 | Handbuilding
Ceramic Forms
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pages 267 B&W illustrations 8.5x11 Paperback | | Elsbeth
S. Woody | Renowned
potters share their personal tips and techniques
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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of Handbuilt Ceramics
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A comprehensive, highly illustrated guide to
handbuilt ceramic techniques as well as an informative overview of the
contemporary ceramics scene. For amateur and professional potters alike,
featuring more than 200 color photos. Potters have been using
traditional handbuilding methods for generations, but new methods are now
eagerly being tried, inspiring a host of discoveries in contemporary
ceramics. This book begins with an historical and cultural overview of
world ceramics, then moves on to an introductory section for beginners.
With the aid of clear instructions and step-by-step photos, the novice
learns all the traditional handbuilding and glazing methods. In addition,
the author's special interest in surface decoration introduces innovative
new ways of monoprinting on clay and texturing with clay slips. Advanced
students are then shown how to explore the exciting possibilities of
paperclay. This comparatively new medium, which is extremely strong and
versatile, allows artists to scale new heights of creativity. Fully
illustrated with color photos, "The Art of Handbuilt Ceramics"
includes all the information necessary to progress from beginner to
artist.
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