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Clay ® magazine TIMES Spouting Off I Editor’s Desk 20 Years & 100 Issues CERAMIC ART TRENDS, TOOLS & TECHNIQUES Editor & Publisher: Polly Beach Regular Columnists: Steve Branfman, Books & Videos David Hendley, Around the Firebox Pete Pinnell, As Far as I Know Vince Pitelka, Tool Times Monona Rossol, Health & Safety Kelly Savino, Around the Firebox Marc Ward, Kilns & Firing Lana Wilson, Beneath the Surface Proofreader: Jon Singer Contributing Writers: John Britt • Brian Geier • Bill van Gilder ✦ Printed on 100% FSC-certified and 75% post-consumer recycled paper ✦ Published by: CLAY TIMES, LLC P.O. Box 17139 • Amelia Island, FL 32035 Toll-free subscription line: 800.356.2529 Clay Times® (ISSN 1087-7614) is published quarterly, four issues per year. Periodicals Postage Paid at Burlington, VT. Annual subscriptions are available for $33 in the U.S.; $40 in Canada; $60 elsewhere (must be payable in US$). Digital subscriptions are just $20 worldwide. To subscribe, call toll-free 1-800.356.2529, or visit www.claytimes.com. Freelance editorial and photographic submissions are welcome: Please contact Clay Times or visit our Website for writer’s and photographer’s guidelines. CLAYTIMES·COM n 20TH ANNIVERSARY • AUTUMN / WINTER 2015 POSTMASTER: Address service requested. Send address changes to: Clay Times, PO Box 17139, Fernandina Beach, FL 32035. 8 Copyright ©2015 Clay Times, LLC. All rights reserved. The material contained herein is derived from various sources and does not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. All technical material is offered as general information only and should not be acted upon without expert supervision. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Questions? Comments? Please e-mail us! Editorial: [email protected] Advertising: [email protected] Circulation: [email protected] Website: www.claytimes.com Twenty years after our first issue rolled off the press, production of this issue — our 100th full-color magazine in print — is a huge landmark about which I am very proud. As founder, I am grateful that I’m still here to bring you Clay Times, and especially grateful that you’re still with us to enjoy all the wonderful things CT has to offer. So it probably won’t surprise you that this issue opens with a bit of nostalgia. I’ve included my own chronicles on the birth of the magazine, accompanied by a bit of CT trivia (see pg. 14-16). Then on page 17, you will find a reprint of John Britt’s crossword puzzle, themed “Bernard Leach.” Just in time for the holidays, you’ll also find a reprint of Bill van Gilder’s step-by-step article on making stoneware muffin pans (see pages 31-33). While we don’t normally run reprints of prior articles, it seemed appropriate with this 20th anniversary edition to offer newcomers a glimpse into the rich history of original content that comprises our online library. If you’re interested in more crosswords or more step-by-step pottery projects, you’ll be pleased to find complete collections of these articles available online. As this issue goes to press, our downloadable back issue index has been updated so you can quickly search for any previously published topic, article, issue, author, or featured artist. Nearly all back issues of Clay Times are still available in print. Back issues may also be ordered as PDF files for instant download, or as part of our annual back issue PDF collections on CD. Newly available from our Web store this season are Clay Times studio posters including “Bowls”, “Handles”, “Lids”, “Feet”, and more — all back by popular demand! Please take a moment to log on to our redesigned Website and store at claytimes.com to explore and experience all of the new options designed to help you in your clay studio or classroom. — Polly Beach, Editor [