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| 9037 - THE CERAMIC PROCESS |
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This book is both a comprehensive textbook on ceramic technology and a chronicle of the developments made by the European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC) over the years. It is a practical book which looks at materials, methods and equipment, using the results of various artists' projects to illustrate the text. EKWC is internationally renowned as a centre where ceramic artists can come for a period to experiment with new materials, methods and technologies. Their time there is funded and they are given the back-up of innovative technicians and materials to work with. The artists who have worked at the centre include some of the top names in sculpture and ceramics from around the world. These include: Neil Brownsword, Tony Cragg, Ewen Henderson, Jun Kaneko, Anish Kapoor, Kinpei Nakamura and Betty Woodman. The results have often been spectacular and the new techniques and materials adopted by other artists around the world.
Author: EKWC and Anton Reijnders
Type: Hardback
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| 9038 - CERAMICS & THE ENVIRONMENT |
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Ceramics and the Environment deals with the increasing movement to produce large-scale works of art for the environment - whether in a building, street, park or landscape. This book looks at the practicalities of these monumental artworks such as firing, installing and weatherproofing, along with other issues such as the aesthetics and suitability of the piece to its surroundings. The author looks at all these issues as well as themes in these artworks by looking at specific projects built by artists.
Author: Janet Mansfield
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| 9050 - DICTIONARY OF MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES |
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The updated version of our comprehensive dictionary, covering all the terminology, materials and techniques for potters. It clearly and logically presents the potter with information on everything; the sources and character of materials, the behaviour of clays and glazes, forming methods and firing processes. This new edition covers recent developments, expands on previous subjects, and brings old entries up to date. New colour sections cover raku, maiolica, crystalline glazes, salt and soda, stoneware and porcelain, including graphs and diagrams where helpful. In short, the essential explanation of everything in the ceramic world
Author: Frank & Janet Hamer
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| 9053 - CERAMIC FAULTS & REMEDIES |
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This book is dedicated to helping potters identify quickly the nature, causes and remedies of a multitude of difficulties that can arise during pottery production. Comprehensive and easy to use, it has already proved itself to be an enormously helpful source of reference for craft potters and those working in the ceramic industry. The second edition has been fully redesigned with colour illustrations and the text has been revised, updated and expanded to reflect new developments.
Author: Harry Fraser
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| 9067 - SETTING UP A POTTERY WORKSHOP |
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This book is a handy guide to setting up a pottery workshop. It covers not only fundamental questions such as types of premises, design and layout of the workshop, equipment and materials, and how to make simple tools, but also questions of marketing and promotion, legal considerations and finance. To illustrate these points, the author discusses how various potters have tackled the issues raised and gives illustrations of a wide range of different workshops. The book draws on the experiences of an international group of artists, and so it will also be pertinent for potters outside the UK.
This book is a must for those setting up a pottery for the first time, as well as the established potter who is experiencing difficulty in one of the areas covered, e.g. promotion and marketing..
Author: Alistair Young
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| 9087 - SOURCES OF INSPIRATION |
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This book contains a wealth of images - of both natural and manmade objects - that will spark the imagination of all who see them. In this book the author shows how these images can be visually abstracted and then refined and developed to create beautiful patterns and designs. The result is a useful guide to how the creative process works and a glorious sourcebook of images.
Author: Carolyn Genders
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