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An essential introduction to one of the most popular and challenging art forms of our time, of interest to anyone concerned with art and creativity in the modern era.
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Emphasizes the experimentation with materials and technique
that is crucial to a potter's development and success. Ultimately, the reader will gain and understanding of every aspect of the creation of ceramic pieces, both the artistic and technical.
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Matthias Ostermann presents an exploration of the ceramic surface—focusing on the vessel and platter—that includes the non-functional, the metaphoric, the narrative, and even the sculptural.
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Beautifully designed and illustrated, the works of more than 100 ceramicists are featured, showing the finished work in situ, as well as discussing the issues surrounding the construction of these ambitious and monumental projects.
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This is the first worldwide survey of traditional ceramics, covering the raw materials, the techniques, the ways ceramics are decorated and their incredibly varied uses.
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Step-by-step instructions for constructing, throwing, shaping, firing and wiring porcelain, bone china and earthenware light holders.
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The American Mueseum of Ceramic Art helped produce this catalogue on the personal experiences and ceramic artworks of Frank Boyden. This book is devoted to his wood-fired ceramic work over a 25 year span.
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In the work of the common-ordinary-man there lie depths of truth in human expression. These potters made things according to a common spirit... not mainly to express themselves. In the making they express commonly what was inherent in their culture.
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Craft Perception and Practice is a new series designed to give recognition to the exciting developments occurring in contemporary Canadian craft practice and scholarship over the past decade.
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Contains everything you need to understand, create and manipulate a range of glazes from satin mattes to very dry surfaces.
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The designer for the first time communicates the ideas that have guided and inspired her work throughout her career. Each aspect of the design process is analyzed—variety, spontaneity, line, contour, shading, and texture, among others.
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A gloriously illustrated study of the human figure as it has appeared on or in ceramics from pre-historic times upto the present. The human form is one of the earliest to be created in clay, and it has been used continually by artists through the ages.
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In these pages, readers will find decorating ideas such as grouping plates around a doorway or using brightly colored ceramics in contrast to other architectural features.
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365 traditional American ceramic pieces, one for each day of the year. Painted for Malo by Izhar Patkin.
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The collaborative ceramic works of Frank Boyden and Tom Coleman with an essay by Daniel Lamberton and forward by David W. Armstrong
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Paul Scott proposes an alternative version of ceramic history... one where form and function are not dominant, but where painting and the graphic development of ceramic surface are the prime concerns.
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Provides a stunning international overview of the richness and diversity of ceramic art during the past twenty years. He surveys the achievements of over 130 masters of contemporary ceramics from more than twenty-five countries.
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A thoughtful, yet witty commentary and examination of just about everything: contemporary art and aesthetics; philosophy, education, politics; what it means to be a citizen of not just one nation but of the entire planet; and much more
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When ceramics works of art celebrate the expressions of spirit and personify core design concepts, they embrace a heightened realization of meaning that is personally overpowering and universally inspiring.
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What is the value of things made by an anonymous craftsman working in a set tradition for a lifetime? What is the value of handwork? The late Soetsu Yanagi was the first to fully explore the traditional Japanese appreciation for "objects born, not made."
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Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional...
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