Discussions about criticism and the ceramic arts held at NCECA 1995: Adrian Saxe, Ed Lebow, and Stephen Carpenter; Betty Woodman, Janet Koplos, Cliff Garten; and Mark Hewitt, Janet Mansfield, Emily Galusha. The Contemporary Pot's Identity Crisis by Gary Kornblau. Articles about surface treatment by Richard Zakin, Mark Burns, Mary Barringer, John Chalke, Barbara Tipton, Jeff Oestreich, Andrea Gill, Frank Boyden, Peter Beasecker, Barbara Frey, Thomas Seawell, Jim Lawton, and Harris Deller. English Slipware Techniques by Irma Starr. Juan Quezada: Mexican Potter by Bill Gilbert. 18 New York Potters. A Letter From Croatia by Blazenka Soic Stebih. Travels in Mexico by Michael Boylen. Jack Troy review by David Shaner. A Tribute to Vivika by Roberta Griffith. Jingdezhen Kaolin Conference by Roberta Griffith.