Making Polymer Clay Beads: Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating Beautiful Ornamental Beads
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Lives up to the hype
  • Making Polymer Clay Beads
  • Totally Awesome Book
  • Just copies of real beads!!
  • Making Polymer Clay Beads
Making Polymer Clay Beads: Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating Beautiful Ornamental Beads
Carol Blackburn
Manufacturer: Interweave Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1596680199

Book Description

A comprehensive introduction to the materials, tools, equipment, and techniques used to make unique beads with a variety of shapes, colors, and finishes. The straightforward instructions discuss topics that include conditioning raw clay and making simple shapes; producing more complex shapes, such as rounds, canes, and spirals; decorating the beads with foils, powders, and milléfiori; and creating faux effects like ivory, bone, turquoise, marble, and silver. A gallery of beads by internationally renowned artists, hundreds of step-by-step photographs of new beads designed by the author, and a clay gauge that allows one to estimate how much clay is necessary to make a specific quantity of beads are included, making this a comprehensive guide that will provide inspiration, demonstrate the range of effects that can be achieved in polymer clay, and teach beaders how to incorporate these beads into jewelry designs.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Lives up to the hype.......2007-10-01

I love this book!!! I'm relatively new to polymer clay and have much to learn. I'd purchased three other books before this one, and while they had some great inspiration, I found them lacking in the how-to's. This book came highly recommended, and I'd say that if you can buy only one book on polymer clay, get this one. The author goes over all the basics, including tools and additional materials, with very clear pictures and instructions. Many other books seem to make it all seem very easy, but leave out some steps not always obvious to the beginner. This book really covers all the steps. While this book is all about making beads, the techniques covered can be applied to all kinds of projects. 5 big stars!!!

5 out of 5 stars Making Polymer Clay Beads.......2007-09-28

This is one of the finest "how-to" books that I have ever owned and/or read. The instructions are clear and self explanatory. The scope is broad and illuminating. The illustrations are so good they could almost stand alone. I highly reccommend this book to anyone interested in learning to make their own polymer clay beads.

5 out of 5 stars Totally Awesome Book.......2007-09-04

Finally a book dedicated to nothing but making beads from Polymer Clay. The step by step instructions are so easy to follow and the examples are incredible. This is a must have book to any serious bead maker and jewelry maker alike.

1 out of 5 stars Just copies of real beads!!.......2007-08-21

I bought this book and am sending it back today. If I wanted to make copies of real beads, I would just buy the real beads. You don't save anything with the time you invest and all the supplies you need. It would actually be cheaper to buy the real beads. The shoe beads that were advertised "as in the book", are not in the book. And neither is anything else of interst. Make your own designs and get a life.

5 out of 5 stars Making Polymer Clay Beads.......2007-08-15

I enjoyed this book very much. It was very helpful in generating new creative ideas and a vast range of techniques. Wll be very informative to those just starting out and those of us who have been doing this for a while.
Contemporary Lampworking: A Practical Guide to Shaping Glass in the Flame (2 volume set)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great book for beginners to experts!
  • must have for any lamp worker
  • The best book in its class
  • It's Just OKAY!
  • absolutely amazing
Contemporary Lampworking: A Practical Guide to Shaping Glass in the Flame (2 volume set)
Bandhu Scott Dunham
Manufacturer: Salusa Glassworks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

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ASIN: 0965897214

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great book for beginners to experts!.......2005-11-03

This is a super set to learn from and refer back to! If you're a beginner - check it out! There's so much to learn from it!

5 out of 5 stars must have for any lamp worker.......2005-08-04

this set is the best/ most information i have seen for learning to lampwork. packed with information it covers most techniques and even guides the beginner on how to set up a studio, great buy, worth every penny.

5 out of 5 stars The best book in its class.......2003-12-30

If you could have only one book, it would be wise to consider this one. I have been in this industry many years and this is by far the best book I have seen out there.

2 out of 5 stars It's Just OKAY!.......2003-12-24

To the naive public this book is great! Riddled with typos and inconsistant captions this book is not ideal for understanding formal flameworking. The book includes information about the masters and their techniques but trivializes their skill by including no-names and wanna-be's along side. A good amount of important technical information is provided, but through a string of often choppy inconsistant paragraph fragments. This is an excellent PICTURE BOOK leaving a lot to be desired from the academic artisan. Is a great reference for suppliers. In many cases the information falls short of being cohesive and understandable. Recommended for the glass-goer. Recommended for the amateur glassblower (for inspiration). Has popular appeal void of substance.

