The Ceramics Studio Guide

Author: Jeff Zamek
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764356483
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
Learningfrom others' mistakes is always more efficient and less costly thancommitting them yourself. This book is packed with practical informationthat will enable potters to successfully complete the many steps inpottery production. Making functional pottery or ceramic sculptureentails many different skill sets and processes in forming clay, dryingclay, glazing, and firing. Any one of these steps can cause failures. As ceramics consultant Jeff Zamek points out, under ideal conditions abeginning or advanced student would be guided by a teacher at everystep; mistakes and bad habits would be caught as they occurred andcorrected. While such learning situations are rare today, this bookfills the gap. As Zamek says,"This book offers you forty years of wisdom, generated by my students'and my client ceramics companies' issues with clays, glazes, and kilnfiring." With its solutions to common problems, this guide helps potters to succeed.

The Potter's Complete Studio Handbook

Author: Kristin Muller
Publisher: Quarry Books
ISBN: 1610581601
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
Pottery making and wheel throwing is a timeless craft, perfect for beginner crafters and artisans who don't mind getting their hands dirty. The Potter's Complete Studio Handbook is the perfect guide for all levels to enjoy and master the art of pottery. The book is a compilation of the best features from The Potter's Studio Handbook and The Potter's Studio Clay and Glaze Handbook, bringing the best of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques together with comprehensive instruction for clays and glazes. Inside, you'll find: —expert tips and tricks for selecting and preparing your clay, constructing slab projects, throwing and centering clay on the wheel, firing your project to perfection —16 beautiful and functional projects with step-by-step photos using wheel-throwing, hand-building, and slipcasting techniques that can be done at home —more than 40 formulas for unique clays and glazes with instructions on how to use them plus troubleshooting tips from the experts —behind-the-scenes access to production and mining facilities . . . and much more!

Complete Pottery Techniques

Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465497978
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
Discover how to develop your pottery design skills and bring your ideas to life from start to finish. Covering every technique from throwing pottery to firing, glazing to sgraffito, this pottery book is perfect for both hand-building beginners and potting pros. Step-by-step photographs - some from the potter's perspective - show you exactly where to place your hands when throwing so you can master every technique you need to know. Plus, expert tips help you rescue your pots when things go wrong. The next in the popular Artist's Techniques series, Complete Pottery is the ideal companion for pottery classes of any level, or a go-to guide and inspiration for the more experienced potter looking to expand their repertoire and perfect new skills. With contemporary design and ideas, Complete Pottery Techniques enables the modern maker to unleash their creativity.

The Workshop Guide to Ceramics

Author: Duncan Hooson
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN: 9780764164613
Category : Ceramics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Presents instructions and techniques for creating ceramics, covering forming techniques, glazing, firing, and more --

Mastering the Potter's Wheel

Author: Ben Carter
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN: 0760349754
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
"A book of advances wheel techniques and inspiration for potters who have basic skills but would like to learn more about throwing large forms, lids, handles, darting, and more"--

The Potter's Studio Handbook

Author: Kristin Müller
Publisher:
ISBN: 1616737956
Category : Artists' studios
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description

A Potter's Workbook

Author: Clary Illian
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587299968
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 125

Book Description
In A Potter's Workbook, renowned studio potter and teacher Clary Illian presents a textbook for the hand and the mind. Her aim is to provide a way to see, to make, and to think about the forms of wheel-thrown vessels; her information and inspiration explain both the mechanics of throwing and finishing pots made simply on the wheel and the principles of truth and beauty arising from that traditional method. Each chapter begins with a series of exercises that introduce the principles of good form and good forming for pitchers, bowls, cylinders, lids, handles, and every other conceivable functional shape. Focusing on utilitarian pottery created on the wheel, Illian explores sound, lively, and economically produced pottery forms that combine an invitation to mindful appreciation with ease of use. Charles Metzger's striking photographs, taken under ideal studio conditions, perfectly complement her vigorous text.

Wheel Throwing

Author: Emily Reason
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781600592447
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Offers a comprehensive introduction to the mechanics of wheel-thrown ceramics. Includes nine projects.

Setting Up Your Ceramic Studio

Author: Virginia Scotchie
Publisher: Lark Books
ISBN: 9781579906726
Category : Artists' studios
Languages : en
Pages : 134

Book Description
"Scotchie gives us an insider's look at [how to] assemble vibrant, creative studio spaces. Floor plans are provided...The photographs are excellent."--Library Journal Take a photographic tour of 10 beautiful ceramics studios, and discover exactly how and why each design so perfectly meets the artist's particular needs. Author and ceramist Virginia Scotchie covers all the practical decisions about equipment, workflow, and safety that go into setting up a new studio, from using the space effectively and dealing with lighting, electrical, and ventilation needs, to establishing a small business office. Every ceramist will find inspiration in Michael Sherrill's spacious and adaptable studio, so suited to his large-scale sculptures; Alice Munn's intimate and tidy atelier; and Ben Owen III's highly organized layout, arranged for volumes of production work and featuring a separate gallery.

The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing

Author: Julia Claire Weber
Publisher: Essential Ceramics Skills
ISBN: 1631599356
Category : ART045000
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing is a friendly, contemporary take on the classic wheel-throwing book—perfect for new and returning ceramic artists.