Pottery & Ceramics

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903685276Author Jon CatleughFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Richard DennisPublisher Richard DennisWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 230mm *...

This compact reference explains the basic terms, processes, classifications, tools, materials and techniques of Japanese potters. Everyone interested in pottery and crafts will find this practical guide a valuable addition to both bookshelf and workshop...

Encompasses an impressive and engaging variety of fabulous objects from the most important faience centres, dating from the late sixteenth to the mid-eighteenth century. A feat of great technical achievement, French faience was introduced to Lyon in...

With four potteries, the Fife town of Kirkcaldy was a major producer of pottery during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Fife Pottery, Rosslyn Pottery and Sinclairtown Pottery were all based in the Gallatown area of Kirkcaldy, while Kirkcaldy...

The essential studio companion for any potter with a broad range of glaze recipes and clay bodies. The Handbook of Glaze Recipes is an essential studio companion for any potter. Covering a comprehensive range of glazes including porcelain, crystalline...

Chinese ceramics and their glazes have delighted and enthralled the world for centuries. In this book, Nigel Wood traces the development of Chinese glazes from the Bronze Age to the present day. He carefully describes how Chinese glazes were made, and...

Lacking a green thumb? There's no need to worry when you can create your own everlasting succulents with versatile air-dry clay. Designs are included for over 25 popular succulent species, such as sedum, echeveria, and haworthia, and unique plants like...

The origins of raku can be traced back hundreds of years to Japan, where it was used as the traditional method of creating clay bowls for the tea ceremony. Over the years potters have embraced and adapted the methods, celebrating the remarkable but...

Using oil based clay, Dale Power takes the reader through all the steps needed to sculpt human heads and complete animal figures in clay. Instructive line drawings show the proper positioning of features on the human face and three different eye...

The colorful earthenwares known as Majolica are popular once again, part of the nostalgic revival of Victorian taste in interior decoration. Majolica's long history begins with Italian Renaissance tin-glazed wares; over the centuries its styles and...

No Victorian parlor was complete without a Staffordshire Spaniel on the mantel. This fascinating text focuses exclusively on these popular Victorian era antiques produced in Staffordshire, England from circa 1840 through the turn of the century. A...

An essential guide to the creative process for sculpting the figure. The human figure in sculpture is a powerful form, capable of great expression and depth. Sculpting the figure in any medium is a rewarding practice, but one that can lead to some...

The essential guide to raku techniques, covering clay types, glazes, kilns, firing methods and reduction processes. Over the last thirty years interest in the raku pottery technique has grown hugely - the excitement, immediacy and unpredictability of...

For potters, mold making is invaluable because it allows them to slip-cast identical multiples of their work-and this newly revised, now in color edition of Andrew Martin's classic is the definitive guide to the craft. No other volume has shown the...

Now available in its sixth edition, The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques presents a comprehensive survey of all aspects of making ceramics for craft potters and ceramic artists. With its sound, practical explanations of ceramic processes,...

Transform your plain pottery into exciting, colourful and contemporary pieces for the home in a trice! You don't need pottery classes, or even a kiln to glaze your creations - you can make gorgeous items quickly and easily by painting plain, shop-bought...

Of all the ceramic processes, Maiolica truly requires a painter's touch. Combining a confident sensitivity of brushwork and a vision of what might be once the subtle blends of oxides fuse with the tin glaze in the firing, it is both a rewarding and...

Collectible porcelain Christmas plates have been made in Denmark by Bing & Grondahl since 1895 and by Royal Copenhagen since 1908. These and their many other popular commemorative series, including Mothers' Day, Jubilee, and Childrens' Day plates, have...

Heath Ceramics creates tableware and tiles that are as timeless as they are handsome. Found in home kitchens and high-end restaurants, these signature pieces are still made in small runs at Heath's Sausalito and San Francisco factories according to the...

Arts and crafts are a core part of the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum, helping children to develop emotionally, physically, socially and spiritually, as well as learning practical skills.This comprehensive book addresses every aspect of arts and crafts,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493039537Author Katie TreggidenFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint LudionPublisher LudionWeight(grams) 720g

Clay is universally recognized as a medium of creative expression, and it also has great potential for therapeutic application. These two properties of clay are celebrated together in a book that explores the history, theory and techniques of claywork in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949651188Author Creative Coloring PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Creative ColoringPublisher Creative ColoringWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm)...

An in-depth portrait of the life and work of Shoji Hamada, one of the key figures behind the development of studio pottery in the 20th century, and the legacy he left. Shoji Hamada was one of the seminal figures in 20th century ceramics. Along with...

The essential guide to the smoke firing method with highlights from international artists' work. Smoke firing is an ancient technique, used both to fire raw clay into durable ceramic and also to decorate it with smoke designs. Its technological...

This title features 25 exciting projects to create, using glass, tiles and marble. The ancient art of mosaic-making celebrated in inspirational designs and practical projects. It offers complete step-by-step instructions for 25 original and innovative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780890136379Author Scott G OrtmanFormat HardbackPage Count 136Imprint Museum of New Mexico PressPublisher Museum of New Mexico PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780834804425Author Richard L. WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Weatherhill IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

A comprehensive guide with recipes for making your own lustres and techniques for applying and firing them. A lustre is a thin layer of metal which is deposited onto the surface of the pot during firing and which produces a lustrous surface. Lustres...

"Hooray for clay! Projects that put clay and ceramics centre stage are invaluable - be it in architecture, public sculpture, cups and saucers on your breakfast table, passing on an understanding of the material is invaluable. Clayground Collective...

In this richly illustrated volume, Oliver Watson presents a comprehensive history of ceramics from Islamic lands. Clear and informative essays examine the art, archaeology and collecting of Islamic pottery, ceramic families and technical traditions, and...

In A Potter's Workbook, renowned studio potter and teacher Clary Illian presents a textbook for the hand and the mind. Her aim is to provide a way to see, to make, and to think about the forms of wheel-thrown vessels; her information and inspiration...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903685542Author Paul AtterburyFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Richard DennisPublisher Richard Dennis

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781454710929Author Stuart CareyFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Union Square & Co.Publisher Union Square & Co.Weight(grams) 907gDimensions(mm) 272mm *...

When digging for clues about an ancient society's culture, nothing is more valuable to an archaeologist than ceramic remnants. Dawn Whitehand explains why. Her text is the first to comprehensively explore the complex nature of pit firing based on...

This comprehensive new reference focuses on the variety of animal figures produced in Staffordshire during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Characterized by a cottage industry quaintness, Staffordshire figures were known as "image toys" and...

A guide to the historical and technical side of salt glazing with work from leading international salt glazing artists. Salt-glazing has a long history, from its early use in German storage jars, then in Victorian industrial sewage pipes to its...

"A complete guide to designing, making and planting hypertufa troughs."-North American Rock Garden Society Hypertufa containers-also known as troughs-are rustic, striking, versatile, and perfect for small, Alpine plants. A mix of cement, perlite, peat,...

No art form is more associated with the Native Americans of the Southwest than pottery. For centuries, Pueblo people have made beautiful pottery, often painted with intricate designs, for everyday activities such as cooking, food storage and gathering...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589239746Author Jacqui AtkinFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Quarry BooksPublisher Quarry BooksWeight(grams) 798gDimensions(mm) 249mm * 193mm * 23mm