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The Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Handbook
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Manufacturer: Laurence King Publishing
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Widely considered to be the most comprehensive introduction to ceramics available, this book contains numerous step-by-step illustrations of various ceramic techniques to guide the beginner as well as inspirational ceramic pieces from contemporary potters from around the world. For the more experienced ceramist, there is a wealth of technical detail on things like glaze formulas and temperature conversions which make the book an ideal reference. To quote one review: "...I am a studio potter and would not be without it." The fourth edition has been updated to include profiles of key ceramists who have influenced the field, new material on marketing ceramics including using the internet, more on the use of computers, added coverage of paperclays, using gold and alternative glazes.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 738
EAN: 9781856693547
ISBN: 1856693546
Label: Laurence King Publishing
Manufacturer: Laurence King Publishing
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: 2003-10-20
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Studio: Laurence King Publishing
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Gorgeous art book -
I got this as a text for a college ceramics course, but it is far more than an ordinary text book. Not only is it informative on a variety of ceramic styles and techniques, but features lovely color illustrations of ceramics from a variety of times, places and artistic traditions. It is as much a coffee table book as a text.
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The Craft and Art of Clay book -
This book is an excellent reference for different levels of clay/ceramics work. It is a beautiful "coffee table book" as well.
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Very Informative -
I am really enjoying this book. It is full of information and covers just about every aspect of ceramics you can think of. I am teaching a youth ceramics class this summer and am looking forward to having this as a reference!
Excellent Text for Potters of All Skill Levels -
If you are just learning, or are stuck in a rut, this book is a great reference for potters of all skill levels.
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Very Comprehensive Survey of Ceramics Techniques & Materials -
This is a large book chock full of information, and provides an in-depth survey of ceramics. There are many photographs about techniques and many illustrations of beautiful artistic ceramics pieces. Also it contains lots of technical information, tables, etc.
Since other reviews have covered the merits of this book quite well, I'll mention a few issues:
First, there are lots of sample photos of different clay bodies under different firings and different glaze colors and combinations, etc., but they are all *way too small* to really see the characteristics of each sample. Also sometimes there is a series of photos, e.g. throwing a pot, building a kiln, and when they are all arranged on the page, each one is too small (and many are b&w, from previous editions?) Otherwise the book is very well illustrated with a wide variety of work.
The glaze discussion does not cover the properties of glaze bases and coloring oxides much at all, which is something I would expect in a book of this comprehensiveness. It does spent some time on commercial fritted stains and Mayco glazes, which other books don't, and can be useful to some, especially for low-temp work. But if you really want to get into glazes, this is not the book.
For many advanced topics, she has just a mention that leaves me hungry for more. E.g. lusters she briefly mentions using and making, but Rhodes has a much more thorough discussion of making lusters. Paperclay is mentioned briefly but not enough to really tell me how to make it or use it. For many of the topics in the book, more detailed discussions are possible and likely available elsewhere. However she has assembled lots of brief mentions of different and experimental work that you might not encounter in other ceramics survey books, so it is useful for knowing what else I want to look into.
[This review pertains to the 4th edition, 2003.]
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