The Complete Potter

by Robison, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780764122590
• ISBN10: 0764122592
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Amazon.Com

Summary

Heavily illustrated with more than 600 how-to photos, "The Complete Potter" takes those interested in learning pottery through every phase of the craft, from clay to kiln. Separate sections explain clays, design, clay preparation, tools, throwing and turning on a potter's wheel, using molds, tile-making, and more.

Author Biography

Steve Mattison has been a professional ceramic artist for nearly 20 years, specializing in wood-fired salt glaze and raku. Since the early 1980s, he has been a teacher of art and design in several universities and colleges, and currently lectures at Manchester City College, England, and Budapest University of Art and Crafts. He is the international coordinator for the International Ceramic Studio in Kecskemet, Hungary, and is one of the founders of the International Ceramics Festival in Wales, Europe's premier educational ceramics event. Steve's work is represented in many museums and private collections throughout Europe and the United States, and he has contributed to several magazines and books.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(2)
Clay and Pottery Bodies	8	(10)
Natural and prepared clay	10	(8)
Types of Ware	18	(16)
Earthenware	20	(2)
Stoneware	22	(2)
Porcelain	24	(2)
Raku clay	26	(1)
Sculpting clay	27	(1)
Casting clay	28	(1)
Low-shrink clay	29	(1)
Paper clay	30	(2)
Colored clay	32	(1)
Bone china	33	(1)
Forming Techniques	34	(88)
Design and inspiration	36	(4)
Preparing the clay	40	(3)
Handbuilding	43	(21)
Throwing	64	(32)
Mold making	96	(18)
Large-scale ceramics	114	(8)
Decorating Processes	122	(48)
Design and inspiration	124	(4)
Decorative use of clay	128	(6)
Slip decoration	134	(10)
Glazes and pigments	144	(14)
Printed decoration	158	(12)
Raw Materials	170	(18)
Definitions	172	(4)
Pigments and stains	176	(2)
Glazes	178	(10)
Kilns and Firings	188	(20)
Types of kilns	190	(4)
Firing kilns	194	(14)
Tools and Equipment	208	(6)
Hand tools	210	(2)
Studio equipment	212	(2)
Health and Safety	214	(2)
Glossary	216	(4)
Index	220	(4)
Credits	224