Below is a list of many favorite resources.
Art, History and Theories
Albright, Jo. Latin American Odyssey. New York, NY: Jay Street Publishers, 2004.
Anton, Ferdinand. Ancient Mexican Art. New York, NY: G. P. Putnam’s Son, 1969.
Anton, Ferdinand and Dockstader, Frederick J. Pre-Columbian Art and Later Indian Tribal Arts. New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1967.
Burland, C. A. The Gods of Mexico. New York, NY: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1967.
Bushell, G. H. S. Ancient Arts of the Americas. New York, NY: Frederick A. Praeger, Inc., 1965.
Churchward, James. The Sacred Symbols of Mu. Albuquerque, NM: BE Books, 1988.
Coe, Michael D. The Maya. New York, NY: Thames & Hudson, 1999.
Disselhoff, Hans-Dietrich and Linne, Sigvald. The Art of Ancient America. New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1960.
Garvin, Richard. The Crystal Skull. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1973.
Gilbert, Adrian and Cotterell, Maurice. The Mayan Prophecies. Unlocking the Secrets of a Lost Civilization. New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 1996.
Harris, Richard and O’Neal, Catherine. Hidden Belize. Berkeley, CA: Ulysses Press, 2004.
Kubler, George. The Art and Architecture of Ancient America. Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books, 1962.
Malin, Edward. A World of Faces. Masks of the Northwest Coast Indians. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, 1978.
Men, Hunbatz. The 8 Calendars of the Maya. Rochester, VT: Bear & Company, 1983. Translated 2010.
Men, Hunbatz. Secrets of Mayan Science/ Religion. Rochester, VT: Bear & Company, 1990.
Monti, Franco. African Masks. London, England: Paul Hamlyn, 1969.
Monti, Franco. Precolumbian Terracottas. London, England: Paul Hamlyn, 1966.
Rojas, Pedro. The Art and Architecture of Mexico. Polygrafia, Prague: The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., 1968.
Sawyer, Alan R. Ancient Peruvian Ceramics. Greenwich, CT: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Distributed by New York Graphic Society, 1966.
West,
Rebecca. Edited & introduced by Bernard Schweizer. Survivors in Mexico. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2003.
Techniques
Acero, Raul. Making Ceramic Sculpture. New York, NY: Lark Books, 2001.
Birks, Tony. The Complete Potter’s Companion. New York, NY: Bulfinch Press Book, 1993.
Dickerson, John. Pottery Making. A Complete Guide. New York, NY: Viking Press, 1974.
Gregory, Ian. Sculptural Ceramics. Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, 1992.
Hessenberg, Karin. Sawdust Firing. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994.
Kenny, John B. The Complete Book of Pottery Making. Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Company, 1976.
Koenig, Karl P. Gumoil Photographic Printing, Revised Edition. Boston, MA: Focal Press, 1999.
Lynggaard, Finn. Pottery: Raku Technique. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1970.
Riegger, Hal. Electric Kiln Ceramics. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1978.
Triplett, Kathy. Handbuilt Ceramics. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1997.
Wandless, Paul Andrew. Image Transfer on Clay. New York, NY: Lark Books, 2006.
Watkins, James C. and Wandless, Paul Andrew. Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques. New York, NY: Lark Books, 2004.
Woody, Elsbeth S. Handbuilding Ceramic Forms. New York, NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1978.
Zakin,
Richard. Electric Kiln Ceramics. A guide
to clays and glazes. Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Company, 1994.
Inspirations
Books:
Barrios, Carlos. The Book of Destiny. New York, NY: HarperOne, 2009.
Cameron, Julia. The Artist’s Way, Every Day. New York, NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2009.
Cuffe Perez, Mary. Nothing By Name. Westport, NY: Shaggy Dog Press, 2011.
Lovelock, James. Gaia. A New Look At Life On Earth. Oxford, England, UK: Oxford University Press. 1979.
Millman, Dan. Way of the Peaceful Warrior. Tiburon, CA: H. J. Kramer, 1980.
Pines, Paul. Reflections in a Smoking Mirror. Loveland, Ohio: Dos Madres Press, Inc., 2011.
Prechtel, Martin. Secrets of the Talking Jaguar. New York, NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1998.
Prechtel, Martin. The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2001.
Ruiz, Don Miguel. The Four Elements. San Rafael, CA: Amber-Allen Publishing, 1997.
Strieber, Whitley. The Key. A True Encounter. New York, NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2001,2011.
Tolle, Eckhart. A New Earth. New York, NY: Plume, 2005.
Wolfe, Bertram D. The Fabulous Life of Diego Rivera. New York, NY: Cooper Square Press, 1963.
Wood, Beatrice. I Shock Myself. The Autobiography of Beatrice Wood. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1985
Zukav, Gary. The Seat of the Soul. New York, NY:
Simon & Schuster, 1989.
Music: (I'm a rocker)
3 Doors Down: good southern rock
Bad Religion: just plain good
Collective Soul: like the music and the idea of their name
Rise Against: inspiring and political in a soulful way
Social Distortion: honest story-telling in a punk way.
Teenage Bottle Rocket: youthful and fun, makes you want to dance.
Yoga: (I've been a student for many, many years)
Look into:
Classes and workshops locally, and these instructors nationwide:
Bryan Kest: CDs and DVDs
Shiva Rea: DVDs
Rodney Yee: DVDs
Racing in Virginia, 2009
Motorcycle Racing: (Yes, I do and I've found stamina and focus in this sport that has help in my art making)
Look into: