Looking for new ideas? This Ceramics Monthly Handbook is edited by Anderson Turner and features a collection of articles about creative artists, and ideas to challenge you and inspire your work. Pottery, sculpture and finishing techniques are covered. This is a must-read for anyone involved in clay. Whether looking for new designs, new inspiration or renewed creativity, you will find it here through these talented featured artists and their unique approaches to clay. As potters and ceramic artists, we usually get to the studio and make something we're comfortable with. But if you want to try something new every now and then, you'll love this inspirational and informative book. There's a little of everything - throwing, handbuilding, finishing. And trying out something new or just adding a twist to your current work, will keep the studio calling you back over and over again. Here's an idea of what you'll find. Pottery Creative Ideas begins with pottery because pots are pretty intergral in our studio lives. It's what we think of most when we say we're going to the studio. Kristin Doner provides a step-by-step on how to make these really big pinch pots. She rakus them but you could use the technique anywhere. If you're looking for something that will get the attention of others in a group studio, you should try Dannon Rhudy's technique for Handbuilding inside a thrown leather-hard form. Have you ever made miniatures? Jane Graber makes incredible ones. And to think you can put scores of them on a single shelf! Mold made work takes a new turn as Sara Friedlander decorates a mold then dips it into slip so a pot forms on it. The result is a decorated piece ready for glazing. If you're lured to the beauty and simplicity of Japanese flower arranging, Shuji Ikeda's technique for creating elegant containers is sure to inspire. Kari Hagen uses molds shaped from sand that has been packed firmly into a wooden box. The cast forms pick up the texture of the sand and any reliefs you've carved into it. Sculpture Using spray guns designed for the building trades and auto paints, Lowell Baker sprays paper clay and slips onto combustible forms that burn out in the firing. Finding inspriation from her kids, Janis Mars Wunderlich's expressive sculptures may freak out the average viewer, but her work with slips, stains and washes provide a rich visual. In Vince Pitelka's factory building sculptures, he explores the use of clay marquetry as the ideal technique for any hard-edge, linear imagery or decoration. Spring-like coils from clay? An unlikely form is tackled by Michael Garnes and a technique fully explored. Anna Calluori Holcombe brings the still life to clay in her vignettes formed with a simple tarpaper technique. Nan Smith adds a new dimension to forming work with flexible molds an exciting alternative to complex plaster sectional molds. Finishing Techniques Elaine Alt says she wants her decorated vessels to convey the tension between whimsy and seriousness. She gets it right and shares her technique. If you've ever considered spraying glazes, Hanna Lore Hombordy offers some valuable insights. Taking a lesson from nature, Dick Lehman discovers a technique for transferring natural elements onto his work. Linda McRae combines ceramic and photographic processes for a unique look. From a mountaintop in West Virginia, Brian VanNostrand demonstrates his trimming and decorating techniques. Impressing impressions highlight the work of Collin Rosebrook of Oklahoma and his impressive 3 to 4 foot disks. Before glazes were ever invented, potters burnished their work. Norbert Turek reveals the secrets handed down through the millennia.

Creative Ideas for Clay Artists: A Collection of Articles from Ceramics Monthly

Arts & Photography

Anderson Turner

Decorative Arts & Design

American Ceramic Society

This Ceramics Monthly handbook is written by and about artists and experts. These articles cover a wide range of materials, recipes, and techniques used in the glazing of work by both studio potters and ceramic artists. This book is a great example of how the modern potter uses a combination of trial-and-error discoveries along with information from scientists and engineers in the field to achieve unique effects that are the signature of the current ceramic art movement.

Glazes: Materials, Recipes and Techniques : A Collection of Articles from Ceramics Monthly

