All Videos Tagged worker (crafthaus) - crafthaus 2024-05-17T12:15:54Z http://crafthaus.ning.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=worker&rss=yes&xn_auth=no Revolutions of the Wheel - The Tradition of No Tradition tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2013-08-27:2104389:Video:431644 2013-08-27T13:57:19.949Z Brigitte Martin http://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/brigittemartin <a href="http://crafthaus.ning.com/video/revolutions-of-the-wheel-the-tradition-of-no-tradition"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="180" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/328444098?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>5 Part Documentary Film Tracing the Evolution of American Ceramics -Part one begins by asking: What is a potter?" "What is clay?" and "What makes a pot a vessel?" These issues are examined from the perspectives of contemporary potters, historians and art critics.<br></br> <br></br> The film goes on to explore American ceramics' background by examining its European… <a href="http://crafthaus.ning.com/video/revolutions-of-the-wheel-the-tradition-of-no-tradition"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/328444098?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />5 Part Documentary Film Tracing the Evolution of American Ceramics -Part one begins by asking: What is a potter?" "What is clay?" and "What makes a pot a vessel?" These issues are examined from the perspectives of contemporary potters, historians and art critics.<br /> <br /> The film goes on to explore American ceramics' background by examining its European origins. Museum curators and art historians talk about the astonishing work of turn-of-the-century artists such as Maria Longworth Nichols, Adelaide Alsop Robineau, and the Rookwood Art Pottery.