Pottery & Sculpture Books

Pour arrêter de galérer sur ses projets de céramique et acquérir des techniques de pro . Quel que soit votre niveau en poterie, vous vous heurtez sans doute à des difficultés parfois décourageantes : barbotine pas assez fluide, pièce désaxée, émail imprévisible, fente au séchage ou à la cuisson... Parce qu'il n'y a pas de question bête, ce guide apporte des solutions concrètes aux problèmes que vous rencontrerez le plus souvent à l'atelier. Il vous accompagne à toutes les étapes de votre pratique, des premiers gestes aux interrogations les plus pointues, pour gagner en autonomie.

• Niveau débutant à expert
• 100 questions réparties en 8 thèmes : préparation de la terre, coulage, tournage, modelage, séchage, décor, cuisson, vie d'atelier
• Près de 200 photos pour visualiser les gestes clés

The ultimate illustrated guide for sourcing, processing and using wild clay. Potters around the world are taking to the local landscape to dig their own wild clay, discover its unique properties, and apply it to their craft. This guide is the ideal starting point for anyone – from novices, improvers and experts to educators and students – who wants to forge a closer bond between their art and their surroundings. Testing and trial and error are key to finding a material's best use, so the authors' tips, drawn from long experience in the US and Japan (but which can be applied to clays anywhere) provide an enviable head-start on this rewarding journey. A clay might be best suited to sculpture and tile bodies, throwing clay bodies, handbuilding and slab bodies, or simply be applied as a glaze or slip. The specific properties of found materials can create a diverse range of effects and surfaces, or, even when not fired, can be adapted for use as colorful pastels or pigments. Beautiful illustrations and helpful technical descriptions explain the formation of various clays; how to locate, collect and assess them; how to test their properties of shrinkage, water absorption, texture and plasticity; the best ways to test-fire them; and how to adapt a clay's characteristics by blending appropriate materials. From prospecting in the field to holding your finished product, there is helpful advice through every stage, and a gallery of work by international potters who have embraced the clays found around them.

Thrown is a beginner's guide to making ceramics using a pottery wheel. Beginning with the basics, this book will teach you how to create a collection of 20 stylish homewares from construction to completion with a professional finish including decoration, glazing and firing techniques. From dinner plates, pasta bowls, coffee mugs to decorative vases, a rippled lampshade and more, each project is minimal in design but with thoughtful details, making it the ideal for first time crafters.Complete with stunning lifestyle photography and clear step-by-step instructions to inspire your handmade journey, Thrown is the ultimate modern guide to this addictive, tactile craft.

Take your skills - and your work - to the next level. Mastering the Potter's Wheel starts with an introduction to wheel-throwing, from centering to creating the basic forms. What pushes this book beyond the competition, however, are the techniques offered in the chapters that follow. From a variety of methods for throwing large objects such as pitchers and platters, to alterations, darting, and paddling, this book offers potters a world of possibilities. With galleries featuring today's top working artists, including Kyle Carpenter, Sam Chung, Chandra DeBuse, Julia Galloway, Martha Grover, Ayumie Horie, Forrest Lesch-Middleton, Kristen Kieffer, Kathy King, Matt Long, Alex Matisse, Lorna Meaden, Doug Peltzman, Mackenzie Smith, Shawn Spangler, and many more, you'll also find page after page of inspiration.

Pour adapter l'art millénaire de la mosaïque au goût du jour, laissez-vous guider étape par étape par Delphine Lescuyer.Familiarisez-vous avec le matériel, les types de mosaïques et les techniques, puis réalisez des créations modernes et variées. 9 projets vous sont expliqués pas à pas : miroir, jardinière, crédence, seuil de porte... que vous soyez débutant ou confirmé, vous trouverez à coup sûr la création qui vous plaira et qui vous donnera l'envie de vous lancer ou de vous perfectionner. Un art intemporel au service d'une déco esthétique et durable !

From extracting clay to exporting your work, this is a practical guide to producing unique ceramic pieces with minimal environmental impact. Being a green potter is not an easy feat. Historically, a lot more attention is given to the finished pieces coming out of the kiln rather than to the damages made throughout the designing and making processes. However, as we progress into the twenty first century, and our awareness of our impact on the environment increases, caring for our planet in the studio has never been more important. In this book, Kevin Millward explores how potters and ceramicists can be more responsible in sourcing and using the planet's finite resources. With tips for the whole making process such as firing, choosing fuels, extracting clays and raw materials, reclaiming water and glazes, disposing of ceramic materials, packing and shipping, this is a comprehensive guide to producing extraordinary pieces. By accepting and embracing a green approach in ceramic processes, we are setting out an example for future generations and paving the way for a more creative and respectful industry.