Features in this Issue

On the Cover: Appetizer Platter by Heather Mae Erickson

On the cover: Appetizer platter with spoons is 17.5 inches in diameter, slip-cast and thrown porcelain with underglaze and Alfred white glaze.

Features

Thinking Through Design by Susan York
Thinking Through Design by Susan York
The Role of the Mold by Andrew Martin
The Role of the Mold by Andrew Martin
Heather Mae Erickson: Separate by Design by Glen R. Brown
Heather Mae Erickson: Separate by Design by Glen R. Brown

Parafunctionality by Tony Hepburn
Parafunctionality by Tony Hepburn
Tatsuzo Shimaoka 1919-2007 by Mason Riddle
Tatsuzo Shimaoka 1919-2007 by Mason Riddle
The Strong Silent Type: Michael McCarthy's Quiet Craftmanship by Scott Norris
The Strong Silent Type: Michael McCarthy's Quiet Craftmanship by Scott Norris

The Timeless Elegance of Harrison McIntosh by Judy Seckler
The Timeless Elegance of Harrison McIntosh by Judy Seckler
Talc and Asbestos: What We Know and What We Don't by Jeff Zamek
Talc and Asbestos: What We Know and What We Don't by Jeff Zamek

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Comment: Why the Y? by Robert Silverman