tile Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York City, selected ninety-nine objects, including the works of thirty-four ceramists. Right "Landscape Platter II,'" stoneware, by Greg Grand prize for the exhibition was awarded to Dick Kuharic. Indianapolis Museum o[ Art Cra/t Shop Award. Hay, Brazil, for a stoneware work. Other ceramists receiving honors were Leonard Dowhie, Terre Haute; Below "'Aunt Sarah's Bathtub Bowl," porcelain, by Marjorie Levy, W. Lafayette; and Greg Kuharic, Albany. Marjorie Levy. Indiana Artist-Cra/tsman Award.

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October 1975 29 ON PAKRED, AN ISLAND in the Chao Prya River about A Pottery in Thailand one hour's boat ride from Bangkok, potters have been producing ware for generations, perhaps having learned by JERRILYNN C. POLISSAR the craft from descendants of the Chinese who came to Thailand in the 15th century. Presently, there are family-operated sites producing a variety of utilitarian ceramic forms including vases, various sizes of flowerpots, and the mortars which are used to grind sauces and condiments added to Thai food. One of the main production items is the large rain storage container (called a klong jar), the largest of which is some three feet across and three and one-half feet high. Like other forms produced on Pakred, these jars are a basic necessity in many Thai homes. Clay to supply the potteries is brought downriver by boat from nearby Pattumthani, although one large factory digs its own clay on the island. Prepared by mixing with sand, the clay has traditionally been wedged by foot and by hand, but the trend is toward mechanization. At one time the clay/sand mixture was trodden to uniform consistency by water buffalo. The animal was tethered to a central post by a 15-foot length of rope, and driven continuously in one direction. As the rope wound shorter, the path of movement through the clay spiraled evenly inward. The buffalo were worked in pairs, alternating each hour, four hours per day. Pots are traditionally shaped by several methods.

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Center Water bu[[alo were once used to supply wedging power. This one has been retired /rom service.

Right Blocks o[ clay are brought to Pakred by boat [rom nearby Pattumthani.

October 1975 31 Above Larger forms are thrown on board bats attached to the wheel head by a cut-off mound of soft clay.

Right The old-style foot-powered wheel is still used for throwing smaller ware. An assistant supplies momentum for the wheel and occasionally prepares clay for the next pot.

Smaller ware is thrown on the wheel and some flowerpots are jiggered. The large klong jars are made in two sections, the base being thrown and allowed to dry for a day before the form is returned to the wheel, and the upper walls completed with coils of clay. With the exception of the klong jars which are covered with plastic or banana leaves and dried slowly, all pots are dried quickly in the sun until leather hard. Throwing and finishing can thus be completed in one day. A shallow foot is turned on some pieces, and mortar bases are smoothed and flattened by hand, using a curved metal tool. In a few smaller factories, the old style kickwheel is still in use. The flat wheel head sits on a shaft rising about three inches above ground level, and power is supplied by an assistant who hangs from an overhead rope. Occasionally the assistant both kicks and prepares the clay for the next thrown form. Most potteries, however, now have electrically powered wheels. All ware is single fired in wood-burning kilns. Seldom decorated, and never glazed, the finished pots range in color from light orange to dark red, depending on the firing temperature and position in the kiln. Mortar forms frequently have random areas of green, gold, or brown glaze produced by ash deposited during firing. A tao pow (firing kiln) is used for maturing all ware with the exception of mortars, which require a higher temperature to achieve suitable vitreousness. During a 6-day stoking, the 45-foot tunnel-like structure reaches 800-900°C. Mortars are fired in a tao op (roasting kiln), a 20- foot-long arched structure with a firing chamber which

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Left Throwing flowerpots on an electrically powered Below Outside the throwing area, a morning's a'/t(, I. .V(,t~ th~ pr~m~'a~urcd hu~[~, at left. production of flowcrpot~ dries in the ~un.

~/. October 1975 33 slopes gradually upward toward the chimney. When stacked with a full load of mortars, it requires four days stoking with wood to reach a temperature of 800°C, at which time stoking begins with dried palm branches to produce a hotter flame. A temperature of 1000- 1200°C is then achieved (determined by inspecting the color inside the kiln), the kiln is sealed, and is cracked only •after three days. Each successive day the door opening is enlarged until, on the sixth day, the mortars may be unloaded. The life-span of a tao op is from ten to twenty years depending on the skill of the builder, the amount of use, and regular maintenance. During construction, the sides of the structure are raised with fired brick; then, supported by a bamboo form within the kiln, an arch of unfired brick is added. The first firing matures the arch brick and burns away the bamboo support. Finished ware is loaded into small boats for trans- porting, generally by a wholesaler who buys for distribution in city markets and shops. Today, the family continuity on Pakred is disappear- ing and the trend is toward mechanization and mass production. Yet, the functional process, the potters, and their ware are so much a part of a continuous tradition that they seem natural and permanent in this setting. Right A boatload of dry palm branches for fueling the kiln. Below Front view of a tao op (roasting kiln).

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October 1975 35 Functional Ceramics 1975

Photos: Stere Terwilhp, er

TXVENTY-FOUR CERAMISTS were represented in Func- tional Ceramics 1975, held April 20 through May 9 m the Art Center Museum at the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio. According to Leo Thomas Kissell, author of the exhibition catalog introduction, "... the sketchy bounds of function (were) stretched a bit in the present showing, adding variety and an element of humor to temper our, perhaps too serious preoccupation with utility." Prior to the show, participants were asked to comment on their sources of inspiration. The answers ranged from a very forthright "I have absolutely no idea" to more comprehensive replies. Excerpts from some of these comments accompany the illustrations.

Frank Susi; stoneware pitcher, reduction fired, 12 inches in height. "I am especially inspired by the natural forms and surfaces of sea li]e."

James Darrow; stoneware covered jar. "My source of motivation is experience."

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Don Reitz; salt-glazed bowl form, thrown and altered. !° k •

Alan Myers; thrown stoneware Sylvia Hyman; porcelain bottles, jar, 18 inches in height. celadon and iron glazes, 3 to "'I have always enjoyed the inches in height. shapes o[ certain [ruits." "'I have concentrated my e[[orts Ginny Marsh; stoneware jar. toward the design o[ the simplest "'Working in clay rises out o[ a [orms. ~" communion with the earth, our and lusters. ultimate sustenance.'" ]ames .,~lcKinnell; footed plate with impressed decoration Below Takao Sakuma; bowl and pitcher, 5 inches in diameter and 7 inches in height respectively, wax resist design.

Below, center William Hunt; flower holder, oxidation-fired ]asperware with salt-glazed stoneware additions.

Above Gary Miller; teapot with pulled handle, applied clay decoration and lusters, 8 inches in height.

Right Les Miley; jar with trailed slip and incising, salt glazed, 12 inches in height. "Individual pieces of my work reflect a similar pattern, the beginning and end of each piece has its familiar order with planned and unplanned results occurring within the framework of foot and rim.'"

Left Don Reitz; salt-glazed stoneware platter, diameter 13 inches.

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Sylvia Hyman; salt-glazed stoneware neckpiece, thrown collar with handbuilt beads, apptoximately 9 inches in width.

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Richard Schneider; planter, salt- Bill and Deborah Ford; thrown glazed stoneware with incising and stoneware cups with saucers and slip decoration, height 15 inches. coiled handles, reduction [ired. "I have been interested in the old "'These [orms exude [eelings that we salt-glaze [orms made in this attempt to convey in clay.'" country during the 18th and 19th George Hageman; reduced stoneware centuries. These utilitarian [orms planters, 5 and 7 inches in height. constitute a purity and classical "Clay's plasticity is the element I am approach to the container [orm.'" most intrigued with at the moment."

October 1975 39 Right George Hageman; vase with ash glaze, stoneware, 13 inches in height.

Right, below, Tom Marsh; platter, wood [ired and reduced, diameter 19 inches. "'The Japanese potter Sho]i Hamada once said to me that no signi[icant pot could be made apart [rom one's living and that there[ore I should not expect my work to be o[ great importance until my li[e was what I wanted my pots to be.'" Above ]otto (;li¢ k; throa'l~ ~toT~czearc teapot with Below ]ames Darrow; cast spout, handbuilt knob and handle, 8 inches thrown butterdish in diameter. with complex pulled handle, "'Quite possibly the strongest single in[luence on reduction-[ired stone- my work has come [rom historical pottery." ware, 7 inches in height.

