Description
About the Author
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.
Reviews
"The diversity of pathways into the role of potter is fascinating and this book is the best source for revealing that diversity. It'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
Book Information
ISBN 9780764358111
Author Janet Koplos
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 962g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 31mm