It is only by personal trial that many of us can appreciate the toils, troubles, and labors of the artisan. Yet author and practitioner Boase almost instantly transforms our perceptions of the not-so-ordinary art bowl, primarily through striking color photographs of 10 artists at work. Of course, the piece de resistance is prefaced by good-to-have information, such as a brief history (the first fragment was attributed to 1500 B.C. England) and data about wood. Some of the helpful hints are peculiarly English in bent; recommended places for finding wood, for instance, are cricket-bat manufacturers and Council rubbish dumps. No question, though, the art supersedes all idiosyncrasies; as just one example, it's hard not to gasp when viewing Louise Hibbert's radiolarian bowl executed in sycamore. Barbara Jacobs
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“Boase almost instantly transforms our perceptions of the not-so-ordinary art bowl, primarily through striking color photographs of 10 artists at work....The pièce de résistance is prefaced by good-to-have information, such as a brief history...and data about wood....The art supersedes all.”—Booklist. “Innovative studio pieces, colored photographs and detailed captions illustrate the entire process.”—Woodshop News.
