Techniques Using Slips (Paperback)

John Mathieson

ISBN 10: 1912217554 / ISBN 13: 9781912217557

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2018

About this Item

Paperback. An essential guide to the techniques of making and using slips.In this book, explore the many techniques for making and using slips - liquid clay which can be used for decoration on its own or covered with glaze - such as brushing, dipping, trailing and sgraffito amongst others. You can also find out how to make up slips and use them at higher temperatures, both with and without glazes. As well as examples of techniques, discover what can be achieved with many images of beautiful finished pieces from contemporary potters, and find inspiration through illustrations of potters in action, showing their own personal styles and how they have adapted traditional methods to suit their work today in a modern context. This book looks at the contemporary use of slip as a decoration, suchas sponging, marbling, brushing on, using stencils, trailing, sgraffitoand inlay amongst others. It looks at a wide selection of contemporarypotters in order to both illustrate methods and inspire the reader. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Techniques Using Slips (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1912217554
• ISBN 13: 9781912217557
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Slip is simply liquid clay which can be used for decorationon its own or covered with glaze. This book examines the manytechniques of using slips such as brushing, dipping, trailing and sgraffito amongstothers, and uses contemporary potters'work as illustrations. It explains how to make up slips andengobes, as well as ways of using them at higher temperatures, both withand without glazes. The book is illustrated with working potters in action, showing their own personal styles and how they have adapted traditional methods to suit their work today in a modern context. As well as examples of techniques, there are many images of beautiful finished pieces to show what can be achieved.

About the Author

John Mathieson is the author of Raku, in the Ceramic Handbooks series, and a contributor to various ceramics journals. He taught in schools, college and a prison before becoming a full-time potter. He is a member of the Craft Potters Association and a well-known figure at ceramics events across the UK.