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Letters to the Editor ...... 7 teapot ,Jl Answers to Questions ...... 9 Suggestions from Our Readers ...... 11 handles ,,, : Itinerary ...... 13 17 Where to Show ...... •J" i Comment by L. P. Levine ...... 19 J - w ~j Ceramics at Bank of America ...... 23 handmade cane teapot handles from one Salt Glazing in H6hr-Grenzhansen by Charles Blosser .. 26 Beautiful of England's finest cane working companies. Sfan- Nine Lung-Chuan Glazes by Harold J. McWhinnie ... 38 dard handles are available in widths(w) from International Prizewinners at Faenza ...... 39 3" to 7" in V2" increments. Due to the nature of Five Solo Exhibitions ...... 44 the cane there may be some variation in size. Dora DeLarios by Elaine Levin ...... 49 Adiustmenfs up fo V2" can be made by soaking ...... 56 The May Show overnight in warm water. Standard sizes 3" to 6" Zakin ...... 60 Throwing Layered Forms by Mikhail cost $1.60 each, and 61/2'' and 7" cost $1.75 each. 62 Alice Munn ...... A 10% discount applies to orders of 25 handles. 64 Introductions '78 ...... Please add $1.00 for postage and handling. I-hsing Teapots ...... 66 Ancient Crossroads ...... 70 News & Retrospect ...... 81 Ball State Alumni Invitational ...... 111 New Books ...... 113 Index to Advertisers ...... 114

On Our Cover Seventeenth century Bellarmine jug (also known as a gray- beard), anonymously produced salt-glazed stoneware with stamped decoration, Germany. Shown slightly larger than q. mlJllllRm . f actual size, this is one of the forms on display in H6hr- Grenzhausen, the subject of this month's cover story begin- plain square, also ning on page 26. Bellarmine jugs originally caricatured available woven Robert Cardinal Bellarmine (Bellarmino) a seventeenth century Italian prelate. Photo: Charles Blosser.

Publisher and Acting Editor: SPENCER L. DAVIS square handles cost WILLIAM C. HUNT Oval and Managing Editor: $1.7S each for plain, $2.00 Art Director: ROBERT L. CREAC.ER for woven and are only of- S".SIh ''. Assistant Editor: DEBORAH El)WARDS fered in widths (wl Circulation Manager: MARY RUSHLE'r Free catalog on request. %'m Advertising Manager: CONXXE BELCHER Editorial, Advertising, and Circulation O//ices: 1609 Northwest BIvd., 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 agle "Copyright © 1978 Pro[essional Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Puhlit;ttlon~ ]mhlished Inonthiy except July and .~ll~tlS I hy Plrdessloil,l] inc. (:FKAMICN "%ION I111.~ i~ ,mics, Bl~d., (:ohlrllhtl~, Oilio 43212. hit. S.I.. DaGs. PIe,. I'. ~,. Enlery. Set'.: lh0t I Northwest o[ *lddle~s ~hollld he ill,tiled to (:Oll'espolldellte tOlltellllll~ ,Itl,sctiptiolls. lelle~ais, and chdllge I HL (:ohmlhtls. Ohio 43212. %econd 12266 wilkins avenue the Circ,dation Depalnneut. ('ERAMI t S X[OX.I Ill ~ , Bo x 12 .s.A ~lih,tliplions: One year $ ): l~o veillS $l}{: "['hlt. e (:lass poMaKt, pit d t ~tht'l[~ (Dhio. I ' rockville maryland 20852 $25. Add $2.00 pc* ye.u out~ide U.,~.~.. ' years 881-2253 indext'd in the Art lnde.i Mictoli*the, (301) Ihe ;uticles it= eilth i~l.' of (:ERAMI(:S ~,|OXlltL'," die ~ die ,t~.lilah]e to Mih~cliht.l~ fiOlll ]hllllll ;ttld :{~)lltlll I[llVlolJhll vopies, alld Xl.iOgldp C leplill[ and iO0 N. Zeeh Rd.. Ann Arhm..Mirhigan tHl0h Uni,mqty Mi~rofihus. street leh',t~es dealing ~ith teldltllt, art 1300 west 9th 3.[anus(ript~. photogt.iph,, graphic ilhtstlatitm~, and lle~ hooklet i~ a~ailable ~*ithout cost to a~e ~ehontt" and will he ton~idered fat I)nhtitatituL A cleveland, ohio 44113 and ,Uhllli~sio[t t.I ,i tltalltlstript. potential authors, dest'lJhillg procedures lot the preparation Editor. CER~Mh:S XIONIHI ]. BOx %etld lllantlsvripts alld t'orre~polldelwo ,ihOlll theltl to tilt" (216) 241-4767 I 2 I ;~L Cohunht~s. Ohio 4~ 21 '2

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Phone (213) 532-2402 GEIL KILIM8 00. Patent Pending 1601 W. Rosecrans Ave. Gardena, CA 90249 LETTERS VARIATION PILOT BURNER What I like least is that there is no preferably through pro- A Pilot potting techniques, In regard to my article "Making editorial comment. Sometimes, however, You learn by doing, imitat- a varia- files on potters. Burner," in the September issue, the readers take over and healthy discus- John W. Campbell results ing, synthesizing. tion may be used with slightly hotter sion occurs. Joel Epstein made San Marcos, Texas if the following four alterations are Ann Arbor, Mich. in the published specifications: change the More "basic" glaze calculations--the pipe reducer from I~2-~.~ to 1~-~, and whys. Harold C. Bacon conceptual clay. hows shorten the ~-inch steel pipe nipple from Please! Some (but less) Bristol, Conn. 2 to 1~ inches, place the orifice ~-inch Constance Wilson and use White Rock, N.M. from the large end of the reducer, Share your thoughts with other readers. a 1/16-inch (.062) orifice. Chris Bragg All letters must be signed, but names Ann Arbor, Mich. Aesthetic and art/craft development are will be withheld on request. Address: The learned skills applied to sound potting Editor, CERAMICS MONTHLy, Box 12448, ON HISTORICAL COVERAGE experience. Each issue should have basic Columbus, Ohio 43212. I wish to respond to the letter in the April issue from George Singer. Does the role that history brings to bear on other art disciplines have a parallel in ceramics, and can the simple craftsman, churning out production ware, find value in a look into ceramics' past? The benefits are threefold: (1) The passing on of technical information. Though much research is still needed here, what has been provided proves fascinating. Just studying old photos brings new ideas on production methods, studio set-up, glaz- ing, firing and design. (2) As one begins to grasp the importance of pottery to past cultures and individuals, one's identity as a craftsman is enhanced. We are members of a community with a history extending back to 9000 B.C., when clay was used to make tokens to record our most primitive writ- ing. (3) The transfer of information and integrity from the ceramic past has a final result in our work--through our work we touch other people, and their lives are enhanced. Betsy McKay Oakland, Calif.

JUNE ISSUE I really liked Dennis Parks's article on China--nice to read something not on the dry side. Peggy Conway Fruitvale, Idaho

STUDIO INFORMATION NEEDED I would like to support the call for more information on how potters initially get set up in studios, as expressed in the April issue. May I also ask if CM could publish plans for a kiln of 6-0-cubic foot capacity using the sawdust-injection system as de- scribed in the September '77 issue? B. Y. Watson Mayco Colors takes the straln and fuss out of trying to get that just- Kingston, Jamaica dg=ht,hue or.shade. T ,t~re's no limit to the finishes that can be Mayco.s easy-to-use .Glazes, Unclerglazes, One uuLainea wn'n. ancl SUBSCRIBERS' COMMENTS aTroKes, AccenTs ana stans. Ine 10roauct$ on Mayco's vast become growingglaze spectrum are homogen~ecl for easier application Coverage of shows tends to of America's finest have seen and fire atCone 06. Send tar your tree color chart tedious after a while. Once you more and more teachers are getting them all. colors ancl see for yourself why one ceramic soup can, you've seen better ancl more exciting results with Mayco Colorsl Tom Ashton Dallas

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October 1978 7 Finally. bricks keep heat in longer. A high-volume The kiln for automatic shut-off control is teachers, professionals and easily accessible in the serious center ring. amateurs who insist on (ind the 280 is backed Skutt up bv quality. a big 2-year warranty on both The Skutt 280: Its 10 cubic parts and service. foot capacity can handle large It all goes to show why loads and large pieces with ease. people insist on Skutt. Sectionalized construction And that's why we came makes repairs up simple, and lets with the 280: A kiln for all your vou place heavy greenware on the big ideas. ]0ase and stack the kiln around it. For No damage to details our complete catalog, or glazes! write Skutt Handles on each Ceramic Products, section Inc., 2618 make for easy stacking. S.E. Steele Street, And the t'.x'tland, Oregon top and bottom slabs are 97202. reversible. The efficient 12-sided design eliminates hot spots, and 3" wall

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of 9 Can you recommend a good quality, non-toxic, shiny white mercially may resemble a powder but is actually composed item at opaque glaze--one which works well with oxide colorants? small glassy pellets. Anhydrous borax is not a common supply I am currently firing at Cone 04 in an electric kiln.--T.L. most ceramics suppliers, but is available from chemical or school chemistry departments. Here is a recipe which may meet your needs. It is lead-free houses catering to laboratories is Leslie Ceramics Supply Company, 1212 and achieves its whiteness from the commercial opacifier, Opax. One ceramics supplier San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California 94706. BORON GLOSS WHITE GLAZE (Cone 04) Gerstley Borate ...... 39.15% if you could come up with a black vitreous Ball Clay ...... 18.40 I am wondering [or Cone 9 [iring?--C.W. Flint ...... 42.45 slip of interest: 100.00% The following recipe may be 5.00% Add: Opax ...... BLACK VITREOUS SLIP (Cone 9) may be substituted directly in this recipe for Gerstley Whiting ...... 10% Colemanite ...... 15 and another opacifier such as tin oxide for Opax wherever Nepheline Syenite ...... borate, 20 these glaze compounds are not readily available. Kaolin (ASP 400) ...... Tennessee Ball Clay (• 1 ) ...... 30 borax, but I can't Flint Some of my glaze recipes call [or calcined ...... 25 find it listed in ceramics supply catalogs. I tried to calcine raw 100% borax in a Cone 06 bisque firing, but got glass. Can you tell me, Add: Red Iron Oxide ...... 3% please, at what temperature borax can be calcined?--E.S. Manganese Dioxide ...... 2% it to Cone Water may be expelled from raw borax by heating slip has a variety of applications when single firing ware, be This 016. This material, known as anhydrous or fused borax, will for sgrafitto decoration, under glaze or alone. or in a glassy state, but should be soft enough to grind by hand in a ball mill. Calcined borax may be stored in an alr-tight glass container, or quickly weighed and used to avoid reabsorbing All subscriber inquiries are given individual attention at CM; to substitute water from the atmosphere. It is often advantageous and, out of the many received, those of general interest are dry storage raw borax for calcined borax to avoid calcining and selected [or answer in this column. Direct your inquiries to the borax, use altogether. In that ease, for every part of anhydrous Questions Editor, Cv.RA~ICS MONTHLY, Box 12448, Columbus, sold corn- 1.89 parts of the hydrated (raw) material. Fused borax Ohio 43212. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

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SAND AND PORCELAIN been my experience that When glaze-firing porcelain, it has are placed on a thin layer pots fire with fewer problems if they But this can be a problem of silica sand on the kiln shelves. can very easily fall on pots especially on the upper shelves--sand underneath, ruining glaze surfaces. resist and brush it A simple solution is to mix sand with wax glazing. When the wax dries, on the bottom of the pots prior to In firing, as the wax burns the particles are held firmly in place. where you want it with no off, the sand is deposited exactly danger to the pots underneath. --Paul E. Lacourrege, New Orleans

CRACK RESIST "%,. to a pot, brush wax resist Immediately after attaching a handle be left uncovered to dry CK 910 around the joined areas. Pots may underneath from drying too naturally, because wax keeps clay during the bisque firing, it will not quickly. Since wax burns away 10 with less interfere with glazing. Fire 12 cubic feet to cone N.Y. --Amy Berk, Huntington Station, than 2 gallons of propane. DENTAL FLOSS 20 gas excellent substitute wire for Write for a free catalog describing A strand of dental floss makes an from their bats. accessories. making a clean cut to separate pots kilns and a complete line of --Kim Bondy, Riverview, Mich.

LID REMOVAL stuck during firing, place To remove a lid which has become of a refrigerator, the lidded form in the freezer compartment freezer temperature allowing enough time for it to reach the remove it and immediately (approximately 20 minutes). Then in very hot water for one immerse the lower portion of the form the water and strike it sharply or two minutes. Lift the pot from This should separate the near the lid with a wooden implement. lid from the bottom. Repeat if necessary. ol --Gene Ferreri, Rosedale, N.Y.

