Creative Pottery; Innovative Techniques and Experimental Designs in Thrown and Handbuilt Ceramics

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Pub. Date: 2020-06-02
Publisher(s): Quarry Books
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Summary

Take your work to the next level! Join ceramic artist Deb Schwartzkopf for a journey that will help you grow as a functional potter, whether your background is in wheel-throwing or handbuilding.

Creative Pottery begins with a quick review of where you are in your own journey as a potter. If you need to brush up on the basics, help setting goals, or pointers on how to translate your inspiration into your work, you've come to the right place. The rest of the book is a self-guided journey in which you can choose the techniques and projects that interest you:
  • Go Beyond the Basics and learn how to throw or handbuild a bottomless cylinder. Then explore seams and alterations for projects like a vase, sauce boats, dessert boats, and a citrus juicer.
  • Flatter Forms takes your throwing and trimming horizontal. Make beautiful plates and learn how to make the jump from plate to cake stand.
  • Master Molds and use them to open a new world of possibilities. Make spoons, platters, and asymmetrical shapes like an out-of-round serving dish with molded feet and a thrown rim.
  • Compose with Multiple Shapes to make two-part forms like a butter dish or a stacking set of bowls. Make a pitcher out of two simple forms and then take it further by exploring handles and spouts for a proper teapot.
With compelling galleries, artist features, and guided questions for growth throughout, this is a book for potters everywhere that want to go beyond the basics, learn new skills, and unlock their creativity.

Author Biography

Deb Schwartzkopf is a studio potter, instructor, and active community member of Seattle, Washington. She has taught at Ohio University, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, University of Washington, and University of Georgia’s study abroad program in Cortona. She was named Ceramics Monthly and Ceramic Arts Daily's 2019 Artist of the Year, one of the most visible awards in the field. Deb has worked as an artist in residence nationally and internationally at the Archie Bray Foundation (MT), Mudflat Studios (MA), The Clay Studio (PA), Pottery Northwest (WA), Watershed (ME), Sanbao in Jingdezhen, China, and the Residency for Ceramics in Berlin, Germany. Since 2002, Deb has also taught widely at top ceramics centers including Penland School of Craft, Gaya Ceramics Center (Indonesia), and IARE (France). Her artwork is included in collections such as the Kamm Teapot Foundation, San Angelo Museum, and the WA State Arts Collection, among others. She has been included in numerous publications including Ceramic Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated, and Studio Potter Magazine; has contributed to Red Clay Rambler Podcasts; is an active founding member of Objective Clay; has served as the Director of the Washington Clay Arts Association; and is currently a board member at Pottery Northwest. In 2013, Deb founded and launched what is now Rat City Studios, a community pottery studio where she offers adult classes, studio memberships, and opportunities for emerging artists: ratcitystudios.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Josh DeWeese
Introduction
 
CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
The Journey of a Potter
Tools Used in This Book
Featured Artist: Robbie Lobell
Techniques Used in This Book
Making and Using Templates
Olivia Tani, On Process
Tips for Successful Seams
Beginning Alterations
 
CHAPTER 2: GROWING AS A POTTER
Find a Fresh Viewpoint
Steve Godfrey, On Self-Critique
Finding and Using Inspiration
Defining Influences
Bottomless Cylinder
Oval Serving Tray
Altered Cylinder Vase
Large Vase
V-Shaped Bowl or Cone
Featured Artist: Jen Allen
Dessert Boat
 
CHAPTER 3: SMALL CHANGES FOR BIG IMPACT
Asymmetrical Slab Plate
Featured Artist: Taylor Sijan
Throwing a Plate
Trimming and Tap Centering
Altering Plate Shapes
Featured Artist: Sue Tirrell
Cake Stand
Decorative Edges
 
CHAPTER 4: EXPLORING BISQUE MOLDS
Bisque Molds
Small Spoons
Bud Vases
Throwing a Closed Form
The Cup
Goblet
Featured Artist: Hayne Bayless
Square-Footed Bowl
Butter Dish
 
CHAPTER 5: ADDING COMPLEXITY
Coiling an Asymmetrical Mold
Pitcher
Featured Artist: Zak Helenske
Juicer
Teapot
Marty Fielding, On Process
Oil Pourer
 
Templates
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index

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