Features in this Issue

Focus: Masters in Clay

In this issue, we’re introducing a new, once-in-a-while article format that focuses on those who have considerable legacies in our field, and discusses the impact of those legacies directly. In no particular order, and by no particular ranking, we are including Warren MacKenzie, John Mason, and Karen Karnes in this (let’s call it the kick off) issue. There are many individuals who we could, and will, be covering from this perspective, and we are of course open to your suggestions for who some of those folks might be. —Sherman Hall, Editor.

On the cover: Warren MacKenzie's paddled yellow vase, 11 in. (28 cm) in height. Courtesy of Trax Gallery, Berkeley, California.

In This Issue

Clay Culture: Best Seek Ever by Garth JohnsonKaren Karnes: The Loss of the Known Style by Mark ShapiroStudio Visit: Matt Wedel, Albany, Ohio

Warren McKenzie: Complexity in Simplicity by Glen R. BrownJohn Mason: Upping the Ante by Kathleen WhitneyCapture Imagination: The Enigma of Sergei Isupov by Anthony E. Stellaccio

Connecting the Dots by Elizabeth SparksEarth Moves: Shifts in Ceramic Art and Design Reviewed by Shana Angela SalaffSpotlight: Open-Ended Questions by Linda Arbuckle

Departments

Exposure: Images from current and upcoming exhibitions
Tips and Tools: Precision Carving Tool by Adam Field
Techno File: Thixotropy by Holly Goring & Dave Finkelnburg
Recipes: Casting Slip, Adam Field's Celadon and Amber Glazes, and Matt Wedel's Low-Fire glazes