f i! li I /i /! .>, / /I I /i i II ...j • I ~i ~ ~ L =~ ,~ ~ ~ ~i!~=i~ ~V~ ~ i~~ ~ i~i ¸¸¸¸¸'I~!i!ii ¸ • ~i ~ ~L ~ ~,~:~i!ii~iL~!~i~ii~!::~~ ~ :~ !~!~ ~L~I~I ~ ~ ~!i~ ::i, i~::~i:~ i:~i~iiiiii~i!~ ;~i~i,~i~i~i~i~ii~i~m~ For Hobbyists • Schools • Art & Craft Centers * Institutions Manufactured by GILMOUR CAMPBELL 14258 Maiden - Detroit, Michigan 48213 KINGSPIN Electric Banding Wheel KINGSPIN Wheel • Heavy Kinalloy 7-inch table NEW with Wagon Wheel Base • Top and base are cast Kinalloy • New m with height trimmer • Top measures 61/4', • Shipping weight 3 Ibs. • Solid cast aluminum case • 110 volt motor, 35 RPM Model W-6 only .......... $4.25 • On & Off switch, g-ft. cord • One-year service guarantee With 7 inch table • For light throwing Model W-7 ................. $5.25 Model E-2 .............. $21.95 With 8 inch table E-2T with trimmer ........... $23.95 Model W-8 ................. $7.25 Model E-3T................ $27.50 (More power for light throwing) With 10 inch table E-3 less trimmer ........... $25.50 Model W-10 ................ $9.50 KINGSPIN Kinolite Turntable KINGSPIN Kinalloy Turntable New 12-1nch model with many uses • A 12-inch wheel for the price • 10" model of an g-inch • Made of KINOLITE m latest slnktop material used • Heavy KINALLOY Table in newest homes • Heavy Kinalloy round base • Just the thing to use on those lace dolls. • Heavy Kinalloy round base • Easy Spinning With Wagon Wheel Base Model W-12 ................ $6.25 Model KR-7 .............. $6.25 With 7" Table With 12-inch Aluminum Table ~ Model KR-8 ................. $8.50 Model A-12 ................ $IS.95 With 8" Table Model T-12 ............... $7.25 Model KR-10 (shown) ....... $11.25 KINGSPIN Lowboy Steel Wheel KINGSPIN Steel Wheel • Our Economy Model • Kinalloy • Our Economy Model Bearing • Easy Spinning • Zinc • Kinalloy Bearing Plated-Rustproof • 7 °. Steel Top & Bottom • Highest Quality • • Knurled Stem Low Price • Easy Spinning • Zinc Plated ~ Rustproof f" this new model may be used as a • 7" steel Top & Bottom mold stand, for clay modeling or ~i!ii~i¸~ii~ ~ :~ii ¸ as a decorating wheel in spray • Highest Quality booth. • Low Price Model S-L ................ $3.25 Model S only ............. $3.25 i ~ . :~' ~ • , - ~i . :or ¸ ~ ~ . • In Canada write: Vmuge Cer~nk Studio 14S8 Maiden, Detroit, Michigan 48213 4949 Dundas St., West Islington, Ont. ~ ~ ~ zO 0 • , il " ° i ..=..~_,^<~-; {3_..... o :,,:,{30. ~>~.|| ~ ~>. <o ~-'-~.=~==~.=,.~==~ <o=o== t=<.=~-°,.=z =,~ _<~.~-,~l:~5"~-z<~;.~=.~.~ =S.~-m{3~-,<~<.~z "- Oo ,, ,. = = ,.= ,,. "I" I- o o~ _<7 • 0 >- ~i -~>~o o, ~. ~ .! = o~ "~- =',..-: ~,,<,,t= : - - ~o~. oio ~, _.<. .t+!l.,gl o !+- ! !+ +! ~'-mz~" ~ I~.-.Sz- _. • :~ ~ - - • =.~ =,,~,,{3|-~ ~ ~-~. ~:~ ~,., o .-~ -I--{3:~,~ ~.:u ~..~ . ~ ~ o-o,i' ~I_ u i m ....... 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"3u; <~" ~.i~_~a= - ~ (j o.==:,~z'~...,~{3.,., > o -m . m ~:~ ,..,o ~o <~gz~ .c< o- =='z.,.-x,-,~ z"'~-u~ • ~O,J ,~z~ ...... ,~ ..... ....... ~ ............_, oo ..o.',='.,. .-" =z- .... March 1971 3 Many schools pay twice for their kiln. First when they purchase it; again when they have to have it repair- ed. The unpleasant fact is that most kilns cost just as much to fix as they originally cost to buy. COIL When designing our line of electric school kilns, we gave primary consider- ation to this maintenance problem. In so doing, we incorporated several spe- cial features to keep repair costs down. We used tongue and groove bricking instead of the usual cement jointing (with our kilns you can replace one UP brick without removing another). We installed easy-to-remove elements for quick replacement and we faced the exterior walls with non-rusting tran- site rather than a standard sheet metal surface which might eventually de- WITH teriorate. When purchasing an electric kiln al- ways keep in mind the "full" cost and remember that this also includes the cost of repairs. Model 16-- 16 x 16 x 18 Model 18-- 18 x 18 x 18 THIS Model 20 -- 20 x 20 x 20 Model 22 -- 22 x 22 x 22 Model 24- 24 x 24 x 24 Model 30 -- 30 x 30 x 30 ONE W. D. BU RT ,'~,t~,~g c~. P.O. BOX 353, FAIRFAX, CALIFORNIA 94930 REWARD PRODUCTS Reward Ceramic Color Mfrs., Inc. 314 Hammonds Ferry Rd., Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061 4 Ceramics Monthly / \ POttERY \ MAKER MONTHLY ~ ] Power Driven \~ Variable Speed Volume 19, Number 3 March 1971 $595o Letters to the Editor ................................ 