Wheel Throwing, Handbuilding, General
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WHEEL THROWING |
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Join Seattle-based artist Deb Schwartzkopf for a journey that will help you grow as a potter, whether your background is in wheel-throwing or handbuilding.
Creative Pottery begins with a quick review of where you are in your own journey as a potter. If you need to brush up on the basics, help setting goals, or pointers on how to translate your inspiration into your work, you've come to the right place. |
Creative Pottery
- Deb Schwartskopf
- Hardback,
color, 192 pages
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A comprehensive and beautiful guide to all
aspects of ceramics from a true expert.
From Clay to Kiln is a
must-have guide for anyone working with ceramics, from absolute
beginners, weekend crafters and students, through to practising
ceramicists. In this book, Stuart Carey invigorates and encourages
you through all stages of the pottery process. Covering all the
information you need about tools and materials, he takes you through
preparation and hand building, throwing and finishing your vessel,
to glazing and firing. |
From Clay to Kiln
A Beginner's Guide to the Potter's Wheel
- Stuart Carey
- Hardback,
color, 160 pages
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$19.95
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In the same bright,
open design as the well-received Ceramics
for Beginners: Hand Building, this second entry in the series
offers an introduction to the mechanics of wheel-thrown ceramics.
Artist Emily Reason takes the beginner ceramist through nine
projects, starting from one of two fundamental forms (cylinder or
bowl). Color bands throughout point the reader to related
information on various techniques, while gallery sections provide
inspiration. |
Ceramic Studio: Wheel Throwing
- Emily Reason
- Paperback,
color, 128 pages
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$15.80
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Throwing Techniques is
a collection of more than thirty carefully selected projects from
more than two dozen talented ceramic artists. Get your creativity
flowing as you discover the secrets to making a variety of lidded,
closed, and spouted forms; constructing large pieces; altering
thrown shapes; and much more. Through the use of hundreds of
step-by-step how-to images, master potters share their expertise so
you can expand your skills and get the most out of throwing. |
Throwing Techniques
- Edited by
Bill Jones
- Paperback,
color, 136 pages
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$23.95
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In Throwing Pots,
Phil Rogers takes the reader through the basic principles of
throwing and in step-by-step illustrations shows how to make a wide
range of pots from the simple bowl to the more complex forms of
teapots and jugs. He also discusses the aesthetics of pottery as
well as turning, how to make lids and spouts and where to see fine
pots to use as inspiration.
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Throwing Pots
- Phil Rogers
- Paperback,
color, 128 pages
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Throwing is an important skill for any potter to master, using only
a few tools, the guidance of their hands, and the momentum of a
wheel. Richard Phethean describes essential techniques for working
on the wheel with an eye to the practical. He covers a range of
forms, from simple domestic pots to more complex vessels, with the
aim of building makers confidence in throwing techniques. This book
features clear instructions for creating each type of vessel,
accompanied by step-by-step how-to images, which demonstrate the
techniques described. It also profiles the work of contemporary
potters, for whom throwing is a vital part of their practice.
Throwing is an essential companion for anyone attempting to master
the art of forming pots on the wheel. |
The New Ceramics:
Throwing
- Richard
Phethean
Paperback, 144 pages
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Mastering the Potter's Wheel starts with an
introduction to wheel-throwing, from centering to creating the basic
forms. What pushes this book beyond the competition, however, are
the techniques offered in the chapters that follow. From a variety
of methods for throwing large objects such as pitchers and platters,
to alterations, darting, and paddling, this book offers potters a
world of possibilities. With galleries featuring today's top working
artists, including Kyle Carpenter, Sam Chung, Chandra DeBuse, Julia
Galloway, Martha Grover, Ayumie Horie, Forrest Lesch-Middleton,
Kristen Kieffer, Kathy King, Matt Long, Alex Matisse, Lorna Meaden,
Doug Peltzman, Mackenzie Smith, Shawn Spangler, and many more. |
Mastering the Potter's Wheel
- Ben Carter
Hardcover, 208 pages
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In Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide, pottery expert
Melissa Weiss shows you the basics of crafting without a wheel, how
to harvest and work wild clay, and using natural glazes.
