Slab-built Ceramics

by Coll Minogue

Softcover: 112 pages
Publisher: Crowood Press (2008)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9781847970046
Dimensions: 6.5" x 9.25" x 0.35"
Shipping Weight: 0.6 lbs.

Introduces a method of constructing clay forms that has been in use throughout the history of ceramics. Today this most basic of techniques continues to be used by potters and ceramic artists worldwide in creative and innovative ways. This book demonstrates the versatility of slab-building and the scope for personal expression which is possible using variations of this technique. It features:

• Slab-built sculptures and vessels
• The working methods of sixteen international ceramists and the inspiration for their work
• Examples of several historical slab-built pieces