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All rights reserved 2 CERAMICS MONTHLY September 1995 3 4 CERAMICS MONTHLY VOLUME 43, NUMBER 7 • SEPTEMBER 1995 Feature Articles Italy’s Franco Rampi by Gilda Cefariello Grosso ........................................................... 35 Sixth Annual California Competition ................................................... 38 Vessel as Canvas In using three-dimen­ Hands-On Learning sional objects as settings for two-dimen­ A Ceramics Teaching Collection by Susan Carol Hauser ...............................................41 sional images “that are linked, yet in conflict,” California ceramics artist Cindy Scott Jones’ Decorated Platters byJimLupia ............................................................ 45 Kolodziejski searches “discards, people’s houses, junk heaps” for forms “that are on Shaping Abstract Ideas by Nancy Frommer LaPointe...................................................49 the one hand dated, and on the other have with Process Tips and Attitudes ....................................................................................... 51 a good aesthetic balance”; page 55. Robert Brady’s Vases and Bowls by Anne Schwartzburg.........................................53 Hands-On Learning At Bemidji State Uni­Vessel as Canvas by Cindy Kolodziejski ........................................................................... 55 versity in Minnesota, students appreciate having the opportunity to handle all 250 Taking the Rude out of Extrude by Jean Latka.......................................................60 worlds in the Margaret H. Harlow Ceram­ Making Vessels by Jim Kraft ............................................................................................ 63 ics Teaching Collection; see page 41. Potting in Cape Town by Hyme Rabinowitz..................................................................65 The Lowly Bean Pot by Delia Robinson ......................................................................... 95 Cone 5 White Glazes by Dwain Naragon .......................................................................97 Up Front Ken Kohoutek Crafts Impact Local Economy............. 16 by Laurence Buxbaum .......................... 12 Toledo Acquires Ancient Kottler Bequest for Ceramic Art ... 12 Greek Vase ........................................ 16 Sisters of the Earth by Steve Grafe ... 12 Magdalene Odundo .............................. 18 Byron Temple ........................................ 14 Richard Milette ...................................... 18 Scott Jones’ Decorated Platters Although Trapp to Head Renwick ....................... 14 W. Lowell Baker .................................... 20 he would rather concentrate on producing Three Maryland Potters ........................ 14 John Toki by Jennifer Hopkins ................ 20 platters decorated with a “tongue-in-cheek perspective,” Pennsylvania potter Scott Jones also realizes the importance of good business practices. “Creativity, good mar­ keting and a strong sense of business are Departments essential not only for success but also sur­ vival,” he says; page 45. Letters ...................................................... 8 Solo Exhibitions ........................................ 78 New Books ............................................. 22 Group Ceramics Exhibitions ....................... 80 Ceramics in Multimedia Exhibitions ............ 80 Taking the Rude out of Extrude For a Video ........................................................ 28 Fairs, Festivals and Sales ............................ 83 look at how contemporary artists are ex­ Workshops ............................................... 84 ploring the potential of extruded forms, Call for Entries International Events ............................................ 88 turn to page 60. International Exhibitions ............................ 70 National Exhibitions ...................................70 Questions ............................................... 92 Regional Exhibitions .................................. 73 The cover The first full-time studio potter Fairs, Festivals and Sales ............................. 73 Classified Advertising ........................... 99 in Cape Town, South Africa, Hyme Rabino- witz adheres to the production philosophy: Suggestions ............................................. 76 Comment: “form is number one; quality of glaze im­ Calendar A View from Abroad by Linda Kiemi Sawyer....................... 102 portant; simplicity the keynote”; his story Conferences .............................................. 78 begins on page 65. Photo: Anthony Johnson. International Conferences .......................... 78 Index to Advertisers ........................... 104 September 1995 5 from time to time, minor changes were and non-Jews of forced labor battalions alike. Letters made. Nevertheless, firing was always a The memorial would also represent countless struggle, and no one was able to get it up to thousands who suffered long and perished in more than Cone 5. Soviet prisoner-of-war camps years after the Carpal Tunnel Relief After watching this for a number of years,end of the war, and those heroes who tried to When I mentioned to my father-in-law, Mel Jacobson and I decided that something save their fellow men. an internationally respected nutritionist, that major needed to be done. Last May, we tore Ervin Otvos, Biloxi, Miss. I was having problems with carpal tunnel down the stack, and I rebuilt the flues and syndrome, he checked out the science and stacks, using Nils Lou’s double-venturi prin­ Realistic Pricing medical journals and presented me with a ciple. I made a few other modifications in the As the director of a small nonprofit art handful of papers on the subject. firebox, flame entry into the kiln, setting gallery, I am often put in the position of One study I found of particular interest space and bag wall. In June, Kevin Caufield dealing with an artist who overprices work. goes back nearly 20 years and follows the took on the task of firing the kiln for the first Beginners are especially prone to “reach” for research of Folkners and Ellis on the effect oftime after these modifications. an established artist’s price scale. Is there a treating carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) with While using a pyrometer to gauge rule of thumb? I say $4-$ 12 for a mug, $20- vitamin B 6 (pyridoxine). I think the results progress, it appeared that the kiln had stalled $80 for a casserole and $20-$ 150 for a vessel. are impressive and worth looking at, espe­ at about 2000°F, yet it looked hotter. Mel Artists should be realistic, asldng them­ cially if surgery is being considered. It is suggested that Kevin forget the pyrometer selves how much they would be willing to believed that when a pre-existing deficiency and