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Pottery on the Wheel 2008 edition New!
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| Softcover, 216 pages, 2008, 8.5x11
271 b&w illustrations | | Elsbeth
Woody | A classic guide to
using the pottery wheel—back in print at last!
Take the mystery out of throwing clay! Now beginning and advanced potters
can learn throwing techniques to create perfectly symmetrical basic forms.
This classic book, out of print for many years, is frequently cited as the
definitive book on using the wheel. This exciting new edition shows why it
has remained a favorite. Step-by-step instructions plus more than 270
black-and-white photographs clearly illustrate how to throw cylindrical
and open shapes as well as explaining advanced throwing for teapots,
pitchers, and more. With techniques and tools from basic to esoteric, plus
appendices on clays, glazes, kilns, and firing, and a glossary of terms, Pottery
on the Wheel is the essential guide for any potter with a desire
to learn and to develop a signature style.
 | Step-by-steps plus 270 close-up photographs
| Not only how to do each technique, but why it works
| Great for potters at every level, from beginner to advanced |
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Wheel Thrown Pottery (DIY) New!
An Illustrated Guide of Basic Techniques from the Hit DIY Show Throwing Clay
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| Softcover, 176 pages, 2006, 10
x 8, color | | Bill van Gilder
(Lark Books) | Anyone who has
ever imagined plunging bare hands into cool, moist clay and shaping it
into a vase, platter, or tile can now experience the pleasure of
pottery. Lifelong potter Bill van Gilder has a bounty of time-tested
advice on all the basics, and a plethora of fantastic techniques.
That means novices will enjoy the advantages of a master teacher guiding
them through each stage of the process—while intermediates will eagerly
soak up every new idea he has to offer. With van Gilder’s help,
beginners can try hand building, and progress onto the fundamentals of
wheel-throwing. They’ll get expert tips on shaping spouts, handles
and feet; adding texture, color, and luster; and combining techniques to
create a variety of attractive projects.
A production potter for more than 30 years, Bill van Gilder, host
of DIY Network’s Throwing Clay, has traveled around the world
to learn, teach, and exhibit his craft. He is a regular
contributor to Clay Times magazine, and is on the faculty of The
Art League School in Alexandria, Virginia. In 2000, he founded the
Frederick Pottery School in Maryland.
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| | 176 pages (Aug 2002), 300 color
photos | | Alex McErlain | Throwing
is more than a technique: in order for thrown pots to have meaning, it is
vital that the integral role played by materials, process, context, and
precedent is considered. This book places the practical nature of throwing
pots into a wider perspective, beginning with a look at some historical
examples that provide an inspiring background to the study. It then
analyzes throwing as a form of expression, exploring ideas and the way
artists develop them. The core of the book examines the processes,
including clay preparation, beginning throwing, and developing skills.
Step-by-step color photos follow the throwing of various pot types and
capture delicate methods, such as the pulling of a handle. Lavish photos
of finished work and interviews with leading potters then demonstrate the
diverse ways in which throwing is used and the opportunities it presents.
Learning the potter’s language of expression is a lifetime’s work:
this book provides a place to begin.
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The Complete Potter: Throwing
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pages, 23 color and 55 B&W photos. 10" x 7 1/2" | | Richard
Plethian | | From the Complete
Potter Series, this one focuses on learning how to throw. Clearly
written and thoroughly illustrated with step by step photos and
diagrams. Bowls, plates, vases, altered thrown forms, complex forms
from multiple thrown components (such as teapots) and trimming, fitting
lids, form design |
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| Paperback
- 128 pages (June 1999) |
| Clary Illian |
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
the 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.
Clary Illian was an apprentice at the Leach Pottery in
1964 and 1965, where she helped produce a line of standard ware shapes; in
this book she pays tribute to Bernard Leach as the creator of the modern
studio pottery movement. A Potter's Workshop is designed to help
students who are just learning to throw pots, potters who know how to
throw but who feel the need for greater understanding, and skilled
craftspeople who enjoy thinking about the objects they love.
Val Cushing,
professor emeritus of ceramic art, State University of New York College of
Ceramics at Alfred University
"No other book has the specific focus of this one. Clary
Illian addresses what are perhaps the most difficult and probably the most
important aspects of pottery making: the questions of shape, structure,
form, and forming. The practical exercises are particularly valuable, as
are the discussions of learning to see as well as to make." |
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