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Handbuilding Ceramic Forms  

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Jan 2008  248 pages  267 B&W illustrations  8.5x11  Paperback
Elsbeth S. Woody
Take a walk on the wild side . . . work off the wheel! This complete, classic guide for ceramicists details the full range of tools, forming methods, processes, and possibilities for anyone working without a potter’s wheel. Chapters cover everything from the basics, including common terminology, firing, mixing, reprocessing, and wedging, to advanced techniques such as surface treatments, joining, and creating lidded, composite, and large forms. Close-up profiles of ten top ceramicists, including Susan Wechsler and Paula Winokur, explore their distinctive approaches to handbuilding, complete with tips and how-tos. Clay-body and glaze recipes, plus more than 250 black-and-white illustrations. Let crafters everywhere express themselves fully in clay.
Profiles of ten top ceramicists and their approaches to their work
Easy-to-follow recipes for clay-body and glaze
Basic to advanced techniques, all in one book

Handbuilt Ceramics : Pinching, Coiling, Extruding, Molding, Slip Casting, Slab Work

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Softcover - 160 pages (September 1997)
Kathy Triplet
Handbuilding techniques can result in almost limitless possibilities.  Whether you've longed to make functional dinnerware or gigantic clay sculpture, teapots for collectors or decorative tiles for friends, the world of handbuilding awaits you.  Handbuilt Ceramics is written for beginners and experts alike.  You'll start by learning how to set up a workshop and gather tools, select a clay and shape it, and decorate and fire what you make.  Then the authoir will guild you carefully through a series of step-by-step projects: a basic pinch pot, coiled planter, slip-cast pitcher, press-molded relief tile, and more.  Each project comes with helpful how-to photos.  Also an excellent text for students.

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