The Bloomsbury Review, January/February 2000
"This is a beautiful book about beautiful things," writes Joan Chittister in her preface, but those words cannot begin to prepare the reader for the essays and striking four-color photographs of Brother Bezanson's porcelain works in this fine book. Brother Bezanson has been praised throughout the pottery community in general, and specifically by Japanese ceramist Tatsuzo Shimaoka, as one of the greatest artists in the Western pottery world. He speaks of his faith and the process of creating from clay in a manner that allows the reader to believe that these seemingly disparate experiences are in fact similar.... This book is perfect for any lover of ceramic or porcelain art.


Book Description
This lovely book presents essays and recent works in porcelain by Brother Thomas Bezanson, praised as "one of the greatest artists in the Western pottery world" by well-known Japanese ceramicist Tatsuzo Shimaoka. Brother Thomas explores his faith and the process of creation side by side with illustrations of the celebrated porcelain vases, plates, and tea bowls that are his life's work. The book also contains a nineteen-page photo essay on Brother Thomas at work in his studio by Bill Aron of Los Angeles, an introduction by Joan Chittister, and an illustrated index of the works of Brother Thomas now held in more than fifty museum collections around the world.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

In this book of collected essays on recent works in porcelain, Brother Thomas Bezanson explores his mind and the process of creation to which he has dedicated his life. He exposes to the reader his deepest thinking, side by side with illustrations of the precious fruits of his labor: the multitude of porcelain vases, plates, and tea bowls that he produces in his modest studio.

FROM THE CRITICS

Bloomsbury Review

""This is a beautiful book about beautiful things," writes Joan Chittister in her preface, but those words cannot begin to prepare the reader for the essays and striking four-color photographs of Brother Bezanson's porcelain works in this fine book. Brother Bezanson has been praised throughout the pottery community in general, and specifically by Japanese ceramist Tatsuzo Shimaoka, as one of the greatest artists in the Western pottery world. He speaks of his faith and the process of creating from clay in a manner that allows the reader to believe that these seemingly disparate experiences are in fact similar....This book is perfect for any lover of ceramic or porcelain art."

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