Vince Pitelka Ceramics

Discover information on every aspect of studio ceramics from clays and glazes to forming techniques to firing and studio.

Vince pitelka ceramics.

A studio handbook vince pitelka american ceramic society 2016 cover image earthenware trays by sunshine cobb. This book has served as one of the best references for potters at every skill level for more than 10 years. Vince s excellent black bean cheddar cheese dip recipe. Vince s utopenci recipe pickled czech bar sausages frank pitelka s potato salad recipe my dad s excellent potato salad.

Vince pitelka cutting box components from a pattern impressed slab. Vince pitelka odin vili and ve 2017 coil built stoneware black and white glazes salt fired to cone 6 mixed media clay. Articles by vince pitelka how to clean kiln shelves mix kiln wash and apply kiln wash kiln shelf maintenance is a much hated but very necessary part of having a kiln. A studio handbook by vince pitelka one of the foremost authorities on studio pottery is now back in print.

In nine thorough and clearly written chapters vince pitelka demystifies some of the more complicated aspects of ceramics arts and explains things in such clear detail that you ll almost feel as if he s in your studio with you. The author of clay. Of course you can make it without the bacon and bacon grease but it won t be his recipe. Just as you cannot adhere wet plastic clay to dry or to bisque those slips do not work well on dry or bisque.

Vince s homemade kimchi recipe. Vince pitelka 2016 engobes and underglazes we have explored slips intended for application to wet or leather hard clay and the recipes for such slips are usually very closely related to plastic claybodies. Vince pitelka 2015 mason color works white underglaze base this recipe for an opaque white underglaze base comes from the mason color works of liverpool ohio manufacturers of mason ceramic stains. A studio handbook is vince pitelka himself an established ceramics artist.

Like most commercial underglazes it is not. With more than 35 years of experience pitelka answers your questions about materials studio safety tools equipment clay and glaze mixes firing processes and techniques and more. Greenware slab box and pattern stamps.