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Investing in a couple of new books
Hi guys. I have Jacqui Atkins book on hand building. Fantastic amount of variation and ideas there. I am very impressed. But I would love some more ideas. I have plaster moulds - half-globe - up to 30 cm and can get them bigger. I also have my own resources and those of my recoursful hubby to draw on for moulds and such. Any suggestions to books that show someone who is used to hand building how to make even more interesting stuff? Marianne |
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Investing in a couple of new books
Bubbles wrote:
Hi guys. I have Jacqui Atkins book on hand building. Fantastic amount of variation and ideas there. I am very impressed. But I would love some more ideas. I have plaster moulds - half-globe - up to 30 cm and can get them bigger. I also have my own resources and those of my recoursful hubby to draw on for moulds and such. Any suggestions to books that show someone who is used to hand building how to make even more interesting stuff? Marianne Hi Marianne try these.. Handbuilding Ceramic Forms: Elspeth S. Woody. A very useful book though a tad American, shows you lots of different ways of working with clay, I found it very liberating. The Self-Reliant Potter: Andrew Holden Possibly one of the most useful “how to” pottery books about. If you can get it, i think it's out of print Coiled Pottery: Betty Blandino New reprint out, excellent for coil technique. The Kiln Book: Fred Olsen (also known as “The Olsen Kiln Book”), get it. Fantastic and I've got a copy... Wood Fired Stoneware and Porcelain: Jack Troy Inspirational, Pyromania for everyone, I love this book... Shire Archaeology Books on Pottery Dead useful and good resources esp. Later prehistoric Pottery There's also something called the "book of forms" or summat like that that is really good to dream with... Lots of shapes but kinda deconstucted, so that what appears to be a fairly boring jar in profile turns out to be a really interesting winged formin plan.... Hugs Eddie |
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Investing in a couple of new books
Love that "Pyromania for everyone" and had to laugh at "A very useful
book though a tad American". Are any of these books online? I don't mean as in "to buy", but to read online. Bubbles, do you make your own molds? I like how you make a round globe out of a half globe mold, that's smart thinking. ~Kroozr |
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Investing in a couple of new books
Andrew Holden's book has been out of print for more than 25 years so
will be hard to find. Steve In article , Eddie Daughton writes Bubbles wrote: Hi guys. I have Jacqui Atkins book on hand building. Fantastic amount of variation and ideas there. I am very impressed. Hi Marianne try these.. Handbuilding Ceramic Forms: Elspeth S. Woody. A very useful book though a tad American, shows you lots of different ways of working with clay, I found it very liberating. The Self-Reliant Potter: Andrew Holden Possibly one of the most useful “how to” pottery books about. If you can get it, i think it's out of print Coiled Pottery: Betty Blandino New reprint out, excellent for coil technique. The Kiln Book: Fred Olsen (also known as “The Olsen Kiln Book”), get it. Fantastic and I've got a copy... Wood Fired Stoneware and Porcelain: Jack Troy Inspirational, Pyromania for everyone, I love this book... Shire Archaeology Books on Pottery Dead useful and good resources esp. Later prehistoric Pottery There's also something called the "book of forms" or summat like that that is really good to dream with... Lots of shapes but kinda deconstucted, so that what appears to be a fairly boring jar in profile turns out to be a really interesting winged formin plan.... Hugs Eddie -- Steve Mills Bath UK |
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"Eddie Daughton" wrote in message ... Hi Marianne Hi Eddie try these.. Handbuilding Ceramic Forms: Elspeth S. Woody. A very useful book though a tad American, shows you lots of different ways of working with clay, I found it very liberating. Welllll - it would have to be VERY innovative, as I have several other books as well. The Self-Reliant Potter: Andrew Holden Possibly one of the most useful “how to” pottery books about. If you can get it, i think it's out of print Holy moly!!!! I found it on Amazon.com - price USD 54 the _cheapest_! I would really like to see that book, but totally unseen, almost 55 bucks is a bit dear. Coiled Pottery: Betty Blandino New reprint out, excellent for coil technique. Hmmmm - will give that a miss as well - as I find coil is not even enough for my "exacting standards" Hehe! I have a little slab roller, so I prefer using that The Kiln Book: Fred Olsen (also known as “The Olsen Kiln Book”), get it. Fantastic and I've got a copy... mmmm - no kiln - drat! That is probably at least a year in the future, if not more. Am still learning about firing and prefer to do my firing in my teacher's workshop, so that I can suck as much information and knowledge out of her as possible ;-) Wood Fired Stoneware and Porcelain: Jack Troy Inspirational, Pyromania for everyone, I love this book... No space for wood firing :-( Shire Archaeology Books on Pottery Dead useful and good resources esp. Later prehistoric Pottery Could you explain that further? I have bought an historic book about Japanese pottery, but I don't quite understand how that would teach me technique. There's also something called the "book of forms" or summat like that that is really good to dream with... Lots of shapes but kinda deconstucted, so that what appears to be a fairly boring jar in profile turns out to be a really interesting winged formin plan.... The potter's directory of shape and form or some such. Yeah - I have it. Slightly useful. But almost better are the 500 books - "500 bowls" etc. Great inspiration. Thanks tons for your input! I WISH that Andrew Holden book wasn't so expensive! Checked amazon.com, amazon.co.uk and ebay :-( Marianne |
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"Steve Mills" wrote in message ... Andrew Holden's book has been out of print for more than 25 years so will be hard to find. Hey Steve :-) I found 2 for sale on amazon.com - but at 55 and 75 USD. Rather dear, I think. Will set up at search on ebay, I think. Marianne |
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Investing in a couple of new books
"the ''Kroozr''" wrote in message ... Love that "Pyromania for everyone" and had to laugh at "A very useful book though a tad American". Are any of these books online? I don't mean as in "to buy", but to read online. Bubbles, do you make your own molds? I like how you make a round globe out of a half globe mold, that's smart thinking. Hi Krooz Yeah - have just started learning how to make moulds. Think I would start a post about what to mold first / versatility. As for the round from a half, that was one of my teachers - well, actually 2 of them, that use that technique.I learn a lot at these courses. Marianne |
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That makes the cheaper one about 32 pounds Sterling at the current rate.
If it was published now, I expect the retail price would be about 20. The extra 12 reflects its scarcity and desirability. Steve In article , Bubbles writes "Steve Mills" wrote in message ... Andrew Holden's book has been out of print for more than 25 years so will be hard to find. Hey Steve :-) I found 2 for sale on amazon.com - but at 55 and 75 USD. Rather dear, I think. Will set up at search on ebay, I think. Marianne -- Steve Mills Bath UK |
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"Steve Mills" wrote in message ... That makes the cheaper one about 32 pounds Sterling at the current rate. If it was published now, I expect the retail price would be about 20. The extra 12 reflects its scarcity and desirability. So you think it is worth it? Marianne |
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Investing in a couple of new books
On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 02:34:35 +0100, "Bubbles"
wrote: "Steve Mills" wrote in message ... Andrew Holden's book has been out of print for more than 25 years so will be hard to find. Hey Steve :-) I found 2 for sale on amazon.com - but at 55 and 75 USD. Rather dear, I think. Will set up at search on ebay, I think. Another good place to check for old books, or even new ones, is Abe Books www.abebooks.com. They seem to be tapped into a consortium of independent booksellers on both sides of the pond. I've gotten lots of great deals on pottery books (and lots of other books) there. Best regards. Bob Masta dqatechATdaqartaDOTcom D A Q A R T A Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis www.daqarta.com Home of DaqGen, the FREEWARE signal generator |
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