What Makes a Potter by Janet Koplos
Award-winning art critic Koplos captures the history and zeitgeist of the functional pottery craft!
"The diversity of pathways into the role of potter is fascinating and this book is the best source for revealing that diversityIt’s clearly the product of a long period of intensive work…I’d like to say that this book is the best of its kind but as far as I know, it’s the only one of its kind." -- Ceramics Art + Perception
"There is no better-qualified writer to take on this subject; she has lived with handmade pots for five decades, written more than 2,500 articles for some two dozen periodicals, and received awards for her critical writing...I have never read a pottery book that inspired so much underlining and marginalia; so much curiosity enhancement and gratification in learning the stories of fifty potters, many of whom had been 'just names.' . . . This book should be must reading for anyone who cares the least bit about making pots to the best of their ability; who wants to know the human sources behind the pots they use (or wish they did) and what it took to make those pots exist in the world." -- Jack Troy, reviewer, Studio Potter Magazine
"Koplos zooms around the contemporary American pottery scene profiling eclectic, beguiling potters with divergent design philosophies and traditions who’ve fashioned meaningful, sustainable lives . . . a valuable reference." -- Foreword Reviews
"There is no better-qualified writer to take on this subject; she has lived with handmade pots for five decades, written more than 2,500 articles for some two dozen periodicals, and received awards for her critical writing...I have never read a pottery book that inspired so much underlining and marginalia; so much curiosity enhancement and gratification in learning the stories of fifty potters, many of whom had been 'just names.' . . . This book should be must reading for anyone who cares the least bit about making pots to the best of their ability; who wants to know the human sources behind the pots they use (or wish they did) and what it took to make those pots exist in the world." -- Jack Troy, reviewer, Studio Potter Magazine
"Koplos zooms around the contemporary American pottery scene profiling eclectic, beguiling potters with divergent design philosophies and traditions who’ve fashioned meaningful, sustainable lives . . . a valuable reference." -- Foreword Reviews
Koplos, Janet: - Janet Koplos is an honorary fellow of the American Craft Council and a contributing editor to Art in America magazine. She is coauthor of Makers: A History of American Studio Craft and author of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture, among many other books, articles, and reviews.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780764358111 |
| ISBN 10 | 0764358111 |
| Title | What Makes a Potter |
| Author | Janet Koplos |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-10-28 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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