Pinch Your Pottery The Art amp Craft of Making Pinch Pots 35 Beautiful Projects to HandForm from Clay by Jacqui Atkin
Brand: Quarry Books
Product Description
Learn how to master one of the most ancient yet simple and appealing ceramics techniques. Taught with a modern approach by a master potter this amazing collection of pinched projects is the perfect place to start your new ceramics hobby or to explore new ways to shape clay as a more experienced crafter. Pinching is a wonderfully direct method of interacting with clay that allows for making a range of forms and styles. Projects are simple and small and require only a few tools and your own hands. Begin a new adventure with fabulous pinched ceramics and learn everything from choosing clay and a style of decoration to firing and beyond Ranging from functional wares to purely decorative sculptural forms each project is explained with stepbystep sequences and plenty of options for surface decoration.Fully crossreferenced throughout there is a wealth of choice and styles to mix and match to make each project truly unique. A gallery of makers provides added inspiration and shows the potential of this underrated making method. This book proves that pinching is a way of working equal to all other methods and that it can produce items of refinement and sophistication. show more
Condition : New
Author : Jacqui Atkin
Weight : 945.54
Publisher : Quarry Books
Language : English
EAN : 9781589239746
ISBN10 : 1589239741
Format : Hardback
Date of Publication : 20180705
Place of Publication : China
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 190 X 246 X 25.4mm