5 out of 5 stars absolutely amazing.......2003-01-20

It should get more stars than five, the history of lampworking portion of the book is almost worth the price of the book itself.The history portion is only a small portion of the set. I have been doing lampworking for about 3 years now and I search the internet for anything reguarding lampworking often and this book set has tons of stuff I have never seen. excellent.
Tile Your World: John Bridge's New Tile Setting Book
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A most
  • An excellent overview
  • Tile Your World
  • Everything you need to know!
  • Great book for me - Novice/JOAT
Tile Your World: John Bridge's New Tile Setting Book
John P. Bridge
Manufacturer: Mistflower Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0974275433

Book Description

A comprehensive and in-depth guide for amateur and professional ceramic tile setters. TILE YOUR WORLD takes the reader from the early history of the craft, all the way through to advanced residential tiling techniques. Projects range from kitchen and bathroom floors to custom tile shower installations. Kitchen counters and back splashes are also covered. TILE YOUR WORLD contains over 300 black and white photos and line drawings and 6 four-page color inserts. Eight appendices and a full index are included.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A most.......2007-08-31

I rebuilt my bathroom and completely renovated the shower. This book was my bible. Of course I had other references and ideas to use, but pretty much kept to this book. I had it there by my side while constructing everything from the shower pan, shower walls and tiling it all. Sure I could have done it without this book and my wife would have made me hire a professional to redo my job.

Not to brag, but with the advice from this book people think that a professional DID remodel my bathroom. There is so much satisfaction in doing it yourself and to get a the results as good (and sometimes better) as a pro...

5 out of 5 stars An excellent overview.......2007-06-22

John Bridge has put together an excellent reference for the experienced and novice tile setter alike, and if you're looking to learn the basics to put together a project for the first time, this book is a must read. John's light, conversational style makes the book a quick read, and as mentioned in another review, the online forum on the author's website is also an invaluable reference.

Highly recommended to those who need a to learn the ABCs of tile.

5 out of 5 stars Tile Your World.......2007-05-13

I bought the bookas a gift for a friend who is quite interested in home renovation technique. She was thrilled by it and judging by her reaction, it must be an informative and well written book.

5 out of 5 stars Everything you need to know!.......2007-02-13

This is the ultimate book for tile setters and for those who want to be tile setters. John focuse on all of the little things that the amateurs don't. focus on. The actual tiling itself is the last thing he focuse on. He will teach you the science of laying different types of tiles. You will learn everyting from floor deflection to room layout to determing the square footage and much more. I even learned of a new underlayment product made by Schluter that does not transfer cracks to the tiles due to structural movement and also a waterproofing membrane to use in shower tile installations! I have learned so much Thank you.

5 out of 5 stars Great book for me - Novice/JOAT.......2007-02-06

We recently built our new home & I used this book & Setting Tile (Fine Homebuilding) to do all the tile work. One of our best & proudest features is the masterbath I built with lg garden tub and oversized corner dual head shower with dual niche all tiled together - We love it. I can't believe I was able to do it all with friends & family and alot of sweat/work.

Saved thousands over best few estimates. I see why the labor is so pricy now....

Recommend both books.
500 Cups: Ceramic Explorations of Utility & Grace (A Lark Ceramics Book)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • great idea book
  • Great for Potters and Art Lovers
  • 500 Cups: Ceramic Explorations of Utility and Grace
  • A formidable tour of the art of ceramic cup-making
  • Awesome!!!
500 Cups: Ceramic Explorations of Utility & Grace (A Lark Ceramics Book)
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Manufacturer: Lark Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1579905935

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In the hands of an expert ceramist, the once-simple cup can become an extraordinary work of art--as these 500 magnificent examples so beautifully prove. The exciting pieces come from an international array of artists, each with a unique perspective. The stylishly varied collection has a little bit of everything: the cups range from handbuilt to wheel-thrown, practical to sculptural, round to square. Benjamin Schulman's "Stacked Teacup Set" takes a strictly functional approach, while Heather O'Brien's "Dessert Cups on Stand" focuses on aesthetic form rather than usefulness. Annette Gates' "Espresso Shot Cups with Rubies" has a surface design of simple abstract lines and dots of glaze and jewels. Some are whimsical, others starkly conceptual. Every one is a treat for the eye.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars great idea book.......2007-01-09

I bought this for a pottery student of mine after she bought the teapot book. Both are great fodder for the potter's imagination, and for me, a wonderful set of examples that get me away from the idea that my own pottery has to be as "perfect" as a wedgwood teacup. The pitcher book will be the next to grace the shelves of my studio library.

