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Clay, Light and Water
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| | 128 pages | 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
| 120 color illus softcover | | Margaret
O'Rorke | | Light and water have a
primordial appeal, but they also present many aesthetic, technical, and
safety challenges to the growing numbers of ceramicists who want to
combine these fascinating elements with the translucent quality of
porcelain. Over the past three decades, Margaret O'Rorke has met these
challenges and produced a body of amazing installations, sculptures,
lighting fixtures, and fountains. In Clay, Light, and Water,
O'Rorke shares her expertise in working with these fluid media.
Beginning with a brief history of early oil lamps, Clay, Light, and
Water delves into the nature of the basic materials required to
fashion porcelain, bone china, and earthenware light holders. O'Rorke
provides step-by-step instructions for each stage of construction,
including throwing, shaping, firing, and wiring. She addresses the
importance of such factors as the source of clay and the space the
finished piece will inhabit. Because building ceramic light holders and
fountains involves electricity and moving water, O'Rorke pays special
attention to safety precautions. She also gives advice on collaborating
with electricians and other professionals. Detailed instructions are
paired with vivid photographs. This inspirational handbook also includes
discussions between O'Rorke and other leading potters and sculptors from
Kentucky to Helsinki. |
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Making & Installing Handmade Tiles
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| | 160 pages 8 1/2 X 11.
all in color 4/2005 now in softcover | | Angelica
Pozo | | With more than 70,000 copies
sold, Lark's Handmade Tiles and its beautiful ideas have delighted
crafters everywhere, and whetted their appetites for more. They'll find
just what they're looking for in these dozen ceramic tile projects, which
include everything from trivets to tabletops to stepping stones. The
wealth of practical, visually breathtaking information covered here
includes everything from design and formation through decoration and site
installation, making this manual an absolute must in every ceramics and
home improvement library. Find out about basic tools and materials, glaze
application, and techniques for making slab tiles. Get the lowdown on
mosaics, and stamped, carved, and inlaid designs. With these techniques,
even beginning crafters can start working fast, and move on to simple
stair risers, a kitchen backsplash, and an exquisite window surround. |
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500 Tiles
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| | January 2008 420
pages Paper with flaps all in color 8 X 8 | | Angelica
Pozo | | From press-molded
pieces to carved works showcasing spectacular surface treatments, these
magnificent tiles will inspire beginners and professionals, as well as
collectors and enthusiasts. Some of the larger handcrafted displays here
were made to decorate public and private spaces; others use single tiles
to interpret nature, tell a story, or make a bold cultural observation. As
always in this acclaimed series, all the contributors are accomplished
artists, renowned in the field. Mary Lynn Buss creates the ultimate
kitchen backsplash: a field of mosaic-tiled long-necked irises. Peter King
and his wife and working partner Xinia Marín fashion large, expressively
rendered, and sculptural installations. And Melody Ellis’s low-relief
earthenware tiles pack intriguing narratives into every tile. |
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Wall Pieces
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| | | Dominique
Bivar Segurado | | Using clay in
a contemporary manner for wall space is an increasingly fashionable and
innovative solution both for decorators, architects and makers. Wall
pieces are the perfect solution for those who enjoy sculpture but have no
space; they fulfill the same function as a picture while being much more
dynamic and three-dimensional. Current wall pieces vary enormously from
simple tiled pieces to huge installations, and this book looks at the huge
variety of work being made, as well as all the problems, solutions and
diverse approaches to wall pieces. The book gives an insight into the work
of contemporary makers, exploring how to plan, design, make, mount and
safely hang ceramic pieces. It’s also illustrated with a wide selection
of original and inspiring work by contemporary ceramic artists |
2nd edition has new cover photo | Large
Scale Ceramics
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| Subjects included are: methods, mural and relief
sculptures, large on-site works, factories, group approaches with
education potential, commissions, and technical notes. Kiln size,
assembling and installation is discussed. |
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