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Gone to Pot
The Life and Work of John Clappison
by Pauline Coyle
is
now published
This is an important and thorough work on the vocation and life
of a man whose work has often been cited as the epitome of post-war industrial
ceramic design. Many of the pieces he designed for Hornsea Pottery have won
acclaim, especially his ‘Home Décor’ range, which has been likened to some of
the most advanced work in Studio Ceramics.
As experts and academics research the relevance of this
significant design period, specialists such as Lesley Jackson, Dr Graham
McLaren, Alan Peat, Paul Atterbury, Andrew Casey and
Wayne Hemingway have praised the work John produced during his time at Hornsea
Pottery. During his career, John also created pieces for Ravenhead
glass, Royal Doulton and the Upsala
Ekeby group and he now designs and produces his own
ceramics.
The book is divided into two parts for easy reference, a biography, chronicling a life devoted to the
concept and realisation of many acclaimed examples of contemporary ceramic
design and a comprehensive manual of most ceramic and glass pieces that John
designed. There are many previously unpublished pictures, around 200 monochrome
and 120 in colour. It is a 190 page paperback with a high resolution, gloss
laminate card cover
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Gone to Pot
The Life and Work of John
Clappison
by Pauline Coyle
is now on sale
online at Amazon books, at Society Meetings and from select venues in East
Yorkshire