Arnold Howard on tue 10 jan 06
I am going to include brief book reviews in Paragon's weekly Kiln Pointers
newsletter and on Paragon's website. I'm a strong believer in promoting
books, because education helps the entire industry. The first two books:
"Pottery: A Life, a Lifetime," by Mel Jacobson
"Clay: A Studio Handbook," by Vince Pitelka
I welcome reviews from anyone who has read either book. (Reply off-list if
you prefer.) Please include your name and city.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
Lois Wilkins on tue 10 jan 06
Geoffrey,
Here is the bibliographic information for the two books Arnold mentioned:
> > "Pottery: A Life, a Lifetime," by Mel Jacobson, copyright 2004 by The
American Ceramic Society, P.O. Box 6136, Westerville, Ohio 43086-6136,
published in USA, ISBN: 1-57498-125-0
> > "Clay: A Studio Handbook," by Vince Pitelka, copyright 2001 by The
American Ceramic Society, P.O. Box 6136, Westerville, Ohio 43086-6136,
published in USA, ISBN: 1-57498-090-4
Both books are excellent.
Lois (who was a school librarian in an earlier life)
Lois Wilkins
claywork@verizon.net
Pfeiffer, Dan R (Dan) on wed 11 jan 06
I have been thinking of saying a word or two on both of these books. Both
hard to review but for different reasons. Mel's book is a joy to read, very
inspirational but what to say about it? Not a how to book but it does have a
number of good ideas on how to make pots. The title is a good one, like a
life it is a mix of experiences and Mel does a good job of conveying what is
was like to be an apprentice and potter. After reading it I have no desire
to try and do the same, way to much work, but can see the value in it even
if it is not something I would like to share. Well maybe if I was a 20
something I mite but not now.
Vince's book is a great how to book! Anyone just starting to work in clay
should have a copy. It details a very wide breath of what can to done in
pottery, great pictures, clear description of each technique. This is a BIG
book, plan to take a while to read it. I hate to think of how much time must
have went into producting such an encyclopedic work.
>>>"Pottery: A Life, a Lifetime," by Mel Jacobson
"Clay: A Studio Handbook," by Vince Pitelka
I welcome reviews from anyone who has read either book. (Reply off-list if
you prefer.) Please include your name and city.
>>>>
Dan & Laurel in Elkmont Al
Pfeiffer Fire Arts
www.pfeifferfirearts.com
Potters Council Members
Geoffrey Gaskell on wed 11 jan 06
On 10 Jan 2006 at 8:29, Arnold Howard wrote:
> I am going to include brief book reviews in Paragon's weekly Kiln Pointers
> newsletter and on Paragon's website. I'm a strong believer in promoting
> books, because education helps the entire industry. The first two books:
>
> "Pottery: A Life, a Lifetime," by Mel Jacobson
> "Clay: A Studio Handbook," by Vince Pitelka
>
> I welcome reviews from anyone who has read either book. (Reply off-list if
> you prefer.) Please include your name and city.
>
Well, I haven't read either book, but I would certainly enjoy the opportunity to do so.
Could someone please include the full bibliographic details including ISBN so that I
can more easily track them down. I'm not a particularly fiscally responsible person &
never have been, so it may be several weeks or even months before I could actually
make a purchase because payment of debts takes priority. However, local libraries
have "Recommendation to buy" cards that I can fill out, so I might be able to persuade
one of them to acquire copies in the meantime.
Geoffrey Gaskell
http://www.geoffreygaskell.co.nz/
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