This is the only introductory ceramics text that features all three essential elements: techniques for working
in clay, a thorough appreciation of the aesthetics of ceramic art, and extensive coverage of the history of ceramics.
New to This Edition:
The fifth edition is four-color throughout!
Features:
Includes a survey of the history of ceramics, with basic terms, technical background, and a wealth of examples
of ceramic art. A timeline with outline drawings of shapes and styles visually keys students to the appropriate
chapter for each historical period and geographical area.
Offers extensive, up-to-date safety information - clearly stated and flagged.
Provides current resources for further exploration (in five appendices), including coverage of clay and glaze
tests, chemical formulas, and more.
Concludes with a chapter on setting up a studio.
Offers a unique chapter, "The Artist's Vision," in which artists describe their creative processes,
the stumbling blocks they encounter, and their methods for working through those blocks.
Provides detailed coverage of procedures, with abundant illustration sequences, clear discussions, and the
inclusion of working drawings.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Shaping the Past
1. An Introduction to Clay
2. Early Western Asia and the Mediterranean
3. Asia
4. Africa
5. Indigenous America
6. Europe
7. The United States
8. Worldwide Interaction
Part 2: Shaping the Present
9. The Artist's Vision
10. Getting Started
11. Handbuilding
12. Large Sculpture, Installations, Architectural Work
13. Wheel
14. Molds
15. Texture, Color, and Glaze
16. Firing
17. Setting Up Your Studio
