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Electric Firing, Creative Techniques
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Electric
kilns are wonderful things! They’re so readily available and simple to
install that you can easily take advantage of the incredible potential
this tool has to offer. Nearly every ceramic artist now uses one in some
capacity in their studio because electric firing offers a control and
dependability not found with any other type of firing.
As the popularity of electric kilns
increased over the years, manufacturers and suppliers made them even more
versatile. Advances in controllers, energy efficiency, materials and
safety now make it possible for studio potters to take advantage of this
tool for relatively little investment. And, as the artists in Electric
Firing demonstrate, there’s no limit to the creativity possible
with this efficient and effective tool. |
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Ceramic Sculpture: Inspiring Techniques
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| Clay is the
oldest and most natural medium for sculpture. You can form
monumental pieces one coil at a time, construct works with slabs, stack
forms into totems, or even create works on the computer. For thousands of
years, ceramic artists have molded, shaped, slabbed, tiled, pinched and
coiled sculptures for themselves and posterity.
In Ceramic Sculpture, creative
clay artists reveal their techniques and their inspiration for imaginative
sculptural works. Some of the work is monumental, some intimate, some site
specific but all of it influenced by clay. With each artist providing some
aspect of the sculptural process from conceptualization to forming and
finishing to the final installation, you’ll find the range of ideas and
techniques informative and inspiring. |
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Raku Firing: Advanced Techniques
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| Raku is one of
the most exciting and popular techniques in ceramics. From the ball of
clay to the final fired piece, you’re in control of every creative
aspect along the way, and the basic raku process is within the reach of
potters of any age or skill level. But when the technically skilled and
highly creative artists turn to raku, they explore and experiment to take
the medium to an inspiring level.
This updated and revised Ceramic Arts
Handbook edition of Advanced Raku
Techniques contains information on forming, glazes and glazing,
kiln construction and firing, as well as inspirational stories from some
of the most influential raku artists working today. For any potter who has
experienced the excitement and immediacy of the raku process, this book is
a must. |
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Glazes & Glazing: Finishing Techniques
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| We
all remember our first experience with glazing and how our hopes usually
exceeded our skills–and knowledge. Glazing plays an important part of
ceramic art but can be rather mysterious to both the newcomer and the
seasoned professional.
While
the chemistry may appear to be a bit like alchemy to the uninitiated, an
established science and accepted practices provide order and repeatable
results. Glazes & Glazing: Finishing Techniques covers many
aspects of glazing–from formulating your own special concoctions to
working with various combinations and applications |
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Ceramic Art: Innovative Techniques
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| When it comes to
innovation, ceramic artists rank at the top. What is it about clay that
brings out the creative spirit in us? Unlike a canvas to be painted or a
stone to be carved, clay presents unlimited possibilities. You can shape
it, throw it, pour it, carve it, stamp it, paint it—anything. It’s the
most versatile of mediums.
For creative artists choosing clay,
there’s no telling what the results will be. In this collection of
techniques, profiles and projects, more than 25 innovative artists explore
some of the vast possibilities clay has to offer. From Amy
Santoferraro’s Plate-O-Matic and Shuji Ikeda’s elegant woven baskets
to using clay as a canvas, there’s no end to the possibilities. |
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Throwing and Handbuilding: Forming Techniques
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Throwing and handbuilding are at
the core of all studio ceramics techniques. Through imagination and
experimentation, some of the most skilled artists and craftsmen can take
these basic techniques and often produce extremely creative works of art.
With practice and patience, the coil pot or tall narrow form can become
works of art suitable for galleries and collectors.
Handbuilding
& Throwing: 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.
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Extruder, Mold and Tile: Forming Techniques
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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.
Molds have been used since nearly the dawn of ceramics beginning with the
making of pots inside baskets. The advent of the extruder centuries ago
has also served to benefit the artist in the many ways, facilitating work
that cannot be done easily, or at all, on the wheel or by hand. With
tilemaking, ceramic artists find the two-dimensional aspect of claywork
challenging and create astonishing works with both traditional and
nontraditional forming methods.
