Introduction The online pottery magazine

Welcome to the new edition of the magazine.

Here in the UK it is very busy with student degree shows and two Biennale shows. This year, following the change of their MA courses from 2 -years to 1- year there are two cohorts of students presenting work.

Given the sheer volume of makers we have tried to give an overview of the shows and not go into any specific detail. It would have been mean to leave anyone out given all the hard work they have gone through.

The one featured maker in the magazine is Louise Frances Smith who is working in Margate, Kent. She is looking to explore her environment and put a new perspective on ceramics.

Seems to be lots of new books about at the moment, and three of them are reviewed.

As you will have guessed we have profiled our first robot and artificial intelligence. The results were somewhat devastating, but good fun – see the results in the London Biennale. The day I went to the show the robot had gone for repairs. Says it all really.

Although not featured here due to space the Potfest outdoor shows have been a great success according to the images by Wendy Kershaw on Instagram, and studio selling shows, such as Kiln Rooms and Turning Earth are very popular and sell well.