{"product_id":"the-ceramics-studio-guide-by-schiffer-publishing","title":"The Ceramics Studio Guide by Schiffer Publishing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFulfilled by our friends at Schiffer Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearning\r\nfrom others' mistakes is always more efficient and less costly than\r\ncommitting them yourself. This book is packed with practical information\r\nthat will enable potters to successfully complete the many steps in\r\npottery production. Making functional pottery or ceramic sculpture\r\nentails different skill sets and processes in forming clay, drying\r\nclay, glazing, and firing. Any one of these steps can cause failures. As ceramics consultant Jeff Zamek points out, under ideal conditions a\r\nbeginning or advanced student would be guided by a teacher at every\r\nstep; mistakes and bad habits would be caught as they occurred and\r\ncorrected. While such learning situations are rare today, this book\r\nfills the gap. As Zamek says,\r\n\"This book offers you forty years of wisdom, generated by my students'\r\nand my client ceramics companies' issues with clays, glazes, and kiln\r\nfiring.\" With its solutions to common problems, this guide helps potters to succeed.[AuthorName]Jeff Zamek[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Jeff Zamek walked into a pottery studio in 1967 and started his career as\r\nan amateur potter. After completing a degree in business from Monmouth\r\nUniversity, W. Long Branch, NJ he obtained B.F.A.\/M.F.A. degrees in\r\nceramics from Alfred University, College of Ceramics, NY. While there he\r\ndeveloped the soda firing system at the college and went on to teach at\r\nSimon’s Rock College and Keane College. During this time he earned his\r\nliving as a professional potter. In 1980 he started Ceramics Consulting\r\nServices a ceramics consulting firm developing clay body and glaze\r\nformulas for ceramics supply companies throughout the United States. He\r\nworks with individual potters, ceramics companies, and industry offering\r\ntechnical advice on clays, glazes, kilns, raw materials, ceramic\r\ntoxicology, and product development. He is a regular contributor to\r\nseveral ceramics magazines and technical journals. Jeff’s books What\r\nEvery Potter Should Know and Safety in the Ceramics Studio, featuring\r\nthe safe handling of ceramic materials, and The Potters Health \u0026amp;\r\nSafety Questionnaire, are available from Jeff Zamek\/Ceramics Consulting\r\nServices. His latest book is The Potter’s Studio Clay \u0026amp; Glaze\r\nHandbook.[\/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]243 color images[\/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][\/CoAuthor][SubTitle]What Potters Should Know[\/SubTitle][ColorPattern]243 color images[\/ColorPattern]","brand":"VYSN","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":42650817003614,"sku":"carro-24610791","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/6555\/6830\/files\/9780764356483.jpg?v=1776290454","url":"https:\/\/impossible-girls-2.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ceramics-studio-guide-by-schiffer-publishing","provider":"Impossible girl's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}