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Authors: Mark Hewitt, Nancy Sweezy
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

3 reviews
Sales Rank: 100660

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 296
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9 x 1.2

ISBN: 0807829927
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.0975607475656
EAN: 9780807829929

Publication Date: October 31, 2005
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Classic North Carolina stoneware pots--with their rich textures, monochromatic glazes, and minimal decoration--belong to one of America's most revered stoneware pottery traditions. In a lavishly illustrated celebration of that tradition, Mark Hewitt and Nancy Sweezy trace the history of North Carolina pottery from the nineteenth century to the present day. They demonstrate the intriguing historic and aesthetic relationships that link pots produced in North Carolina to pottery traditions in Europe and Asia, in New England, and in the neighboring state of South Carolina.

With hundreds of color photographs highlighting the shapes and surfaces of carefully selected pots, The Potter's Eye honors the keen focus vernacular potters bring to their materials, tools, techniques, and history. It is an evocative guide for anyone interested in the art of North Carolina pottery and the aesthetic majesty of this resilient and long-standing tradition.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

The Potter's Eye: Art and Tradition in North Carolina Pottery November 14, 2006
An absolute gem of a book; clear, comprehensive, and beautifully illustrated.

4 out of 5 stars

Getting Potted the Right Way January 6, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

A fine book with essays and some 90 photos with commentary on pieces shown in the NC Art Museum's early 2006 exhibit. But if you are not familiar with pottery and potting be sure to read at least the first dozen or so comments on the individual pottery pieces - some important descriptions and definitions are provided of the various kinds of kilns, pottery designs and styles. Otherwise you may be baffled by the name and term dropping later in the book.

A book I will revisit often. The photographs are superb and the essays are insightful. I especially liked the discussions by potter and exhibit curator Mark Hewitt on the interplay of tradition and contemporary work: "a delightful syncopation of perception and expression, nudging the old world into the present...tradition is a mirror, reflecting who we are and how we measure up. It is the voice of our pottery forebears, encouraging, revealing, holding our feet to the fire. Tradition is one of the voices of the divine."

5 out of 5 stars

A must for pottery lovers October 27, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

The Potter's Eye by Mark Hewitt and Nancy Sweezy is a must for lover's of North Carolina pottery. Organized in a logical way, the book offers a wonderful review of the stoneware tradition still alive in North Carolina. The book connects the North Carolina tradition of pottery making with traditions in Europe, Asia, and other states in the U. S.

Lavishly photographed with rich details, The Potter's Eye is sure to impress. Perhaps the best part of the book are the interviews included with modern potters: Kim Ellington, Mark Hewitt, Ben Owen III, Pam Owens, Vernon Owens, and David Stuempfle. Legends in their own time.

The Potter's Eye is not a coffee table book. It will become an integral part of your library as soon as you receive it.

Peace

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