COLORED WAX much easier to see Adding food color to wax resist makes it intricate brushwork designs. where the wax is going when doing Meagher, Lincoln, Vt. --Marcy Mayforth The finest TEST GLAZE STORAGE I have storage con- hand tool Eight-ounce plastic yogurt cartons make ideal for professional tainers for 100-gram batches of glaze. ed --Duane Larson, loller, Ill. trimming. i ~)~quality TWo IDEAS through fired clay dies, I When extruding very soft forms to pull the handle, support found I did not have enough hands solution was to construct an Studio the form and cut it evenly. My 7 Oaks wire. I cut out a rounded oversize cheese cutter of wood and an extra cross board to multiple use Y-shape with a hand jigsaw and added Double ended for is just long enough to drag increase tension on the wire. The wire Steel for an even cut. Ground Tool across the bottom of the extruder Non-tempering firing, the sawdust mm~m~mm~m At a recent workshop for sawdust-injected cleaner hose constantly. 07670 had to be drawn by rotating a vacuum P.O. Box 714, Tenafly, NJ an idea which operates TRIM-GIN, As an alternate approach, I developed a funnel or triangular-base postage & handling like some bingo machines. I built 1 @ $4.95 ea. plus 50c I mounted a rotating cylinder paid sawdust bin in the bottom of which 3 @ $4.50 ea. postage is an outside handle, which full of holes. Attached to this cylinder of the sawdust. The I can turn occasionally to assure movement shape of the bin does most of the work. Name Ann Arbor, Mich. ---Susan Spear Bates, Add ress State 7ip_ YOUR IDEAS City DOLLARS FOR Send MONTHLY pays up to $5 /or suggestions used. CERAMICS Ohio 43212. Sorry, but Inquiries Welcome your ideas to CM, Box 12448, Columbus, Dealer we can't acknowledge or return unused items. / October 1978 11 BLAN~ 29" dodec, x4" deep

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Send Itinerary announcements at least Living," a lecture by M. C. Richards, first in a three-part series, clay vessels by seven weeks before the month o[ opening author of "Centering"; at the Cultural Southwestern artist Rick Dillingham; at to The Editor, CERAMICS MONTHLY, Box Arts Center, 139 West Main. the Elements Gallery, 766 Madison Ave. 12448, Columbus, Ohio 43212; or phone through October 14 Porcelain works by (614) 488-8236. PENNSYLVANIA, UNIVERSITY PARK Laura Wilensky; at Harriet Griffin Gallery, 3, 1979 A com- 850 Madison Avenue. EVENTS February 28-March bined conference of the National Council October 6-December 31 "Peter Voul- at the SAN FRANCISCO on Education for the Ceramic Arts kos: A Retrospective 1948-1978"; CALIFORNIA, the Penn- Contemporary Crafts. 15-20, 1979 "The 19th Annual (NCECA) and Super Mud; at Museum of April Registration in- Second in the Convention of the National Art Education sylvania State University. October 10-November 4 after October "Collector's Clay," clay forms by Association." Those interested in submit- formation may be requested series Conference Co- Richard Hirsch. ting proposals for participation should 15 from: Ron Avillion, State Univer- 7-25 Final part in the series write: The National Art Education Asso- ordinator, The Pennsylvania November University Park Clay," clay baskets and boxes ciation, 1916 Association Drive, Reston, sity, 410 Keller Building, "Collector's (814) 865-0313. Polseno; both at the Elements Virginia 22091, or call: (703) 860-8000. 16802, or call: by Donna Gallery, 766 Madison Avenue. Deadline for submission of proposals is November 1, 1978. SOLO EXHIBITIONS NORTH CAROLINA, CULLOWHEE SAN FRANCISCO Blown glass by D.C., WASHINGTON CALIFORNIA~ October 29-November 17 Ruby O'Burke Retrospec- at the University Center, October 19-20 "First National Confer- October 3-27 Fritz Dreisbach; the Ruby O'Burke Workshop Carolina University. ence on Health Hazards in the Arts and tive; at Western Dupont Plaza Hotel. The Gallery, 552 Noe Street. Crafts"; at the Ceramics by CAROLINA, TRYON includes sessions on occupational October 30-December 2 NORTH agenda at Triangle Gallery, 251 Handbuilt earthenware by health hazards in the potting studio/class- Ban Kajitani; October 2-30 Post Street. at Trade Street Gallery. room, sampling airborne dust and fume Andre6 Maria; the ceramic studio, health and levels in OHIO, MASSILLON safety aspects of material commonly used CALIFORNIA, SANTA MONICA Free-blown glass by Robert by potters, and the safety of lead frits. For October 1-3l "Sculpted Functional October 1-30 by Eve- the Massillon Museum, 212 registration materials write: Society for Forms and the Driftwood Series," Eickholt; at 225 Lincoln Way East. Occupational and Environmental Health, lyn Swain; at the 26th Street Gallery, 1341 G Street, N.W., Suite 308, Washing- 26th Street, Brentwood Country Mart. or call: (202) 347-4550. PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA ton, D.C. 20005, Stoneware pot- January M-February 3, 1979 The an- CALIFORNIA, STUDIO CITY October 6-November 16 Smyser; at the Craft Con- nual meeting of the College Art Associa- October 1-31 Recent ceramic work by tery by Michael nection Ltd., 1718 Sansom Street. tion; at the Washington Hilton Hotel. Kazuko K. Matthews; at Garendo Gallery, 12955 Ventura Boulevard. INDIANA, FORT WAYNE PENNSYLVANIA, PITTSBURGH "Tea in the Garden," October 28 "More Clay," a conference ILLINOIS, WINNETKA through October S of functional ceramics by presented by the Designer/Craftsman October IS-November 25 Mixed media, an exhibition including participants Anne Kingsbury; Karen Howell. Guild of Fort Wayne ceramics and leather, by of Don Reitz and Lewis Sny- 91 Linden Avenue. October 8-November 2 An exhibition Alan Patrick, at Synopsis Gallery, both at the the Center for the Performing Arts, ceramics by Judi Fineberg; der; at Street. 303 East Main Street. KANSAS, HUTCHINSON Clay Place, 5600 Walnut by Gordon Zah- October 1-31 Ceramics GROUP EXHIBITIONS NEW YORK, NEW YORK radnik; at Kansas Art Association, 16th November 3-5 "The Third International at Main. ALABAMA, BIRMINGHAM Craft Film Festival"; at the Fifth Avenue November 5 "The Afro-Ameri- State through Cinema. Sponsored by the New York MASSACHUSETTS, BOSTON can Tradition in Decorative Arts," an Craftsmen Inc., the New School for Social through October 14 Ceramics by Tina of nine different crafts including by the Na- exhibition Research, and partially funded Forbes. historical ceramics; at Birmingham Mu- tional Endowment for the Arts. The three- October 16-November 4 Ceramics by seum of Art. day festival will present films dealing with Uschi Bluestone; both at Saks Fifth Ave- aspects of traditional and contemporary nue, Prudential Center. ARIZONA, PHOENIX crafts. through October IS A juried exhibition MINNESOTA, ROCHESTER of works by the Arizona Designer Crafts- NORTH CAROLINA, ROBBINS October 7-29 "Herbert Sanders Retro- ceramics; at the Heard Mu- a men, includes October 19-2l "Raised in the Mud," spective." An early leader of American seum. three-day pottery celebration with work- studio pottery and authority on crystalline shops and lectures. Some of the topics cov- glazes, Herbert Sanders is the author of CALIFORNIA, MONTEREy Collectibles ered will be Firing a Salt Kiln, "Glazes for Special Effects." At the open- October 7-November 5 "The California Pottery, Pots and and Antiques, Production ing, ceramist Paul Donhauser will lecture, Craftsman"; at the Monterey Peninsula Own Clay. Films Vittles, and Digging Your and Herbert Sanders will lead a discussion Museum of Art, 559 Pacific Street. presented will include "Carolina Masters: on his work; at the Rochester Art Center, Potters of the Piedmont," "Earth, Wind 320 East Center Street. CALIFORNIA, RICHMOND and Fire," and "Ben Owen." For more 30 Richmond Art Celebration, October 26-November information write: Pottery MISSOURI, ST. Louis Center "Designer/Craftsman '78"; at the Moore County Library, Box 396, Carthage, October l-November 1 "Clay Forms," Center, Civic Center Plaza. (919) Richmond Art North Carolina 28327, or call: by Cynthia Bringle; at Craft Alliance, 947-5335. 6640 Delmar Boulevard. CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO November 1-29 Raku, salt and porce- OHIO, COLUMBUS NEW YORK, NEW YORK by Anita Perry and Kathleen and lain works October 6 "Life Process of Artists through October 7 "Collector's Clay," Continued on Page IS

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14 CERAMICSMONTHLY ITINERARY cludes ceramics; at Mindscape Gallery, NEW MEXICO, TAGS Sherman Avenue. An exhibition fea- Continued from Page 13 1521 through October 7 turing ceramics by Frank Cheatham. Hanna; at the Ruby O'Burke Workshop INDIANA, FORT WAYNE October 14-November 1l A two-person sculpture by Gallery, 552 Noe Street. October 2-31 "Clay," a regional invita- exhibition includes ceramic Fiber tional exhibition of works by 56 potters; Lukman Glasgow; both at Clay and COLORADO, BOULDER at the Fort Wayne Public Library, Webster Gallery. October 15-November 10 "Unreal Peo- and Wayne Streets. ple," an invitational show of dolls, figures NEW YORK, NEW YORK and fetishes, includes ceramics; at Lode- INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS through October 8 "Earth," a crafts 142 stone Gallery, 4525 North Broadway. December l-January 15, 1979 "Fair as exhibition at Nine Artisans Gallery, China Dishes," English delftware; at In- Seventh Avenue South. of COLORADO, DENVER dianapolis Museum of Art, 1200 West 38th through October 14 An exhibition Green- 7-December 17 "Colorado Street. works by former faculty members of November ceramics by Invitational"; at the Denver Art wich House Pottery, includes Craft Kempe, Bruno La- Museum, I00 West 14th Avenue Parkway. MASON CITY Fong Chow, Anthony IOWA, Temple, Robert Stull, October 22-November 26 "Iowa Crafts: Verdiere, Byron Peter Voulkos, David Weinrib and Mikhail CONNECTICUT, EAST KILLINGLY Eleven"; at the Charles H. MacNider Zakin; at Greenwich House Pottery, 16 November 24-26 Thanksgiving crafts Museum, 303 Second Street S.E. by Robert Lucas Jones Street. show including ceramics "Glass America," works Richard Farrell; at the October 10-26 and Sandra and LOUISIANA, SHREVEPORT Lever House, Park Avenue Mill, Peep Toad Road, off "Fair as China by 46 artists; at Peep Toad October 1-November 15 at 53rd Street. Route 101. delftware; at the R. W. Dishes," English November 14-January 7, 1979 "Folk Art Gallery, 4747 Creswell Avenue. Norton Traditions in Japanese Art," an exhibition CONNECTICUT, GREENWICH of Japanese A mixed me- of approximately 250 works October 24-November 18 MASSACHUSETTS, WELLESLEY at Japan House ceramics by Barbara folk art includes ceramics; dia exhibition includes through October 20 "New Views," a East 47th Street. Gallery, 14 Liberty Gallery, 333 Sexton; at the Elements two-person show includes stoneware and Way. Brand; at the Gal- porcelain by Daisy NEW YORK, SCARSDALE leries, 464 Washington Street. as WASHINGTON through October 21 "The Craftsman D.C., design "4 Dimensions in Fiber Designer," works in which the October 1-31 DULUTH and the ceramic sculpture MINNESOTA, process plays a key role in concept and Clay," includes Juried exhibi- Gallery, Tracey Whiteside. October 15-November 15 production; at the Craftsman's of the members of the Min- 1-30 Functional and fantasy tion of works by 16 Chase Road. November Council; at the Tweed Mu- Joe and Suny Monk; both at nesota Crafts pottery by seum of Art. A. D. Smull Gallery, 1606 20th Street, NORTH CAROLINA, CULLOWHEE N.W. October 29-November 17 "North Caro- MISSOURI, ST. CHARLES lina Glass '78," an invitational exhibition Ceram- DELAWARE, WILMINGTON November 1-28 "Contemporary featuring the work of ten glassblowers. In exhibi- November 19-December 31 "22nd An- ics of Missouri," a traveling juried conjunction with the exhibition a slide Crafts Exhibition," in- tion; at the Lindenwood Colleges, Harry lecture will be presented by Harvey Little- nual Contemporary and eludes ceramles; at the Delaware Museum, D. Hendren Gallery, Kingshighway ton (October 29); both at Belk Art Gal- 2301 Kentmere Parkway. First Capitol Drive. lery, Western Carolina University.

