FEBRUARY 1961 • 5Oc uwm v HI b i 9+ N , • o ! OHIO CERAMIC & SCULPTURE SHOW 0 VER 2 0 0 STEP.B Y-S TEP PHOTOGRAPHS FEATURED HANDBOOK ~ j i It¢... THROWING on the POTTER'S WHEEL by Thomas Sellers This new handbook on the use of the potter's wheel is based on the series of outstanding articles which has been appearing in CERAMICS MONTHLY since 1954. The original series has been expanded to include many new chapters of basic instruction and information of special ira- portance to the beginner. Examples of wheel- PARTIAL LIST OF CONTENTS thrown pottery by contemporary American pot- PART I PART III Development of the Wheel .Jars and Vases ters have been included in a special section. Selection of a Wheel Pitchers This complete manual on the use of the potter's Accessory Tools Pulled Handles Choice of a Clay Bottles wheel includes basic steps, from wedging the Preparation of the Clay Making a Chuck Covered Jars clay to the making of specific shapes, all clearly PART II Teapots Centering Low Bowls and Plates described and illustrated with photographs and Opening Closed Forms sketches. Making a Cyllnder Cups and Saucers Making a Bowl Sectional Pots Lifting from the Wheel Lugged Bowls Foot Rimming Double-Wall Pots Throwing on Tiles and Bats Matched Sets "k 80 pages of instruction An ideal book for both teacher and student. A must for ~" Full-size 81/2" x 11" format every hobbyist, school, art and craft group, library. Attractive three-color cover Price $4.00 CERAMICS MONTHLY BOOK DEPT. 4175 N. High St., Columbus, Ohio Please send me: A Brand New ____ copies of THROWING ON THE POTTER'S WHEEL @ $4.00 per copy. NAME ADDRESS CITY ZN STATE Ohio Residents: Add 3% Sales Tax. 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Rubenstein ............... 22 OF CRAFT SUPPLIES Enamelist's Headaches (Part III by Kathe Berl .............. 25 Stamped Decoration ....................................... 26 Enamel powders Show Time: Ohio Ceramic and Sculpture Show ............ 28 Hotpack Kilns Enamels .................................. 30 Dremel power tools Jewelry findings CeramAcfivifies ........................................ 34 Steel and copper shapes Stainless Steel Stilts by Dora Reynolds ..................... 37 Tools and accessories Ceramic Shopper ........................................ 38 Decorating materials Index to Advertisers ...................................... 38 Enameled tiles ON OUR COVER: Mariorie Evans Goslee's Eskimo sculpture, Paasche spraying equipmen! "Ootah," is on view in the 13th Annual Ohio Ceramic and Liquid enamels Sculpture Show at Youngstown. The 15-inch-hlgh figure is made L & L kilns from clark brown stoneware with incised design and areas of Firing tools black and white underglaze. The artist, a graduate of the Copper Cat iewelry kits Cleveland Institute of Art, also is currently exhibiting work at the Everson Museum and in the Designer-Craftsmen fraveling exh;blf. This big, new, fully-illustrated catalog includes a com- plete line of materials and equipment for enameling, ceramics, F-xUtoz Thomas Sellers and other crafts. Whether you're a hobbyist, professional, Art Director Joe Schmidt teacher or student, you'll find everything you need . select Business Manager Spencer L. Davis and order at your leisure from one complete source. Take Advertising Production Betty Owen advantage of convenience, fast shipment, and attractive low Circulatioa Mary Rushley prices. 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