The Art & Craft of Ceramics: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration

By Maria Dolors Ros i Frigola

Book Overview

Beginners eager to explore the world of ceramics, as well as experienced potters seeking new techniques and ideas, will find this colorful, technique-packed manual absolutely inspiring. Lavishly illustrated and visually attractive, it provides both practical and creative information on tools and materials, production processes, glazing, and decorative techniques--including detailed explanations of clays, kilns, and accessories. Explore essential methods for modeling (hand building, wheel turning); for decorating the pieces (slips, glazes, colored engobes); and for properly firing the finished piece at both low and high temperatures. Put all that new knowledge to work on six step-by-step projects--from a large, oval sculpture formed by extrusion and wheel-throwing to a beautifully simple functional vessel--all created by top ceramists.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579909124
• ISBN13: 9781579909123
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 12.0"