FLORIDA., JACKSONVILLE MISSOURI, ST. LOUIS OHIO, CANTON through October 29 "Florida Craftsmen November 5-29 "Weaving and Pottery," October 1-31 "Ohio Designer Craftsmen Annual Juried Show"; at the Cummer with stoneware by Dennis Kirehmann; at Biennial Exhibition," 80 craft works in a Gallery of Art. Craft Alliance, 6640 Delmar Boulevard. traveling exhibition; at Canton Art Insti- through November 15 "100% Natural," tute, 1001 Market Street, North. crafts exhibition; at Craftsmens Gallery, MONTANA, BILLINGS 2736 University Boulevard, West. October 8-27 An exhibition including OHIO, CLEVELAND the ceramic works of Ken Edwards. through October 29 "Folk Traditions in FLORIDA, JAx BEACH October 29-November 23 A group show Japanese Art," an exhibition of approxi- October 13-28 "Florida Craftsman Ju- including the ceramics of Steve Dennis; mately 250 works of Japanese folk art, ror's Show," includes raku and primitive both at Gallery '85, Emerald Drive. includes ceramics; at the Cleveland Mu- fired clay by Rick Berman; at Potter's Rib, seum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard. 924 North Third Street. NEw JERSEy, LAYTON November 12-December 3l "Fire and OHIO, COLUMBUS HAWAII, HONOLULU Light," an exhibition of functional craft- October 1-31 An exhibition of ceramics through October 14 "These Islands," an work used with man's two discoveries es- by Mike and Rita Duvall; at the Columbus exhibition including the ceramics of Ha- sential to daily living; at the Gallery, Museum of Art, Designer/Craftsman Shop, waiian artist Marie Kodama; at Following Peters Valley Craftsmen. 480 East Broad Street. Sea, 1441 Kapiolani Boulevard. NEW JERSEY, NEW BRUNSWICK OHIO, LAKEWOOD ILLINOIS, CHICAGO through October 29 "The Art In Craft," November 18-December 17 "Proscenium through November 12 "Pompeii A.D. an exhibition of works by the New Jersey Seventy-Eight"; at the Kenneth C. Beck 79," an exhibition of artifacts recovered Designer Craftsmen; at the Mason Gross Center for the Cultural Arts, 17801 Detroit from the 1,900-year-old ruins of Pompeii, School of Art Gallery, Rutgers University. Avenue. includes ceramics; at the Art Institute of Chicago, Morton Wing. NEw MExico, SANTA FE OHIO, MASSILLON October 1-31 An exhibition including November 5-30 Ceramics by Sue Keeb- ILLINOIS, EVANSTON stoneware by Timothy Moore, and clay ler and enamels by Margaret Fischer; at E. October 15-November 10 "Critters and with weavings by Joyce Pardington; at Massillon Museum, 212 Lincoln Way Cohorts," 2nd annual animals show, in- Hill's Gallery, 110 W. San Francisco St. Continued on Page 74

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Send your show announcements at least slides. Fee: screening $5, booth $90. Dead- FLORIDA, MIAMI BEACH four months before the event's entry dead- line: November 15. Write: Connecticut February 10-11, 1979 "5th Annual Mi- line to The Editor, CERAMICS MONTHLY, Craft Professionals, Box 5463, Hamden, ami Beach Festival of the Arts." Juried by or Box 12448, Columbus, Ohio 43212; Connecticut 06518, or call: (203) 288- 3 slides. $4,300 in cash awards, purchase phone (614) 488-8236. 2084 or (203) 281-6129. awards. Entry fee: $5. Exhibition fee: $45. Deadline: December 1. Write: Pearl Kip- EXHIBITIONS FLORIDA, HALLANDALE nis, Chairwoman, Miami Beach Fine Arts November 24-26 "Hallandale Fall Art Board, P.O. Bin "O," Miami Beach 33139, purchase awards. Fee: ARKANSAS, LITTLE ROCK Festival." Cash and or call: (305) 673-7733. by Art- $30. Deadline: November 10. For more December 1-31 "Toys Designed Hanff, Jr., Fee: $5. $I,000 in pur- information write: Joseph A. FLORIDA, NEW SMYRNA BEACH ists Exhibition." Box 249, may submit three Chairman, Fall Art Festival, February 24-25 "Images '79," outdoor chase awards. Artists or call: (305) 454-0541. entries, no slides required. Deadline: No- Hallandale 33009, Continued on Page 73 vember 10. Write: Townsend Wolfe, Di- rector, The Arkansas Arts Center, Mac- Arthur Park, Box 2137, Little Rock 72203. CONTEMPO PORTABLE GAS KILNS FLORIDA, NEW SMYRNA BEACH What is the main difference between portable gas kilns? February 24-25, 1979 "Images '79--a Festival of the Arts." Juried by slides, 3 "THE BURNER STAND" Fee: $25. $7,000 in cash per applicant. Ours offers the "highest quality" system available. awards. Deadline: November 15. Write: Images '79, Box 2051, New Smyrna Beach 32069.

IOWA, AMES fanuary 14-February 21, 1979 "Clay and Paper" is open to artists living within a 500-mile radius of Ames. Fee: $I0. Deadline: January 3. Write: Clay and Paper '79, The Octagon Center for the Arts, 232~ Main Street, Ames 50010, or call: (515) 232-5331.

NEW JERSEY, WAYNE "Clay--New Jer- February 2-23, 1979 Inn sey," is open to all current and former residents of New Jersey. Juried. Deadline: December 10. For more information write: Write for brochure of our full line of kilns, Eve Schreier, Instructor, William Patterson or see one of our dealers listed below: College, Ben Shah Mall, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne 07470. CALIFORNIA MASSACHUSETTS OHIO Creative Ceramics Clay Art Center Eagle Ceramics, Inc. NEW YORK, NEW YORK 2556-A Albatross Way 342 Western Av. 1300 W. 9th December 1-13 "Catharine Lorillard Sacramento 95015 Brighton 02135 Cleveland 44113 Wolfe Art Club, Inc. 82nd Annual Open," (916) 925-7194 (617) 787-3612 (216) 241-4767 is open to all professional women artists W. E. Musher Co. MISSOURI traditional/realistic man- 725 Bryant St. OREGON working in the 94107 L & R Specialties two-dimensional San Francisco 309 Art-Pak ner, in sculpture and (415) 986-6288 P O Box media. Cash awards. Fee: $12. Commis- Nixa 65714 Box 17356 20. For more Creative Ceramics (417) 725-2606 8106 N. Denver St. sion. Deadline: November Piner Rd. Greenstein, 2937 996D Portland 97217 information write: Ruth P.O. Box 11714 MONTANA (S03) 285-4571 Laurel Avenue, Baldwin, New York 11510. Santa Rosa 95406 Clay Gallery (707) $45-6528 1001 S. 4fh West SOUTH CAROLINA OHIO, LAKEWOOD Missoula 59801 {406) $49-8048 Studio Supply November 18-December 17 "Proscenium GEORGIA 1215 Shop Rd. Box $46 Seventy-Eight" is open to all Ohio ceram- Delta Clay Co. NEW MEXICO Columbia 29202 ists 18 years or older. Juried. Fee: $5 for 5272 Hwy. 42 Anhowe Ceramic Supply (803) 799-7739 3 entries. 25% commission. $1,500 in Ellenwood 30049 3825 Commercial N.E. Deadline: by mail, November 3; Albuquerque 87107 WASHINGTON awards. HAWAII in person, November 4. Write: Jayn Wells, (SOS) 345-8421 Spokane Ceramic Supply Ceramics Hawaii Ltd. Beck Center for the Cultural Arts, 17801 NEW YORK W. 38 Third Ave. 543 South St. 99204 Detroit Avenue, Lakewood 44107. Center Spokane Honolulu 96813 Clay Art (S09) 624-0867 (800) 531-2128 40 Beech St. FAIRS, FESTIVALSAND SALES Port Chester 10573 (914) 937-2047 927-1823 CONNECTICUT, NEW I-IAVEN DEALERS NOW BEING ACCEPTED Phone (916) April 23-25, 1979 "3rd Annual Connec- ticut Craft Professionals Spring Market The Contemporary Kiln Co. Wholesale and Retail Show." Juried by 5 m P.O. Box 13585, Sacramento. Ca. 95813

October 1978 17 WCS MEANS CLAY PLUS

OUR OXVN GALLERY We've exhibited works from our last three shows were judged all over the country in the by a five person jury WCS Art Gallery. The idea representing various aspects of a gallery began several of the ceramics field. Each years ago when we invited entry is individually evaluated and local artists to display their given a numeric score, and then work in the corner of our the results are tab- retail store. ulated to determine the We then progressed to the winners. "Teapot" and "Plate" It is our aim to select the theme shows. Our first best, most pertinent pieces nationally publicized exhibit without regard to a particular was "R~ku 76", followed by style or point of view. To "Drinking Vessels 77", this end, we feel that we have "The Covered Jar", and successfully presented a wide "Fauna 78". cross section of quality work. We now sponsor bi-annual shows, and were able to The WCS Gallery has grown publish a full color show because of increasing response catalog for "Drinking from artists all over the Vessels 77". country. This kind Past jurors included Joe of mutual support Soldate, John Fassbinder, makes continued expansaon and Paul Soldner. of the gallery possible, and makes To encourage the widest WCS mean more than possible variety of entries, UJ~jJ)~ ® just clay. WCS Pottery Equipment & Supplies 14400 Lomitas Ave. Dept. 21011, Industry, CA 91746 18 CERAMICS MONTHLY COMMENT " LYl'n PI( KILRS On Sculptors and Potters by L. P. Levine The Leader in Large Kiln IT WAS SUMMER~ and the town was could all find ourselves together to Vail, Colorado. Each year, for the discover each other and develop rela- past four summers, Colorado Moun- tionships." Design tain College has been the home of a This attitude was extended to the very comfortable, social and informa- students and staff as well, and we all tive clay symposium. This year, under hung out together a majority of the the direction of David Furman, the three days. In a situation such as this, college brought ceramists Joanne Ha- as much learning takes place in the yakawa, Howard Kottler, Gifford taverns as it does in the more formal and John r Meyers, Richard Notkin settings. J Roloff to participate in/he three days' During the organized session, John activities. Roloff, University of Kentucky (Lex- "I wanted a diverse group of peo- ington), demonstrated plaster casting ple," David Furman told me, "yet a with the help of a student volunteer. group that shared an attitude about Her body was greased with Vaseline, grasses, clay. I was interested in people whose covered with leaves, twigs and work dealt with sculptural ideas." followed by greasing again and then Sensing the exclusion of the tradi- forming the mold. During the regular tional potter, and curious about it, I session of the college's summer pro- asked him why he chose those particu- gram, David Furrnan's clay class made lar people. "It's their attitude about a clay pressing from the mold. clay that was decisive," Furman said. From Myrtle Point, Oregon, Rich- As the symposium began, I was ard Notkin's work shows a compulsion in finding out just what for detail, evident in the painstaking See and use the OLYMPIC interested inches that attitude was. Thirty years ago in way he packages his pieces for ship- Model 2831. Over 28 the traditionalists by building a wooden wide and 311/2 inches deep. the United States, ping: starting 11.67 cubic foot had pretty much the whole ball of crate, he then prints instructions on This huge have rubber pad- kiln requires only 47 amps. wax; since then, the sculptors layer after layer of foam on the same emphasis in the art/ so that the piece may be un- You can high fire gained an equal ding power you would expect a 23 craft press, and in the graduate pro- packed and repacked properly. "I've OLYMPIC The division break in transport inch kiln to use. grams across the country. never had a piece KILNS are both UL and CSA of influence hasn't come without fric- since adopting this method," Richard KILNS papa. listed. See OLYMPIC tion between the two viewpoints. As said, like a proud or write for a free catalog. you'd expect, at first the friction came His workshop dealt with efficiency mostly from the potters; it's never easy on a tiny scale. Everyone was given to share power that was once entirely one cubic inch of clay to work with yours. But now that the sculptors are for an hour. After an initial frustra- equal partners, they must share tion over the scarcity of the material, equally in the responsibilities of the the students were forced to concen- ongoing distrust of motives and sensi- trate on working with less. bilities. When it comes to the subject Joanne Hayakawa, Pitzer College, of one another, both potters and Claremont, California, presented a sculptors are soreheaded. But there workshop on the use of china paints. I~) L86~6m0Pli ,CIoK IsLR~oaS were no potters here; the friction was Howard Kottler discussed decals, a WA 98052 hinted at by their absence. familiar element in his own work at Redmond, "A symposium is as much for the the University of Washington, Seattle. Phone (206) 883-7200 participants as it is for the students," Staining and marbleizing clay were that Meyers, DISTRIBUTORSHIPS Furman told me. "It's infrequent demonstrated by Gifford AVAILABLE a situation can be created where we Continued on Page 114

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Ceramics at Bank of America

"ATMOSPHERES: An Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Crafts" was shown July 1 through September 1 at the Bank of America's world headquarters in San Francisco. Although the bank has previously sponsored exhibitions of painting and sculpture, this is its first show which extends significantly to clay. Santa Barbara gallery owner Elizabeth Fortner selected works in various media by 172 California artists. All pieces were completed in the past two years and none has been seen previously in the Bay Area.

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Above "Ascending Star Pyre," raku-[ired construction, 32 inches in height, by Bill Abright, San Ra[ael, Cali/ornia.

Right "'Bryce Canyon Explorations," slab and wheel-thrown stoneware container with iron, rutile and [rit washes over glaze, 24 inches in height, by Bob Nichols, San Luis Obispo, Cali[ornia.

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Above Pierced plates, stoneware, with soda-[ired ash glaze, each 7~ inches in diameter, by Stanley Heap, San Luis Obispo, CaIi[ornia.

Above, left "'Rosie," raku-[ired earthenware, 36 inches in width, by Bill Abright.

Far left Stoneware [loor vases, slab construction with thrown necks, pulled handles and underglaze slip decoration, approximately 38 inches in height, by David He[[er, Berkeley.

Left "Sands by Light: Dawn and Dusk," octagonal slab boxes, salt-glazed, 9 inches in width, by Stanley Heap.