5 out of 5 stars Great for Potters and Art Lovers.......2006-12-19

We just opened the pottery area of our store this year. The learning curve is steep: setting up the studio, hiring teachers, choosing clay bodies and glazes, and wheels, repairing kilns and firing other peoples work! So, I have purchased a lot of pottery books recently! This one is very cool. It doesn't teach you how to make anything, but it is a great way to see a huge variety of possibilites. I just love looking through it. There are several cups in there that I want to try to build (when I get better skills). The Lark Ceramics books are excellent resource books-stock your library up with them. You won't be sorry.

5 out of 5 stars 500 Cups: Ceramic Explorations of Utility and Grace.......2006-03-23

It is a good reference book for the ceramic artist and collector. It provides wonderful pictures, inspiration, and ideas.

4 out of 5 stars A formidable tour of the art of ceramic cup-making.......2006-02-18

Anyone who thinks there is very little difference between one cup and another would have that notion blown away by simply flipping open any page of this book. When the teacher of a local community college pottery course saw this book, she asked everyone in her classes to refer to it before beginning to design their next cup projects. It opened their minds to some of the infinite possibilities available to practitioners of the potter's craft.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome!!!.......2006-01-16

Lark publishes fabulous books for ceramic lovers and this is no exception. The Cup book is the series' third in my personal library.
Image Transfer on Clay: Screen, Relief, Decal & Monoprint Techniques (A Lark Ceramics Book)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • Image Transfer on Clay by Paul Andrew Wandless
  • Image Transfer on Clay
  • Excellent reference on the subject
Image Transfer on Clay: Screen, Relief, Decal & Monoprint Techniques (A Lark Ceramics Book)
Paul Andrew Wandless
Manufacturer: Lark Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1579906354

Book Description

The first comprehensive how-to book on the topic! Contemporary ceramists have adapted traditional printmaking procedures to transfer images onto clay surfaces. And, with this thorough resource, anyone can take advantage of these techniques in their own home studio—even those with no printmaking background. The simple processes don’t require fancy equipment. Use silk-screen decals with light-sensitive emulsions to create a master image: then cover with glazes, and voilá! Use colored slips for unique monoprints. Work with stencils, relief blocks, or stamps, trying a variety of materials to mark the clay surface. Each method is carefully laid out in numerous photos, and shown on a finished piece. More than 100 images by leading contemporary artists showcase the techniques and provide a wealth of inspiration.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great handbook.......2007-08-09

I am a potter and I run a "paint your own pottery" studio. This book was just what I needed to ensure customer requests (as well as my own requirements) can be met as needed. Specifically I was interested in decal transfer to pottery, and the answer is complete in this book. I would recommend it to any potter or pyop studio owner. It's an invaluable resource.

3 out of 5 stars good for beginners.......2007-07-31

This is a good book if your just starting to do image transfer with clay. It takes you trough step by step and has some great pictures If your like me any youve dont it for a while and are looking for something advanced dont bother with this book

5 out of 5 stars Image Transfer on Clay by Paul Andrew Wandless.......2007-07-16

An excellent book, fun and exciting and easy to follow. A wonderful and enriching versatile process - with great photos and stimulating ideas.

3 out of 5 stars Image Transfer on Clay.......2007-06-08

Looks like many processes will be fine to use on my clay but so far I haven't tried any specific ones.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent reference on the subject.......2007-05-20

Very up-to-date information on a plethora of methods for image transfer on clay. Especially loved the section on laser printing on decals and can't wait to give it a try.
Pottery Barn Home (Pottery Barn Design Library)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great for Decorating Ideas
  • like having the last 4 years of pottery barn catalogs!
  • Christmas Gift
  • Great ideas and photos, specific tips
  • Great book
Pottery Barn Home (Pottery Barn Design Library)

Manufacturer: Oxmoor House
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ASIN: 0848727657

Book Description

Introducing the ultimate sourcebook for the stylish home: Pottery Barn House Home is filled with easy ideas for decorating, updating, and furnishing a cohesive, welcoming space. Whatever your style or budget, whether youre completely remodeling or simply refreshing one room, youll find inspiration and practical guidelines to make your home a special place to be.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great for Decorating Ideas.......2007-08-23

This is a great book for decorating. It has ideas and is full of inspiration, a must have for decorators or beginners. Even could go for just a coffee table book.

