_PDF_ Design and Create Contemporary Tableware: Making Pottery You Can Use

Design and Create Contemporary Tableware: Making Pottery
You Can Use
Description :
A highly illustrated step-by-step guide to designing and making
contemporary tableware in clay, featuring inspirational pieces by
leading designers.'This book is a go to book for the art of creating
tableware... The level of experience between the pages of this book
from Sue and Linda is unquestionably invaluable to the reader.'
Keith Brymer Jones, Master Potter and judge on The Great Pottery
Throw DownThe tableware we use is very important in our everyday

lives, whether plates, bowls, mugs, cups or teapots. This stylishly
illustrated guide helps budding and established ceramicists alike to
create practical and attractive ranges, starting with design
principles, working through appropriate construction techniques, and
leading on to decoration and finishes. Leading designers Sue Pryke
and Linda Bloomfield explain the importance of inspiration and
consistency in design, providing step-by-step guides to the main
making methods, which include hand building, pinching, coiling,
throwing and slipcasting. They also offer advice on using various
clay materials &#8211such as recycled and reused clay bodies
&#8211and the combination of clay with other materials including
wood, metal, textiles and synthetics. Tips are provided on glaze fit,
dishwasher- and microwave-safe glazes, firing and
finishing.Featuring beautiful photographs of the work of such
prominent tableware makers as Sasha Wardell, James and Tilla
Waters, Reiko Kaneko and Nico Conti, there are many sources of
inspiration for those wishing to further their tableware ambitions.