Handbuilt pottery is the perfect way for new potters
to dive into this unique medium because it doesn't require access to
a potter's wheel. In Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide, Melissa Weiss
takes an organic approach to harvesting and working with local
clays, and even shows you how to mix your own glazes to use on
functional pottery for use at home. |
Hand Built a Potter's Guide
- Melissa Weiss
Hardcover, 160 pages
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From pinch pots to coiled boxes to soft slab
tableware, mastering hand building is a lifelong pursuit. In this
book, Sunshine Cobb covers all the foundational skills, with lessons
for constructing both simple and complex forms from clay.
Ceramic artists will also find a variety of
next-level techniques and tips: designing templates and replicating
pieces, lidded vessels, using molds, a variety of decorative
techniques, and other avenues of exploration are all inside. |
Mastering Hand Building Techiques, Tips, and Tricks for Slabs, Coils
and More
- Sunshine Cobb
Hardcover, 207 pages
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Throwing & Handbuilding: Forming Techniques is
a collection of carefully selected feature articles from Ceramics
Monthly and Pottery
Making Illustrated,
the two most widely read ceramics arts publications in the world.
Within each section of the book you’ll discover challenging, complex
and unusual techniques, oftentimes extensively illustrated, by some
of the foremost studio artists working today. By mastering new
techniques and discovering inspirational works of contemporary
masters, you’ll soon find yourself challenged to take new directions
in your work. |
Throwing & Handbuilding : Forming Techniques
- Paperback,
144 pages
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- Our Price $20.88
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Throwing large work is a challenging area and takes a
different approach to throwing normal ware. This book looks at
throwing purely from the perspective of making very large work. It
assumes the reader can already throw, but different techniques are
needed when making large work because of all the added problems - it
can buckle during making, collapse if not moved to the kiln safely
and warp in the firing. Not to mention that the techniques needed to
physically throw much larger work are very different. |
Throwing Large
- Nic Collins
- Paperback,
112 pages
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$20.25
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GENERAL
REFERENCE |
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Complete with a
chapter on tools and materials to get started, this easy-to-use
guide explains and illustrates how to wedge clay, use a pottery
wheel, shape and trim pots, determine clay thickness, add handles,
and a host of other pottery-making techniques. It also contains a
chapter on bisque firing and glazing, the final steps in creating
beautiful and functional pottery. Includes complete instructions for
making a large bowl, three styles of mugs, and a sugar bowl and
creamer set.
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Basic Pottery Making
- Linda Franz
- Paperback,
color, 137 pages
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$14.95
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Introducing Pottery offers a complete course in
pottery, explaining everything you need to know in order to get
started, and beyond. It will help develop beginning ceramic artists'
skills, and guide them through to a greater level of confidence and
competence in this craft. Inside is included everything from where
clay is found and how it is made, to preparation for use and an
in-depth description of the methods of making (including throwing,
slabs and coiling). Additionally, there is information on how to mix
glazes, glaze technology, different types of kilns and what happens
during a firing. Introducing Pottery clearly and logically covers
all the essentials of making pots and sculptures in clay, enabling
the beginner to get set up and get going in a productive way. It is
structured in an easy format that follows the whole process from
start to finish using clear step-by-step images to help guide the
reader throughout. |
Introducing Pottery
- Dan Rhode
- Paperback,
color, 160 pages
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$29.95
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The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques provides
a comprehensive guide to the tools, materials and techniques of ceramic
art. Structured in an accessible A-Z format, and packed with full-colour
illustrations and sound, practical explanations, this reference work is
widely known as 'the potter's bible'.
The 6th edition of this classic text has been thoroughly
updated, with new entries on topics ranging from aerogel to smoke
crackle, and from tea bowls to 3D printing, as well as many revised and
updated entries. The Dictionary also
includes useful technical and resource information. For the first time,
the book is presented in full colour, with images showing ceramics
material, processes and products. |
The Potter's
Dictionary of Materials and Techniques
- Frank and Janet
Hamer
- Hardcover,
color, 454 pages
- List $59.95
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$50.95
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Working
with clay slabs offers more opportunities than any other forming
process. From small dishes and plates to architectural installments,
slabs can be used to create any form, any size. When Daryl E. Baird took
notice of all the work being done with this technique, he decided to
explore it in depth then open the doors for others to enjoy. In From a
Slab of Clay you'll learn about what it takes to start out on a journey
that's sure to last a lifetime. From setting up a proper working space
to selecting the right tools and equipment - including complete
instructions for building your own slab roller - Daryl doesn't miss any
details for you to consider to assure your success.
