Sculpting and Handbuilding - Couverture souple

Loder, Claire

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1912217511 ISBN 13 : 9781912217519

Editeur : Herbert Press, 2018

Synopsis

Unlock the expressive potential of sculpting with clay, and master the art of pottery without a wheel.

In Sculpting and Handbuilding, artist Claire Loder provides an inspiring overview of handbuilding and sculptural ceramics, showing how intuition and imagination can flourish with just a few simple tools. This book will help you refine your handbuilding pottery techniques and introduce time-honoured methods and fascinating new approaches from contemporary ceramicists.

Complete with practical instructions and accompanying images, Sculpting and Handbuilding teaches you how to seamlessly construct, adapt and decorate your work. Techniques include:

· Pinching and coiling: Learn the fundamental methods of handbuilding to intuitively shape dynamic vessels and intricate, organic forms.
·Slab building: Follow expert guidance on working with clay slabs to construct structured, geometric or highly textured sculptural pieces.
·Mixed-media approaches: Combine clay with other materials and explore contemporary methods for extending handbuilt forms.

Illuminating a wide variety of forms and styles, this book offers expert advice on essential equipment, choosing the right clay bodies and navigating the handbuilding process from start to finish. Sculpting and Handbuilding is the essential guide for any ceramic artist or student wanting to experiment with confidence.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Claire Loder studied graphic design and illustration at Bath Spa University and completed an MA in Ceramics at the University of Wales Institute. She is a previous winner of the Crafts Council's 'Next Move' award and the Arts Council Grants for the Arts. Her work has been shown at Origin and Ceramic Art London, and is held in the Ceramic Collection of Aberystwyth University and the Crafts Council Handling Collection. She is a member of the Craft Potters Association.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Handbuilding with clay offers a unique opportunity to experiment, requiring few tools, and allowing intuition and imagination to come to the fore. In this overview of a fast-developing practice, artist Claire Loder explains time-honoured methods of handbuilding, as well as introducing the fascinating new approaches of contemporary ceramicists.

The basic techniques, from coiling and pinching to working with slabs, are explained with practical instructions and helpful accompanying images. Equipment, clay bodies and studio advice are thoroughly covered. Through the work of today's makers, the book then looks at new methods of building by hand, including mixed media work, sculptural methods, vessels and surface decoration, illuminating a wide variety of forms and styles.

Sculpting and Handbuilding is an essential guide for any ceramic artist or student wishing to learn the basics of handbuilding, or seeking inspiration to integrate and adapt conventional methods.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Herbert Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1912217511
• ISBN 13: 9781912217519
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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