Pinch pottery : functional, modern handbuilding

Halls, Susan (Author).

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General Note:	Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Pinching the basic forms : Essential shapes ; Open-ended shapes -- Adding elements to your form : Lips and edges ; Feet and foot rings ; Handles ; Lids ; Knobs -- Featured artist: Mary E. Rogers -- Pre-fired surface treatments : Adding and subtracting clay ; Featured artist: Julie Whitmore ; Featured artist: Vicki Grima -- Color and glaze : Introducing color ; Decorating & glazing techniques -- The decorated surface : Patterns ; Where to decorate? ; Featured artist: Emily Schroeder Willis ; Vase of many faces -- Clays : Earthenware ; Stoneware ; Porcelain ; Marbling colored ; Coloring clay ; Featured artist: Jenny Mendes -- Kilns and glaze firings : Kiln types ; Types of firings -- The projects : Big bowl;- Covered jar ; Triplet herb planter ; Shaker ; Vase ; Hearty mug ; Country jug ; Hors d'oeuvres tray ; Cozy teapot.505
Summary, etc.:	"Utilizing techniques readers may have learned long ago in summer camp, like making pinch pots, Susan shows how easy it is to create a wealth of ceramic forms that are refined and incredibly modern looking. She begins with simple shapes anyone can make, like the classic pinch pot, and then moves on to pinching a sphere, a wide bowl, a trumpet shape, and finally a cylinder. From there Susan demonstrates how easy it is to cut, alter, and combine these shapes to make more complex forms."--