Ceramics Studio Guide What Potters Should Know

Author : Jeff Zamek
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780764356483
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ceramics Studio Guide written by Jeff Zamek and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Jeff Zamek
Publisher : Krause Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780873419222
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Safety in the Ceramics Studio written by Jeff Zamek and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2002-08-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every potter wants to work in a safe environment and needs the extensive data presented in this unique reference. &break;&break;The potter's health and safety are covered in detail from ceramic toxicology to safe handling of raw materials. Guidelines for using clays, glazes, tools, kilns, and other equipment are presented. Questions such as "What's the best way to handle ceramic materials?" and "Is barium carbonate safe?" are answered in full detail. This is the safety guide that every student, teacher, and ceramic professional will refer to again and again while working with clay and glaze materials. &break;&break;Covers, in expert detail, all aspects of safety in the ceramics studio &break;&break;Text and detailed photos offer a practical "how to" approach to working in a safe environment &break;&break;Easy-to-understand, non-technical language

Author : Kristin Muller
Publisher : Quarry Books
ISBN 13 : 1610581601
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Potter's Complete Studio Handbook written by Kristin Muller and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!

Author : Virginia Scotchie
Publisher : Lark Books
ISBN 13 : 9781579906726
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Setting Up Your Ceramic Studio written by Virginia Scotchie and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.

Author : Kristin Müller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1616737956
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Potter's Studio Handbook written by Kristin Müller and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465497978
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Complete Pottery Techniques written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Ben Carter
Publisher : Mastering Ceramics
ISBN 13 : 0760349754
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mastering the Potter's Wheel written by Ben Carter and published by Mastering Ceramics. This book was released on 2016-06 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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"--

Author : Shay Amber
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781600592430
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hand Building written by Shay Amber and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ceramics are always popular with crafters, and hand building with low-fire earthenware is a natural place to start. This book by artist Shay Amber will inspire even the most intimidated beginner.

Author : Clary Illian
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1587299968
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Potter's Workbook written by Clary Illian and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Julia Claire Weber
Publisher : Essential Ceramics Skills
ISBN 13 : 1631599356
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing written by Julia Claire Weber and published by Essential Ceramics Skills. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.