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hand building book recommendation please

updated fri 21 aug 98

 

scottap on sun 16 aug 98

Hey Folks:

I need a good book that covers both handbuilding techniques and
handbuilding projects. I teach a 10 week class and feel comfortable and
profecient teaching about throwing on the wheel, but I always feel my
students get the short shrift when in comes to hand building, as that is
not my forte. I don't want handbuilding to come across as the poor
stepchild of pottery!

I saw on Axner's web page a video by Jepson on handbuilding, and it
seems to cover a lot of territory. Has anyone seen it?

Thanks,
Jonathan in DC

"It is good to remember that with one trifling exception, the entire
world is composed of others."

gambaru on tue 18 aug 98

I recomend "Handbuilding Ceramic Forms" by Elsbeth S. Woody. Good book -
lots of varied methods - well written and photographed. MB
-----Original Message-----
From: scottap
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Sunday, August 16, 1998 6:01 PM
Subject: Hand Building book recommendation please


>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hey Folks:
>
>I need a good book that covers both handbuilding techniques and
>handbuilding projects. I teach a 10 week class and feel comfortable and
>profecient teaching about throwing on the wheel, but I always feel my
>students get the short shrift when in comes to hand building, as that is
>not my forte. I don't want handbuilding to come across as the poor
>stepchild of pottery!
>
>I saw on Axner's web page a video by Jepson on handbuilding, and it
>seems to cover a lot of territory. Has anyone seen it?
>
>Thanks,
>Jonathan in DC
>
>"It is good to remember that with one trifling exception, the entire
>world is composed of others."
>

Marcia Menuskin on tue 18 aug 98

I can recommend the book, "Handbuilt Ceramics" by Kathy Triplett published in
1997. I think you will find it helpful.
Marcia in Chattanooga

Eydie DeVincenzi on wed 19 aug 98

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Jonathan:

=3C=3C I don't want handbuilding to come across as the poor
stepchild of pottery=21=3E=3E

Thank you for that insight. I do handbuilding with colored clay. I've
only been at it for a few years but sometimes I'm asked to give little
demonstrations to new ceramics students (probably because students are not
usually exposed to this way of working with clay). I like doing it because
I like the questions that come from their fresh perspective ... and of
course because there is a chance =5Balbeit small=5D that one of them MIGHT =
pick
up on what I am doing, run-with-it, and teach ME a thing or two=21

You are in DC? I assume that means Washington, DC? Where are you
teaching? I am in Silver Spring. If you have time, come to my studio and
I'll show you what I do. Maybe it will give you some ideas?

Eydie DeVincenzi
74647.404=40compuserve.com

Mark Heimann on thu 20 aug 98

I agree, handbuilding is NOT a "poor stepchild". I build stuff with slabs,
make big platters, etc and embelish thrown stuff. Clay is all about hands,
not just wheels.
Sort of tying in with the "over the top" thread, a local potter (!) said to
me : "Why do you do so much slab work? Can't you throw pots?".
Unbelievable.
Mark Heimann, Oregon


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From: Eydie DeVincenzi
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: Hand Building book recommendation please
Date: Wednesday, August 19, 1998 9:39 AM

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Jonathan:

<< I don't want handbuilding to come across as the poor
stepchild of pottery!>>

Thank you for that insight. I do handbuilding with colored clay. I've
only been at it for a few years but sometimes I'm asked to give little
demonstrations to new ceramics students (probably because students are not
usually exposed to this way of working with clay). I like doing it because
I like the questions that come from their fresh perspective ... and of
course because there is a chance [albeit small] that one of them MIGHT pick
up on what I am doing, run-with-it, and teach ME a thing or two!

You are in DC? I assume that means Washington, DC? Where are you
teaching? I am in Silver Spring. If you have time, come to my studio and
I'll show you what I do. Maybe it will give you some ideas?

Eydie DeVincenzi
74647.404@compuserve.com
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