Ceramics Technical

Issue 18

• Porcelain Transformations. Vivienne Foley talks to Rashna Mody-Clark about the use of porcelain for abstract forms
• The Challenge of Abstract Sculpture. Kosmas Ballis takes an introspective look at his work during his career so far
• Putting your Heart into the Kiln. Nilgün Bilge describes the methods she uses and the inspiration behind her figurative sculptures
• The Snake Path at Nanatsugama. Jan Downes writes about this community project in Japan
• Using Insulating Materials for the Construction of Salt Kilns. Peter Meanley has spent four years researching this subject
• A Residency in Vallauris. Anna Calluori Holcombe was curious about working in this centre where Picasso and Matisse had made pots
• Kerafolien. Hubert Kittel writes about a project with students in Burg Giebchenstein aiming to discover a new porcelain landscape
• Ciclos Oseos. A Profile of Investigation. Cecile Molina, Peurto Rian sculptor explains her asymmetrically abstract ceramics
• Chantale Delrue’s Mosaics. Diana Klaosen gives us an insight into the visual art of this Hobart-based ceramist
• Throwing Classical Porcelain in Jingdezhen, China. Steve Brousseau takes us through the steps
• Tradition and Innovation in East Timor Ceramics. Jane Calthorpe reports on a project undertaken by Sandy Lockwood
• Slipcasting in Paper Moulds. Andrew Greenbank describes his innovative methods with this technique
• A Step-grate Firebox for the Kirkwood Anagama. Kenton Baker and Beverly Fisher discuss new considerations in kiln design
• Australian Art Pottery 1900–1950. John Freeland introduces an important book on this fascinating subject
• The Ceramic Art of Tao Huang. Heini Riitahuhta and Anni Paunila find this Chinese-born potter inspired by simplicity and nature
• The International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth, 2003.
  A review of this biennial festival by Johanna Dahn
• Ceramics without Borders. Ozioma Onuzulike discusses the influences that have shaped his current ceramic practice
• Smoke-resist Ovens. Gloria Joyce describes Pre-Columbian smoke resit techniques in Chuluacanas, Piura, Peru
• Aleppo Pottery Workshop. Andrew Jamieson reports on a pottery workshop which once was the stopping point for caravans in Syria
• Graeme Wilkie, Turning towards Sculpture. Andrew Bock investigates the work of this Lorne, Victoria, potter/sculptor
• Ceramics at Ewha Women’s University. Steven Glass finds ceramics a dynamic affair at this university in Korea
• Jamieson Anagama Kiln Firing. Diane Mead gives a comprehensive view of firing this kiln in Juliette, Gorgia, USA
• The Symbolism of Sculpture. Lizelle Kruger explains the procedures in creating Zulu-influenced sculpture
• Lynne Meade’s Small Mazements. Kathleen Whitney reviews a process combining obsession with invention to create hand-carved porcelain
• Paper Clay – New Ways. Rosette Gault continues her research on the subject in which she is an authority. This article is the first in a series
• Re-building the Whitemans Creek Kiln. Geoff Crispin has taken on a task to re-build his large Bourry box wood kiln
• Book Review. Highland Stoneware by Malcolm Haslan. Penny Smith reviews this book which is based on a traditional workshop in Scotland