Michael Casson – The Craft of the Potter – Throwing

Blog post1 min readUpdated Feb 24, 2025View source ↗

Michael Casson was one of the pioneers in the renaissance of studio pottery in the post-war period, a greatly respected and a charismatic teacher and educator who influenced several generations of potters. After reading Bernard Leach's 1940 A Potter's Book, Casson responded positively to its concept of unity and wholeness, and its advocacy of functional…

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