The Magic of Ceramics
The Magic of Ceramics

Author: David W. Richerson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-09-12

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1118392302

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Most people would be surprised at how ceramics are used, from creating cellular phones, radio, television, and lasers to its role in medicine for cancer treatments and restoring hearing. The Magic of Ceramics introduces the nontechnical reader to the many exciting applications of ceramics, describing how ceramic material functions, while teaching key scientific concepts like atomic structure, color, and the electromagnetic spectrum. With many illustrations from corporations on the ways in which ceramics make advanced products possible, the Second Edition also addresses the newest areas in ceramics, such as nanotechnology.

Ceramics in America 2020
Ceramics in America 2020

Author: Robert Hunter

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780986385780

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The 2020 volume of Ceramics in America is a celebration of the depth and diversity of ceramics in the American context. Beautifully illustrated articles explore the use of clay from the most basic building bricks to refined earthenwares promoting the political and economic issues of the American Revolution. Of special interest is the origin of the ceramic manufacturing spark in America, looking at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia cited by historians and connoisseurs as the height of recognition of achievement for ceramic production in the United States. The archaeological discovery of rare "black delft" teapot fragments from Charleston's Drayton Hall is recounted in an exciting collector's narrative. Other articles will include a profile of North Carolina potter David Stuempfle who continues the old-age tradition of producing wood fired stoneware, a study of Thomas Jefferson's Chinese porcelain, and Pueblo pottery collected by a German Museum in the early twentieth century.

Ten Thousand Years of Pottery
Ten Thousand Years of Pottery

Author: Emmanuel Cooper

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9780812235548

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The finest history of pottery available, this book offers an inspirational journey through one of the oldest and most widespread of human activities.

Ceramics in America 2012
Ceramics in America 2012

Author: Robert Hunter

Publisher: Ceramics in America Annual

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780982772201

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A diverse range of essays, new discoveries, and book reviews on the latest research of interest to ceramics scholars

A Chosen Path
A Chosen Path

Author: Karen Karnes

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0807834270

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Presents the artistic accomplishments of the American potter Karen Karnes, discussing her early works produced during communial living in North Carolina and New York, her mature work produced in Vermont, and her status as an international artist.

Pottery of the Southwest
Pottery of the Southwest

Author: Carol Hayes

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-07-20

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 0747811091

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Native American pottery of the U.S. southwest has long been considered collectible and today can fetch many thousands of dollars per piece. Authors, collectors, and dealers Carol and Allen Hayes provide readers with a concise overview of the pottery of the southwest, from its origins in the Bastketmaker period (around 400 AD) to the Spanish entrada (1540 AD-1879 AD) to today's new masters. Readers will find dozens of color images depicting pottery from the Zuni, Hopi, Anasazi, and many other peoples. Maps help readers identify where these master potters and their peoples lived (i.e. the Pueblo a tribal group or area). Pottery of the Southwest will serve as a useful introduction as well as a lovely guide for enthusiasts.

Throwing Pots
Throwing Pots

Author: Phil Rogers

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2000-10-13

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780812217575

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A complete guide, by a noted and experienced potter, to throwing pots.

Japanese Export Ceramics, 1860-1920
Japanese Export Ceramics, 1860-1920

Author: Nancy Schiffer

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 9780764310430

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The world now applauds the exquisite ornamental ceramics made in Japan in the late 19th century for export to Europe and America. Here the breathtaking beauty of intricate decoration on Satsuma, Imari, Kutani, Hirado and other ceramics is displayed in over 500 color photographs with a carefully researched text, descriptive captions, and information about the current world market.

Mastering Raku
Mastering Raku

Author: Steven Branfman

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781600592959

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Covers such topics as the history and philosophy of raku, types of clay, forming techniques, firing, glazes and decoration. Types of kilns and kiln construction are also fully explained and the book includes a gallery of works from around the world along with updated clay and glaze recipes.

Santa Barbara Ceramic Design
Santa Barbara Ceramic Design

Author: Terry Gerratana

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764338885

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With pottery production migrating to Asia in the latter part of the twentieth century, Santa Barbara Ceramic Design (SBCD) was something of an anomaly–a homegrown studio producing unique decorative and functional ceramic art. This is the story of SBCD and how a studio pottery defined by one person producing hand thrown, hand decorated pottery evolved into a full-blown production pottery with distinct colorways, shapes, and designs. Complete with copious primary sources and company ephemera, this profile captures the voices of the creative forces behind SBCD, its company culture, and works that in many ways invoke the Arts and Crafts movement and earlier American potteries like Weller and Roseville. Featuring chapters on studio marks, an introduction by owner and founder Ray Markow; and a year-by-year review from 1973 to 1987, this is the definitive volume on SBCD for the ceramics collector, dealer, student, artist, and historian.