![]() This section needs additional citations for verification. Details of his life are explored the different poems he inscribed into his pots. After the story is finished, there are pictures of Dave's work, as well as a longer biography about him. Before the jar completely dried, he inscribes a poem into the clay and signs his name and date. ![]() After the jar's sides are smoothed with water, he starts to mix wood ash and sand to make a brown glaze. Details like Dave's chapped thumbs, his clay covered palms, and the warm feelings he had towards pottery are explored. Dave takes clay from Big Horse Creek and puts it on his potter's wheel, eventually shaping it into a jar. It begins with comparisons on how everyday people viewed dirt, while Dave knew it would make beautiful pots for flowers, storing food, and memories. The book is written in simple free verse poetry. This picture book tells the story of David Drake who was an enslaved potter in South Carolina in the 1800s. It was originally published by Little, Brown and Company. ![]() Illustrator Bryan Collier won the Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Medal in 2011 for his artwork in the book. Coretta Scott King Award Caldecott Medal Honor BookÄave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave is a 2010 picture book written by Laban Carrick Hill. ![]()
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