This collection of carefully selected feature articles from Ceramics
Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated, the two most widely read ceramics
arts publications in the world, provides advice and inspiration from 26 of
the most knowledgeable and talented artists working in this exciting
medium. |
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Surface Decoration: Finishing Techniques
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When potters are ready to go beyond dipping,
pouring and brushing the sam e palette of glazes onto their work, they'll
find the alternatives to surface decoration offered here to be an
excellent jumping-off point. In this collection, thirty of the most
innovative and talented contemporary ceramic artists share the techniques
and processes that make their work unique and expressive.
Surface Decoration: Finishing Techniques
covers techniques at all stages of the ceramic process, including forming,
leather-hard, bisque and even after the final glaze firing. Artists
discuss their working styles and tools, some provide detailed step-by-step
instructions, while others discuss their successes and trials in broader
terms. You'll find information on glazes and glazing, recipes, embossing,
sgraffito, brushwork, printing, patinas, roulettes, stamping, decals,
stains, resists, slips, china painting, stencils, faux finishes, and more.
Whether you're a talented professional, an enthusiastic novice, or an
instructor looking for fresh course material, Surface
Decoration: Finishing Techniques offers the information,
instruction and inspiration you need to move in a new direction. |
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Raku, Pit and Barrel: Firing Techniques
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Raku, pit and barrel firing are
three of the most popular firing techniques in ceramics. Accessible to
anyone involved in this expressive medium, the unifying theme of these
three techniques is the ability to work directly with the fire to achieve
both quick and unique results not available with more conventional firing
techniques.
Raku, Pit & Barrel: Firing 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. This handbook is divided into three sections
covering each of these popular topics. Within each section you’ll
discover some of the most beautiful work now being produced in this field,
as well as extensive how-to techniques and step-by-step instructions to
help you duplicate the processes in your own studio.
Explore the pages of Raku, Pit & Barrel: Firing Techniques and
discover the many special effects available to potters with these ancient
alternative firing methods. Experience the thrill of working with glowing
red-hot clay in a raku kiln, uncovering pieces from the hot coals of a pit
fire or peeling the aluminum foil off your latest experiment fired in a
barrel. |
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Practices, Techniques and Tips
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| 2003, Paperback, 144 pages |
A collection of articles,
suggestions, and Q&A from the Ceramics Monthly archives
published over the past 20+ years. Potters share their knowledge on a full
range of topics including designing a studio, making and using tools and
equipment, photographing work, marketing and sales, kilns and firing.
Woven through the fabric of this book are also the stories of problem
solving, insightful solutions, and the individual stories of challenges
and successes. This is a must-have book for any potter of clay artist
setting a course for pursuing clay beyond the casual past-time.
 | A 21st Century Potter by Janet Buskirk
| Finding Your Niche by Brad Sondahl
| Making a Living in the 90s by Ray Bub
| Learning Through Apprenticeship by Alisa Carroll
| The Marketing Dance by Richard Selfridge
| Attention to Detail by Tony and Sheila Clennell
| Red Star Studios by Paula Sibrack Marian
| Selecting and Designing a Studio by Ric Swenson
| A Garden Exhibition by Alice Heystek
| Photographing Ceramics Black & White by Glenn
Rand and William Blanchard
| Photographing Ceramics Color by Glenn Rand
| Photographing Ceramics Revisited by Glenn Rand
| Attaining Merchant Status by Mark E. Battersby
| Pack With Care by Debra Burke
| Writing an Artist’s Statement by Ariane Goodwin
| Is It Covered by Mark E. Battersby
