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Smashing Glazes

by Susan Peterson

 


Book Description
Glazing pottery is an ancient process, dating back 25,000 years, yet is a medium and art form that is still being explored and advanced today. So many variables go into creating a beautiful glaze--from ingredients to application to firing--that their recipes are prized among potters.

This breathtaking collection of work from 53 ceramic artists goes beyond a mere gallery of their work, inviting readers into their studios to share their insights into the aesthetics of ceramic surfaces as well as the formulas for some of their most successful glazes.
Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars
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Ceramic Extruding
by Tom Latka
 


Book Description
Most ceramists own a pugmill or hand extruder and view it as simply a utilitarian device for making handles or coils. But the extruder can be the starting point for a variety of inventive and creative works of art. Extruder experts Tom and Jean Latka teach the basics of extruder use as well as how to make your own dies. Step-by-step projects include napkin rings, vases, umbrella stands, wine coolers, planters, sconce lighting, platters, sculpture, and more.

12 projects with step-by-step instructions
- Photo gallery of works by skilled, creative, and talented artists
- Solid and hollow extrusions
- Additive or subtractive methods of construction for pottery and sculpture

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Chinese Glazes

by Nigel Wood


 


Choice Magazine
In this extraordinary volume, Wood provides a window, an avenue perhaps, into the composition and techniques used by ancient Chinese potters to achieve superb glazes admired by potters all over the world. It is an exhaustive study of both high and low temperature glazes; in a clear, straightforward manner, Wood explains how old recipes can be transcribed for today's raw materials. In a well-documented text, beautifully illustrated by both color and black-and-white photographs, Wood describes Chinese ceramic development, from the Bronze Age through the Tang and Song dynasty monochrome stoneware glazes, to the fine porcelains of Southern China. A must-have volume not only for potters but for those seeking information on Chinese glazes.

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Handbuilding Ceramic Forms
by Elsbeth S. Woody

 


 
4 out of 5 stars A good basic handbuilding book., May 11, 2000
 
  Reviewer: Jeff Brown - jeff@jeffbrowhpottery.com from Northwood, New Hampshire

This book has several very good alternative handbuilding techniques that I've found useful over the years. It is easy to understand, and is illustrated just enough to give you a good sense of what is possible using each individual technique. This book is an excellent resource for the beginner ready to move beyond the beginning.
 

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Handmade Tiles

by Frank Giorgini


 


Book Description
"Guides the reader through each step of the tile-making process, with detailed, easily understood explanations and corresponding 'how-to' photos."--Ceramics Monthly. Color, dimension, and artistry emanate from this exhaustive resource to inspire beginners and artisans alike. An expert guides you in setting up a workshop, from selecting materials and equipment to designing, making molds, firing, decorating, and ultimately, installing tile. Learn the ceramic techniques of underglaze and glaze decoration, slip trailing, and impressing, in addition to the art of mosaics through the installation process. The design gallery will provide further encouragement by way of completed installations such as a kitchen splashboard--featuring cows feeding in a pasture, or a romantic moon rising above a river--placed above a fireplace mantel. "The definitive guide to tile and how to make it beautiful to look at. This is a book that demands your perusal."--The Tile Heritage Foundation.

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars
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