Working with Clay - Hardcover

Peterson, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585672874 ISBN 13: 9781585672875

Publisher: Overlook Books, 2002

Synopsis

Susan Peterson, one of the world's foremost authorities and educators in the field of ceramics, and author of the classic master course, The Craft and Art of Clay, has thoroughly revised and updated her introductory course in ceramics, Working with Clay.

Beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, Working with Clay guides readers step-by-step through the creation of an object in clay. Peterson offers advice informed by years of experience in the teaching and creating of ceramics. From hand-building to wheel-throwing, decorating to firing in a kiln, the author details the process, with beautiful, full-color photographs accompanying each step.

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 Emeritus of Ceramics at Hunter College at the City University of New York. In 1997 she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Ceramic Education Council of America.

About this edition

• Publisher: Overlook Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1585672874
• ISBN 13: 9781585672875
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 210