TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weber,Julia
TI  - The beginner's guide to wheel throwing: a complete course for the potter's wheel 
T2  - [Essential ceramics skills]
SN  - 9781631599354
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Beverly, MA, USA
PB  - Quarto Knows
KW  - Potters' wheels
KW  - Pottery craft
KW  - Pottery
KW  - Equipment and supplies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Getting centered in the studio. Clay -- Tools and materials --Studio safety -- Wedging clay -- How to make a pot -- Taking the pot off the wheel -- Gallery -- Throwing the basic forms. Traditional bowl -- Traditional mug -- Using a bat -- Lunch plate -- Noodle bowl -- Stacking mug -- Pasta plate -- Gallery -- Understanding clay and trimming. The stages of clay -- Drying pots -- Trimming --Handles -- Attaching handles -- Gallery -- Surface decoration. Mixing a slip -- Slip painting -- Slip dipping for carving -- Underglaze : using stencils -- Underglaze : transfers -- Sgraffito -- Mishima -- Gallery -- Glazing and firing.  Loading and firing a bisque kiln -- Understanding glaze -- Loading and firing a glaze kiln -- Prepping a piece for glaze -- Dipping a pot in glaze -- Pouring and dipping to glaze a pot with two colors -- Overglaze : decals -- Designing a decal -- Applying and firing decals -- Gallery
N2  - "The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing is a friendly, contemporary take on the classic wheel-throwing book-perfect for new and returning ceramic artists"--; If you're trying pottery for the first time, it's only natural to want to jump right in and sit down at the wheel. Weber shares tips and trips to help you master each process for wheel throwing, from first forms to unleashing your creativity with a variety of finishing techniques. Gallery work from top artists provides inspiration and a variety of viewpoints. -- adapted from back cover
ER  -