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Boo k Revi GW By Patty Osborne

APotter’s Workbook, by Clary Illian

University of lowa Press, 1999

ISBN 0-87745-671-2

$26.50 (soft cover)

Several years ago I had the pleasure of spending two days at a

For Sale

workshop where Clary Illian threw pots on a treadle wheel
and talked about the shapes she made and her life as a potter. Her
book, A Potters Workbook, is much like that workshop: simple and
unadorned, yet thought-provoking. With the help of photographs

Clary Illian

of leatherhard pots, mostly thrown by students, and her own line

Mission, B.C.
« $600, or best offer

drawings, Illian discusses the internal space and energy of
different cylinder shapes, the effects of rims and bases, options for adding handles, spouts
and lids, and the dynamic flow of the curve of a bowl. In the concluding chapters, Illian

For more information contact
Molly at 604.814.0111
missionclay@shaw.ca

encourages potters to train the eye to truly see the curves and proportions of a pot in order to
begin to “succeed intentionally rather than by happy accident” and to be aware of the sources
of one’s preferred shapes and then move forward to express one’s own voice. Illian succeeds
in her hope that this book will “provide a way to see, to make, and to think about the forms
of wheel-thrown vessels” and provides a valuable resource for potters who have mastered the
basics of throwing and are now tackling the intricacies of form, or for experienced throwers who
want to better understand the shapes they produce.

Is there a book that was important to your development as a potter? Send in a short review to share
with other members. Wed love to read about it.

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