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FOR CERAMIC INSPIRATION
THE PENLAND BOOK OF CERAMICS
208 pages / hard back / glossy / full colour
$60
Potters from around the world travel to Penland’s unique
school and artistic community located in the heart of the
Appalachian Mountains in Nth Carolina. The creative
excitement of the school comes alive on every page of this
excellent book full of master classes in ceramic techniques.
Major practitioners guide you through step-by-step instruction
in some very innovative hand building and decorating.
The 10 major themes are coil-building vessels, making &
decorating tiles, carving extrusions, mould making & slip
casting, maiolica, altering wheel thrown forms, throwing large
vessels, slab relief, slab building & underglaze painting, and,
slips & surfaces. The accompanying ‘galleries’ of finished
works by other artists and artist interviews are fascinating.
ONE OF THE BEST GENERAL BOOKS I’VE SEEN FOR
YEARS!
500 BOWLS – Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless
Design
by John Britt for Lark Books
glossy / colour / soft cover / 416 pages
$44
Just as wow! as the 500 Teapots which also came out this year.
Get it now before it disappears! Page after page of lushly
photographed artist bowls to pour over for the next month –
from subtle and refined to loud and loose – this book is packed
with ideas and inspiration!
LIGHT ON TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND FULL OF
INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES
CERAMICS FOR KIDS
144 pages / hard cover / glossy
$44
This handy text is ideal for primary ceramics teachers. The
content covers a wide range of topics including: clays,
modelling and pinching, building with coils, working with slabs
of clay, surface decoration, firing clay and glazes and glazing.
The charm of the book lies in the colour plates of children’s
pottery. The work is fresh, fun and all of it is made by children!
A GREAT STARTER TEXT FOR TEACHERS / CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS / BABY SITTERS / PARENTS WANTING TO
ENCOURAGE THEIR KIDS
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ON CERAMIC TECHNIQUE
CERAMIC HANDBOOK SERIES
PORCELAIN
By Jack Doherty
Soft cover / glossy / some colour / 112 pages
$44
Covers the development of porcelain clay, studio porcelain
practice, materials & bodies, forming methods and problems,
decorating & firing, glazing, and contemporary approaches
to porcelain.
CERAMIC HANDBOOK SERIES
HANDBUILDING
By Michael Hardy
Soft cover / glossy / some colour / 128 pages
$44
Great beginners text which covers all the usual hand building
techniques (coil, pinch, slab, press moulding, slip casting,
and composite forms). A great addition to any school library,
or a good gift for a beginning potter. Easy to follow with lots
of interesting & classy contemporary examples.
THE PRACTICAL POTTER
By Josie Warshaw
Soft cover / glossy / full colour / 256 pages
$25
A sensational book full of technical support, high quality
inspirational works, canny ideas, great advice, big glossy
step-by-step pictures, and all for a bargain price! What more
could you want???? Don’t let the cover put you off – it’s not
all about throwing!
BEST VALUE BOOK OF THE YEAR, AND A GREAT ALL
ROUND GENERAL TEXT!!
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ON GLAZING & FIRING
SMASHING GLAZES by Susan Peterson
Hard cover / glossy / colour / 128 pages
$65
An insight into glazes used on the work of 53 international
artists complete with recipes, images of finished works, firing
tips, comments etc. Superb for potters or tertiary students
looking for ‘effect’ glazes used on magnificent pieces. An ideal
book for those teaching year 11 and 12 students who are
eager to pursue their own technical research, but need a
starting point. Features Australian artists Sandra Black and
Greg Daly. Susan Peterson is one of the most informative and
significant American ceramic writers today.
GOOD TECHNICAL INFORMATION PLUS
INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES!
GLAZES FOR THE CRAFT POTTER
By Harry Fraser
Hard cover / some colour / 148 pages
$50
An excellent text for coming to grips with ceramic chemistry
and understanding the science of glazing and firing.
THE ART OF FIRING
By Nils Lou
Hard cover / some colour / 96 pages
$44
Another kiln/firing/troubleshooting text with lots to offer on
planning, building, assessing the efficiency and results from
firing, salt glazing, etc.
KILN BUILDING
By Ian Gregory
Soft cover / glossy / colour /95 pages
$44
One of the excellent British series of Ceramics Handbooks, this
edition is a broad look at kilns from fuels to kiln linings,
construction techniques to dampers & flues, fibre segmented
kilns and paper kilns … you name it … this book has the info.
GLAZES & GLAZING TECHNIQUES
By Greg Daly
glossy / hard cover / colour/ 140 pages
$44
A superb how-to-do-it book which demystifies glaze
development, and makes it accessible to those less
experienced with chemistry. Lots of colour pictures of glaze
effects and faults. The advantage of this text is that it is
developed on Australian materials so the glazes are much
more achievable. Greg also devotes time and attention to the
use of glazes as a painterly, decorative process which goes far
beyond the “just plunk your piece in the glaze bucket, and
take what you get” approach.
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MOSAIC INSPIRATION & TECHNIQUE
CLASSIC MOSAIC
By Elaine M Goodwin
Hard cover / glossy / full colour / 140 pages
$44
One of two texts that professional mosaicists love and swear
by! Detailed quality information on the fundamentals of mosaic
techniques, and materials. Covers some history of mosaics,
innovative contemporary projects and references.
VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO
ELECTRIC WHEEL TECHNIQUES
By Cameron Williams
minutes
$66
The only quality Australian video on pottery techniques to come out in the last
2 years … this video is ideal for the classroom. Cameron, Australia’s most
notable thrower, will astound you with his skills by throwing large and multiple
piece vessels, but the real substance of the video is about how to throw. If
you don’t throw yourself, have never thrown well, or aren’t confident, this
video will help you brush up on your skills, remind you of why you make the
moves you do when throwing, and recreate the excitement that great wheel
throwing inspires. An excellent video to lend to students who are keen to
extend themselves outside school hours, or need a higher level of tuition. You
won’t be disappointed! Support Australian made! Cameron is responsible for
the very large terracotta urn forms in Parliament House, Canberra,
occasionally teaches at the National Art School and has been President of the
Ceramic Study Group of NSW (the equivalent of the Victorian Ceramic Group).
We are having Cameron visit for a workshop in early September 2003 so bring
your copy of the video along to be autographed.
SUPERB INSTRUCTION FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
OF THE WHEEL!
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OTHER TITLES
SCULPT CERAMICS $65
EXTRUDED CERAMICS $44
POTTERY DECOR $55
SOURCEB CERAMICS $44
HANDB CERAMICS $44
HANDMADE TILES $44
HANS COPER $50
SURFACE DECORAT $44
WOOD FIRED CER $70
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OTHER TITLES
SLIPCASTING $40
SLIPWARE $70
IMPRESS & INCISE $40
MAKING MOULDS $44
PAPERCLAY $44
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