A practical handbook for aspiring potters
covering aspects of the creative process from
shaping and molding the clay through to the
refinements of glazing and firing pottery -
Complete with over 30 pratical pottery
projects and more than 300 illustrations.
Understanding Design
The Medium and the Method
Firing, Glazing and Decorating
With this book you will be able to master
CREATIVE POTTERY every facet of the potter's art, from choosing
by Peter Cosentino and working with the right types of clay to the
decorating and firing of finished pieces of
Publisher: Ebury Press work. The core of the book is its practical
exercises and projects, each devised to
Publication Date: 1985 enable you to put principles into practice so
ISBN: 0852234562 that you gain in experience as you progress.
Instant reference check lists and fault-finding
charts alert you to potential problems in
advance, so that you can tackle each and
every technique with confidence, while, in
addition, problem solvers show you what you
can do if the unexpected happens and things
go wrong. The entire book is packed with tips
and hints, based on the author's wide
experience. Its highly visual approach bridges
the gap between technique and the essential
extra element of attractive, individual design,
showing you how to acquire and develop this
added skill. It shows you, for instance, how
leading potters look for unusual ideas for
visual inspiration and how you can use the
same principles, how to record your ideas -
on paper, through photographs and even by
sketching on clay itself - and how to transform
them to suit the medium. Illustrated.