Features in this Issue

Focus: Functional Discussions

Has anyone ever said to you, “I’m not artistic; I can’t even draw a straight line,” and you look at them a bit sideways because first of all that’s what rulers are for and second, being artistic is like everything else: effort, sweat, and practice are what produce good results, not talent. —Sherman Hall, Editor

On the cover: Drop-rim platter, 18 in. (46 cm) in diameter, stoneware with shino glazes and wood ash, fired to cone 10 in reduction, by Matthew Hyleck, Baltimore, Maryland.

In This Issue

Techno File: Feldspar by Dave FinkelnburgTips and Tools: Glaze Drip Pan by Jim WylderExposure: Images from Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

Clay Culture: Dig It by Erin PfeiferClay Culture: Beer and Clay by Sherman HallClay Culture: Animal Magnetism by Jessica Knapp

Studio Visit: Ben Carter, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaFunctional Intent by Matthew HyleckThe Poetics of Utility by Sean O’Connell

Dressing in Layers by Megan MitchellInside These Walls: Domestic Intent by Chris PickettPurposeful Design by Clay Leonard

A Pitcher with No Handle by Bill GriffithThe Pots Behind the Mask by David BoltonThinking Inside the Box by Noah Riedel

MFA Factor: University of Wisconsin, MadisonAncient Persian Ceramics Reviewed by Diana Lyn Roberts. Image courtesy of Smithsonian Institute’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.Spotlight: Growth Habit by Dirk Romijn

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