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Above Torc Djup~daI: , 4" glazed porcelain covered jar, 8 inches in height. "'Through the gate o{ my awareness I am bombarded by in[inite missiles of delicate sensation. Any long-range predictions concerning this skirmish are invalid." Left William Hunt; "Bottle with Your Uncle Max on It," reduction-[ired stoneware, 15 inches in height. "'I have [ound a great deal o[ pleasure in trying to discover an American direction.'"

Left Nan McKin- nell; thrown and altered porcelain [lower bowl. Above Sylvia Hyman; porcelain slab plate, 13 inches square.

Below Don Reitz; ashtray, thrown and altered stoneware [orm, salt glazed, 11 inches in diameter. "Any color or sur[ace treatment has to come [rom the [orm and is not an external device. I am a romantic about the trial by [ire."

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Below Gary MiUer; thrown covered jar with lusters, 15 inches in height. "By exposing mysel[ to all kinds o[ pottery, old as well as new, I have acquired a large resource o[ ideas with which I can work and interpret into my own pots.'"

Below Donald MacKenzze; raku vase, 9 inches in height. Below John Fassbinder; glazed stoneware platter with oxide "... the [eel and [low o[ clay gia,e landscape scene, approximately 16 inches in diameter. locus to the imagination."

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Above John Glick; reduction-fired stoneware platter, 19 inches in diameter.

October 1975 43 THE 31ST ANNUAL EXHIBITION Of ceramics and glass was Scripps College Exhibition on display in the Lang Gallery of Scripps College, Clare- mont, California, April 1-27. Featured were 125 pieces Photos: Paul Soldner by twenty-five ceramists and glassworkers representing eleven states and the Canadian province of British Columbia. To overcome the more linfiting aspects of jurying by slides or mass submissions, Paul Soldner, professor of ceramics at Scripps, asked several well-known ceramists and glass artists to each recommend one young individual whom they felt would contribute significantly to a major invitational show. Those recommended then became eligible to submit up to six of their works, the only restriction being that entries must be comprised of "earth materials." The resulting cross section of ware in porcelain, stoneware, raku, low-fire clays, and glass ranged from traditional and functional forms to sculptural and funk inter- pretations of the media.

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Below, left "Temple to Man": sculpture [ormed [rom porcelain and other clays, embellished w,th leathers, coral, and leather, approximately 13 inches in diameter, by Mo ]upp.

Right Peter Starkey at the end o.[ a day's work in the studio.

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Photos: Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut.

Right Four-gallon water cooler with spigot, applied clay figure, and floral design in cobalt slip; salt-glazed stoneware approximately 17 inches in height.

Far right, above Earthenware jar, yellow clay body with green and black glaze, ca. 1800. The incised eagle and shield design is characteristic of the patriotic motifs which decorated many pieces of early ware.

Far right, below Miniature salt- glazed stoneware churn with cobalt slip decoration, 8~ inches in height.

WORKING WITH SIMPLE TOOLS AND MATERIALS, early New of cooperation, potters frequently helped one another England potters supplied their neighbors with utilitarian when there was a heavy work load. ware for more than two hundred and fifty years. That Skills were handed down from father to son or from era of handmade necessities has since passed, yet today's master craftsman to apprentice. At the age of 14 or 15 potter can draw inspiration from these simple utensils and a boy was eligible to enter a 7-year term of apprenticeship. the people who created them. Butter churns and ink pots During this time he took an oath not to marry, drink, or are not much in use today, but some once-popular pieces indulge in vice, and pledged to serve his master faithfully. are enjoying renewed interest. Hanging planters, occa- In return, the master was to give instruction in all skills sionally with attached saucers and fluted rims, were in of the craft and, at times, was expected to teach reading, vogue following the Civil War, as were stoneware bird- writing, and arithmetic as well. The basic necessities of houses. And the ceramic tableware of that age possessed food and shelter were part of the agreement, and when a quiet dignity which would serve a 20th century table the term of service was completed, the master set his well. charge upon the world with a good set of clothes. Most early potters built their workshop and kiln near Traditionally, women were excluded from apprentice- the home, and it was customary to have another occupa- ships, but they were often employed to do slip decorating tion in addition to potting--farming or perhaps innkeep- and glazing. Because many of the potteries were family ing. A traveler might stop at a tavern for a pint of cider businesses, it can be assumed that women were responsible and drink it from a mug made by the keeper himself. Some for much of the general work, if not the throwing. One potters were employed as journeymen; and, in the spirit notable example is Grace Parker, who operated a pottery

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in Massachusetts after the death of her husband in 1742. poisoning, and customers who purchased the ware knew Assisted by her partner Thomas Symmes and a Pennsyl- of the risk of storing acidic foods in pots so glazed. vania potter, James Duche, the pottery was the first to Tremors, palsies, and sundry nervous disorders were at- successfully produce stoneware in New England. How- tributed to lead glazes even in the 1700's. ever, financial losses and the expense of importing the Although potters were respected by the community and stoneware clay from Pennsylvania forced closure of the quite often were among the more literate citizens, they pottery. seldom became wealthy from their craft. Ware was fre- In addition to the everyday economic problems com- quently exchanged for goods or services--a load of wood mon to any business, the potter's craft was not without its for firing the kiln, or a hand-chiseled stone wheel for share of occupational hazards. It was not unusual for an grinding dry clay. If there was access to a dock, products inexperienced potter's first kiln to collapse during the could be marketed up and down the coast. Otherwise, initial firing; and one potter was killed by a cave-in while the potter was for the most part dependent on wholesale loading ware. And there was always the danger of fires and retail sales from the shop, or distribution through being set by the kilns. In some communities where a num- itinerant peddlers. In winter, some potters turned peddlers ber of kilns were in operation, citizens objected to the themselves, traveling about the countryside in horse- quantity of wood smoke, and passed ordinances regulating drawn carts. the location and construction of future potteries. The Low-fire red clays, occurring naturally along riverbanks dangers inherent in the use of lead glazes were also recog- and shores, were dug and processed by hand. When the nized. Many potters and their families suffered from lead raw clay had been dried and most of the impurities (roots,

October 1975 49 pebbles) removed, it was ground on stone wheels similar of a firing, then faster burning pine was added to produce to those used for grinding wheat. In later years, the mixing intense heat. Maturity of the ware and the resultant com- process was facilitated by horse-driven pug mills. pletion of firing were determined by judging the color Most of the earthenware kilns used in New England inside the kiln, or by removing test p!eces or draw rings. were rectangular, sprung arch, updraft structures without Due to the harsh New England winters, potting was chimneys. Three fireboxes were usual~ and the door to the necessarily a seasonal occupation. Outdoor activities such ware chamber was bricked up for each firing. Along with as clay digging, splitting and stacking wood for the kiln, the smaller house brick needed by the townspeople, pot- and firing were attended to during the warmer months; ters frequently made their own kiln brick (a standard fire- the winter months were usually spent indoors, throwing brick size--9 x 4 x 2~2 inches). and glazing. Kilns were stacked without the use of shelves (ware The general design of the ware was much the same was occasionally placed in saggars), simply stacked one from one pottery to the next, and only occasionally were pot on top of another with setters, cockspurs (stilts), or show pieces thrown, or other items made such as minia- coils of clay used to prevent the fusion of glazed surfaces. tures for a child. In later years when demand for a variety A typical firing lasted about a day and a half, with of shapes declined, the main output was flowerpots and earthenware being brought to about Cone 07. Hardwoods stovepipes; but the pots continued to be so accurately such as oak, maple, and beech were used at the beginning thrown they could be stacked.

Lead-glazed earthenware pitcher, 12~2 inches in height, Below Earthenware covered jar, lead-glazed. Note the made by Nathaniel Seymour, Hartford, Connecticut, handles of intertwining clay coils. ca.1800. The mottled surface effect was achieved with green and yellow slips. Right Salt-glazed stoneware water cooler with incised /loral pattern and stamped pattern on lip. As was characteristic of some potteries, a stamp hearing the potter's name and the place o[. manufacture was pressed into the moist clay to identify the ware.

50 CERAMICS MONTHLY The typical potter's wheel was a simple kickwheel or was prohibitive for more extensive use of the oxide. treadle arrangement, usually constructed by the potter The introduction of stoneware (imported from New himself and valued at around $2.50. Ware was thrown York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey) in later years directly on the wheel head, cut free with a wire, and brought about a few changes. The more efficient down- placed on ware boards to dry. There was no further draft kiln began to appear, as well as Cone 8 salt firing shaping or trimming, and consequently all earl), New and slip glazes. Decorative use of cobalt washes and in- England ware is flat-bottomed. Considered crude in ap- cising proved to be effective on the lighter stoneware pearance, throwing rings were smoothed away with a rib. bodies. The interiors of ware were frequently coated with To retard leakage, earthenware was coated with lead Albany slip, since they would not be reached by the salt glazes. The potter bought lead in bars, ground it, and during firing; smaller pots which could fit under larger mixed it with fine sand and water. Tableware was often vessels in the kiln were coated with slip overall. decorated with slip prior to glazing. For this, the potter Early New England ware was sold cheaply and was used a small earthenware vessel with one or more spouts; not regarded as 'art by either the potters or customers brushes were rarely used. To produce a dark or black who made use of the products. Yet, today's potter cannot glaze, manganese dioxide was added; this was especially help but be impressed with the uncompromised crafts- favored for teapots. Copper oxide was sometimes em- manship and dignity of these simple and once common- ployed for special pieces to obtain a green, but the cost place items of daily life. An 8 x 16-[oot composition o/ lithos slabs, by Leroy Saucier.

THE MODULAR CERAMIC SCULPTURES OF LEROY SAUCIER, Sculpture at Evanston Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, were featured earlier this )'ear at two Evanston, Illinois galleries• At Exhibit A, l'ho:os: Exhibit A Gallery of American Ceramics, and at the Weighardt Gallery of the Evanston Art Center, Saucier installed his clay slab or "lithos" sculptures on beds of colored, sifted sand or elevated platforms, accenting their spatial arrangements with directional light sources. Each composition of wafer-thin slabs, ranging in size from twelve to twenty-four inches square, was purposely overfired to induce warping and subtle color variations.

.4 complex o/ curved lithos sculptures forms a related Six wafer-thin clay lithos modules on a floor-level bed unit on a waist-level platform, 4 feet square. of smooth colored sand. ~? [cot square.

52 CERAMICS MONTHLY The Handle by ROBERT FOURNIER

Photos: John Anderson

A HANDLE IS FIXED to a container so that it can be lifted. The use therefore should dictate the type of handle. The forerunner of the handle was the pierced lug, one on either side of the pot. These can be found in the Shang Yin pots from Central China and in ceramics from the near tropical countries from Africa to Peru. They are still used by potters, sometimes decoratively, sometimes when the pot is designed to be suspended, which was their original use. Contrasting types: The type of handle applied to commercial pottery is very different from that found on craftsman-potter's work. In industry the handle may be carefully considered in relation to the pot, but it is always made, in a press or slip-mold, as a separate entity. A distinct point of junction is thus apparent. A 'stop' or thumb-hold at the top may be worked into the design to prevent the hand from slipping. These handles need not have a smooth, arched flow of the pulled handle but may be angled or built up from broken curves. How- ever, the clean articulation of parts is distinctive of the best industrial ceramics. At the other end of the scale, an English Medieval jug handle springs like a branch from the main form,

Above The inward curve o[ a jug and the sprung arc o[ the handle merge into a related [orm.

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a'hil~ ttt~ 3. 7'he joint i,~ smoothed witt~ the right harm u,hile the 4. Tlic pit, her i~ tipped tt,ric(mta//y rim is steadied with the le/t. lubricated right hand squeezes and strokes. the handle across a to which it is firmly secured by strokes of the thumb. It is usually advisable to spring If it straddles a bulge This apparently natural growth gives satisfaction from concave section of the pot form. and the handle may all angles; not merely from a profile view. The strong a rather ugly crescent is formed to hold, or both'. 'pulling lines' and bold wipe of the clay on each side of become awkwardly long, or difficult placing, one can the juncture are delights in themselves. The thumb When dealing with the question of springs higher than movement at once fastens the handle and decorates say generally that a handle which for the pot. the rim of the pot will make it awkward to invert the base will not Placing: The placing of a handle is governed by three draining, while one that is too near up or setting down. main considerations: the curves of the main form; the allow a firm grip when picking a case can be made for number of fingers required to lift the vessel when full of Within these limits, however, For instance, the center of liquid (the thickness and width of the handle must also both high and low positions. be below the half- be in direct relation to this weight) ; physical and formal gravity of a beaker may be said to A low handle balance. way mark as it is rarely quite full of liquid. balance. On the other Between the curve of the pot and that of the handle should, therefore, give a better from a low placing gives there is a space. Not only must this be sufficient to hand, the leverage resulting from the beaker. This is a accommodate the finger or fingers comfortably, but the less control when drinking discretion. shape of the space is of great aesthetic importance. On matter for individual a more or less cylindrical jug or beaker it may be no Illustrated Dictionary of more than the simple letter D--the one-finger handle Based on material [rom the Fournier, published by Van is an example--but on the inward curve between the Practical Potter)' by Robert West 33rd Street, New York, belly and neck of a well-designed jug it will be very Nostrand Reinhold, 450 subtle. These related curves should merge into a whole. A;ew York 10001.

54 CERAMICS ~IONTH L'k" 5. Grooves in the hal~dlc arc made by the thumb, with 6. The pitcher is righted after pullil~g and the haTzdle is the same pulling motion. positioned and supported.

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October 1975 55 I,VITHIN TI-IE RANGE OF CERAMIC ART, there are endless Architectural Commissions possibilities for architectural commissions. For the studio craftsman, such a commission constitutes a major work committed and financial return ex- by Dox LEWIS in terms of time pected. And for the architect, the clay medium is a rela- tively inexpensive alternative for adding new functional and decorative dimensions to a setting. Commissions may be sought by a number of means. Occasionally there are design competitions for specific projects. Federal agencies offer a substantial commission source because expenditures for artwork must constitute one-half of one per cent of the construction costs for all federal buildings. But perhaps the best approach is to acquaint architectural firms with your work through recommendations or through a portfolio presentation. I have secured several assignments from the same firm based on commissions previously completed for them. Once a commission has been obtained, a number of compromises are to be expected in order to assure mutual satisfaction among architect, owner, and craftsman, as well as to determine financial feasibility. A floor plan of the proposed structure should be studied preparatory to conferring about exact location and fine points of design development. A model or sample providing some idea of the finished commission (color scheme, glaze sample, etc.) is a useful reference. In most instances, a fixed sum of money is available for a commission, and it is up to the ceramist to estimate costs and profit within that limitation. Once the work has been undertaken, arrangements must be made to install the commission at the appropri- ate time during the construction schedule. Some pieces can be added when building construction is completed, thus minimizing the possibility of damage. Very large or heavy work may need to be installed as an integral part of the structure. I have found architectural commissions both chal- lenging and satisfying on several levels--using the clay medium as an interpretive tool and incorporating the commission with other elements of design. With the increasing standardization of construction materials and cost of labor, architectural commissions in ceramics could "~;~ become more readily available to the craftsman.

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i 56 CERAMICS l~'IoY'rH l.'," Above Baptismal font by Don Lewis, concrete with stoneware i ¸ tile, bowl, and lid. The bowl is fitted with a drain pipe extending through the floor beneath the font.

Right The installation site of the author's commission at St. Eugene's Catholic Church, Asheville, North Carolina.

Left Architects" drawings, including the floor plan, should be studied prior to development of a commission.

