On the Cover:  Koichi Takita

On the cover: Japanese potter Koichi Takita in his Karasuyama studio. 

Features

The Kiln that Consumed Elkton by Howard Kiefer with Deborah Lipman  
 
Wayne Ferguson

The Deities of Sound by Brian Ransom

Clay/Wood/Fire/Salt

Doug Baldwin: The Duck Stops Here by Louana M. Lackey

A Personal Aesthetic by Howard Koerth

Fourth Annual Strictly Functional

Koichi Takita and the New Mingei by Tana Stewart with translations by Hisako Stewart with Potters Kummon

Vallauris, Past and Present

Porcelain Documents by Amanda Spencer-Cooke 

Clay Tales from the Bedding Plane by Jane W. Larson

Cone 5 Blue Glazes by Dwain Naragon   

A Small Handbuilding Operation by Judy Goulder  
 
Bamboo Tools by Mel Malinowski

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