The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 49 No 3 November 2010

Editorial
Aftpr a wonderful two·week
Culinary Clay workshop at
Gaya Ceramics Design In 8ali
in July 2010, we gathered In
Gaya Art Space to exhibIt the
work we had made.
Left to right: Sue Buckle,
Julie Shepherd, Judy Boydell,
Carleen Devine, Hillary Kane
(from Gaya), Vicki Grima, Jan
Gardner and Marian Howell;
kneeling, Andrea VinkovlC.
See pages 110 and 119 for
details of similar workshops In
Bali in 2011 .
As this issue goes to print I am heading to
Fuping, China, to participate in the 3rd ICMEA
Conference 2010. This (International Ceramic
Magazine Editors Association) gathering of
editors, together with speakers and artists from
around the world, will attend the opening of
the East European Ceramic Art Museum, the
award ceremony of the Emerging Ceramic Artist
Competition, in which generous prizes are given,
as well as a lecture series and accompanying
tours to museums and potteries. Congratulations
to the eighteen ceramicists from Australia chosen
to enter the final round of the competition. It will
be good to see some of them in Fuping.
Also as I write this, Charlie Schneider is
creating another work for Bondi 's Sculpture by
the Sea. After talking to Charlie at Clay Energy
in Gulgong, I was reminded of Christo wrapping
up my local beach, Little Bay, in 1968. Keen to
share his interesting work, this issue features
recent installations created during his stay in
Australia earlier this year, in which he painted
and stencilled ephemeral. clay slip-decorated
wallpaper onto an assortment of surfaces.
Historical references to common pests and
invasive species of Australia in the stencilled
silhouettes, his use of otherwise ignored
architectural structures such as dam walls, and
the transient nature of the wallpaper designs
give Charlie's work an exciting edge.
See pages 22 - 28.
And speaking of Gulgong, I hope you'll be
able to enjoy a trip to Gulgong over the summer
holidays to view TIME + PLACE: Australian
studio ceramics 2010 at Cudgegong Gallery.
As curator, I have gathered together thirteen
ceramic artists who, in their work, reflect the
physical and the intangible spaces, the minutes,
hours and the years in which we live and work.
Opening on Saturday afternoon 11 December,
the exhibition will continue through January
2011. Perhaps I'll see you there ...
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