October 1975 57 Portable Containers by ERIK GRONBORG

THE ALLIED CRAFTSMEN OF SAN DIEGO organized an exhi- The efficient production of modern industrially made bition titled "Portable Containers" shown at the Museum containers is often more important than their efficiency Gf Man, Balboa Park in San Diego, California, from June of use. Where in the past containers had been developed 13 through August 3. The exhibition depicts the work of over generations to fit certain patterns of use, the con- craftsmen as a functional and aesthetic part of our lives. temporary ones are designed by engineers, cost experts, "Portable Containers" illustrated some of the numerous and market analysts with a limited knowledge of habit- ways people from all corners of the world have found to ual, traditional forms. The results are sometimes highly carry their possessions with them, in the past and in our innovative improvements, and sometimes far inferior to present society. The craftsmen and modern industry have traditional objects. used clay and most of the materials of our man-made The contemporary craftsman and artist is frequently world for making those containers which ranged from trying to express in his work the ritual and uniqueness baskets and saddlebags to paper bags and egg crates. of the traditional crafts, by rejecting functionalism of As with most work by craftsmen, containers are rarely the industrial product. He may emphasize appearance strictly utilitarian. They go beyond simple utility, but in and adornment, and deliberately reduce the "useful- a way which often involves a specific culture and ritual ness" of his containers, so that through the unfamiliar as demonstrated by societies which carry loads on the shape and purpose we become more conscious of using head rather than on the back or under the arm. Form it. Through this consciousness we can again appreciate and decoration often make the container into an orna- the qualities of craftsmanship, form, decoration, and ment more than a tool. ingenuity of ideas which the ethnic containers possess.

"Consciousness-Raising Peanut Container," "Basket with Tea Set," lined woven form with porcelain contemporary form o[ avocado wood and porcelain, teapot and two tea bowls, made during the 19th 25 inches in height, by Erik Gronborg. century in China.

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Glaze Xl (Cone 041 A bright, clear glaze Nepheline Syenite ...... 50.0% Frit 3134 (Ferro) ...... 50.0 NEPHELINE SYENITE, a naturally oc- Gloze IV (Cone 06) 100.0% curring rock containing dominant A bright, mall glaze Add : Bentonite ...... 2.0 portions of soda and potash feldspars, Nepheline Syenite ...... 30.5% has been widely used by potters in Gerstley Borate ...... 51.1 Glaze Xll (Cone 041 A clear glaze recent times. With a higher alumina Whiting ...... 8.4 Nepheline Syenite ...... 75.0% and soda content, the material is a Flint ...... 10.0 Lithium Carbonate ...... 25.0 more active flux than a conventional 100.0% 100.0% feldspar, and is much used where this Add: Bentonite ...... 2.0 Add : Bentonite ...... 2.0 tendency is desired. Large deposits of Gloze V (Cone 061 this mineral are mined in Canada, A bright, clear glaze Glaze XIII (Cone 41 the Soviet Union, and Norway. Nepheline Syenite ...... 40.0% A matt glaze Here is a short formulary suitable Whiting ...... 2.5 Nepheline Syenite ...... 35.7% for experimental work by the studio Frit 14 (Hommel) ...... 57.5 Barium Carbonate ...... 5.2 potter : Magnesium Carbonate ..... 2.2 100.0% Whiting ...... 13.3 Add : Bentonite ...... 2.0 Glaze I (Cone 06) Kaolin ...... 6.9 A bright, matt glaze Glaze Vl (Cone 04) Flint ...... 36.7 Nepheline Syenite ...... 33.7% A satin matt glaze 100.0% Gerstley Borate ...... 49.3 Nepheline Syenite ...... 16.4% Flint ...... 17.0 Lithium Carbonate ...... 54.5 Glaze XlV (Cone 4) 100.0% Whiting ...... 1.8 A satin ma~ glaze Add : Bentonite ...... 2.0 Frit 14 (Hommel) ...... 20.0 Nepheline Syenite ...... 50.0% Flint ...... 7.3 Lepidolite ...... 50.0 Glaze II (Cone 06) 100.0% 100.0% A bright, matt glaze Add : Bentonite ...... 2.0 Add : Bentonite ...... 2.0 Nepheline Syenite ...... 46.2% Gerstley Borate ...... 9.2 Glaze VII (Cone 041 Glaze XV (Cone 41 A bright, slightly translucent glaze A translucent glaze Frit 3134 (Ferro) ...... 37.5 Nepheline Syenite ...... 44.2% Nepheline Syenite ...... 58.0% Flint ...... 7.1 Gerstley Borate ...... 46.4 lOO.O% Whiting ...... 21.0 Kaolin ...... 5.1 Frit 14 (Hommel) ...... 21.0 Add : Bentonite ...... 2.0 Flint ...... 4.3 100.0% 100.0% Add: Bentonite ...... 2.0 Gloze III (Cone 06) A bright, translucent glaze Glaze VIII (Cone 04) Glaze XVI (Cone 4) Nepheline Syenite ...... 46.1% A bright, clear glaze A translucent glaze Gerstley Borate ...... 18.0 Nepheline Syenite ...... 40.0% Nepheline Syenite ...... 75.0% Frit 54 (Pemco) ...... 32.9 Whiting ...... 2.5 Sodium Silicofluoride ...... 25.0 Flint ...... 3.0 Frit 14 (Hommel) ...... 57.5 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Add: Bentonite ...... 2.0 Add: Bentonite ...... 2.0 Add: Bentonite ...... 2.0 Continued on Page 61

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62 CERAMICS ~VIONTH L'I" ITINERARY porcelain by Peggy Wickham; at Kennedy Continued [rom Page 15 Gallery, Holy Names College, 3500 Moun- tain Boulevard. c®"°'" Art League exhibition includes work by Anthony Koziana; at Tri City Mall. CALIFORNIA, PACIFIC PALISADES October 18-19 7th Annual Arts in Ac- ARIZONA~ SCOTTSDALE tion Festival includes film festival, banner October 5-30 Olympic "Woman's Work," mixed contest, and fine arts competition. media exhibition; at The Hand and The Spirit. CALIFORNIA, RICHMOND Gold Medal 28 October 2-November ARIZONA, TUCSON 16 Designer Craftsman/'75"; at Richmond Art Center. through October 25 Egyptian antiqui- ties, 19th and 20th century European and CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE American art from the collection of Law- through October 12 rence J. Heller; pre-Columbian ceramics, Collection of white porcelain by Frances Fraser; at stone, and other media from 450 B.c.; Riverside Art Center and Museum, and Mexican folk art, crafts, sculpture, 3425 Seventh St. painting, and graphics of the contemporary Southwest; at the Tucson Museum of CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO Art. through October 4 Ccramic sculpture November 28-30 Arizona Designer- by Karen Brcschi, and porcelain work by Craftsmen Craft Market; at the Exhibi- Sandy Shannonhouse; at the Quay Ce- tion Hall of the Tucson Community Cen- ramics Gallery, 560 Sutter Street. ter. through October 26 Ceramics by Coille Hooven; at De Young Museum, Golden ARKANSAS, DOGPATCH Gate Park. October 16-19 National Invitational Arts and Crafts; at Twin Parks in the Ozarks. CALIFORNIA, SAN LuIs OBISPO November 23-December 23 Christmas ARKANSAS, HINDSVILLE Show; at San Luis Obispo Art Association, October 17-19 Ozarks Arts and Grafts 1010 Broad Street. Fair; at War Eagle Mills Farm, Route 1. CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA ARKANSAS~ HOT SPRINGS October 2 continuing The Craftsmen October 3-5 7th Annual Hot Springs (Living, Learning, and Earning) ; at Arts and Crafts, sponsored by the Exten- Galeria del Sol. sion Homemakers Council; at the fairgrounds. CALIFORNIA: STUDIO CITV October 1-31 Exhibition of recent ce- ARKANSAS, JASPER ramics by Howard ToIlefson; at Garendo October 10-12 Sixth Annual Fall Gallery, Review 13025 Ventura Blvd. MODEL 2827 Arts and Crafts Fair and Sale, sponsored by Newton County Arts and Crafts Guild; CALIFORNIA, VALENCIA at Mockingbird Hill. through October 12 "Contemporary The huge Olympic Gold Medal Clay," an invitational exhibition of wheel- 28 is a dream come true ARKANSAS, LITTLE ROCK thrown ceramics; at California for the Institute busy shop October lO-November 9 18th Annual of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway. owner dr business Delta Art Exhibition; at the Arkansas Arts involved in commercial firing. Center, MacArthur Park. COLORADO~ DENVER A width of 28¼ inches and November 14-]anuary 4, 1976 Environ- depths of 27 and 31 ½ inches give CALIFORNIA, BAKERSFIELD ment '76, an exhibition of works submitted October 11-12 4th kiln volumes of 10 and 11.67 cubic Medieval Faire and by Coloradoans to display the theme of im- Harvest Celebration feet respectively. The advanced includes exhibits by provement of the environment; at I,ist/ craftsmen. design of the Olympic Schleier Galleries, Denver Art Museum. Gold Medal 28 enables cone 8 firings with the CALIFORNIA, LIVERMORE CONNECTICUT, GRANBY same 47 amp., 240 volt power October 4-5 Fest '75, 7th Annual Festi- October 17-18 Fifth Annual New Eng- requirement of the 23 inch val of the Arts, sponsored by series. the Liver- land Craft Fair; at First Congregational more Cultural Arts Council. It's now possible for you to Church. increase your firing load by more CALIFORNIA, Los ANGELES than 43% without an increase CONNECTICUT~ HAMDEN in through October 17 Ceramics by Viola November 15-January electrical consumption or any Frey; at Hank Baum Gallery. 1, 1976 Toys and Crafts for Children; at The Artisan, 2579 sacrifice in firing performance. CALIFORNIA, MENDOCINO COUNTY Whitney Avenue. October 26-31 Primitive pottery workshop focusing on the use and development CONNECTICUT, MIDDLETO~,VN of raw materials "in situ." Included is the October 5 Crafts Fair; at Riverview design and construction of a kiln= and the Center Arcade. making and firing of pottery with found November 20-December 7 Crafts Ex- Division of raw materials. Fee. Contact: Earthworks, hibit and Sale; Wesleyan Potters, 350 HAUGEN MANUFACTURING, INC. South 2547 Eighth Street, Berkeley, California Main Street. 2222 North Pacific St.--Seattle, WA 98103 94710. Phone (206) 632-01 20 CONNECTICUT~ WOODBURY CALIFORNIA, OAKLAND November 15 Christmas Arts and Grafts through October 5 Crystalline glazed Continued on Page 64

