This guide contains 25 projects showing how to brighten your porch, patio, deck or garden with colourful, decorative mosaics you can easily make yourself. New or recycled materials can be used for both the surfaces and the tesserae that cover them. View More...
Don't ever throw out a broken glass, bowl, or piece of pottery, when you can recycle them into beautiful mosaic crafts. Over 25 projects will add charm to all your outdoor settings Picture a mosaic Buddha or frog centering a quiet garden space. Or, transform your outdoor dining area with friendly mosaic table and chairs, serving carts and trays. Then choose among a welcome sign, chiminea, tabletop fountain, stepping stone path, gazing balls, and garden statues
A fully illustrated colour catalogue of one of the largest extant collections of Chinese Export Porcelain, held in the Reeves Center in Washington and Lee University, Virginia, USA. View More...
First released in 1991, this pottery book has been greatly expanded, with hundreds of new color photographs and new information about the beautiful work of the potters of California. Over 30 different artists and companies are represented - company histories, interesting background information, as well as marks and signatures complement the gorgeous photographs found in each section. All items featured are given collector values reflecting today's secondary market. Chipman's goal is to showcase the best the ceramic industry has to offer - the prominent and innovative studio-level producers as ... View More...
Looks at thirty-five cookie jars dating from the 1940s and 1950s, and includes recipes for such cookies as Stacey's chocolate chunks, Marla's coconut bars, and Joel's chewies. View More...
A collection of stylish and sophisticated mosaic designs, from stepping stones and planters to wall plaques and sundials. With no glass cutting required and no messy grouting, readers can complete most projects in approximately two hours. View More...
Stepping into Franco Mondini-Ruiz's world, one would have to be very, very careful not to trip over his porcelain figurine collection. The Tejano artist creates intricate vignettes composed of a vast array of found objects and knick-knacks such as costume jewelry, plastic cakes and treats, used ice-cream cups, miniature ceramic figurines, cigarette butts and much, much more. Some of his works toy with language to make witty one-liners about cultural biases. For example, in his piece titled "Cheeses of Nazareth"--among the most playful and pointed of his assemblages--a wedge of cheese propped u... View More...
If you're overwhelmed by the variety and sheer number of Hummel figurines, this complete guide and price list could be for you. Is the Little Fiddler worth more in a brown or black hat? In how many sizes is the Merry Wanderer found? What year was a valentine gift issued as a necklace? This 11th edition includes current prices, an updated index and a glossary to hopefully guide you from confusion to confidence in the enchanting world of Hummel. The book has information on: plaques, patches and pins; calenders, prints and postcards; miniatures, international figurines and crystal collectables. View More...
Among the Mande-speaking groups dispersed throughout much of West Africa, certain artists -- including potters and leatherworkers -- form a spiritually powerful social class in which gender determines craft specialization. Ceramic water jars and cooking pots are made by the wives and female relatives of blacksmiths. Leather objects such as knife sheaths, amulet cases, and, more recently, western-style shoes and bags are produced by male leatherworkers. While these objects display features common to those of other West African groups, the manner in which they are produced has remained distinctl... View More...
McCoy is probably the best known of all American potteries due to the wide variety of pieces they produced since 1910. This new reference work respectfully becomes an ideal companion to our Collector's Encyclopedia of McCoy Pottery written by the Huxfords in 1980 - which has long been our bestselling pottery book. McCoy Pottery Collector's Reference and Value Guide provides even the experienced McCoy collector with new insights along with over 2,500 pieces featured in over 700 beautiful color photographs. Many pieces have never before been referenced. The authors, long-time collectors of over ... View More...
Picture frames, stepping stones, a Tile & Roses Tray: even with no experience, you can learn to make these and other beautiful mosaics. From the most basic information (How do I cut tesserae? What do I need to know about grout?), to simple techniques (How do I mosaic a picture under glass?), and beyond, this well-illustrated question-and-answer guide leads beginners through every procedure. For each skill, there's an accompanying project: practice pique assiette (a base covered with randomly sized, colored pieces) on an elegant wall hook, and try the "double reverse" method (laying a design ou... View More...
Picture frames, stepping stones, trays: even with no experience, you can learn to make these and other gorgeous mosaics. From the most basic information (How do I cut tesserae?), to simple techniques (How do I mosaic a picture under glass?), and beyond, this well-illustrated question-and-answer guide leads beginners through every procedure. For each skill, there's an accompanying project: practice pique assiette (a base covered with randomly sized pieces) on an elegant wall hook, or perhaps the "double reverse" method (laying a design out on a temporary surface and transferring it onto its fin... View More...
They may look like professional art, but they're so simple you can do them in one afternoon Transfer a design, snip tiles or glass into shape, add found objects like shells or buttons, and glue them down. Cover it all with grout, then allow it to set and wipe clean. You've got a completed mosaic - that's all there is to it Some examples of unique projects to be found in this book: a mirror fashioned out of 'Mother's China'; glass-studded candleholders that reflect firelight beautifully; terracotta flowerpots with stencilled designs and tiles or frames for treasured pictures. View More...
Rookwood art pottery was made in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1880 until 1967, producing forms that feature delicate colors fired at low kiln temperatures. Pieces are eagerly sought by collectors today and continue to influence contemporary art potters. In this guide 251 color and 166 black and white photographs show hundreds of vases, plaques, bowls, bookends, lamps, tea tiles, and more, with estimated price ranges to reflect the art market. View More...
This book combines extensive research with interviews granted by three Santa Clara potters. During the interviews, the author recorded and photographed each step -- from clay pit to market -- in the making of contemporary Santa Clara pottery. Collecting and preparing the clay, making slips and paints, modelling various kinds of vessels, sanding, smoothing, slipping, polishing, decorating, firing -- all are described and illustrated so thoroughly that the reader can experiment with the Santa Clara techniques himself if he wishes. View More...
Novices, experienced ceramicists, and teachers rely on this colorful guide to glazing and embellishing ceramics at low temperatures. With an experienced ceramics artist and university instructor to guide you, you'll soon have a secure knowledge of applications from underglazes to overglazes. The pro View More...
This is your complete guide to materials and color testing, mixing, and blending. You'll investigate 42 specific colors in 134 variations, all usable in a wide range of temperatures and atmospheres. View More...
