Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing: A Complete Course for the Potter's Wheel

The Beginners Guide to Wheel Throwing is a great guide for aspiring potters, with a tour of a ceramics studio, discussion of the best clays, and tutorials on important topics. It also includes starter projects, a unique decal workshop, and gallery work from top artists.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 144 pages
\n Publication date: 12 October 2021
\n Publisher: Quarry Books
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“An excellent guide for those aspiring to take up pottery making. […] While nothing can replace hands-on instruction, this book comes close.” ― Library Journal

Starred Review

Ready, set, throw! If you've ever wanted to try your hand at the pottery wheel, or if you have ever taken a class and walked away wishing you knew more, you've come to the right place.

Welcome to the wheel, from artist and instructor Julia Claire Weber. In The Beginners Guide to Wheel Throwing, you'll find all you need to develop the skills (and patience) you need to make your first forms. You'll start at the beginning of the process with a tour through a typical ceramics studio, a discussion of the best clays for throwing, as well as a variety of centering methods.

Then unleash your creativity with the chapters that follow. You'll find:

Starter projects like cups, bowls, and plates to hone your skills.

Tutorials on important topics like trimming and handles.

A unique decal workshop, unlocking the potential of image transfer.

Throughout the book, skill-building is front and center, with tips and tricks to help you crack the code and make pieces you're proud of.

Gallery work from some of today's top artists are sure to inspire potters of all levels. What will you make first?

For beginners and those returning to ceramics, the Essential Ceramics Skills series from Quarry Books offer the fundamentals along with fresh, contemporary, and simple projects that build skills progressively.

\n Weight: 702g\n
Dimension: 236 x 235 x 16 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781631599354\n \n