pottery craft

Read about the history and techniques of ceramics. Learn about the tools and materials needed in a ceramics workshop. Then try some ceramics projects to learn the basic skills.

A comprehensive guide to the materials, tools, and techniques needed to make original ceramic pieces.

"The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing is a friendly, contemporary take on the classic wheel-throwing book-perfect for new and returning ceramic artists"--Provided by publisher.

Text and photographs look at different pottery techniques, including forming, decorating, and finishing.

Oscar has just lost his beloved younger sister to cancer, Noah is a genius who has been homeschooled all his life but has decided he wants to go to middle school, Riley is an artist who has just moved back to West Beacon with his mother after she was held up at gun point--they are three unlikely friends with troubles in their lives, but when they meet in their middle school pottery class, they begin to learn how to piece their lives back together again.

"Master new techniques as you learn how to make innovative functional forms, from teapots and juicers to serving trays and cake-stands. Hand-builders and wheel-throwers welcome!"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces intermediate to advanced ceramic printing and image transfer techniques.

Provides step-by-step instructions for creating thrown, coiled, and slabbed ceramic pottery dishes, with tips on types of clay, firing, and glazing.

Contains full-color illustrated instructions for creative pottery projects with basic techniques for coiling, pinching, slabbing, molding, and shape and form, and shows correct hand positions for controlling the clay.

Contains full-color illustrated instructions for creative pottery projects with basic techniques for forming bowls, vases, pots, and dishes and shows correct hand positions for controlling the clay.