Mastering Hand Building: Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Slabs, Coils

Mastering Hand Building is a book that covers the foundational skills, techniques, and tips for constructing both simple and complex forms from clay. It includes work from today's top working artists and inspirational galleries.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 23 January 2018
Publisher: Voyageur Press

From pinch pots to coiled boxes to soft slab tableware, mastering hand building is a lifelong pursuit. In this book, Sunshine Cobb covers all the foundational skills, with lessons for constructing both simple and complex forms from clay. Ceramic artists will also find a variety of next-level techniques and tips: designing templates and replicating pieces, lidded vessels, using molds, a variety of decorative techniques, and other avenues of exploration are all inside. Artist features and inspirational galleries include work from today's top working artists, such as Bryan Hopkins, Lindsay Oesterritter, Liz Zlot Summerfield, Bandana Pottery, Shoko Teruyama, Courtney Martin, Sam Chung, Deborah Schwartzkopf, and many more. Take your hand building skills—and your artwork—to the next level with Mastering Hand Building. The Mastering Ceramics series is for artists who never stop learning. With compelling projects, expert insight, step-by-step photos, and galleries of work from today's top artists, these books are the perfect studio companions. Also available from the series: Mastering the Potter's Wheel and Mastering Kilns and Firing.

Weight: 912g
Dimension: 212 x 262 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780760352731