If you told someone it took you months to get that mug right, they may look at you as if they thought you were inept, and they might wonder why you would waste so much time at something you are clearly not very good at. Except that’s exactly how
we get good, isn’t it? —Sherman Hall, Editor
On the cover: Kristen Kieffer’s small covered jars, 9 in. (23 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and altered porcelain with slip-trailed, slip-sponged, and underglaze decoration, fired to cone 7 in oxidation, 2012.
In This Issue
Kristen Kieffer: The Impact of Daily Elegance by Lauren KarleThreads of Inspiration: Etched Clay by Debra OlivaUndergraduate Showcase
Exhibition Review: NCECA 2012 National Student Juried Exhibition by Tony MerinoExhibition Review: Tranquility and Understatement: Young-jae Lee by Paul McAllisterExhibition Review: Offerings: Ani Kasten by Andrea Marquis
Departments
Letters Exposure Tips and Tools Clay Culture: Ceramic Water Filters Clay Culture: A New/Classic Spin by Cristy Bertini Clay Culture: Wedgwoodn’t by Holly Goring Studio Visit: Justin Teilhet, Yellow Springs, Ohio Techno File: Boron in Glazes by Matt Katz Spotlight: History Lesson by Michelle Erickson
