Editorial Reviews
Product Description
A handsome, color-illustrated large-format book guides students through the craft of creating pottery and other ceramics. Different types of clay and their properties are described, as are the various tools used by the potter. Additional advice details the process of glazing and baking. Hundreds of photos show tools, wheels, pottery technique, and finished products.
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Customer Reviews
The Superb Lesson Book for Beginners thru Intermediate Potters November 24, 2006
J. Gammill (Greenwood, MS USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A potter friend of mine lent me her book when I decided that I wanted to try my hand at throwing. The Potter's Wheel book she insisted that I borrow was just wonderful in every way--clear writing with matching pictures for each step. My friend explained that after 10 years, she still refers back to this book. I ordered my own and am experiencing The Potter's Wheel lesson book on my own! It is a great source book !!
Fabulously detailed instructions ! August 11, 2005
Mrs. S. Woolley (Sydney, Australia)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book should be the standby for all potters, learners thru to advanced since we don't always throw the whole range of shapes all of the time. Also it's good for getting students to pre-read, so that when you give verbal instruction at the wheel; they should have a picture in their head of how it's supposed to look and then; it's also an edifying tool for the teacher too.
Much detail has been given regarding hand shapes for various parts of the throwing so there is no guesswork and nothing to go wrong. The only thing the student has to learn is pressure and that is just trial and error.
A whole section relates to turning. As she says "turning is not a waste of time" it is a further refinement of the shape, a chance to get the correct weight for the piece (aesthetics).
A lot of love has gone into this book. I hope it inspires would-be potters to have a determined go at it.
Full of illustrations July 23, 2001
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
... the best feature of the book. It explains step by step for each different types of ceramics (cylinders, bowls, closed forms, vases, lids, plates, etc) with illustrations, common mistakes for beginners and how to fix them. I'm a beginner myself in this creative art form, and this book helped me understand what I should or should not be doing while throwing. Definitely a book for beginners/intermediate ceramists.
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