Review
“… detailed photographs and finished forms accompany the text.”
—
Ceramics Monthly, June 2004
Book Description This book offers something
for everybody interested in pottery! Beginning potters will find a
complete course in the pages of this book. Experienced potters will
find new ideas for designing and decorating virtually every type of
ware. Heavily illustrated with more than 600 how-to photos,
The Complete Potter takes readers through every phase of the potter’s craft, from clay to kiln. Separate sections explain:
- Clays: their different types and uses
- Types of ware: terracotta, stoneware, porcelain, raku, and others
- Design: how to draw and plan a piece before making it
- The basic processes: clay preparation, tools, throwing and turning on a potter’s wheel, using molds, tile-making, and more
- Decoration: creating surface textures, using slips, glazes, pigments, and more
- Materials and pigments for decorating: what they’re made of and how to use them
- Kilns and firings: kiln types, temperature controls, and more
- Tools and equipment: from hand tools to semi-industrial equipment
- Health and safety: a complete guide
This
handsome and instructive volume also shows examples of work by some of
the world’s leading ceramicists, with information on how they achieve
their fine results. Here is a book that lives up to its title: it is
truly
The Complete Potter.
