Extruder, Mold & Tile: Forming Techniques
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Edited by Anderson Turner
Beyond the world of pinch and coil constructions and wheel-thrown pots lies a vast array of opportunities for the ceramic artist. In Extruder, Mold & Tile: Forming Techniques potters will discover a wealth of information, techniques, and inspiration on topics that span the usual to the unusual as well as the functional to the sculptural.
Molds have been used since nearly the dawn of ceramics beginning with the making of pots inside baskets. The advent of the extruder centuries ago has also served to benefit the artist in the many ways, facilitating work that cannot be done easily, or at all, on the wheel or by hand. With tilemaking, ceramic artists find the two-dimensional aspect of claywork challenging and create astonishing works with both traditional and nontraditional forming methods.
This collection of carefully selected feature articles from Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated, the two most widely read ceramics arts publications in the world, provides advice and inspiration from 26 of the most knowledgeable and talented artists working in this exciting medium.
A great book for all skill levels!
In Extruder, Mold and Tile there are many non-obvious ways to use techniques to create architectural, sculptural, or functional work. Any potter or ceramic artist should always be looking for ways to think outside the box, and this book is full of ideas for doing just that, with plenty of successful finished pieces showing just how creative you can be with clay. – Sumi V.
Sample Chapter-Steve Howell: Creating Forms with Hump Molds
In this story of one of the country's foremost potters, Harriet Gamble provides a detailed look at how Steve Howell creates his elegant, yet simple, forms. But beyond just a look at his forming techniques, Steve also reveals his technique for making the lightweight molds he uses. If you've ever been to one of Steve's workshops, you'll recognize the techniques here and you'll delight in having this visual reminder of what you learned then. If you've never been to one of his workshops, you're in for a treat, because this is a good photo record of what he does.
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