Ceramics on the wheel

In this book, Adèle from the Céramiques toulousaines workshop takes up everything she teaches her students. First of all, it familiarizes you with the potter's wheel and other tools, helps you choose and prepare the clay, without forgetting to recycle the scraps. With pedagogy and meticulousness, Adèle explains the basic gestures of turning, essential to master before making one of the four objects to start: a teacup, a breakfast bowl, a tooth jar or a soliflore. To improve, she explains embellishment techniques (turning, painting, enamelling, etc.) and shows how to make more complex pieces: a pitcher, a round vase, a plate with two containers and a lampshade. You don't have an oven or a tower? Adèle advises you on buying (or renting) a lathe, and explains how to find a shared oven. The entire book is illustrated with step-by-step photos and clear and precise explanations, which allow you to follow Adèle's progressive method. Keel, ram's head, estheque, engobe, tournassin, girelle, these terms will hold no secrets for you!