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Weaver Looking back on The Clay Studio's development from a small arts collective to a major Philadelphia institution with The Claymobile: Bringing Clay to Philadelphia by Zenobia Meckley recipe Cone 04 Claymobile Clear 60 A Collaboration in Temmoku byJoeKoons After a serendipitous conversation, two potters embark on a research project to understand ancient Chinese iron bearing glazes monthly methods Temmoku Testing by Mel Jacobson recipes Cone 11 Iron Saturate Glazes 66 Ken Ferguson: A Remembrance William Shapiro, Anne M. Bracker and Cindy Bracker pay tribute to a friend and ceramics icon 68 Glazes: Materials, Mixing and Firing byjeffzamek A discussion of the many factors that contribute to successful glazes recipe Cone 8-10 ZAM Gloss Blue 71 Fertility and Fragility: The Work of Leigh Taylor Mickelson by Mary K. Cloonan monthly methods Steel Armatures for Stacked Sculpture by Leigh Taylor Mickelson 75 Clay Bodies Fill Negative Spaces byEngrada Angriii Spanish sculptor Carles Vives mixes stoneware clays to create varied color and texture 76 Pots with a View The Work of Richard Hensley and Donna Polseno by Kevin Hluch cover: "Waisted-Bottle," 7½ inches (19 centimeters) in height and "Side-Fired Vase," 10½ inches (27 centimeters) in height, both wheel-thrown and altered porcelain, with carbon-trap glaze, shaken wood ash, flux and colorants, side-fired in a gas kiln on a tripod of seashells to Cone 10 in reduction, by Dick Lehman, Goshen, Indiana; see page 45. Ceramics Monthly March 2005 5 departments 1 0 letters from readers 1 6 Upfront reviews, news and exhibitions 30 answers from the CM technical staff 36 suggestions from readers 38 Tip of the Month: Smooth Slabs 80 call for entries 80 International Exhibitions 80 United States Exhibitions 82 Regional Exhibitions 82 Fairs and Festivals 84 new books 92 calendar 92 Conferences 94 Solo Exhibitions 98 Group Ceramics Exhibitions 106 Ceramics in Multimedia Exhibitions 108 Fairs, Festivals and Sales 110 Workshops 118 International Events 122 classified advertising 124 comment Welcome to My World by Mike Prouty 128 index to advertisers online www.ceramicsmonthly.org current features, expanded features, archive articles, calendar, call for entries and classifieds expanded features Zhi-jun Zheng by Dave Finkelnberg Jump online to see more images of Zhi-jun Zheng's sculpture special listings Gallery Guide Where to see ceramics in the U.S. and abroad Residencies and Fellowships Full listing of professional-development opportunities Ceramics Monthly March 2005 6 Ceramics Monthly March 2005 7 sleep (I have a laptop that I use to read with gone: Jolyon Hofsted, artist, husband, letters the lights off so as not to disturb my wife). I father, teacher, friend, colleague, the love of was just looking at the very first issue of my life, who’s prolific outpouring of work, Digital Clay CM published in 1953—really neat. of love, of support, must now live on in our I just received my CDs from Ceramics Tom Sawyer, Orlando, FL hearts and memories, and through his work Monthly for the years 1953-1979. Can’t tell and writings. you how much I’m enjoying looking at Jolyon Hofsted Jolyon was director of the Brooklyn these back issues. In some respects, I prefer After reading the obituary that you pub­ Museum Art School (which in the 1960s he my digital versions. lished in the January issue, I wanted to brought from a failing institution to na­ While some might find reading on a write and let you know personally of my tional prominence); full professor; author of computer less than satisfying, I enjoy being husband, Jolyon Hofsted’s death. It is so the book Ceramics (printed in six editions able to look at previous articles when I hard to believe that anyone so monumental and four languages), as well as many ar­ travel and in bed at night before I go to in my life and the lives of so many others is ticles. His work was included in many solo exhibitions, as well as hundreds of invitationals and numerous museum collec­ tions around the world. Jolyon was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in April 2003. He was still teaching at Queens College, City University of New York, where he was a full professor and had taught for 37 years. He completed the term and underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatment that summer, then major surgery in December 2003. But the cancer re­ turned. He went through everything with an incredibly positive upbeat spirit, and was actively pursuing his life and his art until the very end. He died October 12, 2004. In October 2003, he had what would turn out to be his last show while he was alive at the Watermark Cargo Gallery in Kingston, New York. It was a major show of ceramic and bamboo pieces. The clay and bamboo had grown into a grant-funded project where ceramic forms were placed in a bamboo plantation in Alabama. As the bamboo grew through the ceramic forms, it became a naturally integrated part of the pieces. The first part of this project was documented in the video Clay and Bamboo! Incorporated by Growth, which we com­ pleted in 2002. While he loved creating, and continued his own work right up until his death, he was as much involved with promoting the careers of younger artists and friends, giving freely of his knowledge, friendship and support to those around him. A few hours before his death, when he knew he was dying, he called about 15 of his closest friends to say goodbye and tell them how much he cared about them and how special they were. Janet Hofsted, Bearsville, NY Safety Education Dangerous ceramic materials! Did that get your attention? Unfortunately, this trick is used on many of us for other than infor­ mative reasons. Reporting on health and safety issues should require a high level of scholarship and peer review, with the stan- Ceramics Monthly March 2005 10 Ceramics Monthly March 2005 11 letters dard research practices applied in traditional mainstream research reporting. The written word carries with it the presumption of truth and legitimacy, but there is an overall ignorance about the health-related risk factors of ceramic raw materials, causing misinformation to flourish.