Throwing - Softcover

Richard Phethean

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 157498327X ISBN 13: 9781574983272

Publisher: American Ceramic Society, 2012

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Throwing is an important skill for any potter to master, using only a few tools, the guidance of their hands, and the momentum of a wheel. Richard Phethean describes essential techniques for working on the wheel with an eye to the practical. He covers a range of forms, from simple domestic pots to more complex vessels, with the aim of building makers confidence in throwing techniques. This book features clear instructions for creating each type of vessel, accompanied by step-by-step how-to images, which demonstrate the techniques described. It also profiles the work of contemporary potters, for whom throwing is a vital part of their practice. Throwing is an essential companion for anyone attempting to master the art of forming pots on the wheel.

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About the Author:

A ceramics graduate of the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, Richard Phethean is an established professional potter, a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association and is on the Crafts Council's Index of Selected Makers. He exhibits widely in galleries and at fairs and has regularly demonstrated at symposia throughout Europe. For over thirty years Richard's studio-based intensive throwing courses have attracted an international clientele. He spent twelve years as a throwing tutor on the Ceramics degree course at the University of Westminster's Harrow campus and has led slipware workshops at the La Meridiana Ceramics Centre in Tuscany. Richard is Resident Potter at a Quaker school in Oxfordshire, where he continues to develop his own practice.

Review:

I enjoyed Richard Phethean's book enormously ... [The book is all about] making and wanting to make. The inspiration comes from the continual need to improve, experiment and innovate, whether it's following a brilliant method of making oval dishes (no cutting, no scars), or a nice approach to a composite pot with a little off centre lean. To inspire further, there are little vignettes from some well-known potters ... Excellent glimpses into the working practice of those whose work is so admired and a spur to those whose work is developing. --Shards: South Wales Potter Newsletter

A stimulation of creativity and of ideas for the maker ... This is a good book, it has emerged fresh and smart from an update and deserves a place in your library. --London Potters News

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