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The beginner's guide to wheel throwing : a complete course for the potter's wheel / Julia Claire Weber.

Summary:

"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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1631599356
  • ISBN: 9781631599354
  • Physical Description: 144 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Beverly, MA, USA : Quarto Knows, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Getting centered in the studio. Clay -- Tools and materials --Studio safety -- Wedging clay -- How to make a pot -- Taking the pot off the wheel -- Gallery -- Throwing the basic forms. Traditional bowl -- Traditional mug -- Using a bat -- Lunch plate -- Noodle bowl -- Stacking mug -- Pasta plate -- Gallery -- Understanding clay and trimming. The stages of clay -- Drying pots -- Trimming --Handles -- Attaching handles -- Gallery -- Surface decoration. Mixing a slip -- Slip painting -- Slip dipping for carving -- Underglaze : using stencils -- Underglaze : transfers -- Sgraffito -- Mishima -- Gallery -- Glazing and firing. Loading and firing a bisque kiln -- Understanding glaze -- Loading and firing a glaze kiln -- Prepping a piece for glaze -- Dipping a pot in glaze -- Pouring and dipping to glaze a pot with two colors -- Overglaze : decals -- Designing a decal -- Applying and firing decals -- Gallery.
Subject: Pottery craft.
Pottery > Equipment and supplies.

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  • 22 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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