connie berrong on fri 22 nov 96
I WOULD APPRECIATE THE GROUP ADVISING ME OF SOME REFERENCES FOR A BEGINNER
IN CERAMIC ART. BOOKS, PERIODICALS, NEWLETTERS, ETC. THANKS, CB
Jay Wiese on sun 24 nov 96
>I WOULD APPRECIATE THE GROUP ADVISING ME OF SOME REFERENCES FOR A BEGINNER
>IN CERAMIC ART. BOOKS, PERIODICALS, NEWLETTERS, ETC. THANKS, CB
One book: _Pottery Form_ by Daniel Rhodes
I found this book to be both inspirational and technically helpful (Still do!).
Your school library should have a copy.
Two journals: _Ceramics Monthly_ and _Studio Potter_
Both excellent magazines. Studio Potter is a more "academic" of the two (i.e.
more articles about aesthetic issues), but Ceramics Monthly offers more
day-to-day technical information of interest to ceramists.
Jay Wiese
Lisa on sun 24 nov 96
connie berrong wrote:
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> I WOULD APPRECIATE THE GROUP ADVISING ME OF SOME REFERENCES FOR A BEGINNER
> IN CERAMIC ART. BOOKS, PERIODICALS, NEWLETTERS, ETC. THANKS, CB
CB: First, may I suggest that you turn the CAPS LOCK key off. Secondly,
I would suggest that if it's a place to learn that you seek, try your
local community college or parks and recreation department. Thirdly,
Ceramics Monthly appears to be THE periodical publication of choice.
Joyce Lee, Jim Lee on sun 24 nov 96
connie berrong wrote:
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> I WOULD APPRECIATE THE GROUP ADVISING ME OF SOME REFERENCES FOR A BEGINNER
> IN CERAMIC ART. BOOKS, PERIODICALS, NEWLETTERS, ETC. THANKS, CBConnie,
When I began working with clay two years ago, I didn't know where to
begin. I started with a Sunset periodical from the hardware store:
"Ceramics Techniques & Projects." Good enough at that time. Then I
found "Painting on Porcelain" by Annick Perret - haven't used it much
because I can't work with porcelain yet, but it's very pretty. I loved
and now own "Warren MacKenzie An American Potter." I am such a fan of
his! Ceramics Monthly's "Answers to Potters' Questions helped while I
was still flailing around by myself. "Coiled Pottery" by Betty Blandino
inspired me, too, and took me into a different direction for awhile and
led to "Talking With The Clay, The Art of Pueblo Pottery," by Stephen
Trimble. I don't know how I managed without "The Potter's Dictionary of
Materials and Techniques" by Frank and Janet Hamer (I've only had it a
year.). I reread "Contemporary Pottery Decoration" by John Gibson from
time to time.
TEXTBOOKS: "Claywork Form and Idea in Ceramic Design," "The Craft of
the Potter," and "Introduction to Ceramics" by Graham Flight each have
something fine to offer. PERIODICALS: I take "Ceramics Monthly,"
"Studio Potter," and "Clay Times." Oh, yes, I use Robin Hopper's
"Ceramic Spectrum" almost daily to develop, I hope, an understanding of
glazes. (I'm a slow learner and it takes me awhile.) These are all my
personal favorites with which I have struggled for some time. THE BEST
GUIDE OF ALL, THOUGH, IS A POTTERY CLASS. MY TEACHER IS A+++ BUT EVEN
IF HE WEREN'T, I WOULD HAVE LEARNED FROM THE OTHER STUDENTS IN THE
CLASS.
Joyce
Practicing throwing plates in the Mojave.
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