Around the World in 80 Pots Dogs They set out in a

They set out in a small boat for an island their leader has seen in a dream

The book moves seamlessly from lambasting the commercial greed of the Barangaroo wharf development

an Australian national art and the craft of art-making

000 individual coral pieces

accompanied by six thematic essays and full colour plate sections of works by Brancusi

Around the World in 80 Pots Dogs They set out in aPottery tells us about religion, daily life, humor, trade, sex, folklore and creativity. Bearing the imprint of their maker more than any other crafted object, ceramics give us a unique physical link to the past, often the only evidence of long forgotten civilizations that have otherwise crumbled to dust. From ancient Egyptian canopic death jars to ethereally beautiful porcelain, and from lewd Renaissance novelties to sleek contemporary vessels,