Traces briefly the use of clay throughout history and gives directions for making flower plaques, a bird feeder, a coil pot, and other objects from clay.
A beginner's guide to making ceramic animals, discussing design, inspiration, color, and surface finishing and providing instructions for techniques and projects.
Contains creative techniques for a number of ceramic tile projects with detailed information and instruction on basic tools and materials, glaze application, and techniques for making slab tiles.
the complete reference to tools, materials, and techniques for all potters and ceramicists
Mattison, Steve
2003
A color photo-filled guide to pottery, containing details on types of ware, raw materials, kilns and firings, and tools and equipment, and step-by-step instructions for forming techniques and decorating processes.
A guide to techniques for embellishing clay that discusses integrating textures, faceting, fluting, working with slip, impressing, sprigging, incising, transferring an image, resist etching, glazing, firing, and more; and includes a gallery of work.
Offers advice on how to purchase and use an extruder, a machine that is used to form clay tubes; presents illustrated, step-by-step instructions for ten pojects, each highlighting a different technique; and includes seventy-five die templates that provide options for extruding clay forms.
