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| | | Troubled Light: A special look at the work of Irish potter Jack Doherty. Eleanor Flegg elaborates on the story of one of his final firings at St Ives through her creative non-fiction writing. Despite knowing his kiln, it never fails to surprise him. |
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| The Colour of Spirituality: A focus on the lyrical work of Sylvian Meschia. Jeremy Taylor intuits a subtle connection between jazz music and Sylvian Meschia’s expressive vessels. Intricately decorated, often with linguistic flourishes, his work tells the story of migration and possibility. |
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|  | Pride of Place / David Queensberry admires the wabi sabi aesthetic of his yunomi
Troubled Light / Eleanor Flegg tells the story of one of Jack Doherty’s final firings in St Ives
Bestselling Blue / Christine Guth explores the crucial role of the colour blue in Hokusai’s Great Wave
The Colour of Spirituality / Jeremy Taylor identifies the spiritual and unworldly in Sylvian Meschia’s ceramics
Fields of Perception / Jonathan Middlemiss encourages us to trust our senses
Granite & Sea / Andy Christian understands how a sense of place is important to ceramist Jenny Beavan
Tangible Understanding / Penny Withers finds optimism in Emilie Taylor’s narrative pots
Peppers, Pixies, & Pickled Onions / Paul Scott is charmed by the delightfully surreal sculptures of Jim Cooper
Essays in Blue / Caroline Slotte describes her unique understanding of fired ceramic objects as an art material
Colouring Clay / Chris Campbell reinterprets a technique known as Skinner Blending
Agateware Teapot / Michelle Erickson reconstructs an agate teapot from the V&A Collections
Making Sequence / Jack Doherty shares his throwing process
A Potters’ Day / Marie Canning connects medicine and ceramic jewellery
Off-Centre / Ian Wilson reveals the rich symbolism of clay |
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Making Sequences / Q&A / Technical / Maker's Notes / Tips
Practical articles lie at the heart of CR. Artists are generous with their advice and share their inspirations, ambitions and experiences. Step by step sequences feature throwers, handbuilders, sculptors, decorators, slip casters and model makers. Technical articles cover methods, materials and equipment for clays, glazing and firings.
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Perspectives / profiles / Surveys / Focus / Exhibition Reviews / Book Reviews
Contemporary and historical overviews, issues, surveys and reviews all appear in CR. Potters discuss their work at first hand and join museum curators, critics and commentators to consider the role of ceramics within contemporary culture.
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Reputations / Previews / Awaydays / Twenty Questions / Events / Listings / Classifieds
Profiles of leading figures give an insight into the framework of contemporary craft, from potters to directors of national institutions and individual collectors. We report on conferences and events around the world and carry full listings of forthcoming events, keeping you up to date.
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Letters / Gallery / Reports / Reviews
Subscribers play a vital role in the magazine's debates and surveys through the Letters, Gallery, Reports and Reviews pages. We welcome your suggestions, queries and proposals. Further information can be found on our 'Contribute to CR' page.
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Ceramic Review is published six times a year.
Each 76-page full colour issue contains a balance of practical and critical features and is read by all those engaged with contemporary ceramic art and craft, around the world.
Ceramic Review is part of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain.
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