The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 50 No 2 July 2011

Now + Then
Ian Currie's first book, Stoneware Glazes­
A Systematic Approach is no longer in print.
An online version is avai lable here:
http://stonewareglazes.currie.to/.
lan's second book, Revealing Glazes -
Using the Grid method is available for purchase
at http://ian.currie.to/ and
www.australianceramics.com.
Ian Currie's family have posted this note
about asbestos on their website: Ian battled
Mesothelioma, a form of cancer caused by
asbestos, for some time before his passing.
He identified the insulation from some of his
kilns as his main asbestos exposure. While it is
generally held to be true that asbestos that is
fixed into sheets and then painted will not leak
asbestos fibres, it is also true that this leaves a
time bomb for later generations to fix. If you are
a potter, please take a moment to think about
your workshop/kiln and identify any materials
(kiln insulation, pot boards, etc) that may
contain asbestos and either have them removed
by a professional asbestos removal company
or document the materials in your will so that
anyone sorting out your estate is aware of the
potential health risks.
The association Dialogue Ceramique, led by
the Genevan ceramicist Claude Albana Presset,
devised an impressive project: to commission
one hundred eminent ceramicists from the five
continents to create a series of ten bowls, which
were placed in showcases specially designed
by Roland Eberle for a world-wide itinerant
exhibition lasting two and a half years. After India,
China, Korea and France, the Musee Ariana is
hosting the exhibition on one of the last stages
of its tour, before it continues to the Musee
des Beaux-Arts in La Chaux-de-Fonds and the
Kunstgewerbemuseum in Winterthur. Go here to
view the bowls http://tiny.cc/1001bols.
Andrew Widdis set up a survey earlier this year
on perceptions about ceramic tableware.
Go here for the results or to participate:
www.andrewwiddis.com/news.
Call for applications:
Biennale de la Ceramique of Andenne, Belgium
27 + 28 May 2012
Deadline: 31 October 2011
E: infos@biennaledelaceramique.be
www.biennaledelaceramique.be
19 June 2011 - 24 February 2012:
Rediscovering Jonathon Leak is an exhibition
of around forty re-constructed pieces, the greater
part of which is made up of pieces found in a
Sydney clay pit. In 2007, a team of archaeologists
had the rare opportunity to excavate a clay-pit tip
on the original site of the convict potter Jonathan
Leak, who began establishing his pottery in 1821,
off Elizabeth Street, Sydney, near the brickfields.
Leak had dug clay from the pit in 1824, and then
used it as a tip for broken pottery. Take a visit to
the National Museum of Australian Pottery,
76 Albury Street, Holbrook NSW 2644;
T: 02 6036 3464. Open Thursday to Tuesday,
9.30am to 4.30pm; closed Wednesday and the
month of August.
E: info@australianpottery.net.au
www.australianpottery.net.au
about curating a tableware
installation in Byron Bay
Sally Cleary reports on
Resonate, a group exhibition
at RMIT's First Site Gallery
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