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Informationen zum Autor A ceramics graduate of the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts! Richard Phethean is an established professional potter with more than thirty years' experience of teaching pottery. He is a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association and is on the Crafts Council of Great Britain's Index of Selected Makers. For twelve years from 1996! Richard was a visiting staff member in the role of throwing tutor for the Workshop Ceramics degree course at the University of Westminster. In 2001 Richard was invited to establish a new ceramics facility as Resident Potter at Sibford! a Quaker school on the North Oxfordshire Cotswold borders! where today he continues to develop his work! exhibiting widely in galleries and fairs throughout the UK and Europe. Klappentext A concise! accessible introduction to this skill! with full instructions and tips. Zusammenfassung From simple pots to more complex vessels! this book features clear instructions on forming every object! accompanied by step-by-step images. It also profiles the work of contemporary potters for whom throwing is a vital part of their practice. Throwing is an essential volume for anyone attempting to master forming pots on the wheel. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction A Brief History of The Wheel Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 2 Basic Techniques Chapter 3 Domestic Pots Chapter 4 Advance Techniques Chapter 5 Personal Approaches Suppliers Bibliography Index
