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Life in the Studio

Inspiration and Lessons on Creativity

by Frances Palmer
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“Roll-up-your-sleeves advice on throwing pottery, growing dahlias, cooking her tried-and-true recipes, and everything in between.”
—Martha Stewart Living
“Suited to any type of creative, offering up lessons on inspiration and creativity that are sure to bring out your inner talent.”
—House Beautiful, Best New Design Books
What makes a creative life? For an artist like Frances Palmer, it’s knitting all of one’s passions—all of one’s creativity—into the whole of life. And what an inspiration it is.
A renowned potter, an entrepreneur, a gardener, a photographer, a cook, a beekeeper, Palmer has over the course of three decades caught the attention not only of the countless people who collect and use her ceramics but also of designers and design lovers, writers, and fellow artists who marvel at her example. Now, in her first book, she finally tells her story, in her own words and images, distilling from her experiences lessons that will inspire a new generation of makers and entrepreneurs.
Life in the Studio is as beautiful and unexpected as Palmer’s pottery, as breathtakingly colorful as her celebrated dahlias, as intimate as the dinners she hosts in her studio for friends and family. There are insights into making pots—the importance of centering, the discovery that clay has a memory. Strategies for how to turn a passion into a business—the value to be found in collaboration, what it means to persevere, how to develop and stick to a routine that will sustain both enthusiasm and productivity. There are also step-by-step instructions (for throwing her beloved Sabine pot, growing dahlias, building an opulent flower arrangement). Even some of her most tried-and-true recipes.
The result is a portrait of a unique artist and a singularly generous manual on how to live a creative life.

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  • Release date

    October 6, 2020

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

      • ISBN: 9781648290060

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781648290060

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781648290060
      • File size: 87446 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      Starred review from August 1, 2020
      This very intimate portrait of a potter, gardener, photographer, and entrepreneur is guaranteed to, as its title insists, inspire. Connecticut artisan Palmer bequeaths readers with lessons learned over 30-plus years, whether they're couched in generalities (perseverance is key) or on the specifics of her multi-faceted work (clay has personality, the allure of glazes, the steps of throwing a pot, among others). Latter ruminations, which on their surface are about her crafts, have grander applications: seeking the soul of porcelain reveals a quest for lifelong learning (Potter immersed herself in a month-long course in China). Her eight finishing touches center on the importance of details, like handles and pedestals and fluting. Her anecdotes are touching and revealing?her brother's early death form heroin overdose instilled the goal of self-reliance. She believes in the importance of bold guffaws and belly laughs. An unexpected bonus are the nearly ten recipes, classic yet with a twist. And the eye candy she provides in the way of photography demands to be viewed again and again and again. Includes sources and further reading.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)

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  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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  • English

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