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- The Traditional crafts of Japan
- Call Number: NK1071 .A1 T73 1992
Publication information: [Tokyo] : Diamond, c1992
Physical description: 8 videocassettes (210 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Contents: 1. Weaving : Nishijin textiles (25 min.) -- 2. Dyeing : Kyoto YÅ«zen (26 min.) -- 3. Ceramics : Shigaraki ware (27 min.) -- v. 4. Lacquer : Wajima ware (25 min.) -- 5. Woodworking : Kyoto joinery (28 min.) -- 6. Metalworking : Sakai forged blades (26 min.) -- 7. Papermaking : Echizen paper (26 min.) -- 8. Brushes and Sumi ink : Nara writing utensils (27 min.)
- High tech, low tech; the science and art of ceramics
- Call Number: NK 3712 .P3 H5 1994
Publication information: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA : Palos Verdes Art Center, c1994
Physical description: 2 videocassettes (69 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Contents: v. 1. The exhibition (26 min.) -- v. 2. The seminar (43 min.)
Description: In 1994 the Palos Verdes Art Center in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, presented an exhibit comparing mass produced high-tech industrial ceramics with one-of-a-kind ceramic art created by 4 potters: Harrison McIntosh, Roseline Delisle, Gregory Roberts, and Larry Lubow
- Clay. I-II [videorecording;American Craft Council [produced by] Crystal Productions]
- Call Number: NK 4008 .C55 1987x
Publication information: Aspen, CO : Crystal Productions, [ca. 1987], c1971-c1980
Physical description: 2 videocassettes (VHS) (85 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
- Color & fire
- Call Number: NK4008 .C656 2002
Publication information: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2002
Physical description: 1 videocassette (51 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Conversations with contemporary potters that focus on the aesthetics of the potters art and its evolution since the 1950s
- Potters of the U.S.A.
- Call Number: NK4008 .P6 1968x
Publication information: [New York, N.Y. : released by] McGraw-Hill Films, c1968
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (33 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Presents a personal view of the working methods of some outstanding American potters
- Jugtown; pottery tradition in change
- Call Number: NK4025.N62 J8 1976x
Publication information: [Washington, D.C.?] : Smithsonian Institution Chicago, IL : distributed by Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 1976
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in.. + 1 guide
Description: Describes Jugtown, a colony of North Carolina potters, where artisans combine traditional and contemporary potting techniques to create unique products in a rural American style
- Aidos
- Call Number: NK4027.G5 A5 1987x
Publication information: c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (52 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Pam Burt Lowrie and John Allen Wantz design and construct a ceramic mural, AidÅs, which is installed in the Physical Education and Community Recreation Center of the College of DuPage
- Potters of Oaxaca
- Call Number: NK4031 .P688 2007
Publication information: [Glenview, Ill. : Art Video World [distributor], 2007]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (45 min.) : sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Description: Shows production of pottery from digging clay to selling the finished product
- Traditional potteries of Thailand
- Call Number: NK4156.6.A1 K3 1999
Publication information: Corpus Christi, Tex. : Louis Katz, [1999], c1991
Physical description: 2 videocassettes (55 min. each) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 guide and dictionary ([36] p. : ill. 22 cm.)
Contents: pt. 1. Dankwean -- pt. 2. Beyond Dankwean;Guide and dictionary: Traditional Thai pottery guide -- English-Thai potter's dictionary
Description: Shows traditional methods of making pottery using hand building and kick wheel. Filmed in Thai villages known for production of various types of pots, including mortars and large water vessels
- Potters of Japan.
- Call Number: NK4167.7 .P6 1968x
Publication information: [New York, N.Y. : released by] McGraw-Hill Films, c1968
Physical description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (31 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Depicts the lives and working methods of five present-day potters of Japan who work in traditional ways
- The legacy of generations; pottery by American Indian women
- Call Number: NK4200 .L4 1998
Publication information: Chicago, Ill. : Home Vision Arts, c1998
Physical description: 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: The Southwest Indian women who create pottery preserve a centuries-old tradition while paving the way for contemporary artists. Interviews Margaret Tafoya and other artists to reveal how the craft is passed down through matrilineal lines. Blends stories, songs, and archival footage that reflect Native American history and culture
- The potter's meal; a film about Joseph Bennion
- Call Number: NK4210.B4 P6 1992
Publication information: Spring City, Utah : Horseshoe Mountain Pottery, c1992
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Discusses the life and work of Joseph Bennion, a potter in Utah
- Maria, the pottery of San Ildefonso
- Call Number: NK 4210 .M3 M32 1985
Publication information: Whittier, CA : Finley-Holiday Film Corp., [198-?]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Maria Martinez, noted Indian pottery maker, demonstrates the traditional Indian ways, beginning with the spreading of sacred corn before the clay is gathered. Also shown are the mixing of clay, construction of pottery, hand decorating, and building of the firing mound
- The space of pottery; ceramics of Paul Mathieu
- Call Number: NK4210.M37 S7 1991
Publication information: Berkeley, CA : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, 1991
Physical description: 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Paul Mathieu explains the meaning and significance of his work
- Grace Medicine Flower, Joseph Lonewolf
- Call Number: NK4210.M435 G7 1988
Publication information: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video [distributor, 1988]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Profiles potters Grace Medicine Flower and her brother Joseph Lonewolf, potters from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico, who have revived and extended the traditional forms and techniques of their pre-Columbian ancestors in their work. The 2nd program presents R.C. Gorman, a Navajo painter and print maker, at work in his Taos, New Mexico, studio completing one of a suite of paintings dedicated to the Navajo woman, his primary subject
- A potter's song; the art and philosophy of Paul Soldner
- Call Number: NK4210.S64 P6 1989
Publication information: Aspen, Colo. : Crystal Productions, [198-?]
