Art and Design

This book is aimed at the beginner, through to an intermediate level and offers a complete course in pottery. It includes everything from where clay is found and how it is made up, preparing clay for use, methods of making (including throwing, slabs and coiling), how to mix glazes and glaze technology, and even the different types of kiln and what happens in the firing.This book is an introduction to all aspects of pottery, enabling the beginner to get set up and get going in a productive way. The book is structured in an easy way following the whole process from start to finish, and using clear step-by-step images to help guide the reader throughout.

What is maiolica? What is the difference between hard-paste and soft-paste porcelain. What is a piatto da pompa? This book offers definitions of these and other terms related to the techniques, processes, and materials used in the making of ceramics in Europe from the Middle Ages throughout the beginning of the twentieth century. Concise and readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered by the museum-goer, accompanied by numerous illustrations of works from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Museum, are presented in an easily portable volume.

Anyone who loves creating ceramics knows that glazing can be a labor of great love or the bane of the entire ceramic process. In the instructional and inspirational Glaze, potters will find a wealth of guidance on the glazing process as several of today's leading ceramicists share the recipes and techniques behind their most stunning works of art--each selected specifically for its unique glaze.

Many Ceramic Artist Report Artists are included in this book

Profiles of the most important Contemporary Artists in their field