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Pinch your pottery : the art & craft of making pinch pots : 35 beautiful projects to hand-form from clay / Jacqui Atkin ; photographer, Phil Wilkins.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Beverly, MA : Quarry Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 176 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781589239746
  • 1589239741
Subject(s): Summary: "Pinching is a wonderfully direct method of interacting with clay, capable of making a myriad of forms, usually small, and requiring the minimum of tools. With this superb collection of pinched projects, Jacqui Atkin, a widely respected ceramics teacher and author, shows what this simple technique is able to achieve. Each project is explained with step-by-step sequences and plenty of options for surface decoration and glazing techniques. There's something to suit all making preferences, from the functional to the purely decorative, including imaginative sculptural works."-From back cover.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn how to master one of the most ancient yet simple and appealing ceramics techniques. Taught with a modern approach by a master potter, this amazing collection of pinched projects is the perfect place to start your new ceramics hobby or to explore new ways to shape clay as a more experienced crafter.



Pinching is a wonderfully direct method of interacting with clay that allows for making a range of forms and styles. Projects are simple and small and require only a few tools and your own hands . Begin a new adventure with fabulous pinched ceramics and learn everything from choosing clay and a style of decoration, to firing and beyond:

Ranging from functional wares to purely decorative sculptural forms, each project is explained with step-by-step sequences and plenty of options for surface decoration . Fully cross-referenced throughout, there is a wealth of choice and styles to mix and match to make each project truly unique . A gallery of makers provides added inspiration and shows the potential of this underrated making method. This book proves that pinching is a way of working equal to all other methods and that it can produce items of refinement and sophistication.

Includes index.

"Pinching is a wonderfully direct method of interacting with clay, capable of making a myriad of forms, usually small, and requiring the minimum of tools. With this superb collection of pinched projects, Jacqui Atkin, a widely respected ceramics teacher and author, shows what this simple technique is able to achieve. Each project is explained with step-by-step sequences and plenty of options for surface decoration and glazing techniques. There's something to suit all making preferences, from the functional to the purely decorative, including imaginative sculptural works."-From back cover.

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