Ceramics Monthly January 1975
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JANUARY 1975 80c J ~ ii. LA PUENTE. .WEST P.O BO Precision KILNS & CERAMIC EQUIPMENT LOOK AT THE EXTRA INSULATION HOBBY-PROFESSIONAL GAS and ELECTRIC FIRED GAS KILNS, from 2 cu. ft. to 60 cu. ft. All fire to 2500°F q some to 3000OF. Instrumentation for temperature control and a positive control of atmosphere from highly oxidizing to reducing. ELECTRIC KILNS, from 2 cu. ft. to 24 cu. ~11 ft. Front loading or top loading -- all models fire to 2350°F -- some to 2800°F. Fully instrumented. WRITE TODAY for COMPLETE information Dept. B 353 CORAL CIRCLE Our catalog illustrates a complete line EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. 90245 of equipment to go with these kilns. AREA CODE (213) 322.2430 772-2557 772-255E .January 1975 3 5, ° ~ ¸¸I ~ii~!i~i~il¸ ~ POWER The American Wheel was designed by Potters The American Wheel has a 3/4 h.p. permanent magnet variable speed for Potters. 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Box 11892, Fresno, Calif. 93775 • Phone (209) 431-5823 Dealer lnquiries Inviteei .oQi 9 0d.e cJ0 MONTHLY g January 1975 Volume 23, Number 1 I Letters to the Editor ............................ 6 Suggestions from Our Readers .................... 8 IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Itinerary .......................................... 10 Answers to Questions ............................ 14 The Kohler Experiment by R. Clayton Baker ....... 17 Jacquel . David Furman -- Miniature Environments .......... 22 An International Ceramic Competition VELVA-GLO OPAQUE 8, TRANSLUCENTSTAINS by Paul S. Donhauser .......................... 24 BRUSH ON SEALERS& PEARL-ETTES Decalcomania ..................................... 29 The Tennessee Crafts Exhibition ................... 30 SPRAY-ETTE SEALERS & METALLICS Mix Plaster with Clay by Warren Angle ............ 32 GOLD WASH & GOLD PEARL SPRAYETTES Allied Craftsmen of San Diego .................... 34 LUSTER-ETTE POWDERS Ruth Duckworth/Richard DeVore .................. 35 TEXTURE MATERIALS Basic Throwing, Part VII by William Hunt ........ 38 BRUSH ON CRACKLE Canadian Indian Art '74 ......................... 41 VELVA-GLO BRUSHES San Francisco Art Festival ........................ 42 BOOKS The Oxidation Glazes of Hildegard Storr-Britz ...... 44 TECHNIQUE CeramActivities ................................... 49 Index to Advertisers .............................. 70 New! New! TRANZ TINTS FOR CHINA PAINT EFFECTS On Our Cover AND ROUGING "K4985 Stall," by Jack Earl, slip-cast porcelain, dissected and & re-assembled from sections of plumbingware--one of more than 120 pieces of ceramic sculpture produced at the Kohler SPRAY-ETTE TRANSLUCENTSFOR Company in August 1974. This unique involvement of in- dustry with artists is the subject of the feature article begin- ANTIQUING IN 6 COLORS ning on page 17 of this issue. Publisher and Acting Editor: SPENCER L. DAVZS Assistant Editors: WZLLZ^M C. HUNT JaI-Cea[t FRANCES SAWYER Copy Editor: DONNA WOLHNE^ROEa OPAQUE & TRANSLUCENTWATER BASE STAINS Art Director: ROBERT L. C~EAOER Circulation Manager: MARy RUSHLEV BRUSH ON SEALERS Advertising Manager: CONNIE BELCHER GLUE Editorial, Advertising, and Circulation Offices: 1609 Northwest MASK Boulevard, P.O. Box 4548, Columbus, Ohio 43212. (614)488- SYNTHETIC VARNETTE- SPRAY & PINTS 8236. BRUSHES- STAINS, LINERS, GLAZE, West Coast Advertising Representative: Joseph Mervish Asso- ciates, 4721 Laurel Canyon, Suite 211, North Hollywood, SHADERS, DETAIL, UNDERGLAZEtypes California 91607. (213)877-7556 WOOD CRAFT ITEMS Copyright 1975 Professional Publications, Inc. Supplies available from Distributors and Dealers in your Ceramics Monthly January 1975. Vol. 23 -- No. 1. Published monthly except July and August by Professional Publications, Inc. -- S. L. Davis, area. Distributorships available in some areas. For Pres., P. S. Emery, Sec.; 1609 Northwest Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43212. further information write to: Correspondence concerning subscriptions, renewals, and change of adch'ess should be addressed to the Circulation Department, Ceramics Monthly, Box 4548, Columbus, Ohio 43212. Second Class postage paid at Athens, Ohio, U.S.A. Subscriptions: one year $8; Two years $14; Three years $19. Copyright 1975. All rights reserved. The articles in each issue of Ceramics Monthly are indexed in the Art Index and the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. Microfilm copies are available to subscribers from University Microfilms, 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106. Manuscripts and illustrations dealing with ceramic art activities are welcome and will be considered for publi- cation. A booklet is available without cost to potential