Description
Book SynopsisTake your work to the next level! In Creative Pottery, join ceramic artist Deb Schwartzkopf and grow as a functional potter, whether your background is in wheel-throwing or handbuilding.
Start off with a quick review of where you are in your own journey as a potter. If you need to brush up on the basics, help setting goals, or pointers on how to translate your inspiration into your work, you’ve come to the right place. The rest of the book is a self-guided journey in which you can choose the techniques and projects that interest you:
- Go beyond the basics and learn how to throw or handbuild a bottomless cylinder. Then explore seams and alterations for projects like an oval serving tray, altered cylinder vase, and dessert boat.
- Learn about small changes that make a big impact, making an asymmetrical slab plate, throwing plates, and creating a cake stand.
- Master bisque molds and use them to open a new world of possibilities. Make spoons, a goblet, a butter dish, and more.
- Add complexity for stunning forms, including a pitcher, juicer, teapot, and oil pourer.
With
compelling galleries,
artist features, and
guided questions for growth throughout, this is a book for potters ready to
learn new skills and
unlock their creativity.
Table of ContentsForeword by Josh DeWeese
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
The Journey of a Potter
Tools Used in This Book
Featured Artist: Robbie Lobell
Techniques Used in This Book
Making and Using Templates
Olivia Tani, On Process
Tips for Successful Seams
Beginning Alterations
CHAPTER 2: GROWING AS A POTTER
Find a Fresh Viewpoint
Steve Godfrey, On Self-Critique
Finding and Using Inspiration
Defining Influences
Bottomless Cylinder
Oval Serving Tray
Altered Cylinder Vase
Large Vase
V-Shaped Bowl or Cone
Featured Artist: Jen Allen
Dessert Boat
CHAPTER 3: SMALL CHANGES FOR BIG IMPACT
Asymmetrical Slab Plate
Featured Artist: Taylor Sijan
Throwing a Plate
Trimming and Tap Centering
Altering Plate Shapes
Featured Artist: Sue Tirrell
Cake Stand
Decorative Edges
CHAPTER 4: EXPLORING BISQUE MOLDS
Bisque Molds
Small Spoons
Bud Vases
Throwing a Closed Form
The Cup
Goblet
Featured Artist: Hayne Bayless
Square-Footed Bowl
Butter Dish
CHAPTER 5: ADDING COMPLEXITY
Coiling an Asymmetrical Mold
Pitcher
Featured Artist: Zak Helenske
Juicer
Teapot
Marty Fielding, On Process
Oil Pourer
Templates
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
