Publisher's Synopsis
Handbuilding is a ceramics technique that allows you to create forms with clay and your hands, without using a throwing wheel. Before ceramicists invented the wheel, hand-building was the only way they could create functional and artistic ceramic forms.
Enjoyable reading for anyone interested in art. Although written as a ceramic guide book for beginners to advanced ceramic artists, this is also an excellent manual for teachers of all grades. This book is an adventure in creating with clay. The author takes you through the process in an easy-to-understand way. It's full of inspiring pictures of hand-built pieces along with simple "how-to" photos. The text is clear and entertaining as weaves stories, humor, history, and philosophy around detailed technical information.
