Garland Magazine

The stories behind
what we make

Dancing with stars: From light to dark from dark to light 

Sebastian Blackie reflects on the celestial ceramics of Jane Perryman and Tom Hall writes about the accompanying soundtrack by Kevin Flanagan.

Imagining a nostalgic future: The cosmic ceramics of Douglas Black

Liliana Morais explores the world of a US-born ceramicist who gives expression to planetarity from his self-built house in the mountains of Japan.

My pots from Pakistan and the memories they keep alive

Owen Rye recounts his ceramic adventures in Pakistan, with images of the pots that have lived with him in the 50 years since. 

Late Muhammad Nawaz: The unsurpassable master potter from Harappa, Pakistan

Noorjehan Bilgrami and J. Mark Kenoyer honour Muhammad Nawaz, who brought back to life the ceramic traditions of the ancient Indus Valley.

 

Featured Articles

From Issue 26: Objecthood

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The use of function

Rob Barnard argues for the value of use in ceramics as the door into a multi-sensuous experience.

by Rob Barnard

Crafting a canon: Change through scholarship 

Inspired by writers like Edmund de Waal, D Wood argues for the importance of craft writing, by makers.

by D Wood

On joining the NFT art mania: Creative liberation or lotacracy

Abdullah M.I. Syed registers a classic Pakistani object as a non-fungible token (NFT) only to re-affirm its value as a real tangible object. 

by Abdullah M.I. Syed

The box: A magic object of objects

Beginning with the Japanese animation Spirited Away, Bic Tieu traces her fascination for the magic of the box in Japanese craft and discovers how it connects humans and nature.

by Bic Tieu

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Veronica Gritsenko ✿ A lacquer journey from Ukraine to Myanmar

Susanna Pang follows the journey of Veronica Gritsenko who found a way of fusing Ukrainian folk scenes with Myanmar lacquer craft.

Paula Isola ✿ The words to wear it

Our April laurel goes to Argentinean jeweller, Paula Isola, for three brooches that weave a text of desire.

Oh, will felting ever make it into Artforum?

Norwegian Crafts commissioned a series of videos by Siri Hjorth and Sebastian Makonnen Kjølaas that reflect the opposing worlds of art theory and folk crafts.

Sara Hedayat ✿ Shishe dermeh as rugged elegance

Our May laurel goes to the Iranian weaver Sara Hedayat for her subtle interpretation of the resilient shishe dermeh.

Garland is in the Little Red Book

To help keep in touch with what's happening today in China, Shuai​​ Shao announces our latest social channel.

Know your weaver: The revival of Udupi sarees

Nalin Rai outlines the campaign that helped rescue the precious craft of weaving Udupi sarees in Karnataka.

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Highlights from our calendar

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Paula Quintela | CON OJOS Y DIENTES (With Eyes and Teeth) 
Artisan (Brisbane)
19 March - 4 June 2022
Catherine Large | OF SCALE AND INTRIGUE
Artisan (Brisbane)
19 March - 4 June 2022
Claudia De Salvo | INHABITING STATES OF TENSION
Artisan (Brisbane)
19 March - 4 June 2022
SIXTY: The Journal of Australian Ceramics 60th Anniversary 1962–2022
Australian Design Centre (Sydney)
31 March - 25 May 2022
Melissa Cameron – Juukan Tears – Offcuts
Bridget Kennedy Projectspace (Sydney)
28 April - 28 May 2022
Inhabiting
Craft ACT (Canberra)
19 May - 2 July 2022
Linear Perspective
Sabbia Gallery (Sydney)
25 May - 18 June 2022
Panu Tatu : Gum Trees
Sabbia Gallery (Sydney)
25 May - 18 June 2022
Mel Douglas - Linear Perspective
Sabbia Gallery (Sydney)
27 May - 18 June 2022
Marissa Angapiya Thompson – Panu Tatu : Gum Trees
Sabbia Gallery (Sydney)
27 May - 18 June 2022

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