Zoe Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 I will be teaching a new University level course entitled Clay appreciation. It will have a hands-on component but will focus more on gaining an appreciation for the media: history, aesthetics, procedures,etc. I am looking for a teachers guide with visuals to assist in the lectures of history; past to present. Any ideas would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JBaymore Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Very interesting!!!!! Is this under the ceramics curriculum or offered in the art history or liberal arts department? What college? This is not a common topic offering... and bodes well. In addition to my clay studio courses, I teach an upper level Japanese ceramic art history course through the art history department. I've had to amass my own images for that use...... I spend a bunch of time in Japan so that has made it easy. best, .............john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JBaymore Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Just did a quick web search for you..... and came up with this. http://www.ceramicstudies.me.uk/index.html best, ...............john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Very interesting!!!!! Is this under the ceramics curriculum or offered in the art history or liberal arts department? What college? This is not a common topic offering... and bodes well. In addition to my clay studio courses, I teach an upper level Japanese ceramic art history course through the art history department. I've had to amass my own images for that use...... I spend a bunch of time in Japan so that has made it easy. best, .............john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Zoe, Sounds like a great course. I taught History of World Ceramics. There are several good books out there. Plus lots of resources online. I collected images for over forty years. Maybe you could post a request for historic images from people on the site. There are members and guests from all over the world. It is never too late to discover new things. I was on the Greek Island of Delos and saw an amazing 4 burner stove with an oven made out of clay...possibly from the 4th or 5th century BCE. There are many teachers on this site who could possibly send you some images as well as techniques. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 Zoe, Sounds like a great course. I taught History of World Ceramics. There are several good books out there. Plus lots of resources online. I collected images for over forty years. Maybe you could post a request for historic images from people on the site. There are members and guests from all over the world. It is never too late to discover new things. I was on the Greek Island of Delos and saw an amazing 4 burner stove with an oven made out of clay...possibly from the 4th or 5th century BCE. There are many teachers on this site who could possibly send you some images as well as techniques. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Zoe, Sounds like a great course. I taught History of World Ceramics. There are several good books out there. Plus lots of resources online. I collected images for over forty years. Maybe you could post a request for historic images from people on the site. There are members and guests from all over the world. It is never too late to discover new things. I was on the Greek Island of Delos and saw an amazing 4 burner stove with an oven made out of clay...possibly from the 4th or 5th century BCE. There are many teachers on this site who could possibly send you some images as well as techniques. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 I am trying once again to see if my response gets attached here.... Thankyou John and Marcia for your responses to my posts. The ceramics history web class is awesome; just not very far completed. My clay appreciation course is offered through Western New Mexico's art dpt; and fufills a gen ed requirement. What are your favorite 3 books for ceramic appreciation/history? Hoping this gets posted; I have responded many times and don't see my posts. hmmm Zoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 here are three but there are many more focusing on specific areas World ceramics; An Illustrated History by Robert J. Charleston Ceramics of the World from 4000 BC to the present by Lorenzo Camusso and Sandro Bortone Ceramics Source book Errol Manners and Hugo Morley-Fletcher (good illustrations but not as hefty as the two previously mentioned) Some others are: Chinese Ceramics, Early Islamic Ceramics, Ceramics Iberique, Ancient Indian Pottery, Newcomb Pottery, Piccolpasso's Art of the Potter and so on. I have a good research library at home after being in Academic Ceramics for 45 years. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 here are three but there are many more focusing on specific areas World ceramics; An Illustrated History by Robert J. Charleston Ceramics of the World from 4000 BC to the present by Lorenzo Camusso and Sandro Bortone Ceramics Source book Errol Manners and Hugo Morley-Fletcher (good illustrations but not as hefty as the two previously mentioned) Some others are: Chinese Ceramics, Early Islamic Ceramics, Ceramics Iberique, Ancient Indian Pottery, Newcomb Pottery, Piccolpasso's Art of the Potter and so on. I have a good research library at home after being in Academic Ceramics for 45 years. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoe Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Thanks Marcia! I have been enjoying reading "CLAY" by Suzanne Staubach.....about the history of clay - accompanying ceramics - to sparkplugs, computer chips etc. 45 years; what a long relationship you have had! All the respect! Zoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 I think I have that but I got it after I retired in 2000 and never used it as a text. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Thanks Marcia! I have been enjoying reading "CLAY" by Suzanne Staubach.....about the history of clay - accompanying ceramics - to sparkplugs, computer chips etc. 45 years; what a long relationship you have had! All the respect! Zoe I do have that one and am glad I already have it. The current price for it is really high. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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