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Landberger, Elizabeth.

Ceramics : a beginner's guide to tools and techniques / Elizabeth Landberger & Mita Lundin. - New York : Allworth Press, ©2012. - 144 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references (page 143) and index.

Clay -- Getting started with clay -- Shape -- Pinching -- Coiling -- Sculpting and modeling -- Slab construction -- Making plaster molds -- Using slip casting clay -- Throwing -- Trimming and other throwing techniques -- Decorating wet clay -- Engobes -- Printing techniques -- Decorating bisque fired and unfired glazed clay -- Glaze -- Kilns -- Bisque firing -- Glaze firing -- Oxidation firing and reduction firing -- Raku -- Black firing -- Barrel firing -- Anagama -- Salt firing -- The workshop -- Inspiration.

"This comprehensive guide covers the materials, tools, methods, and techniques you need to make original ceramic pieces in a wide range of forms. From hand sculpting to pinching, wheel throwing to slip casting, here you'll find easy-to-follow instructions accompanied by beautiful photographs that make the world of ceramics clear and exciting. Readers will also learn about glazes, firing techniques, decorating tips, and much more"--Jacket.

ISBN: 9781581158960 1581158963

Source: W W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512 SAN 202-5795

LCCN: 2011040959

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016031146 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pottery craft.
Pottery craft--Equipment and supplies.

LC Class. No.: TT920 / .L34 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 738.12