Simon Leach's Pottery Handbook Hardcover Author: Visit Amazon's Simon Leach Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1617690228 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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Third-generation potter Leach, with technical and photographic assistance from Bruce Dehnert and Jared Flood, capitalizes on his celebrity with an amazingly detailed, step-by-step text for all major processes in ceramics. The in-depth perspective starts with his directions for making simple tools (a wire tool and a sponge stick) and is bolstered by charts and information-packed sidebars (e.g., for removing air bubbles and troubleshooting your first pull). Every topic that novices must master is covered, such as working basic shapes (cylinder and variations dishes) trimming, decorating and glazing, and firing. Color photographs illustrating the techniques are small but suffice. --Barbara Jacobs
About the Author
Simon Leach is an internationally celebrated third-generation ceramicist, descended from the renowned Leach family of Cornwall, England. He can be seen online, demystifying techniques at his potter’s wheel in his more than 800 YouTube videos (simonleachpottery.com). He also teaches hands-on workshops throughout the country. He lives in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania.
Bruce Dehnert is the head of the ceramics program at Peters Valley Craft Center in New Jersey.
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- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang; Spi Har/Dv edition (May 7, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1617690228
- ISBN-13: 978-1617690228
- Product Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I am a self taught potter, and have done so mostly on my own by reading books and practicing. One thing I found frustrating when I was learning was that often times books would assume I knew things that I didn't. This book is very good at describing the basics of the craft, and covers more than most books do. It is very much how Simon does things, and doesn't try to present every way of doing things, so it is a good place to start and doesn't get overwhelming. The book excels at describing most of what one needs to do to make pottery as well as explaining many of aspects of the craft. For example, I appreciate the page describing basic glaze types (celadon, tenmoku, shino, etc.) because things like that are often left out, the books assuming the reader already knows such basics, (like how to make a plaster slab and why you need one). Simon does well not to make such assumptions.
Most of the book is step by step projects, like how to throw a pitcher or how to throw a bowl, but there are many other sections covering things like decorating, tool making, glazing, and kilns and firing. Some things are only covered in a very brief overview, like glaze faults. It is less of a technical manual and more of a how-to handbook (focused on forming the pots primarily). The book is very visually designed, great for visual learners (as artists often are). Many books seem to forget this fact, so I appreciate how visual this book is (it even has DVD videos). The spiral binding is also a very nice detail, something more books should do. Many of my other favorite pottery books are falling apart due to cheap bindings.
My primary criticism would be that I would have liked a little more detail on the technical side of things throughout the book.
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