| Working with Clay: An Introduction |  | Author: Susan Peterson
Publisher: Overlook Hardcover
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Sales Rank: 1369968
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 173
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0879519037
Dewey Decimal Number: 738
EAN: 9780879519032
Publication Date: November 1, 1998
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Condition: perfect condition,no tears,marks or damage
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Product Description
Written by a world-renowned ceramist and leading expert in the field, this companion book to Peterson's "The Craft of Art and Clay, 2/e" describes the initial processes of handbuilding, wheel throwing, plaster mold making, decoration, glaze application and firing techniques in a simple, easy-to-follow narrative. Giving collectors and beginning ceramists a sound start to working in clay and keen eye for appreciating clayworks, it offers rich pictorial guidance throughout, inspiring and instructing readers with a bountiful array of color photographs of processes and clayworks. Features 500 brilliant color photographs with explanatory captions that depict a variety of areas of functional and sculptural ceramic art works; spotlight hundreds of famous clay artists; and expose readers to a virtual gallery of ceramic art - from traditional to avant garde. Presents a colorful pictorial timeline of ceramic art history and fascinating discussions on everything from masks to animals, walls, and installations.
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