Handbuilt Pottery Techniques Revealed The Secrets of Hand-Building Shown in Unique Cutaway Photography

Name: Handbuilt Pottery Techniques Revealed The Secrets of Hand-Building Shown in Unique Cutaway Photography
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ISBN: 9780764126666

ISBN-10: 0764126660

ISBN-13: 9780764126666

Edition: 2004

Authors: Jacqui Atkin

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Here are directions for many creative, fun-to-do pottery projects potters can follow to produce handsome finished objects without need of a potter's wheel. The author instructs in coil, slab, mold, and pinch techniques to produce pots, bowls, vases, tiles, and other decorative pieces. She also advises on acquiring basic tools, mixing and preparing clay, and using coloring agents. Newcomers to pottery crafting will especially appreciate her tips for making projects easier to accomplish, such as use of a hairdryer at regular intervals for drying out too-wet clay, and easy methods for keeping clay soft and pliable. Step-by-step color photos with detailed captions guide handcrafters through…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 8.50" wide x 12.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Jacqui Atkin is a professional studio ceramicist who also teaches pottery and occupational therapy in many colleges throughout the U.K. She is the author of several books, including "Handbuilt Pottery Techniques Revealed" and "Pottery Basics", both published in North America by Barron's.



Introduction


Tools


Clay


Kneading



Coiling


Using rounded coils


Using flattened coils


Coiled bowl


Coiled dish


Coiled basket


Coiled surface decoration


Garden sculpture



Pinching


Pinching a simple bowl form


Joining two pinched bowls to make a simple pebble


Modeling a clay pod


Modeling a clay bird


Bowl set



Slabbing


Using firm slabs to make a lidded box


Building a vessel with soft slabs


Making a decorated window box with large slabbing


Porcelain boxes


Butter dish



Molding


Making a press mold


Making and using a low-relief tile mold with a simple repeat pattern


Making a two-part mold


Press molding from a two-part mold


Using a two-part mold with casting slip to cast a form


Sprig mold


Dish with sprig decoration


Simple agate bowl


Laminated porcelain dish


Double-walled bowl


Index and credits