APRIL 1979 $1.2S Shimpo-West is more than a potter's wheel Backed by years of experience, these two new additions to the Shimpo-West line reflect the same quality engineering and manufacturing you've come to expect from Shimpo-West potter's wheels. The Shimpo-West Pug Mill • 1 horse power 220V, single phase. The Shimpo-West Pug Mill is an • Capacity: 1800 Ibs. to 2200 Ibs. per economical and convenient way hour. for the professional potter or • Hopper Size: 71/4" x 71/4" studio owner to reclaim clay. And • Discharge Tube: 4" diameter. • Comes equipped with bagging stand. its compact size (34" long x 111/4" • Cast aluminum alloy. wide x 22" high) makes it easy to • Easy clean up. fit into even the most limited work • Comes equipped with wire cutter. space. • Shipping Weight: Approx. 250 Ibs. The Shimpo-West Banding Wheel : is an extra heavy duty model designed to spin freely for long periods of time. Featuring unique The Shimpo-West point socket rotation it has an Banding Wheel extended shaft for easy turning and a 10" diameter wheelhead. Shipping weight: 11 Ibs. SHIMPO-WEST INC. 14400 Lomitas Ave. Dept. B041, City of Industry, CA 91746 *Contact Shimpo-West for full details on shipping and dealer closest to you. hand ~s def~n~te\V s~ab~" bV _ ~ ~teat Makmg demanOS ~'V Vet atd work. v me and e~,u ' amOUnt o~ bat ~s ~ab~e to ~Naf9 "~t y~e~dSa s ~}b t --e ~t has been ot ctaCk.b' n to the wheel 9ottefS t ,// W ¢ / / / "~kX ~z " Comga~ ~ l)uc~.\e ' ease ol use, . ..... the th~cknesS vat~'n costS, anu. :- ~n a~tematw~ .~.~ slab __^h~~tV,sh~gP'~i~.. ~,~ ~ust as~- ° Th!~ch.me. At be~,te , an ~t~,o ada~Dtab'~Vone,: Un,,ke o.u, s~aO "i ~ _ ~te~S the ~o,~: ~ ~nefgV. ~ ,.~f whO oWuo_~nufage Vu~ machine ~' v-rag s m tm,~-~ s\ab 9u ~tR-~on. we ~' '~_~, that'S the ~nofmOU b ~ .._ o~NB~/~, ._ CO~ _.~h the mal~'~" efStanu anuv- _.,,at~/gteau~.~afe " ,_.,,avtO C°~''v .~.otmake 6es~g u ° , ~ch~nes u,~ ~-he~e u,~. • *he Bes~ • ,,hobbV ~st' '"~ _ fo~'mg 9 ~n''i' ~ ,'Bailey " ard r~o mote than ~.~fess'~ona~ s~au at 539b. Workt reachrues u,~- deta~L -tefV £qu~gment' we ~e po~ At Bat V one obiect~w-e'b have hauL~ m~t e{ Sla 4 n~ect ~ r--_. ,e t edes~gneu "re ,, \/qe hdv ;,-~,~S tO i~allil'~ " "" ^^unt~ess t ..... ._ -.'t reach'rues u~ d.~scdmmatu)~ U~tet to the m°s.~h e outgfowm u, c~ttef, s needS. ~.' u\t~mate '~n ~)u arch ~s tn~ out Tese s~abb~ng vefsati~~W ~. her '~n~otmat~°~w[ ~te !~i~ : ...... Do what major manufacturers do: Fire your ceramics on ELECTRO Kiln Furniture. LARGEST SELECTION, QUALITY PROTECTION. a choice of refractories made from economical, industrial The biggest names in commercial and time-tested Cordierite for average conditions or relied on ceramic ware manufacturing have always superior Kellogg ~, the industry standard for kiln furniture to maintain the highest product Electro demanding, high-fire applications. quality. For over 50 years they have looked to No matter which you select, Electro kiln furniture Electro as the leader. resists sag and warpage under hot loads, saves ware this Why not give your ceramic art and hobby energy by minimizing its own heat-absorbing bulk, same quality assurance? and delivers longest service life without staining As an amateur or professional potter, teacher, or from or lifting glazes. craft center instructor, you're bound to benefit Contact the Electro kiln furniture dealer in your area of kiln furniture. It offers you the Electro's famed family or write ELECTRO DIVISION, Ferro Corporation, slabs, and widest selection of posts, shelves, setters, 661 Willet Road, Buffalo, N.Y. 14218. (716) 825-7900. other specialized shapes available anywhere. You have (~ FERRO cane handles IM O N T I,I L¥ Volume 27, Number 4 April 1979 pt: Tom Tumor. Letters to the Editor .............................. 7 ~: Craig Jay Clark. Itinerary ........................................ 11 Answers to Questions .............................. 15 Where to Show ................................... 17 Suggestions ...................................... 21 Comment by Richard Ohler ........................ 