Steve Dalton on wed 15 dec 04
My main go to's
Bernard Leach's "A Potter's Book"
Michael Cardew's "Pioneer Pottery"
Any book by Daniel Rhodes
Tony Birk's "The Complete Potter's Companion"
Michael Casson's "The Craft of the Potter"
The above titles and authors are a must have in any serious potter's
library. Sure, there are many other good books out there, but to start
with a good resource these should be on your wish list. Just my own
humble opinion.
Steve Dalton
Clear Creek Pottery
Snohomish, Wa
On Wednesday, December 15, 2004, at 10:12 AM, Linda Ferzoco wrote:
> I just ordered three books from Steve Branfman's store in Needham, MA
> and
> was quite pleased to learn that there is a 25% DISCOUNT going on until
> the
> end of January 2005! WOO WOO.
>
> I'd like recommendations of books and tapes for a serious beginner
> potter.
> My interests right now are for technical books: techniques, glazes,
> firing,
> etc.
>
> BTW, the phone number for the shop is:781-449-7687
>
> Thanks, Linda
Linda Ferzoco on wed 15 dec 04
I just ordered three books from Steve Branfman's store in Needham, MA and
was quite pleased to learn that there is a 25% DISCOUNT going on until the
end of January 2005! WOO WOO.
I'd like recommendations of books and tapes for a serious beginner potter.
My interests right now are for technical books: techniques, glazes, firing,
etc.
BTW, the phone number for the shop is:781-449-7687
Thanks, Linda
Kate Johnson on thu 16 dec 04
Hi Steve...can you tell me a bit more about Pioneer Pottery? What does the
author mean by that? Always on the lookout for the early stuff, here...
Best--
Kate
Steve Dalton on fri 17 dec 04
Hi Janet,
I don't believe the information within the classics is 'dated.'
I feel the information is still relevant to what many of us
do. Granted, many of us trot off to the local supply house
and buy our materials either air floated or super fine mesh
or even buy pugged moist clay. I can see the use of the
information as a learning tool as to what goes into or even
what went into our line of work.
There are those out there that want to expand their knowledge
and also further their career. I've noticed in many of new books
that a lot of information is missing or edited down to a point
of where it makes no sense at all.
I will agree with you that it can be information overload in many
cases.
Hopefully I made some kind of sense.
Steve Dalton
Clear Creek Pottery
Snohomish, Wa
On Friday, December 17, 2004, at 04:09 PM, Janet Kaiser wrote:
> I have reservations about recommending the same old "classics" to
> young potters starting out, not least because they are
> information overload and a great deal is "dated". No, I know that
> it is basically all the same whether making pots in 2000 BC or
> 2000 AD, but you know what I mean?
>
Earl Brunner on sat 18 dec 04
The things that would be "dated" might be the chemical analyses of various
materials which are usually somewhat variable and could be somewhat
different now as the material would be mined from a different part of the
"vein" or whatever. Another thing that would be somewhat dated in some
books would be the somewhat casual approaches to hazardous materials. This
wouldn't be a problem for the knowledgeable person, but might be for a
novice/beginner. Times have changed and our approaches to some of these
things have changed as well.
Earl Brunner
Las Vegas, NV
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Steve Dalton
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 9:03 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Book Sale at Branfman's
Hi Janet,
I don't believe the information within the classics is 'dated.'
I feel the information is still relevant to what many of us
do. Granted, many of us trot off to the local supply house
and buy our materials either air floated or super fine mesh
or even buy pugged moist clay. I can see the use of the
information as a learning tool as to what goes into or even
what went into our line of work.
There are those out there that want to expand their knowledge
and also further their career. I've noticed in many of new books
that a lot of information is missing or edited down to a point
of where it makes no sense at all.
I will agree with you that it can be information overload in many
cases.
Hopefully I made some kind of sense.
Steve Dalton
Clear Creek Pottery
Snohomish, Wa
Janet Kaiser on sat 18 dec 04
I have reservations about recommending the same old "classics" to
young potters starting out, not least because they are
information overload and a great deal is "dated". No, I know that
it is basically all the same whether making pots in 2000 BC or
2000 AD, but you know what I mean?
Anyway, two books Himself has bought over the past year or two
(would you believe he had these squirreled away in his corner?
Never even showed them to me...!!?!?) are:
POTTERY A complete guide to pottery-making techniques
by Tony Birks
Alphabooks / A & C Black, London
ISBN 0-7136-3021-3
=A311.99
and
CERAMICS Mastering the Craft 2nd Edition
by Richard Zakin
Krause Publications
ISBN 0-87341-67-0
US$39.95
That is one UK and one US publication. They are both pretty good
from what I can see and they have the added joy of a great wealth
of coloured illustrations. Those older books lack the eye candy
colour gives. No. Lots of fancy photos are not a necessity, but
they do add interest and one picture can speak a thousand words
when the looked at correctly.
I don't suppose either Birks or Zakin need my endorsement, but I
also prefer to support living authors not the estate of the
departed, however revered and dear they may be... And everyone
knows just how much I worship the two mighty Ceramic Ceasars...
Cardew and Casson!!
Just my two pence worth!
Sincerely
Janet Kaiser
Ancient Egyptian saying of the day:
"Do not drink water in the house of a merchant: he will charge
you for it"
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