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 | The
Art & Craft of Ceramics: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration
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| | October 2006 160 pages
Hardcover with Jacket 9 X 11 3/4 | | Lark
Maria Dolors Ros i Frigola | | Beginners
eager to explore the world of ceramics, as well as experienced potters
seeking new techniques and ideas, will find this colorful,
technique-packed manual absolutely inspiring. Lavishly illustrated and
visually attractive, it provides both practical and creative information
on tools and materials, production processes, glazing, and decorative
techniques—including detailed explanations of clays, kilns, and
accessories. Explore essential methods for modeling (hand building, wheel
turning); for decorating the pieces (slips, glazes, colored engobes); and
for properly firing the finished piece at both low and high temperatures.
Put all that new knowledge to work on six step-by-step projects—from a
large, oval sculpture formed by extrusion and wheel-throwing to a
beautifully simple functional vessel—all created by top ceramists. |
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| | Hardback - 208 pages 3/2003
8 1/2 X 11. all in color | | Lark | Lark
Books, the leading publisher of fine books on ceramics, the sewing arts,
and papermaking, and Penland School of Crafts, the renowned institution of
craft instruction, have created a series of beautiful and outstanding
books that offer the artisan the wisdom of the finest instructors in each
field.
With classes in more than ten media, instruction by only the finest
practitioners, and an atmosphere of friendly exchange between artists,
Penland is the place for crafters to improve and broaden their skills.
People from around the world journey to this unique school and artistic
community, located in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in North
Carolina. Throughout the Penland Book series, the creative excitement of
the school comes alive on every page and in every breathtaking project.
Here, in the first offering, ceramicists discover technical and
inspirational resources from the masters that will carry their art to new
levels. Each of the Penland professionals represented specializes in a
particular technique or method. Photographs show them working as well as
featuring their art. Expressly for this volume, they have written the
accompanying essays and chosen pieces by other artists to complement their
own. Clara "Kitty" Couch fashions deeply glowing coil-built
vessels, Angela Pozo's lively tiled mosaics shimmer with color, and
Michael Sherrill builds beautiful sculptural objects that hold layer upon
layer of texture. There are others who do mold making and slip casting,
majolica, wheel-thrown forms, slab reliefs, and much more. This is one
book that will have a permanent place in the studio! |
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Pottery: A Life, A Lifetime
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| | Softcover, 176 pages | | Mel
Jacobson | | Mel Jacobson relates
his experiences as a potter during the past four decades in this
entertaining and instructive narration. He tells his story by weaving
anecdotes of his travels and friendships along with his practical
knowledge of studio practices gained over the past three decades working
in clay as a student, apprentice, teacher and studio potter. Each chapter
relates to a different facet or technique of pottery making, interspersed
with stories from his stay in Japan working in Kunio Uchida's pottery, and
candid opinions from his contributions to Clayart, an online user group
for potters and ceramic artists. Chapers include: Introduction, The
Studio, Tools, Kilns, Throwing, Turning, Handles, Tea Bowls, Gallery,
Glazing, Teaching and the Studio, Reflections of a Lifetime |
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Electric Kiln Ceramics :
A Guide to Clays and Glazes, 3rd Edition
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| | Paperback 304 pages 3rd edition 8.5" x 11" | | Richard Zakin | |
In this third edition of Electric Kiln Ceramics,
noted ceramist and teacher Richard Zakin provides information to help you
make the best possible use of your electric kiln.
Beginning with an introduction to electric kilns and the various clays and
glazes best suited to their use, the book addresses all aspects of using
these kilns, including appropriate ceramic surfaces, imagery creation
strategies, loading and firing, and safety practices.
 | Dozens
of clay body and glaze recipes formulated specifically for use in
electric kilns |
| Step-by-step
photos and directions for several processes, including clay mixing,
glaze testing, sprigging, and stamping. |
| Extensive
information on the structure of the electric kiln, how to maintain it,
and how to purchase the kiln that’s right for you |
| Essays
and interviews with noted ceramists who fire in electric kilns |
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 | Ceramics
with Mixed Media
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| Joy Bosworth |
| Paper 2006 | ISBN 978-0-8122-1962-3 |
| Once a ceramic piece is finished it
can be embellished or enhanced with other materials, such as a wooden or
metal handle, glass stopper, or resin knob. Objects with varying textures
such as feathers, recycled pieces of wood, metal, glass, or other ceramic
pieces can be joined after firing with modern bonding methods. Ceramics
with Mixed Media is a practical handbook that shows how other
materials can be combined with ceramics for functional, decorative, or
sculptural reasons.
In this book, Joy Bosworth examines the best ways of combining and
fitting these materials together-including some inside the kiln. She
covers the practicalities and specific problems that one is likely to
encounter when trying to join different materials together. Helpful
step-by-step illustrations are included along with the work of many
contemporary artists, which will both inform and inspire the reader. |
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