The Michiana Potters
Title | The Michiana Potters PDF eBook |
Author | Meredith A. E. McGriff |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2020-08-03 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0253049660 |
A new pottery tradition has been developing along the border of northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Despite the fact that this region is not yet an established destination for pottery collectors, Michiana potters are committed to pursuing their craft thanks to the presence of a community of like-minded artists. The Michiana Potters, an ethnographic exploration of the lives and art of these potters, examines the communal traditions and aesthetics that have developed in this region. Author Meredith A. E. McGriff identifies several shared methods and styles, such as a preference for wood-fired wares, glossy glaze surfaces, cooler colors, the dripping or layering of glazes on ceramics that are not wood-fired, the handcrafting of useful wares as opposed to sculptural work, and a tendency to borrow forms and decorative effects from other regional artists. In addition to demonstrating a methodology that can be applied to studies of other emergent regional traditions, McGriff concludes that these styles and methods form a communal bond that inextricably links the processes of creating and sharing pottery in Michiana.
Ceramics Monthly
Title | Ceramics Monthly PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 432 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | Ceramics |
ISBN |
Early New England Potters and Their Wares
Title | Early New England Potters and Their Wares PDF eBook |
Author | Lura Woodside Watkins |
Publisher | Read Books Ltd |
Pages | 460 |
Release | 2011-03-23 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1446546993 |
This book is the result of more than fifteen years of research. The study has been carried on, partly in libraries and town records, partly by conferences with descendants of potters and others familiar with their history, and partly by actual digging on the sites of potteries. The excavation method has proved most successful in showing what our New England potters were making at an early period now almost unrepresented by surviving specimens.
American Art Directory
Title | American Art Directory PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Craft Horizons
Title | Craft Horizons PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 666 |
Release | 1957 |
Genre | Decorative arts |
ISBN |
Majestic Metropolitan Living
Title | Majestic Metropolitan Living PDF eBook |
Author | Sue Hostetler |
Publisher | Clarkson Potter |
Pages | 8 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Interior decoration |
ISBN | 030740918X |
Stephen Parrish is a cartographer and gemologist. This is his first book. Visit him online at www.stephenparrish.com.
Potters, Their Arts and Crafts
Title | Potters, Their Arts and Crafts PDF eBook |
Author | John Charles Lewis Sparkes |
Publisher | |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |