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The complete potter : the complete reference to tools, materials, and techniques for all potters and ceramicists / Steve Mattison.

Mattison, Steve. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0764122592
  • ISBN: 9780764122590
  • Physical Description: 224 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition
  • Publisher: Hauppage, N.Y. : Barron's, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Quarto book"--title page verso.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Clay and pottery bodies -- Natural and prepared clay -- 2. Types of ware -- Earthenware -- Stoneware -- Porcelain -- Raku clay -- Sculpting clay -- Casting clay -- Low-shrink clay -- Paper clay -- Colored clay -- Bone china -- 3. Forming techniques -- Design and inspiration -- Preparing the clay -- Handbuilding -- Throwing -- Mold making -- Large-scale ceramics -- 4. Decorating processes -- Design and inspiration -- Decorative use of clay -- Slip decoration -- Glazes and pigments -- Printed decoration -- 5. Raw materials -- Definitions -- Pigments and stains -- Glazes -- 6. Kilns and firings -- Types of kilns -- Firing kilns -- 7. Tools and equipment -- Hand tools -- Studio equipment -- Health and safety.
Subject:
Pottery craft.

Available copies

  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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