Pioneer Pottery

by Michael Cardew

When he went to West Africa in the 1940s, Michael Cardew found himself in a land where the potter's art had been flourishing for centuries without the use of wheels, or kilns, or glazes. This book grew out of his desire to share all that he had learned from the African pioneers of pottery.

344 pages, Hardcover

First published September 20, 1971

Reviews

[Pat]

If you play or work with clay this is something you need to read. Cardew made pots in Africa from the dirt up.

[Mingchao Lin]

mass production, art, craft, science, when we miss something, we will know, then the value show regardless of all stereotypes.