'The Craft and Art of Clay- A complete potter's handbook'

The Craft and Art of Clay- A Complete Potter's Handbook (London: Calmann and King Limited, 1995)

- Craft means skill- deliberate sense of hand- adds individualism/ show the original softness of the material- textured surfaces

- Engobe- Engobes used on the raw clay and fired on in bisque- firing will be visible in some measure under almost all glazes

- Decorative effects can be obtained by wedging powdered metallic colouring oxides or liquid coloured clays called engobes into plastic clay

- Mid-60s- pottery became the voice of social and political conscience- emergence of the message pot/ uniformity of romantic ideals blunted by a contemporary recognition of artistic multiplicity

- Medium's versatility and challenges- also very accessible

Jerry Rothman, b. 1933 in New York:

- Made Constructivist sculptures till 1961

- Sensual, excessive Postmodern style with the inherent tension of the Classical style

- Penchant for debunking accepted attitudes- typical of his work- embodies him as the ceramic artist as social commentator

- Uses a technique in which pigments surface after firing through the top layer of clay to create shapes of muted colour

- Blurs the distinction between sculpture and vessel

'Sky Pot', 1961, stoneware, unglazed.

'Covered Jar', 1981, Thrown and Constructed Vessel.