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Body of Clay, Soul of Fire (softcover)

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Body of Clay, Soul of Fire: Richard Bresnahan and the Saint John’s Pottery

By Dr. Matthew Welch

This book tells the story of Richard Bresnahan’s professional and personal life and describes the community of artists that has gathered around him at The Saint John’s Pottery. It also offers insights into Japan’s abiding affection for handmade ceramics and the nature of Japanese apprenticeships, as well as giving a lively history about the Benedictine monks who founded Saint John’s Abbey in the 1850s. Filled with enticing details and humorous anecdotes, the book includes 170 color photographs of ceramics and sculptures and 100 black-and-white images that document Bresnahan’s career as a working potter.

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$30

Body of Clay, Soul of Fire: Richard Bresnahan and the Saint John’s Pottery

By Dr. Matthew Welch

This book tells the story of Richard Bresnahan’s professional and personal life and describes the community of artists that has gathered around him at The Saint John’s Pottery. It also offers insights into Japan’s abiding affection for handmade ceramics and the nature of Japanese apprenticeships, as well as giving a lively history about the Benedictine monks who founded Saint John’s Abbey in the 1850s. Filled with enticing details and humorous anecdotes, the book includes 170 color photographs of ceramics and sculptures and 100 black-and-white images that document Bresnahan’s career as a working potter.

$30

Body of Clay, Soul of Fire: Richard Bresnahan and the Saint John’s Pottery

By Dr. Matthew Welch

This book tells the story of Richard Bresnahan’s professional and personal life and describes the community of artists that has gathered around him at The Saint John’s Pottery. It also offers insights into Japan’s abiding affection for handmade ceramics and the nature of Japanese apprenticeships, as well as giving a lively history about the Benedictine monks who founded Saint John’s Abbey in the 1850s. Filled with enticing details and humorous anecdotes, the book includes 170 color photographs of ceramics and sculptures and 100 black-and-white images that document Bresnahan’s career as a working potter.

Title: Body of Clay, Soul of Fire: Richard Bresnahan and the Saint John’s Pottery

Format: Softcover

Author: Dr. Matthew Welch

Editor: Sandra L. Lipshultz

Designer: Barbara J. Arney

Publisher: The Afton Historical Society Press

Copyright: 2001

ISBN: 1-890434-46-9


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