Practical pottery : a complete guide to getting started in making beautiful & functional bowls, plates, vases & more on the wheel / Sus Borgbjerg & Susan Liebe ; translated from the Danish by Carol Huebscher Rhoades.

By:

Borgbjerg, Sus [author.]

Contributor(s):

Liebe, Susan [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Danish Publisher: Atglen, PA : Schiffer Craft, [2025]Description: 188 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780764369384
0764369385

Uniform titles:

Drejebogen, skab din egen keramik. English.

Subject(s):

Summary: "An accessible step-by-step guide to creating beautiful pottery cups, bowls, vases, and more on the wheel. Beginning potters will learn to make plates, bowls, vases, and other fine, useful items on the wheel with this accessible guide.This book is an informative and practical handbook for anyone who wants to try their hand at clay and experience the joy of creating fine, useful things by hand. Here's what you'll learn about making pottery on the wheel: mastering the fundamentals of shaping and designing with clay the necessary tools and types of clay how to throw, knead, and turn your pottery and all about a variety of finishing processes-drying, glazing, and firing. As you master the basics, you'll apply them to creating a series of progressively more difficult items-cups, bowls, plates, pitchers, vases, and platters. Using more-advanced ceramic techniques, you'll learn to add features like spouts and handles. And you'll explore modifying shapes, designs, and colors to design your own pottery and make each piece your own. Learning pottery techniques takes time, practice, and patience. But truly, there is nothing better than creating your own pottery and then drinking coffee from a cup that you have turned yourself. With this book, you can easily master the techniques-and enjoy the meditative experience of working with clay"-- Provided by publisher.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An accessible step-by-step guide to creating beautiful pottery cups, bowls, vases, and more on the wheel.

Beginning potters will learn to make plates, bowls, vases, and other fine, useful items on the wheel with this accessible guide. This book is an informative and practical handbook for anyone who wants to try their hand at clay and experience the joy of creating fine, useful things by hand.

Here's what you'll learn about making pottery on the wheel:
* mastering the fundamentals of shaping and designing with clay
* the necessary tools and types of clay
* how to throw, knead, and turn your pottery
* and all about a variety of finishing processes--drying, glazing, and firing.

As you master the basics, you'll apply them to creating a series of progressively more difficult items--cups, bowls, plates, pitchers, vases, and platters. Using more-advanced ceramic techniques, you'll learn to add features like spouts and handles. And you'll explore modifying shapes, designs, and colors to design your own pottery and make each piece your own.

Learning pottery techniques takes time, practice, and patience. But truly, there is nothing better than creating your own pottery and then drinking coffee from a cup that you have turned yourself. With this book, you can easily master the techniques--and enjoy the meditative experience of working with clay.

"An accessible step-by-step guide to creating beautiful pottery cups, bowls, vases, and more on the wheel. Beginning potters will learn to make plates, bowls, vases, and other fine, useful items on the wheel with this accessible guide.This book is an informative and practical handbook for anyone who wants to try their hand at clay and experience the joy of creating fine, useful things by hand. Here's what you'll learn about making pottery on the wheel: mastering the fundamentals of shaping and designing with clay the necessary tools and types of clay how to throw, knead, and turn your pottery and all about a variety of finishing processes-drying, glazing, and firing. As you master the basics, you'll apply them to creating a series of progressively more difficult items-cups, bowls, plates, pitchers, vases, and platters. Using more-advanced ceramic techniques, you'll learn to add features like spouts and handles. And you'll explore modifying shapes, designs, and colors to design your own pottery and make each piece your own. Learning pottery techniques takes time, practice, and patience. But truly, there is nothing better than creating your own pottery and then drinking coffee from a cup that you have turned yourself. With this book, you can easily master the techniques-and enjoy the meditative experience of working with clay"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Preface (7)
An Overview of the Process (8)
Visualize What You Want to Throw (13)
Choosing Clay (16)
Earthenwarec (18)
Stoneware (20)
Porcelain (22)
Other Types of Clay (24)
An Overview of Tools and Accessories (28)
Kneading Clay (35)
Classic Kneading (36)
Cut-and-Slap-Together Kneading (38)
Dividing Clay into Sections (40)
Centering the Clay
Throw a Cup (51)
Throw a Bowl (63)
Throw a Plate (75)
Throw a Pitcher (87)
Spout (95)
Throw a Vase (101)
Attaching a Handle (113)
Twisted Handle for a Cup (115)
Slip (125)
Mandle for a Pitcher (127)
Pulled Handle for a Cup (135)
Trimming (139)
Trimming a Bowl, Cup, and Pitcher (140)
Trimming a Plate (146)
Trimming a Vase (152)
Adding Your Signature (159)
Choosing Colors and Underglazes (161)
Drying Clay (163)
Firing Clay for the First Time (169)
Choosing Glaze and Glazing Clay (173)
Firing Clay the Second Time (183)
About the Authors (188)

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Publishers Weekly Review

"Everyone can learn how to throw" using a pottery wheel, assert graphic designer Borgbjerg and ceramicist Liebe in their helpful debut guide. Evaluating the pros and cons of various clays, the authors note that stoneware holds its shape well but has a rough texture, while porcelain is softer but more prone to collapse. The projects show how to make a bowl, cup, pitcher, plate, and vase by kneading clay, placing it on a pottery wheel, and using one's index finger to make a central indent that's gradually expanded to form the piece's interior. The authors detail how to attach handles by applying slip ("dry clay mixed with water so that it becomes... sticky") or create trimmed bases by scraping out recesses in the undersides of plates and bowls. Exploring the finishing process, the authors recommend firing pieces in a kiln, applying glaze, and then firing them again, which makes the pieces watertight. Some of the written instructions are a bit confusing, but the copious accompanying photos will help readers piece together what they need to know. This solid introduction will benefit novice ceramicists. (May)