Victoria E. Hamilton on thu 20 jan 05
Are you referring to "Making Marks?" If so, it's extraordinary. Gorgeous
photos to look at, and even better text to read. Robin takes everything we
do to our clay (glaze, underglaze, carving, stamping, engobes, slip, etc.)
and addresses it each in it's own section. Amazing. Definitely a must
have/read.
Victoria Hamilton
Millennia Antica Pottery
Seattle, WA
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Just curious if anybody has checked out robin hopper's new book and if so
what do u think about it?
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Anne Webb on thu 20 jan 05
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Pam Cresswell on thu 20 jan 05
Hi,
It is wonderful. Many inspiring ideas, easy to follow directions, and lots
for visual oriented folks to look at. I have tried a couple of techniques
from the book, and have had fellow guild folks seek me out to know "how did
you do that?" Fun to hand them a book and say look on page so-and-sa.....
BTW, I ordered it from Overstock.com and got a good price
Pam
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Paul Lewing on thu 20 jan 05
on 1/20/05 12:45 PM, Anne Webb at webbpots@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:
> Just curious if anybody has checked out robin hopper's new book and if so
> what do u think about it?
I think it's the best book I've ever seen about decorating and glazing
techniques. I think it will be just as much a classic as his "Ceramic
Spectrum". And I'm not just saying that because I have a piece pictured in
it- LOTS of other people also have their work in it. It's a beautiful book.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
Eva Gallagher on thu 20 jan 05
Hi Anne,
My kids gave me the book for Christmas. It is very well done - it fully
covers all the different decorating techniques with lots of tips that will
be new to even experinced potters. (I liked the tip about using Qtips for
making dots instead of a brush when doing brushwork - I tried it and you do
get a more authoritative dot!) Lots of beautiful colour photos - lots of
clayarters in the book and I especially like it as it has quite a few
Canadians. My only criticism would be that the illustrations used on a
particular page don't always correlate to the method being outlined. A five
star book!
Eva Gallagher
Deep River, Ontario
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> Just curious if anybody has checked out robin hopper's new book and if so
> what do u think about it?
> anne
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clennell on thu 20 jan 05
Sour Cherry Pottery
Lots of beautiful colour photos - lots of
> clayarters in the book and I especially like it as it has quite a few
> Canadians. My only criticism would be that the illustrations used on a
> particular page don't always correlate to the method being outlined. A five
> star book!
> Eva Gallagher
> Deep River, Ontario
Eva; It is yet another great book by a Brit turned Canuck. Robin has done
more to showcase Canadian potters than ten men. He showcases good pots
from wherever. I think he told me he viewed some tens of thousands of slides
to select for this book. He has an eye for pots and a way with words. We're
lucky to have him as a citizen.
I'd say it's a must for a potter's library.
Cheers,
Tony
Tony and Sheila Clennell
Sour Cherry Pottery
4545 King Street
Beamsville, Ontario
CANADA L0R 1B1
http://www.sourcherrypottery.com
http://www.sourcherrypottery.com/current_news/news_letter.html
Gaye Sekula on thu 20 jan 05
It's one of my very favorite books. I highly recommend it!
Gaye Sekula
San Antonio
Lynn Barnwell on thu 20 jan 05
I have it,(Making Marks Discovering the Ceramic Surface) in anticipation of
a workshop with him in Nashville March 8,9 at Mid-South Ceramic Supply. I
have been reading it cover to cover. Some is over my head but as I learn
more about surface decoration it will be invaluable as are all my books.
There are wonderful examples of each type of technique discussed. As they
say . . . "a picture is worth a thousand words."
Lynn Barnwell
Hinkle Creek Pottery
Corinth, MS
www.hinklecreekpottery.com
Kate Johnson on thu 20 jan 05
Oh no, I can't believe I'm asking this...so what's the title, etc.? It's
not like I need ANY more books for a while...
Best--
Kate
Joyce LEE on thu 20 jan 05
Even if I hadn't received Christmas money for clay books, I'd
be ordering this one! Robin's books and videos are top-notch
quality.... with loads of thoughtfully selected pictures pf pots.
