The Journal of Australian Ceramics, Vol 64 No 3, November 2025

FOCUS: TOOLS & TRADITIONS
MAKING MEANING
MAKING LIGHTLY
TONI WARBURTON
GWYN HANSSEN PIGOTT
CAN I MAKE CERAMICS OUT OF THAT?

Our theme for this issue of the Journal – TOOLS & TRADITIONS – feels both timeless and particular. Like many things that are timeless, familiarity can make them almost invisible. How can thinking or rethinking through these things help us care for a better future? As usual, when unpacking any theme in a single issue of the Journal, we can only really start to scratch the surface; there is so much more to be considered beyond these pages.

Why are we making things? What stories are we sharing? Where, and with whom? Some traditions sing very recognisable songs, others hum along to different tunes. We are free to reconsider our stories at any time, change, move backwards, stay still, or sing differently.

Editor: Montessa Maack
Assistant Editor: Dee Taylor-Graham

Featured in JAC 643: Toni Warburton, Jan Howlin, Ceramic Sculpture, Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Gabby Testaferrata Olivier, Lily Trnovsky, Alison Smiles, Margaret Dodd, Georgia Harvey, Tool Making, Wilya Janta, Ankita Kumari, Charmain Hearder, Emily Kerr, Laura Cope, Angela Bakker, Rebecca Vandyk-Hamilton, Kate Rich on Nepotism, Tanya Lee, Vash Tusovshshik, Janet Wu, Olivia Hamilton, Elizabeth Hersey, Jan Guy, Kat Shapiro Wood, Dee Taylor-Graham, Amelia Black, Jane Orme, and the Australian Ceramics Triennale in Review