Hand Building Techniques (Ceramics Class)

by Joaquim Chavarria

This volume begins with the modeling of cubes, cones, spheres, and other basic volumes. Students then learn coiling, pinching, using strips, slabs, and lumps and how to apply them to bowls, bottles,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823005917
• ISBN13: 9780823005918
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
• Length: 63 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Refresher on clay building, must get

Hi I got this book to help me to refresh my clay work. I have done work for yours and have been away from it for a long time now. With grand kids wanting to do the clay now I wanted a book help with the small things I have forgot. It is a great book for that and lot more. All of my tips I knew came rushing back after going though it. I even plan on getting all of his books on Clay. They really well done and full of great info on clay work. Some I did not even know from back years ago when I was doing clay a lot. I would say if you want to work with clay this would be the book for you.

Great for a beginner like me!

I have only been doing handbuilding or sculpting of earthenware clay for a couple months. I saw this book at a class and had to order it. I wanted t make everything shown in it! When I ordered it, I noticed the author, Joaquim Chavarria had two other clay books, so I ordered those two also, and got free shipping on all three. Oh yes, I am WAY ove the age of 13.

Clear and inspiring

I am new to pottery and this book provides me clear and concise "how-to" to the basic techniques in hand building. Lots of pictures and step-by-step instructions. I would recommend this book to beginners.

Great introduction to hand-build, wonderful projects

Another installment in the excellent Ceramics Class series, this is an excellent book for beginners who need detailed instructions a want great variety of projects.The book starts out explaining the properties and types of clay as well as clay mixtures, maturing temperatures, porosity and tools used. Twenty projects follow using a variety of techniques including creating pinch pots, and building with coils, strips and slabs. For each technique there are four projects with clear step-by-step instructions. There is a color photo for each step that really helps show you what to do.Some projects include a textured spherical vase, a coiled rectangular bottle, a cup built with strips and a slab-built wall. My husband collects rhinoceroses so I was thrilled to find instructions for building a detailed rhino sculpture. I liked an organic looking bowl and abstract giraffe shaped piece as well. A brief explanation of kilns and firing as well as a glossary are included in the back. This book concentrates on the building process and is the perfect companion to the Glazing Techniques booking the same series.