Lessons with Clay: Step-By-Step Techniques for Colorful Designs in Hand-Thrown and Hand-Built Tableware

Expert ceramicist Melisa Dora teaches beginners everything they need to know to make exquisite ceramic tableware. Step-by-step instructions clearly outline the techniques for forming and building your pieces, throwing the clay, firing, and glazing. Learn the best practices for using clay and different glazes--and even how even how to make your own glazes. Discover how to reuse, recycle, and reclaim materials; tips for troubleshooting; and advice for photographing, marketing, and selling the finished work. Once readers have mastered the techniques, they can use them to create mugs, plates, bowls, serving dishes, vases, and more. Melisa Dora, a ceramics artist whose work is sold worldwide and is featured in coffee shops and restaurants around South East London, makes it easy to design and create your own colorful pieces that will adorn your home and brighten your life.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Published: 09/28/2022
ISBN: 9780764364693
Pages: 160

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/18/2022