First thing tomorrow I'll contact Branfman's. =20
I once had a very talented mentee .... far, far more clay talent
than I could ever possess..... but she was (and is) rather
severely dyslexic. Since our relationship entailed minimal
reading or writing, no particular methods were needed to
accomodate dyslexia as I mentored her. When I offered
the opportunity to
view Robin's videos and his colour spectrum book, I mentioned
that they were all chock full of gorgeous images of pots.......
pots of every kind from all sorts of potters. Her feelings were
hurt at what she interpreted as my insensitivity when I seemed to
think that she'd only be interested in pictures.... because of
the dyslexia. In time, she understood that we potters ALWAYS
look for the pictures....... that we buy books like "500 Teapots" and
"500 Bowls" with pictures on every page..... pictures that we
examine minutely.... because we LOVE looking at other folks'
pots.
Joyce
In the Mojave where the weather has returned to gorgeous
warm days and cool, cool nights. Snow has melted from our
little section of the Sierras; passes are clear; the mudslides
are further south where those poor Californians are continuing
to suffer ill effects. At least, we had no flash floods this
time. There have been years when we've had people in their
cars wash right off Highway 14 down almost
to our scrub acreage. Then the water sinks into the sand leaving
the car-sized boulders scattered about..... and the beaten victim
is left black&blue, with clothes ripped off, broken limbs and other
abused body parts....disbelieving of her surroundings..... talk
about surreal! This has occurred many times.
Rikki Gill on thu 20 jan 05
Dear Eva,
I agree that it is a great book. Beautifully done, and very informative.
I can't help saying that I am one of the people whose work is not accurately
illustrated by the context in which it is placed. On page 195 a piece that
I have made, totally hand decorated with brush and syringe lines, is next to
a bucket, roller and stamps. A mutual friend called this to his attention
and he told her that he was not happy with some things that were out of his
control, such as size and placement of examples, and if I send him a
message he will pass it on to the publisher who will correct it in the event
of a new edition. I know there is little else to be done, but I am happy
with Robin's graciousness. I had the opportunity to talk with him last
NCECA, and he is a very likable person.
I am glad you like the book.
Best, Rikki Gill
www.rikkigillceramics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eva Gallagher"
To:
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: Robin Hopper's new book
> Hi Anne,
> My kids gave me the book for Christmas. It is very well done - it fully
> covers all the different decorating techniques with lots of tips that will
> be new to even experinced potters. (I liked the tip about using Qtips for
> making dots instead of a brush when doing brushwork - I tried it and you
do
> get a more authoritative dot!) Lots of beautiful colour photos - lots of
> clayarters in the book and I especially like it as it has quite a few
> Canadians. My only criticism would be that the illustrations used on a
> particular page don't always correlate to the method being outlined. A
five
> star book!
> Eva Gallagher
> Deep River, Ontario
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anne Webb"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 3:45 PM
> Subject: Robin Hopper's new book
>
>
> > Just curious if anybody has checked out robin hopper's new book and if
so
> > what do u think about it?
> > anne
> >
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Steve Irvine on thu 20 jan 05
Robin's book is the most thorough and comprehensive book on decoration I've seen.
First impression when I got my copy -- there is still so much to learn!
Highly recommended.
Steve Irvine
http://www.steveirvine.com
mel jacobson on tue 30 jan 07
i have an advance copy.
it is a gem.
mel
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Vince Pitelka on tue 30 jan 07
What new book? What's the title?
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
Cyndi Casemier Johnson on wed 31 jan 07
I agree. Robin's newest book is wonderful. A very nice amount of information about his earlier years and then a compilation of information from some of his previous books, reorganized, with new imagery. I think it is a very worthwhile purchase and if you were to order today from the Potter's shop, I think that you could get 20% off of it.
take care,
Cyndi Casemier Johnson
2759 Crosstown Rd
Berlin, VT 05602
http://web.mac.com/mountainviewceramics
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