You are shocked. You check your score. Yes, that is the correct score and then, you start scanning the scores above you. You sigh in disappointment. Six competitions later, your scores bottom out. You are nearly last in Master Class. It was only a few competitions ago that you were good and winning your class. The sport was fun! You get frustrated.
You begin thinking about quitting the sport. You are lost at what to do. So many new Master Class competitors have found themselves in this very scenario. You just made Master Class and want so much to continue winning like you did in the lower classes, but Master Class is different than the other classes.
All of these competitors have competed for over a decade. You realize if you are going to compete and win in Master Class, you need to get better. You realize you need to expand your game and improve your skills. You need a skill set. This book is written to help you create a skill set that will make you competitive in Master Class and the lower classes as well. The material in Skill Sets: Practicing for Sporting Clays will discuss the three major skill sets you need to compete and win in sporting clays.
It will discuss the technical game, the mental game and the most important and least discussed skill set…execution. I have been competing in sporting clays over fifteen years and have experienced the highs and lows in the sport.
I have seen the lows as well finishing third from the bottom of Master Class. I have made many mistakes on my climb up the sporting clays mountain. I address many of my mistakes in this book to help you avoid them. This book was written from my vast experience to help you build a skill set to improve your game. Then once you have created this skill set, the book discusses how to practice these skill sets and make it better.
Because once you have a skill set, you have to learn how to apply it. If you take the three fundamental skill sets in this book and apply it to your game, you will see your scores improve and the fun return to the sport you love and have worked so hard to master.
From pinch pots to coiled boxes to soft slab tableware, mastering hand building is a lifelong pursuit. In this book, Sunshine Cobb covers all the foundational skills, with lessons for constructing both simple and complex forms from clay.
Ceramic artists will also find a variety of next-level techniques and tips: designing templates and replicating pieces, lidded vessels, using molds, a variety of decorative techniques, and other avenues of exploration are all inside. Take your hand building skills—and your artwork—to the next level with Mastering Hand Building.
The Mastering Ceramics series is for artists who never stop learning. Ernest Hemingway is a mythic writer and alpha male. As a hunter and conservationist, he drew greatly from the strong example of Theodore Roosevelt, and he much enjoyed teaching newcomers to shoot and hunt. Including short excerpts from Hemingway's works, these stories of his guns and rifles tell us as much about him as a lifelong, expert hunter and shooter and as a man.
Trap Shooting Secrets takes you into the world where professionals reside. With over practice tips and more than illustrations it's like having a shooting coach by your side. This huge page 8x11 size technical book teaches techniques of professional trap shooting; singles, handicap and double trap. Endorsed by professional shooters and ranks 1 by trap shooting magazines worldwide! A growing number of ceramic artists now choose not to glaze their work.
Instead, they use an unglazed—naked—surface to express their ideas and concerns. From slips and terra sigillata to burnishing, engobes, oxide washes, and additions to the clay body, there is a wide range of techniques artists can employ to achieve the finishes they desire. As these techniques are suitable for a broad spectrum of processes, subject matter and context from slipcasting to handbuilding, from high to low firing temperatures, from figurative to conceptual, from domestic to public , the scope of the work produced by the artists represented in this book is enormous.
In Naked Clay Jane Perryman not only presents the finished ceramics and techniques of an international group of artists, she also investigates their ideas and areas of inspiration to further an understanding of their work. Each artist presented here has a unique style and way of working, but they are all connected through their committed relationship to the material and their desire to express their ideas using "naked" clay.
This beautifully illustrated book will inform and inspire not only students, professionals, and teachers, it will fascinate collectors and, indeed, anyone with an interest in contemporary ceramics. In Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide, pottery expert Melissa Weiss shows you the basics of crafting without a wheel, how to harvest and work wild clay, and using natural glazes.
Handbuilt pottery is the perfect way for new potters to dive into this unique medium because it doesn't require access to a potter's wheel.
In Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide, Melissa Weiss takes an organic approach to harvesting and working with local clays, and even shows you how to mix your own glazes to use on functional pottery for use at home. Students of pottery the world over have traveled to North Carolina to attend Weiss's classes.
Now you don't have to! In this book, Melissa provides you with a solid course on slab and pinch-pot techniques that allow beginning students to master the basics and progress through finished wares. Looking to go a little deeper?
Melissa also offers her unique knowledge of how to dig and process local clays for use in pottery, and for the techniques she has developed for creating unique glazes with ash, salt, and other dry materials. Melissa will also introduce you talented contemporary potters, who will share their work, tips, advice, and techniques. Learn the basics of handbuilding and more with this engaging guide.
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More Details Other Editions 2. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Mastering Hand Building , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Mastering Hand Building. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. May 13, Terri rated it it was ok Shelves: art , crafts.
Lots of techniques Still, read, check out the illustrations, and adapt to own use. Dec 10, Lindsay rated it liked it Shelves: ceramic. This book is perfect for the beginner. You'll find easy tutorials on how to build pots, plates, vases, from mass, slabs, templates and so on. There is also a short chapter on firing and glazes, sadly nothing is converted for Europe, so no C degrees but Fahrenheit and cones instead.
A few recipes are included but no pictures, so you don't really know what to expect. Being a potter for a few years now, the thought of templates spoke to me I also like the idea of rolling This book is perfect for the beginner.
I also like the idea of rolling stamps. Most things in this book were not new to me, although I must say they are very generous with tutorials based on their own signature style instead of basic plain pots. Jun 21, Jennifer rated it it was amazing. This book covers a lot of great techniques in hand building ceramics.
There are many great photos and artist highlights and interviews which I find very helpful seeing another artists insights and backgrounds. Section 5 in this book is my favorite as it covers finding and keeping inspiration and developing into your own ceramic artistry.
This section was very helpful to me for motivation towards producing more artistic pieces and it was written in an easy to understand, realistic way. Loved it!! Loved it!!! Jul 28, Denna Bee rated it it was amazing. It's very rare for me to read through the entire book of instructional, but Cobb's step by step instructions have been priceless for me as I've gained access to a pottery studio during a pandemic with no access to in-person training.
I've learnt a lot and even attempted and failed Excited to apply some more of my learnings in the studio soon. Thank you! Jul 04, Rebecca Meszler rated it it was amazing.
Sunshine is a master and the photography is beautiful and clear. Concise written accompaniment to the photos make this book super helpful for learning or improving in all areas of handbuilding. Jan 02, Betty rated it it was amazing.
I love this book! As a new potter, it helped with basic getting started details such as supplies for hand building. Also the basics of handbuilding and beautiful photos.
Jan 21, Juanita Pipkin rated it it was amazing. Enjoyed this book. Very helpful For new novice potters. The explanations and visual guides provide the reader with the tools necessary to begin creating practical and artistic works.
Great book for your Pottery Library! I highly recommend this book for the novice or intermediate level artist wishing to explore hand built work. It is a pleasant read with lots of great tips and advice. I learned some great tips for handling some of the challenges of working in clay.
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