Description
A book of texts by potter Jiří Duchk, about clay, ceramics, and the search for meaning and depth in seemingly ordinary activities and things. "There are not many wood-firing potters among us; it is a small community of enthusiasts, people who know each other, visit each other, and often help one another. Wood firing, wood burning, is not a simple and easy activity; it is not enough just to add wood! It is necessary to prepare suitable wood, repair the kiln after the last firing, gather the pottery, glaze it, load the kiln, seal the kiln, heat it, add wood, monitor the temperature, wait, and hope that the work will succeed. Nevertheless, these enthusiastic workers find it worthwhile to repeatedly light the kiln and breathe life into the clay. Perhaps only a medieval furnace knew such a service combined with tenacity, practice, and humility. Dedication to the craft, sensitivity, Duchk's questing and testing, these are the qualities leading to the work..." Josef Kroutvor
Information
Author: Duchek Jiří
Publication date: April 30, 2018
Manufacturer: Doležal Stanislav - Nakladatelství Svět
Genres: Czech and slovak fiction, Books, Fiction
Pages: 104
ISBN/EAN: 9788087201299