Potter's Studio Handbook: A Start-to-Finish Guide to Hand-Built and Wheel-Thrown Ceramics (Studio Handbook Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592533736 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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ISBN 978-1-59253-373-2. index. Highly recommended, though professional potters will want advanced works like Irene Poulton’s Fired Up with Raku: Over 300 Recipes. illus. Quarry: Quayside. bibliog. -Library Journal, March 2008. 2007. She guides beginners through advanced students in equipping a ceramic studio, handling the design, preparing the clay, constructing slab projects, throwing on a wheel, glazing, and firing. $24.99. Readers can draw inspiration from the creative painting and underglazing examples, as well as the unusual firing techniques for color and texture. ART INSTRUCTION Müller, a ceramic artist since 1987 and the education director for Brookfield Craft Center in Brookfield, CT, offers a splendid book on a timeless art. c.192p. The 16 clay projects featured here include teapots, vases, and dinner plates. Müller, Kristin. The Potter’s Studio Handbook: A Start-to-Finish Guide to Hand-Built & Wheel-Thrown Cer
"Handy and helpful" according to Karen in Florida. While setting up a ceramics program in a 55+ active adult community, I needed a quick helpful guide with lots of guidance. I tried this book and it has been indeed helpful with lots of information on clay types, stages, firing processes, glazing, handbuilding and throwing on the wheel. It is filled with good material, directions and pictures. My students liked it so much that some even purchased it for themselves. I had taught ceramics in the public schools for decades, and this did a great job of summarizing what I had taught over a semester in a thoro. "Potters Handbook" according to L. J. Nolan. Good smooth transaction. Item arrived in a timely matter and as described. Thanks, just what I was looking for.. a frustrating disappointment Kelly Mollins I am an intermediate potter looking for new ideas, techiniques, and sources of inspiration. I expected this book to include more projects. The first 130 pages included light coverage of basic information that is available in dozens of other books. There are only fifty pages devoted to specific projects and they were uninspiring and frustrating. I was initially excited by the opening picture of a vase with clay applique. However, there were no instructions for that project The instructions for the chip and dip dish was one page conisisting of mostly phot
Once techniques are mastered, The PotterÆs Studio Handbook will remain an invaluable resource to the clay artist when looking to create beautiful, yet functional projects, at home with nearly 25 projects that build upon previously learned skills. However, it is a hobby that is largely underserved by the publishing industry, but difficult for someone to learn without a comprehensive guide because the tools and techniques are quite complicated. Teaches the three most popular techniques: wheel throwing, hand building, and slipcastingTeaches readers how to make many functional and beautiful projects at home Step-by-step photos guarantee success. The PotterÆs Studio Handbook guides readers through the process of setting up their own studio and teaching them how to master the techniques at home. Like blacksmithing or hobby farming, pottery-making appeals to individuals who like to be creative, work with their hands, and donÆt mind getting a little dirty