{"product_id":"mastering-the-potters-wheel-techniques-tips-and-tricks-for-potters-9780760349755","title":"Mastering the Potter's Wheel: Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Potters","description":"\u003cb\u003eTake your skills--and your work--to the next level.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMastering the Potter's Wheel \u003c\/i\u003estarts with an \u003cb\u003eintroduction to wheel-throwing\u003c\/b\u003e, from centering to creating the basic forms. What pushes this book beyond the competition, however, are the techniques offered in the chapters that follow. From a variety of methods for throwing large objects such as \u003cb\u003epitchers\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eplatters\u003c\/b\u003e, to \u003cb\u003ealterations\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003edarting\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003epaddling\u003c\/b\u003e, this book offers potters \u003cb\u003ea world of possibilities\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003cb\u003egalleries featuring today's top working artists\u003c\/b\u003e, including Kyle Carpenter, Sam Chung, Chandra DeBuse, Julia Galloway, Martha Grover, Ayumie Horie, Forrest Lesch-Middleton, Kristen Kieffer, Kathy King, Matt Long, Alex Matisse, Lorna Meaden, Doug Peltzman, Mackenzie Smith, Shawn Spangler, and many more, you'll also find page after page of inspiration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003cb\u003eMastering Ceramics series\u003c\/b\u003e is for artists who never stop learning. With compelling projects, expert insight, step-by-step photos, and galleries of work from today's top artists, these books are the perfect studio companions. Also available from the series: \u003ci\u003eMastering Hand Building\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMastering Kilns and Firing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Carter \u003c\/b\u003eis a studio potter and workshop instructor and the author of \u003ci\u003eMastering the Potter's Wheel. \u003c\/i\u003eHe received his BFA in ceramics\/painting from Appalachian State University and his MFA in ceramics from the University of Florida. He has lectured and presented workshops at universities and craft centers in the United States, China, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and exhibited internationally in numerous invitational and juried shows. Ben's work has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eAustralian Journal of Ceramics, Pottery Making Illustrated, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCeramics Monthly; Pottery Making Illustrated \u003c\/i\u003enamed him Ceramic Arts 2016 Yearbook Artist of the Year. Since 2012, he has been hosting and producing the popular podcast, \u003ci\u003eTales of a Red Clay Rambler. \u003c\/i\u003eBen lives in New Jersey. \u003cbr\u003eInstagram: @carterpottery \u003cbr\u003eWebsite: carterpottery.com \u003cbr\u003ePodcast: talesofaredclayrambler.com \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Voyageur Press (MN)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626570453266,"sku":"9780760349755","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_59f4a45f-7a28-4a3a-acbd-7c8c2541c372.jpg?v=1732661677","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mastering-the-potters-wheel-techniques-tips-and-tricks-for-potters-9780760349755","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}