The Potter's Complete Studio Handbook

The Potter's Complete Studio Handbook
Author: Kristin Muller
Publisher: Quarry Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2011-10-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1610581601

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!

Setting Up Your Ceramic Studio

Setting Up Your Ceramic Studio
Author: Virginia Scotchie
Publisher: Lark Books
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2005-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781579906726

"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.

Clay

Clay
Author: Vince Pitelka
Publisher: Amer Ceramic Society
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2012-12-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781574983326

"Every day, ceramic artists encounter techniques, processes, materials, problems, and more that leave them with questions such as: How? Why? Where? Clay: A Studio Handbook answers those questions with authoritative, comprehensive coverage of topics ranging from studio safety, finding, making, and improvising tools and equipment, firing processes and theory, and much more. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience in ceramics, Pitelka has created the most practical, all-inclusive studio handbook for students, studio artists, educators, and all those interested in the art of clay. Ten chapters, addressing the full range of ceramic processes, bring a lifetime of ceramic knowledge directly into the hands of potters. Written with concern for safe and efficient studio operation, diligent attention is paid to safety practices. A thorough table of contents, glossary, and index make finding answers quick and convenient. Numerous step-by-step illustrations guide readers through the many techniques."--Publisher's description.

The Potter's Professional Handbook

The Potter's Professional Handbook
Author: Steven Branfman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Potters wishing to advance their involvement need information, coaching, and instruction on creating pottery from a professional point of view. With detailed information and step-by-step guidelines for everything from shelf building to record keeping, potters will find a treasure trove of practical suggestions and instruction.

Studio Ceramics

Studio Ceramics
Author: Anderson Turner
Publisher: The American Ceramic Society
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2010
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1574985361

Wheel Throwing

Wheel Throwing
Author: Emily Reason
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2010
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781600592447

Offers a comprehensive introduction to the mechanics of wheel-thrown ceramics. Includes nine projects.

The Ceramics Studio Guide

The Ceramics Studio Guide
Author: Jeff Zamek
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2018-11-28
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780764356483

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.

Mastering the Potter's Wheel

Mastering the Potter's Wheel
Author: Ben Carter
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2016-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0760349754

"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"--

A Potter's Book

A Potter's Book
Author: Bernard Leach
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1976-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780571049271

Examines the standards of and the various clays, pigments, and glazes used in Japanese raku, English slipware, stoneware, and Oriental porcelain, showing students how to adapt designs to local conditions