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The article investigates the use of woodfired porcelain and proto porcelains made from the native porcelain stone called bai tunze of the old Mittagong Shire in the Southern Highlands of Australia. According to the author, his work is an attempt to produce a fully local product - with all its limitations and faults and all its local character. He shares that he avoided firing bowls on the rims to keep them flat and symmetrical. In addition, the author recalls that he compared samples of the broken rock with clean geological samples of felspar in the lump form and compared cleavage planes and fracture angles.

The article introduces the Isis Marron series of slip-resistant porcelain floor tiles from tile supplier Amber in Australia. The tiles are suitable for the interior and exterior houses or facilities of older and ill people. The tiles are available in matt and polished finish and in square and rectangular formats.