From Mud to Jug

The Folk Potters and Pottery of Northeast Georgia

John A. Burrison

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University of Georgia Press
30 March 2010

Ceramics: artworks; Folk art

This title celebrates the living traditions of the renowned northeast Georgia folk pottery clans. John Michael Vlach called """"Brothers in Clay"""" 'not only the best study of American stoneware pottery now available but also a fine model for the presentation and analysis of hand-based technologies'. The anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss noted, 'Mr. Burrison has brought to this undertaking a sensitivity, a finesse, and a flair for description and analysis that entitle the book to a place among the classics of this type'. """"From Mud to Jug"""" - both a companion and sequel to """"Brothers in Clay"""" - deepens and enriches Burrison's earlier study by focusing on the northeast corner of Georgia, which has maintained a continuous tradition of pottery making since the early nineteenth century. Through interviews, a census of active potters trained at the centers of Cleveland (White County) and Gillsville (Hall County), and more than one hundred color photographs of pots, potters, and their work spaces, Burrison captures the living tradition of one of the last areas of the United States where Euro-American folk pottery is still being made. The book also explores the roots and historical development of north Georgia's stoneware tradition and includes rare historic photos that have not been previously published. The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia, which opened in 2006 at Sautee Nacoochee Center in White County, is also acknowledged and described.

By: John A. Burrison
Imprint: University of Georgia Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 736g
ISBN: 9780820333250
ISBN 10: 0820333255
Pages: 178
Publication Date: 30 March 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John A. Burrison is a professor of English and director of the folklore curriculum at Georgia State University. His other books include Storytellers: Folktales and Legends from the South and Shaping Traditions: Folk Art in a Changing South, both published by the University of Georgia Press.

Reviews for From Mud to Jug: The Folk Potters and Pottery of Northeast Georgia

The book is visually stunning, with color photographs of pieces that jump off the page. Newly found historic photographs are wonderful additions. All told, this is a book that can beautifully stand on its own. -- Choice <br>