The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Pottery An Introduction to Glazes, Patterns, Inlay, Luster, and Dimensional Designs

by Reinhardt, Emily; Santoferraro, Amy

• ISBN13: 9780760381397
• ISBN10: 0760381399
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-09-05
• Publisher: Quarry Books

Summary

Join ceramic artist Emily Reinhardt to learn how to decorate pottery surfaces with glazes, gold luster, patterns and marks, inlay designs, dimensional shapes, and much more.

With an emphasis on learning new skills, having fun, and embracing imperfection, The Beginner’s Guide to Decorating Potterysupports your creative process as you explore:
 

• Basic information on working with clays as well as materials used for decorating.
• Tutorials on color theory, combining form and function, and the importance of keeping a sketchbook.
• Beginner-friendly projects that show how to apply surface-design techniques to simple pieces such as coasters, a cheeseboard, a wall hanging, plates, tumblers, vases, planters, and more.

Throughout the book, skill-building is front and center, with tips and tricks to help you crack the code and make pieces you’re proud of. Gallery work from some of today’s top ceramics artists is sure to inspire potters of all levels. What will you make first?

For beginners and those returning to ceramics, the Essential Ceramics Skills series from Quarry Books offer the fundamentals along with fresh, contemporary, and simple projects that build skills progressively.

Explore even more ceramics techniques with:The Beginner’s Guide to Wheel Throwing and The Beginner’s Guide to Hand Building.

Author Biography

Emily Reinhardt is a ceramic artist and designer whose work focuses on beautiful, functional ceramic objects for the home. In her studio in the Crossroads Arts district of Kansas City, Missouri, Emily designs and builds by hand a variety of one-of-a-kind objects, including plates, vases, wall hangings, tumblers, mugs, goblets, and trays. Her modern, unfussy aesthetic features perfectly imperfect shapes and stunning surface design techniques, such as striking glazes, touches of gold luster, bold patterns, texture, and raised effects. Emily founded The Object Enthusiast in 2011 and continues to grow a loyal community of customers and students, teaching classes online through Skillshare as well as in-person at her studio. She is also the co-founder of her shop, Duet, and of The Ekru Project, an art gallery and curatorial project, both of which share space with her Crossroads studio. Emily lives in Kansas City, Missouri. To see more of her work, visit theobjectenthusiast.com and @theobjectenthusiast on Instagram, Facebook, and Skillshare.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Amy Santoferraro
Introduction
You Are an Artist, and This Is an Art Book
My Path to Ceramics
How to Develop Your Artistic Style
How to Build and Maintain a Creative Practice
Ceramics for Self-Care
Living a Creative Life
Embracing Imperfection
Why Ceramic Surface Design Is So Exciting
1 TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR GETTING STARTED
The Studio and Safety, Tools and Equipment, Materials , Gallery
2 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Choosing a Clay Body, Additive and Subtractive Relief Designs, Understanding Underglazes, Getting to Know Your Glazes, Applying Glazes, Overglaze and Luster, Decorations, Inlaying Colored Clay, Troubleshooting, Gallery
3 PLANNING YOUR SURFACE DESIGN
The Intellectual Approach, Form, Color, Pattern, Texture, Function, Keeping a Sketchbook, Gallery
4 IDEAS FOR GETTING STARTED
Set of Coasters, Beads, Spoons, Wall Hangings, Abstract Cheeseboards, Set of Cups, Set of Dinner Plates with Inlaid Clay Designs, Handbuilt Vases with Heavily Layered Glazes, Drip and Splatter Platter, Planters with Additive Designs,  Gallery
Contributing Artists
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index