The Ceramic Design Book: A Gallery of Contemporary Work (A Lark Ceramics Book) [Paperback]

Val Cushing (Introduction)

Book Description

Series: A Lark Ceramics Book | Publication Date: June 30, 2000

This volume offers a celebration of the best work of 300 leading contemporary ceramic artists in North America. Every area of the ceramic world is represented: form and function, vision and technique, surface decoration and firing methods. In addition, Val Cushing offers an overview of contemporary trends in ceramic art.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157990176X
• ISBN-13: 978-1579901769
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,281,846 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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43 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beatiful & imaginative artwork to inspire, September 5, 1999

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Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ceramic Design Book: A Gallery of Contemporary Work (Hardcover)

This is a beautiful book with many unique & imaginative ceramic designs that will provide inspiration for ceramic artists of all levels. It also makes a great gift or a delightful coffee table book for any art lover

The book is in full-color displaying one to three art pieces per page. Both handbuilt & wheel-thrown ceramics are shown. Captions provide the artist's name, date completed, & size as well as materials & techniques used.

Some of my favorite pieces includes a raku crackle jar & carved tree tiles. I love both the plate with waves & a teapot, and another with egrets on it. I also enjoyed a hand-built multi-colored teapot.

Several eclectic figures, a humorous bird sculpture, & a huge mosaic-style dragonfly screen also caught my eye. This is an indispensable reference tool packed with great ideas & a must-have book for any serious ceramic artist.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ceramic Design Book, August 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ceramic Design Book: A Gallery of Contemporary Work (A Lark Ceramics Book) (Paperback)

Basically the subtitle says it all. This beautifully illustrated book consists entirely of photos and captions. But, oh my god, what an incredible collection of mind-expanding work. Each piece is perfectly crafted, fresh, and often whimsical. My eyes just got bigger and bigger with amazement as I flipped through this book for the first time. Covering the full range of the best in modern ceramics, this book has hundreds of full color photos to inspire beginners and professionals alike. There are large architectural pieces, thrown pots, handbuilt functional and decorative wares, low fired, pit fired, high fired and raku wonders - something to delight everyone.