The Beginner’s Guide to Hand Building: Functional and Sculptural Projects for the Home Potter (Essential Ceramics Skills, 2)

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Join the home pottery revolution!

Whether you have access to a communal studio or not, hand building projects can travel just about anywhere. Take your clay outside or work at the kitchen table, with instruction from best-selling ceramics author Sunshine Cobb. In this book, you’ll find all the necessary fundamentals, including a thorough discussion of clay as well as helpful tips for keeping your body and mind in top shape. Then pick the path that’s right for you in the chapters that follow. 

Develop new skills and unlock your own creativity as you explore:

Sculptural projects like miniature animals and plants.
Functional items like scoops, a citrus reamer, and a coffee pour-over vessel.
Mixed media projects including a candlestick holder, mobile, and a soap dish.
All along the way, skill-building is front and center, with conversational instructions and tips to help you make pieces you’re proud to show off. Gallery work from some of today’s top artists are sure to inspire potters of all levels. What will you make first?

For beginners and those returning to ceramics, the Essential Ceramics Skills series from Quarry Books offer the fundamentals along with fresh, contemporary, and simple projects that build skills progressively.

From the Publisher

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Clay!

Join noted ceramic artist Sunshine Cobb as she takes you on a journey through the ins and outs of hand building with clay. Hand building is especially friendly for beginning potters as it doesn’t require a lot of space or complicated equipment, but it allows for limitless creative possibilities.

Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

A Primer on Different Types of Clay

Learn about the main types of clay that can be used for hand building. Once you know a little about their properties, you will be able to decide which ones are right for your projects. Or try them all!

An Overview of Tools and Supplies

Set up your workspace and equip yourself with the basic tools you will need to successfully start hand building—both the essentials and optional supplies you can add over time as you need them.

Foundational Skills

Get an overview of techniques you will use in the projects, including coiling, rolling out slabs, and drying your pieces, which you can refer back to again and again.

Create a Variety of Decorative and Useful Projects

Sculptural Projects

A whimsical mobile, playful cacti, and a beautiful candelabra are just a few of the many decorative objects that can be created in clay.

Cute Critters

Learn how to create a basic animal shape that will allow you to sculpt any creature—real or imaginary—that strikes your fancy.

Serving Tools and Dishes

Brighten your kitchen with handcrafted scoops, butter dishes, tapas plates, and even a pour-over coffee cone.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quarry Books (October 11, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0760374767
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0760374764
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.05 x 0.6 x 9 inches