October 1975 63 ITINERARY FLORIDA, SARASOTA ley Center for the Arts and Humanities, Fourth Annual 83353. Continued [rom Page 63 November 21-23 The Box 656, Sun Valley Ringling Crafts Festival; at the Ring]ing Bazaar; at St. Paul's Parish House. Museum. ILLINOIS~ CHICAGO through October 5 Primitive Art Mas- D.C., WASHINGTON FLORIDA) TALLAHASSEE terworks, an exhibition of African, Oce- and American In- through February 16, 1976 "Craft Mul- October 11-31 25th Annual Florida anic, pre-CoIumbian, art. tiples," an exhibition of the national pro- Craftsmen Exhibition; at Florida State dian duction craftsmen's competition; at the University Gallery. through October 26 "Steuben: Seventy Renwick Gallery. Years of American Glassmaking," travel- at The Art Institute GEORGIA, ATLANTA ing exhibition; both BEACH of Chicago. FLORIDA, FORT WALTON through October 5 Work by Doris Lee- South, 20-31 Exhibition of porcelain, October 11-12 Arts and Design per includes ceramics; at the High Mu- October Art Show; at and raku by Donald Schnell; Fort Walton Beach Sidewalk seum of Art, Peachtree at 15th Street. stoneware, Fort Wal:on Square. at the University of Illinois, Medical Cen- Chicago Illini Union. MACON ter campus, BUENA VISTA GEORGIA~ November 4-30 "Mini-Art and Craft" FLORIDA~ LAKE 15-16 Southeastern Arts and 31-November 2 Walt Disney November exhibition; at Hild Regional Branch I,i- October Crafts Festival; at Macon Coliseum. World First Annual Art Festival in the brary, 4536 North Lincoln Avenue. Village. GEORGIA, MILLEDGEVILLE ILLINOIS, EVANSTON Cotta," an MIAMI October 18-19 Brown's Crossing Crafts- through October 24 "Terra FLORIDA, of Jim Lorio. Ceramic League of men Fair; at Brown's Crossing. exhibition of the work November 22-23 ceramics by include a pottery November 2-28 "Vessels," Miami Annual Fair will A, Gal- Key Auditorium. IDAHO, SUN VALLEY Richard DeVore; both at Exhibit market; at Dinner 1708 Central October 31-November 2 "Self-Glazing lery of American Ceramics, Street. FLORIDA, OCALA Clay," a workshop conducted by Ken October 24-26 Kingdom of the Sun Hendry. ILLINOIS, GLEN ELLYN Craft Show; at Southeastern Livestock ]anuary 24-25, 1976 Raku workshop November 21-23 College of DuPage Pavilion. conducted by Paul Soldner. Art Fair, includes ceramics; at the College April 25-27, 1976 "Once-Fired Ceram- of DuPage. FLORIDA) ORMOND BEACH ics," a workshop conducted by Dennis October 31-November 2 Halifax Area Parks; all at the Sun Valley Center for ILLINOIS, JOLIET Art Festival; at Ormond Hotel, Granada the Arts and Humanities. Write: Jim October 5 Arts and Crafts Fair; at the Avenue. Romberg, Ceramics Department, Sun Val- College of St. Francis. THOMASSTUART WHEELS ! Precision Built Bolt Togefher Mefol Frome GAS KILNS

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64 CERAMIGS MONTHLY INDIANA, FORT WAYNE MIssouRI, ST. Louis through October 5 "200 Years of Royal October 5-29 Stoneware by Jim CantreU Copenhagen Porcelain," Smithsonian trav- and enamels by Fiammetta Hsich Rubin; eling exhibition; at the Fort Wayne Mu- at Craft Alliance Gallery, 6640 Delmar seum of Art. Boulevard. ESTBY KILNS INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS MISSOURI, WARRENSBURG October 1-November 9 Greentown Glass; October 18-November 16 Handicrafts of at the Fauvre Gallery, Indianapolis Mu- the Southeast; at Central Missouri State I Formerly seum of Art. University Museum. INDIANA~ WEST LAFAYETTE POTTERY by DOT through October 15 1975 National Cone MONTANA, BILLINGS Box Show, a display of miniature works through October 17 Ceramics by Ken in clay; at Purdue University. Edwards. October 19-November 7 Ceramic sculp- IOWA, AMES ture exhibition by Jane Beasley. November 9-26 October 11 Art in the Park Festival Ceramics by Henry H. Lyman; all at Boardwalk Room Gallery includes art exhibitions, sponsored by the '85, Emerald Drive, Billings Heights. Octagon Art Center; at Bandshell Park.

KANSAS, LAWRENCE MONTANA, HELENA October 24-November 16 Kansas De- October 10-12 Helena Arts Council signer Craftsman Exhibition; in the Stu- Electrum IV Festival of the Arts; at the dent Union Gallery at the University of Civic Center. Kansas. NEBRASKA~ SCOTTSBLUFF KENTUCKY, BEREA October 5-12 Fall Art Fete Fourth October 3-5 Fall Fair held by the Ken- Annual Juried National; at the League of tucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen; at Arts Building. Indian Fort.

KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON NEW JERSEY, GLADSTONE October 9-11 Central Kentucky Inter- October II-12 "Crafts in Bloom," an national Bicentennial Festival; at Univer- outdoor juried show and sale, will include NOW! sity of Kentucky Coliseum. glassblowing demonstrations; at Gill/St. Bernard's School, Old Chester Road. MAINE, BRIDGTON A 6ood Kiln October I1-13 Fifth Annual Bridgton NEw JERSEY, LAYTON Art Show. through October 12 Two-man show including the ceramic work of Jan Axel of Heed Hot Be MARYLAND, ANNAPOLIS New York City; at the Gallery, Peters October Raku by Marcia Jesteadt. Valley. November Exhibition of ceramics by Bobbie Perry and Robcrta Williams; both NEW JERSEY, NEW BRUNSWICK Expensive at the Thought Gallery, 76 East Street. October 4-November 16 "Japonisme: Japanese Influence on French Art 1854- Save up to 37% using a few MARYLAND, BALTIMORE 1910"; at the Rutgers University art gal- pleasant hours to fit together through tune 1976 Potter's Guild of lery. one of our easy-to-assemble Baltimore exhibit and sale; at the guild kiln kits. Fun to do m efficient gallery, 201 Homeland Avenue. NEw JERSEY, NEw EGYPT fo use. Step by step instruc- October 13 "Bi-Centennial Show of tions for assembly and easy MARYLAND, BETHESDA American Pottery" includes both contem- October 24 Don Reitz, of the Univer- porary American ceramics and antique or beautiful firing. sity of Wisconsin, will demonstrate and collectible American pottery; at New lecture as a part of the Appalachiana, Inc. Egypt Auction and Farmers Market. These Are Kilns Made By series. His work will be on display. For People Who Do Ceramics and further information write: Appalachiana, NEW JERSEY, NEWARK Know What a Kiln Has To Do. Inc., Georgetown Square Shopping Mall, October 26-November 21 "Attitudes in 10400 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda Clay--Two Directions: Stoneware and Commercial Kiln Kit 20014. Porcelain" by Ed O'Reilly and Tom White 24"x24"x27" deep ...... $269.00 of Fair Haven Pottery Guild. MARYLAND, ROCKVILLE Studio Kiln Kit Continuing "Silk, Tea and Porcelain: 18"xl 8"xl 8" deep ...... $137.95 through October 12 "Contemporary Trade Goods from the Orient" includes Crafts of the Americas," Smithsonian trav- ceramics; both at the Newark Museum. Hobby Kiln Kit eling exhibition; at Montgomery College. 12"x12"x131/2" deep ...... $ 89.95 NEW JERSEY, PARAMUS MASSACHUSETTS, LEXINGTON Send for free brochure. October 3-4 New Jersey Designer Crafts- November 7-8 The Annual Fall Fair by men Annual Fair; at the Central Unitarian the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society; at Church. 130 Waltham Street. WESTBY MIssissiPPi, NATCHEZ NEW JERSEY, POMONA Ceramic Supply & Mfg. Co. October 10-12 Great River Roads Craft November 23-December 5 2nd Annual 620 N. 85th St., Seattle, Wash. 9810,' Fair; at Natchez Civic Center. Continued on Page 82

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66 CERAMICS MONTHLY CERAMACTIVITIES people, places, and things ANNA W. OLMSTED HONORED Artist as a Young Man," a stoneware colorants, glazes, and firing. Also included is a visiting about working safely with An 18th century Hispano-/vloresq ,.e piece. David Middlebrook is information at San ]ose Univer- with special emphasis on proper bowl was presented to the Everson ~Iuseum professor in ceramics materials, is his "Pressure and methods of of Art, Syracuse, New York, on February sity in California. Pictured ventilation, housekeeping, piece with lusters protection. 97 pages: $2.00 plus 22 in honor of Anna W. Olmsted, the Cookin'," a low-fired personal Wayne Shaw, for single copies. Write: The museum's first director. When she became and neon tubing. Photos: postage for the Community of Artists, director of the mus,"um. ~he placed empha- Bruce Brown. Foundation 32 Union Square East, New York, New 10003. MARIETTA DIRECTORY York A directory of amateur and professional artists/craftsmen working throughout the WASHINGTON EXHIBITION United States is presently being compiled Bonnie Collier was one of seven women at Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio. represented in "Seven Sculptors," held Cra[ts Directory USA, funded by a grant from the National Endowment /or the Arts, will provide a listing of craftsmen and will be available to state art councils, galleries, museums, festivals, fairs, and exhibition directors. The publication will be divided into five sections: alphabetically, media within states, states within media, zip codes, and crafts organizations within the United States. The first directory is scheduled for publication in December with a second Bonnie Collier to follow in June 1976. For more edition April 20 through May 18 at the Washing- Hispano-Morcwu, k;, . / write : Marietta College, information, ton Womens Art Center, Washington, D.C. Pre- Crafts Directory USA, Marietta, Ohio programming ceramic-oriented shows. She exhibited stoneware spherical forms, League 45750. sented by the Pro[essional Women's using photo techniques with glaze decora- is 151,/., o[ Syracuse, the bowl, pictured, tion. Pictured is "Metamorphosis :~I." Photo: Everson Art inches in diameter. DUCKWORTH WORKSHOP Each artist was represented by work in ),'[useum. A lecture-demonstration workshop at another medium showing the production Greenu'ich tI.,~,, Pottery, New York City, process. Bonnie Collier teaches at Hood CRAFT/MIDWEST CHANGES NAME College, Frederick, Maryland. Effective with the Spring 1975 issue, the name of Cra[t/Midu,est magazine has been CALIFORNIA FAIR changed to The Working Cra[tsman, ac- first place award in ceramics was cording to editor and publisher Marilyn A Philip Cornelius of Pasadena, Heise. In conjunction with this change, given to by juror Peter Voulkos at the reflecting a broadening of the scope of the California, California State Fair Art Show. magazine, an editorial advisory board of 1975 Plate," shown, is one in a series nine craftsmen has been appointed. Among "Letter those selected were potters George and Nancy Wettlau[er, Skaneateles, New York, recent coauthors of The Cra[tsman's Sur- vival Manual.

LOWERY AND MIDDLEBROOK Two approaches to handbuilding were Ruth Duckworth presented in a showing of ceramic work on Juiy 29 and 30, was conducted by Ruth entitled "Two Under Fire," April 7 Ducku.orth, head of the ceramics depart- through May 2, at the Opapi Gallery of ment at the University o[ Chicago. The Southern lllinois University, by Dan artist demonstrated making plaster molds, Lowery and David Middlebrook. Lowery's casting slip, mixing oxides in the clay body, and other decorative techniques. Some of her pieces were displayed to demonstrate the methods discussed. She also Philip Cornelius combined thrown and handbuilt forms to many of which are make wine goblets (shown). Photo: hew. of 50 similar plates, characterized by the inclusion of sala- manders. Cornelius described his work as HAZARDS MANUAL "a white plate with a blackish-blue line A booklet discussing risks encountered drawing of a salamander post card." The by artists and craftsmen, and preventive form was on display with other works measures they can take, has recently been from August 22 through September 9. published by the Foundation for the Com- Major awards in ceramics were given to: of Artists. Health Hazards Manual Carol Lebeck, La Mesa; and Ruenell Foy David ~,tiddh'bro,,~ munity Dan Loweiy [or Artists, by Michael McCann, Ph.D., Temps, Novato. Receiving honorable men- stained clay pieces are developed with science writer and chemist, includes a section were Roger Hankins, Davis; William complex press-molding techniques. Shown tion dealing with hazards in ceramics, ]. ,~laxwell, Claremont; Roland O'Brien, is his "Tom Wesselman: Portrait of the mentioning dangers in the use of clays, Continued on Page 69 October 1975 67 L

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70 CERAMICSMONTHLY CERAMACTIVITIES Continued [rom Page 69 sot a conference with workshops in five media--ceramics, leather, metal, fiber, and glass--November 14-16 at Camp Henry S. Jacobs, Utica, Mississippi. Also to be featured are a seminar on marketing, dis- cussions of grant proposal formats, and craftsmen portfolio presentations. Further to serve information is available through Dan Overly, Executive Director, Craftsmen's the Mid-Atlantic Guild o[ Mississippi, Box 1341, 301 North and South ~ " Lamar Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39205. eagle KENTUCKY GUILD Twenty-three ceramists were among the ceramics, inc over 100 exhibitors displaying their work at the 9th Kentucky Guild of Artists and & INSTRUCTION BOOK Craftsmen's Fair, held May 15-18 in Berea, Kentucky. Despite rain, Kentucky Guild Now Stocks Director said attendance With this Calculator, you Garry Barker 20 moist clay bodies showed an increase over last year's event. can formulate or modify glazes manufactured by in minutes. Eliminates wasteful standard ceramics trial and error, giving students imacco and professional potters a better working knowledge of glaze westwood (wcs) theory and design. wide range of colors both oxidation and reduction Order direct. low to high fire Add 6% salestax in Calif. Canadaadd 50¢.

