Working With Clay - Softcover

Peterson, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131963937 ISBN 13: 9780131963931

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This new edition of Working with Clay is substantially revised and redesigned to be even more specifically crafted to meet the needs of the beginning student of ceramics. It combines clear instructions with easy-to-follow pictures and inspires with its examples of a wide range of colorful ceramics throughout.

• Full color illustrations throughout
• Clear, easy-to-follow steps, now with many more pictorial sequences
• Suggested projects for the beginner
• An inspirational chapter on the art of ceramics, ranging from masks and animals through walls and installations
• A brief pictorial history of ceramics
• A glossary of terms and a bibliography for further reading

494 full color photographs, including 150 new images

About the Author:

Susan Peterson is Professor Emerita of Ceramics at Hunter College and is a practising ceramist whose work has been exhibited throughout the world. She is also the author of numerous books on ceramics including The Craft and Art of Clay, Contemporary Ceramics, and Jun Kaneko.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0131963937
• ISBN 13: 9780131963931
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 224