Carve Your Clay
by
Hilda Carr
Focusing on the pottery surface, Carve Your Clay covers a wide range of decorative carving techniques, from piercing, etching, inlaying to sgraffito, faceting, and fettling.
The techniques are taught through 20 projects in Hilda’s signature style, with clear, step-by-step photography and easy-to-follow instructions to achieve beautiful results. With easy guides on how to create form as well as glazing and firing, this is a comprehensive guide suitable for new and practising potters alike.
Book ContentsContents
Meet Hilda
Chapter One: Introduction to Carving
Chapter Two: Tools
Chapter Three: Inspiration
Chapter Four: The Projects
1. Serving plate sgraffito
2. Sink tidy Mishima inlay
3. Jug faceting
4. Candle holder piercing
5. Hanging planter fettling
6. Utensil jar carving agateware
7. Bottle vase combing
8. Serving tray carving and impressing
9. Wall tiles geometric carving
10. Noodle bowl carving during throwing
11. Mug faceting
12. Mini cactus planter sgraffito on glaze
13. Planter carving
14. Cylinder vase sgraffito
15. Serving bowl organic carving
16. “Initial” coaster sgraffito using printed template
17. Cup multi-layered carving of a slip-cast form
18. Stem vase etching
19. Salad bowl relief carving
20. Pie dish wire cutting
Index
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