October 1978 25 Salt Glazing in Hohr-Grenzhausen by CHARLES BLOSSER

THERI" IS A UNIQUE COMPI,ETI';NESS to salt glazing which These jugs were wheel-thrown until tile mid-19th century, has attracted and challenged potters for centuries. When when Owens's invention of a bottle-blowing machine common salt and clay combine in the kiln to form a made glass containers more economical than clay. There- natural glaze, the resulting warm color and texture be- after, most factories which produced stoneware jugs come intricate design components. Although salt glazing eveniually turned to the production of other clay items, has a long tradition with European potters, its current such as dinnerware, brick and tile. popularity is particularly strong in the United States The German stoneware wine and schnapps bottles sold where articles, workshops and experimentation have today are produced in just a few factories. The basic forms added to the fund of technical know-how. But the history are pressed and extruded, and bottlenecks are turned by of American salt glazing spans only a short period com- machine. Some of the older potteries still salt glaze the pared with its tradition in Germany. There, the technique bottles, stacked upside down in boxcar-sized kilns; but of introducing sodium into the kiln atmosphere originated the more modern factories spray glaze and fire the stone- about A.D. 1500. ware in tunnel kilns. The discovery coincided with the development of a Salt-glazed, utilitarian ware. decorated with cobalt slip, large stoneware industry around the town of H~hr-Grenz- has been a trademark of the Westerwalder potteries for hausen--in an area known as Kannenbackerland (land centuries. Potters known as Kannenbackers have been of the pot bakers), in the Westerwald (west forest) producing wheel-thrown, gray stoneware mugs, bowls, region of central Germany. There are few locations in the plates, crocks and pitchers since the early 1500's. Once as world with such a concentration of ceramics facilities. many as 75 potteries in and around H6hr-Grenzhausen Centuries-old family potteries still produce traditional, produced this ware in huge (1,000-1,500 cubic feet) cobalt-decorated stoneware; and huge factories make updraft, stone kilns. To see the smoke curling from just .stoneware and whiteware products of every description one of these wood firings is to imagine the dark cloak from industrial to personal. which must have hovered over H~hr-Grenzhausen then. Historically, there have been three major types of pot- Technology also hastened the demise of the Kannen- teries in the region--Krugebacker, Kannenbacker and backers, forced to compete with mass-produced ceramic, Krausenbacker. Krugebackers, or jug bakers, were the glass and metal ware. first large potteries in the area, and still produce their jugs The Krausenbacker--ruffle baker--is the third type of and bottles for wine, schnapps and mineral water, though potter found in the Westerwald. These artist-potters pro- on a more limited scale. German ships on trading voyages duce a more highly decorated, salt-glazed ware, using the once carried tons of spring water in stoneware bottles, traditional cobalt-blue color on gray stoneware, with which helped keep the contents fresh and provided ballast. surface incising, stamping, sprigging and modeling. Origi-

Frau ttoefe, owner of one o[ the oldest traditional An employee carries clay into Karl Blum' s pottery. p~tt~ ri,'~ in tt(Shr-(;rcnzhau~en. Recently thrown ware dries outside.

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nally, much of the ware was hand-thrown; later many Germany, including the Rhine \'alley. Kannenbacker- forms were pressed and jollied in plaster molds with relief land, however, was protected by deep forests and imposing decoration. Because styles evolved to suit changing tastes terrain. With no large cities to provide plunder for the and mass-production techniques, Krausenbackers have armies, the Westerwald was spared to develop a thriving survived, and still represent a significant branch of con- economy of its own. temporary German ceramics. The presence of clay determined the location of pot- Development of Westerwalder saltware was influenced teries in Kannenbackerland, and clay mining and prepa- by abundant supplies of wood for fuel and high-quality ration today represent a significant part of the economy. stoneware clay; but the tides of history and economics As many as 35 different clays are mined, including earth- were also important. By the 15th century, a number of enware, whiteware and high-silica stoneware. The early potteries had developed along the Rhine. Potters from mines were merely holes dug into the overburden. When a these centers traded their ware all over Europe, while clay deposit was reached, the hole was widened as miners the rather primitive potteries in H6hr-Grenzhausen dug deeper; eventually a bell-shaped hole was formed delivered only in nearby rural markets. with a base about 25 feet in width. Beech saplings were By the late 1500's, potters from the Rhine began to bent into circles to be used as mine wall support; clay was settle in H6hr-Grenzhausen, bringing a more advanced drawn through the top in wicker baskets. ceramic technology which improved the quality and Hand-mining was practiced until the twentieth century, character of ware produced there. Until this time, local replaced by open-pit and tunnel mines as the demand for stoneware was strictly utilitarian, unglazed and undeco- clay increased and mechanical mining and earth-moving rated except for an occasional iron slip. Cobalt brushwork were substituted. Most underground mines today are and decorative relief techniques were introduced to H6hr- either shaft or drift mines. The main tunnel--as much as Grenzhausen by the new potters. Pewter tops were made a mile long and 1,000 feet underground--follows a seam for pitchers, mugs and jugs to protect the contents from of high quality clay; side tunnels are from six to eight feet dust and insects. in diameter and reinforced with concrete blocks to with- It is likely that salt glazing was also introduced from the stand the pressure from the basalt overburden. During two Rhine. The oldest salt-glazed pot to be verified from work shifts, clay is dug with pneumatic spades or mechan- H6hr-Grenzhausen dates to about 1580, although the ical equipment that automatically fills mine cars. technique may have been accomplished as early as 1400. Heavy earth-moving machinery is used at open-pit But frequent local wars and the Thirty Years War mines, and the clay is transported to storage bins by loco- (A.D. 1618-48) took a catastrophic toll on much of motives or conveyor belts. Open-pit mining is usually eco-

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1. Wood stacked behind the kiln shed at Blum' s. 2. Stoking the salt kiln. 3. In.dde the shed, [lames leap [rom the crown. 4. Salt vapor escapes [rom the large ventilator.

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Above An apprentice throws in the workroom at the Below Bulb syringes are used [or slip-trailing at the George Peltner pottery. Peltner pottery. Peltner brought this technique to the Westerwald when he emigrated [rom his home near the Below Ware and setter tiles cool a[ter [iring. German-Polish border.

October 1978 31 Mineral water bottles were mass produced in the Westerwald until the invention of a iii~i bottle-blowing machine made glass containers more competitive. One o[ several salt-glazed monuments made to honor H6hr-Grenzhausen's production and heritage. hand-thrown pitchers, crocks and jugs. It takes 40----48 parts of the kiln are drawing and which sections need hours and fifteen cords of wood to fire the century-old more or less heat. From the color of the flame above the kiln's capacity of 1,200 cubic feet. crown, the experienced potter can tell the approximate Oil- and wood-fired kilns with, 1,000--1,500 cubic-foot temperature and how reduction is proceeding. When the capacities at the family-owned Karl Blum pottery are cones finally bend, and draw tiles indicate the ware has made from firebrick and castable refractory. Little main- matured, it is time to salt the kiln. tenance is required on the kilns, except for replacing the After two days of firing, the walls and floor of the kiln floors--about every two years--when flues collapse from shed are searing hot, and black smoke sweeps from the the weight of pottery in the ware chamber. The kiln walls kiln shed to the ventilated roof. Carts of salt roll by, and and ceiling are coated with high alumina mortar, and with long spoons, the firetenders shovel it into ports at the show no accumulation of salt. With three kilns at the top of the kiln. Black smoke turns white as hydrochloric pottery, one can be filled, fired and permitted to cool for acid vapors and steam escape. Intense heat and acrid five or six days before the ware is unloaded. fumes make breathing a chore by the time 400 pounds of Two men can load a kiln in about ten hours, with three salt have been scooped into the kiln, but the firetenders others carrying greenware and kiln furniture (which is seldom wear protective masks except perhaps for a ker- extruded in the same pug mill used to prepare plastic chief. A veteran can salt without coughing, and oldtimers clay). The ware is stacked upside down to maximize consider the fumes healthy--a sure cure for head colds! penetration of salt fumes to the interior surface, and pots When salting is complete, the fire is given one last are separated by setter tile strips or rings of leather-hard stoking to clear the kiln chamber of smoke which could be entrapped in the newly formed glaze, ruining the ware. clay. First the kilns are oil fired to 1300°F (about 36 hours), Beer and schnapps are enjoyed at the end of the firing, with a uniform climb in temperature. Then the switch is but never during. made from oil to wood fuel, and fluctuations in tempera- Most ware at the Blum pottery is hand-thrown, although ture reflect the rhythm of the firetender's stoking. Accord- beer mugs, simple crocks, cups and drinking glasses are ing to Karl Blum, wood firing at this stage provides pressed using water-soluble oil as a lubricant. Throwers unique flashing characteristics on ware; and increased learn their skill through an apprenticeship of three or four moisture in the kiln atmosphere contributes to better years. In large potteries with a number of throwers, each salting. A potter must tend the kiln for almost two days; tends to specialize in a single size or type of ware. At the he becomes aware of how the fire reacts to stoking, which Blum pottery, one potter throws only from the hump,

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Above Drinking vessel circa 1800, 12 inches in height. Above, right lug with salted stoneware glaze, 14 inches in height, by Ernst Staube, throwing instructor at the Above, center Contemporary bottle with salted ceramics school in H6hr-Grenzhausen. stoneware glaze, 12 inches in height, by Ernst Staube. Below Wire Muhlendyck, an artist potter o[ contemporary salt-glazed ware, at work in his studio.

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e,,,lj~ completing six small mustard crocks per minute with bolic designs from nature, he became a master of incising amazing accuracy. Others make medium-sized pitchers techniques. His wife Bite uses slip in a type of salt-glazed and crocks, while some throw large ware. Instead of piece- faience with cobalt and manganese brushwork on a base rates, they are paid by the volume in liters thrown per glaze. day, and wholesale prices are also based on the capacity Wim makes decorative tiles for wall murals and table in liters for each item. If the price is 3.50 Deutsch marks tops. The tiles are rolled to ~-inch in thickness, cut to per liter, then a half-liter pitcher would be 1.75 D.M. size, and decorated with the same incised designs he uses Most of the potters stand, throwing with the rhythm for pots, sometimes oversprayed with iron oxide for a and perfection that come from thousand-fold repetition. brownish color. As an unusual commission for a potter-- Although their stoneware clay is pugged, each potter but an appropriate use of clay--he once made hundreds wedges his own, lifting the lump to determine its weight, of markers for military cemeteries. With name and dates then removing or adding a pinch of clay if it is too heavy incised on top, the clay forms were buried flush with or too light. Thrown ware, regardless of size, is taken the ground. from the wheel while still wet. Plates are almost folded in While Wim's emphasis is on the functional, work by half and straightened again on the ware board. Although Frau Balzar-Kopp is more sculptural. She. too, has trans- wages are high, young potters resist the long apprentice- planted centuries-old salt-glaze traditions in the modern ship training, so throwers are a dying breed in this town. world. Her press-molded animal figures are decorated There are many artist-potters in H6hr-Grenzhausen, with contemporary brushwork; and she embellishes floor making traditional as well as contemporary salt-glazed and wall tiles in a modern mood with traditional cobalt ware. Wim Muhlendyck and Elfriede Balzar-Kopp are and manganese colors. Both Elfriede and Wim have con- two of the best known. In their seventies, both are credited tributed to the direction, inspiration and quality of salt- with reviving Krausenbacker traditions and molding them glazed ware being produced by young artist-potters in to a twentieth century mood. H6hr-Grenzhausen. After training as a crafts teacher, Wire was caught by It would seem that an area having such a concentration a fascination with clay, so he gave up teaching and opened of clay-related enterprises should also have ceramics edu- his pottery in 1931. His understanding of the traditional cation. Thus, the State Technical School for Ceramics was Westerwalder style did not prevent him from breaking founded in 1879 to train designers, technicians and ceram- stride to produce ware which he felt combined the best of ics engineers. Industrially oriented, the school offers the past with his personal expressions. With stylized, sym- courses and practical experience intended to provide

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0 exposure to the demands of the ceramics factory. How- hobby-vacation program. The package includes room and ever, many student graduates establish themselves as board (not necessarily at the pottery), instructions from artist-potters instead. the potter and a chance to observe the everyday opera- This program offers a strong background in product tions. This reflects a recent awakening to the unique design and development, ceramic decoration and glaze heritage of HShr-Grenzhausen. formulation. During a three-year course of study, design Although there are a number of extensive collections of students must work in wheel-throwing, sculpture, plaster, Westerwalder salt-glazed ware in London, Cologne and drawing, photography, silk-screening and art history. Some even the Smithsonian, the first museum in HShr-Grenz- make original, detailed drawings of new ceramic products, hausen was established in 1976. A comprehensive collec- then each idea is analyzed for its function, appropriate tion in Dusseldorf once belonged to a local industrialist use of materials, potential for manufacturing and its who offered it to the city of HShr-Grenzhausen, and was aesthetic merits. Plaster models and molds are made for turned down! But times have changed, and the new different production techniques, and finally a number of museum already has a collection of salt-glazed ware dating clay prototypes are formed and fired. Experiments are back to the original Krugebacker potteries of the 15th repeated with products of increasing complexity, so stu- century. At the Westerwald Ceramics Museum, contem- dents become thoroughly acquainted with industrial ce- porary ceramics, special exhibits by artist-potters and ramic processes. industrial displays are also presented. The museum hosts In ceramic decoration, coursework covers most tech- the bi-annual Westerwalder Prize in Ceramics for con- niques for surface design and embellishment--from tradi- temporary, functional and art pottery. Local ceramics tional to modern--analyzed in relation to time, cost and industries donate prize money, giving the museum an finished product. New techniques are being developed at opportunity to increase its contemporary collection. the school for photo-silk-screening slip decoration which So, this is the story of Kannenbackerland, where pot- will do well in salt glazing. Experiments are also being tery is a way of life as it has been for centuries. People conducted in salting over stoneware glazes, like copper share an existence founded on clay which meets and reds. challenges the functional and aesthetic needs of the But this is not the end of ceramics training in the Westerwald and the world beyond. Westerwald. There is a trade school for the well- organized industrial apprentice program and adult edu- About the author Charles Blosser teaches ceramics at the cation classes in pottery. Persons interested in ceramics can Royal Oak and Oak Park branches o[ Oakland Commu- purchase a vacation with a full-time potter through a nit), College, Michigan.

