Make It in Clay: A Beginner's Guide to Ceramics

2. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-7674-1701-3
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 274 mm, Gewicht: 771 g

This introductory guide to ceramics is geared to a simple, beginning studio situation. The text provides descriptions of basic tools, materials, and techniques paired with ample illustrations of processes to help beginners get started in clay.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Speight, Charlotte

Toki, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Keramik, Porzellan, Glaskunst
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

In each chapter: Key Terms / Creative Exercises / Notes and Sketches 1. The Ceramics StudioEarly Pottery MethodsThe Contemporary StudioCeramics Studio Equipment2. About ClayHow Clay Was FormedTypes of ClayPrepared Clay BodiesHealth and SafetyVentilationPersonal ProtectionStudio Health and Safety RulesClay Recipes to MixWedging3. HandbuildingAesthetic ConsiderationsHistory of PinchingToolsHands as ToolsCollecting ToolsPinchingHistory of CoilingMaking the CoilsBuilding with CoilsScoring and Using SlipProfile of a Potter: Juliet ThorneKeeping Work DampDrying Your Work4. Slabs and TilesHistory of SlabsMaking SlabsBuilding with SlabsHard-edged FormsOpen Box to SculptureSoft Slab ConstructionTilesMaking TilesDrying Tiles5. SculptureHistory of SculptureRelief SculptureSculpture-in-the-RoundSketching and ClayToolsHands as ToolsArmaturesBuilding HollowBuilding SolidMixed Media and Installations6. MoldsHistory of MoldsHump MoldsPress MoldsDrape MoldsSlip Casting 7. The WheelHistory: From Turntable to WheelLearning to ThrowTypes of WheelsCenteringOpeningPulling Up the WallThrowing a MugPulling a HandleThrown FormsThrowing a VaseThrowing a BowlProfile of a Potter: Ross SpanglerTrimmingAltered Forms8. SurfacesHistory of SurfacesTextureBurnishingEngobe and SlipSgraffitoTerra SigillataOxides and StainsUnderglazesDecorative Underglaze TechniquesGlazesMixing and Testing GlazesApplying GlazeDipping a GlazePouring GlazesSpraying GlazesSurface TreatmentsResist MethodsChina Paints, Overglazes, and Enamels9. FiringHistory of FiringWhat Happens in the FireBisque Firing Loading a Bisque KilnMonitoring the KilnGlaze FiringTransformationOxidation and Reduction AtmospheresHistorical RakuContemporary RakuWood FiringSalt-GlazingYour Future in ClayProfile: Ben OwenGlossaryFurther ReadingIndex