Beyond Short Street, by Owen Rye
by Jack TroyThe most startling aspect of this book is how it feels – like a beached catfish, a gummy bear or bathtub caulking. That, and the beautiful stop-action photograph of a kiln’s firebox a few moments afte…
Daniel Johnston: A Portrait of the Artist as a Potter in North Carolina by Henry Glassie
It was back in March that, seemingly on the same day, I got three bits of news; George Ohr had pots at the MoMA, Svend Bayer had announced his retirement, and Daniel Johnston had just had a book publi…
Hare’s fur by Trevor Shearston
The work and rhythm of the potter provides an underlying authenticity for the novel, Hare’s Fur.
Book review: What Makes a Potter: Functional Pottery in America Today by Janet Koplos
by Owen RyeAs the subtitle says, it’s a book about useful pottery, mostly what used to be known as domestic ware, for use with food and drink; the kind of pottery where the product is described as a plate, or a…
Chinoiserie: Printed British Ceramics in the Chinese style 1750 – 1900
Co-authored by scholars and avid transferware collectors Richard Halliday and Loren Zeller, Chinoiserie is a wonderful compendium of original sources and the designs they inspired across more than two…
Live Form: Women, Ceramics, and Community – Jenni Sorkin Book Review
Jenni Sorkin is among the new generation of American curators and art historians whose interest in craft issues was allowed to blossom within the demanding fine-arts context of discourse and theory. T…