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Our Amaco and Fine-Art kilns are the only electric kilns manufactured in the western hemisphere to bear both these symbols of safety on all models. Twenty Amaco pottery and metal enameling kilns meet the exacting requirements of these testing laboratories. So whetheryourrequirements are for school, studio or home, there is an Amaco kiln just made to order for you.., a safe kiln. For complete details, write for the Amaco Pot- tery & Metal Enameling Catalog, Dept. SK. AMERICAN ART CLAY CO., INC. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46222 f gmgGo Learn the Secrets of the Ancient Masters The of Techniques Z" pP~ted ' ~ At~ of r ~ Painted Attic F Pottery by Joseph Veach Noble Published in cooperation with The Metropolitan Museum, this lavish book unravels for today's ceramist the methods used by the ancient Athenian potters and vase painters to produce the great- est pottery in ancient European art. The author meticulously de- scribes how to shape Attic vases; analyzes the famous Greek black glaze; explains how the ancients applied colors, created relief line, and fired pottery. The techniques are dramatically illustrated with demonstration photographs and examples of Attic masterpieces. 234 pus. 9 x 12. 260 illus. Color frontispiece. Biblio. index. $17.50 CERAMICS MONTHLY Book Department begins with... 4175 North High St., Columbus, Ohio 43214 Please send me __ copies of The Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery at $17.50 each. REWARD- HAR T I enclose [] Check [] M. O. (Ohio: 4~ Sales Tax) We pay postage. eeee PRODUCTS eeee Name REWARD CERAMIC COLOR MFRS., INC. Address 314 Hammonds FerP/ Rd., Glen Burn[e, Md, 21061 City .State Zip __ Ceramics Monthly f-,~ere yourjmag,-J • • naaow • i with th4r ",) j J.:' MONTHLY t BI G U)EA ce[o Volume 16, Number 9 November 1968 Letters to the Editor ................................. 7 Suggestions from Our Readers ........................ 8 Itinerary ............................................ 11 Answers to Questions ............................... 12 The Folded Form by Joel E. Edwards ................ 13 Gaff Kristensen by Polly Rothenberg ................ 16 Variations on a Textural Theme by Muriel Anderson ........................... 22 Stacking the Kiln (Part 2) by Robert F. Nell ........... 24 Two-Tone Slab Inlay by Robert F. Eilenberger ......... 26 Titanium Glazes by Richard Behrens .................. 31 CeramAetivities ..................................... 34 Index to Advertisers ................................. 38 Pacemaker for the metal enameling industry for over 70 years, Thompson now gives greater scope to the artist's On Our Cover original creations. See for yourself in the new FREE Large bhe-and-white Japanese porcelain jar of the 17th century Thompson catalog and Color Guide, featuring: is a recent acquisition of the City Art Museum, Saint Louis. The jar is painted a fairly rich cobalt blue in a free yet decisive manner. A transparent, frothy glaze enriches the blue with a • 233 new ways with color enchantment softness that is particularly sympathetic to the theme. The body of the jar is thinly potted for its size, and the material is hard and white. Both interior and bottom are almost completely • New line of pre-formed shapes in 18 gauge cc,pper glazed. The jar belongs to a group of wares produced near the porcelain center of Arita in northern Kyushu. The fine • Steel tiles porcelain body, the style of the painting ~nd the distinctly the jar comes Japanese character of the decoration suggest that Complete line of tools, findings, working materials from one of the kilns under the direction of the Kakiemon • family which are traditionally noted for wares of the highest quality. Photo, courtesy the City Art Museum t)f Saint Louis, • New model kilns W. K. Bixby Oriental Fund. Your Thompson Catalog and Color Guide is mailed to you within 24 hours after receipt of the coupon . and Editor: THOMAS SELLERS so will most of your material orders. Get up to date wTth Art Director: ROnERT L. CREAOER Thompson TODAY! Business Manager: SPENCER L. DAVIS Circulation Manager: MARY" RUSHLEY ...................................................... Editorial Assistant: CONNIE BELCHER THOMAS C. THOMPSON COMPANY Advisers and Special Contributors: F. Carlton Ball; Richard Dept. CM-11 Behrens; Kathe Bed; Edris Eckhardt; Zena Holst; John Kenny; Karl Martz; Ken Smith; Don Wood. 1539 Old Deerfield Road Western Advertising Representative: Joseph Mervish Associates, Highland Park, Illinois 60035 4721 Laurel Canyon, Suite 211, North Hollywood, California 91607. Telephone: TR 7-7556, Area Code 213. Please rush my FREE catalog of complete enameling Copyright 1968 Pro/essional Publications, Inc. craft supplies with Color GuTde today. Ceramics Monthly November 1968, Vol. 16 -- No. 9. Published monthly except July and August by Professional Publications, Inc. -- S. L. Davis, Pres., P. S. Emery, Sec.; at 4175 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio NAME 43214. Second class postage paid at Athens, Ohio, U.S.A. Subscriptions: One year $6; Two years $10; Three years $14. Copyright 1968. All rights reserved, The articles in each issue of Ceramics Monthly are indexed in The Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. Microfilm copies are available ADDRESS_ to subscribers from University Microfilms, 813 N. First St., Ann Arbor, Michigan. Manuscripts and illustrations dealing with ceramic art activities are welcome and will be considered for publication. Manu- scripts should be typed double-spaced and range from 500 to 2000 words. TIP.__ Send Manuscripts and correspondence about them to the Editor, Ceramics CITY STATE Monthly, 4175 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43214. ........................................................ November 1968 5 M ODEL ING CLA Y Used by leading SCULPTORS, POTTERS, SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS, and STUDIOS.I NOTE: We now manufacture FIVE different MOIST MODELING CLAYS m When ordering, please specify exact kind m ALL five may be combined to secure quantity price! 1. MEMPHIS BRAND WHITE MOIST MODELING CLAY (Cone 05 to 7) 2. MEMPHIS BRAND RED MOIST MODELING CLAY (Cone 05 to 1) 3. MEMPHIS BRAND BUFF MOIST MODELING CLAY (Cone 05 to 7) 4. 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