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The Japanese Pottery Handbook, first published by Kodansha in 1979, has become a classic, beloved by anyone interested in pottery for its practical, step-by-step approach, and homespun charm. Now, thirty-five years since its publication, authors Penny Simpson and Lucy Kitto have refreshed their work, expanding and adding to the material, re-designing the pages, and re-drawing many of the delightful illustrations. The book has a cleaner, more modern look, yet retains the simple, friendly, and distinctively Japanese sensibility of the original. In addition to the new layout and drawings, the authors have tweaked the text and expanded several sections (including the discussion of underglazing and overglazing, and the Tea Ceremony and its utensils). There's also a new page showing different types of brushes; and the Information chapter has been updated to include websites and recent books. The book is a manual to the way pots are made in Japan, their forms, and their decorations. The authors give a thorough account of both traditional and modern techniques and also describe in detail tools, materials, glazes, and the setup of workshops and kilns. Lucy Kiitto's sprightly drawings infuse each page with life and clarity. Pottery terms and expressions are listed with their Japanese equivalents, and the new edition keeps the bi-lingual text, making it easier for the exchange of ideas between foreign students studying in Japan and Japanese potters.

The present publication is an essential part of the narrative of Wayne Higby's retrospective exhibition - focusing on the concept of the artist scholar - at ASU Art Museum, in Spring 2013. It documents his ceramic work with over 150 images of 50 seminal works and gives context to the story behind the artwork. Wayne Higby's international reputation both as an artist, a scholar and teacher will be explored in the contributions to this book that includes a detailed chronology of Higby's life and career as well as highlights and excerpts from his well known writings on ceramic art. Essays on the American Landscape and American landscape art as the inspiration behind Higby's work as well as his important, influential explorations into contemporary vessel aesthetics are included along with an essay that chronicles his central role in the development of contemporary Chinese ceramic art. Additionally, Higby's recent, dramatic, late career move to large architectural installations is explored in detail. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Wayne Higby received a B.F.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder, in 1966, and an M.F.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1968. Since 1973, he has been on the faculty of the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Wayne Higby is recognised as one of the most important and influential ceramic artists of the late 20th, early 21st, century. In particular, his work is celebrated for its innovative use of the language of landscape.

Naked Raku and Related Bare Clay Techniques

Looks at the work of three artists who paved the way for ceramics to be considered fine art. This title focuses on artists John Mason (b 1927), Kenneth Price (b 1935), and Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) and their radical early work in post-war Los Angeles where they formed the vanguard of a new California ceramics movement.

Cabezas, caras y expresiones para crear un gran personajeGuía exhaustiva y divertida para dibujar caras en el humorismo gráfico y la animación. Desde la formade la cabeza hasta el peinado, pasando por las facciones, el autor muestra detalladamente, y paso apaso, como crear divertidos personajes de todos los tipos, desde colegiales traviesos hasta chicasglamurosas. Todo ello convierte a este libro en una obra que debe tener cualquier artista que quieracrear sorprendentes rostros humanos.Christopher Hart es el autor de los libros didacticos de dibujo y animacion mas vendidos del mundo.Sus obras han establecido el estandar para la enseñanza artistica a nivel internacional. Reconocidospor su contenido mas actual, su arte de vanguardia y sus pasos faciles de seguir, todos los libros deHart se han convertido en obras de referencia para una nueva generacion de aspirantes a artistas yprofesionales.

Deslumbrado por el Decálogo de cineasta y artista plástico checo Jan Švankmajer (1934), Miguel Fernández-Pacheco ha recogido sus propias experiencias en una guía vital para los que han sido atrapados

El sueño de conocer la naturaleza africana se hace realidad en Namibia. Su excepcional riqueza animal tiene nombre propio, Etosha. Francisco Hernández, ilustrador de numerosas publicaciones y biólogo, nos presenta un trabajo de campo unico, un libro repleto de dibujos y pinturas en los que la maestria del trazo, el exquisito trato de la luz y la honestidad con la que nos muestra el proceso creativo, hagan de este un libro util para el naturalista y para el artista que todos llevamos dentro. Es uno de los pocos cuadernos de campo publicados sobre el Africa subsahariana. Ademas, el subtitulo Dibujando la naturaleza africana da nombre a la coleccion que recorrera buena parte del continente. Un trabajo lleno de belleza y sinceridad que a traves del dibujo nos permite viajar a uno de los mayores parques nacionales de Africa, donde todavia podemos disfrutar del gran espectaculo de la vida salvaje.The dream of discovering African nature comes true in Namibia. Its exceptional wealth of animals has a name, Etosha. Francisco Hernandez, illustrator of various publications and biologist, presents his unique fieldwork: a book full of drawings and paintings in which the mastery of his stroke, his exquisite treatment of light and the honesty with which he reveals the creative process, make this a useful publication for the naturalist and artist we all have in us. This is one of the few fieldnote publications on Sub-Saharan Africa. And the subtitle, Drawing African Nature, is the name of a collection that will cover much of the continent. This work is full of beauty and sincerity, and its drawings will take us to one of Africas largest national parks, where we can still enjoy the magnificent spectacle of wildlife.