Pottery and ceramics is normally regarded in a serious, mirthless manner. It doesn't matter whether it is magnificent works of art, educational and therapeutic activities, or the cutting edge of industrial technology in electronics or safe storage of nuclear waste that is under consideration. But there is a more human aspect to pottery and ceramics as well. The Cherokee people used a clay to make pipes which became much sought after by Europeans in their quest to make porcelain. Josiah Wedgwood was almost paranoid about ...
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Pottery and ceramics is normally regarded in a serious, mirthless manner. It doesn't matter whether it is magnificent works of art, educational and therapeutic activities, or the cutting edge of industrial technology in electronics or safe storage of nuclear waste that is under consideration. But there is a more human aspect to pottery and ceramics as well. The Cherokee people used a clay to make pipes which became much sought after by Europeans in their quest to make porcelain. Josiah Wedgwood was almost paranoid about colonial competition and feared industrial espionage. A distinguished British officer designed the Simple Yet Perfect (syp) Teapot. Much decoration on oriental pottery and porcelain has erotic connotations. These are just a few of the fascinating trivia and oddities that are contained in this book which bring the field of pottery and ceramics to life.
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