Want to Learn Pottery

Hello to all,

In the city where I live, I have been trying to find someone to teach pottery. However, I have been unsuccessful. The local university teaches pottery, but requires all sorts of prerequisites to take the course. And, I don't want to work towards an art degree just to take a pottery class.

Given the local situation, can anyone recommend a good book that may provide the basics of pottery and where a good source maybe to find some used equipment to just get started?

Thanks!!

John

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Bubba
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Eddie Daughton

Thanks for responding. I live in El Paso, TX.

Eddie Daught> Where abouts in the world are you??? with that info someone may know of a

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Bubba

If you haven't already, try the local community college and check with pottery stores in the area to see if they know of some place that has classes. Sometimes local potters will teach out of their studios.

I just did a quick google search. Try:

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Dewitt

Also, you can do what my wife and I did. Go to the library and get an armful of books. Read about the basics of preparation and glazes, hand building and then wheel turning. If you find any books you like, look for them used on amazon.com. We've bought 4 books that way that we refer to often. We also found videos at the library that were very useful. The rest is just practice. Clay is so cheap that your risk factor is very low.

Tom

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tjnamtiw

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a great place to buy used books. I would recommend that you start with handbuilding especially if you do not have an instructor. Of course I think that is how everyone should start. You can get immediate (or almost immediate) gratification and you find out if you really do like playing in the mud.

Donna

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DKat

More examples of Powells used books

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DKat

If you can find it, there is a book called 'Getting into Pots' by George and Nancy Wettlaufer, that is a wealth of information for the beginner. It also has easy to follow plans to build a slab roller, which I built. It works great and cost almost nothing. It's out of print but I found mine on the net. isbn is 0-13-354704-3 in paperback form and 0-13-354712-4 in hardback.

Good luck,

Tom

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Tom

a lot of libraries have videos you can check out as well as books.

don't forget to check their video section.

~ and in southern california, the videos are free for a week as well.

see ya

steve

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slgraber

Thank you Tom. I found the book you recommended on Amazon that I bought for $15.00. The plans for the slab roller sound interesting and I look forward to building one.

Also, I want to thank the others who responded for taking time to provide names of other books as well. I've also loaded up my library with "how to" pottery books they suggested. I'll be looking through these books to see if there are any plans for potters wheels & kilns.

Thanks again,

John

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Bubba

Hey what about these classes

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Xtra News

I did check into these classes. However, they are held during working hours; times that I am trying to keep food on the table.

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Bubba

Thats a shame. I did a google search to find that, I am sure there were others you might find something.

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