Synopses & Reviews
Pottery making and wheel throwing is a timeless craft, perfect for beginner crafters and artisans who don’t mind getting their hands dirty. The Potters Complete Studio Handbook is the perfect guide for all levels to enjoy and master the art of pottery. The book is a compilation of the best features from The Potter’s Studio Handbook and The Potter’s Studio Clay and Glaze Handbook, bringing the best of hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques together with comprehensive instruction for clays and glazes. Included are:
—expert tips and tricks for selecting and preparing your clay, constructing slab projects, throwing and centering clay on the wheel, firing your project to perfection
—16 beautiful and functional projects with step-by-step photos using wheel-throwing, hand-building, and slipcasting techniques that can be done at home
—more than 40 formulas for unique clays and glazes with instructions on how to use them plus troubleshooting tips from the experts
—behind-the-scenes access to production and mining facilities
. . . and much more!
Review
Zamak, Jeff. The Potter’s Studio Clay and Glaze Book. Quarry: Quayside. 2009. c.176p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-1-59253-522-4. pap. $24.99. ART INSTRUCTION
Zamak, a successful ceramic consultant and author, provides a rich trove of advice for the serious hobbyist and the professional ceramicist. He offers preventive troubleshooting techniques and information about clay body formulas, glazes, studio layout, and planning a ceramic business. -- Library Journal, July 2009
Synopsis
Synopsis
Every potter--home enthusiast to the art center doyenne--needs practical guidance on choosing and using clays and glazes in his or her work. Mastering clays and glazes is a feat of both art and science, and navigating everyday issues in the pottery studio requires an understanding of both fields. With
The Potter's Studio Clay and Glaze Handbook, the art and science of ceramics is explored with accessible authority and insight. Whether choosing a high-fire clay or applying a high-impact engobe, any potter's craft will be enhanced and inspired by this book.
About the Author
Kristin Muller has been a ceramic artist for twenty years and an arts administrator for ten. Currently the education director for Brookfield Craft Center in Brookfield, Connecticut, she has been teaching ceramics there for more than thirteen years. She holds a bachelor of science in studio arts with a concentration in ceramics from Southern Connecticut State University. Kristin has attended countless seminars and workshops with leading potters and clay artists and is currently an MFA candidate at Hood College. She has a studio and wood-fired Anagama kiln in eastern Pennsylvania, and she exhibits her work nationally and internationally.As ceramics instructor and consultant, Jeff Zamek has lectured and led workshops for more than 30 years, and has developed clay body and glaze formulas for ceramics supply companies throughout the United States. As a freelance writer, he has contributed articles to most major ceramics magazines, including Pottery Making Illustrated, Ceramics Monthly, and Ceramic Industry. Zamek is the author of What Every Potter Should Know and Safety in the Ceramics Studio, both published by Krause.