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Winter/Spring 2016
Sustainability Vol. 44 No. 1

Fifteen authors share what sustainability means in their lives. Andrew Baseman discusses his fascination with repaired ceramics, Linda Crowe gives an update on the potters of Nelson County, Virginia, and Suzanne Staubach muses on the endurance of heirlooms. Plus, an interview with Maine potter Jonathan Mess, reports from Canada and Cuba, and other voices. ***Print copies of this issue are no longer available. PDF downloads are available, and discounted for members.***

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2ºC (Editorial)
By Elenor Wilson
2°C. It could be the difference between a vase that dons a gem of transparent green, perfectly pooled just above its foot, and one that when pulled from the shelf has a sharp, mangled base, leaving its disappointed maker with a shelf to grind and a new addition to her shard pile.
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Michael Simon, Black Box. Thrown and altered, cone 10, salt-glazed. Photo by Al Karvey.
The Tiny Monolith: A Tribute to a Michael Simon Pot
By Chuck DeWolfe
At four a.m., the dawn was just starting to crest over the Penland hills. It was dark, and cold for late spring, and I was up doing the sunrise wood kiln shift (my favorite).
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ReUpped
By Christa Assad
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Jane Herold. Dinner Plate, 2015. Stoneware with white glaze, 0.5 x 11 in. Photograph by Signe Birck. Food by Bryce Shuman of Betony.
The Path
By Jane Herold
My definition of “useful” keeps evolving. I’ve long believed that a pot’s true usefulness lies in its ability to generate caring, to inspire a cook to greater effort, to offer comfort and company in a cup of tea, to cause someone to pause and take note of a particular moment on a particular day.
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Noah Hughey-Commers starting work on the foundation of his kiln, February 2013. Photo by Stephanie Gross.
What’s Really Going on in Nelson County, Virginia?
By Linda Crowe
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Natania Hume, Bottle, 2015. Cone 5 stoneware, oxidation. 5 x 9 in. All photos by artist.
The Ethics of Making
By Natania Hume
As a maker of functional ceramics, I often wonder if my practice is sustainable. Climate change has not only affected how I perceive my work, but it has also shifted the cultural values of many makers; many of us are now aware of our “footprint” and what impact our actions have on the environment.
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Beyond the Havana Biennial
By Paula Sibrack Marian
The Biennial supplied a visible platform for the political drama between Cuba and the United States. The eyes of the art world were on Havana. Held at La Cabaña, the colonial fortress complex in Havana Harbor, the Biennial was in the news daily.
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Wicked Meltability: A conversation with Jonathan Mess
By Jonathan Mess
From the beginning, I figured out a. I don’t want to pay for anything, and b. there’s so much waste everywhere. I feel bad opening up a new bag of Neph Sy or something that was shipped here from California, or wherever.
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"Carbon Credit Chai," illustration by Elenor Wilson, styling by Zoe Pappenheimer, 2016.
Sustainability: Clay Objects in a Changing World, Part II
By Keith Luebke (he/him/his)
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Vipoo Srivilasa. Prosperity, 2015. Cobalt pigment on porcelain and mixed media, 2 x 29 x 31 cm. Photograph by Andrew Barcham, courtesy of the artist and Ferrin Contemporary, USA
On the Mend
By Andrew Baseman
If it were not for the proverbial bull in a china shop, I would have nothing to collect or write about.
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Preserving Balance
By Lorie Nelson
In early June, mornings are cool and peaceful as the sun rises over the rich, verdant landscape of Fernwood Farm. Birds harmonize with the whir and clang of early morning chores, yet there is stillness in the air.
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The showroom of Kirk Creed outside Gimli, Manitoba. June, 2015. Photo by Mary Ann Steggles.
The Canadian Mantra: Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle!
By Mary Ann Steggles
Four of Canada’s celebrated potters, Harlan House, Kirk Creed, Gordon Hutchens, and Wayne Ngan, have set admirable examples of how to build a sustainable life as a ceramic artist.
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Albany slip-glazed Jugs, 19th century. Left, 9.5 x 5.5 in. Right, 7 x 7 in. Photo by Joseph Szalay.
Six Pots, or the Meaning of Objects After Death
By Suzanne Staubach
“You can’t take it with you,” is oft repeated in conversation when referring to other people’s acquisitions. And yet, the majority of us leave behind a raft of stuff, most of it quite ordinary.
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Finding Home: Sustaining a Creative Life
By Frank Saliani
For a long time, the question of sustainability for me was largely a question of how to sustain myself as an artist. After securing the basics like food, water, and shelter, there was always the matter of how to secure the space, the time, and the means to maintain a studio practice.
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Norm Schulman. Blue Teapot, 1989. Salt-glazed porcelain. 8.5 x 7 x 5.75 in. Collection of Collection of Dorothy and Clyde Collins.
Remembering Norm Schulman
By Alan Willoughby
Norm Schulman passed away in October of 2014 in Penland, North Carolina. Norm was an independent thinker, at once rebellious and innovative, engaging, defiant, loving, passionate, a husband, a father, and perhaps most of all, a dreamer.
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