Ceramics Books and Magazines

Author: Karin Hessenberg
Publisher: Krause Publications
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

4 reviews
Sales Rank: 744649

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.9 x 0.5

ISBN: 0873415787
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.8
EAN: 9780873415781

Publication Date: February 1, 2000
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Potters seeking a fresh market for their pieces need look no further than out the studio door to the garden and lawn. Gardening is the No. 1 hobby among Americans today. Enthusiasts spend many hours and a great deal of money to maintain beautiful lawns and gardens. Todays potters can fill this new market need by creating ceramic pieces that combine the beauty of pottery with the splendor of the outdoors.

This book presents the work of a group of international ceramists who share the pieces theyve created for outdoor use and discuss the special considerations of making them, including how to weatherproof and transport, how to make and install oversize pieces, and how to solve durability and vandalism issues.

-Thrown pots, handbuilt pots & planters, pots as ornaments. -Birdbaths, sundials, lanterns, fountains & water features. -Tables, benches & stools. -Architectural features. -Figurative & abstract sculpture.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars

Not enough Technique October 2, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I was disappointed with this book. There is some lovely work illustrated and the biographies of the artists doing the work are comprehensive, but as a newcomer to doing work for outdoor installations I would have preferred more "how-to" information. For instance, there is no chapter on how to deal with the freeze-thaw cycle; you can glean some information from many of the artists about the techniques they use, but it is not organized as a comprehensive topic. The information about the mechanics for making a fountain is sketchy at best--basically, it's determined to be hard to do and must be figured out on a trial-and-error basis.

4 out of 5 stars

Art history plus technique October 7, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

A bit heavy on biographical sketches for my taste, but the bios will be of interest to students of art history. Most bios are followed by a section on "Techniques" containing very useful details, but since the book is organized by ceramists, there is no quick way to find the technical info you are looking for. Well-written and good for casually browsing.

4 out of 5 stars

Pretty Good Introduction July 21, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Offers an excellent visual guide to outdoor and garden ceramics and a nice insight into the minds behind these strange and beautiful things. If you're looking for an inspirational book, this works. If you're like me and are always looking for more tips and demos, you'll find it's a little on the thin side.

4 out of 5 stars

Great Inspirational Ideas and Technical Resource November 18, 2000
Karin Hessenberg has done a wonderful job of pulling together enough photos, ideas and techniques to get the ceramic artist started in this technically difficult medium. Accompanying photos,schematic drawings and lists of materials needed are a welcome resource without overdooing the amount of steps in each project. I have found that resource books like this must fill 2 needs for me. One; to inspire me with wonderful examples of each art form by a variety of artists and, two; information enough to help me with technical problems I might not know about but, without giving me a step by step that fills up the book. I really do like to look at the pretty pictures!

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