After a BFA in Studio Arts and an MA in Art Education, Jillian Echlin taught and consulted for public schools and community organizations, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary curriculum development. She is currently pursuing a PhD, tracing the development of the ceramics arts in Iran during the last century. She can be reached via email at jce511@york.ac.uk and is in the process of setting up a website that will serve as an international collaborative research portal for Iranian contemporary ceramics at iranceramicarts.org.