5 out of 5 stars like having the last 4 years of pottery barn catalogs!.......2007-01-31

really liked it! i ordered 4 of the other books on living, dining rooms, ect. and really all i needed was this book it covered everything.

5 out of 5 stars Christmas Gift.......2007-01-10

The Pottery Barn Design Library was requested by my daughter as a gift for Christmas so I sent for it as soon as I learned of her wish. Pottery Bran is not available in Australia but she has copies from visits to the States and just LOVES it ! She is more than delighted with the Library and said she is savouring it page by page. I have yet to sit and go completely thur it.. Something for me to look forward to.

5 out of 5 stars Great ideas and photos, specific tips.......2007-01-04

The plainly laid out interior paint plans for the entire home was worth the cost alone, but then there are the pictures and ideas, and most of all the license to step outside of the box a little. Love it.

5 out of 5 stars Great book.......2006-07-03

Very informational and has a lot of pictures. I wish I would have bought this one before purchasing two seperate titles, because this one includes them.
A Single Shard
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • An Enchanting Tale
  • Excellent book!
  • The best book I read this summer.
  • Excellent Book
  • A Single Shard
A Single Shard
Linda Sue Park
Manufacturer: Yearling
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Binding: Paperback

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Release Date: 2003-02-11

Book Description

Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean potters’ village. When he accidentally breaks a pot, he must work for the master to pay for the damage by setting off on a difficult and dangerous journey that will change his life forever.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An Enchanting Tale.......2007-09-28

This is a fantastic look at Koryo era (AD 918-1392) village life. This story revolves around an orphan living in a small seaside pottery village named Ch'ulp'o. During the course of events, the four main characters learn life lessons such as: friendship, forgiveness, hope and loss. The author beautifully painted the plot with her words. Personally, I am a fan of history and found this, although fictional, account memorizing. I really became invested in the characters and the events that unfolded. I was actually very disappointed that it ended so abruptly. I could have read and read, if the author had continued.

This book is part of my schools curriculum and I had received a few negative reviews from some students. I though I would read it myself to see if their criticisms were valid. I was completely entranced by this book. I couldn't wait to read, page after page. After I was finished, I discussed this book with the students and found that most of them had an appreciation for this book once we discussed it. I highly recommend this book to grade 6 students through to adults.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent book! .......2007-09-09

I teach 6th-8th grade in a very small private school and needed a book that would challenge the 6th graders without boring the 8th graders. I have found it with this book! Even though the story takes place long ago and in a foreign land, the theme of family and belonging is just as relevent today. The details the author adds to the story help the reader picture an unfamiliar place and time easily. I am looking forward to using it as a group reading project in the upcoming 9 week grading period.

5 out of 5 stars The best book I read this summer........2007-07-04

Linda Sue Park took me to a world with which I was totally unfamiliar, 12th century Korea. The story of Tree-ear, an orphan boy, being raised under a bridge by Crane-man is wonderful. Crane-man has a crippled leg and when his family died and he lost his home, he was forced to take up residence under a bridge. Crane-man teaches Tree-ear to survive in the world in which he lives by learning to read the world around him.

Tree-ear is enthralled by the work of Master Potter Min. One day as he is admiring Min's work, he breaks a piece of pottery. Master Min requires nine days work to repay the loss. The nine days turn into a permanent position doing the heavy labor which has become difficult for Master Min. Tree-ear is ever hopeful that Min will teach him to become a potter. On his journey to the capitol city it is Crane-man's lessons that he remembers.

Read the book and see what service Tree-ear performs that changes his life and the lives of those he has come to love.

4 out of 5 stars Excellent Book.......2007-05-31


The book I read was A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. This book was about a potter and a young boy named Tree-Ear. The potter was making pottery and trying to get a commission. Min, the potter, hired Tree-Ear to help him with certain jobs for him around the village. Tree-Ear lived with Crane-Man under a bridge. Crane-Man only had one leg that he could walk on. Min had a wife and one kid, but his kid died. Tree-Ear had been watching Min through a tiny hole in a shed. Once he saw him he knew he wanted to work for him. The setting of this story was in a small village on the west coast of Korea in the mid to late 12th century.
A Single Shard was a tremendous book. I recommend this book to anyone of age 11 or above. This book was full of excitement and was impossible to stop reading. The author, Linda Sue Park, is an excellent writer and I would read all of her books. I think everybody should read A Single Shard.

