Making Ceramic Sculptures: Techniques, Projects, Inspirations (Lark Ceramics Book) - Hardcover

Acero, Raul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1579901751 ISBN 13: 9781579901752

Publisher: Lark Books,U.S., 2000

Synopsis

For centuries, clay has been used not only to make vessels but also to create sculptures. For beginning clayworkers and for experienced potters who can't stand to make one more mug, this guide provides step-by-step instructions to sculpting figurative and non-figurative forms in clay. It explains how to make seven sculptures: a resting cat, a whimsical fish, a colourful bird in a tree pedestal, a mythological bird-human creature, an abstract head, a standing figure, and a relief wall piece. There are instructions on handbuilding hollow sculptures using slab, pinch and coil, tips on which types of clay to use, firing techniques, and surface treatments.

About this title

About the Author

Raúl Acero is professor of art, sculpture, and ceramics at Warren Wilson College in western North Carolina. He has taught sculpture at numerous colleges, including the Parsons School of Design in New York City. His own sculpture has been widely exhibited and is included in private, public, and corporate collections. He lives in Asheville, NC.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lark Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579901751
• ISBN 13: 9781579901752
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144