2017 “Thomas Kakinuma, 1908-1982”
A treatise on Kakinuma, upon invitation from Barry Morrison, editor/ publisher of the website Studio Ceramics Canada.
Available at Studio Ceramics
Great assistance from Canadian Library archives.

2017 / 2009 “Seeking the Nuance”, Glenn Lewis, Phyllis Schwartz, Debra Sloan, 2nd Edition 2017, first edition 2009, Sassamatt Publishing.
A treatise on glazes from the Leach pottery tradition used by Glenn Lewis (Leach apprentice, 1961-63) while teaching ceramics at UBC in the 1970s, and also refers to the subsequent influences imported by the six apprentices from BC who studied with Leach, from BC 1958 – 1977.
Available on Blurb

2014 “Contemporary Ceramics of British Columbia”, Ceramics Now Association Magazine, Romania, Issue #3
First presented at the 1st Cluj International Ceramic Conference in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. I was invited by Vasi Hirdo, editor, to write a survey of the distinct contemporary ceramicists in BC.

2010 “A Special Place, International Ceramics Studio”, Technical Magazine, Issue #31, Australia USA
Article about the ICS / NCS in Kecskemet, Hungary. Its history as the earliest studio ceramics residency in Europe, 1976, and from behind the Iron Curtain, and its role as a facilitator for advancing ceramics. Written after a 3-month residency.
Available on Technical Magazine

Review, Debra Sloan Creates Life-Size Dogs, CeramicsTECHNICAL, No. 27, 2008, Debra Sloan
Available on Ceramics TECHNICAL

2005 “Perception of Craft/Design/Fine Art”, Metal Arts Guild of Canada Mag. Vol.20 #1
An early speculative treatise about perception and values placed on the material arts versus what has been referred to as the fine arts.

The First Fifty Years – 1955-2005
Fusion Magazine, Volume #29 #3 2005
Written and submitted by Heather Cairns and Debra Sloan

The First Fifty Years of the BC Potters Guild 1955 – 2005
August 2005
By Debra Sloan

Photo Essay on Haney Clay