What's in the issue

Our selection of practical pottery projects includes a ram’s head, a pierced lightshade, a functional oven-to-table lidded dish and a deep cereal bowl. We have news on a community project called FiredUp4, how to deal with rusty kiln lids, and substituting glaze materials. Plus our regular diary column from Doug Fitch, our very useful courses listing and an interview with Throw Down winner AJ