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From a Slab of
Clay
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Daryl E. Barid
- Paperback,
color, 176 pages
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- Our Price $26.88
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A start to finish guide to hand-built and wheel-thrown ceramics.
Perfect for beginner crafters and artisans who don't
mind getting a little dirty. This book will guide you through the
process of designing and equipping your own ceramic studio, teaching
you the techniques to produce work in no time. This guide is an
invaluable resource to all clay artists. |
The Potter's
Studio Handbook
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Kristin Muller
- Hardback,
color, 192 pages
- List $24.98
- Our Price $19.88
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Drawing
on his vast experience in ceramics, Vince Pitelka's Clay: A Studio
Handbook is the most practical, all-inclusive studio handbook for
students, studio artists, educators and all those interested in the art
of clay. The ten chapters in Clay: A Studio Handbook address the full
range of ceramic processes, and bring a lifetime of ceramic knowledge
directly into the hands of potters. Concerned about safe and efficient
studio operation, Pitelka pays diligent attention to safety practices.
Professional potters, students, teachers even serious weekend potters
will find this book is their single best resource for gaining,
retaining, and expanding a solid understanding of clay. And after that,
this book helps you move your work forward, with detailed descriptions
of techniques you may have tried and abandoned, or techniques you've
been yearning to try out but didn't have clear guidelines for.
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Clay: A Studio
Handbook
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Vince Pitelka
- Paperback,
color, 319 pages
- List $49.97
- Our Price $46.88
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This
comprehensive reference source and how-to manual encompasses the wide
range of all ceramic techniques into one large, definitive volume. It
was written for professional and amateur ceramicists, and for teachers
of the art. The
Workshop Guide to Ceramics describes
materials, processes, tools, forming techniques, surface decoration,
firing, glazes, and design of ceramic objects of all kinds. This
all-inclusive reference volume concludes conversion charts and tables,
followed by lists of suppliers, galleries, helpful web sites, and more.
Features more than 500 color illustrations. |
The
Workshop Guide to Ceramics
-
Duncan Hooson & Anthony Quinn
- Hardcover,
color, 320 pages
- List $34.99
- Our Price $31.50
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An essential illustrated reference for both beginner
and advanced potters, these photographic sequences guide you through
a comprehensive range of shaping, firing and decorating techniques,
so you can begin making wonderful ceramics even if you've never
attempted pottery before. Learn about essential tools and equipment,
different types and constituencies of clay, methods of production
and much more. Includes dozens of ideas for creating textured
surface effects and decorations. |
The
Potter's Bible
- Marilyn Scott
- Hardcover
Spiral, 192
pages
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$11.25
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Ceramic vessels come in an enormous variety of
shapes, colors and decorative finishes — a fact that contributes to
the appeal and excitement of pottery as a medium, while presenting
the potter with a bewildering number of choices. This comprehensive
guide details more than 600 ceramic shapes and forms, extensively
illustrated with inspirational photographs, elevation and section
drawings, and comprehensive explanations to combine creativity and
practicality. It also illustrates more than 700 individual glazes,
with explanations of their properties, scope, and limits and
provides instructions for creating them. |
The
Potter's
Encyclopedia of Color,
Form, and Decoration
- Neal French
Hardcover,
160 pages
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$18.75
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The perfect resource for individuals wishing to take
the next step in their involvement with clay. Written by Steven
Branfman, The
Potter’s Professional Handbook covers
topics ranging from determining what a professional is to equipment
selection, setting up shop, marketing your work, and much more. This
book provides descriptions of the items necessary for a beginning
professional potter and includes visual examples of items including
sales slips, purchase orders, invoices, credit slips, and even floor
plans of well-known potters’ studios. |
The
Potter's
Professional Handbook
- Steven Branfman
Paperback, 236
pages
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Our Price $19.88
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Beyond simple cylinder and slab construction, these
projects get into combinations of techniques-adding textures,
cutting darts, extruding forms, faceting, assembling multiple parts,
and more. Techniques that will make your work stand out. For the
intermediate potter looking for the next challenge and the advanced
clay artist seeking inspiration, these projects run the gamut of
possibilities. |
Ceramic
Projects: Forming Techniques
- Paperback,
135 pages
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This book discusses the various considerations that
need to be taken into account when working at higher temperatures
and shows the myriad techniques and glazes that can be used to
achieve excellent results. |
Stoneware
- Richard Dewar
- Paperback,
128 pages
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$24.60
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Pitchers, Teapots, Cups, and Mugs, features 18
detailed, step-by-step projects that explore various approaches to
making these pots using both wheel-throwing and handbuilding
techniques. From the handmade thermos and mug set inspired by a cold
commute to various approaches to making pouring and drinking vessels
of all kinds, you’ll find opportunities to learn new techniques and
apply your own experiences to developing a personal aesthetic. It's
time well spent on forms that are the foundation of many potter’s
stock and trade.
