Pottery Ceramics category: 136 books
Utopic Impulses
Contemporary Ceramics Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice brings together ten essays and twenty artist projects to explore ceramics as a socially responsible practice. By framing particular ceramics practices as 'utopic impulses,' this anthology envisions new and stimulating conceptions of how studio ceramics...
Ceramics and Globalization
Staffordshire Ceramics, Made in China
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
Neil Ewins' study of the Staffordshire potteries in a period of great global change traces how ceramics production has been affected by globalisation in both familiar and unexpected ways.
Although many manufacturers such as Wedgwood initially moved production to cheaper labour markets in East...
Robin Hopper Ceramics
A Lifetime of Works, Ideas and Teachings
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2006
Learn the art of ceramics with a master!
Step into the studio with master artist Robin Hopper as he opens the door to his more than 50-year exploration of ceramics in Robin Hopper Ceramics.
Discover the "hows" and "whys" behind Robin's artistry while he shares his...
The Grain of the Clay
Reflections on Ceramics and the Art of Collecting
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Ceramics give pleasure to our everyday lives, from the beauty of a vase’s elegant curves to the joy of a meal served upon a fine platter. Ceramics originate in a direct engagement with the earth and maintain a unique place in the history of the arts. In this book, Allen S. Weiss sharpens our perception...
by Will Farmer
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Poole Pottery is a great British institution, and for more than 130 years has been in the very first rank of producers of tiles, mosaic flooring and advertising panels – as well as the pottery that remains its most famous and collectible product. Founded by Jesse Carter in 1873 as 'Carter's Industrial...
Warman's Roseville Pottery
Identification and Price Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2004
No other book is a better substitute for hands-on experience!
Peering over the shoulder of antiques dealer and author, Mark F. Moran, readers are guided through the world of Roseville Pottery. Captivating history, thorough condition reports, real-world prices, reproduction alerts - this sweeping...
by Kevin A. Hluch
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
Beauty will always reside in the eye of the beholder, but what about the fine line between beauty and functionality? Can a purely utilitarian form, such as a simple pot, vase, or plate, truly be considered a great work of art?
In The Art of Contemporary American Pottery, author Kevin A Hluch...
Warman's Red Wing Pottery
Identification and Price Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2005
Red Wing pottery, with its beautiful glazes and hand painted designs, has evolved into one of the most desired collectibles in the stoneware and art pottery markets. The vast collector following for these pieces will love this essential new reference.
Warman's Red Wing Pottery covers 1,200...
Ravelli
The history of a pottery 1944 - 1977
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
John de Koning, an admirer and collector of Ravelli pottery, is the author of this richly illustrated biography of the Ravelli Pottery firm that was located in Leiden in the Netherlands. The pottery was set up in 1944 by the brothers Dick and Jaap and earned international recognition as a result of...
Cherokee Pottery
From the Hands of our Elders
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
The intricate designs and complex patterns of Cherokee pottery have been developed over centuries. Both timeless and time-honored, these singular works of pottery are still crafted by the proud hands of Cherokee women in Western North Carolina. Cherokee Pottery recounts the history of a tradition passed...
The Ceramic Art
A Compendium of the History and Manufacture of Pottery and Porcelain
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013
The Ceramic Art
A Compendium of the History and Manufacture of Pottery and Porcelain
This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Index
CONTENTS (abridged list)
INTRODUCTION. Advantages of the Study.—The Lost Origin of the Art.—Ascribed to the Gods.—Legends...
by Will Farmer
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2011
There are few pieces of pottery more recognisable than those designed by Clarice Cliff. For many the epitome of Art Deco, characterised by bold colour and lines, geometric shapes, and stylised representations of the countryside, Clarice Cliff's 'bizarre' pottery is collected all over the world. Using...
Great and Noble Jar
Traditional Stoneware of South Carolina
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
In Great and Noble Jar, Cinda K. Baldwin offers the first authoritative study of South Carolina stoneware and traces the ways in which a rich regional tradition emerged from a unique cultural source.
As Baldwin notes, South Carolina's old legislative district of Edgefield (an area now comprising...
Contemporary British Ceramics and the Influence of Sculpture
Monuments, Multiples, Destruction and Display
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
This book investigates how British contemporary artists who work with clay have managed, in the space of a single generation, to take ceramics from niche-interest craft to the pristine territories of the contemporary art gallery. This development has been accompanied (and perhaps propelled) by the...