Science & Math

Chemistry

Studio Practices, Techniques and Tips is a collection of articles, suggestions, and questions and answers from the Ceramics Monthly archives. Potters share their knowledge on a full range of topics including designing a studio, making and using tools and equipment, photographing work, marketing and sales, kilns and firing. There are also stories of problem solving, insightful solutions, and the individual stories of challenges and successes. This is a must-have book for any potter or clay artist setting a course for pursuing clay beyond the casual past-time. Workshop Planning and Business Practices A 21st Century Potter by Janet Buskirk Finding Your Niche by Brad Sondahl The Studio Sale by David Cuzick Learning Through Apprenticeship by Alisa Carroll Selling at Retail Shows by Sandi Pierantozzi and Neil Patterson Studio and Showroom Organization by Dick Lehman The Marketing Dance by Richard Selfridge Attention to Detail by Tony and Sheila Clennell Red Star Studios by Paula Sibrack Marian Attaining Merchant Status by Mark E. Battersby A Garden Exhibition by Alice Heystek Questions to Ask a Gallery by Karen Shelly-Genther Pack With Care by Debra Burke Writing an Artist Statement by Ariane Goodwin Is It Covered by Mark E. Battersby Profiting Under the Right Label by Mark E. Battersby Photographing Ceramics: Black-and-White Images by Glenn Rand and William Blanchard Photographing Ceramics: Color Transparencies, Slides and Prints by Glenn Rand Photographing Ceramics Revisited by Glenn Rand Going for the Gold by Garth Clark Materials and Equipment Build a $75 Electric Wheel by Jolyon Hofsted A Dry Clay Mixer by Brian Van Nostrand Modifying a Cement Mixer for Mixing Clay by Susan Nykiel and Ray Bub The $1200 Studio by Lili Krakowski The Versatile Extruder by William Shinn An Environmentally Safe Spray Booth by Bill Campbell A Utilitarian Booth Display by Carol and Jim Gross Bamboo Tools by Mel Malinowski Mining with the Potter in Mind by David Hendley The Perfect Clay Body? by Jeff Zamek Clay Body Absorption and Shrinkage by Jeff Zamek Kilns Salt and Refractory Coatings by Mel Jacobson Insulating Existing Kilns by Regis Brodie The Mysterious Hole by Marc Ward A Castable Venturi Burner by W. Lowell Baker The Oxygen Probe: A Potter's Tool by Nils Lou Firing with Vegetable Oil by John Britt George Wright: Oregon Potter's Friend and Inventor Extraordinaire by Janet Buskirk Lessons from a City Kiln by Marc Leuthold with Sarah G. Wilkins Kazegama by Steve Davis A Fast-Firing Test Kiln by Rich Childs Building a Modular Kiln by Bob McWilliams Recycle That Old Kiln by David G. Wright

Studio Practices, Techniques and Tips: A Collection of Articles from Ceramics Monthly

One of the best things about making pottery is that there are so many ways to do it - handbuilding and throwing, decorating and glazing, as well as firing with gas, grass or electric. With all these variables, it's no wonder that no two potters make the same work. In this collection of pottery techniques, you'll discover scores of great ideas, practical information you can use and seeds of inspiration that you can nurture. Pottery Making Techniques showcases more than thirty skilled artists who provide instruction and insights to techniques they use on a regular basis. They've learned from their mistakes, sorted out the good from the bad, and streamlined methods that will work for you. Intermediate to advanced techniques are presented in a well-illlustrated, step-by-step format that will provide years of inspiration. Throwing Carve with a Surform tool in Carved Teapots by Jim Connell Center clay with no effort in Low-Stress Centering by Ginny Marsh Build forms inside leatherhard molds in Getting It Together by Dannon Rhudy Make your own Throwing Sticks by Ivor Lewis Once it's made, there's Using a Throwing Stick by Ivor Lewis Cut-away views reveal An Approach to Bottles by Cory Roth Bats too expensive? Here's How to Make Outstanding Bats by George Juliano with Elizabeth Hudgins Here's a method for Building Large Forms by Michelle McCurdy Tired of lids that don't fit? Try Throwing a Jar and Lid in One Piece by Sumi von Dassow Create a Cut-off Wire Bow by Don Adamaitis Learn about Throwing Long-Neck Bottles by Annie Robbins Fabricate Hand Tools Made From Scraps by Lili Krakowski Discover Trimming: Method, Technique, Mind's Eye by Sumi von Dassow Stop struggling with Pulling Handles by Steven Hill Handbuilding Read A Show Story by MaryLou Higgins Find inspiration in A Collaboration of Painter and Potter by Susan Chappelear Build complex forms by Handbuilding with Slabs and Cones and Cylinders by Scott Dooley Try Making a Bumper-Jack Extruder by David Hendley Don't settle for standard dies when you can make Homemade Two-Part Extruder Dies by David Hendley Complex dies are used in Industrial Workers Cups: The Intersection of Industry, Hard Times and Clay by Richard Burkett Perhaps you'll make a variation on the Bumper-Jack Extruder The Sequel by Mary Kate Sullivan Attach slabs by Building with Nails by Hanna Lore Hombordy Make a decoration that you will be Rolling, Rolling, Rolling by Andi Fasimpaur Never tried paper clay? Paper Clay A Primer by Rosette Gault Explore Creating Forms with Hump Molds by Harriet Gamble The Budget Potter Slab Guide by Sylvia Shirley Get rid of junk by Combining Found Objects with Clay by Todd Shanafelt Stay neat after you Make a Split-Leg Potter's Apron by Barbara Coultry Finishing and Firing Try a step-by-step for Airbrushing an Abstract Expression by Douglas Kenney Unlocking the Secrets of Crystalline Glazes by George Juliano with Elizabeth Hudgins Mix glazes with cups and spoons in Measure for Measure by Lili Krakowski Make life easier with Glazing Tips and Techniques by Sumi von Dassow Discover the secrets of burnished work in All Polished Up by Sumi von Dassow If you enjoy painting, learn about Slip Painting by Tamar Laderman Firing with Paper Saggars by Dannon Rhudy Find the ideal Kiln Wash by Bill Jones Building a Domed Cylinder Kiln by Don Adamaitis What happens in the kiln as the heat rises? The Degrees of Kiln Firing charts it out.

