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This all new, revised, and updated edition of Tony Birks's classic Potter's Companion includes:
The latest hand-building and glazing techniques, new tested glaze recipes, kiln designs, and firing programs
More than 440 color photographs illustrating every step of making, decorating, and firing a clay pot
Instructions for throwing and hand-building a wide variety of shapes and vessels
Superb examples of contemporary work by artists such as Paul Solder, Ruth Duckworth, and Betty Woodman
Review:
"Birks writes from the perspective of years of teaching evening classes, so his guidance is especially useful to the novice....His prose, like a good pot, has beauty of form, and is a delight to read." Raleigh News and Observer
Synopsis:
Revised and updated, this classic potter's volume explains everything from preparation through firing, with stops along the way for detailed instruction and techniques, accompanied by more than 450 full-color photos.
"Review"
by Raleigh News and Observer,
"Birks writes from the perspective of years of teaching evening classes, so his guidance is especially useful to the novice....His prose, like a good pot, has beauty of form, and is a delight to read."
"Synopsis"
by Ingram,
Revised and updated, this classic potter's volume explains everything from preparation through firing, with stops along the way for detailed instruction and techniques, accompanied by more than 450 full-color photos.
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