Right (clockwise [rom lower left) At the State Technical School [or Ceramics at Hdhr-Grenzhausen, a student contemplates his progress on a minimal sculptural project. Students unloading the salt kiln. A [ull-time kiln master salts one o[ the school's kilns. Ware decorated with slip in preparation [or salting. A student's design for a co[lee service and the concept completed in porcelain.

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October 1978 37 Lung-Chuan Glaze IV (Cones 10-11, reduction) Magnesium Carbonate ...... 2.29% Nine Lung-Chuan Glazes Whiting ...... 18.15 by HAROLD J. McWHINNIE Wood Ash ...... 8.26 Kingman Feldspar ...... 18.45 Georgia Kaolin ...... 20.36 Flint ...... 32.49 100.00% For best results, fire these last five glazes in medium FOR THE PAST several years I have been interested in the to heavy reduction. The ware should be dry footed as the rich yellow-green celadons called hng-chuan. These are glazes have a tendency to run. gloss glazes and are to be fired in medium reduction, Lung-Chuan Glaze V (Cone 9, reduction) unless otherwise noted. The following nine formulas have Magnesium Carbonate ...... 3.09% been used with success on stoneware and porcelain clay Whiting ...... 24.54 bodies. Wood Ash ...... 0.98 Lung-Chuan Glaze I Kingman Feldspar ...... 24.94 (Cones 8-10, reduction or oxidation) Georgia Kaolin ...... 11.64 Magnesium Carbonate ...... 3.60% Iron Silicate ...... 0.98 Whiting ...... 20.00 Flint ...... 33.83 Wood Ash ...... 4.63 100.00% Kingman Feldspar ...... 21.99 Add: Black Iron Oxide ...... 3.08% Georgia Kaolin ...... 18.37 Iron Silicate ~ ...... 2.79 Lung-Chuan Glaze VI (Cones 9-10, reduction) Flint ...... 28.62 Magnesium Carbonate ...... 2.81% 100.00% Whiting ...... 22.31 This glaze should be wet milled for one hour, using as little Wood Ash ...... 0.99 water as possible. Avoid over-wetting the bisque prior to Kingman Feldspar ...... 22.67 glazing. The glaze should fire to a soft white at Cone 8 Georgia Kaolin ...... 15.89 oxidation, but will provide pale gray celadons at Cone 10 Flint ...... 35.33 if reduced heavily. i00.00% Add: Black Iron Oxide ...... 4.46% Lul~g-Chuan Glaze II (Cone 11, reduction) Lung-Chuan Glaze VII (Cones 10-11, reduction) Magnesium Carbonate ...... 3.79% Magnesium Carbonate ...... 2.37% Whiting ...... 14.67 Whiting ...... 18.80 Kingman Feldspar ...... 20.19 Wood Ash ...... 0.99 Georgia Kaolin ...... 18.95 Kingman Feldspar ...... 19.10 Iron Silicate ...... 3.38 Georgia Kaolin ...... 14.67 Flint ...... 39.02 Flint ...... 44.07 100.00% 100.00% These first two hng-chuan glazes, while similar in many Add: Black Iron Oxide ...... 4.95% respects, are designed to be fired at different temperatures. Glaze II should be fired at Cone 11, while the first glaze Lung-Chuan Glaze VIII (Cone 9, reduction) does well at Cone 9 and is rather fluid at Cone 10. The Magnesium Carbonate ...... 2.87% two formulas should give potters a greater range when Whiting ...... 22.81 using these particular celadon glazes. Wood Ash ...... 0.99 Kingman Feldspar ...... 23.18 The following two glazes are variations of the same Georgia Kaolin ...... 25.58 formula; their color may depend on the kind of wood ash Flint ...... 24.57 used. 100.00% Lung-Chuan Glaze III (Cone 9, reduction) Add: Black Iron Oxide ...... 1.73% Magnesium Carbonate ...... 2.81% Lung-Chuan Glaze IX (Cones 10-11, reduction) Whiting ...... 22.28 Magnesium Carbonate ...... 2.44% Wood Ash ...... 6.54 Whiting ...... 19.40 Kingman Feldspar ...... 22.64 Wood Ash ...... 8.77 Georgia Kaolin ...... 18.91 Kingman Feldspar ...... 19.71 Flint ...... 26.82 Georgia Kaolin ...... 28.36 100.00% Iron Silicate ...... 3.51 Flint ...... 17.81 *Iron silicate may be obtained by mixing one part red iron oxide (F%On) with three parts flint. Fire the mixture to Cone 10 in a reducing atmosphere, 100.00% then dry mill. to produce a fine powder. (From Chinese Stoneware Glazes, by Add: Black Iron Oxide ...... 5.27% Joseph Grebanier, Watson-Guptill Publications.

38 CERAMICS MONTHLY cans received prizes or awards. Orlandini Mirko of Brus- International Prizewinners sels was granted the grand prize of approximately $2,000 from jurors Lombardi Veniero, Carmelo Cappello and Valstimil Kvetensky. The judges admitted 44 Italian at Faenza competitors and 171 artists from 33 other nations. Of the 1,151 works submitted, 519 were accepted. In conjunction with the competition, a selection of works by thirty Japanese artists was presented in the Sixth International Chunichi Shimbun Exhibition of ceramic THE THIRTY-SIxTH International Competition of Artistic art. Carlo Zauli displayed a one-man exhibition covering Ceramics was held in Faenza, Italy, through October 1. ten years of stoneware sculpture, and the State Institute Represented from the United States were Sally Bowen- of Art for Ceramics in Faenza showed an anthology of Prange, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Dennis Parks, Tus- sixty years of clay work. carora, Nevada; Rick Pope, Bozeman, Montana; and CM has presented previous Faenza Internationals--the Betty Woodman, Boulder, Colorado. This year no Ameri- thirty-fifth was featured in the January 1978 issue.

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Below, left "'Seated Mummy," handbuilt porcelain, 11 inches in length, by Maria Kuczynska, Poland.

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Right "'Architectural Plastic Forms," earthenware with majolica glaze, 28 inches in height, by Petr Svoboda, Ceechoslovakia.

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Above "Previsions," cast and glazed stoneware construction, 47 inches in length, by Pierre Baey, France.

Far left Earthenware vessel with majolica glaze and incising, 12 inches in diameter, by Giovanni Tocca[ondo, Italy.

Left "Duplicate Form," earthenware with ma)olica glaze, 18 inches in height, by Karl ]uttner, East Germany.

Below "Truth" (detail) unglazed earthenware sculptural [orms ranging lrom 15 to 16y2 inches in length, by Anita Milbreta, Soviet Union.

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October 1978 43 Five Solo Exhibitions Toby Buonagurio

ICVESTBROADWAY GALLERY, New York City (Soho), re- cently presented an exhibition of twenty ceramic works by Toby Buonagurio, assistant professor of fine arts at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. Best known for her over-life-sized platform and high-heeled clay shoes, these current low-fire robots and ray guns are reminiscent of 50's science fiction themes. The forms are combinations of cast and handbuilt parts with lusters, acrylics, glitter and flocking.

Above, right "'Ray Gun g: l ," cast and handbuiIt low-fire clay with palladium luster and [locking, 7 inches in height, by Toby Buonagurio, Stony Brook, New York. Right "Robot -#3/' low-fire clay with palladium luster, acrylic paint, glitter and [locking, 18 inches in height.

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44 CERAMICS MONTHLY Stephanie DeLange EIGHTEEN recent works by ceramist Stephanie DeLange were presented by the Riverside Art Center and Museum, California. The large porcelain cylinders were reworked by impressing and carving while still soft. Texture was emphasized with celadon and matt crystalline glazes con- trasting with unglazed areas of clay. In an exhibition statement, the artist explained her intention to deal "with the play between a pure geometric form--cube, wedge, cylinder or hemisphere--and organic outcroppings."

Porcelain cylinders, reworked, stamped and carved while still soft, fired with matt crystalline glazes, 24 inches in height, by Stephanie DeLange, Los Angeles.

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA artist Scott Malcolm displayed wheel-thrown porcelain containers during a one-man show at Gallery Fair, Mendocino, through May 30. The exhibi- tion included miniature and larger vases, covered boxes and bowls--incised with floral or geometric designs--and fired with blue-green celadon glaze. Below Incised porcelain bottle, wheel thrown Above Porcelain miniatures, thrown, with with blue-green celadon glaze, 3~2 inches in height, flattened sides, incising and celadon glaze, M,th approxinmtcly 2 inclte~ in hcizht.

46 CERAMICS MONTHLY Maria Artemis Sawyer RECENT CERAMIC SCULPTURE by Maria Artemis Sawyer was presented at the Atlanta Art Workers Coalition, Limited (Georgia) through May 12. Incorporating cop- per, glass, handmade paper, mica, roots, seeds and other organic materials, the works were suspended from the ceiling, pinned directly to the walls or were freestanding on tripods. Discussing her forms, the artist described each piece as having "its own history, a sense of past, present and future, which is in a state of tension due to the fragile temporal nature of some of the materials and the relative permanence of others. I see them as events, existing in space and time, rather than as static objects."

"Lethe~Mnemosyne II," raku-[ired clay with copper wzre and bamboo, 80 inches in width, by Maria Artemis Sawyer, Atlanta.

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Right "Hoya Species @I," extruded and reassembled stoneware clay with slip, [ired to Cone 4, sandblasted, 22 inches in height, by David SiIverman, Athens, Ohio. Below Thrown stoneware planters, [ired to Cone 10; (le[t) 54 inches in height, and (right) 19 inches in height exclusive o[ bamboo handles.

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plate, and IN TWENTY YEARS spent working at her craft, dark-eyed, to a 13½-inch diameter for each 12-inch of a uniform thick- dark-haired Dora De Larios gives the impression special attention was paid to maintaining a cracks. Porce- person ready to tackle difficult problems and discouraging ness across the bottom in order to prevent to while moments with exuberance and energy. "You have lain plates require special handling, she commented, of love what you do," she says, "because there are a lot stoneware "is more forgiving." feel she calls: low periods. I've gone through times when I didn't Dora glazed the plates with a clear formula were anything was happening in terms of growth. There 10) You Dora's White House Blue Plate Special (Cone dry spells. It's very discouraging at those times...... 58.07c~ wonder what you're doing and why you're doing it." Kingman Feldspar as Syenite ...... 16.13 It is evident that Dora has survived and succeeded, Nepheline the ...... 8.06 she recently received national recognition as one of Zinc Oxide for a Kaolin ...... 8.06 thirteen ceramists chosen to make place settings Edgar Plastic Dora 9.68 White House luncheon honoring Senate wives. Whiting ...... Art received the commission through the Craft and Folk 100.00c// not reveal the Museum of Los Angeles, which would Add: Boric Acid ...... 1.10% destination of the order, insuring that artists would work be in their usual patterns. The place settings had to This glaze is sifted eight times through an eighty-mesh for finished in one month--a deadline that did not allow screen. The formula lends itself well to cobalt carbonate mistakes or breakage. on-glaze brush decoration. the early Fortunately, Dora's forty-eight piece set survived all The road to the White House began with Dora's each an hazards. To ensure getting twelve perfect pieces of vision of her goals. Just as she knew she wanted to be had form, she made eighteen. Five pounds of clay were thrown artist when she was eight years old, she also knew she

De Larios [or Four o[ twelve porcelain place settings, Cone 10 with cobalt blue on-glaze brush decoration, by Dora Dinner plates are approximately 12 inches in diameter. the Senate wives" luncheon at the White House, June 1977.

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Detail o[ a 24-/oot mural, "Bird, o[ Hawaii," made in 1971 /or the Kona Sur] llotct, Kona, Hawaii. The artist glazed the tiles in bright colors and [ired them to Cone 04. to open her own studio art--all after graduation from college in her parents could afford--until a friend suggested 1957. "I never questioned she apply that I wouldn't make a living for a scholarship. This seemed out of the ques- as a potter. It never occurred tion, since she to me that I wouldn't." But had planned on attending an art school and the first winter had not in Los Angeles was discouraging because taken many courses required for college entrance. nothing was selling. She However, she decided to do something drastic. had more credits than she realized and was She and her husband, granted a full Bernard Judge, borrowed her scholarship with the provision that she father's station wagon, maintain loaded it with her pottery, and a 3.8 average, "which was a lot of pressure drove to San Francisco, because all trying to sell the ware along the of a sudden I had philosophy classes and way. Nothing sold. By English--I the time they reached their desti- had never learned anything about commas, nation she was indignant and angry enough to approach dashes and adjectives." the best gallery'. Hard work, "So I stormed in and demanded to see worry and panic were interspersed by classes the director. I was in ceramics upset. I thought my work was good, with Vivika and Otto Heino, and Susan yet no one was buying Peterson. it. I couldn't understand. I roared Their encouragement helped her overcome in there and said, 'You academic difficulties just have to look at my work so she could continue in art. On a because I want to show trip with Vivika's here.' " The gallery confirmed classes to meet Peter Voulkos and the that confidence people working in her ability, purchasing the pottery and around him at the Los Angeles County giving her sculpture Art Institute a special exhibit for the following (now Otis Art Institute), Dora remembers three years. Since her amazement then, they have sold her work to a at the giant clay structures made in the ceramics world-wide clientele. workshop. Paul Soldner was stacking wheel- "I didn't make much thrown forms money at all for the first four into five-foot pillars. Henry Takemoto was years . . . but I paid working on the upkeep. I just had faith that if a large wall with "all these wonderful kinds you made beautiful things, of sea motifs. there would be people around He was using slips, and painting on top of to appreciate them. And them with they did." The first to appreciate more slip. Everyone [in my class] was very Dora's talent--Ruth excited. It Johnson, her 10th grade ceramics was such a break-away from what had been teacher at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles--gave her happening in ceramics." the key to the ceramics Although lab so she could work after classes she feels the work at the L.A. County Art each day. Ruth entered Institute Dora's sculpture in a national did not influence her direction, she was pulled competition, which between awarded Dora scholarships to Cran- majoring in sculpture or ceramics at the univer- brook and to sity. the California School of Arts and Crafts in She moved back and forth between departments, Oakland. She did finally not accept these honors because her deciding on ceramics, and then trying to combine parents could not the two envision their daughter living so far fields. Much of her ware has a sculptural quality, away in a reflecting strange community. this interest. Casseroles, bowls, vases and plates Her father suggested feature she go to the University of South- intricately carved patterns with knobs and handles ern California, near home, in animal shapes. so Dora took a few credits in "I think having the background in 50 CERAMICS MONTHLY k.

