Handbuilt, a Potter's Guide by
Learn how to make pottery without a wheel, dig and process local clays, and make natural glazes.
In Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide, pottery expert Melissa Weiss shows you the basics of crafting without a wheel, how to harvest and work wild clay, and using natural glazes. 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 traveled to North Carolina 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. Melissa will also introduce you talented contemporary potters, who will share their work, tips, advice, and techniques. Learn the basics of handbuilding and more with this engaging guide.
Handbuilt Pottery Techniques Revealed by
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. Step-by-step color photos with detailed captions guide handcrafters through each project from start to finish. Many photos are of the cutaway type to show correct hand positions for controlling the clay, both inside and outside the form. Here's the book that takes the mystery out of handbuilding in clay, demonstrating each step in the pottery-making process. More than 400 color photos.
Making pottery without a wheel; texture and form in clay by
Includes step-by-step instructions for making and decorating pots, bowls, tiles, panels, and other objects from clay. Explains how to apply stains and ceramic finishes.
The technique of handbuilt pottery by
Beginning -- Pinch pottery -- Coiling -- Tiles and mosaics -- Dishes and mold making -- Slab building -- Handles, spouts, and lids -- Combining methods -- Decoration -- Glazing and glazes -- Kilns and firing -- Projects -- Pots and potters.
“Handbuilding is an ancient pottery-making technique that involves creating forms without a pottery wheel, using the hands, fingers, and simple tools. The most common handbuilding techniques are pinch pottery, coil building, and slab building” -Ceramic Arts Network.
Tools may include a wire cutter, pin tool, score tool, banding wheel, brayer, rubber rib, fetting knife, or slab roller.
The following are keywords you may want to include your search: handbuilt pottery; pinch pottery; coil pottery; slab pottery, earthenware clay
Windward Community College Library