Handmade Tiles: Designing, Making, Decorating (Lark Ceramics Book) - Softcover

Giorgini, Frank

 
9781579902711: Handmade Tiles: Designing, Making, Decorating (Lark Ceramics Book)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1579902715 ISBN 13: 9781579902711
Publisher: Lark Books,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

Have you ever longed for the beauty and warmth of handmade ceramic tiles? At last, they can be yours. In this book, renowned tilemaker Frank Giorgini brings the art of making ceramic tiles alive. Both the complete novice and the expert ceramist will be delighted by the author's concise, comprehensive & relaxed approach to teaching tile techniques. The handcrafted tradition in ceramic tiles; Getting started; Making a flat tile; Making tile models for open-face moulds; Making and using open-face press molds; Carved plaster blocks; Tile presses; Extruders; Surface decoration on unfired tiles; Firing to hardness; Surface decoration on bisqued tiles; Mosaics Glaze firing, overglazing and decals; Tile design; Installation; Making your own tools and equipment; Health and safety

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Publisher
Lark Books,U.S.
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1579902715
ISBN 13 
9781579902711
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
144

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9780937274767: Handmade Tiles: Designing, Making, Decorating

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