Publications
“This book is a revelation to me, of the struggles of a person whose work I have admired for years. This searching for and awareness of a non violent way to live a full and creative life is to me one of the most moving things in your book. It should be required reading in all pottery courses in schools and colleges and should be available in every pottery where there are apprentices.....”
Warren Mackenzie
“Your words and your work carry the true motivating spirit that makes it live.”
David Leach
“Mike Dodd came to pottery because it was something he loved......and it is clear that he followed his daemon with determination, with courage and without compromise. He writes with clarity. His pots are fine exemplars of their type.”
Jonathan Chiswell Jones
“I heartily recommend this book. Mike has, in his usual inimitable, mildly eccentric style, produced something out of the ordinary.”
Phil Rogers
“A voyage driven by a life force which literally erupts in the clay and the kiln. A triumph of passion which recognises and liberates the natural qualities and textures of the world around us. The experience is not limited to the pottery itself but extends to questions about our environment and all forms of life. Take a moment to read and then re-examine. Fresh and inspiring.”
Michael Mansfield QC
“I’ve greatly enjoyed reading this moving and intelligent book.”
Tanya Harrod, Design Historian
Mike Dodd is one of the most intelligent of potters, by which I mean that in his pots and in his conversation (the two are not mutually exclusive) one is left thinking more deeply about the world. He sees the importance of questions, not easy answers. His life and work is both a celebration and the quietest interrogation of what is around us, our perception enriched by beautiful pots.
David Whiting, Writer and Critic
“A sumptuous production in every way-something to treasure.”
Ron Bridges, collector
The book is available either directly from me or from the Goldmark Gallery, priced £25 plus postage.
These Monographs below are also available from Goldmark Gallery
