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.
- ISBN10 0715309285
- ISBN13 9780715309285
- Publish Date 24 September 1999
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 June 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint David & Charles
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 144
- Language English