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October 1978 53 * Dora De arios's pr edure for inlaying glazes: The base a trimming glaze is poured on the form, which tool or razor blade, she cuts through is later waxed. Using glaze are cleaned the base glaze and wax to the bisque away, a second glaze is poured into surface. When wax and the channel, dried, scraped even with and rewaxed. The process the rest of the surface, continues until the design is complete. ceramists and two painters have created a congenial corn- glazes on a smooth porcelain surface munity. The potters share designs in combinations produces flat graphic mutual areas for glazing, have of black, blue, white and some- a cooperative kiln schedule, times yellow. The intense and divide costs for firing, blue, good on porcelain or clay stoneware, contrasts and glazes. well with the black-and-white designs In Dora's 20 x and 30-foot studio, the high ceilings contrib- has the following formula: ute to a feeling of spaciousness in spite of many work tables, two wheels, a Karrash Blue (Cone 10) pug mill and slab roller. An old knee-hole desk covered Custer Feldspar ...... in dry clay fingerprints sits behind 46"25c~ stacked boxes of clay. Whiting ...... 9.96 The group joins together Zinc 8.98 twice a year for a sale in the Oxide ...... gallery located at the Barium Carbonate ...... front of the building. Dora's archi- 23.60 tect husband designed the Kentucky Ball Clay #4 ...... space, using redwood boards to 11.21 divide the white and burlap-covered walls into areas for 100.00% paintings, plaques and pots. Sale time transforms the more Add: Cobalt Oxide accessible work ...... 1.00% rooms into display space. Tables cleaned and covered are Eliminating with burlap, while potted plants the cobalt and using the decorate base formula, the pug mill and slab roller. other colors may be obtained: Recently, along with commissions for murals, Dora 2% Red Iron Oxide ...... been working has Brown on textural ideas in smaller wall plaques. y~% Cobalt Carbonate With a slab roller, and she constructs a stoneware base, posi- 1% Chrome Oxide ...... tioning sections of porcelain 2% Copper Turquoise clay on top and re-rolling the Oxide and 2% Rutile slab. The white clay ...... Green creates a "sort of Rorschach" design which she textures Variety seems to and embellishes with other additions sustain Dora's work schedule. Averag- of stoneware and porcelain. ing 600 to 700 pots a Other work in small plaques year, she will throw one form in shows a more graphic approach. series, choosing a shape Fascinated by American that will challenge her to a new Indian burnished black ware, interpretation. She has Dora developed a black found that working in other media glaze with the same also contributes to intense, shiny quality. She begins new approaches. From wet cement throwing a porcelain by poured into Styrofoam disk on the wheel. After bisquing, molds, she constructs 2-foot mod- the plaque is glazed--usually ules that are grouped in her special black--and into large sculptural walls. An then heavily covered example of her cement in wax resist. With a razor blade, work was exhibited at the Craft Dora cuts through and Folk Art Museum the wax and glaze down to the bisqued in Los Angeles for "California surface, creating a clean Women in sharp edge, then scraping out the Crafts," 1977. wax and glaze. In Then returning the channel she has carved, she brushes to clay seems to re-energize her ideas. or pours a second glaze. When Whether filling an order it has dried thoroughly, she for a set of dishes, preparing for sponges or scrapes it level with an exhibit or working the first. Sometimes simply out the details of a relief wall, she rubbing her fingers over places her emphasis on the glaze will make it flush with quality. "When I make something, the rest of the surface. I want it to be the best She might continue to wax, carve, I can make." This is a goal that glaze and sponge the for Dora De Larios surface for hours, depending on keeps her work in a constant state number of colors the of she plans to use. This process of inlaying refinement and change. 54 CERAMICS MONTHLY ii • ~i

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THE CLEVELAND York City; and ceramist MUSEUM OF ART bestowed awards Toshiko Takaezu, Clinton, New six northeastern on Ohio artists in its fifty-ninth annual Jersey. Show. Of the nearly May Gary Schlappal, a graduate 2,000 objects entered by 1,130 indi- student at Kent State viduals, 207 works created University, was awarded the by 177 artists were selected for $1,000 prize in crafts for his the exhibition. The piece, entitled "Military jury consisted of members of Maneuvers: The Aftermath." museum's professional the Receiving special mention staff; William S. Lieberman, direc- were All Hansen, for sculpture; tor of drawings at and George the Museum of Modern Art in New Roby, for crafts.

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Below, left "70--1," stoneware sculpture, 19 inches in height, by George Roby. Special mention [or crafts.

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60 CERAMICS MONTHLY EVER SINCE Bernard Leach introduced the West to Japan's folk pottery, students have been making their way to that country, seeking ceramic skills and insights into the Japanese potter's life. Recently, Kevin Donohue, a student at Sara Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, pur- chased a hand-wheel in preparation for three years of study in Japan. Already a moderately skilled potter on the kickwheel, Kevin had to retrain himself to throw on Left Faceted vase o[ layered clays. the left side, since the traditional Japanese style demands 1. The initial hump o[ stoneware is centered, and use of the right hand for turning the wheel clockwise. porcelain is coiled around it. Through this learning process, Kevin developed a way of throwing layered forms with colored clays. Starting 2. The porcelain is thrown over the hump. with a centered mound of gray stoneware, he surrounds the mass with porcelain coils, which are coaxed up and 3. Colored stoneware is closed over the porcelain to over the gray hump with a sponge. Then he covers the complete the third layer. porcelain with red stoneware to complete a mound of three colors, which is opened, thrown and completed. 4. Kevin Donahue prepares to throw a pot [rom the The forms are designed to be faceted, revealing the layers opened three-layer hump. His ]apanese handwheel --an extension of traditional Japanese neriage techniques. is turned clockwise with a stick.

October 1978 61 Alice Munn

CONTAINERS and paintings by Alice Munn, Middletown, Kentucky, were exhibited at the Ridgeway Gallery in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in late 1977. Her handbuilt forms were fired with raku, salt and sawdust techniques--some with burnished terra sigillata. According to the artist, "These firing methods emphasize form and reaffirm the clay."

Left Salt-fired coil-built [orm with sprayed oxides, 32 inches in height, by Alice Munn, Middletown, Kentucky.

Right, above Salt-fired slab plate in shades o[ white, 13~ inches in width.

Right Sawdust-fired, coil-built [orm, 8 inches in diameter, burnished terra sigiUata blackware.

Below Salt-fired pinched slab goblets, in colors ranging [rom black and white to copper red, 5 to 6~ inches in height.

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TWENTY SEVEN Bay Area galleries cooperatively presented Introductions '78, sponsored for its fifth year by the San Francisco Art Dealers Association. The galleries selected ?5 artists whose work, in their opinion, had not received significant regional exposure. The shows ran concurrently in July and featured several ceramic artists. At Rose/Bernardi Gallery, Sausalito, Judy Cornell's masked clay figures were set into slightly warped, geo- metric spaces of stretched canvas. She says "My figures are ceramic actors so I build sets for their acts." Landscape- related objects by Charles DiCostanzo at Gumps Gallery, San Francisco, were slab-built, burnished and fired with wood. The artist reduces with dung at the end of the firing cycle to produce dark lustered and light flashed surfaces. Introduced by Quay Ceramics Gallery, San Francisco, Judy Kepes colored her low-fire pieces with glazes, acrylics, watercolors and crayons. Smith Andersen Gallery, Palo Alto, displayed the totemic objects of David Best. Molly Mason exhibited porcelain sculpture at Han- sen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco; and low-fire works by Suzanne Jacquot were at Lawson de Celle Gallery, San Francisco.

Above, center Untitled porcelain [igure, thrown, cast and handbuilt, 33 inches in height, by David Best; shown at the Smith Andersen Gallery, Palo Alto.

Right "'Bent River Segment," slab-built, burnished and wood-[ired, 16 inches in length, by Charles DiCostanzo; exhibited at Gumps Gallery, San Francisco.

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Left "Instrument III,'" handbuilt earthenware, 15~ inches in length, by Pam Heller, displayed at Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco.

October 1978 65 I-hsing Teapots

"I-HsINO WARE," an exhibition of historic ceramics, paint- hills where they started digging, and found clay of five ings and calligraphy, was held earlier this year at China different colors as bright as brocade. House Gallery (of China Institute in America), New "The refined wares of I-hsing are commonly known as York City. The sixty ceramic objects dating from the tzu-sha, or purple sand. The purple color is due to the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries represented a high iron content of the clay which, depending on the style rarely seen outside China. I-hsing, a pottery center conditions of firing, may turn a deep purplish-brown. By in Kiangsu province, abounds with the resources for no means is this the only color of clay used at I-hsing, for pottery production. According to an introductory state- the mixing of different types results in ware in a wide ment by Terese Tse Bartholomew of the Asian Art Mu- range of earth colors. In addition to tzu-sha, there are seum of San Francisco, "Both fuel and clay are available various shades of beige and ochre, numerous reds and in the local hills, so it is not necessary to import raw browns, and the colors gray, green and black as well. materials. The proximity of I-hsing to the cities of Shang- "The ceramics of I-hsing encompass a wide range of hai and Nanking, the rivers and canals in the area, sim- products. The major part involves the production of plify the transportation of finished products. coarse wares such as rough planters, pickling vessels and "The origin of I-hsing ceramics is lost in a myth that huge dragon jars. The finer ceramics for which I-hsing is attributes the discovery of its clay to the arrival of a famous represent a much smaller part and include an strange monk who appeared in the village and called out, entire range of shapes. From this range of the finer ceram- 'Riches and honor for sale.' The villagers laughed at him, ics, the present exhibition is primarily concerned with the so he said 'If you do not want to buy honors, how about highest quality pieces made by artist-potters. These objects riches?' He then led the village elders to a cave in the were produced chiefly for the literati and have long been

66 CERAMICSMONTHLY Left Teapot carved in the shape of a melon, its buff stoneware body showing lighter specks. I-hsing teapots were often small, due to the belief that vessels of this size better retained the bouquet and flavor of tea. The form, 5~ inches in length, was made by Shih Ta-pin in 1609. Right Cylindrical teapot of chocolate brown stoneware, 6~ inches in height, by Kuei-lin, 1874. Below The body of this teapot resembles a large section of bamboo, with smaller twisted branches forming its overhead handle and knob. The teapot is 8 inches in height, from the 19th century. Below, right Enlarged view of raised script stamped on the base of the bamboo teapot. Unlike other wares of this time, I-hsing pots nearly always bore the signature of their maker. This stamp reads "made by Ch"en Yin-ch'ien."

Photos: Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, China House Gallery/China Institute in America, 1. M. Pei, K. S. October 1978 67 Lo and Pel Shah T'ang. Left Teapot by Hua Fen-hsiang, 4y2 inches in height, 18th century. Above Incised teapot, 6¼ inches in height, by Yang P'eng-nien, 1815. Above, right Brown stoneware teapot made to resemble a bundle o[ firewood, 6 inches in length, by Ch"en Ming-yuan, 1702.

Left Teapot o[ grayish brown stoneware with ochre specks creating a "'pear skin" sur[ace, 5% inches in length, by Ch' en Hsin-ch'ing, 16th century.

Right Brick- shaped teapot, light brown stoneware, approximately 6¼ inches in length, by Yang P"eng-nien, early 19th century.