Pottery Making Techniques: A Pottery Making Illustrated Handbook

Amer Ceramic Society

Raku, Pit & Barrel: Firing Techniques (Ceramic Arts Handbook)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Throwing and handbuilding are at the core of all studio ceramics techniques. Through imagination and experimentation, some of the most skilled artists and craftsmen can take these basic techniques and often produce extremely creative works of art. With practice and patience, the coil pot or tall narrow form can become works of art suitable for galleries and collectors. Throwing &amp; Handbuilding: Forming Techniques is a collection of carefully selected feature articles from Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated, the two most widely read ceramics arts publications in the world. Within each section of the book you'll discover challenging, complex and unusual techniques, oftentimes extensively illustrated, by some of the foremost studio artists working today. By mastering new techniques and discovering inspirational works of contemporary masters, you'll soon find yourself challenged to take new directions in your work. Here is a sampling of what's inside: Making Large Jars Karen Terpstra came rather late to ceramics and her work focused on handbuilding. When she decided she needed larger surfaces to work on, she turned to using flat coils and began creating forms that defied gravity and would normally collapse if wheel thrown. Throwing Large Platters Creating large platters presents many challenges in the throwing, finishing and firing stages that require different techniques than making bowls or cylinders. Sam Hoffman demonstrates every single step in the making of these magnificent forms, from centering large amounts of clay to trimming the piece to a perfect finish, in 42 step-by-step photos. Throwing Tall Narrow Forms Annie Robbins loves tall and narrow forms and tried hard to find a solution on how to make forms up to three feet high! Tony Clennell tells about Bruce Cochrane: Up in Canada. Bruce uses thrown parts to create some of his elegant serving pieces, including a 20-inch long narrow covered dish made from thrown parts and slabs. Fong Choo creates amazing Teapot Gems, and he provides clear instruction on creating these small jewels. The secret to the gem-like look is in using cone 6 glazes covered by cone 06 glazes and fired to cone 6. If you've ever tried to work with porcelain, you know the challenges. Antoinette Badenhorst demonstrates some helpful techniques for Working with Porcelain from throwing basic forms through trimming work inside and out. Doug Gray teaches his students how to throw jars with No-Measure Lids. His method teaches how to throw and trim but it also requires a degree of control and skill. Craftsmanship is immediately revealed when a lid is cut into a closed form. Kathy Chamberlin finds that Pulling Long Handles, along with decorative knots, adds a unique personal style to her work. Your kiln is capable of more than you think. See Cheryl Tall's process for Making Large Sculptures with Small Kilns. Her technique allows you to make sculptures as tall as you wish-and hers even goes as high as six feet! Scott Dooley developed a method for Handbuilding with Slabs, Cones and Cylinders. Using a set of templates, he makes a variety of forms then cuts and assembles them to create bizarre forms. Porcelain is challenging to work with but it has properties not found in any other clay. Elizabeth Kendall details how to make a soft-slab porcelain pitcher that's Pitcher Perfect. Marc Leuthold creates An Illusion of Motion by carving into clay. His undulating swirls successfully mesmerize and draw you in, illustrating how important it is to have an attitude of flexibility and persistence so you can create work that engages.