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Pitchers Teapots
Cups & Mugs
- Sherman Hall
Softcover,
87 pages
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$16.88
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Plates, Platters, & Bowls, features twenty in-depth,
step-by-step projects. With both wheel-thrown and handbuilt
examples, you'll find solutions for common problems like how to
throw a large platter or bowl without breaking your back. But you’ll
also find unusual and innovative interpretations on these classic
forms such as asymmetrical handbuilt bowls that are folded like
origami and arranged together as sculptural explorations of
geometry. This volume is a perfect balance of practical information
and thought-provoking inspiration and is a must for anyone
interested in strengthening their work and expanding their creative
expression.
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Plates
Platters & Bowls
- Sherman Hall
Softcover,
87 pages
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$16.88
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HANDBULDING |
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With plenty of how-to images, this accessible
beginner’s guide teaches the art of making beautiful ceramic figures
- both human and animal. Anyone who has ever rolled a "snake" out of
clay or pinched a piecrust can easily complete the 12 skill-building
projects here. Master teacher Susan Halls explores four basic
techniques: pinching, slab building, coiling, and dowel work. Learn
how to pinch a pot with a deep bowl shape, and use this technique to
construct a plump pig. With the slab building method, you can make
an enchanting bird-relief tile or turn a favorite family photo into
a delightful diorama.
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Ceramics for
Beginners - Animals and Figures
- by Susan
Halls
- Hardcover,
128 pages
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$18.95
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If you enjoy handbuilding, then Handbuilding
Techniques is
one book you’ll definitely want in your collection. This Ceramic
Arts Handbook brings together the most creative techniques, tips,
and projects from dozens of experts published in Pottery
Making Illustrated and Ceramics
Monthly.
Illustrated with hundreds of step-by-step images, Handbuilding
Techniques gives
you all the how-to information you need to explore new methods and
expand your skills. Written for intermediate to advanced potters,
this book promises to move you into an exciting world of inspired
creativity.
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Handbuilding Techniques
- Edited by
Bill Jones
- Paperback,
136 pages
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$22.45
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Michael Hardy looks at the traditional handbuilding
methods of pinching, coiling, slab building and press-moulding, and
explains in detail how to use them. The simplicity and steadiness of
most handbuilding techniques means that they can be used to build
much more complex forms than can be achieved on the wheel, and so
appeals to a wide range of ceramic artists. These artists are
exploring the possibilities that handbuilding provides, pushing back
the boundaries and combining techniques to achieve some of the most
exciting ceramics today.
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Handbuilding
- Michael Hardy
- Paperback,
color, 128 pages
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$32.50
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The technique is simple; the results are gorgeous!
