Pottery Making For Dummies
Autor Andrew Ford, Rosa-Clare Willisen Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 oct 2026
Pottery Making For Dummies teaches you the basics of pottery, including hand building, wheel throwing, and glazing. Even if you've never handled clay before, this book demystifies ceramics so you can reap the benefits of a hobby that improves creativity and decreases stress. Start by setting up your clay station and trying out beginner projects like pot pinching. Soon you'll be experimenting with advanced techniques, firing in kilns, and finding your own ceramic style. With this Dummies guide, getting started is simple. You'll be amazed at how good it feels to watch a lump of clay turn into a work of art!
- Take up pottery for a hobby that's creative, rewarding, and relaxing
- Discover the basics of hand building, wheel throwing, and glazing
- Understand the different types of clay and gather the material you'll need to get started
- Learn about the most common pottery mistakes so you can avoid them
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Notă biografică
Rosa-Clare Willis and Andrew Ford are the co-founders of Crockd, the world's largest pottery studio brand, on a mission to get the world out of its head and into its hands. Crockd operates five physical studios, produces its own creative tools and pottery kits, and has built a community of more than 1.6 million followers across social media.
Cuprins
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Pottery Making 5
CHAPTER 1: What Is Pottery, Really? 7
CHAPTER 2: Materials and Tools for Pottery Fools 21
CHAPTER 3: At-Home and In-Studio Pottery Making Spaces 31
CHAPTER 4: The Potter's "Save" Button: Cleaning Up and Storing Your Work 45
Part 2: Hand Building How-Tos 57
CHAPTER 5: Pinch: The OG Hand Technique 59
CHAPTER 6: Coil: Snake, Stack, Smooth, Repeat 67
CHAPTER 7: Slab: Rock and Roll It Out 73
CHAPTER 8: Beginner Projects You'll Actually Want to Keep 79
Part 3: Throw Like Patrick Clayze: Wheel Throwing How-Tos 115
CHAPTER 9: The Basics of Wheel Throwing 117
CHAPTER 10: Nailing the Cylinder as Your First Form 129
CHAPTER 11: Trimming Tips and Tricks 139
Part 4: Glazed and Confused: Painting Your Pottery 149
CHAPTER 12: Your Go-To Tools for Glazing 151
CHAPTER 13: Glazing 101 157
CHAPTER 14: Designing Your Piece 165
Part 5: Turn Up the Heat: Firing and Finishing Fundamentals 175
CHAPTER 15: The Firing Process Explained 177
CHAPTER 16: Beginner Firing Hacks: How to Save Yourself from Kiln Chaos 189
CHAPTER 17: The Ikea Effect: Loving Your Piece Because You Made It 199
Part 6: The Part of Tens 205
CHAPTER 18: Avoiding Ten Common Beginner Mistakes 207
CHAPTER 19: Ten Ways to Get Kicked Out of Your Local Pottery Studio 217
Part 7: Appendixes 223
APPENDIX A: Glossary: Clay, Tools, and Glazes 225
APPENDIX B: Pottery Resources to Keep You Hooked 229
Index 233
Part 1: Getting Started with Pottery Making 5
CHAPTER 1: What Is Pottery, Really? 7
CHAPTER 2: Materials and Tools for Pottery Fools 21
CHAPTER 3: At-Home and In-Studio Pottery Making Spaces 31
CHAPTER 4: The Potter's "Save" Button: Cleaning Up and Storing Your Work 45
Part 2: Hand Building How-Tos 57
CHAPTER 5: Pinch: The OG Hand Technique 59
CHAPTER 6: Coil: Snake, Stack, Smooth, Repeat 67
CHAPTER 7: Slab: Rock and Roll It Out 73
CHAPTER 8: Beginner Projects You'll Actually Want to Keep 79
Part 3: Throw Like Patrick Clayze: Wheel Throwing How-Tos 115
CHAPTER 9: The Basics of Wheel Throwing 117
CHAPTER 10: Nailing the Cylinder as Your First Form 129
CHAPTER 11: Trimming Tips and Tricks 139
Part 4: Glazed and Confused: Painting Your Pottery 149
CHAPTER 12: Your Go-To Tools for Glazing 151
CHAPTER 13: Glazing 101 157
CHAPTER 14: Designing Your Piece 165
Part 5: Turn Up the Heat: Firing and Finishing Fundamentals 175
CHAPTER 15: The Firing Process Explained 177
CHAPTER 16: Beginner Firing Hacks: How to Save Yourself from Kiln Chaos 189
CHAPTER 17: The Ikea Effect: Loving Your Piece Because You Made It 199
Part 6: The Part of Tens 205
CHAPTER 18: Avoiding Ten Common Beginner Mistakes 207
CHAPTER 19: Ten Ways to Get Kicked Out of Your Local Pottery Studio 217
Part 7: Appendixes 223
APPENDIX A: Glossary: Clay, Tools, and Glazes 225
APPENDIX B: Pottery Resources to Keep You Hooked 229
Index 233