Issue 180

Editor's Comment
What about this Chinese business then?

Nick Williams, Studio Potter
Nick's quirky teapot won the Craftsman Magazine Award at Potfest in the Pens 2005

Cambridge Open Studios
A chance to see and buy from artists and makers at work

Jill Ford, Contemporary Porcelain
"I believe that it is always a responsibility of a maker to send their message out, spread the word and raise the profile"

Sale or Return Explained
The pros and cons of SOR for makers and gallery buyers

Business Clinic
Elizabeth White explains about price points and branding for makers

Terminal Case
For Tony Pullen the FSB solved more than just his Chip & Pin problems

Copy at Your Peril....
Concerned about your work being copied- Here's the facts & contacts

Dealing with Change
Everyone makes mistakes - but how do you deal with the complaints?

An Exhibitor's Guide to Surviving Craft Shows
Top tips from Elissa Barnett based on her own experiences

Art in Action
This year you'll find The Craftsman Magazine stand there, too

Where&When
Your diary of craft events and organisers for this month

Katrina Trinick
Ceramic Garden Sculpture and Water Features

Helen Plaxton
A destructive approach to creativity

Christine Bull at West Dean College
Learning something new after more than 25 years as a potter

Geraldine Hughes - First Person Singular
"Being an artist in any discipline is more of a compulsion than a job"

Ivar Mackay
Shines at the Scottish Gallery with his fabulous solo exhibition

Marianne de Trey CBE
The life of a remarkable woman, now aged 92 and still potting!

Diane Rutledge
Angela Craddock talks to Diane about the sentiment behind her work

A level playing field
Geoff Cox talks to Brenda Ross about Potfest and one-craft shows

Levas Bekeras
Eddie Curtis remembers the life of an extraordinary Lithuanian potter

Atkinson-Jones
The unique lustreware of Stephen and Caroline Atkinson-Jones

Ceramics in the City
A three day selling fair at Geffrye Museum in London

Art in Clay
The annual celebration of all things clay at Hatfield House

Slipware at Blackwell
The Synge-Crave Collection of Slipware Exhibition

Mansour Eskandary
His new Raku Collection at Crafts@Cardew

New Ultra White Porcelain
The new Glacier White Porcelain from Valentine Clays

Introducing Gladstones
"We are here to help you find the equipment that's right for you

Books
This month's selection - with a focus on Ceramics

Patricia Shone on Skye
"The material I use for my work is the ground I walk on - clay"

News & Events
Keeping you up to date with what's going on this Summer

Diary of a Craftworker - Organiser
The trials and tribulations of running a marquee event

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