Review by Pat Lindemann; 2007

500 Bowls; A Lark Book edited by Suzanne Tourtillott

	500 Bowls is exactly what it says, beautiful lush pictures of 500 different clay bowls by 500 different clay artists. Gorgeous full color photos of an astounding range of clay work Very inspiring for those blocked moments Many different artists and their vision of the definition of “bowl”

500 Bowls is exactly what it says, beautiful lush pictures of 500 different clay bowls by 500 different clay artists.

Gorgeous full color photos of an astounding range of clay work
Very inspiring for those blocked moments
Many different artists and their vision of the definition of “bowl”

This book is one of the Lark series of “500” books. They have published several and every one epitomizes the titled object! Some of the others are 500 Cups, 500 Necklaces, 500 Figures in Clay and many more. Each is a full color adventure, from the first page to almost the last!

As you page through the book, you will see minimal text, aside from a impressive foreword by John Britt. What you will see is amazing pictures of bowls! When I want to consider a different form or style, I open this book. It is a well spring of ideas and directions!

One of the things that I noticed about the layout, after I had paged through it a few times, is that the pictures match. What I mean to say is, that on opposing pages will be pictures of two different bowls, by two different artists, but they seem to go together. The layout is very thoughtfully done.

There is an alphabetical list of the artists and where they reside in the back of the book, as well. Kinda nice to see if any one of them is in your area or an area you are planning a vacation to. Pros: Obviously the fabulous photographs and the glorious stretch from one end of the spectrum of functional utilitarian bowls to the other end of wild, zany and beautifully decorative. Cons: While the photographs are wonderful, the book itself has no information on artists’ backgrounds or inspiration. I personally like a bit about the artist as a person. If you are looking for that, this may not be your book. If you are looking for a book to that stretches your own meaning of the word “bowl”, for full color front to back, then this would be a fun one to have.

There is an alphabetical list of the artists and where they reside in the back of the book, as well. Kinda nice to see if any one of them is in your area or an area you are planning a vacation to.

Pros:
Obviously the fabulous photographs and the glorious stretch from one end of the spectrum of functional utilitarian bowls to the other end of wild, zany and beautifully decorative.

Cons:
While the photographs are wonderful, the book itself has no information on artists’ backgrounds or inspiration. I personally like a bit about the artist as a person. If you are looking for that, this may not be your book.

If you are looking for a book to that stretches your own meaning of the word “bowl”, for full color front to back, then this would be a fun one to have.

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