authors, describing CERAMIC ART, Inc. procedures for the preparation and submission of a manuscript. Send Dept. CM 250 109 Monarch Dr. Liverpool, N.Y. 13088 manuscripts and correspondence about them to the F~litor, Ceramics Monthly, Box 4548, Columbus, Ohio 43212. January 1975 5 LETTERS EXPERIENCE AT CHATEAU DE RATILLY enough instructors or facilities to fulfill the Not everyone gets a chance to live and growing need. work in a 13th century castle in France. We are a small group of people who are But, after having seen an article on the interested in setting up a glassblowing co- Chateau de Ratilly in the April 1973 CM, operative in the Boston area. For persons I was intrigued and decided to be one of not enrolled full time in the two educa- the lucky ones. So, this past summer it was tional institutions offering limited pro- Ratilly, a lot of clay, and I. grams, there are no facilities or instructors. I was rather surprised to discover that We need help from the glass blowing the school was geared mainly toward begin- community. We are looking for people with ning potters. In fact, the teachers there knowledgeable backgrounds to join us or are usually advanced ceramic students help in any way possible. Orin Nisenson themselves, sometimes speaking English, but Glass Blowing often not; though, if I could get along 25 Surrey Street easily with my basic French, anyone can. Cambridge, Mass. The students there were great and of all nationalities. This tends to make the PROS AND CONS Chateau experience a blend of study, work, More and more people are becoming and exchange of all kinds of ideas and interested in pottery. The full weight of attitudes. Everyone is friendly and after teaching them falls on our shoulders (ce- five minutes you feel the warmth of being ramics instructors). Could you donate one a part of the Pierlot family. However, the page per issue for beginning potters? Your only thing the Chateau has to offer ad- steps on wheelthrowing have been a good vanced potters, other than glorious serenity example of what is needed, and the pages and atmosphere, is a lot of time for prac- of the Basic Throwing series have been ticing wheelthrowing. There is little glaze placed on our city ceramic studio walls for theory taught, practically no handbuilding, my fifty new students. Norma Martinetti and students are allowed to use only the Pittsburg, Calif. white basic glaze offered by the Chateau. Also, regardless of how long you stay, only Overall, I enjoy the magazine, but would maximum three or four finished pieces may be fired. like more informative articles and less The clay at Ratilly is "magnifiqueI" It how-to's. Betsy Grossman in is a local body, rather a strange olive-green, East Stone Gap, Va. very plastic, and, when fired, is a deep chocolate brown. Ten wheels are shared by We are professional potters! Why not the 20 to 25 students housed there every some articles on law and taxes concerning 2-week session. Classes are conducted in the artist potter? And more on potters-- the mornings with the remainder of the more high level technical articles, and no day (and night) free for individual work. how-to articles. Housing facilities at the Chateau are old Mr. and Mrs. Patrick ]arosz and charming, with ceramics everywhere, Fort Collins, Colo. including walls, sinks, and soap dishes. Everything served at the four daily meals Never mind about elaborate kiln build- is delicious and fresh, with produce from ing, I need information about firing my cast of heavy-duty the Chateau's private gardens. So, if any simple hobby low-firing electric kiln--tim- aluminum, weighs ~y... of you are interested in being one of the ing, stacking, cooling, what to do with kiln and has 1 10 pounds lucky ones, you can check the possibility of wash, cones, how long does one fire, how a high-performance One h.p. 0-200 rpm Movable foot pedal attending the Chateau for the summer by much can be put into the kiln at one motor that can work Two models: pan or flat writing to the following address: M. Pier- firing, when does one increase heat set- up to 250 pounds of Electronic DC drive lot, Chateau de Ratilly, 89820 Treigny tings--all that basic information beginners clay without strain Sealed gears and (Yonne), France, with inquiries in French. like me need! Phyllis Masia precision... bearings--no belts The Pierlots are not conversant with En- Trenton, N.J. 13 in. removable head glish. Good luck. Roberta Rich Accurate machining, 24x24x20 in. high St. Louis, Mo. industrial parts and National service on parts WOMEN pOTTERS I was disappointed in Claudia Reese's advanced design Two year guarantee COMMENTS ON NOVEMBER CM pub- give you the freedom article "Women Potters in Spain" © 1974 Max Corp Well, after all the hoop-la of the last lished in the October 1974 issue of CM.