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Handbuilt pottery techniques revealed [Book] : the secrets of handbuilding shown in unique cutaway photography / Jacqui Atkin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's Educational Series, 2004.Edition: 1st edDescription: 160 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 1845091515
  • 0764126660
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 738.1
Other classification:
  • 738.1
Subject: 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.
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"A Quarto book"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

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.

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