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Ceramics is a universal craft which carries a quality of both functional and decorative beauty in even the simplest objects. In this complete guide, John Dickerson provides a full and clear account of each step in pottery making, beginning with the potter's most important material, clay. He explains where clay is found, how it is refined, and how it it prepared for use. such detailed information and instruction about how to prepare clay from standard materials easily obtained in crafts stores greatly expands the field of pottery for both beginning and experienced potters.
The potter is encouraged to experiment with each of the forming techniques discussed, including pinching, coil building, slab building, molding, and throwing on the potter's wheel. The decorative processes of brushwork, slip decoration, sprigging and relief, mishima, neritage, and wax resist and underglaze color suggest the wide range of possibilities for creativity and personal expression. The design and composition of many different kinds of glazes, as well as essential information on packing and firing kilns (including how to build an inexpensive kiln) are also considered.
Techniques and processes both discussed and illustrated range form the most fundamental to the most advanced. In addition, one section of the book is devoted to unusual techniques such as enameling, Raku, and Egyptian paste, all of which make this handbook undoubtedly the most thorough available.
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