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American Ceramics
Raised
in Clay : The Southern Pottery Tradition
by Nancy Sweezy
Focusing on more than thirty potters in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Texas, Mississippi, and Kentucky, Nancy Sweezy tells how families preserve
and practice the traditional art of pottery making today.
Warren
MacKenzie : An American Potter
by David Lewis
Warren MacKenzie has spent his life working in a wide-ranging folkcraft
tradition that draws inspiration from the great potter Bernard Leach in
Britain and the Mingei movement of postwar Japan.
American
Art Pottery : From the Collection of Everson Museum of Art
by Everson Museum of Art, Courtney Frisse (Photographer), Barbara A. Perry
American art pottery, whose heyday spanned the late 1880s through the
late 1920s, has endured as one of the country's most popular styles in
ceramic design. There are 100 examples of the finest American art pottery from the
Everson's renowned holdings to be found here. With 100 illustrations, 55 in color.
Susie
Cooper : An Elegant Affair
by Bryn Youds, Earl Beesley (Photographer)
Now recognized as one of the most significant innovators in world ceramics,
Cooper's talent is celebrated in this great large format publication
of her work. With lots of illustrations.
Beginners
The
Complete Potter's Companion
by Tony Birks
This classic potter's how-to text covers every step of the clay-working
process, from clay preparation to throwing on the wheel to making tiles,
slipcasting, mixing, glazing, firing methods, and more.
The
Craft and Art of Clay
by Susan Peterson
A step-by-step approach to learning ceramics using ceramic projects.
It explains technical terms, handbuilding, wheel-throwing, mold-making
and glazes.
Ceramic Design
Contemporary
Porcelain : Materials, Techniques and Expressions
by Peter Lane
Well known British author Peter Lane looks at contemporary porcelain
in Europe and elsewhere from the last 20 years and examines technical achievements
and working practices common to cermacists who work with porcelain.
Ceramics
by Ettore Sottsass, Bruno Bischofberger (Editor)
Founder of the legendary Memphis design movement. Written by Sottsass
himself, this book focuses Sottsass' ceramics created between 1956 and
today. Has more than 100 color photos.
Design
and Color in Islamic Architecture : Eight Centuries of the Tile-Maker's
Art by Michael Barry, Roland Michaud (Photographer), Sabrina Michaud (Photographer)
Michael Barry traces the history of Islamic architectural tiles from
their first major appearance at the end of the twelfth century right up
to the present day when medieval tile traditions are still followed in
the Far East.
Kilns
The
Early Porcelain Kilns of Japan :
Arita in the First Half of the Seventeenth Century (Oxford Oriental Monographs
; New Series)
by Oliver Impey
This book documents the porcelain made in Japan in the first half of
the seventeenth century, from the beginnings of the industry there until
the time an export trade to Europe and the Near East developed. Also includes
practices of Japanese potters in the seventeenth century; assesses the
kilns of Arita; looks at modern workshop methods.
Firing
Ceramics (Advanced Series in Ceramics, Vol 2)
by G. Bickley Jr. Remmey
Part I describes the ceramic transformation inside a kiln during firing
and firing cycles. Part II deals with all the different kinds of kilns
that exist and how to select the right kind for your job. Part III is devoted
to industrial firing practices.
Miscellaneous
Portuguese Tiles from the National Museum of Azulejo, Lisbon
by Joao Castel-Branco Pereira
A wonderful book on the history of Portuguese Tiles from the 15th C to the present day. Also covers the history of the Portuguese Tile Museum in Lisbon. This book has many beautiful images in full color.
Smashing
Pots : Works of Clay from Africa
by Nigel Barley
Nigel Barley shows how pottery is used in cultural thought and how in
Africa it reflects important ways of thinking about human bodies, powers,
time and change. This is a comprehensive introduction to African pottery.
Techniques
Ceramic
Technology for Potters and Sculptors
by Yvonne Hutchinson Cuff
A manual featuring background sciences, workshop practices, raw materials,
clay bodies, slips, and casting slips, glaze, and colors. Many illustrations.
The
Potter's Complete Book of Clay and Glazes
by James Chappell
The classic American book on glazes and clays. Covers recipies for all
glaze types from low-fire to porcelain and includes clay body recipies
for just about any purpose you can think of. A must have book.
Hand-Formed
Ceramics : Creating Form and Surface
by Richard Zakin
This book covers techniques for creating sculpture, vessels, and wall
pieces including instructions for pinch forming, coil forming, slab forming,
drape forming, and solid forming. Processes for texturing pieces by stamping,
engraving, carving, and combing surfaces are also explored.
Ceramics
and Print
by Paul Scott
There are not many books around about printing on ceramics. Looks at
screen printing; photographic processes; sponge printing; stamped ware;
linocuts; prints from plaster slabs; and other printmaking techniques such
as etching, lithography, computer-generated and laser prints, and the use
of photocopiers. An interesting book.
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