23 Canada's Georgian College by Joan Carter ............ 24 Pierced Pottery by James Heinonen .................. 32 Summer Workshops ............................... 35 (woven oval handle plcluredabove) Designer Craftsman Exhibition ...................... 41 The London Group: Six German Potters by George and Nancy Wettlaufer ................. 42 Winter Light .................................... 48 Ran Lang ....................................... 50 Richard Shaw: Ceramic Sculpture ................... 52 Phase Separation in Glazes by Ta Ch'ing ............. 56 News & Retrospect ............................... 67 Index to Advertisers ............................... 98 On Our Cover "Flat Form," contemporary porcelain work with carved relief decoration and clear celadon glaze, by German ceram- ist Karl Scheid. The object, approximately 7 inches in height, was represented in a recent exhibition by the London Group, standard 3" to 6" - $1.75 ca. subject of George and Nancy Wettlaufer's article beginning on page 42. standard 61/2" to 7" - $1.95 ca. plain oval and plain square (5-51/f ' widths only) - $1.95 ca. Publisher and Acting Editor: SPENCER L. DAVIS Managing Editor: WILLIAM C. HUNT woven oval and woven square Art Director: ROBERT L. CREAOBR (5-51/2'' widths only) -$2.25 Copy Editor: BARBARA HARMER TIPTON 25 handles or more receive a 10% discount. Circulation Manager: MARY RUSHLEY Advertising Manager: CONNXE BELCheR • all mail orders include $1.00 postage. Editorial, Advertising, and Circulation O/rices: 1609 Northwest • non-U.S, orders please use international bank draft Blvd., P.O. Box 12448, Columbus, Ohio 43212. (614) 488-8236 drawn in U.S. funds. • free catalog on request. 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April 1979 5 The Pro|ressiue 9tep MODEL DL-18 BRICK Space age technology not only put man on the moon but provided the ceramic art field with the most efficient refractory insulation today-- CERAMIC FIBER. ~.~ qr MODEL DL-27-FS FIBER HOBBY MODEL 802 Portable Downdraft Fiber and Brick Kilns Take the progressive step--discover the essence of ceramic fiber insulation. Atotally new concept in kiln design. Phone (213) 532-2402 GEIL KILIE8 O0. Patent Pending 1601 W. Rosecrans Ave. Gardena, CA 90249 LETTERS FEBRUARY ISSUE I am outrhged and appalled that you see Miriam Boyd's plea for help (Letters) with 40 feet of oversized ceramic elbow fit to publish pages 28 and 29. This is macaroni or imitation crooked fence posts concerning proper ventilation of art rooms not even the much debated Funk Art. in schools must be recognized. As president and barbed wire? Is the latter a put-down Grow up! Irrngard Trautman for the people in woods-scarce areas who of the League of New Hampshire Crafts- College Park, Md. men, and as a potter who has had a fright- have to use crooked posts? There is a cer- tain amount of aesthetic pleasure in a ening bout of pulmonary dysfunction fol- CLAY FENCE POSTS straight line of well-built fence but I can't lowing a year of residency as an artist-in- Does it really take more imagination and the-schools, I have been working to make see having crooked ceramic posts as trim creative ability to copy typewriters, lug- around a park or yard. I live in an area craftsmen, art teachers and school admin- gage, brown paper bags and so on in clay istrators aware of the health problems with acres of red and gray clay hills; they than to find new solutions to the age-old are not improved when careless people peculiar to our profession. forms and materials? What does one do The question of adequate ventilation Continued o'n Page 89 must be defined by agencies such as the state health and welfare departments or the Occupational Safety and Health Ad- ministration (OSHA). These agencies not only determine whether ventilation is ade- quate, but make specific recommendations --with diagrams and pictures of masks and equipment--about how to achieve a healthy classroom. Miriam Boyd should be warned that in the individual emporary many public school districts teacher who does call on these experts without "going through the channels" Kiln Co.