We need passionate newbies; we do, in fact, want them to be fired up about clay. But once they are interested, and we have them in our clutches, and they have learned a subtle thing or two about the wonders of clay, then I think it is reasonable to expect
that their vocabulary and manner of dialog reflect their level of knowledge—which is to say that they move from being fired up to becoming stoked, or centered (well, maybe not centered—that takes quite a while). —Sherman Hall, Editor
On the cover: Kate Maury’s Grotto (For Marie), collaboration with David Swenson, 24 in. (61 cm) in height, handbuilt porcelain, fired to cone 6 in oxidation. Photo: Brad Daniels.
In This Issue
Mr. Bailey’s Museum of Wonders by Garth JohnsonSources and Influences: Mentors and Students by Kathleen KneafseyDark Childhood: “Push Play: The 2012 NCECA Invitational” reviewed by Matthew Kangas
Taken into Context reviewed by Keith J. WilliamsSummer Workshops 2012
Departments
Letters Exposure Tips and Tools Clay Culture: Trading Experiences by Justin Rothshank Clay Culture: Pacific Standard Time by Kathleen Whitney Clay Culture: Khan Academy by Jessica Knapp Studio Visit: Backa Carin Ivarsdotter,
Stockholm/Valskog, Sweden Techno File: Plaster (Gypsum) by Guy Michael Davis Spotlight: Clay Is Back at Otis by Margaret Reeve