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Mastering Hand Building

Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Slabs, Coils, and More
By Sunshine Cobb
Series: Mastering Ceramics
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Mastering Hand Building by Sunshine Cobb offers an insightful exploration into the world of hand-built pottery techniques. It guides the reader through the art of shaping and creating unique clay pieces, focusing on techniques beyond the pottery wheel. With a blend of practical advice and inspiring projects, the book aims to empower both beginners and experienced artists to find their personal style in hand building.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a passion for ceramics and want to explore the creative art of handbuilding with clay. It provides a fresh perspective and innovative techniques that both beginners and experienced potters will find inspiring and informative.

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Mastering Hand Building teaches everything you need to know about building with clay by hand, from the basics of coils and slabs through more complex form design.

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Take your skills to the next level! From pinch pots to coiled boxes to soft slab tableware, mastering hand building is a lifelong pursuit. In this book, Sunshine Cobb covers all the foundational skills, with lessons for constructing both simple and complex forms. You'll also find a variety of next-level techniques and tips: designing templates and replicating pieces, lidded vessels, using molds, a variety of decorative techniques, and other avenues of exploration are all inside. Artist features and inspirational galleries include work from today's top working artists, such as Bryan Hopkins, Lindsay Oesterritter, Liz Zlot Summerfield, Bandana Pottery, Shoko Teruyama, Courtney Martin, Sam Chung, Deborah Schwartzkopf, and many more.

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Mastering Hand Building by Sunshine Cobb receives high praise for its insightful balance of technical skills and creative inspiration, mirroring the author's reputation for colourful and contemporary pottery. Readers highlight Cobb's personable teaching style and comprehensive approach to pottery, making the book both engaging and practical for beginners to advanced artists. Its vivid portrayal of her unique techniques and philosophical insights is noted to leave lasting impressions, encouraging hands-on experimentation.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780760352731

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 January 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Voyageur Press

Illustration: 400 color photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Sunshine Cobb is a ceramic artist and instructor based in California, where she is currently a visiting professor at Sacramento State University. She has previously held adjunct or visiting professor roles at Sonoma State University, University of Pacific, and Utah State. She has experience with everything from eight-day anagama wood firings to slip casting ornaments, but she focuses her talent on functional ware, embracing the richness of earthenware and exploring the challenge of electric firing. Sunshine has been the recipient of the Windgate Fellowship Emerging Artist award, a featured emerging artist in Ceramics Monthly (cover artist), and a long-term resident at Archie Bray. She has taught workshops across the country including Penland School of Crafts, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Arrowmont, Santa Fe Clay, and The Clay Studio. She holds a BA in studio art from CSU Sacramento and an MFA in ceramic art from Utah State University.

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