Author: Maureen Mills
Publisher: Lark Books
Keywords: ceramics, book, lark, surface, design
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2008-07-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1579908446
ISBN-13: 9781579908447

For ceramists of any level, surface design is an essential skill for creating beautiful work. And this comprehensive and invaluable studio reference captures all the popular techniques available for embellishing clay. A wealth of practical information and detailed images lead you through every phase of the process—from the wet and leather-hard stages (faceting, carving, burnishing) through bisque ware (terra sigillata and slip work), to firing (glazing methods) and post-firing (decals, lusters, and raku). Because the procedures shown all require the same basic skill level, readers can dip in

Authors:G. Bickley, Jr. Remmey,
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: ceramics, vol, series, advanced, firing
Number of Pages: 225
Published: 1997-10-01
List price: $46.00
ISBN-10: 9810216793
ISBN-13: 9789810216795

"Firing Ceramics" is the first textbook in the English language devoted entirely to the subject of firing in over fifty years. Most existing books on ceramic manufacturing processes cover the entire spectrum from raw material to finishing. These texts often have only one or two chapters devoted to the firing process. This book has been written solely on the firing process to serve not only as an in-depth textbook for our ceramic schools but as a firing handbook for anyone who manufactures ceramics. This book is divided into three parts with Part I describing what happens inside a kiln to the c

Author: Shay Amber
Publisher: Lark Books
Keywords: ceramics, book, lark, hand, beginners, building
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-11-04
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1600592430
ISBN-13: 9781600592430

Ceramics are always popular with crafters, and hand building with low-fire earthenware is a natural place to start. With its wealth of information and images, elegant design, and time-tested advice this beautiful new book by artist Shay Amber will inspire even the most intimidated beginner. Just as in her celebrated workshops, Amber guides would-be ceramists through all the basics, from selecting the right clay body to embellishing the surface with fabulous decorations and gorgeous glaze treatments to setting a firing temperature. She teaches how to pinch forms, create coils, make flat slabs,

Author: Paul Scott
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Keywords: ceramics, handbooks, print
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2002-02-05
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0812218000
ISBN-13: 9780812218008

Printmaking techniques have long been used in the pottery industry, but until comparatively recently ceramicists have tended to view the use of these techniques with disdain. Attitudes are changing rapidly now, however, as makers continue to explore creative possibilities while working with ceramic materials.In this book, Paul Scott briefly discusses the history of ceramics and print, and then concentrates on the techniques used by contemporary ceramicists. These include: screen printing, both transfer decoration and working directly onto clay; photographic processes; sponge printing; stamped

Author: Maria Dolors Ros i Frigola
Publisher: Lark Books
Keywords: ceramics, inspiration, lark, book, projects, techniques, amp, craft, art
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2006-10-28
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1579909124
ISBN-13: 9781579909123

Beginners eager to explore the world of ceramics, as well as experienced potters seeking new techniques and ideas, will find this colorful, technique-packed manual absolutely inspiring. Lavishly illustrated and visually attractive, it provides both practical and creative information on tools and materials, production processes, glazing, and decorative techniques—including detailed explanations of clays, kilns, and accessories. Explore essential methods for modeling (hand building, wheel turning); for decorating the pieces (slips, glazes, colored engobes); and for properly firing the finished

Author: Kathy Triplett
Publisher: Lark Books
Keywords: ceramics, slab, work, book, casting, lark, molding, pinching, coiling, extruding, handbuilt, slip
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2000-06-30
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1579901840
ISBN-13: 9781579901844

Written for the general reader with an interest in ceramics, Handbuilt Ceramics is a big, colorful, and complete how-to manual for shaping clay without a potter’s wheel. Features 8 projects, complete with materials lists, clear step-by-step instructions, and detailed “how-to” color photos.

Authors:Dieter Krause, Hans Bach,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: glass, ceramics, schott, series, low, expansion, thermal
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2005-08-01
List price: $229.00
ISBN-10: 3540241116
ISBN-13: 9783540241119

This book appears in the authoritative series reporting the international research and development activities conducted by the Schott group of companies. This series provides an overview of Schott’s activities for scientists, engineers, and managers from all branches of industry worldwide in which glasses and glass ceramics are of interest. Each volume begins with a chapter providing a general idea of the current problems, results, and trends relating to the subjects treated. This new extended edition describes the fundamental principles, the manufacturing process, and applications of lo