The Journal of Australian Ceramics Vol 52 No 2 July 2013
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Contents<br />
<strong>Vol</strong>ume <strong>52</strong>2<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
516<br />
Cover<br />
Kylie Rose Mclean<br />
Fat Quarters, 201 2<br />
Keane's Special K, coiled. stencilled<br />
designs, slips, transfers, iron oxide<br />
and dry glaze applied after bisque<br />
mld·range oXldahOn. max h.29cm<br />
Photo: Steve Cummings<br />
<strong>No</strong>rthern Sydney Institute<br />
Hornsby Campus<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Australian</strong> CeramiCS<br />
Dates <strong>of</strong> Publication<br />
1 April, 17 <strong>July</strong>, 20 <strong>No</strong>vember<br />
Publisher<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Ceramics</strong> Association<br />
PO Box 274 Waverley NSW 2024<br />
11300 720 124<br />
F: +61 (0)2 9369 3742<br />
mail@austra!iaoceramlG.com<br />
www.australianceramics.com<br />
ABN 14 001 535 502<br />
ISSN 1449-27SX<br />
Ed itor<br />
Vicki Grima<br />
WWN.vickigrima.com.au<br />
Marketing and Promotions<br />
Carol Fraczek<br />
Design<br />
Astrid Wehling<br />
www.astndwehlmg .com.au<br />
Subscriptions Ma.nager<br />
Ashley McHutchison<br />
Editorial Assistant<br />
Elisa Bartels<br />
Pro<strong>of</strong>reader, content<br />
Suzanne Dean<br />
Australia Wide Reports<br />
ACT: Jane Crick<br />
NSW: Sue $tevvart<br />
OLD: l yn Rogers<br />
SA: Sophia PhiUip5<br />
TAS: Jude Maisch<br />
VIC: Robyn Phelan<br />
WA: Elaine Bradley<br />
Printed by<br />
Newsty!e Printing Co Ply ltd<br />
4 1 Manchester St. Mile End SA<br />
503 1 certified to ASlNZS ISO<br />
1400 1 :2004 Environmental<br />
Management Systems. Printed on<br />
Impress Satin (FSC) stock using<br />
100% vegetable-based<br />
process inks.<br />
2 EDITORIAL<br />
3 CONTRIBUTORS<br />
4 GALLERY<br />
TRIBUTE<br />
8 <strong>The</strong> Work <strong>of</strong> Janet Mansfield Chester Nealie<br />
CLAY PUSH FEATURE<br />
11 Greg Piper on Clay Push<br />
12 Clay Push Masters<br />
22 Clay Push Presenters<br />
24 Clay Push South East Asian Demonstrators<br />
FOCUS: EDUCATION<br />
26 Elephant in the Fortress - <strong>Ceramics</strong> Education in the Time <strong>of</strong><br />
Indifference Rod Bamford reports from the Clay Push Education Forum<br />
28 Looking Around Karen Weiss considers the alternatives in ceramics<br />
education<br />
32 Workshop-aholic Robyn Phelan reflects on ceramics-specific workshops<br />
and their outcome, in particular a recent workshop with artist and<br />
conservator Penny Byrne<br />
37 Finding New Paths Jasmine Scheidler writes about changes at Lismore<br />
TAFE and John Stewart's contribution to its success<br />
40 National Education Pictorial Survey <strong>2013</strong><br />
50 Out <strong>of</strong> the Hands <strong>of</strong> Babes Birgit Sowden reports on her journey <strong>of</strong><br />
working with children in the classroom<br />
54 OPEN STUDIO CERAMICS AUSTRALIA SHOWCASE<br />
PROMOTION<br />
64 Keane <strong>Ceramics</strong><br />
REGULARS<br />
68 VIEW I: Crawling Through Mud: <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Ceramics</strong> and the<br />
Japanese Tradition A review by Prue Venables<br />
71 VIEW II: Delivering on the Long Look Roisin O'Dwyer considers the<br />
recent work <strong>of</strong> Robyn Phelan<br />
75 VIEW III: <strong>The</strong> Art <strong>of</strong> Small Things Jasmin Dessmann discusses collective<br />
identity in the work <strong>of</strong> Sarah O'Sullivan<br />
78 COMMUNITY I: <strong>The</strong> Central Coast Potters 50ciety Celebrate its 4Sth<br />
Anniversary Kylie Rose McLean looks at the plans for an exciting future<br />
82 COMMUNITY II: Showtime! Karen Weiss reports on Clay on Display<br />
84 CERAMICS+: Marianne Huhn's proposal to the JAC<br />
85 STUDIO: Studio Safety Part 1 by Jeff Zamek<br />
90 UP THE MB PATH: Byte me! Elisa Bartels unravels the mysteries <strong>of</strong> editing<br />
and sending images<br />
93 OVERSEAS: Naked Raku Paul Gennings reports on a Tim Andrews<br />
workshop in Hungary<br />
95 CERAMIC SHOTS: Handle your ceramics photo competition<br />
98 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: Highly visible - a graduating student's<br />
perspective on the need for education and widening skills base<br />
A report by Anne Masters<br />
102 WEDGE: Rachael McCallum<br />
104 POTTERS MARKS<br />
105 VIEWED & READ: Natalie Velthuyzen<br />
106 AUSTRALIA WIDE: State Representative Reports<br />
THE JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN CERAMICS JULY <strong>2013</strong>