she showed slides of her work, some done several years
ago, and some just recently completed. Of special
interest were those showing the mural she created for
the anteroom of the Department of Geophysics at the
Chicago University. She desigred the whole unit, four
walls and the ceiling, includirg the light fixtures,
She does not use yroul belween the tiles as she feels
it spoils the design. The edges of the tiles are all
carefully ground to ensure perfect fit. She supervised
the installation herself as she does with the assembling
and placing of large outdoor sculptures. The latter
are fired in sections and put together with metal nails
and epoxy cement. The holes for the nails are put in
the clay before it is fired and must be precisely
placed.

Slides of her famous candelabra were a delight. Her
sense of equilibrium is remarkable and these forms are
s0 delicately balanced one almost holds one’s breath
when looking at them but they are perfectly stable in
use,

She says of herself:
"IT am in love with space;
At the core of space is my home;
Peace."

Just before she left Chicago, Mrs. Duckworth had an
exhibition at the Gallery of American Ceramics. For
this event she collaborated witn the curator of the
gallery in producing a well illustrated catalogue which
is prefaced by a short autobiography. This is available
by mail.

COST: $4.95 until October Ist, 1977 ($5.95 thereafter)
Postpaid, but in Canada add $1.00 for first copy
and 50¢ for each additional copy.

ADDRESS: Ruth Duckworth,
Exhibit A Gallery of American Ceramics,
1708 Central Street,
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.A.
. 60201

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