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October 1975 81 ITINERARY Art"; at the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Al- October 17-November I Exhibit of ce- Continued /rom Page 65 fred University. ramic work by Ann Schaumburger, in the Pottery Gallery. Ceramics Invitational; at Stockton State November 7-22 "Clocks and Ruins" is College. NEw YORK, GREAT NECK an exhibition of porcelain and stoneware October 19-December 5 Long Island clocks by Anna Siok, in the Upstairs Gal- NEW JERSEY, RINGV¢OOD Craftsmen's Guild exhibition; at Great lery; both at Greenwich House Pottery. through October 12 State Open Ex- Neck Library, Bayview Avenue at Grist change, sponsored by the Ringwood Manor Mill Lane. NEW YORK, NIAGARA Association of the Arts; at Ringwood State FALLS through October 13 "Oktoberfest" will Park Barn. NEw YORK, NAPLES feature an exhibition, "Porcelain of Old Germany: 1710-1815," and craft demon- NEW JERSEY, UNION October 10-19 Seminar in the use and strations; at The Crafts Museum, Carbo- November 15-16 Crafts Lib '75 is the techniques involved in colored porcelain rundum Center, Third and Falls Streets. 17th Annual Exhibition and Sale by the and stoneware, and demonstration using graphic techniques on clay and oxides. First Mountain Crafters of New Jersey; at Kean College, Morris Avenue. Conducted by Mitch Lyons, Chadds Ford NEW YORK, ROCHESTER Pottery, Pennsylvania; to be presented at November 8-December 7 "Oriental Art Naples Mill School of Arts and Crafts, NEW JERSEY, WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP from Area Collections" includes ceramics; through October 10 Exhibition of ce- 33 Academy Street. at Memorial Art Gallery, 490 University ramic sculpture by Elsbeth S. Woody; at Avenue, Mercer County Community College, 1200 NEW YORK, NEW YORK Old Trenton Road. through October 4 Faculty show, in NEV¢ YORK, SCARSDALE the Office Gallery. through October 18 Mixed media group NEW JERSEY~ WESTFIELD through October 11 Exhibit of stone- show; at The Craftsman's Gallery. November 2-5 Creative Crafts '75 is ware and porcelain by James Crumrine, in sponsored by the Sisterhood Temple the Upper Gallery; both at Greenwich NEW YORK, SCHENECTADY Emanu-El; at Temple Emanu-El, 756 East House Pottery, 16 Jones Street. October 25-January 18, 1976 The Fifth Broad Street. October lO-]anuary 4, 1976 "Homage Regional Crafts Show, sponsored by the to the Bag" includes ceramics; at the Designer Crafts Council; at the Schenec- NEW MExico, TAOS Museum of Contemporary Crafts, 23 West tady Museum. October 1-28 Ceramics by Art Adair; 53rd Street. at the Clay and Fiber Gallery. through October 16 Exhibition of ce- NEW YORK, STATEN ISLAND ramics by Marilyn Fox; in the Drawing October 2-5 First Annual Harborside NEw YORK, ALFRED Room at Landmark Gallery, 469 Broome Craft Fair features craftsmen from the October 1-20 "Masters in Ceramic Street. Continued on Page 84

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CERAMACTIVITIES STONEWARE Continued from Page 81 ware becomes a mobile liquid, vacating FARTHENWARE decorative areas and I flu leaving streaks of ~,,LI/UD~I~I liquid clay; the ." stoneware vitrifies, Whil remaining a solid BUff Creek surface for the en- actment of these P/~'' ::": :"~ High random effects. Two ~,,~.~ firin, of the artist's forms ~~[~74~-~-~ shown. On page ~ Custl Pottery are Raw 8 1 is Brunner's stoneware Earl B~zznncr studio sculptural equipment proven in the slab with earthenware-glaze, mounted in (he. • Shimpo-Wesf • Skuff a sand-filled box. Shown above is his slab- • Brenf • Crusader built box with wooden lid cut to match slab contour. Photos: Vivian Woods. • Randall • Ceil the • Tyler • Walker CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS GALLERY • Kemper • Ohaus Martha Holt's recent show of new ce- Raw Materials and Dry Clays ramic pieces at the Contemporary Crafts WHEELS AND KILNS IN consisted pri- Prices on request Gallery in Portland, Oregon, STOCK AT ALL TIMES of slip-cast forms made from a mul- marily I - . WE GIVE SERVICE~ TRY US! Osage Road, Anchorage 11904 carry all Ceramic Supplies. P.O. Box 23162 We Louisville, KY.40223 502-245-1282 Serving Kentucky, Indiana, CERAMIC SUPPLY CO. INC. Ohio and Tennessee 95 Bartley Road, Flonders, N.J. 07836 (201) 584-7492 Martha Holt fiplicity of recurring objects or with broken ceramic artifacts. who earned her M.F.A. at POTTER'S Ms. Holt, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield, WORLD has exhibited in Michigan and The South's 2Sth Michigan, year of service of West Coast shows, and is presently a ceram- pottery and Ce- instructor at the Cornish School o/ ramics Equipment. acs We offer clays Allied Arts in Seattle, Washington. chemicals, frits tOOlS, scales, corks, teapot KUJUNDZIC EXHIBITION handles, books, sculpture, and sculpture tools. An exhibition of ceramics, WHEELS: 8rent, Shimpo, Max, Randall. Menco paintings by Zeljko Kujundzic, associate Spinning Tiger ARCO Pennsylvania State Uni- KILNS: (Gas Unique and Thermo-Life {Elec- professor of art at tric) L&L Ecorro-Kiln. Walker-Jamar PUG MILL versity, Fayette campus, opened on April Full line of copper enameling kilns and sup- at University plies. Molds for glass slumping 85 designs) 21 in the Com,~ons Gallery Glass stains (Kiln fired) Glass bubble. Lam- inates (Catalog .50c) POTTER'S WORLD 4930 Distribution Dr., Tampa. FL 33619 (813) 247-2408 OR in Sarasota 4132 N. Tamiam! Trail, Sarasofa, FL 33580 (813) 3SS-6721

i U cncloseo: )Zl.S0 for enameling furnace. | COMPANY I [] Enclosed: $.50 for brochure, prices and I WEBCOSUPPLY I BOX 3054, TYLER, TEXAS 75701 I new color chart for lead-free copper and Phone: (214) 593-6951 zetlko Kujundztc | aluminum enamels. II through May 3. for beginner kit of lead. 11 DISTRIBUTORS FOR: Park, and was featured I [] Enclosed: $5.00 He is shown working in his studio. I free copper enamels and instructions. II A. D. ALPINE, INC. - BRENT Wheels for beg[nner kit of lead- | Mills Born in Yugoslavia, Zeljko Kujundzie has [] Enclosed: $5.00 SHIMPO Wheels . WALKER Pug enamels and instructions. II Wheels a member of the Fayette campus free aluminum LOCKERBIE Wheels. RANDALL been Enclosed: $36 for all items listed above. II faculty since 1968. [] I SHELVES FOR • SILICON CARBIDE | ~AME IMMEDIATE DELIVERY and photos, i~ available, about I I Send news, II ADDRESS I 9 X 20 X 5/8 11 X 28 X 3/4 people, places or events you think will be ZIP II 10 X 20 X 3/4 12 X 24 X 5/8 o[ interest. We will be happy to consider I CIW STATE items 11 X 20 X 5/8 12 X 24 X 3/4 them [or use in this column. Send the CERAMICCOATING Co. t MONTHLY, 41072 II 11 X 28 X 5/8 14 X 28 X 3/4 to: CeramActivities, CERAMICS I • el].eJK P.O. Box 370C, Newport,Kentucky Box 12448, Columbus, Ohio 43212. lARGESTDOMESTIC MANUFACIURER OF ENAMELS FOR BO~'H ART & INDUSTIIY October 1975 83 Nearly a Quarter of a Century HAVE YOU of Qual, y...For Those Who ITINERARY DISCOVERED? Demand the Very Best. Continued ]rom Page 82 Atlantic seaboard; at Prince Bay Trade Mart.

