Design and Create Contemporary Tableware
Making Pottery You Can Use
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- $46.99
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- $46.99
Publisher Description
A highly illustrated step-by-step guide to designing and making contemporary tableware in clay, featuring inspirational pieces by leading designers.
'This book is a go to book for the art of creating tableware... The level of experience between the pages of this book from Sue and Linda is unquestionably invaluable to the reader.' Keith Brymer Jones, Master Potter and judge on The Great Pottery Throw Down
The tableware we use is very important in our everyday lives, whether plates, bowls, mugs, cups or teapots. This stylishly illustrated guide helps budding and established ceramicists alike to create practical and attractive ranges, starting with design principles, working through appropriate construction techniques, and leading on to decoration and finishes.
Leading designers Sue Pryke and Linda Bloomfield explain the importance of inspiration and consistency in design, providing step-by-step guides to the main making methods, which include hand building, pinching, coiling, throwing and slipcasting. They also offer advice on using various clay materials – such as recycled and reused clay bodies – and the combination of clay with other materials including wood, metal, textiles and synthetics. Tips are provided on glaze fit, dishwasher- and microwave-safe glazes, firing and finishing.
Featuring beautiful photographs of the work of such prominent tableware makers as Sasha Wardell, James and Tilla Waters, Reiko Kaneko and Nico Conti, there are many sources of inspiration for those wishing to further their tableware ambitions.
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In this visually appealing if daunting guide, ceramicists Bloomfield (Colour in Glazes) and Pryke show how to make pottery tableware inspired by the "simple shapes with clean lines" of modern Scandinavian design. The authors outline their approach alongside photos showing the principles in action, suggesting that readers limit their palette to a few soft colors and providing images of bowls in white, gray, and pale pink and blue. Brief instructions on how to make bowls, mugs, plates, and teapots will leave novices in the dark, though. For example, the authors contend that "pinch pots can be made larger by adding coils, scoring the rim of the pot and adding slip to attach each coil," but they neglect to explain how to score clay or add coils. However, the bountiful photos illustrating the major steps of each project are useful if incomprehensive. Additionally, experienced potters will appreciate the helpful nuggets sprinkled throughout (to add handles to a pot, the handle and pot should be at the same state of dryness when joined), as well as the in-depth survey of methods for applying finish (to make a matte glaze more glassy, the authors suggest adding quartz to it). This is best suited for experienced ceramicists looking to elevate their craft.