Throwing & Handbuilding: Forming Techniques (Ceramic Arts Handbook)

Surface Decoration: Finishing Techniques (Ceramic Arts Handbook)

Beyond the world of pinch and coil constructions and wheel-thrown pots lies a vast array of opportunities for the ceramic artist. In Extruder, Mold &amp; Tile: Forming Techniques potters will discover a wealth of information, techniques and inspiration on topics that span the usual to the unusual as well as the functional to the sculptural. The advent of the extruder centuries ago has served to benefit the artist in many ways, facilitating work that cannot be done easily, or at all, on the wheel or by hand. Molds have been used since the dawn of ceramics beginning with making pots inside baskets. And with tile making, ceramic artists find the two-dimensional aspect of claywork challenging and create astonishing works with both traditional and nontraditional forming methods. Here is just a sampling of what you'll find: In Steve Howell: Creating Forms with Hump Molds author Harriet Gamble provides a detailed look at how Steve Howell creates his elegant, yet simple, forms and also reveals his technique for making the lightweight molds he uses. If you think an extruder is limited to the number of dies you can purchase, you'll be amazed at what can be done beyond the plain, round and square tubes or coils that are standard fare. In The Versatile Extruder, Bill Shinn discusses the many possibilities of this tool and how it's ideal for sculpture, both abstract and representational. Laura Reutter, a professional tile maker, shows you how to make Flat Tiles the Easy Way with detailed step-by-step instructions. Tim Frederich solves the problem of making an extrusion directly onto a wareboard to minimize handling and create a cleaner extrusion with an Extruder Table that pivots between the two positions. David Hendley's Homemade Extruder Dies allow you to make shapes with finer details. Daryl Baird saw some Extruded Boxes and set about developing his own technique for making them with his 18-step process. By Following the Catenary Curve you'll turn your trash can into a source for creating beautiful works of art. Cara Moczygemba enjoys Creating Sculptures with Molds. These ghostly intimate figures combine press molding and slip casting earthenware and stoneware along with slip and terra sigillata surfaces. Clive Tucker gets into Dusting Off the Mold and incorporating molded pieces and parts along with thrown works to create fantastical assemblages. Dannon Rhudy likes Throwing Molds. While this sounds absurd, her technique is exactly that - throw a form then handbuild something inside of it at the leather-hard stage. When the piece sets up, peel off the thrown mold. Jerry Goldman describes how you can make Poured Mosaics by casting slabs of clay then stacking and firing them so they're crushed by their own weight. Jeanne Henry creates deep Sculptural Tile Reliefs and DeBorah Goletz creates textured tile murals that are reminiscent of Ceramic Postcards. From Jeanne's stunning use of bas relief to DeBorah's architectural scale, the work of both artists is inspiring. A Clay Draw Plane is a tool you can make to cut slabs for sculptures and tiles. This simple tool is easy to make and you can create several at one time, each with a different cutting angle for right angle or bevel cuts. If you don't want to work with plaster, you can try Making Platters with Molds made from wood and clay. Bill Shinn demonstrates making slump molds using thrown parts attached to a piece of plywood. After draping clay over or into a mold, gently pummeling it into place is done with a pounce bag. It's in the Bag for you when you make this simple tool according to Judy Adams' instructions.

Extruder, Mold and Tile: Forming Techniques (Ceramic Arts Handbook)

Beyond simple cylinder and slab construction, these projects get into combinations of techniques-adding textures, cutting darts, extruding forms, faceting, assembling multiple parts, and more. Techniques that will make your work stand out. For the intermediate potter looking for the next challenge and the advanced clay artist seeking inspiration, these projects run the gamut of possibilities.

Ceramic Projects: Forming Techniques (Ceramic Arts Handbook Series)

The American Ceramic Society

This is a book about variety, but, more importantly, about possibilities. It s a compilation of techniques from a wide spectrum of experienced clay artists who have figured out something unique in ceramics, perfected it, and documented it so others could take it to the next level. In Studio Ceramics you ll find techniques for double-walled vessels, miniatures, templates, carving, sculpting, mixed media, throwing, handbuilding, surface decoration, photo transfers, and much more.

Studio Ceramics: Advanced Techniques (Ceramic Arts Handbook Series)

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