4 out of 5 stars A Single Shard.......2007-05-22

A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park displays the fictional story of Tree-ear, an orphaned boy living in a twelfth-century Korean potter's village. He is happy living under a bridge with Crane-man, but when Tree-ear accidentally breaks a pot, he must work nine days for potter Min to pay for it. Once he is accepted into an apprenticeship, Tree-ear learns that making a pot is more complicated than he expected. Tree-ear learns many things from master Min, but most of all, he learns about himself. As he is sent on a dangerous journey to the King's Court to show his master's pottery, Tree-ear realizes that his life is about to change forever. He has to learn to adjust to a new home, a new name, and a new life. One thing that I loved about the book is that it is very natural and is something that you could relate to. Also, the book is set back in time, so you can really feel the culture of ancient Korea. I would recommend this book to children age 9 through 12. A Single Shard is a wonderful story of self-discovery, adventure, and hope.

500 Bowls: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Inspiration from 500 beautiful clay bowls
  • Inspired!
  • beautiful simple bowls
  • Amazingly different
  • Bowl (n) 1. A hemispherical vessel...
500 Bowls: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design
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Manufacturer: Lark Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1579903622

Book Description

Five hundred inspiring variations on the simple, functional bowl will fire any potter's imagination. Displayed on each page are bowls that reinvent and reinterpret the form, and use techniques from across the globe and through the centuries. More importantly, every piece, such as Kate Maury's wheel-thrown porcelain, Stephen F. Fabrico's slab-built bowl with handles, and Ruchika Madan's stoneware Fruit Bowl, testifies to the artist's boundless inventiveness. Captions give each bowl's size, with details on its material and glazes.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Inspiration from 500 beautiful clay bowls.......2007-05-14

I'm a clay artist who does hand building...My teacher brought in this book to share with our
pottery class. I and the rest of the class were simply blown away by the originality and brilliance of these clay artists. We spent half the class passing the book around and saying to one anothr "how about THIS one?"
None of us wanted to put the book down and get back to working on our own pieces.

The book is quite reasonable in price and I was so captivated by these beautiful photographs that I went ahead and bought the the other two books in the series which are specific to animals and teapots...The photographs on each page are simply spectacular...memorable....something I wouldn't directly copy in my own work, but much of it is just insipirational...and informative. Description of how the piece was fired...the method for it's execution (whether hand or wheel built). These books are a collection of the most original works I've ever seen. Although I don't build animals of out clay, I'm as thrilled to own each book from this series as I am
"500 Bowls".

5 out of 5 stars Inspired!.......2007-04-04

This book is beautifully photgraphed, like all the 500 series books, and weather you put it on your coffee table or in your studio, it lights up the imagination and inspires the artist.

5 out of 5 stars beautiful simple bowls.......2006-12-06

It is the simplicity of the bowl on the cover that draw us in, though it is difficult, as there is no cover credit in the edition I own, to find who that artist is. Deep inside we find that bowl and another by potter/artist Judy Motzkin. Patient searching pays off. This elegant little book, with this elegant saggar fired bowl on the cover is a treasure.

5 out of 5 stars Amazingly different.......2006-11-13

I am astonished that anyone could find this book a dissapointment! Only, not,when I read the reveiws that were not too great were written by people who wanted a more functional or traditional result,perhaps...
I like it.Once again,this book opened up an area in my own artistic approach-to "think outside the Bowl"! If you are an artist,or sculptor that has been at it a good 10 or 15 years,as I am,and you need a new vien to tap,this is a great book to get.Mostly,I found it treated the surfaces,interior or exterior,like a canvas.not a vessel to be filled with cereal or mashed potatoes,but as an object,to be viewed,and give the onlooker an "eyeful" It's again,one of the best in the lark 500 books.

5 out of 5 stars Bowl (n) 1. A hemispherical vessel..........2005-08-21

I have a hunger for bowls. Objects that can hold other objects, particularly food, fascinate me. This book feeds my hunger with beautiful color photos of more bowls than my brain can hold in one sitting. Bowls that make me laugh, purr, gasp with amazement, and covet. Oh how I covet. Bowls that hold other bowls that hold other bowls...
And for the frustrated potter in me, the information on glazes and firing deepens my appreciation of each and every hemispherical vessel. I'll have this one, and that one, and the little one over there...
500 Animals in Clay: Contemporary Expressions of the Animal Form (A Lark Ceramics Book)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • 500 animals in clay
  • Not zoology 101....
  • Great inspirational book
  • 500 Animals in Clay: Contemporary Expressions of the Animal Form
500 Animals in Clay: Contemporary Expressions of the Animal Form (A Lark Ceramics Book)
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Manufacturer: Lark Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1579907571

