The Journal of Australian Ceramics

Volume 45 No. 1 - Apr 2006

Focus on South Australia and the Northern Territory

Inga Walton -

Stephen Bowers talks about the South Australian Ceramics Award, its history and the 2005 exhibition and results.

Sophia Phillips - Accidental Souvenirs - p8

Recent work by Maria Parmenter, who seeks to identify the domestic interior as a sanctuary and trigger of memory.

Peter Pilven - Contemplating The Whole - p11

Profiles John Ferguson as a production thrower; a trainee at Joan Campbell's Fremantle Studio in the 70s; craft administrator and educator in central Australia... to his contemporary, blackfired, saggared work.

Damon Moon - Kirsten Coelho - p15

Damon Moon Profiles Kirsten's work from Nov' 2005 exhibition at the BMG Gallery, Adelaide. The clay is porcelain, with celedon, tenmoku, copper red, and an unctuous white glaze with touches of iron. Coelho has recently been awarded an Australia Council residency in London.

Gerry Wedd - A Mud And Water Man - p18

Describes Phil Hart's commencement as a trainee in ceramics and of a his eventual appointment of Head of the Ceramics Studio at the JamFactory.

Angela Valamanesh - Been Here And Gone - p21

The recent objects of Angela Valamanesh began during a residency in Glasgow School of Art in 1996, and are mostly based on images on human anatomy,

Rolf Bartz - Emulations Of Nature - p24

Seashell studies by Rolf Bartz of incised and excised techniques on porcelain. Interests in his new work has lead to exhibitions in Aust' and over seas.

Mark Thomson - Mark Heidenreich - p28

Amidst large, thrown terracotta pots, Mark shares his philosophies about his trade, the competition from cheap imports, and the impact his work has on the environment.

Geoff Downs - Balancing Act - p32

Merrilyn Stock's approach to ceramics with the goal of producing a three dimensional canvas with her majolica decorating.

Philip Hart - JamFactory Ceramic Studio - p34

A leader in the training, support and cultivation of emerging studio ceramists.

Philip Hart - Peter Johnson - p38

Profiles Peter Johnson's recent three month residency at the JamFactory Ceramics Studio.

Bruce Nuske - Calm And Collected - p40

Bruce Nuske talks about COLLECT 2006, the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects.

Terry Johnson - Making Waves - p43

From Limestone Coast, SA,Trevor Pitt finds inspiration for his stoneware & porcelain. In 2000 he was commissioned to produce bowls to serve 1500 people for the Telstra Adelaide Festival of the Arts Plenty.

Stephen Bowers - Home and Away - p46

International artists, Stephen Dixon & Paul Scott from the UK, & Sergei Isupov from the USA were in Adelaide during Jan' to April, 2006. These took the form of studio-based residencies.

Geoff Crispin - Ernabella Dreaming - p49

Geoff Crispin travelled to the Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in SA to help with a project with the aim of finding a way for ceramics to have less dependence on outside help.

Bruce Nuske, Jan Twyerould, Les Walter, Angela Walford, Bobby Barwick - Pottery Groups in South Australia - p53

A number of pottery groups in SA are outlined. Sharing of knowledge & skills, and the enthusiasm of club members ensures ceramics is kept in the public eye.

Debbie Pryor - Bricolage - p62

Potters, Gus Clutterbuck, Lesa Farrant, Marie Littlewood & Gerry Wood show new work at JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design during the SALA Festival in Adelaide, 2006. They work individually, with trailed porcelain slip, mid-fired clay with cobalt decoration, slip-cast earthenware & underglaze and porcelain glaze.

Helen Lemcke, Harvey Ottley - The Rural Potters Association - p67

This group, situated in Humpty Doo, NT, includes professionals and beginners. The members meet once per week, participate in community craft events, hold fairs and run classes.

Jacqui Pierce - Borroloola Mural Project - p69

Gives an account of Judy & Ric Pierce's residency with the Borroloola CEC (school) in the NT. Details are given of the project where designs are interpreted into clay as tiles, painted with underglaze colours, and glazed.

Angus Cameron - Bowl'd Over - p73

This group has come together to share their passion for clay, and discover the bowl is more than a reflection of the maker.

Veronica Priestley - The Feel of Clay - p76

Ceramics was introduced into Berrimah Prison, NT in 2002, and is now a part of the Certificate 1 and Certificate 2 in Visual Art and Contemporary Craft.

Karen Roberts - Karen Roberts - p77

Karen works as a ceramics tutor in Berrimah Prison and, here, gives an account of her opportunities and successes in years of working in ceramics.

Danny Murphy - 60 Years of Pot Making - p78

60 is the combined number of years this mother and son team have been working in clay.

Karen Weiss - Gwyn Hanssen Pigott - p82

Prompted by a retrospective held at the National Gallery of Victoria, this article surveys 50 yrs of an illustrious practice as a ceramic artist. From her early years as a student in the1950s, it marks influences and appointments as she gains experience and notoriety, whilst developing her work into the quiet forms which have become her signature. Porcelain and stoneware.

Janine King - The Mann-Tatlow Collection of Asian Art - p87

The Wollongong City Gallery's recently acqiired Collection contains ceramics from as far back as the Neolithic period. It's a visual guide to the development of glazes and surface treatments on earthenware, stoneware and porcelain in Asia from this early period.

Gordon Foulds - Ariella Anderson - p89

Outlines her early experiences while living in Israel and Australia and how these landscapes reflect upon her recent work.

Gayle Rodgers - A Conversation in Clay - p92

In the style of prose, Gayle Rodgers shares her event of making tank forms and then pit-firing them.

Ray Hearn - Tin Can Saggar Firing - p94

Ray Hearn lifts the lid on this simple process of firing in a campfire.

Gordon Foulds - Comment - p96

A reply to "Pot Luck?" Issue 44 #3. On behalf of the Gold Coast International Ceramics Art Award Committee, Gordon Foulds writes an impassioned response to Laura McEwan's critical overview of the 2004 Award.

Fran Smith - Well Read - p98

Victor Greenaway Ceramics 1965-2005, is a comprehensive insight into the career of this artist / potter.

Barbara Mason - Book Review - p101

Les Blakebrough Ceramics by Jonathon Holmes is the first volume in a project to celebrate the achievements of the most influential and iconic figures within the Australian crafts movement.

Glenn England, Jane Crick, Jude Maisch, Lyn Rogers, Pauline Mann, Philip Hart - Australia Wide - p102

Reports on the ceramics activities, events and exhibitions for all states and territories.