A Potter's Book

When potters throw clay onto a stone, they make a connection across centuries to ancient workshops. The...
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SKU: 9781910065167
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Author: Bernard Leach
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A Potter's Book by Leach, Bernard

A Potter's Book

¥9,639

A Potter's Book

¥9,639
Author: Bernard Leach
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
When potters throw clay onto a stone, they make a connection across centuries to ancient workshops. The techniques and traditions of these early craftsmen, especially those of China's Sung dynasty, still inform many of the pottery practices in use today, thanks to the seminal work of Bernard Leach.

Leach's A Potter's Book was among the first to collect ancient workshop traditions for modern use in studios, emphasizing functional work. It became an immediate hit among potters who embraced its ideal of unity, spontaneity, and simplicity of form. Leach, considered the father of British studio pottery, went on to establish of one of the most respected studios in the world with the ideas of A Potter's Book at its foundation.

With this classic book, potters can learn everything, from how to set up their workshop to how to adapt pigment and glaze recipes to how to design custom kilns. It spotlights four types of pottery: Japanese raku, English slipware, stoneware, and oriental porcelain. Thanks to Leach's time in Japan and collaborations with master potter Shoji Hamada, it also serves as a fascinating look at the interplay between Eastern and Western art.

Author: Bernard Leach
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
Published: 12/01/2014
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.30w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781910065167


Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2016

About the Author
Bernard Howell Leach (1887-1979) was a British studio potter and art teacher. He was the founder of the Leach Pottery at St Ives in Cornwall and went on to teach some of the most celebrated ceramicists of the twentieth century.

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