Ceramics for Beginners : Animals & Figures

Readers who have simply rolled out dough, or pinched a piecrust can easily create the 12 projects in this book. Using the slab method, make an enchanting bird relief tile. Or choose a favourite family photo and make a delightful three-dimensional diorama. Just roll the clay flat, trace and cut out. Dogs are a perennial favourite project amongst ceramicists and the author shows readers how to easily make a free-standing canine using the coil method. Readers will learn how to combine the pinch, coil and tube techniques to make more complex pieces like an irresistible sitting rabbit. As a different option to the usual ceramic glazes, smoke and sawdust firings are explained. It includes a gallery of work from other artists that further illustrates the possibilities of each technique.

Susan Halls, a resident of Easthampton, Massachusetts, received her Masters of Arts in ceramics from The Royal College of Art, London. She has exhibited widely throughout the United Kingdom, U.S. and Europe. Her work has been included in The Sackler Founder, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and at Aberystwyth University, Wales, The Shigaraki Ceramic Center, Japan and The Contemporary Art Society, London.