The Practical Potter - A Step-by Step Handbook

Warshaw, Josie

ISBN 10: 1843099691 / ISBN 13: 9781843099697

Edité par London; Hermes House;, 2004

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First edition, first printing thus. Near fine large format paperback original.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Practical Potter - A Step-by Step Handbook
• Éditeur: London; Hermes House
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1843099691
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781843099697
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: Edition originale

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Synopsis

This practical, accessible approach to ceramics, with step-by-step instructions and photographs, introduces techniques that form the basic vocabulary for your work Six sections cover Design, Handbuilding, Making and Using Moulds, Throwing, Glazing and Decoration, and Kilns and Firing; each one includes a variety of related work by contemporary ceramic artists Over 30 projects include a diverse range of technical and creative possibilities with clay - from a simple hand-coiled pot needing the minimum of equipment, a wheel-thrown cup and saucer, to a press-moulded plate with printed overlays Featuring the work of over 80 leading international ceramic artists Over 800 specially commissioned colour photographs Working with clay is tremendously versatile, and this book brings a sound knowledge of the main ceramic methods to both the novice and the practising maker wanting to extend their approach to design and technique. Each chapter features a rich array of step-by-step explanations, brought to life with examples of contemporary work. Ideas range from a thrown cup and saucer, a hand-formed interpretation of the human figure, a press-moulded jug with sprigged decoration, and slipcast vessels with the distinctive crackled surface of raku. Accessible and inspiring, the book uncovers both the practical essentials and the creative secrets of working with clay.

À propos de l?auteur

Josie Warshaw trained in ceramics at Harrow School of Art. She then worked as a ceramics technician at Camberwell School of Art, and now teaches within Adult Education in London. Josie has had her own studio since 1983 from where she continues to make ceramic work for commission or exhibition. She was accepted on the Crafts CouncilÆs Selected Index of Makers in 1995, and her work is also represented at Contemporary Applied Arts in London.