Win Free Books!
Crafts Prize Package
Whether you are a craftsperson yourself or an afficionado of superb regional craft, the Crafts prize package is for you. Stunningly illustrated, and with a wealth of information, these books are timeless. Note: if you are a woodworker, check out the
Woodwright prize package, featuring Roy Underhill. Please note that for your information we have included a price for both paperback and hardcover when both are available, but the prize package will include the paperbac
k edition.
|

|
North Carolina
Quilts
Edited by Ruth Haislip Roberson
"Crammed with colorful history, anecdotes and legends that vividly portray the lives of Carolina women and their families from early colonial days to the present. For the devotee of quilts, this book is a must. And, quilting aside, the history buff wil
l also find a classic in North Carolina Quilts."--Southern Antiques
$39.95 hardcover Out-of-Print
$29.95 paperback
|

|
Raised in
Clay
The Southern Pottery Tradition
by Nancy Sweezy
Raised in Clay is a remarkable portrait of pottery making in the South, 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 families preserve and practice the traditional art of pottery making today.
"Most of these artists were brought up learning the craft, and their reminiscences and professional observations illuminate every page."--Booklist
"A book with enough heart and soul to be worthy of the people [Sweezy] writes about."--Charles Counts, American Craft
$29.95 paperback
|

|
Turners and
Burners
The Folk Potters of North Carolina
by Charles G. Zug III
This richly illustrated portrait of North Carolina's pottery traditions tells the story of the generations of "turners and burners" whose creations are much admired for their strength and beauty.
"An excellent book to read if you are interested in North Carolina, American ceramics, folk life, or general craft practices, and it will undoubtedly remain a classic for many years to come."--Winterthur Portfolio
$49.95 hardcover
$34.95 paperback
|
Return to WIN FREE
BOOKS! entry form
|