Ceramic Design Author:Jogn B. Kenny Here is a comprehensive guide to designing with clay and other ceramic materials for beginners as well as more advanced ceramists. John Kenny, a renowned craftsman and educator, gives instructions covering all the procedures and techniques you need to know to create useful and decorative ceramic pieces through combinations of shape, color and te... more »xtures. Aspects of design such as sketching, carving and combining are discussed in detail. You'll learn all the different methods of construction, from coil and slab building to molding and casting to working with the potter's wheel. Finishing you creations by glazing and firing is explained, and an additional chapter takes a look at career opportunities for ceramists. The complete instructions for forming and decorating ceramic ware are illustrated with over 600 step-by-step photographs and 75 full color reproductions.« less