7 F.O.B. less motor Answers to Questions ................................ 9 Suggestions from Our Readers ...................... 10 Professional features, versatile enough for advanced crafts- Itinerary ............................................ 11 men, yet simple enough for beginners' use. Precision built, John Novy, Third Generation Potter compact, portable. Mounts anywhere. New variable speed by Donald H. Sweetman ......................... 13 reducer with adjustable foot controls provides speed range John Novy Demonstrates Centering With a from 38 to 130 r.p.m. Built-in water container, attached Leather Strap by Donald H. Sweetman ............ 14 wedging wire, reversible 9-inch throwing head with recess A Conversation with Don Reitz and Bruce for molding plaster bats. Ideal for school or home studios. Breckenridge by Catherine Brawer .............. 17 Also available for pottery maker is a new workbench with Ruth Rippon Retrospective Exhibition ................ 20 a convenient seat to allow operator to control position at Wis. Order by Electroformed Enamels by Polly Rothenberg .......... 22 all times. $22.50 each, F.O.B. Burlington, mail now . or write for complete literature. Rosy Gold Glazes by Richard Behrens ................ 26 Impromptu Plates by Robert F. Eilenberger ............ 27 Write for Balloon Forms from Buttered Clay by Frances Staryos __31 Lapidary Equipment CeramAetivities ..................................... 32 Literature Bu~lmgt~n, WIRoMk S310S Index to Advertisers ............................... _38 On Our Cover One of the most extensive one-man shows in the western states this year is the Ruth Rippon retrospective on exhibit March 6 to April 18 at the E.B. Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento, LOOK WHAT THOMPSON California. Miss Rippon's "Ship," pictured on our Cover, was made from grogged stoneware and washed with iron oxide; it measures 13 x 11 x 28~ inches. This piece dates from 1967. OFFERS YOU! Other excerpts from the showing of Ruth Rippon's work are pictured in the Show Time feature on pages 20-21 of this issue. Editor: THOMAS SELLERS Art Director: RO]3ERT L. CREAOER Circulation Manager: MARY RUSHLEY Editorial Assistants: CONNIE BELCHER, FRANCES SAWYER Would you believe that all of the items pictured above can be Publisher: SPENCER L. Davis yours . and get you started enameling . for only $49.50? Yes, that's correct, Thampson's catalog introduces a new Advisers and Special Contributors: F. Carlton Ball; Richard package consisting of an electric kiln (inside dimensions Behrens; Kathe Berl; Edris Eckhardt; Zena Holst; John Kenny; S" wide, 7" deep, 4" high) and including a CAREFULLY SELECTED group of enamels, metal shapes and supplies . Karl Martz; Ken Smith; Helen Worrall; Don Wood. everything you need to start enameling immediately . Western Advertising Representative: Joseph Mervish Associates, for only $49.50, plus shipping charges. Send your order to- day with payment for prompt shipment. 4721 Laurel Canyon, Suite 211, North Hollywood, California The new Thompson catalog, along with its famous Color Guide, 91607. Telephone: TR 7-7556, Area Code 213. is waiting for you . .iust mail the coupon and it will be on its way . absautely FREE. Copyright 1971 Professional Publications, Inc. ...................................................... Ceramics Monthly March 1971, Vol. 19 -- No. 3. Published monthly except July and August by Professional Publications, Inc. -- S. L. Davis, Thomas C. Thompson Co. Pres., P. S. Emery, Sec.: at 1609 Northwest Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43212. Road Correspondence concerning subscriptions, renewals, and change of address Dept. CM-3m1539 Old Deerfleld should be addressed to the Circulation Department, Ceramics Monthly, Highland Park. Illinois 60035 Box 4548, Columbus, Ohio 43212. Second Class postage paid at Athens, [] Enclosed is payment for new kiln package. Ohio, U.S.A. Subscriptions: One year $6; Two years $10; Three years $14. Copyright 1971. All rights reserved. (Illinois residents add 5% sales tax.) 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