Format:
Book
Author:
Atkin, Jacqui.
Title:
Handbuilt pottery techniques revealed : the secrets of handbuilding shown in unique cutaway photography / Jacqui Atkin.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher, Date:
Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's Educational Series, 2004.
Description:
160 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Summary:
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.
Subjects:
Pottery craft.
Notes:
"A Quarto book"--Title page verso.
Includes index.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Coiling -- Chapter 2: Pinching -- Chapter 3: Slabbing -- Chapter 4: Molding.
Web Site:
LCCN:
2003103956
ISBN:
0764126660
Other Number:
54519737
System Availability:
1
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
1
Control Number:
139478
Call Number:
738.1 Atkin
Course Reserves:
0
# Local items in:
1
# System items in:
1