pottery craft

Contains full-color illustrated instructions for creative pottery projects with basic techniques for forming bowls, vases, pots, and dishes and shows correct hand positions for controlling the clay.

An illustrated introduction to the art and craft of wheel-thrown ceramics, providing descriptions of tools, supplies, and materials, investigating different types of potter's wheels, and featuring step-by-step instructions for a variety of projects, including bowls, plates, teapots, and vases.

An illustrated guide to handbuilding with clay, discussing techniques, terms, and tools; and providing step-by-step instructions for a variety of projects, including vases, buttons, dishes, and decorations.

Members of a Tewa Indian family living in Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico follow the ages-old traditions of their people as they create various objects of clay.

"Mastering Hand Building teaches everything you need to know about building with clay by hand, from the basics of coils and slabs through more complex form design"--.

Presents fifteen simple art projects using clay that can be accomplished in five steps each, including a pear shaped box, a snake, a flower vase, a fish tray, jewelry, and a paperweight.

Shows how Gloria Elliott uses clay to make sculptures, mobiles, music boxes, necklaces, and finger puppets.

An introduction to the craft and art of ceramics, presenting step-by-step instruction on the basic techniques, offering tips from experienced ceramists, and including over 300 black-and-white photographs and diagrams as well as thirty color plates.

Although many people believe that claywork involves a great deal of equipment and a spacious studio, much can be accomplished with only a few simple tools and a worktable. Designed for the beginer potter as a general introduction to working with clay, this book features discussions of basic techniques and suggestions for projects that can improve skills or be starting points for other ideas.