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Tableware in Clay: From Studio and Workshop
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Product Description
The use of clay as a material for decorative and functional pieces has been widespread from earliest times in those areas fortunate enough to be rich in the necessary raw materials. Clay's flowering into tableware, however, is relatively recent. In Tableware in Clay, potter and teacher Karen Ann Wood explores the creation and use of tableware, from the earliest simple pots to some of the stunning pieces crafted by contemporary studio artists. Throughout, she celebrates the variety of shapes, colors, and uses of clay tableware as she explores the materials and techniques employed in their making. Profusely illustrated with color photographs, this is a book that will be welcomed by both aspiring and experienced ceramists.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1435366 in Books
- Published on: 1999-03
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 192 pages
Customer Reviews
At last - A focus on humble everyday ware!
TABLEWARE IN CLAY is long overdue. Finally, we have a focus on kitchen and dining-room pots that fills a giant need. As an amateur potter, I'm delighted to find, in this lovely book, bowls, jugs, pitchers, serving dishes, etc., that illustrate, by the crisp prose and marvelous photographs, an enormous range of the potter's art. This is a book to treasure and to pore over many, many times, from the chapters that give a sensitive history of ceramics to the overview of studio pottery today and all the interesting "in-betweens". A heartfelt thanks to the author.
