The Journal of Australian Ceramics

Volume 42 No. 2 - Jul 2003

2004 National Education Edition

Sue Steggall - Courting Uncertainty - p4

Sue Steggall reviews an exhibition of woodfired ceramics held at Mura Clay Gallery in Newtown, Sydney

Stephen Bowers - An Italian Residency - p9

Stephen Bowers reports on his three month residency in Gubbio, Italy, alongside Maestro Giampetro Rampinin

Pam Byrnes - Ceramic Study Group Members Exhibition 2003 - p10

Pam Byrnes reviews the Ceramic Study Group Exhibition 2003, held at Hornsby TAFE, Sydney

National Education Pictorial Survey - p14

Images from graduating students of colleges and universities across Australia

Karen Weiss - Issues in Education - p35

Karen Weiss discusses ceramics in the National Training Package

Jan Guy - Not a Dying Art - p38

Jan Guy talks about the 2002 graduating student’s exhibition at Gymea TAFE, Sydney

Sandra Nitz - Pottery Language and Space - p41

Sandra Nitz, a Masters studeym at Sydney College of the Arts, talks about her exploration of language and ceramics

Dr. Christopher Headley - Rye Crop - p44

Christopher Headley talks about the exhibition ‘Rye Crop’, held at Mura Clay Gallery in Sydney, which showcases ceramists who studied under the celebrated lecturer Owen Rye, from Monash University in Melbourne

Janet DeBoos - Exchanging - p53

Janet DeBoos, head of the Ceramics Workshop at the ANU School of Art in Canberra, talks about the opportunities for exhange to and from the university

Graham Wellcoat - The Glasgow Connection - p56

Graham Wellcoat describes his experience at ANU School of Art, Canberra, where he completed an exchange from Glasgow, Scotland

Kirsten Coehlo, Kylie Walters, Lesa Farrant - Education and Exploration - p58

A report from three Masters students at the Univerity of South Australia

Cath O’Gorman - Proto Honours - p60

Cath O’Gorman talks about her experience as a student completing the first ever Honours year provided by the National Art School in Sydney

Laura McEwan - The Long and Winding Education Road - p62

Laura McEwan describes her experiences studying ceramics at various institutions, and the opportunities that has arisen as a result

Merridy Solway - Choice Work - p64

Merridy Solway talks about her time as a ceramics student at the National Art School in Sydney

Michelle Watson - Light Space and Fragility - p65

Michelle Watson reports from Hawker College in the ACT, where ceramist Rebel-le Skippen was artist in residence

Michaela Kloekner - Cross Cultures - p68

Michaela Kloekner talks about her appointement as ceramics teacher at the Australian Ikebana Centre on the Gold Coast, Queensland

Bruce McWhinney - Craft, Design & Manufacture - p70

Bruce McWhinney reports on a project undertaken by Ceramics Diploma students at Northern Beaches TAFE to produce a range of porcelain dinnerware for restaurants

Marilyn Saccardo - Possibilities with Paperclay - p74

Marilyn Saccardo talks about a paperclay workshop with Geoff Maddams, hosted by the South Australian Potters Club

Joan Jones - A Journey of Discovery - p75

Joan Jones talks about her experimentations with glazes while studying at Wollongong TAFE

Chris James - J Cast Slip - p76

Chris James describes his processes of small scale studio production of mould making and slip casting

Petra Svoboda - Inner City Clayworkers - p79

Petra Svoboda reports on the Graduating Students Exhibition held at the Inner City Clayworkers Gallery in Glebe, Sydney

Marcus Hughes - Fresh Clay: Fresh Glass - p80

Marcus Hughes talks about the Fusions 2003 Graduate Award Exhibition, held at Fusions Gallery in Brisbane

Jan Spencer, Jane Ross - Senses - TAFE NSW Arts and Design Prize - p82

A report from the 2002 TAFE NSW Arts and Design Prize and exhibition

Sean Kelly - Boys Toys - p86

Sean Kelly describes his work from his solo exhibition. ‘Boys Toys’, held at the Inner City Clayworkers Gallery in Glebe, Sydney

Stephen Naylor - Betrayal - p88

Stephen Naylor reviews a solo exhibition ‘Betrayal’ by Kerren Lee Miles, held at the Mildura Art Centre, Victoria, in 2002

Sandra Greed - More Salt Please - p90

Sandra Greed reports on the Fergus Stewart Pre-Conference Workshop held at La Trobe University in Bendigo, concentrating on woodfiring in salt kilns

Ann Storey, Jan Barnes, Jane Crick, Jude Maisch, Maggie Smith - Australia Wide - p92

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

Ignition - p100

Photographs from Ignition, national ceramics conference in Bendigo, Victoria