Basic Pottery Making: A Complete Guide

by Linda Franz (Editor), Jason Minick (Photographer)

Overview

Learn the tools and techniques you need to start making ceramic mugs, bowls, and more!

• Step-by-step instructions complete with color photographs
• Includes a chapter on bisque firing, waxing, and glazing
• 4 basic pottery projects for the beginning potter

The art of pottery making is described in detail for the beginning potter. Complete with a chapter on tools and materials to get started, this easy-to-use guide explains and illustrates how to wedge clay, use a pottery wheel, shape and trim pots, determine clay thickness, add handles, and a host of other pottery-making techniques. It also contains a chapter on bisque firing and glazing, the final steps in creating beautiful and functional pottery. Includes complete instructions for making a large bowl, three styles of mugs, and a sugar bowl and creamer set.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811771382
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/15/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	174 MB
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About the Author

Linda Franz is a writer and reporter in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Mark Fitzgerald is an expert potter whose work has been featured on The Martha Stewart Show. He and his wife operate Fitzgerald Pottery in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Introduction vi

1 Tools and Equipment 1

Buying a Pottery Wheel 2

Buying a Kiln 7

2 Basic Skills 9

Wedging Clay 10

Reusing Clay 12

Making Slip 13

Deterrnining Pot Thickness 16

3 Making a Bowl 18

Forming the Bowl 19

Trimming the Bowl 29

4 Making Mugs 34

Forming the Mugs 35

Trirriming the Mugs 50

Using a Giffin Grip 53

Adding a Handle 58

5 Making a Sugar Bowl and Creamer Set 72

Blocking Clay 73

Making the Cream Pitcher 77

Making the Sugar Bowl 88

Making the Lid 92

Adding a Handle to the Pitcher 101

6 Firing and Glazing 105

Bisque Firing 106

Filling the Kiln 107

Cone Ratings 108

Waxing 109

Glazing 114

Glaze Firing 133

Resources 136

About the Experts 137