The Complete Guide to Painting and Decorating Porcelain

The Complete Guide to Painting and Decorating Porcelain

Author: Patricia Newell-Dunkley

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780709086499

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Beautifully illustrated, this guide for both beginners and advanced painters shows step-by-step that anyone can paint if they really want to, and provides guidance every step of the way. The author covers all spheres of porcelain decoration, whether it's flowers or fruit, cats or landscapes, portraits or designs. She shows clearly how to work with many materials and techniques, including mineral oxides, gold and silver, raised paste, lusters, grounding, and the kiln. Porcelain painting since 1970, her vast knowledge and practical experience is packed within the pages, making gorgeous ceramics something even amateurs can enjoy creating.


Pottery for Beginners

Pottery for Beginners

Author: George Sifounios

Publisher:

Published: 2016-12-09

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781520108056

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If you Love Pottery Art or you are a new Potter this book is for you!!!! An essential Pottery Book with Special Images for new enthusiastic potters or amateurs Potters and people who want to learn about the Pottery Art. Pottery for Beginners is a Pottery Book writen by George Sifounios from Sifoutvpottery.com who got immersed in the world of pottery before he turned 25 years.What you need to start making ceramics on the potter's wheel, the equipment you will need like the potter's wheel , the Electric kiln , what type of tools you will need for pottery making and how to have your first firing etc. On this book you can have the first meet with Ancient Greek Pottery History and The Pottery Art. How to start your life as a Pottery Artist, What you have to expect when you will start pottery lessons on professional potters. You can find how to throw your first pottery pot on the wheel, the diferent types of pottery clay , and also a small introduction on the amazing world of Raku Pottery.One of the most passionate Potters from Leros Island Greece is George Sifounios who got immersed in the world of pottery before he turned 25 years. It was love at first sight as it happens with most arts. Plenty of work, effort and passion are still being poured in his projects day by day.A man of art but a man of family, as well, he managed to inspire and attract in his love for pottery his friends and family, collaborating every so often with his children in various projects. He is married with Maria and has two children, Eftymios (Who is also a Potter) and Alexandra.George Sifounios is a Potter of many techniques, as he never stops growing and developing in this art even after so many years of practicing pottery. He focuses on international pottery techniques and he is keen on spreading the love for pottery and teaching others interesting techniques. From molding up pottery to painting on the finite product, George loves each bit of hard work and this can be seen on the pottery items he creates.


Hand Painted Porcelain Plates

Hand Painted Porcelain Plates

Author: Richard Rendall

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764316920

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Over 675 color photos display lovely portraits, romantic landscapes and city scenes, still-life paintings, and floral arrangements on 19th and 20th century hand-painted porcelain plates from England and Europe by Davenport*TM, Doulton*TM, Camille Le Tallec*TM, Meissen*TM, Minton*TM, Se*\vres*TM, and Wedgwood*TM. Histories of the makers, their marks, and an index make this a useful reference. Current values are found in the captions.


Handmade Tiles

Handmade Tiles

Author: Frank Giorgini

Publisher: Lark Books

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9781579902711

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Text and photographs show how to design and fabricate flat and relief tiles, decorate and fire the tiles, install the finished tiles, and much more.


Ceramic Art

Ceramic Art

Author: Anderson Turner

Publisher: The American Ceramic Society

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1574985299

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Presents over 20 ceramic artists and the techniques they used to create innovative forming, unusual surfaces, spectacular glazing and more.


Letters of a Travelling Lady

Letters of a Travelling Lady

Author: Patricia Newell-Dunkley

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-11-29

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1493110632

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All writers take a pinch of fact and beat it to a froth with a handful of fiction, then fold in a tablespoon of one friend, and a cup of acquaintances. This is the recipe for Letters of a Travelling Lady a visual feast with lush countryside and architectural delights of 1980s UK, forming the backdrop to the delightful story of a womans nostalgic journey home to sort out her heart. Written with verve and wit, this excellent diary is both informative and compassionate. The armchair traveler can accompany Priscilla on her romantic ramble as she travels through The Cotswolds, Sussex, Suffolk, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Oxford, Cambridge, Wales, Paris and Switzerland, accompanied by outstanding photographs capturing the essence of the era. Basing herself in London and visiting the highlights of the city, including Trooping of the Colour. Evoking happy memories for some and future delights for others. If you cannot visit England heres the next best thing.