MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02863cam a2200373 a 4500
001 2006028363
003 DLC
005 20070822093422.0
008 060828s2006 nyua 001 0 eng
010 $a 2006028363
020 $a9781600590771 (hardcover)
020 $a1600590772 (hardcover)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm71223203
035 $a(OCoLC)71223203
037 $a1268011$bQBI
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dQBX$dBAKER$dMEA$dBTCTA$dNPL$dYBM$dJED$dDLC
050 00 $aTT920$b.M3653 2006
082 00 $a738.1/42$222
100 1 $aMartin, Andrew$q(Andrew J.)
245 14 $aThe essential guide to mold making & slip casting /$cAndrew Martin.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bLark Books,$cc2006.
300 $a159 p. :$bill. (chiefly col.) ;$c27 cm.
440 2 $aA Lark ceramics book
500 $aIncludes index.
500 $aPreviously published as: The definitive guide to mold making & slip casting. San Rafael, Calif. : MAGUS Art Pub. & Workshops, c1999.
505 0 $aAn overview : prototypes and molds -- Designing, creating, and using -- Tools & materials : Tools -- materials -- supplies -- equipment -- safety -- Plaster : Types -- Absorption rates -- Consistency -- Amounts -- Mixing -- Pouring -- Frosting -- Plaster prototypes -- Mold soap and other separators -- Storing -- Featured artist : Anne Kraus: a conversation with the materials -- One-piece molds : Handmade clay prototypes -- One-, two-, and three-template clay prototypes -- Footed forms -- Cups and saucers -- Plaster prototypes -- Featured artist : Tom Spleth: cups and only cups -- Multiple-piece molds : Making -- Handles -- Spouts -- Pitchers -- Tiles -- Lidded forms -- Hollow-cast feet -- Fruits and vegetables -- No-model molds -- Complex molds -- Master molds : Advantages -- Plaster masters -- Rubber masters -- Featured artists : Donna Polseno and Richard Hensley: slip casting in production -- Slip formulation : Deflocculation -- Types of slip-casting clay bodies -- Mixing equipment -- Mixing -- Specific gravity -- Viscosity -- Mixing wet and dry scraps -- Mixing large batches -- Featured artist : Richard Notkin: evolution is not an option -- It's essential -- Casting : Preparing slip -- Preparing molds -- Casting -- Removing castings -- Handling wet castings -- Assembling cast parts -- Drying castings -- Preparing castings for firing -- Firing -- Troubleshooting : Broken molds -- chipped molds -- "Plaster disasters" -- Troubleshooting guide.
650 0 $aPottery craft.
650 0 $aPottery molds.
650 0 $aSlips (Ceramics)
650 0 $aSlip casting.
700 1 $aMartin, Andrew$q(Andrew J.).$tDefinitive guide to mold making & slip casting.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006028363.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006028363-d.html