Given in memory of Louise Oliver by Mrs. MaryElizabeth Wilson Newman.
This text covers all the basic theory and techniques needed to produce ceramics at home - including clay types and how to prepare them, pigments, glazes and slips, handbuilding techniques and mould-making. The various techniques and pottery styles are presented through a series of 20 projects set out in step-by-step detail, these are supplied by 12 specialist potters - among them Josie Walter, Maggie Angus Berkowitz, Paul Scott and Jacqui Atkin. Each has provided their own tips and practical advice, while the author introduces them with a background profile and examples of their work. The book is rounded off with a reference section which sources suppliers and includes artists' details and a glossary of terms. -- amazon.com
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