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BOOKS FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Ah High School! What a wonderful age to teach. You almost don.t have to
teach at all since chances are your students know more than you do! Just
ask them! Seriously though, by the time students have reached this age,
chances are they are really interested in pottery, so you have that on
your side. They may want to learn more about pottery than just how to
throw a pot. These books should be a good beginning place for your
students. If they are college-bound and planning to major in Ceramics,
you might print out the college text-book list for them so they can plan
ahead.
- The Magic of Ceramics, by David Richerson
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This book can make for many great lessons from writing a chapter review
for the student that wants extra credit to a cooperative lesson with the
science teacher on how ceramics are used in science-related fields.
There are tons of possibilities!
- Wheel Thrown Ceramics by Don Davis
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Before this book, I truly believed that it would be impossible to
actually learn how to throw just from a book. I thought books on
throwing could act as an aide for learning from an experienced potter.
This book changed my mind! It.s great for the beginner to the
well-established potter looking for new ideas. Chapters 1-3 cover tools,
clay bodies, firing and basic throwing techniques. Chapter 4 gives 11
different projects to try once the basics have been mastered. Chapter 5
is a brief discussion of surface treatments. There are also tons of
full-colour examples of each aspect Mr. Davis discusses. Finally, his
appendices include several excellent recipes for clays, slips/engobes,
terra sigillata, and glazes, as well as cone firing ranges and metric
conversions.
- Ceramics: Two Books in One by Steve Mattison
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A really cool book that is cut in two parts two-thirds down. The top 2/3
has project ideas, the bottom 1/3 shows the techniques necessary for
every project in the book. Very useful and one-of-a-kind.
- Handbuilt Ceramics by Kathy Triplett
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Kathy takes a straight-forward apporach to the different problems of
handbuilding with clay. Step by step, she guides the reader through her
solutions to these unique factors in a project oriented method. Well
illustrated, many photos
- Ceramic Glaze Handbook by Mark Burleson
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A great book on glazes, starting with the simplest information and
moving into more complex ideas. By the end of the book, you''ll be
formulating your own glazes!
- Make it in Clay by Speight & Toki
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A comprehensive textbook style book that has great project ideas as well
as solid informative text on a variety of Ceramic applications
- Extruded Ceramics by Diana Pancioli
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Wonderful book. All color photos, lots of excellent technical
information and many photos of finished wares of all kinds
- Potter's Guide to Ceramic Surfaces by Jo Connell
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More than 70 techniques working with surface treatment including post
firing, multiple firing, bisque stage processes, and much more. Over 300
color photos illustrate the methods in this visually comprehensive
decoration book
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