elizabet on thu 5 apr 01
I recently added a book on throwing to my already extensive library. In my opinion,
it's
the best book on throwing I've seen thus far. It's "The Potter's Wheel" by
Barbaformosa (Pub. Barron's).
I had the impression it was a great book for everyone from a brand new potter to
ones
with years of experience. It's very detailed, especially in turning. It's got
hundreds of colored
illustrations and very good descriptions with each.
Elizabeth, who's having fun making buttons to cover screw heads on my newly built
pottery
library on wheels.
Veena Raghavan on thu 5 apr 01
Message text written by Ceramic Arts Discussion List
>I recently added a book on throwing to my already extensive library. In my
opinion,
it's
the best book on throwing I've seen thus far. It's "The Potter's Wheel" by
Barbaformosa (Pub. Barron's).<
I agree with Eliazabeth. I picked this book up by chance a couple of years
ago, I think, just to see what it was all about, and decided it would be a
great book for beginners. It really does take a person step by step, and
clearly shows those steps.
Veena
Veena Raghavan
75124.2520@compuserve.com
Helen Bates on sat 7 apr 01
Elizabeth wrote:
> I recently added a book on throwing to my already extensive library.
> In my opinion, it's the best book on throwing I've seen thus far.
> It's "The Potter's Wheel" by Barbaformosa (Pub. Barron's). I had
> the impression it was a great book for everyone from a brand new
> potter to ones with years of experience. It's very detailed,
> especially in turning. It's got hundreds of colored illustrations
> and very good descriptions with each.
I have this book. I agree that it is the most detailed book (in
English) on throwing that I've yet seen. Lots of information on
throwing and using chucks. Very exacting stuff, the way Barbaformosa
shows it. On the other hand, this is quite a European approach, not
looking for looseness in the finished product.
Helen
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elizabet on sat 7 apr 01
Helen Bates wrote:
> I have this book. I agree that it is the most detailed book (in
> English) on throwing that I've yet seen. Lots of information on
> throwing and using chucks. Very exacting stuff, the way Barbaformosa
> shows it. On the other hand, this is quite a European approach, not
> looking for looseness in the finished product.
>
My thought on the exactness, I like 'knowing' the exact way of doing things so
when I stray from it, I know that it was my choice and not my lack of knowledge. Of
course, exactness does not always equal correctness and there are many correct ways
of accomplishing the same procedure with pottery. I don't have any intentions of
doing the chuck work as she does. I've done it, know that I can but also know that
handling large amounts of clay is not the best usage of my energy. What I took away
from the book were suggestions and solutions for areas I'm still struggling with
and attempting to improve. I'm still a rather new potter and self-taught....with
the help of all you guys and my library.
Elizabeth, who is loving her present experimenting with terra sig.
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