Raised in Clay

Raised in Clay

Author: Nancy Sweezy

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780807844816

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Raised in Clay is a remarkable portrait of pottery making in the one of the oldest and richest craft traditions in America. Focusing on more than thirty potters in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, and Kentucky, Nancy Sweezy tells how


Raised in Clay

Raised in Clay

Author: Nancy Sweezy

Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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Raised in Clay: The Southern Pottery Tradition


Turners & Burners

Turners & Burners

Author: Charles G. Zug

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13:

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This richly illustrated portrait of North Carolina's pottery traditions tells the story of the generations of 'tuners and burners' whose creation are much admired for their strength and beauty. The first comprehensive ceramic history for the state, this book examines the largely vanished world of folk potters and the continuing achievements of their descendants.


Image Transfer on Clay

Image Transfer on Clay

Author: Paul Andrew Wandless

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 9781579906351

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Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay

Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay

Author: Christopher Benfey

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-02-26

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0143122851

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"Beautiful, haunted, evocative and so open to where memory takes you. I kept thinking that this is the book that I have waited for: where objects, and poetry intertwine. Just wonderful and completely sui generis." (Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes) An unforgettable voyage across the reaches of America and the depths of memory, this generational memoir of one incredible family reveals America’s unique craft tradition. In Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay, renowned critic Christopher Benfey shares stories—of his mother’s upbringing in rural North Carolina among centuries-old folk potteries; of his father’s escape from Nazi Europe; of his great-aunt and -uncle Josef and Anni Albers, famed Bauhaus artists exiled at Black Mountain College—unearthing an ancestry, and an aesthetic, that is quintessentially American. With the grace of a novelist and the eye of a historian, Benfey threads these stories together into a radiant and mesmerizing harmony.


Carter Clay

Carter Clay

Author: Elizabeth Evans

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2015-08-11

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0062434403

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Drunk, and driving a van down a Florida highway, Carter Clay, a Vietnam vet at loose ends, irrevocably shatters the lives of the Altiz family, killing Joe and seriously injuring his wife, Katherine, and their daughter, Jersey, in a hit-and-run accident. Horrified, Clay seeks redemption, while still concealing his culpability, by becoming the questionable caretaker of the two survivors' damaged lives--eventually imposing upon them the baggage of his past and his haphazard faith in God. Suspenseful, psychologically complex, and inhabited by characters that will haunt your memory long after you have turned the last page, Carter Clay is a finely wrought tale of the frailty of identity and the possibility of redemption.


Clay

Clay

Author: Suzanne Staubach

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 2013-09-03

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1611685044

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More than a third of the houses in the world are made of clay. Clay vessels were instrumental in the invention of cooking, wine and beer making, and international trade. Our toilets are made of clay. The first spark plugs were thrown on the potter’s wheel. Clay has played a vital role in the health and beauty fields. Indeed, this humble material was key to many advances in civilization, including the development of agriculture and the invention of baking, architecture, religion, and even the space program. In Clay, Suzanne Staubach takes a lively look at the startling history of the mud beneath our feet. Told with verve and erudition, this story will ensure you won’t see the world around you in quite the same way after reading the book.


Learning to Sing

Learning to Sing

Author: Clay Aiken

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2004-11-24

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1418552909

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In Learning to Sing, Clay Aiken tells the story of how his faith was integral to him learning valuable life lessons during his meteoric rise from life as an aspiring educator in Raleigh, North Carolina to instant stardom on "American Idol." Clay's advice is 1) Believe in yourself, 2) Believe in God, and 3) Be really stubborn. This personal relationship with God is key to personal success, as Clay has witnessed in real life experiences. When asked to "dirty up" his lyrics to increase sales, he resisted-and has sold more than 3 million albums. He refuses to make videos placing him in inappropriate situations, and considers his relationship with God the most valuable in his life. Learning to Sing is an account of Clay Aiken's extraordinary faith and will and perseverance, and an inspiring memoir by someone who became-against all odds-one of the biggest pop stars of his time.