TY  - BOOK
AU  - Landberger, Elizabeth.
AU  - Lundin, Mita.
TI  - Ceramics: a beginner's guide to tools and techniques 
SN  - 9781581158960
AV  - TT920 .L34 2012
U1  - 738.12 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Allworth Press
KW  - Pottery craft
KW  - Equipment and supplies
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -