The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 52 No 2 July 2013

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Potters Marks Potters Marks Bronwyn Theobald Jenny Orchard Sarah O'Su llivan Clare Urquhart Pie Barberis (Bolton) Marianne Hallberg f t ~k Frank Boyden Diana Fayt Krisaya l uenganantakul 104 THE JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS JULY 2013
Viewed and Read Additions to Clay Bodies by Kathleen Standen Published by Bloomsbury ACAD & PR, May 2013 128 pages, paperback ISBN 9781408153949 $35 Now available at book shops and online stores Rice, dog biscuits, coffee beans, cereal grains, nuts, bark chippings, glass beads, pebbles, nails, perlite and broken bits of pots ... " This is the opening to Kathleen Standen's publication Additions to Clay Bodies, an introduction that makes one want to read on . This is a resourceful book full of unique processes and practices, with a recurring theme of experimentation. The chapters cover an extensive range of additions to clay including natural combustible materials and man-made 'hard' materials, each creating individual surfaces and textures on the fired piece. Many inspiring ceramicists who experiment w ith a wide selection of additional materials to clay are showcased, with great images. One ceramicist featured is the Danish artist Mette Maya Gregersen, who creates wave-like sculptural forms. Gregersen manipulates bamboo blinds, binding them into the desired form then proceeds to slowly coat the form in layers of paperclay slip which has additions of molochite, acrylic fibres, bentonite and sand. The work is then glazed and multi-fired, the result having an ephemeral quality. The forms have a lovely sense of lightness, which alludes to movement frozen in time. Further interesting additions highlighted are mung beans sprouting in porcelain tiles, which, after firing, leave subtle crevices and cavities. Other ceramicists incorporate w ire, recycled and crushed crockery, chunks of feldspar, coloured clay fired then crushed creating coloured grog, cotton wool balls dipped in slip and attached together ... and the list goes on. A stand-out feature of this book for me is the encouragement to experiment, noting processes and nuances, being observant, and building up unique surface treatments to call your own. Additions to Clay Bodies is for anyone willing to experiment, and a great resource to add to the library; however, some prior knowledge and understanding of clay processes and firings would be an advantage. Review by Natalie Velthuyzen THE JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS JULY 2013 lOS
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