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 | Slab
Techniques
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| Softcover |
112 Pages
Order code CA109 | ISBN 978-1-57498-309-8
Price $26.95 | | Ian
Marsh and Jim Robison | |
Although this is essentially a very simple subject, 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 in this area.
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 the potter, the clay and
the firing process.
Slab Techniques covers techniques such as making your slabs and joining
well, simple building methods, use of supports, creating textures,
decorating with slips and ways to avoid disasters during firing. It also
looks at many innovative and original approaches, as well as building
large-scale pieces and the problems associated with it. |
 | Handbuilding
Ceramic Forms
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| | Jan 2008 248
pages 267 B&W illustrations 8.5x11 Paperback | | Elsbeth
S. Woody |
Take a walk on the wild side . . . work off the wheel! This complete,
classic guide for ceramicists details the full range of tools, forming
methods, processes, and possibilities for anyone working without a
potter’s wheel. Chapters cover everything from the basics, including
common terminology, firing, mixing, reprocessing, and wedging, to advanced
techniques such as surface treatments, joining, and creating lidded,
composite, and large forms. Close-up profiles of ten top ceramicists,
including Susan Wechsler and Paula Winokur, explore their distinctive
approaches to handbuilding, complete with tips and how-tos. Clay-body and
glaze recipes, plus more than 250 black-and-white illustrations. Let
crafters everywhere express themselves fully in clay.
 | Profiles of ten top ceramicists and their approaches to their work
| Easy-to-follow recipes for clay-body and glaze
| Basic to advanced techniques, all in one book |
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Handbuilt
Ceramics : Pinching, Coiling, Extruding, Molding, Slip Casting, Slab Work
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| | Softcover - 160 pages (September 1997) | | Kathy Triplet | | Handbuilding
techniques can result in almost limitless possibilities. Whether
you've longed to make functional dinnerware or gigantic clay sculpture,
teapots for collectors or decorative tiles for friends, the world of
handbuilding awaits you. Handbuilt Ceramics is written for beginners
and experts alike. You'll start by learning how to set up a workshop
and gather tools, select a clay and shape it, and decorate and fire what
you make. Then the authoir will guild you carefully through a series
of step-by-step projects: a basic pinch pot, coiled planter, slip-cast
pitcher, press-molded relief tile, and more. Each project comes with
helpful how-to photos. Also an excellent text for students. |
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