Ceramic Review Issue 217

Works glazed with salt and soda offer compliments of the season in Scotland

Oxford potter Lindsey Hoole finds satisfaction in pots for eating and drinking

Elaine Levin traces Islamic roots in contemporary majolica, looking at the work of some international artists

Ceramic Review takes a look at new graduate work to be exhibited by the CPA

Pamela Leung's zoomorphic sculpture bears the stamp of Chinese tradition, says Daniel Skelton

Simon Olding finds PAuline Zelinski's exuberant underglazes dazzling and authoritative

Shelly Wilson issues a plea for ceramic artists to discuss the cerebral matter of their work

Nigel Wood is impressed by the genius of William Cookworthy, who perfected the science of hard past porcelain making in Britain

Rosalie Dodds demonstrates some of her early experiments in firing raku

Parallels between nature and creative process make an intriguing exploration for the Canadian potter Steve Irvine

The French apprentice system offered James Cornwallis a perfect introduction to production pottery

Ian Gregory shows hot to make a portable kiln from a shopping trolly

Sara Moorhouse recounts a day spent at Fireworks Studios in Cardiff

Annette Sloth, owner of the gallery Puls Ceramics in Brussels, answers Ceramic Review's 20 Questions