Pottery: A Life, a Lifetime
By Mel Jacobson
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This is a book about the experiences of Mel Jacobson as a potter during the past four decades—as a student, an apprentice, a teacher, and an avid participant in all things ceramic. Each chapter of this autobiographical account relates to a different facet or technique of pottery making, with instructive text and illustrations as well as entertaining stories from his time in Japan and candid opinions from the Clayart archives.
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From the Preface: This is a book about my experiences as a potter—as a student, an apprentice, a teacher, and an avid participant in all things ceramic. Each chapter relates to a different facet or technique of pottery making. My intent is to guide you through a rather complex maze of techniques so that, in the end, you’ll be able to master each one. When dealing with Japanese techniques, I use terms familiar to the average potter (sometimes making up terms that more aptly describe the tool, style or technique shown) instead of an Oriental or Japanese term. You should be able to easily make, acquire or buy simple tools that would be used in the Japanese studio, but most of the tools described in this book are made of simple scrap wood, wire coat hangers and strapping metal. I have found hacksaw blades and old dowel rods to work very well for trimming knives, and the “T” measuring stick shown is an ice cream stick with a barbecue skewer through it. |
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All the illustrations come from my memory and experience and are meant to serve as working drawings any potter can understand. I assume that the absolute beginner in pottery will have some difficulty mastering the techniques in this boo, but the information here should be interesting for almost any reader as to the understanding of the Japanese method of making pots. Along with descriptions of techniques, I’ve included some stories from my stay in Japan where I spent a year working at Mr. Kunio Uchida’s studio, These stories do not necessarily relate to t a particular chapter, but I wanted to share them with you. In addition I’ve included several posts from Clayart, the online potters network, which I’ve been involved with for many years.—Mel Jacobson |
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