The Journal of Australian Ceramics

Volume 40 No. 4 - Dec 2001

Contemporary tableware

Trisha Dean - Industrial Strength - p6

Trisha Dean looks at a collection of coffee cups designed by Rod Bamford for Espresso di Manfredi

Neville Assad - Tableware at the Jam Factory - p10

Neville Assad talks about the role the Jam Factory Gallery has played in South Australian ceramics, particularly in regards to its career development scheme

Ross Longmuir - Tableware for Sale - p12

Ross Longmuir talks about his gallery and shop Planet, in Surry Hills, Sydney

Chris James - Slipcast Tableware - p14

Ceramist Chris James describes his own processes of designing and producing slipcast tableware

Phil Elson - Tableware at Castlemaine - p16

Phil Elson talks about his ceramic tableware produces in his studio in Castlemaine, central Victoria

Alistaire Whyte - Poetry and Clay at Daimaru - p18

Alistair Whyte reflects on his exhibition at Daimaru Department Store in Melbourne, which featured his ceramic work and poetry by Jennifer Gordon

Sandra Bowkett - Culture of Practicality - p20

Ceramist Sandra Bowkett talks about her own work, predominately focused on tableware

Lene Kuhl Jakobsen - Sea Life - p21

Ceramist Lene Kuhl Jakobsen, talks about making functional pots,

Marita Kohl - Offerings to Daily Life - p22

Ceramist Marita Kohl talks about the development of her functional slipcast ceramic objects

Pam Sinnott - Our Daily Labour - p24

Pam Sinnott discusses an exhibition ‘Give Us this Day’,held at Mura Clay Gallery in Newtown, Sydney, which featured work acknowledging women’s domestic duties, both in the past and present

Gordon Foulds - The Bowl, the Plate and the Jug - p27

Gordon Foulds profiles the work of ceramist Marc Capon

Diane Klaosen - Frozen Movement - p30

Diana Klaosen profiles the zoomorphic tableware of Tasmanian ceramist Dawn Oakford

Tony Cameron - If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen - p33

Tony Cameron reviews the exhibition ‘Get Out of the Kitchen’, held at Yarralumla Gallery in Canberra and featuring works based on the cultural space of the kitchen

Chris James - Celadon - p36

Chris James discusses techiques of celadon glaze application

Chris Sanders - Celadon Glazes - p38

Chris Sanders describes a personal journey using celadon glazes

Roger Keane - Strength and Durability - p41

Roger Keane, from Keane Ceramics, discusses claybodies for tableware production

Julie Bartholomew - Material Deceptions - p42

Julie Bartholomew reviews the exhibition ‘Material Deceptions’, by Nicole Lister, held at Object Gallery in The Rocks, Sydney

Mary Ryder - Integrity of Form and Surface - p45

Mary Ryder reviews a ceramic staff exhibition held at Hornsby TAFE, NSW

Raye Williams - In the Arms of Morpheus - p48

Raye Williams reviews the exhibition ‘In the Arms of Morpheus’ which featured pots thrown by Rick Wood and decorated by Leonie Wood, held at Central Queensland University, Mackay Campus

Sue Warrington - Is the Dinner Party Dead? - p50

Sue Warrington reports back on a workshop hosted by the Ceramic Arts Association of Western Australia focusing on contemporary hand made tableware

Dr. Penny Collet - International Exchange - p53

Dr Penelope Collet reports back on the International Ceramics Festival held at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Wales

Angela Mellor - Shaping the Future with Earth - p56

Angela Mellor talks about her visit to Korea for the First World Ceramic Biennale International Competition 2001, in which two of her works were selected

Lyn Havilah - A Ceramic Revelation - p58

Lyn Havilah reports on her visit to South Korea for the World Ceramic Exposition, held in Ichon 2001

Wendy Bainbridge - Perc Tucker Award - p60

Wendy Bainbridge reports on the North Queensland Potters’ Association’s annual Ceramic Competition held at the Perc Tucker Regional gallery in Townsville

Ellen Westcott - Sydney Teapot Show 2001 - p61

Ellen Westcott reports on the Sydney Teapot Show 2001, held at the Inner City Clayworkers Gallery in Glebe, NSW

Judith Roberts - Clatter - p62

Judith Roberts reports on the Victorian Ceramic Group Tableware Award held at Artiscare Gallery South Melbourne

Julie Bosanquet - Melting Pot - p64

Julie Bosanquet reports from the Cairns Potters’ Club sixth biennial national competition, ‘Melting Pot 2001’ held at the Cairns Regional Gallery

Jan Barnes, Judith Roberts - Pat Emery Award 2001 - p66

Jan Barnes & Judith Roberts report from the 2001 Pat Emery Award for outstanding work by an emerging potter from the membership of the Victorian Ceramic Group, held at the Kiln Gallery Northcote Pottery

Lone White - Travel Tale - p68

Lone White reports on a trip to Georgia, bordering the eastern side of the Black Sea, where the Georgian Symposium 2000 was held, featuring potters from all over the nation

Ruth Park - Clay Pan Gallery - p70

Ruth Park talks about the Clay Pan Gallery in Dubbo, which exhibits local artists and is home to the Western Potters’ Club

Johanna DeMaine - Windows of Opportunity - p71

Johanna DeMaine reflects on her experience travelling through Europe and the UK as one of the Churchill Fellows for 2001

Val Nichols - Opening Remarks - p72

Val Nichols reflects on the experience of opening an exhibition for Claydown Tasmania at Artifakt Gallery, and the process of approaching makers’ work

Earth, Wind and Fire 2001 - p74

Photos from the Potters’ Society of Australia’a firing day held in conjunction with Hot & Sticky at Steve Harrison and Janine King’s pottery at Balmoral in NSW

Cath O’Gorman - Well Read - p76

Cath O’Gorman reviews ‘Wood Firing Journeys and Techniques - A Collection of Articles from Ceramics Monthly’, with a foreword by Dick Lehman

Jane Crick, Jude Maisch, Maggie Smith, Margaret Hornbuckle - Australia Wide - p78

Reports on ceramics activities, events and exhibitions from all states of Australia

National News - p82

Event, exhibition and competition news from around Australia