Description
Unlock your creative potential with 'Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide' by Melissa Weiss—a definitive resource for aspiring potters and pottery enthusiasts. Perfect for beginners, this essential pottery book provides detailed insights into handbuilding techniques, allowing you to create beautiful and functional pottery without the need for a potter's wheel. Discover the joy of shaping clay using simple slab and pinch-pot methods that are easy to grasp yet offer endless creative possibilities.
Melissa Weiss takes a holistic approach to pottery, guiding you through the process of harvesting and working with local clays. You'll learn how to mix your own glazes, elevating your creations to a professional level. From ceramic bowls to unique sculptures, the techniques outlined in this guide will empower you to bring your artistic visions to life.
Join countless pottery enthusiasts who have benefited from Weiss’s expert guidance. This book covers everything from the basic fundamentals to advanced techniques, such as processing local clays and experimenting with innovative glaze materials like ash and salt. Perfect for classrooms, studios, or hobbyists at home, 'Handbuilt, A Potter’s Guide' ensures that you can confidently create stunning ceramic pieces.
Whether you wish to explore pottery as a pastime or an artistic endeavor, this book is your gateway to ceramics, making it an invaluable addition to your pottery library. Get ready to dive into the world of handbuilt pottery today!
**Delivery Information:** The book is BRAND NEW with an ISBN of 9781631595981, published in 2018 by Quarto US, and contains 160 informative pages to guide your pottery journey.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781631595981
Year: 2018
Publisher: Quarto US
Pages: 160
Description:
Handbuilt pottery is the perfect way for new potters to dive into this unique medium because it doesn't require access to a potter's wheel. In Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide, Melissa Weiss takes an organic approach to harvesting and working with local clays, and even shows you how to mix your own glazes to use on functional pottery for use at home.
Students of pottery the world over have travelled all over the US to attend Weiss's classes. Now you don't have to! In this book, Melissa provides you with a solid course on slab and pinch-pot techniques that allow beginning students to master the basics and progress through finished wares.
Looking to go a little deeper? Melissa also offers her unique knowledge of how to dig and process local clays for use in pottery, and for the techniques she has developed for creating unique glazes with ash, salt, and other dry materials.
Learn the basics of handbuilding and more with this engaging guide.
Melissa Weiss takes a holistic approach to pottery, guiding you through the process of harvesting and working with local clays. You'll learn how to mix your own glazes, elevating your creations to a professional level. From ceramic bowls to unique sculptures, the techniques outlined in this guide will empower you to bring your artistic visions to life.
Join countless pottery enthusiasts who have benefited from Weiss’s expert guidance. This book covers everything from the basic fundamentals to advanced techniques, such as processing local clays and experimenting with innovative glaze materials like ash and salt. Perfect for classrooms, studios, or hobbyists at home, 'Handbuilt, A Potter’s Guide' ensures that you can confidently create stunning ceramic pieces.
Whether you wish to explore pottery as a pastime or an artistic endeavor, this book is your gateway to ceramics, making it an invaluable addition to your pottery library. Get ready to dive into the world of handbuilt pottery today!
**Delivery Information:** The book is BRAND NEW with an ISBN of 9781631595981, published in 2018 by Quarto US, and contains 160 informative pages to guide your pottery journey.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781631595981
Year: 2018
Publisher: Quarto US
Pages: 160
Description:
Handbuilt pottery is the perfect way for new potters to dive into this unique medium because it doesn't require access to a potter's wheel. In Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide, Melissa Weiss takes an organic approach to harvesting and working with local clays, and even shows you how to mix your own glazes to use on functional pottery for use at home.
Students of pottery the world over have travelled all over the US to attend Weiss's classes. Now you don't have to! In this book, Melissa provides you with a solid course on slab and pinch-pot techniques that allow beginning students to master the basics and progress through finished wares.
Looking to go a little deeper? Melissa also offers her unique knowledge of how to dig and process local clays for use in pottery, and for the techniques she has developed for creating unique glazes with ash, salt, and other dry materials.
Learn the basics of handbuilding and more with this engaging guide.