Carve Your Clay

Techniques to Bring the Pottery Surface to Life

Hilda Carr author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Search Press Ltd

Published:19th May '20

Should be back in stock very soon

Carve Your Clay cover

Focusing on the pottery surface, Carve Your Clay covers a wide range of decorative carving techniques, from piercing, etching, inlaying to sgraffito, faceting, and fettling.

The techniques are taught through 20 projects in Hilda’s signature style, with clear, step-by-step photography and easy-to-follow instructions to achieve beautiful results. With easy guides on how to create form as well as glazing and firing, this is a comprehensive guide suitable for new and practising potters alike.

Focusing on the pottery surface this book covers a wide range of decorative carving techniques, from incising, combing, inlaying to sgraffito, faceting and fettling.

The techniques are taught through 16 projects with clear step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow instructions. With easy guides on how to create form as well as information on glazing and firing, this is a comprehensive guide suitable for potters of all skill levels.

* Emerging Potte

ISBN: 9781782218524

Dimensions: 246mm x 190mm x 10mm

Weight: 470g

144 pages