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Please direct republication or special copying permission re quests to the Senior Director, Publications, The American Ceramic Society, 735 Ceramic PI., Westerville, OH 43081, USA. postmaster: Please send address changes to Ceramics Monthly, PO Box 6136, Westerville, OH 43086-6136. Form 3579 requested. Copyright © 2005 The American Ceramic Society All rights reserved Ceramics Monthly May 2005 2 Ceramics Monthly May 2005 3 MAY 2005 / Volume 53 Number 5 featu res 28 Virginia Scotchie: The Familiar in Act and Object by Glen R. Brown Abstractions of useful forms stir fanciful yet vaguely familiar feelings 33 The Slip-Cast Object An International Juried Exhibition 37 Helen Drutt English, Ceramics' Champion by Jim McClelland A steadfast ceramics supporter devotes a lifetime to promoting artists and their work 41 Hui Ka Kwong by Margaret Carney Ceramist influenced by Pop Art and Asian-American cultural ties helped to narrow the gap between art and craft realms 46 Satori Yamaoka's Kobushigama by Bob McWilliams A penchant for glaze and day-body testing runs in the family, and contributes to the success of a modern yet classic Japanese pottery monthly methods Electric and Propane Combination Firing recipes Cone 9 Oxidation Glazes peacock glaze Recipes and instructions for an intricate layered glaze 50 Emerging Artists 2005 CM showcases works by nine emerging potters and sculptors cover: "Avocado/Bronze Knob," 25 inches (64 centimeters) in height, with bronze and textured glazes, multifired to Cones 3, 5 and 6, 2003, $2000, by Virginia Scotchie; page 28. Photo: David Ramsey. Ceramics Monthly May 2005 5 departments 1 0 letters from readers 1 2 Upfront reviews, news and exhibitions 22 answers from the CM technical staff 24 suggestions from readers 26 Tip of the Month: Wax Handles 58 call for entries 58 International Exhibitions 58 United States Exhibitions 60 Regional Exhibitions 60 Fairs and Festivals 62 new books 66 calendar 66 Conferences 66 Solo Exhibitions 68 Group Ceramics Exhibitions 72 Ceramics in Multimedia Exhibitions 72 Fairs, Festivals and Sales 74 Workshops 84 International Events 94 classified advertising 95 index to advertisers 96 comment What is a Second? by Tom Turner online www.ceramicsmonthly.org current features, expanded features, archive articles, calendar, call for entries and classifieds expanded features Hui Ka Kwong by Margaret Carney More images and expanded text special listings Gallery Guide Where to see ceramics in the U.S. and abroad Residencies and Fellowships Full listing of professional-development opportunities Summer Workshops 2005 Workshop offerings in the U.S. and abroad Ceramics Monthly May 2005 6 Ceramics Monthly May 2005 7 a significant proportion of clay, possibly the meters long. Besides uncontrolled excava letters body clay. In addition, a stoneware clay tions in the past, farming pressure in this with coarse refractories added was used to remote area unfortunately continues to put Temmoku produce saggars for the entire kiln, which the site at considerable risk. The article “A Collaboration in Temmoku,” were no doubt wadded, and produced other Peter Holmes, Newmarket, MD in your March issue, was interesting regardsubtle reduction/oxidation atmosphere ing the history and replication of original effects on the maturing glaze. Under 40 Temmoku glaze. However, I noted at least Excavations carried out by the ChineseI have come to the conclusion that the vast two significant omissions in the description government around 1990 uncovered founmajority of Americans under 40 care little and replication of the Jian Yao glaze. From dation remnants of the first kiln structure, about clay in particular and art in general. the research I conducted at the site, and for which I was able to see when I was there in This sector of society has been anesthetized my M.A. dissertation, wood-fired raw glazes 1992. This structure represents one of the to anything subtle or gentle by years of rap, and saggars were the basic techniques used longest “bamboo” type kilns in China, vulgarity, and little or no exposure to the there. This implies that the glazes contained approximately 2 meters wide and 130 arts in our homes and schools. A crass and boorish popular culture is eroding basic tenets of conduct and taste. Art in general, not just clay, is vital to America and to all people who share this ever-shrinking globe. A life without art and the wonder that art can produce is an exist ence that creates diminished hope, light and human progress. A mass-produced celadon vase from Hong Kong is fine with this under-40 crowd. No attention is paid to history, quality or form. This will eventally cause great harm to American potters, as well as serious potters around the world. We must not give in to this wave of cultural retreat. Tom Turnquist, Lakewood, CO Dustproof, Not Fireproof I’m sorry to be a spoiler but, as a profes sional engineer, I must register alarm at the suggestion from a reader to dustproof a stereo system by sealing it in a plastic con tainer (April 2005, page 30). Electronic equipment generates heat and, unless specifically designated otherwise, it requires adequate ventilation. Even on a system that has no louvers or slots, the metal case may be acting as a heat sink that depends upon airflow around the case. The heat build-up in an enclosed container could not only shorten the life of the equipment, but also the life of the user if a fire breaks out. Bob Masta, Ann Arbor, MI Correction On page 68 of the April issue, we listed the publisher Donof Reitz: Clay, Fire, Salt and Wood as the Universtity of Wisconsin Press. The book is actually published by the Elvehjem Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (www. 1 vm.wise.edu). Readers may submit letters to the editor online at www.ceramicsmonthly.org/lettertoeditor.asp Some edit ing tor clarity or brevity may take place. All letters must include the writer’s full name and address. Mail to Ceramics Monthly, 735 Ceramic PI., Westerville, OH 43081; e-mail to [email protected]: or fax to (614) 891-8960 Ceramics Monthly May 2005 10 Ceramics Monthly May 2005 11 upfront 12 Ceramic Masters: The Art of Vivika and Otto Heino and their Contemporaries by Judy Seckler Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles 14 Syma Commission Installed in New York Office of Dr. Franck Lipman, New York City 14 Art of the Pot Studio Tour Austin, Texas 16 Deb LeAir Infinity Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota 16 Tom Turner North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, North Carolina 16 Wayne Higby Wins Award 18 Ivar Mackay Yufuku Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 18 Gayla Lemke Edge Gallery Denver, Colorado Top left: bottle, 211 /2 inches (55 centimeters) in height, stoneware with black slip on lip, with blue and white glazes, fired to Cone 10,1960. Top right: plate, 11¾ inches (30 centimeters) in diameter, stoneware with black slip design, wood fired to Cone 12, $1200.