Pottery Ceramics category: 136 books
by Hans van Lemmen
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Art Deco was arguably the twentieth century's most popular and memorable design movement, and has come to define the inter-war period with its clean sleek lines, streamlined shapes, bold abstract forms and bright colours. Art Deco Tiles charts the impact of this daring new style on the production...
by Edwin Atlee Barber
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Collecting Chinese Mud Men
Information and Illustrations
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Ever wonder about those clever Chinese "niren" figures, more commonly known as Chinese mud men, that have captured the imagination and enthusiasm of collectors worldwide? Finally, a book that separates fact from fiction and provides important information and fascinating insights. You will learn about...
Hypertufa Containers
Creating and Planting an Alpine Trough Garden
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
“A complete guide to designing, making and planting hypertufa troughs.”—North American Rock Garden Society
Hypertufa containers—also known as troughs—are rustic, striking, versatile, and perfect for small, Alpine plants. A mix of cement, perlite, peat, and water, they are simple and...
by Lura Woodside Watkins
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This book is the result of more than fifteen years of research. The study has been carried on, partly in libraries and town records, partly by conferences with descendants of potters and others familiar with their history, and partly by actual digging on the sites of potteries. The excavation method...
The Afghan Cane
A Granny Square Blanket in Polymer Clay
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2012
The Afghan Cane consists of sixteen polymer clay “granny squares” assembled in a grid, much like a crocheted afghan would be. Unlike the crocheted version, though, we don’t have to create sixteen individual granny squares to make a colorful blanket. Through the magic of polymer color blends,...
Beginner Button Class
Getting Started in Polymer Clay
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Learn to make five types of buttons while also learning your way around polymer clay. All of these buttons can be made with the simplest of tools, many of them found around your house!
REQUIRED SKILLS
None! Absolute beginners are welcome.
TOOLS AND MATERIALS
3 packages...
Making Mini Flowers With Polymer Clay
A step-by-step guide to crafting roses, daffodils, irises, pansies & more
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2011
Barbara Quast's miniature flower creations are simply exquisite. She uses the fun and easy medium of polymer clay to capture the delicate details and lifelike colors of a variety of blooms. With the simple instructions in this book, you can too!
It's surprisingly easy to create these incredible...
Clay So Cute
21 Polymer Clay Projects for Cool Charms, Itty-Bitty Animals, and Tiny Treasures
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Clay So Cute! shows how one of the easiest mediums—polymer clay, which need only be baked in the oven—can be sculpted into quick, simple, totally fun jewelry and accessories for tween girls—including bangles, pocket mirrors, earrings, chunky bead necklaces, and cute charms.
Clay So Cute!...
The Shaping
Of the Vessel by the Potter's Hand
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
An Anthology of Growth, Creativity and Mind-Space. n Bundel oor Groei, Kreatiwiteit en Kopruimte. An Anthology of Verse, containing verse in the Authors mother tongue, Afrikaans, and English. These poems are all written in different styles: depicting, in dialogues, monologues, Shakespearean, film-inspired,...
by Ombretta Restelli
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Dall'amore per la ceramica.
Narra di come il potenziale energetico basato sulla sinergia dei personaggi sia in grado di scaturire, sfociare in una serie di creazioni originali, riportandoci alla semplicità degli elementi utilizzati e della vita stessa.
Un percorso non solo manuale ma anche mentale,...
Craft Perception and Practice
A Canadian Discourse, Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
Canada's ceramists, tapestry weavers, and other craft artists are recognized amongst the world's finest artisans. Craft Perception and Practice celebrates the excellence of Canadian crafts by bringing together twenty-four essays and critical commentaries by sixteen independent critics and curators,...
by Dorothy James
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Thinking about creating your own art at home? Don't want to purchase art pieces that don't connect with who you are as a person and what you want your home to look like?
Dorothy James points out some of the best ways to create beautiful art on a budget.
It does not get easier than this!
A Teacup Collection
Paintings of Porcelain Treasures
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
In paintings as pretty as the porcelain they depict, this gift book celebrates one of the finest teacup collections in the world: the 300-piece archive of the Clark Art Institute, which dates back to the eighteenth century and represents coveted designs of the day from Europe and China. Artist Molly...