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"I like this new Basics of ... series, how-to books that cover subjects from beekeeping to business law in an easy-to-understand manner. Three cheers for these guides." - Nicolas Gilmartin Teranzi, Online Critics Corner "At last, an alternative to those Dummies and Idiots series, one that treats readers as intelligent." - Martha Griswold, Domestic News This latest entry in the Basics of ... series offers an excellent introduction to pottery, from clays and pastes to molds, casts, and pressings, from turning to firing, drying to decorating. You'll learn how to throw a pot, fire a biscuit, and mix a glaze. What's more, there are equipment lists, an expanded glossary, and instructions for selecting a kiln. Before you know it, you'll become a pottery of impressive skill.
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Basics of ... Pottery Illustrated
"I like this new Basics of ... series, how-to books that cover subjects from beekeeping to business law in an easy-to-understand manner. Three cheers for these guides." - Nicolas Gilmartin Teranzi, Online Critics Corner "At last, an alternative to those Dummies and Idiots series, one that treats readers as intelligent." - Martha Griswold, Domestic News This latest entry in the Basics of ... series offers an excellent introduction to pottery, from clays and pastes to molds, casts, and pressings, from turning to firing, drying to decorating. You'll learn how to throw a pot, fire a biscuit, and mix a glaze. What's more, there are equipment lists, an expanded glossary, and instructions for selecting a kiln. Before you know it, you'll become a pottery of impressive skill.
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Basics of ... Pottery Illustrated

Basics of ... Pottery Illustrated

by George J Cox
Basics of ... Pottery Illustrated
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Basics of ... Pottery Illustrated

Basics of ... Pottery Illustrated

by George J Cox

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"I like this new Basics of ... series, how-to books that cover subjects from beekeeping to business law in an easy-to-understand manner. Three cheers for these guides." - Nicolas Gilmartin Teranzi, Online Critics Corner "At last, an alternative to those Dummies and Idiots series, one that treats readers as intelligent." - Martha Griswold, Domestic News This latest entry in the Basics of ... series offers an excellent introduction to pottery, from clays and pastes to molds, casts, and pressings, from turning to firing, drying to decorating. You'll learn how to throw a pot, fire a biscuit, and mix a glaze. What's more, there are equipment lists, an expanded glossary, and instructions for selecting a kiln. Before you know it, you'll become a pottery of impressive skill.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780692344224
Publisher: Absolutelyamazingebooks.com
Publication date: 12/14/2014
Series: Seven Voices , #1
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

George J. Cox garnered high acclaim as a pottery instructor at the Teachers College of Columbia University. Vases by Cox are quite collectible. He is noted for his Mortlake art pottery, large ornamental wares inspired by early Chinese styles and decorated with monochrome glazes. His Mortlake Pottery workshop in London closed down when he moved to the US to teach.
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