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Ceramics Books |
Ceramics
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| Duncan / Scioto Mold Catalog |
This catalog has color pictures and price lists representing part of the Duncan and Scioto molds that are available and that we carry. It consists of 160 pages |
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| Beautiful Butterflies by Dan Nelson |
One of the most natural and beautifulshapes available for use in ceramic
work is the butterfly. Found in a variety of shapes and sizes, butterflies
offer the full range in the color spectrum for design using any media. Because
of this natural beauty, you may paint them realistically or choose your
own colors. Either way, results are interestingly colorful and offer endless
variety.
This design book enables you to take advantage of this natural beauty and also employ your own imagination. A special how-to-do-it section starts with basic geometric designs and illustrates the step-by-step procedure to follow in painting or drawing butterflies freehand. Each of the butterflies have color suggestions to follow if you want them to appear similar to their natural colors. 16 pgs, illus. patterns |
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| A Business in Dolls by Rolf Ericson |
This book outlines the business aspects of setting up a profitable home-based
studio teaching porcelain dollmaking. If you have an interest in porcelain
dollmaking and in turning your interest into a profitable business this
book may be for you. Discover the attraction of this fascinating hobby and
craft field. Learn how to plan, start, build, promote, operate, and control
your own home-based doll business. Find out about the pitfalls and how to
avoid them. Read why hundreds of businesses have started in this field.
Rolf Ericson is CEO and owner of Seeley's and executive director of The Doll Artisans Guild. 93 pgs, illus. |
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| Casting with Clay by Michael Harbridge
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This is a comprehensive guide to pouring molds, maintaining slip and casting
with clay. Color photos throughout and easy to follow instructions guide
you through each step of casting molds, repairing molds, pressing clay into
molds, reclaiming the casting slip (liquid clay), and testing and maintaining
your slip.
Contributing authors include experts from mold makers such as Creative Paradise, Ponte Pinto Mold Co and J & J Mold Co. Also, the chapter on slip reclaiming and testing was provided by one of the major companies that produce slip making and pouring machines, Lehman Manufacturing. So the book is authoritative in its content and will help anyone starting out in ceramics. 14 pgs, color illus. |
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| Ceramics with an Old World Flavor by Carlena Candray English/Español
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This book is unique in its scope because every article is a combination
of ceramics and unusual materials used to create single pieces of art. In
simple and concise terms, it provides basic "How to do it" guidance on the
decorating method of every art form. Each article has been carefully selected
to be used with different designs.
Este libro es único en su campo pues cada uno de los artículos son una combinación de cerámica y de los diferentes materiales usados para crear piezas singulares de arte. En términos simples y concisos, he dado instrucciones básicas de "How to Do It" en sus métodos de decoración. Cada artículo ha sido cuidadosamente seleccionado para ser usado con los diferentes diseños. 56 pgs, color illus., pullout patterns |
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| Crafting on Ceramic Bisque by David Taber |
Crafting on Ceramic Bisque provides a dozen techniques that will interest
both ceramic and craft enthusiasts. Learn to create wonderful art by applying
crafting products such as hot glue, fabric paint, foil, beads and fabric
stiffener to an assortment of ceramic bisque. Add your own variations in
terms of color and form to create personalized ceramic pieces you'll treasure
for years to come.
33 pgs, color illus. |
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| Indian Art Designs by Jeanne Pickett |
This book has no text. Rather, it is made up of authentic line art drawings
found on actual objects common to Indians of the American Southwest. These
line drawings may be traced or copied onto bisque or wood to be painted.
Indications are made on the drawings where stones were placed in the actual
objects.
32 pgs, illus. patterns |
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| Indian Carving by Art Tequaecshe |
Art Tequaecshe teaches you how to carve various Indian designs and symbols
on ceramic pieces. He includes a multitude of Indian patterns that you can
use. He explains what the various symbols mean and takes you step-by-step
through the carving process.
48 pgs, color illus., patterns |
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| The Joys of Porcelain by Helen Schaeffer |
This book will introduce you to lovely, translucent porcelain ware and
teach you the correct way to cast, clean, decorate and fire. Clear, concise
step-by-step instructions will guide you through each exciting project -
and every project is accompanied by full-color photos and, when required,
full-size tracing patterns. The projects cover a range of techniques from
the very simple to the more complex and from those using underglaze colors
to ones which explain how to china paint features on a porcelain doll.
56 pgs, color illus. |
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| Judging Dolls by Mildred Seeley
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Learn how to judge from the renowned antique doll collector, author, and
expert Mildred Seeley. Mildred discusses everything you'll need to know
about judging dolls at exhibitions as well as for your personal collection.
166 pgs, color photos. |
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| Magical Mushrooms by Jean Streinz and Dan Nelson |
This book has many popular mushroom shapes as well as some that are unusual.
By no means a complete book of mushrooms, the design patterns in this book
provide you with an endless variety of colorful possibilities. You may use
them as single subjects in your projects or employ some of the complete
scene designs for an entire piece.
