| The Workshop Guide to Ceramics A Fully Illustrated Step-by-Step Manual: Techniques and Principles of Design | | | Author:
| Hooson, Duncan
Quinn, Anthony | | ISBN: | 978-0-7641-6461-3 | | Publication Date: | Mar 2012 | | Publisher: | B.E.S. Publishing
| | Book Format: | Hardback | | List Price: | USD $34.99 | Book Description:
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(back cover) This book has been designed as the essential guide for all who work with ceramics, including weekend crafters, night school or other students, and practicing ceramicists seeking a one-stop reference on techniques and processes. - Contains an extensive guide to forming techniques, including pinching, coiling, slabbing, wheel-throwing, mold-making, slip casting, and extrusion
- Detailed sections cover slip and surface decoration,...
More Description (back cover) This book has been designed as the essential guide for all who work with ceramics, including weekend crafters, night school or other students, and practicing ceramicists seeking a one-stop reference on techniques and processes. - Contains an extensive guide to forming techniques, including pinching, coiling, slabbing, wheel-throwing, mold-making, slip casting, and extrusion
- Detailed sections cover slip and surface decoration, glazing, glaze recipes, and applications
- Includes a comprehensive guide to firing and kilns, complemented with quick-reference charts and tables
- Covers generating ideas and translating them into ceramic realities
- Advises on ways to promote and sell your work through websites, exhibitions, and galleries
Duncan Hooson is a practicing ceramicist and a teacher of ceramic art in schools, hospitals, and on community projects throughout London.
Anthony Quinn operates a successful London design consultancy with a varied client base that includes Wedgwood, Leeds Pottery, and British Airways. He also teaches ceramic design at Central Saint Martins in London, and is author of Ceramic Design Course, available in North America from Barron's | |