The ceramics bible : the complete guide to materials and techniques / by Louisa Taylor.
Publishers Description: Ceramicists have been plying their art and craft for thousands of years, and never more prolifically than today. The Ceramics Bible is the most comprehensive and up-to-date volume on the subject. Brimming with more than 700 full-color photos and illustrations, this is the ne...
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San Francisco :
Chronicle Books,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Types of ceramic ware
- Section 1: Materials And Tools:
- Types of clay
- Other materials
- Clay recipes
- Preparing clay
- Cut and stack wedging step by step
- Ram's head wedging step by step
- Spiral wedging step by step
- Drying overview
- Drying step by step
- Raw materials
- Oxides
- Stains
- Storing chemical materials
- Tools
- Kiln furniture and accessories
- Studio equipment
- Glazing equipment
- Safety procedures
- Section 2: Forming Techniques:
- Introduction to handbuilding
- Coiling step by step
- Pinching step by step
- Extruding step by step
- Slab work step by step
- Gallery: handbuilding
- Artist profile: Nao Matsunaga
- Introduction to slip casting and molds
- Press molds step by step
- Ready-made molds step by step
- Making a model step by step
- Making a two-piece mold step by step
- Slip casting step by step
- Gallery: slip casting and molds
- Artist profile: Heather Mae Erickson
- Introduction to throwing
- Types of wheels
- Centering step by step
- Throwing a cylinder step by step
- Throwing a bowl step by step
- Throwing a bottle form step by step
- Throwing a closed form step by step
- Throwing a lidded vessel step by step
- Making a lid
- Trimming step by step
- Pulling a handle step by step
- Joining a handle step by step
- Troubleshooting: throwing
- Gallery: throwing
- Artist profile: Prue Venables
- Section 3: Glazing And Firing Techniques:
- Glazes overview
- Glaze recipes-earthenware
- Glaze recipes-stoneware
- Glaze testing
- Preparing glaze
- Applying glaze
- Troubleshooting: common glaze faults
- Introduction to kilns
- Types of kilns
- Loading the kiln
- Kiln temperature and kiln programs
- Introduction to firing
- Oxidized firing overview
- Oxidized firing process
- Gallery: oxidized firing
- Artist profile: Natasha Daintry
- Reduction firing overview
- Reduction firing process
- Gallery: reduction firing
- Artist profile: Chris Keenan
- Salt and soda firing process overview
- Salt and soda firing process
- Gallery: salt and soda firing
- Artist profile: Robert Winokur
- Wood firing overview
- Wood firing process
- Gallery: wood firing
- Artist profile: Janet Mansfield
- Raku firing overview
- Raku firing process
- Gallery: raku firing
- Artist profile: Ashraf Hanna
- Section 4: Decorative And Finishing Techniques:
- Slip decoration and surface overview
- Slip decoration recipes
- Slip decoration and surface techniques
- Gallery: slip decoration
- Artist profile: Elke Sada
- Enamels, lusters, and transfers overview
- Enamels step by step
- Lusters step by step
- Transfers step by step
- Gallery: enamels, lusters, and transfers
- Artist profile: Alice Mara
- Engraving and sandblasting overview
- Engraving methods
- Sandblasting step by step
- Artist profile: Maria Lintott
- Finishing overview
- Grinding and polishing methods
- Post-firing techniques
- Fixing and display
- Gallery: finishing
- Artist profile: Neil Brownsword
- Section 5: Resources:
- Training courses
- Residencies
- Marketing
- Trade shows
- Art gallery and museum collections
- Representation
- Guilds, organizations and associations
- Workshops and studios
- Suppliers
- Useful charts
- Contributors
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
- Acknowledgments.