20 pgs, illus. patterns |
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| Mold Making for the Original Doll The BlueFrogg Method by Ralph & Mary Gonzales |
This book provides a hands-on step by step instruction in the secrets of mold making. Covers every aspect of this craft, from the simple two part mold to advanced techniques of the four part mold, mold reproduction, and modification of molds. Excellent, detailed, complete presentation. A valuable tool for both new and experienced doll artists. You may apply the techniques described in this book to make just about any type of ceramic mold, not just dolls. This book is a good companion to its sister book, Sculpting the Original Doll by the same authors.
192 pgs, 400 b/w photos, illus. |
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| Porcelain Dollmaking ABC by Clarice Aldridge |
This book, written by award winning doll artist, Clarice Aldridge, takes you step-by-step from start to finish of a porcelain doll. On the way, you learn all the basics and the finer points. You will also find out some of the fascinating history of porcelain dolls from their beginnings more than a century ago, and can study some of the all-time favorite German and French dolls that fetch very high prices from the collectors today.
44 pgs, illus. |
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| Porcelana Elaboración de Muñecos Debra Anderson y Peter Bell |
(This book is in Spanish) (Este libro es en Español)
Este libro ha sido escrito para satisfacer las necesidades expresadas por nuestros amogos y clientes a través de E.E.U.U., y del mundo. Nuestro anterior libro sobre el tema, Reprocucción de Muñecos Antiguos, vendió miles de copias y fue extremadamente bien recibido, pero ya está fuera de circulación. La Elaboración de Muñecos de Porcelana, actualiza nuestro anterior libro e incorpora otras maneras. Incorpora un método paso a paso, utilizando muchas fotografías que muestran una gran variedad de temas en la elaboración de muñecos. Es perfecto tanto para estudiantes principiantes como intermedios, y proporcionará una referencia inmediata para el elaborador de nuñecos con experiencia. Es la culminación de años de experiencia en el negocio de suministros para nuñecos. La Elaboración de Muñecos de Porcelana, proporciona una buena base para los elaboradores de muñecos que desean perfeccionar sus habilidades en la producción de nuñecos tanto antiguos como modernos. 38 pgs, color |
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| Fun Sculpture by Mary McCarty |
Mary McCarty teaches you how to sculpt charicatures of people. Caricatures
make a wonderful introduction to modelling the human figure. Because caricatures
are exaggerations of life, you don't have to be so concerned with the exact
proportions of the human figure. The exaggeration and cartoon quality of
the little figures is really what makes creating them so much fun.
Mary starts off by describing how to sculpt all of the body parts. Then she follows with step-by-step individual projects demonstrating sculpting techniques.
48 pgs, color photos |
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| Sculpting Little People Volume I - Grandma & Grandpa by Faith Wick and Rolf Ericson |
This is Faith Wick's guide to basic sculpting techniques of people. In
particular, this volume covers making a grandma and grandpa. There are two
main sections in this book. The first one deals with the techniques of sculpting
the heads, hands and boots. The second one shows how to paint the sculptures
to add life to them.
49 pgs, illus. |
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| Sculpting Little People Volume II - The Younger Generations by Faith Wick and Rolf Ericson |
This is a continuation of Faith Wick's guide to basic sculpting techniques
of people. In particular, this volume covers sculpting babies, children
and young adults. By sculpting many heads you will add to your overall knowledge
of how faces individualize the sculptures. This book also goes into more
detail on china painting. This volume also covers how to make molds, an
important issue which was not covered in volume I.
80 pgs, illus. |
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| Sculpting the Original Doll The BlueFrogg Method by Ralph & Mary Gonzales |
This book provides a hands-on sculpting process in the classic European
method of doll making. The book directs you through the process from raw
clay to mold-ready sculptures. It tells you how to develop eyes, nose, mouth
and ears and presents an expanded treatment of hands and feet using a new
step-by-step foolproof formula. It also discusses alternative sculpting
materials, marketing and resources. This book is very sympathetic to the
new artist and offers many suggestions for avoiding the common mistakes
many new artists might make. This is one of the largest books we have on
doll making. This book is a good companion to its sister book, Mold Making for the Original Doll by the same authors.
192 pgs, 400 b/w photos, illus. |
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| Selecting, Firing & Maintaining an Electric Kiln by Michael Harbridge |
If you are thinking about buying a kiln or already have one and want to
know how to operate it, this is the book for you. It is a small book, being
only 14 pages long, but it covers everything you need to know in the selection
of a kiln, how to fire various ceramic items, and how to keep your kiln
properly adjusted and maintained. A list of kiln manufacturers is included,
though some are out of business or have different phone numbers. You can
look up the current manufacturers' numbers on the web if you are interested.
Note that you can get a 20% discount off the retail price of Evenheat, Good, and Paragon kilns from us. See our Kilns Page. 14 pgs, color illus. |
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