Clay is a material rich in history and possibilities for art making, and handbuilding pottery is the oldest use of the medium. This comprehensive beginner’s guide offers a unique place to learn the different handbuilding pottery techniques of pinching, coiling, and slab rolling. Once you have experience with a few basic techniques, you can make your own functional tableware, vessels, sculpture, installations, and mixed media—the possibilities in ceramics are endless. What is handbuilding? 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, handbuilding was the only way they could create functional and artistic ceramic forms. The oldest known ceramic artifact was handbuilt and is dated as early as 28,000 BCE. All you need to get started are your clay, your hands, and a few simple tools. Handbuilding is an ancient pottery-making technique that involves creating forms without a pottery wheel, using the hands, fingers, and simple tools. The most common handbuilding techniques are pinch pottery, coil building, and slab building. In this book , I will be teaching you in details everything you need to be an expert in ceramics pottery. The tools, skills, techniques, tips and tricks to create very beautiful ceramic art works ranging from pinching pots, slab pots, coiled pots and mugs. ORDER YOUR COPY NOW

Ceramics are always popular with crafters, and hand building with low-fire earthenware is a natural place to start. This book by artist Shay Amber will inspire even the most intimidated beginner.

Join the home pottery revolution! Whether you have access to a communal studio or not, hand building projects can travel just about anywhere. Take your clay outside or work at the kitchen table, with instruction from best-selling ceramics author Sunshine Cobb. In this book, you’ll find all the necessary fundamentals, including a thorough discussion of clay as well as helpful tips for keeping your body and mind in top shape. Then pick the path that’s right for you in the chapters that follow. Develop new skills and unlock your own creativity as you explore: Sculptural projects like miniature animals and plants. Functional items like scoops, a citrus reamer, and a coffee pour-over vessel. Mixed media projects including a candlestick holder, mobile, and a soap dish. All along the way, skill-building is front and center, with conversational instructions and tips to help you make pieces you’re proud to show off. Gallery work from some of today’s top artists are sure to inspire potters of all levels. What will you make first? For beginners and those returning to ceramics, the Essential Ceramics Skills series from Quarry Books offer the fundamentals along with fresh, contemporary, and simple projects that build skills progressively.

Atkin takes the mystery out of hand-building by showing precisely what happens at each point in the process. Simple, creative projects clearly illuminate coil, slab, molds, and pinch techniques--all demonstrated in clear step-by-step photos.

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.

Are you looking for an easy-to-read book to create beautiful pottery clay designs without having to break the bank? Then, you should get the Pottery Book for Beginners guide, right now! You stand to gain numerous benefits from starting a pottery business or even practicing the art as a hobby. Pottery making business requires some level of expertise before making beautiful and attractive pots and selling them for profit. One of the interesting things about venturing into this craft is that you don’t have to spend too much money before getting into a pottery business of your own. Pottery making is the final result of blending and mixing objects, including clay and ceramic. There are several steps you need to follow to make beautiful and attractive pottery designs. Meanwhile, the first step you need to consider is finding the clays before even hitting the pottery studio to create a masterpiece of art. Pottery started long ago, and it has grown massively to serve millions of people worldwide. Pottery making is a fun and therapeutic activity that requires sufficient time to learn, understand and practice. However, once you can master the art of making pots and other objects with clay, you will only be moments away from being an expert in the field. This guide, Pottery Book for Beginners, is packed with interesting, tips, tricks, techniques, and more that will aid your quest to become a potter in a short time. Here is a snippet of what you stand to learn: 1. History and meaning: This section discusses the origin of pottery making and all that it entails. 2. Benefits, uses, and common terms: You’ll get to know the benefits of pottery making, its uses, and the common terminologies associated with the craft. 3. Business side: Here, you will be educated on everything you need to get your pottery business going as well as the profitability of the craft. 4. Tools, tips, techniques: A deeper insight on the tools and materials required to get your first pottery project off the ground are discussed. You’ll also be privy to the tips and techniques that will help you on your journey to becoming an expert potter. 5. 20 pottery designs: In here, 20 beginner-friendly pottery project ideas are discussed with step-by-step instructions to guide you in making your first pottery designs. 6. Mistakes and FAQs: Pottery making mistakes to avoid are discussed in this section as well as the solutions to correct such mistakes should they occur. Some frequently asked questions potters typically ask are also covered. And lots more! Can’t wait to get started? Begin your pottery making journey by getting a copy of this book RIGHT NOW

In Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide, pottery expert Melissa Weiss shows you the basics of crafting without a wheel, how to harvest and work wild clay, and using natural glazes. Handbuilt pottery is the perfect way for new potters to dive into this unique medium because it doesn't require access to a potter's wheel. In Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide, Melissa Weiss takes an organic approach to harvesting and working with local clays, and even shows you how to mix your own glazes to use on functional pottery for use at home. Students of pottery the world over have traveled to North Carolina to attend Weiss's classes. Now you don't have to! In this book, Melissa provides you with a solid course on slab and pinch-pot techniques that allow beginning students to master the basics and progress through finished wares. Looking to go a little deeper? Melissa also offers her unique knowledge of how to dig and process local clays for use in pottery, and for the techniques she has developed for creating unique glazes with ash, salt, and other dry materials. Melissa will also introduce you talented contemporary potters, who will share their work, tips, advice, and techniques. Learn the basics of handbuilding and more with this engaging guide.