Craft and Art of Clay: A Complete Potter's Handbook
The Craft and Art of Clay, by leading ceramics teacher Susan Peterson, is the most comprehensive available guide to modern ceramics, packed with step-by-step illustrations of ceramic techniques to guide the beginner as well as inspirational ceramic pieces from contemporary potters from around the world. This completely revised fourth edition contains more than 150 new illustrations and includes profiles of key ceramists who have influenced the field, new material on marketing ceramics on the...
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The Craft and Art of Clay, by leading ceramics teacher Susan Peterson, is the most comprehensive available guide to modern ceramics, packed with step-by-step illustrations of ceramic techniques to guide the beginner as well as inspirational ceramic pieces from contemporary potters from around the world. This completely revised fourth edition contains more than 150 new illustrations and includes profiles of key ceramists who have influenced the field, new material on marketing ceramics on the internet, and added coverage of paperclays, using gold, and alternative glazes. This is the one book no ceramist, whether novice or expert, can do without.
Preface91The Craft and Art of Clay102Fabrication Methods223Design, Decoration, and Glazing1024Clays1285Glazes1586Firing the Ware2127Marketing and Computers2488Highpoints in Ceramic History2629Portfolio30610Compendium350Artists' Techniques380List of Artists391Museum Collections396Glossary412Annotated Bibliography418Ceramics Magazines424Residencies425Acknowledgements426Index427