Susan Halls has created an array of refined, sophisticated and
incredibly modern-looking projects that are perfect for beginners,
yet enticing for more seasoned ceramicists. The pieces range from a
mug, vase, and jug to a bowl, teapot, and triple herb planter, and
they start with a basic pinch pot before moving on to wider, taller,
and more composite forms, all with stunning options for color and
surface decoration. And, since many of the items can be made with
easily found air-drying clay, no kiln's required! |
Pinch Pottery
- Susan
Halls
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Paperback,
color, 128 pages
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Price $17.50
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This book is an introduction to the use of additions
in clay bodies, from hard materials like stones and glass to
combustible matter, fiber, metals and color. It looks at the work of
a range of contemporary international makers who are using additions
to create remarkable new forms and textures in ceramic work. With an
emphasis on creativity and experimentation, ceramicist Kathleen
Standen reveals a range of possible effects, and profiles the
extraordinary work of contemporary makers using additions in their
practice. |
Additions to Clay Bodies
- Kathleen
Standen
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Paperback,
color, 128 pages
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Price $23.95
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Sculpting the human face presents a unique artistic
challenge—but this richly illustrated guide thoroughly demystifies
the process. Instructor Alex Irvine goes step-by-step, explaining
everything from creating basic, rough outlines to surface
refinements to finely detailed replicas. Photographs of models and
sketches appear alongside the actual sculpture, and a gallery of
contemporary work inspires. |
Ceramic Sculpture Making
Faces
- Alex
Irvine
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Paperback,
color, 128 pages
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Price $19.95
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With a wealth of information, elegant design, and
time-tested advice, this beautiful beginner's book covers the most
popular topic in ceramics. Just as in her celebrated workshops,
artist Shay Amber guides would-be potters through all the basics of
hand building, from pinching and coiling to draping slabs, adding
gorgeous surface embellishments, and firing. Twelve teaching
projects--including a pinched tea bowl and coil-built espresso cup
set--build a repertoire of skills. |
Ceramic Studio: Hand
Building
- Shay
Amber
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Paperback,
color, 128 pages
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Price $15.80
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Slabs can be used to make the most basic of forms to
the most complex. This broad approach to slab work shows a wide
variety of building methods and illustrates the work of many
high-profile ceramic artists using this forming technique. The
book explores and explains most of these methods through
step-by-step images and text, using a varied range of both pots and
sculpture. There are often several techniques that could be used to
achieve the same result and this book shows that no one method
is correct, but there will be one which is appropriate for you,
the clay you’re using and your firing process. |
- Slab
Techniques
- Jim Robison &
Ian Marsh
- Paperback,
112 pages
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$20.25
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This extensive how-to book puts you in touch with all
the creative potential of the extruder. With more than 50% new
material, this book features new works by artists, up-to-date
information on extruders, and sixteen great step-by-step
demonstrations, making it a must for anyone with an extruder in
their studio. |
- The Extruder
Book
- Daryl E Baird
- Paperback,
164 pages
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- Our Price $23.88
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Beyond the world of pinch and coil constructions and
wheel-thrown pots lies a vast array of opportunities for the ceramic
artist. In Extruder,
Mold & Tile: Forming Techniques potters
will discover a wealth of information, techniques and inspiration on
topics that span the usual to the unusual as well as the functional
to the sculptural. |
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Extruder, Mold & Tile: Forming Techniques
- Anderson
Turner
- Paperback,
144 pages
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$25.45
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Filled with striking photographs and illustrations,
The Great Pottery Throw Down provides a complete introduction to the
art and culture of ceramics, and captures the passion and drama
involved in turning lumps of clay into beautiful objects. It reveals
fascinating details about the materials, processes, and skills
involved, and explains the history of pottery from ancient
terracotta warriors to the coffee mug on your breakfast table. And
the stories of creativity and craftsmanship through the ages will
inspire you to step up and throw the perfect pot! |
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The Great Pottery Throw Down
- Liz Wilhide &
Susie Hodge
- Hardcover,
224 pages
- List $29.95
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$25.45
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From pinch pots, coil building, and slab construction
to creative throwing practices and moldmaking, this must-have
reference for ceramists covers all the basics . . . and beyond.
Accompanying photos help newcomers build a strong technical
foundation, and the stunning projects, including a square-slabbed
dish and porcelain wall boxes, will appeal to potters of every
level. There’s also a fascinating history of pottery, and a guide to
the various types of clays and kilns. |
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How to Work with Ceramics - Easy Techniques & Over 20 Great
Projects
- Collins & Brown
- Paperback,
159 pages
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$11.95
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