Ceramic arts, pottery, glass

Working with Clay, 3rd edition

by Jan Peterson and Susan Peterson

Description

Written by a world-renowned ceramist and leading expert in the field, this introductory book describes the initial processes of handbuilding, wheel throwing, plaster mold making, decoration, glaze application and firing techniques in a simple, easy-to-follow narrative. The text offers rich pictorial guidance throughout, both inspiring and instructing students with 500 full color photographs of processes and clayworks. It includes a pictorial timeline of ceramic art history; and exposes students to a gallery of ceramic art, from traditional to avant-garde. This new edition contains a completely rewritten and expanded section on Reds, Yellows and Oranges, with unprecedented documentation and results of actual, in-the-studio tests. There is also a new chapter on Ceramic Sculpture.

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All rights available excluding Arabic, Chinese complex, Chinese simplified, Spanish, Turkish

Author Biography

Susan Peterson is Professor Emerita of Ceramics at Hunter College and is a practising ceramist whose work has been exhibited throughout the world. She is also the author of numerous books on ceramics including The Craft and Art of Clay, Contemporary Ceramics and Jun Kaneko.

Laurence King Publishing Ltd

Laurence King Publishing Ltd

Who we are Established in London in 1991, Laurence King Publishing is now recognised as one of the world's leading publishers of books on the creative arts. Our books are acclaimed for their inventiveness, beautiful design and authoritative texts, as well as the care taken over their production.With approximately 40 staff members, we are based in Islington in London. What we do We publish books for students, professionals and the general consumer on advertising, architecture, art, fashion & textiles, film & animation, graphic design, interior design, photography and product design. We also have a growing internally acclaimed illustrated list for children. In 2011 we launched our first gift products. Reflecting the design and production skills we’ve learnt over the last 20 years, they come from the relationships we’ve developed with some of the world’s best illustrators and designers.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Laurence King Publishing
  • Publication Date January 2009
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781856696050
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 19.95 GBP
  • Pages240
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Dimensions245x210 mm
  • Illustration567 colour

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