The Journal of Australian Ceramics

Volume 43 No. 3 - Nov 2004

Focus on Tasmanian ceramics

Sue Buckle - Precious - p6

Sue Buckle reviews Amanda Shelsher’s exhibition of figurative ceramics at Beaver Galleries in the ACT

Jan Downes - Joint - p10

A review of the collaborative exhibition between artists and ceramists at Back to Back Gallery in Newcastle

Peter Pilven - Following one’s heart - p15

A personal reflection of Peter’s own work: from conception to production

Carole Hanson - The Multiple Readings of Function - p18

Carole Hanson tells of her experience at the Asia Pacific Ceramic Student Workshop, hosted by the University of Hawaii, and the series of works she has produced during her studies at ANU

Beryl Englund - Ivan Englund DCA - p22

Beryl Englund’s account of Ivan Englund’s career in ceramics

Janet Selby - A Family Connection - p25

Janet Selby’s personal history using the Leach Kick Wheel

Abigail Scott Paul - Ted Secombe - Master Potter - p28

A review of Ted Secombe’s exhibtion ‘Fine Art Forms’, showing at the Ted Secombe Gallery - Valley Guest House in Yarra Glen, Victoria

Steve Harrison - From the Ground Up - p30

Steve Harrison talks about his exhibition at Legge gallery in Redfern which features ceramics made with local materials

Walter Auer - Things to Come - p32

A description of Walter Auer’s ‘Being’ series, inspired by the shape and texture of wood

Anna Choi - Red Earth Yellow Earth - p34

Anna Choi’s talks about her ‘Red Earth Yellow Earth’ series, whose insoiration comes from the differing aesthetics of Australian and Chinese landscapes

Pim Hodge - Eucalyptus Rules - p36

Pim Hodge describes how his bushland home and its eucalypts have inspired his recent work

Jeff Doyle - Time’s Stratafied Edges - p38

Jeff Doyle engages with the work of ceramist Lex Dickson

Beyond Earth - Exploring the Plastic Limits of Clay - p44

A catalogue featuring the artists and works comprising ‘Beyond Earth’, an exhibition presented by the Potters’ Society of Australia and Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Pictorial Survey -Tasmanian Ceramics - p53

A collection works from contemporary Tasmanian ceramists `

Jude Maisch - Society Profile - Tasmanian Potters’ Society - p56

Jude Maisch talks about the membership, commitee, workshops and exhibitions of the Tasmanian Potters’ Society

Belinda Marquis - Close Encounters - p60

Belinda Marquis describes her work which is inspired by the curvy aesthetics of the female form

Hermie Cornelisse - All a Matter of Balance - p62

Hermie Cornelisse discusses techniques for getting work into galleries

Yulia Szalay - Celebrating Multiculturalism - p65

Yulia Szalay describes her work which combines the cultural iconographies of her two identities: Australian and Hungarian

Ben Richardson - Reflecting Place - p68

Ben Richardson talks about his place-based work which reflect space and place, and the immediate environment

Lenore Tardiff - Stage, Island and Forest - p70

Lenore Tardiff describes the work of Patrick Collins, a ceramist whose work is inspired by the Italian Renaissance maiolica style

Billie Powell - The Smoked Surface - p74

Billie Powell discusses the process of smoke firing her ceramics

Katrina Miller - Tan Your Hide - p75

Katrina Miller talks about the recent work of Glen Barratt, which looks at the relationship between humans, animals and the environment

Jill Freeman - FG3 - p76

Jill Freeman introduces three artists involved in Tasmanian ceramics: Rachel Bremmer, Kim Pen Pang and Reggie Lavell

Dawn Oakford - Towards and Beyond Landscapes - p78

An exhibition by Clarence Pottery TAFE students at the Lady Franklin Gallery in Lenah Valley, near Hobart

Jude Maisch - Off Centre - p80

Jude Maisch describes Off Centre, a gallery in Salamanca, Tasmania, which is run as a cooperative by its eight members and exhibits Tasmanian ceramics

Kim Nielsen-Creeley - Beningnant Dignity - p84

Kim Nielsen-Creeley profiles ceramist Robert Ikin, whose work features handbuilt forms, wall features, vessels and mandalas

Graham Mercer - Copper Reds - p86

Graham Mercer reviews John Eagle’s Copper Reds workshop held at the Sturt Workshops in Mittagong, NSW

Judy Pierce, Ric Pierce - Notes from the Studio - p92

Ric and Judy Pierce explore the cultural significance of the teapot, as well as offer technical advice on how to make functional and ‘arty’ teapots

John Armstrong - Tuition in Clay - p93

John Armstrong reports on the ceramic mosaic murals constructed by students at Warners Bay High School in NSW

Nicci Jones - Building a Dragon - p96

Nicci Jones reports on Fergus, a ceramic Celtic dragon made by the Glen Innes Pottery Club

Katherine Lehmann - The Clayhouse - p98

A profile of ClayHouse, an association of potters who work in a studio in Casula, in south western Sydney

Nicole Lister - Well Read - p100

Nicole Lister reviews ‘Pots in the Kitchen’, by Josie Walter

Ann Storey, Jane Crick, Jude Maisch, Lyn Rogers, Maggie Smith - Australia Wide - p102

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