Hobart Triennale 2019 Wrap-Up

Hobart Triennale 2019 Wrap-Up

Hobart Triennale 2019 Wrap-Up At the closing session of the recent Australian Ceramics Triennale in Hobart, 1-4 May 2019, the 700 strong audience was invited to assemble again in Central Australia. The re-birth of interest in ceramics will undoubtedly see this as a...
Photographing Ceramics – An evolution of process

Photographing Ceramics – An evolution of process

Photographing Ceramics – An evolution of process I’d like to start with a caveat as such – I don’t profess to being a professional photographer, but like all potters, I have an ongoing need to document and promote my work through images and a life-long...
Simple Rules for Composition of Pottery Photographs

Simple Rules for Composition of Pottery Photographs

Simple Rules for Composition of Pottery Photographs Every pottery picture tells a story. An essential part of that storytelling is the composition or relationship between the elements within a photograph. The things that affect composition of a photograph are: Line —...
How and Why To Make A Shrinkage Measure

How and Why To Make A Shrinkage Measure

How and Why To Make A Shrinkage Measure Somewhere down the track, you may need to make something to a particular size. And knowing that clay shrinks quite a bit, it is vital to know precisely how much and when in the process the shrinkage happens. Traditional and...