250 tips, techniques, and trade secrets for potters / Jacqui Atkin.

By:

Atkin, Jacqui

Publication details: Hauppauge, NY : Barron's, 2009.Edition: 1st ed. for the U.S., its territories and dependencies, and CanadaDescription: 160 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780764141164 (pbk.) :
0764141163 (pbk.)

Other title:

Two hundred fifty tips, techniques, and trade secrets for potters
Two hundred and fifty tips, techniques, and trade secrets for potters

Subject(s):

Pottery craft -- Handbooks, manuals, etc

LOC classification:

TT920 A85 2009

Summary: Describes the full range of available clays and their individual qualities, as well as necessary tools and equipment; presents easy-to-follow directions for fashioning pottery; and augments instruction with captioned, step-by-step photos, illustrations, and sidebars featuring troubleshooting tips with solutions to problems that often arise in the process of making pottery. This essential reference book also covers topics such as developing design concepts, from sketch pad to finished piece; slabbing, pinching, coiling, throwing, turning, and mold-making, using various clays; and creating surface decoration, with attention to colors, textures, and glazing.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	TT920 A85 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001137412

Includes index.

Describes the full range of available clays and their individual qualities, as well as necessary tools and equipment; presents easy-to-follow directions for fashioning pottery; and augments instruction with captioned, step-by-step photos, illustrations, and sidebars featuring troubleshooting tips with solutions to problems that often arise in the process of making pottery. This essential reference book also covers topics such as developing design concepts, from sketch pad to finished piece; slabbing, pinching, coiling, throwing, turning, and mold-making, using various clays; and creating surface decoration, with attention to colors, textures, and glazing.

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