“The vessels in the pages that follow open to us a world flickering with the light of a people’s collective character and shared philosophy. These vessels have bodies of clay, but they float before us in the zero gravity of wisdom and belief.”— Edwin L. Wade
Canvas of Clay tells the story of Hopi ceramics from the 14th century to recent times, offering a particularly close look at the art and life of the master potter Nampeyo (1860–1942). It analyzes the specific dynamics of nearly 100 jars and bowls, all richly illustrated, weaving in many insights into Hopi history, aesthetics, and symbolism. Included are original schematic drawings that will help readers understand how pottery decoration is built from ingeniously combined design elements. This book is a glorious testament to a brilliant art form and its practitioners, presented with passion, knowledge, and respect.

Canvas of Clay: Seven Centuries of Hopi Ceramic Art

Arts & Photography

Wade, Edwin L.

Cooke, Allan

History & Criticism

El Otro Lado

Discusses the production and uses of traditional American Indian clothing, sculpture, and bowls

As in a Vision: Masterworks of American Indian Art

Strickland, Rennard

Haralson, Carol

Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Historic Hopi Ceramics

McChesney, Lea S.

Peabody Museum Press

Constitution 2000: A Federalist Proposal for the Next Generation

History

Americas

Let's Talk Sense Pub Co

This book proposes that the states, acting through their respective legislatures, petition Congress to call a second constitutional convention for the purpose of amending our Constitution. The Constitution as it presently exists specifically authorizes such a procedure, and if that procedure were followed,Congress would have no choice but to comply with the petition. The fact is that our Constitution is in trouble. Congress is too large, the Presidency has been emasculated, our central bank is both unaccountable and unconstitutional, and the Supreme Court says that big-time political spending is a form of protected speech. The book proposes eleven issues which a second constitutional convention would be required to address and suggests a specific amendment drafted to resolve each of those issues. The book closes with an open letter to George Washington.

Constitution 2000: A Federalist Proposal For The New Century

As we start a new century, are we repeating some of the major policy mistakes of the last one? This book attempts to answer that question. It is a compilation of seventy sparkling and incisive articles, essays, and speeches written and delivered over the past five years. The subjects range from the future of Social Security to the persistent concerns about Russia, Iran, and Iraq. There also are lighter moments-a comparison, for example, of President Clinton with the three Presidents of the 1920's and a look at Newt Gingrich's ability to butcher the English language. So where are we headed? To answer that, author Ed Wade suggests, we first must identify where we are and where we want to go. Then we must be prepared to work, and even to fight if necessary, for the objectives we have set for ourselves.

Talking Sense at Century's End

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