| Questions to Ask a Gallery by Karen Shelly-Genther
| Customers: How to Get Them by Constance Hallinan
Lagan
| Profiting Under the Right Label by Mark E. Battersby
| Going for the Gold by Garth Clark
| Build a $75 Electric Wheel by Jolyon Hofsted |
| A $50 Ball Mill by Onis Cogburn
| Modifying a Cement Mixer for Mixing Clay by Susan
Nykiel and Ray Bub
| A Dry Clay Mixer by Brian VanNostrand
| The $1200 Studio by Lili Krakowski
| The Versatile Extruder by William Shinn
| An Environmentally Safe Spray Booth by Bill Campbell
| A Low Cost Spray Booth by Lawrence Blazey
| A Utilitarian Spray Booth by Carol and Jim Gross
| Bamboo Tools by Mel Malinowski
| The Brush as Art by Pete Helzer
| Glaze Dipping: Tubs and Tongs by Bennett Welsh
| Mining with the Potter in Mind by David Hendley
| The Perfect Clay Body? by Jeff Zamek
| Clay Body Absorption and Shrinkage by Jeff Zamek
| Q&A/Suggestions
| Salt and Refractory Coatings by Mel Jacobson |
| Insulating Existing Kilns by Regis Brodie
| What Size Burners? How Much Gas by Robert D. Schmitz
| The Mysterious Hole by Marc Ward
| A Castable Venturi Burner by W. Lowell Baker
| The Oxygen Probe: A Potter’s Tool by Nils Lou
| Firing with Waste Oil and Water by Ali Sheriff
| Firing with Vegetable Oil by John Britt
| George Wright by Janet Buskirk
| Lessons from a City Kiln by Marc Leuthold
| A Fast-Firing Test Kiln by Rick Childs
| Kazegama by Steve Davis
| A Double-Chambered Kiln by Penelope Fleming
| Building a Modular Kiln by Bob McWilliams
| A Doorless Fiber Kiln by Hank Murrow |
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 | Wood
Firing: Journeys and Techniques
A Collection of Articles from Ceramics Monthly
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| | Softcover, 132 pages, June 2001,
color images throughout | | Ceramics
Monthly | | For many potters, wood is
more than just a source of heat for a kiln, it is a process. Wood firing
can provide a link for ceramic artists to their surroundings and to
potteryąs beginnings thousands of years ago. This new handbook shares the
experiences of individual potters who have sought to reconnect with a
basic technology in our hi-tech society and who want to explore and master
all the possible variables that this technique provides for the creative
process. This book describes some of the technical, safety, and physical
challenges of wood firing through first-hand accounts and interviews with
potters. These are their personal stories, and in telling them, they share
their lessons learned and much of their technical knowledge.
It Is, After All, About the Wood, Right? by Dick Lehman
It's All One Meditation by Gil Stengel
Wood-Fire Apologia by Jane Herold
Magic and Ash by Barbara Campbell-Allen
A Journey with Fire by Robert Long
A New Collaboration by Dale Huffman
Larry Davidson by Lyn Kidder
Brian VanNostrand by Phyllis Blair Clark
Cary Hulin by Phyllis Blair Clark
Joy Brown by Rich Pomerantz
Shiho Kanazaki: Extending the Tradition by Dick Lehman
Wood Firing in Maryland by Hollis L. Engley
Nanban by Isamu Mizoguchi
A Noborigama in the Colorado Mountains by Shelley Schreiber
In My Own Backyard by George (Kim) Ellington
Beyond the Light of the Sun and the Moon by Dick Lehman
An Urban Wood Kiln by Sam Clarkson
The Kiln That Consumed Elkton by Howard Kiefer with Deborah Lipman
Following Anagama Tradition by Estelle and Bruce Martin
The Incredible Hog Chain Groundhog by W. Lowell Baker
Digging a Hillside Kiln by Bryson VanNostrand
A Wood Kiln for the Lone Potter by David Swanson
Horn Island Kiln by W. Lowell Baker
A Kiln for All Reasons by Barbara Johnson
Clear Air by Gil Stengel
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| Advanced Raku Techniques
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| Articles from Ceramics Monthly. |
| This book is the latest in the Ceramic
Monthly Handbook series. It contains all the best materials on raku
published from 1974 to the present. Along with feature articles on
techniques and artist profiles, you'll find a comprehensive selection of
suggestions from readers along with thoroughly researched answers to
readers questions concerning all aspects of the raku process. The book
includes techniques by accomplished raku artists, glaze recipes, and many
photos of finished work. |
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