The Beginner's Guide to Hand Building

The Beginner's Guide to Hand Building Functional and Sculptural Projects for the Home Potter - Essential Ceramics Skills

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780760374764
Publisher: Quarry Books
Imprint: Quarry Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 738.12
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20220223
Language: English
Number of pages: 175
Weight: 478g
Height: 229mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 15mm