Book Description

No other volume has ever presented such a diverse and captivating collection of contemporary animal-themed ceramics. Juried by distinguished artist and educator Joe Bova, this magnificent gallery includes pieces from an international group of artists; the beautifully crafted works range from the representational to the abstract, from artful realism to provocative surrealism (including animal-human hybrids). Ann Marais’ image of a waterfowl painted onto a porcelain dish has a restrained, Asian quality. Sharkus’ painted and smoke-fired stoneware turtle could easily be mistaken for the living creature. Bova provides astute and illuminating commentary overall, with selected artists’ notes.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars 500 animals in clay.......2007-08-28

Without being able to review the book beforehand, I was disappointed that the figures were so very complex. I had hoped that judging from the cover bunny that they may match my elementary start at sculping simple clay figures.

5 out of 5 stars Not zoology 101...........2007-08-26

I work in ceramic materials, and this book has to be right beside 500 figures as my 2 very favorite books from lark. I am not bothered by the lack of technical information, usually if one has been working in ceramics for a while, it is pretty easy to see what the artist used,and the book does provide descriptions in glazing methods and clay bodies!
Mostly, I found this book a hoot in seeing how other artist view critters, the artistic interpretation is amazing, and often very humorous! Again, I took my copy to the shared studio I work in, and everyone was spellbound at the variety of works...My copy is getting a bit dusy now...I might order a second one, and give my old one to the studio library...

5 out of 5 stars Great inspirational book.......2007-05-20

As a potter, I love books like this just as much as those with more technical information. I turn to them over and over when the muse is taking a little siesta. Tons of great ideas here for everyone, no matter what your style.

5 out of 5 stars 500 Animals in Clay: Contemporary Expressions of the Animal Form.......2007-01-15

Like all the 500 Lark books this one has beautiful photographs and lots of inspiration. If you are an animal lover, and ceramist, like I am you will love it. I would like a little more information about how the pieces are created, but that is rarely the case with these books - still well worth the price.
500 Teapots: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Idea Resource
  • teapots galore
  • art teacher
  • I'm not a little teapot...
  • Beautiful and Imaginative
500 Teapots: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design

Manufacturer: Lark Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 157990341X

Book Description

It’s a fabulous source book with 500 of the most creative teapots ever. From handbuilt to wheel-thrown, functional to sculptural, traditional to funky, there’s a bit of everything in this artistic celebration. Some find inspiration in classic Asian designs. Others take a figurative approach. Still more look to the natural world. Browse through a variety of surface treatments, from intricate carved forms to narrative painted patterns.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great Idea Resource.......2007-02-26

I bought this book and looked through it with post its to label all the interesting teapot ideas I was drawn to. When considering this book, I wasn't particularly drawn to the cover teapot and wondered if I would be disappointed in the authors picks, but I wasn't. This is a great visual resource for my classroom and studio.

As someone else has commented, I would have given this book 5 stars if the author hadn't repeated multiple photos of very similar teapots by the same artist.

5 out of 5 stars teapots galore.......2006-11-13

A beautiful book on contemporary approaches to a traditional vessel.I am not into funtion as I am into form,but what a book! I am glad I bought it.Sometimes,I found that despite my aversion to making utilitarian things,there is so much I do derive from the pictures that I can adapt the notion of form and function to a sculptural work,independent of the notion of tea pot.

5 out of 5 stars art teacher.......2006-11-10

As a ceramics teacher who teaches her students how to build teapots, this book is a wonderful resource. The pictures are great and it helps give students a better understanding of what a teapot can look like.

5 out of 5 stars I'm not a little teapot..........2005-08-20

But if I were a little teapot, I'd be one of the beautiful ones in this book. There are teapots both plain, and beyond description to fascinate, amuse and amaze you. If you know a little about firing ceramics, and glaze technology, the information provided will deepen your appreciation of each teapot. You may find that some of these artists are in your area, and have ceramics for sale. Or if you just like teapots, there enough teapots here in beautiful color photos to sate your appetite.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Imaginative.......2004-03-12

500 TEAPPOTS is an wonderful book and is sure to inspire both potters and tea drinkers alike. It is a wonderful companion to 500 BOWLS. I hope they publish ANOTHER 500 TEAPOTS (BOWLS, too).

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