Physical description: 1 videocassette (16 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Ceramic artist Paul Soldner presents his views on trends in the art of ceramics and its relationship to the environment
- Toshiko Takaezu; portrait of an artist
- Call Number: NK4210.T26 T675 2002
Publication information: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2002
Physical description: 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Filmed both in New Jersey and the artist's native Hawaii, presents the life story of the internationally acclaimed potter. Film clips of Ms. Takaezu at work, shaping clay in her studio, demonstrating pottery techniques at Prineton Univesity, and overseeing raku-firing, provide illuminating insights into her philosophical creative process
- Gifts from the fire; the ceramic art of Brother Thomas
- Call Number: NK4210.T46 G5 1991
Publication information: Chicago : Home Vision, 1991
Physical description: 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: This program takes us into the peaceful, private world of Benedectine Monk, Brother Thomas Bezanson, a ceramic artist who creates some of the world's most exquisite pottery
- Craft I
- Call Number: NK9612 .C7 1987
Publication information: Aspen, Colo. : Crystal Productions, c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (21 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Explores the careers of craftsmen in woodworking and ceramics. Individual craftsmen discuss their educational background, their type of work, marketing their craft, and the future career outlook
- Maskmaking with clay
- Call Number: TT898 .M3 1997
Publication information: Glenview, Ill. : Crystal Productions, c1997
Physical description: 1 videocassette (24:21) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Peggy Flores shows how to create colorful and decorative masks from clay. Steps include placing the clay slab over a form to create the basic face shape, creating the facial features, drying it in an electric kiln and finishing the mask with decorative details. Shows many examples of student masks
- Stephen Jepson's advanced throwing projects & techniques
- Call Number: TT920 .A4 1993
Publication information: Geneva, FL : Distributed by Thoughtful Productions, c1993
Physical description: 1 videocassette (ca. 75 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Contents: Bottles and closed forms -- Covered jars with 2 styles of casseroles -- Simple ways to get lids to fit -- 6 different kinds of lids -- Facetting and cutting -- Solutions to goblet production -- Throwing off the hump -- Making and assembling parts of tea pots -- Donuts -- Learn how to tap on center in 40 minutes or less
Description: Stephen Jepson demonstrates some of the more difficult techniques involved in throwing pottery
- The art of ceramics; creating animal sculptures on the potter's wheel
- Call Number: TT920 .A78 2001
Publication information: [Calif.?] : Greenfield Media, c2001
Physical description: 1 videocassette (28:45) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Robert Maxwell demonstrates the step-by-step process of creating clay animal sculptures. Teaches many techniques which may be applied to a myriad of ceramic projects
- Beginning pottery
- Call Number: TT920 .B4 1990
Publication information: Huntsville, Tex. : Educational Video Network, c1990
Physical description: 2 videocassettes (109 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. + 1 guide sheet
Contents: pt. 1. Wheel throwing -- pt. 2. Hand building
Description: Robert Piepenburg demonstrates many techniques for working with clay
- Ceramics handbuilding; slab construction
- Call Number: TT920 .C4 1999
Publication information: Glenview, IL : Crystal Productions, c1999
Physical description: 1 videocassette (26:42) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Mollie Favour shows tools and clays as well as wedging before making slabs by throwing and rolling. Shows construction of a box with lid and pieces joined with scoring and slip. She also creates other pieces, including a vase and bowls draped over forms plus a wall mural. Shows how these are decorated and fired in an electric kiln
- Clay collection
- Call Number: TT920 .C5 1995
Publication information: Geneva, FL : Jepson Pottery : Distributed by Thoughtful Productions, c1995
Physical description: 1 videocassette (59 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Description: Stephen Jepson shows a collection of 120 pieces, including stoneware, porcelain, salt-fired, wood-fired, once-fired, luster ware, earthenware, table ware, raku, art pottery, funky pottery, tea pots, covered jars, pitchers and platters. Includes some history. A resource for ideas
- Craft of the potter
- Call Number: TT920 .C73 1983
Publication information: Skokie, Ill. : Distributed in the USA by Films Incorporated, 1983
Physical description: 5 videocassettes (25 min. each) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Contents: [pt. 1] Handbuilding -- [pt. 2] Throwing -- [pt. 3] Decorating -- [pt. 4] Glaze and fire -- [pt. 5] Talking about pots
Description: Master craftsmen including Michael Cardew, Bernard Leech, Shoji Hamada, and Elizabeth Fritsch demonstrate the characteristics of various kinds of clay and many of the techniques used to hand build, throw, and decorate ceramic pieces. Includes discussion of English pottery and archival footage of Nigerian women crafting pots
- Form & function; ceramic aesthetics & design with Robin Hopper
- Call Number: TT920 .F6 1994
Publication information: Portland, OR : Tara Productions, c1994
Physical description: 5 videocassettes (217 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Contents: program 1. Elements of form (30 min.) -- program 2. Lids and terminations (51 min.) -- program 3. Spouts and handles (50 min.) -- program 4. Pots for eating and drinking (36 min.) -- program 5. Pots for cooking and serving (50 min.)
Description: Expands the content of Robin Hoppers second book: Functional pottery : form and aesthetic in pots of purpose. Explores the nature of form and documents the tension that exists between pots that please the eye yet function well in the home
- Harry and May Davis; potters
- Call Number: TT920 .H3 1987
Publication information: Ridgecrest, CA : Auld Film [distributor], c1987
Physical description: 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 1/2 in
Description: Presents alternative engineering and pottery techniques, with the goal of self-sufficiency
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