68 CI':RAM ICS MONTHIA" considered works of art, rather than merely utilitarian "Because the color and texture of the clay are so greatly household objects. appreciated, glazes are very seldom used on I-hsing ware. "Foremost among the ware of I-hsing are the teapots. As a result of having been polished on the lapidary wheel, They were, and still are, much sought after by the tea some teapots have a high gloss applied in China, or in drinkers of China who consider them to be perfect for Thailand where this skill comprised a major industry. brewing tea. I-hsing teapots are renowned for their ability "I-hsing wares were fired in dragon-kilns built along to retain the taste, color and aroma of the tea leaves. the slopes of local hills with interconnecting chambers. Even in hot weather, tea left overnight in an I-hsing Some of these kilns were about two hundred feet long. teapot will stay fresh. These teapots were never washed; Later I-hsing ware was encased in saggars before being the old tea leaves were simply removed and the interior of placed for firing, but earlier pots were often scarred by the pots rinsed in cold water. As a result, the pots that surface blemishes because they were not protected during have been in long use often have a rich patina that has firing. been produced by years of handling. "Current I-hsing wares still evidence a high level of "The original technique was to model the teapot from craftsmanship and pieces usually bear the mark of the one lump of clay using a bamboo knife. On pieces made maker stamped in intaglio. Because most of the workers by this method it is possible to see the fingerprints of the are women, many feminine names are found on modern potter. A second method involves modeling the body of I-hsing pieces. A number of old designs have been revived the pot from one piece of clay and trimming it on the and new ones created. Pieces continue to be decorated in potter's wheel when leather hard. The spout and handle the engraved manner. Though T'ang dynasty poems were made separately and then added. During later remain in use, the engraver's repertoire now includes periods the potter started casting teapots in sectional poetic works of Chairman Mao." molds. The parts were then fitted together and finished For additional information concerning I-hsing ware, on a wheel; a wet brush was then used to smooth irregular see "The Pottery Center of I-hsing" in the May 1975 workmanship. issue of CM.

October 1978 69 Ancient Crossroads

CERAMIC ARTIFACTS from Greco-Roman civilization in southern Italy, excavated around Metaponto, were exhib- ited recently at the University of Texas, Austin. "Ancient Crossroads: The Rural Civilizations of Classical Italy" displayed approximately 300 architectural ceramics, household wares and votive figurines, dating from the sixth to first centuries B.C. Photographs and drawings of a tile factory and kiln, excavated by the university archae- ological teams, were also included. For three years begin- ning in 1974, the team excavated the site, nearly complete with clay deposits, and production and storage buildings. Large mortars, amphorae and tiles indicate the diversity of this ceramic industry in rural, ancient Italy. According to Joseph Carter, director of the dig and organizer of the show, "It is the first [exhibition] dedi- cated to a large and economically vital segment of the classical world, the farmer [and his environment], and it is the first exhibit of recently excavated material to have left Italy for the United States in many years."

Above University o[ Texas--A ustin graduate students reconstruct a Corinthian amphora, circa 700 B.C.

Above, right Archi- tectural rendering o[ classical Roman tile [actory, excavated near Metaponto, Italy.

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October 1978 73 ITINERARY by 60 professional craftsmen; at Central FLORIDA, PERRY Continued [rom Page 15 Junior High School, Exit 4, Connecticut October 28 "Florida Forest Festival," Turnpike. arts and crafts fair; at Forest Capital State PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA Park. October 6-November 5 "Craftsmen '78," CONNECTICUT, HARTFORD a juried exhibition including works by December 1-3, December 8-10 "The FLORIDA, SARASOTA Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary- Christmas Craft Expo I and II"; at the November 18-19 "The Ringling Mu- land, Washington, D.C. and New York Hartford Civic Center. " seum's Seventh Annual Crafts Festival"; at craftsmen; at the Museum of Philadelphia the John and Mabe] Ringling Museum Civic Center, Civic Center Boulevard at CONNECTICUT, NEW HAVEN of Art. 34th Street. November lO-December 23 "The Cre- October 16-November 17 "The Kitchen ative Arts Workshop Tenth Annual Christ- GEORGIA, BLAKELY Show," an exhibition of handcrafted items mas Handcraft Exhibit and Sale"; at 80 October 14 "Arts and Crafts Festival" for use in the kitchen; at the Philadelphia Audubon Street. Art Alliance, 251 South 18th Street. at Early County Courthouse. November 3-22 An exhibition of works D.C., WASHINGTON by craftswomen; at the Women's Cultural GEORGIA, NEW SALEM November 7-13 "The Washington Arts Trust Gallery, 3601 Locust. October 14-15 "New Salem Mountain and Craft Show"; at the National Guard November 16-19 "2nd Philadelphia Festival"; at New Salem, Route 143 be- Armory. Craft Show," includes juried works by 100 tween Trenton and LaFayette. craftsmen. Sponsored by the Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of FLORIDA, COCOA MARYLAND, GAITHERSBURG October 7-8 "The 5th Annual Cocoa Art; at Memorial Hall, Fairmont Park. October 18-22 "National Craft Fair"; Village Autumn Art Festival"; in down- at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. PENNSYLVANIA, PITTSBURGH town Cocoa. through October 8 Ron and Michael MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR Korcynski present prints, drawings and FLORIDA, COCONUT GROVE November 18-19 Ceramic League of November 10-12 "Ann Arbor Winter Art ceramics; at the Gallery Upstairs, Arts and Fair"; at the University of Michigan Track Crafts Center, Fifth and Shady Avenues. Miami, "28th Annual Fair"; at Carrollton School, 3747 Main Highway. and Tennis Building. FAIRS, FESTIVALS AND SALES FLORIDA, HALLANDALE NEW JERSEY, MADISON CONNECTICUT~ GREENWICH November 24-26 "Hallandale Chamber November 11-12 "Craft Evolution '78," November 11-12 "Seventh Annual of Commerce Fall Art Festival"; at Gulf- First Mountain Crafters of New Jersey Handcraft Show and Sale," includes works stream Park Race Track. twentieth annual show and sale; at the

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CALIFORNIA, CORONADO October 28 "Kiln Firing Using a Gas Analyzer," a seminar by ceramist F. U. Farmer, covering the basic combustion the- ory pertaining to reduction and oxidation kiln atmospheres, and detailing the use of a simple gas analyzer for consistent firings. Write: Iron Walrus Pottery, 1975 Strand Way, Coronado 92118.

CALIFORNIA, DAVENPORT October 22-29 A workshop with Harry Davis, formerly associated with the Leach Pottery, Cornwall, is open to experienced potters. Fee: $275 includes room, board and all materials. For more information write: Big Creek Pottery, Davenport 95017.

MARYLAND, BEL AIR October 28 A functional pottery work- shop with Mary Nyburg; at Potters Mill. For more information write: Pare Maher, 38 South Bond Street, Bel Air 21014, or call: (301) 838-8663. DEPARTMENT MARYLAND, ROCKVILLE October 20-22 "Clay a la Alfred," a slide/lecture presentation and demonstra- ART POTTERY OF THE UNITED STATES tion by Val Cushing. The second session in an eight-part "Making It in Clay 2" series by Paul Evans sponsored by The American Hand Gallery, AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRODUCERS AND THEIR MARKS. Eagle Ceramics and Montgomery College. November 17-19 "Pitfired and Broken," Organized as an encyclopedic reference on producers of United States art poffery and their marks, this work a slide/lecture presentation and demonstra- culminates more than fifteen years of research on the tion by Rick Dillingham. The third part of part of author Paul Evans. Directed to the collector as _~ "Making It in Clay 2." well as the scholar, the text is designed to establish a January 12-14, 1979 The fourth part of "Making It in Clay 2" includes workshops comprehensive documented history of the various titled "Law, What You Need To Know," establishments producing decorative ware during the and "Presenting Your Product" by Robert art poHery period, from 1870 to 1920. More than 100 Levin and Ed Nash, in conjunction with potteries including Waller, Rookwood, and Van Bringle their invitational exhibition. For more in- are listed alphabetically and discussed in individual formation on these workshops or the whole chapters containing brief sketches of artists and ware. series write: Eagle Ceramics, 12266 Wil- This book is concluded with appendices listing geo- kins Avenue, Roekville 20852, or call: graphical location of the poHerles by state, and biblio- (301) 881-2253. graphic references. Complementing the work are draw- ings of potters' marks, as well as more than 250 black- and-white photos and 23 color plates. 353 pages. NEW HAMPSHIRE, ENFIELD January 7-12, 1979 "Seminar '79," the Originally $14.95 ...... now only $6.95 6th annual seminar presented by the We pay postage and handling ¢harcjesl League of New Hampshire Craftsmen will (Ohio residents add 40/* sales tax) offer masters-level workshops for advanced CERAMICS MONTHLY Book Department • Box 12448, Columbus, Ohio 43212 studio craftsmen. Canadian ceramist John [] Please send me ART POTTERY OF THE UNITED STATES ~ $6.95 Reeve will lead a session on new methods ! enclose [] Check [] Money Order of glaze calculation. For more information Name write: Seminar '79, League of New Hamp- shire Craftsmen, 205 North Main Street, Address Concord, New Hampshire 03301. ~/e Pay Postag~ Continued on Page 79 City. State Zip

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WASHINGTON, SPOKANE November 15-16 A session with Colo- rado ceramist Betty Woodman; at Fort Wright College Pottery Laboratory. Fee: $20. A public lecture will be held Wednes- day evening at 8 P.M., in the Commons. =]Vi information and reservations call: For more (509) 328-2970.

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80 CERAMICS MONTHI.¥ NEWS & RETROSPECT

UNIDENTIFIED FIRED OBJECTS Throughout the year a nominating com- The Society for Occupational and Envi- During September, the exhibition "Un- mittee attended exhibitions in order to ronmental Health is a multi-disciplinary identified Fired Objects," was presented at make their choices. A separate jury of organization whose members include epi- Garendo Gallery, Studio City, California. curators and teachers made the final demiologists, toxicologists, physicians and Featuring the work of Colorado artist John awards selection. Winning nominees in other professionals working in the occupa- Wenzel, the show was a "close encounter seven categories each received a $300 cash tional and environmental field. award funded from grants by Kemper For registration information write: So- | Insurance Companies, Playboy Enterprises, ciety for Occupational and Environmental ..... 7-" and the Sedoh Foundation. Health, 1341 G Street, N.W., Suite 308, Winning the 1978 award for "Outstand- Washington, D.C. 20005, or call: (202) ing One-Person Show" was Ruth Duck- 347-4550. worth for her stoneware and porcelain sculptures at Exhibit A Gallery. Receiving the "Single Work of Art" FRIEDMAN/YIN award was Claudia Day-Suski for "Archi- Milwaukee's Artspace Gallery presented form II" (below, left) at Hyde Park Art an exhibition of works by ceramists Vic- Center. IndMdual pieces in this work were toria Friedman, Stanford, Connecticut, and poured of low-fire slip, and measured from Lydia Yin, Naples, New York, through , ] 1 to 30 inches in diameter; arranged, they March 4. Victoria Friedman displayed spanned 5 feet. Other, similar works by this artist have as many as 300 pieces.

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]ohn Wenxel with wheel-thrown and slab discoids, orbs, biconvexities and platters" glazed with ab- stract brushwork. "I've been working with these particular shapes for a long time," said the artist. Peter |'oulkos and [ricnds "They provide a good opportunity to de- curiously observed, the artist demonstrated velop combinations of painting and forms. his working techniques. Later he talked The fired pieces, hopefully, will conjure up with graduate students about their work symbolic experiences for the viewer. This li ? and showed his bronze casting film and would be the unidentifiable aspect of these slides of work by California artists. Photo: objects." Lydia Yin David Goldhagen. coiled bowls and sculptural forms of oxide- OH ART! colored clays. In some works she braided On May 19, Chicago's art community HEALTH HAZARDS NATIONAL CONFERENCE the differently colored coils, creating a celebrated. The televised Second Annual "The First National Conference on marbled neriage effect when scraped. Lydia Chicago Art Awards, "Oh Art! Chicago Health Hazards in the Arts and Crafts" Yin's porcelain vases and lidded containers Celebrates" was an hour-long Academy- will be held at Washington, D.C.'s Dupont were decorated with delicately carved de- Awards-style program honoring Chicago's Plaza Hotel, October 19 and 20. Arranged signs and a pale green celadon glaze. artists and art writers. by the Society for Occupational and En- Shown is her porcelain floor vase, 12 The purpose of the program was to vironmental Health, the conference will inches in height. provide encouragement and support to focus on scientific and legal issues of health Chicago's artists, to bring the entire com- hazards in the arts and crafts. Of interest to potters may be the sessions CRAFTS BUSINESS BIBLIOGRAPHY on occupational health hazards in the pot- The American Crafts Council recently ting studio/classroom, sampling airborne published an annotated bibliography titled dust and fume levels in the ceramic studio, "Craft Business Bookshelf"--a guide to health and safety aspects of material com- practical information in the areas of busi- monly used by potters, and the safety of ness management and marketing for those lead frits. who make or retail crafts. The 46-page paperback booklet provides Send news and photos about people, a descriptive list of books, pamphlets, news- letters, data sheets, directories, periodicals Claudia Day-Suski places or events o[ interest. We will be pleased to consider them/or publication and trade publications, with the author, munity together for a recognition of the in this column. Send items to: News & title, publisher, date, number of pages and previous year's achievements, and to better Retrospect, CERAMZCS MONTHLY, P.O. price listed for each entry. Areas covered acquaint the Chicago community with its Box 12448, Columbus, Ohio 43212. include marketing, selling, advertising and most talented artists. Continued on Page 83

