The Journal of Australian Ceramics

Volume 41 No. 2 - Jul 2002

2002 National Education Edition

Marian Howell - Society - p3

Marian Howell gives a report back from the Potters’ Society of Australia

Trisha Dean - The Road to Hill End - p7

Trisha Dean visits La Paloma Pottery in Hill End, central west NSW, run by Lino Alvarez and Kim Deacon

Greg Daly - One View - p10

Greg Daly talks about ‘30 Years of Collecting’, an exhibition featuring selected works from his personal collection of ceramics, held at the Orange Regional Art Gallery

National Education Pictorial Survey - p12

Images of graduate student’s ceramic work from universities and TAFE campuses across the country

Ian Pieper - Australian Icons - p35

Ian Pieper discusses ‘Australian Icons’, an exhibition held at the Phyllis Palmer Gallery at La Trobe University, Bendigo, documenting the development of an Australian aesthetic

Petra Svoboda - Clay After College - p38

Petra Svoboda talks about her experiences as a ceramist after art school

Amy Cohen - Borders - p40

Amy Cohen talks about her time on exchange from Israel at La Trobe University, Bendigo

Gudrun Klix - Talente 2002 - p41

Gudrun Klix, head of the Ceramics Studio at Sydney College of the Arts, talks about an international exhibition, Talente 2002, which featured SCA students Mariana Rosales and Stephanie Munguia

Jan Spencer - Revealed - p43

Jan Spencer talks about the 2001 TAFE NSW Arts and Design Prize

Moraig McKenna - Embodied Surface - p44

Moriag McKenna discusses her exhibition ‘Embodied Surface’, held at the Southern Cross University Art Museum in Lismore, NSW

Mindy Maggio - Mutability - p46

Mindy Maggio reviews ‘Mutability’, an exhibition by Melissa Lees and held at Mura Clay Gallery, Sydney

Amanda Watson-Will - Pages - p48

Amanda Watson-Will reviews ‘Pages’, a graduate exhibition by Monica Leitao Brownson, held at Fusions Gallery in Brisbane

Theresa Wright - Manganese Crystalline - p51

Theresa Wright, Head of Ceramics at Hornsby TAFE NSW, talks about glaze developments using triaxal blends

Marrilyn Stahmer - Egyptian Blue - p52

Marrilyn Stahmer talks about her glaze development during her time at Campbelltown TAFE, NSW

Lynda Morgan - Ocean and Shore - p53

Lynda Morgan, a graduate of the Canberra School of Art, talks about her glaze techniques

Jocelyn Souter - Great Mistakes - p54

Jocelyn Souter talks about her experiments with glazes during her time at the National Art School

Ruth Lyon - Spirit and Clay - p56

Ruth Lyon reviews an exhibition by Nina Bursian, held at Art Affairs Gallery Melbourne

Gordon Foulds - The Jester’s Convention - p57

Gordon Foulds profiles Brisbane artist Ann O’Connor

Liz Low - Showing Off - p60

Liz Low reviews ‘Showing Off: Masterworks in Clay’, an exhibition presented by the Victorian Ceramic Group and held at Skepsi on Swanston in March 2002

Carla Jackett - Tanja Woodfire - p62

Carla Jackett reviews the Tanja Woodfiring Conference, held in southern NSW

Sally Howes - Ceramic Printing Techniques 1 - p65

Sally Howes discusses ways to transfer photographic images to ceramics

Tracey Rosser - Ceramic Printing Techniques 2 - p68

Tracey Rosser talks about her method of using hand screen-printed decals on her ceramics

Chris Walker - Ceramic Printing Techniques 3 - p70

Chris Walker desrcibes the process of generating images on ceramics using laser printers or photo copiers

Chris Johnston - Creating New Possibilities - p72

Chris Johnston talks about her plans to start a new contemporary ceramics centre in Brunswick, Melbourne

Ann Storey, Jan Barnes, Jane Crick, Jude Maisch, Maggie Smith - Australia Wide - p75

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

Anita McIntyre - Jan Dunn 1940-2002 - p78

Anita McIntyre tributes Australian ceramist Jan Dunn,

Annette de Courcy - Jan White 1952-2002 - p79

Annette de Courcy tributes Jan White, an Australian ceramist

Alistaire Whyte - Connie Dridan 1931-2002 - p80

Alistair Whyte tributes Connie Dridan, an Australian ceramist

Ellin Pooley - Well Read - p82

Ellin Pooley reviews ‘Thrown Pottery Techniques Revealed’ by Mary Chappelhow

National News - Winter 2002 - p83

Event, exhibition and competition news from around Australia