~EW YORK~ SYRACUSE October 31-November 15 "Masters in Ceramic Art"; at the Everson Museum.

NEW YORK, TARRYTOWN Together they mate October 27-28 Ceramics workshop conducted by Robert and Paula Winokur; at Marymouot College. Fee. Contact: Sr. Brigid Driscoll, Director of Continuing Education, Marymount College, Tarrytown 10591.

NEW YORK, YOUNOSTO~,VN October $230.00 F.O.B. Crestllne, Ohio 4-5 International Cultural Fes- tival, sponsored FEATURES: by Youngstown Cultural • 30" x 30" x 5", 14 ga. rust-proofed Commission; at Falkner Park. steel pan • 13" cast iron throwing head. • 100 lb. 20" flywheel • Heiqht -- 3/," NORTH CAROLINA~ BRASSTOV/N • Trim bar for foot rimming • Con- October 4-5 Fall Festival of Arts, THE COMPLETELY structed of IVz" x II/z '' x 3/I/," ancjle Crafts, and Folk Music; at the iron J.C. Camp- • All seven points of action are bell Folk School. PORTABLE POTTERY precision ball bearing • Handsome ham- mer finished pan with black stand • Hip rest [non-adjustable). NORTH CAROLINA, CHEROKEE through October 4 Cherokee Indian Fall Festival includes craft exhibits. Write

, B HPgt ,, s0,s NORTH CAROLINA, DURHAM ~ W~rde~q~ll~soI~ :~"~ottery through October 9 Exhibition including Rt. 1, Box 62, Sperryville, Va. 22740 ceramics by Herb Cohen; at Craft House, 2713 Chapel Hill Road.

NORTH CAROLINA~ KINSTON November Southern Highland Handi- craft Guild traveling Exhibit "B"; at Care is dressed to kiln Kinston Arts Council. O g ~0 • . . in stainless steel jackets and a 2-year factory warranty on electrical components. Check Gate's net | i NORTH CAROLINA~ WINS TON-SALE+~'i prices before you make your next kiln Z o purchase and make November 7-8 12th Annual Piedmont a killing. 0000 m X Craft Fair; at the Memorial Coliseum. Care Ceramic Supply Co., Inc. P.O. Box oo 830, Haverhill, Mass. 01830 LOt.D OHIO~ CLEVELAND through November 2 "Indian Art of the Americas," traveling exhibition; at the Cleveland Museum of Art. m 12"Aluminum Wheel --sO Heads ®."- • "-~u. Crafts National '75; at the Grocer M. ~w Ec Hermann Fine Arts Center. ~z KRAFT KORNER E - do OHIO~ OXFORD i( K "r,stocrat o, rafts"- through October I1 Miami University 10~/o Sale Nov. I-Nov. 15 Crafts Invitational; at the Hiestand Gal- Complete line of supplies for: Decoupage Macrame Beaded Flowers Palnting LLI u.,.~ lery. Leaded Glass Tole Painting Enameling SllverSmithlng ~: gg Marge Wennerstrom ii , ° OHIO~ TOLEDO 5864 Mayfield Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44124 442-1020Phone: November 9-December 7 An exhibition of crafts by students of the Museum School tr of Design; at the Toledo Museum of Art. w Sold only < ONTARIO, TORONTO by z October 6-31 Ceramics by Bonita Authorized < Col- CL llns; at Object Makers. Dealers O October 16 Exhibition of ceramics by 1147 E. Elm I W. P. DAWSON, INC. O0 Minni Hoffman. Fullerton. Calif. 92631 Continued on Page 86

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PENN SYLVANIA~ PITTSBURGH through October 2 Exhibition of ce- p#Ib" ramics by Frank Ross. October 6-30 Ceramics by Herb Thom- as; both at The Clay Place. October 18-November 9 Exhibition of ceramic sculpture by Jerry Caplan; at the Arts and Crafts Center, Fifth and Shady Avenues.

RHODE ISLAND~ NEWPORT through October 8 Lusterware by Mar- vin Bjurlin. October 11-29 Porcelain by Norm Schulman; both at Cooper Gallery.

SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA October 17-25 South Carolina State Fair fine arts show; at South Carolina State Fairgrounds. f.\only November 28-30 Christmas show of the South Carolina Craftsmen; at the Colum- bia Museum of Art.

SOUTH CAROLINA~ LANCASTER October 10-November 2 17th Annual Springs Art Show; at Lancaster Army National Guard Armory.

TENNESSEE, GATLINBURG PEACH VALLEY POTTERY October 21-25 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands; at the City Auditor- RT. 1 BOX IO| ium. through November 1 Exhibition by in- NEW CASTLE. COLO. 81647 303-984"2246 ternational ceramists in conjunction with the second U.S. International Ceramic

86 CERAMICS MONTHLY Symposium; at Arrowmont School of Dept., University of Texas at El Paso, VIRGINIA, BLA('KSTONE Crafts. E1 Paso 79903. October 3-5 Annual Arts and Crafts Festival, sponsored by Blackstone Chamber MEMPHIS ~FENNESSEE, "]'EXAS, LUBBOCK of Commerce; at Blackstone Memorial October 9-12 Third Annual Mid-South November 9-December 8 Miniature Center. Crafts Fair; at Memphis Pink Palace Works Competition; at the museum of Museum. Texas Tech University. VIRGINIA, I.URAY through October 26 Mississippi River October 11-12 Page County Heritage Craft Show; at Brooks Memorial Art TEXAS, MAGNOLIA Crafts Festival; at Page Valley Fair- Gallery. October 4-5, 11-12, 18-19, 25-26 First grounds. Annual Texas Renaissance Festival; 6 TENNESSEE, NASHVILLE miles northwest of Magnolia on Highway VIRGINIA, RICHMOND October 15-November 15 Southern 1774. October 11-12 Annual Fall Crafts Fair; Highland Handicraft Guild traveling Ex- at Hand Work-Shop. hibit "A"; at Peabody College. TEXAS, PLANO November 12-14 Richmond Craft Fair, October 4-5 "Autumn Arts and Crafts displaying work by Virginia, West Vir- TENNESSEE, OAK RIDGE Faire"; at Harrington Park. ginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and November 7-9 Foothills Craft Guild craftsmen; at the VERMONT, MONTPELIER District of Columbia 1975 Show and Sales; at the Civic Center. Richmond Arena. October 3-5 Fall Festival of Crafts; at TEXAS, ARLINGTON Vermont College. WEST VIRGINIA, BLUEFIELD 12 National All and Crafts Festival; October 12-November VERMONT, RUTLAND October 11-12 Arts University of Texas at at Skyland, Inc. Media Show; at 4-5 Sixth Annual Ceramics Arlington. October Show, sponsored by Vermont Ceramic WEST VIRGINIA, CHARLESTON TEXAS, COLORADO CITY League; at Hockey Arena, Rutland Fair- November 1-3 Art and Craft Festival; October 18 October Occasion Arts and grounds. at North Charleston Community Center. Crafts Fair; at the Civic Center. VERMONT, STRATTON MOUNTAIN WEST VIRGINIA, ST. ALBANS 19 Stratton Arts Fes- Mountain State Holiday Arts TEXAS, EL PASO through October November Base Lodge, Stratton Mountain Crafts Falr; at St. Albans High October 9-11 Three-day workshop by tival; at and Ski Area. School. Dutch ceramists Johnny Rolf and Jan de Rooden; at University of Texas. For more VIRGINIA~ ABINGDON WISCONSIN~ CEDARBURG information write: Barbara Arrnijo-Bolton, October 10-11 Mountain Crafts Festi- October 26 Cedar Creek Festival of Arts 217 Amherst N.E., Albuquerque, New val; at Virginia Highland Community Col- and Crafts; at Cedarhurg High School Mexico 87106; or John C. Arnold, Art lege. Gymnasium, Evergreen Drive.

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