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88 CERAMICS MONTHLY NEWS & RETROSPECT nal investigations into the retail service evidence of Continued from Page 87 operation have uncovered fraudulent activity. Peter J. Hickman, in- glazes first. By traditional I mean tradi- formation officer, explained that although tional Japanese feeling--olive greens, craft objects "were not stolen, they were earthy brown colors, two glazes together purchased for offices in which they never with blacks. I started there and got sick of appeared." In addition, because of the attractiveness of the craft works, some budget-conscious administrators felt the items appeared too expensive for government use and that their request for the items might be ques- tioned by auditors. For instance, handmade pottery ashtrays of various sizes and de- signs were priced at $1.50 to $10, com- pared to 67¢ for the standard commercial glass government issue. The GSA emphasized, however, that it will maintain its commitment to the crafts . _~ by encouraging architects to include art- try us... ,----~ - ~ ) works in the design of new buildings. ~. : ...... Interior designers may still select office ~ items from the crafts catalogs and the remaining $15,000 in goods at its Wash- Yosuke Haruta ington, D.C. showroom, but direct access it. I went to copper reds, whites and to the objects will end. beiges. Now I combine light and dark with both matt and gloss finishes, desiring to capture more vitality in colors and color THE GREAT AMERICAN FOOT combinations." "The Great American Foot," a traveling Yosuke Haruta was born in Osaka, exhibition designed to emphasize and high- Japan. He came to the United States in light the foot and foot coverings, premiered 1967 as a permanent resident, but still

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If you want to sculpt pieces to WHEELS-BRENT, RANDALL, SKUTT be exhibited in lobbies of large downtown LOCKERBIE, MARK IV, SHIMPO office buildings, and six sculptors have been PUGMILLS-MIXERS-KEM PER TOOLS time for additional reporting to the IRS. commissioned to do just that in the last • • • Much, Much More six months--your goals may not be realis- (For information on the 1,100 of 26,000 Catalog $1, Free to Institutious private foundations that do give grants tic. Your idea is sound, the time and place to individuals, see "Private Foundation are not. L & R Grants to Individuals, 1977"; available 3. Set a timetable for yourself. How long SpEciALTiES 202 E. Mr. Vernon, P.O. Box 309 through the Foundation Center, 888 Sev- will it take to do what you want to do? Are Nixa, Mo. 65714 (417) 725-2606 enth Ave., New York, NY 10019 or the you talking about a one-year or a five-year Foundation Center's regional library collec- commitment? Is there potential for recur- tions. ) rence ? 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No foot trimming or The umbrella concept simply involves a finishing necessary. nonprofit organization that agrees to pur- a written piece for them to consider. Also 12" BATS 14" BATS sue a grant award for your project. The your written plan could become the basis 1 - 10 S3.00 ouch 1 - 10 $4.S0 each 11 - 20 S2.75 " 11 - 20 $4.30 " agency usually accepts responsibility for for a grant proposal. Enclose check witHh order managing your work/project and most im- 5. Consider costs, make a budget. Prepare Shipped frelgl~ collect. 12918 Player Houston, TX 77045 portant becomes the "pass-through" agent some kind of outline of the amount of for funds. The organization by its 501(c) money needed to carry out your plans/ (3) nonprofit status with the IRS is eli- goal. 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Will- money and commission his sculptural work. organization. For example, if you are to ingness to train others and give colorful The good folks of this community did form paint a mural in a public building, what demonstrations to guests are also a must. This permanent position provides excellent a nonprofit corporation and even raised a kind of "special" viewing will be arranged, career and financial opportunities. Please few thousand dollars at the outset. The if any? Will there be a dedication cere- send salary requirements and a 85ram slide of recent work in your response letter. Direct artist proceeded to complete his work; the mony? Will the press be called in to ob- to Personnel Manager, Marvel Cave Park, statue was east and erected in the city serve one of your art workshop sessions MO 65616. park. And here the tale should end. How- with inmates of the state penitentiary? 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Wonder Woods, 203 Oliece execution of the total project was mis- any and all prospects you can think of. In- Dr., West Monroe, LA 71291 (318) 323.4523. managed. There was no written agreement elude the obvious as well as the more ob- between parties. The small board of trust- scure prospects. Who knows, it may be the ees had no expertise in art or fund-raising. local Association of Mental Health Centers SAN DIEGO - Kickwheel kit -- Mod-B And the completion of the project fell that would be most interested in commis- (metal parts) $59.50. Full line of potter's behind schedule resulting in a loss of sioning an artist to paint murals on the wheels, gas and electric kilns. Gas kiln parts, motivation on the part of the trustees. lobby walls of its clinics! puq mill, chemical, scales etc. Catalog $1.25. I hope this example is more the excep- Then go through your list, look at each Brochure on selected items tree. Ph. 424-3250. tion than the rule. You can avoid some of agency/organization individually. Why are WAY-CRAFT these pitfalls by planning. The following, they a good prospect? Why might they be 394 Delaware St., Imperial Beach, CA 92032 while certainly not all inclusive, will pro- interested in your idea? Has that organiza- vide you with some tips to consider. tion worked with artists before? Do you 1. Know specifically what you want to know a member of their staff or board of accomplish. Is your goal to complete some directors? Are they a large enough organi- work of art, help other people to learn, or zation to be able to absorb a new project? assist in bringing about an appreciation of Does the organization have a good reputa- art among school-aged children? Do you tion in the community? Have they been in want to be a muralist, or teach inmates in business long enough to show that they are a state penitentiary how to? fiscally responsible? If you need space to 2. Be realistic in identifying your goals. 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100 CERAMICS MONTHLY NEWS & RETROSPECT exhibition at the Arts and Crafts Center A Kiln Called Continued [rom Page 99 of Pittsburgh through February 24. Partici- pating artists were encouraged to display work, does that organization have adequate NORMAN facilities or access to them? List the organizations in order of pref- erence. Perhaps you will want to first send a letter of introduction and outline your idea. (Don't send them your entire plan at this time.) If you do send such a letter, it will give the organization a basis for asking you questions. Set up a personal appoint- ment with the program director of the organization you have selected as number one prospect. During your interview you will want to try and emphasize how your project idea Long ago. when people heard about will benefit their organization. How many Norman Kilns |or the first time. they were new members might they possibly attract surpnsed tha! a Kiln called Norman could with such a new project? What additional Ada Qui, k deliver so much value Norman is now the publicity might they gain? Might they be along with their entry an expression indi- mosl respected name in kilns today AU able to attract new funding sources with Norman kilns use first grade ref[actory brick that cating what inspired the work. holds heat to cone tO All shells are made by this project, and so forth. Also be sure to Winner of the "People's Prize" (for us out of the finest steel, and well insu]ated to tell the organization why you selected ~(~rk voted mo~t popular }>y visitors to the keep the working area al a comfortable them, as opposed to other organizations in ternperalure So now, when you're ready for the community. Are they the biggest and your own kiln. ask your deaier about Norman. He won't be sun)rtsed. Want to see our hne of the best? Are they experts in working on ouer lO0 kilns?,Send $1 (re]undab~ wilh order similar projects to yours? Whatever the Jor our 80 page cemm/cs catalog reason(s) the idea is to flatter your poten- tial sponsor. After all, you are asking them Kilns Supply & Service to take on an additional project that will 38 Bulkley Ave. Port Chester. NY ]0573 necessitate time and energy on their part, : (914) 937-(X)07 not to mention the pursuit of funding. And to this last point, if you do your homework well, you should be able to offer your potential sponsor some ideas on funding sources. It is a joint concern. One final note, do not solicit the second prospect on your list until you have a defi- nite answer from number one. It is not very flattering for your potential sponsor to Judi Fineberg know that you have taken your "super show) was ceramist Jerry Caplan. idea" to twenty-five different organizations. Shown from the exhibition are: an oxi- You can be successful in gaining support dation fired bowl, 12 inches in diameter, for your idea; you probably have more by Ada Quick; and two slip-cast cups, 7 I! l Ii/1 Ii/ l options open to you than you realize. Just inches in height, by ]udi Fineberg. Photos: remember to start with a well thought out Rick Wertheimer. MACHINE PUGGED, DE-AIRED plan and then sell it with enthusiasm. 7 TYPES STONEWARE & EARTHENWARE Diane f. Duca, author of this article, is the LOUISE McCAGG head of Duca Associates, a management Recent sculptural works by Louise Mc- consulting business, offering technical assis- Cagg were displayed at Sycamore Gallery, tance to non-profit organizations in the Mason, Michigan, through March 26. The areas of fund development, financial man- exhibition included agement, public relations and organiza- a series of handbuilt tional development. Ms. Duca holds her torso forms, each a M.A. in Educational Studies from the Uni- rolled slab sheet versity of Colorado. which was impressed, stretched and ripped in Quantity to create an undu- THE ULTIMATE POTTER lating form with pad- Write for price quotes on your special During a recent ceramics workshop in dling, slashing and formula 12,000 lb. minimum) Japan, studio potter Clifford ]acobs of applied clay for ad- Los Angeles, com- ditional texture. The d~, mented that he was fired works were A .~,,W~.,,~ ~ so involved with clay FREE: Clay, Kiln & Wheel literature or then polished with a Complete 43 page catalog $1.00 he imagined and "Torso Ill'" wire brush for a later created a vari- burnished metallic appearance. Shown ation on "The U1- from the exhibition is "Torso III," 18 Cli[[ord ]acobs timate Potter." His inches in height. graphic statement is handbuilt of Cone 10 stoneware. RUNYAN CRAFTS REPORT/WORKING CRAFTSMAN Michael Scott, editor of the "Crafts Re- Pottery Supply PITTSBURGH CRAFTSMEN port," announced that the resources of the Box 2B7, Main P.O., Flint, Mick. 48S01 The Craftsmen's Guild of Pittsburgh "Working Craftsman" magazine merged G-4~IIO Rickfleld Rd., Flint,* Mick. 48506 presented its 34th annual juried members Continued on Page 103 • (313) 743-8470 •

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102 CERAMICS i~v{ONTHI,Y Standard Cane NEWS & RETROSPECT Shown is one of his sculptures, 14 inches Continued [tom Page 101 in height, that demonstrates this elastic fired clay effect. Other works in the show with his publication, beginning with the Teapot Handles September 1978 issue. The newspaper for- mat of the "Crafts Report" will be con- tinued. Marilyn Heise, former editor of the "Working Craftsman," will join CR's editorial advisory board.

OHIO DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN The Biennial Exhibition of the Ohio Designer Craftsmen was held in April at the Columbus Institute for Contemporary

New from Phoenix Phoenix is proud to announce the arrival of our newest product for the professional The fired spiral is flexible potter. We ere offering the following sizes were slashed, folded and twisted variations teapot handles (outside diameters) 3", 4", of the spiral theme. 5", 6", 7". These handles have been select- Donald Mavros's clay consists of 20 parts Cedar Heights Redart, 10 parts feld- ed from white skin palasan (best variety of spar and 20 parts builder's sand. The raHen) and steam bended. All sizes are unglazed works are fired in an electric kiln $1.00 per handle. Orders over $400 re- to Cone 2. Photos: loan Winters. ceive a 25% discount. Minimum order $25.00. All orders shipped F.O.B. Chicago. 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN CERAMICS (Customer pays freight) Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, recently announced the bequest acquisition of the Mary Kirk Newcomb Phoenix Design Ltd. Twentieth Century American Ceramics Box 29048, Chicago, III. 60629 (:312) 436-1977 Collection. The primary collection consists of some 80 pieces and includes works from

Edi ...... Arts. Ceramists were well represented in the statewide competition which included 130 works by 87 artists. Winning one of the four awards of excellence was Edith Franklin, Toledo, for her "Raku Weed Pot." The 16-inch smoked vase was glazed only on the inside.

DONALD MAVROS Ericson Gallery, New York City, pre- sented the works of Donald Mavros, through June 17, documenting a technique the artist has found to make an inflexible

Rookwood vase individual potters as well as examples from Log Cabin, Marblehead, Newcomb, Pe- wabic, Pisgah Forest, Rookwood, Rowan Tree and Van Briggle potteries. Most of the ceramics were collected in the 1920's and 30's. Among the potters represented are Jacques Busbee, Maija Grotell, Wood- man Hamilton, L. Penn Hunter, Gertrud Natzler, and Ben Owen. The collection, which is housed in the Sliced pot special collections department of the Pick- material flexible. By cutting through the ler Memorial Library, contains a five- wall of a basic pot form with a spiraling sided Rookwood vase (shown), porcela- action, a spring-like cylinder is created. Continued on Page 105

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October 1978 113 BIG CREEK POTTERY LIVE-IN WORKSHOPS COMMENT Continued from Page 19 Riverside Community College, Cali- fornia. Craffspeople m Considering I asked David Furman if he could YOUR OWN STUDIO? foresee a time when the attitudes of but the artists in this symposium might be A. Don't have the money. seen as "sacred cows." B. Are intimidated by the business "I hope not! I hope my own atti- aspect. tudes never become the norm." C. Are not quite ready for that large a commitment This feeling was shared among the D. All of the above. participants. Unfortunately, similar FIND OUT HOW WE CAN HELP individual attitudes naturally create a THE LAKE ERIE ISLANDS collective attitude which takes on a WORKSHOP life of its own. Historically, should (STUDIOS AT PUT-IN-lAY, O.) that collective attitude achieve public 2045 Cersell Road, 210, Cloveload, Ohio 44106 ascendancy, it becomes the material to rebel against. Howard Kottler had mentioned in discussion that this is a rather stag- nant time in ceramics, that there really hasn't been a major break- Pottery Mfg. and Clay Supplier through in thirty years. In terms of Business for Sale. Excellent something that will turn the state of Equipment, expanding business the art on its heels, Howard is right, with lots of potential. Estab- one can only speculate what that next lished year-round accounts with school contracts for raw clay. breakthrough might be. Over SOO0 sq. ft. of working area. Serious inquiries only te About the author L. P. Levine was Divinia, P.O. Box 9224, Albu- writer-in-residence at Summervail querque, N.M. 87119 Workshop, and currently resides at Gold Hill, Oregon.

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