Merilyn Hoysted will cover ‘Chinese Kitchen Ch’ing, Mahn Yiuh/Minyao or folk ware: the underrated antique’;  and Elizabeth Golding will present on ‘Swedish Glass Design’. Plus, we’ll welcome from Sydney members of the Ceramic Collectors Society, who will be paying a visit to Melbourne and joining us for a great evening.

 In October Relton Leaver will join us again, to give us a three part presentation:

• Una Deerbon – techniques of construction and design, particularly plaster moulds and hand appplication;

• Relton's own career and ceramics practice; and

• Relton and his brother Peter would be pleased to assess and date any pieces that members may bring.

Amanda Dunsmore, Senior Curator, International Decorative Arts & Antiquities at the NGV, will speak to us on some of the gallery’s latest ceramic and glass acquisitions, spanning the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. It is 18 months since we last heard from Amanda, so this should be a most interesting presentation.

The Circle is having a party, a sociable lunch at Villa Alba Museum, followed by a guided walk-through of the lovely gardens. Members are most welcome to bring guests.